The Golden Sword: 2 (Silistra Quartet)

The battle of the sexes is never over...Biology rules reality...She had the power to create planets. The sixty carved bones of the Yris-tera foretold her ancient fate. Her heritage of power took her beyond time and space and stole from her the one man she loved.Enslaved on the planet Silistra tomorrows most beautiful courtesan unleashes the powers of the gods.ON A PLANET DESPERATE FOR POPULATION WOMEN HOLD THE KEYS TO POWER. But power brings enemies. Estri holder of Silistras highest office never suspected the intrigues moving against her...until her rivals attacked. Her betrayal toppled more than a single well-Keepress. Estris enemies threatened all of Silistra. Their plan: to reveal the planets precious secret secret of extending life in exchange for off-world technology -- the technology which decimated Silistras population long ago.Engrossing characters in a marvelous adventure. -- C. Brown LocusThe amazing and exotic adventures of the most beautiful courtesan in tomorrows universe. -- Frederik Pohl.The best single example of prostitution used in fantasy is in Janet Morris Silistra series: High Couch of Silistra (originally entitled Returning Creation) The Golden Sword Wind from the Abyss and The Carnelian Throne. -- Anne K. Kaler The Picara: From Hera to Fantasy Heroine.