The Ring of Five Dragons
The Ring of Five Dragons by Eric Lustbader is a new edition published by Voyager in 2002, featuring 600 pages in English. This opening volume of an epic fantasy series draws inspiration from the tradition of Frank Herbert’s DUNE, presenting a narrative set on the planet Kundala, where its inhabitants struggle against the oppressive rule of the technologically advanced V’ornn. The story centers on the quest for a lost, god-given Pearl, which holds the key to saving the Kundalans from extinction.
Readers will find a tale that intertwines themes of survival, identity, and destiny as Annon, the high prince of the V’ornn, is destined to become the savior of his enemies. His journey involves a profound transformation, as he must die and be reborn within the body of Riane, a young Kundalan girl. Together, they must navigate their shared existence while concealing their mission from those who would exploit the Pearl’s power. This narrative explores the complexities of their intertwined fates against a backdrop of fantasy, historical elements, and suspenseful challenges.
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The opening volume in a huge epic fantasy in the tradition of Frank Herbert’s DUNE series.
Struggling to survive an existence of enforced slavery on their home planet, the people of Kundala are slowly dying. Their oppressors, the V’ornn, a technologically advanced, alien race, have reigned over the Kundalans with unyielding power for more than one hundred years.
Only through the power of the lost, god-given Pearl can the Kundalans be saved from extinction, for within it lies a secret so potent it could tear the entire planet apart.
However, only one man is destined to find and wield the awesome power of the Pearl. His name is Annon, high prince of the alien V’ornn, preordained to become his enemies’ saviour – the fabled and long awaited Dar Sala-at.
To fulfil his destiny he first must die and be reborn, his spirit fused into the body of a young Kundalan girl, Riane. As coexisting spirits in a single body, the two young identities of different gender, culture and race, will not only have to hide the quest for the Pearl from those who would seek to try to snatch such power for themselves, but also resolve deeply ingrained prejudices. For without doing so, the Pearl will never be found, and the Kundalans, and Annon, are doomed.
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