![]() ![]() ![]() Complex and richly symbolic, this deeply spiritual fable rewards thoughtful reading. There, he finds acceptance, purpose, and love, but also danger, brutality, and tragedy and he must choose whether to embrace his ultimate healing vocation and redeem the prophecy that Shinali and Navoran will eventually flourish as one. ![]() Failing to corrupt or murder Gabriel, Jaganath tricks him into apparent treason, forcing Gabriel to seek refuge with the Shinali. After he reluctantly reveals his gift of dream interpretation, he gains the favor of the empress and the enmity of her ambitious advisor, Jaganath. While learning to treat sicknesses of body and soul, Gabriel becomes embroiled in the political intrigues of the ailing Navoran Empire. He defies family pressure and trains as a healer, earning initiation into the mystical arts taught at the Citadel. Gabriel, eldest son of a wealthy merchant, is shamed by his father’s coldness and haunted by guilt from witnessing the murder of a Shinali woman, one of the peaceful natives his Navoran forebears had dispossessed of their tribal lands. Threads of history, legend, and dream interweave to craft an evocative myth of personal and national healing. ![]()
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