Voyage of the Shadowmoon: 1 (Moonworlds Saga)

Sean McMullen one of Australias leading genre writers took America by storm with his sweeping Greatwinter Trilogy a post-apocalyptic science fiction tour de force that won over critics and readers alike.. Now McMullen delivers Voyage of the Shadowmoon a fantasy epic of daunting skill and scope. The Shadowmoon is a small unobtrusive wooden schooner whose passengers and crew are much more than they seem: Ferran the Shadowmoons lusty captain who dreams of power; Roval the warrior-sorcerer; Velander and Terikel priestesses of a nearly extinct sect; and the chivalrous vampire Laron who has been trapped in a fourteen-year-old body for seven hundred years.. They sail the coast gathering useful information passing as simple traders. But when they witness the awful power of Silverdeath an uncontrollable doomsday weapon of awesome destructiveness they realize they must act. But every single king emperor and despot covets Silverdeaths power. It will take all of their wits and more than a little luck if they hope to prevent one of these power-hungry fools from destroying the world. Their only advantage? The Shadowmoon.. While it seems to be little more that a small trading vessel―too small for battle too fat for speed―it is actually one of the most sophisticated vessels in the world one that allows them to travel to places where no others would dare. They can only hope it will be enough to save them all before Silverdeath rains destruction across their entire world.