By Schism Rent Asunder
By Schism Rent Asunder by David Weber is an illustrated edition published by Macmillan on June 2, 2009, featuring 736 pages in English. This sequel to Off Armageddon Reef continues the story of the mercantile kingdom of Charis, which has triumphed over an alliance intent on its destruction. With advanced technology and naval power, Charis has emerged victorious against formidable foes, yet it faces ongoing threats from the Church of God Awaiting, which seeks to maintain its grip on a world steeped in medieval traditions.
Readers will find a narrative that explores the complexities of power, innovation, and conflict as Charis grapples with its newfound freedom and the challenges posed by its adversaries. The story delves into the implications of a schism within the Church and the pivotal role of the enigmatic being known as Merlin, whose influence is crucial to the kingdom’s future. This installment in the Safehold series presents a rich tapestry of fantasy and science fiction elements, set against a backdrop of military action and adventure.
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The sequel to the New York Times best seller Off Armageddon Reef
The world has changed. The mercantile kingdom of Charis has prevailed over the alliance designed to exterminate it. Armed with better sailing vessels, better guns and better devices of all sorts, Charis faced the combined navies of the rest of the world at Darcos Sound and Armageddon Reef, and broke them. Despite the implacable hostility of the Church of God Awaiting, Charis still stands, still free, still tolerant, still an island of innovation in a world in which the Church has worked for centuries to keep humanity locked at a medieval level of existence.
But the powerful men who run the Church aren’t going to take their defeat lying down. Charis may control the world’s seas, but it barely has an army worthy of the name. And as King Cayleb knows, far too much of the kingdom’s recent good fortune is due to the secret manipulations of the being that calls himself Merlin-a being that, the world must not find out too soon, is more than human. A being on whose shoulders rests the last chance for humanity’s freedom.
Now, as Charis and its archbishop make the rift with Mother Church explicit, the storm gathers. Schism has come to the world of Safehold. Nothing will ever be the same… in David Weber’s By Schism Rent Asunder.
Safehold Series
1. Off Armageddon Reef
2. By Schism Rent Asunder
3. By Heresies Distressed
4. A Mighty Fortress
5. How Firm A Foundation
6. Midst Toil and Tribulation
7. Like A Mighty Army
8. Hell’s Foundations Quiver
9. At the Sign of Triumph
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