A series of books by author David Drake. In 1997 Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval era technology. As of 2006, the series has 7 books published, with two more planned to wrap up the series. David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is a successful author of science fiction and fantasy literature. ... This article is in need of attention. ... During the 12th and 13th century in Europe there was a radical change in the rate of new inventions During the 12th and 13th century in Europe there was a radical change in the rate of new inventions, innovations in the ways of managing traditional means of production, and economic...

Main Characters

• Garric or-Reise
• Sharina os-Reise
• Cashel or-Kenset
• Ilna os-Kenset
• Tenoctris the Wizard
• Liane bos-Benliman

Other Characters

• Reise or-Laver (Garric and Sharina's father)
• Lora os- (Garric and Sharina's mother)
• Kenset or-Keldan (Cashel and Ilna's father)
• Nonnus
• Asera bor-Gezaman
• Meder the Wizard

General Outline

The books centres around the lives of four youths from a small villiage one of the islands that make up the archipelago of the book's world, known as the Isles. In the first novel, the character Garric or-Reise discovers that he is, in fact, the direct decendant of the last king to rule the Isles, exactly a millenium ago. Then, as now, the power that fueled all magic in the world rose precipitously, allowing the use of spells so powerful they shattered the cohesion of nations, driving them apart and in the process killing Garric's ancestor, Carrus. The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Look up magic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The novels deal with Garric's claim to the throne of the Isles, and attempts to unite them once again. In the process, he and his companions are challenged by foes both physical and supernatural, which they must overcome. The basic outline of many of the novels deals with the characters being split apart, often taken to parallel universes or distant periods in time, by some hostile entity or group, which they must then defeat before, or in the process of, re-uniting. Look up Supernatural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ...

Books

The Isles

• Atara
• Bight
• Blaise

Powerful isle originally opposed to Garric's rule.

• Bowwkan
• Cordin
• Dalopo
• Gharax
• Haft

Home isle of the four main characters from Barca's Hamlet.

• Kanbesa
• Kepulakecil
• Laut
• Ornifal

Current location of the nominal official government of the Isle's and Liane's home.

• Pandah
• Pare
• Sandrakkan

Powerful isle originally opposed to Garric's rule.

• Seres
• Shengy
• Sirimat
• Tegma
• Telut
• Tisamur