From Library Journal
Set in a distant, postnuclear future where warring tribes strive to survive in the devastated remains of the American West, this concluding volume in a trilogy follows the progress of Rose Priestess Sylah and war leader Gan Moondark as they attempt to bring hope to their followers. Despite the opposition of a Church that has outlawed the pursuit of knowledge, Gan and Sylah face marauders and mad cultists so as to create a new culture out of the ruins of the past. Fans of military sf as well as epic adventure will appreciate the vividly detailed dark future that has so skillfully been brought to life
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From Booklist
This superior novel concludes the trilogy begun in
Warrior (1990) and continued in
Wanderer. The title character is the Rose Priestess Sylah, who still seeks ancient knowledge to enhance the power of the enlightened post-Holocaust despot, Gan Moondark. Both characters remain dependent on the twentieth-century technology of revived Holocaust survivors, but Gan's numerous enemies and even his friends are beginning to use this connection against him. The book features plenty of action, a large cast of well-drawn characters both old and new, and an increasingly impressive command of language. McQuinn has conceived on such a large canvas that he probably has not painted it entirely in just three books. At any rate, further work in the same mold from him will definitely find readers among aficionados of intelligent action-sf.
Roland Green
