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Title details for A Meeting at Corvallis by S. M. Stirling - Available

A Meeting at Corvallis

#3 in series

by S. M. Stirling
Todd McLaren
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In the tenth year of the Change, the survivors in western Oregon have learned how to live in a world without technology. The city-state of Corvallis has preserved its university, and trade flourishes via riverboats and horse-drawn railways. Under the strong hand of Michael Havel, the Bearkillers hold the lands west of Salem in peace and order. And in the eastern half of the Willamette Valley, the Clan Mackenzie flourishes under the charismatic leadership of Juniper Mackenzie, bard and High Priestess.


Together, they have held the Lord Protector, Norman Arminger—the warlord of Portland—at bay. With his dark fantasies of a neofeudal empire, Arminger has extended his power over much of the Pacific Northwest, spreading fear with his knights, castles, and holy inquisition. Even more dangerous, and perhaps Arminger's most powerful weapon of all, is the ruthlessly cunning mind of his consort, Lady Sandra.


The tensions between these factions have been building for some time, and the only reason they haven't confronted one another on the battlefield is because Arminger's daughter has fallen into Clan Mackenzie's hands. But Lady Sandra has a plan to retrieve her—a plan that threatens to plunge the entire region into open warfare.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Emberverse: The Change

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 22, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400126781
      • File size: 665804 KB
      • Duration: 23:07:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Border hostilities have been building for some time as the warlord of Portland tries to expand his empire throughout the post-change Pacific Northwest Territory. The prior books in this series provide valuable background in the development of the distinct cultures and tensions that are at play in this volume. Todd McLaren returns with a calm narration, interspersed with faster-paced, intense descriptions of skirmishes and major military confrontations. McLaren draws on a rich store of accents to create the characteristics and personalities of the separate cultures that have emerged. He moves smoothly between dialogue, internal monologues and asides, graphic description of battles, and detached observation of political intrigue. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 10, 2006
      Stirling concludes his alternative history trilogy that began with Dies the Fire
      (2004) in high style. Some U.S. survivors of "the Change" that destroyed all modern technology just want to enjoy balanced, wholesome lives in tune with nature, such as former Marine Mike Havel's Bearkillers, who warily defend their territory in cooperation with peace-loving neighbors, especially Juniper MacKenzie's pagan clansfolk. Not far away, however, ex-history professor Norman Arminger is building a fascistic, neofeudal empire with himself as Lord Protector. The inevitable conflict builds, through layers of scheming and skirmishing, into full-scale war. Characters are cut from good quality cardboard, but the real interest lies in watching the different cultures exploring ways to solve problems. The story begins slowly, with detailed descriptions of scenery and armor. But readers will discover that the massive thing is
      moving after all and realize how much it resembles one of the cavalry charges the novel describes—gorgeous, stirring and gathering such earth-pounding momentum that it's difficult to resist.

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  • English

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