Bøger af David Gilchrist

'Today's question is the same as yesterday's... Will we see tomorrow?' The much-anticipated conclusion to the Redemption of Wist Trilogy. With Wist catatonic and the world trapped in perpetual night in the aftermath of the war between the Giants and the Intoli, Aviti and her companions are determined to reach Prasad to find an answer to the Waren and to free Wist from his self-imposed exile. But navigating the dying world is only one of the problems they face. The Waren pursue them, determined to crush the last hope for the world. And what of Tilden? Where does he hide and how will he strike next? Their mission for salvation will become a voyage of discovery. Transformations and heartrending shocks await, and startling answers to old mysteries are finally revealed.

Book 2 in The Redemption of Wist series. When Wist and Aviti land in the northern continent of Pyrite, still pursuing Tilden, a black sun arrives in the sky, threatening the land and the Sun itself. They find Pyrite engulfed in war and are quickly separated. Aviti is captured and enslaved by the invading Intoli. They have swept down from the North seeking something they call the Arkasona. Meanwhile Wist befriends the native Giants. Then he learns that Tilden, his brother and ancient enemy has infiltrated the Intoli and that he will use Aviti and her abilities to destroy this world and secure his escape from it. They must find their own paths to freedom and decipher the riddle of the black sun or the land shall be consumed by shadow forever.

Nikka the Cerni Dwarf, assassin and sell-sword (from the Redemption of Wist series) is imprisoned for decades far below his home by the ruthless Volni. When his only companion dies, he can take no more and much reach the surface or die in the attempt. But how can he when surrounded by his captors and lost miles below ground? Will he ever see the sunrise again or will he be trapped forever?

When Wist finds himself returned to Tapasya, he is bereft of everything, even his memory. As he struggles to regain his past, he must face up to the failures of his life, or risk the destruction of the land. Broken and close to death, Wist staggers into the walled city of Mashesh and collapses at the feet of a towering statue commemorating his likeness. Incredibly, three and a half centuries have passed since he was last in the city and now he has returned, bereft of everything... even his memory. Wist soon learns that the last time he left Mashesh and the continent of Tapasya, the land literally fractured from north to south. In the wake of his departure, oppression, persecution and civil war became the norm. The unrest continues. When Wist is rescued by Aviti, a young woman with her own mysteries to solve, he begins a journey of discovery and redemption that will take him far from Mashesh. As he struggles to piece together his story and fractured recollections from the past, he is forced to face up to the failures of his life or risk the complete destruction of Tapasya.

This book considers the role played by co-operative agriculture as a critical economic model which, in Australia, helped build public capital, drive economic development and impact political arrangements.