title: The Way of Light (The Chronicles of Magravandias, Book 3)
author:  Storm Constantine 
description: Full of vivid and complex storytelling, this richly imagined, humane novel concludes the saga of the Magravandian Empire that began with Sea Dragon Heir and The Crown of Silence. The old emperor's death gives shadowy religious and political cabals a chance to maneuver for power. At the same time, personal cravings and sexual desires agitate members of the empire's powerful families, while the rival dragon-gods who represent elements of nature contend through their human avatars. Valraven (aka Lord Palindrake), head of the family once allied with the sea dragons, must first decide whether he wants to become the True King; then he must prove that he is worthy. Valraven's wife, Varencienne, also finds her role changing in unpredictable ways. Readers uneasy about entering such an intricate tale so late, however, shouldn't hesitate. For one thing, the author has a gift for creating compelling characters, whose motives are far from straightforward. Situations that seem initially to be sword-and-sorcery cliches turn out to be anything but, as Valraven and company discover more layers of meaning in events and have to reinterpret their own actions. Magic here is neither simple nor safe but an effort to tinker with powers too big for human control. As Constantine makes abundantly clear, even people who wish to walk the path of light must wade through darkness, especially as they try to escape narrow preconceptions. For all its strife, this is an affirmative book. Agent, Robert Kirby.
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  # The Miller Of Old Church
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  BOOK FIRST. JORDAN'S JOURNEY
  
  
    
  CHAPTER I. AT BOTTOM'S ORDINARY
  
  
    
  CHAPTER II. IN WHICH DESTINY WEARS THE COMIC MASK
  
  
  
  
  
    
  CHAPTER III. IN WHICH MR. GAY ARRIVES AT HIS
  
  
  JOURNEY'S END
  
  
    
  CHAPTER IV. THE REVERCOMBS
  
  
    
  CHAPTER V. THE MILL
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VI. TREATS OF THE LADIES' SPHERE
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VII. GAY RUSHES INTO A QUARREL AND SECURES
  
  
  A KISS
  
  
    
  CHAPTER VIII. SHOWS TWO SIDES OF A QUARREL
  
  
    
  CHAPTER IX. IN WHICH MOLLY FLIRTS
  
  
    
  CHAPTER X. THE REVEREND ORLANDO MULLEN PREACHES A
  
  
  SERMON
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XI. A FLIGHT AND AN ENCOUNTER
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XII. THE DREAM AND THE REAL
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XIII. BY THE MILL-RACE
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XIV. SHOWS THE WEAKNESS IN STRENGTH
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XV. SHOWS THE TYRANNY OF WEAKNESS
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XVI. THE COMING OF SPRING
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XVII. THE SHADE OF MR. JONATHAN
  
  
    
  CHAPTER XVIII.