Mists of Everness

By John C. Wright

The Chronicles of Everness continue.

Young Galen Waylock is the last watchman of the Dream Gate, beyond which the ancient evils wait, hungry for the human world. For a thousand years, Galen's family has stood guard, scorned by a world that dismissed the danger as myth. Even Galen's father deserted their post. Discarding his belief in the other world, he left Castle Everness and the lonely coast of Maine to travel the world as a soldier.

But the warning bell has sounded in the dream world, unheeded. Now, the minions of Darkness have stirred in the deep and the long watch is over. An army of mythic monsters has invaded our world, and Galen and his friends have begun to fight them. To join the battle with universal darkness, even his father returns. The forces of light have gathered in Castle Everness, which must stand, or all is lost.

John Wright has been called the most important talent of the new century, and received rave reviews for each volume of his debut SF trilogy, The Golden Age. Now, in Mists of Everness he continues the towering fantasy begun in The Last Guardian of Everness, a stirring epic that will inspire readers everywhere.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: May 30, 2006
• ISBN: 9781429915618

John C. Wright

JOHN C. WRIGHT is an attorney turned SF and fantasy writer. He has published short fiction in Asimov’s SF and elsewhere, and wrote the Chronicles of Chaos, The Golden Age, and The War of Dreaming series. His novel Orphans of Chaos was a finalist for the Nebula Award in 2005.

Reviews for Mists of Everness

[mashak99 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a difficult book to read, definitely not the kind to skim through while watching the game or the latest reality show. No siree, this one requires all of your brainpower and then some. And that's just to keep with the plot twists, not to mention allegories and not-so-subtle political messages flying at you faster than jokes in Family Guy. As I mentioned in my review for the first book in the series, this is an incredible jumble of world mythology, real world and original worldbuilding that is not supposed to come together and yet somehow (magically LOL) does. This book also surprises with a hero who seems to have walked out straight out of an Ayn Rand novel, kind of Howard Roark, Hank Rearden and John Galt all rolled into one. Scenes and dialogue flow seamlessly from otherwordly, almost Bible-like, language to modern conversation, complete with cursing and military slang. Characters are memorable, scenery is incredible and the ending is just right. It's not a book; it's an experience. If you are ready to have your mind blown, go for it; if you're looking for a light read on the beach, go elsewhere and save this series for later. It will be worth the wait.

[steve33813 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the action-packed sequel to "The Last Guardian of Everness." It's better than the first. Wright takes the varied mythologies of man and clashes them together in an apocalyptic ending. He is adept at making characters that are believable and sympathetic and can weave together action, romance, and philosophy and still keep the pace going. Excellent!