them apart and in the process killing Garric's ancestor, Carrus, and sinking the island of Yole. The novels deal with Garric's claim to the throne of the Isles, and his attempts to unite them once again. In the process, he and his companions are challenged by foes both physical and supernatural, which they must overcome. The basic outline of many of the novels deals with the characters being split apart, often taken to parallel universes or distant periods in time, by some hostile entity or group, which they must then defeat before, or in the process of, re-uniting. Magic in the series is based on a now-dead language, the Old Script. Its characters are usually drawn using an athame (made of a variety of substances including iron, twigs and ivory) and the words spoken aloud. The introduction states that these are actual incantations from the Classical world. The Isles Atara First Atara Second Atara Third Atara Bight—Home isle of the Hairy Men Blaise—Powerful isle originally opposed to Garric's rule. Bowwkan Cordin Dalopo Gharax Haft—Home isle of the four main characters from Barca's Hamlet. Kanbesa Kepulakecil Laut Ornifal—Current location of the nominal official government of the Isle's and Liane's home. Pandah—Central isle Pare Pewle—Located outside the Isles proper Sandrakkan—Powerful isle originally opposed to Garric's rule. Seres Shengy—Grows bananas Sirimat—Home to man-eating trees Tegma—Sunken isle, once home to the Archai, a prehuman insectoid race. Now a breeding ground for seawolves. Telut Tisamur—Grows pineapples Volita Yole—Now sunk Western continent—Possibly mythical References External links The Lord of the Isles series page at Tor Books Fantasy novel series American fantasy novel series