"A deeply moving tale of love and danger"

The land of Tencendor has been created, reuniting the three races of the planet. Ploughman, horned and winged people are reunited in their fight to save their world from the darkness threatening to grip it.

Through prophecy, and its use of the warrior, Axis, the land is slowly being reclaimed, and once again united. Axis has defeated the half brother whose loyalty sided with the Senechal, and his final battle with yet another half-brother, Gorgreal is nearing.

His bond with Faraday has been broken, his devotion and love for the alluring Azhure binds him to her more fully each day. The first two parts of Prophecy have been fulfilled, but can Axis fulfil the last?

With each successive novel, Ms. Douglass binds you closer to the warrior, Axis and his battles, his trials and his triumphs as her enchanted pen creates a tale and a hero stronger and bolder than all others.

Axis, the Starman of Prophecy is waging his battle now against Gorgreal, the Destroyer, slowly advancing, moving, bringing the conclusion of Prophecy slowly closer.

The Traitor has been revealed. The Lover broken away, the Enchantress awoken, the abomination of the Gryphon once again brings death in the skies above. And through it all, Axis moves through the land, binding his people together, until the final battle. A battle that Axis must fight alone, to the death.

The Starman is the most gripping yet of Ms. Douglass Wayfarer Redemption series. I smiled, I cried, I read in exhilaration, and in anxiousness as she moved her characters through a plot so intriquing, so bristling with energy it left me in awe.

The Starman as with the two proceeding books, is a must read, not just for the fantasy lover, but any reader seeking a novel rich with life, adventure, daring, and emotional fulfillment.

The series should be read from first book to last, and are not stand alone books, in and of themselves. To understand the battles, the prophecy, and the events that unfold, the reader must begin with BOOK I BATTLEAXE, THE WAYFARER REDEMPTION and proceed to STARMAN. The stories, and richly drawn characters, are well worth the time spent within the pages of their adventures though.

Reviewed by Shadoe Simmons
Posted June 12, 2002

Author's Note: In the USA The Axis Trilogy and The Wayfarer Redemption will be published by TOR as one series, The Wayfarer Redemption, encompassing all six books.

Summary

Axis is the StarMan of prophecy and legend, destined to lead the three races of his world to unite as one people. The people of his world all know the Prophecy of the Destroyer, despite the failed attempts of the Seneschal to suppress it in the name of the god Artor the Ploughman, and it predicts and dictates Axis's path through war and destruction to the creation of Tencendor. The Prophecy foretold that Axis would defeat his half- brother and lay claim to the land that Tencendor will be created upon. The Prophecy told of the traitor in Axis's camp-Faraday's champion, Timozel. And the Prophecy foretold many a choice that Axis must make in order to fulfill his destiny . . . but neglected to mention the choice between the beautiful and courageous Faraday, his late half-brother's wife, and the feisty and hauntingly enchanting Azhure. To Faraday, he had pledged his love and a place by his side as ruler of Tencendor; to Azhure, he had given his children, his time, and his devotion. His love for both women is what the last twist of the Prophecy relies on. While Azhure explores her newfound powers as an Icarii Enchantress, and Faraday replants the ancient forests of the Mother, the evil Gorgrael is plotting Axis's downfall, invading the sky with ice and terror and the flesh-hungry Gryphons. His most daring move is to follow prophecy, to taunt Axis with the pain of his beloved. But which beloved woman will Gorgrael choose . . . and will she be the one whose death will distract Axis from saving the world?