Nathaway is an Inning, whose people have just defeated Rothmur in war, and goes to the chain of islands to teach the natives about Inning law and to outlaw bandhota, the ritual healing ceremony. I can't think of another fantasy novel that has 4 peoples pushed together in excited interaction. Laurie J Marks' Fire Logic includes a representative of a third, slaughtered people, who may have relatives offstage. Usually fantasy or scifi novels about colonial situations only include 2 peoples. These two men will propel Spaeth into a vortex of war, temptation, and - just possibly - freedom. And Nathaway, the well-intentioned imperialist, arrives to teach Spaeth's people "civilization," only to become an explorer in the strange realm of the Forsakens. Is it slavery, or is it love? Meanwhile, Harg, the troubled and rebellious veteran, returns to find his home transformed by conquest. Spaeth Dobrin is destined to life as a ritual healer - but as the dhotamar of the tiny, isolated island of Yora, she will be caught in a perpetual bond between herself and the people she has cured. Three individuals are about to push it over the edge and trigger events that will lead to a final showdown between ancient forces and the new overlords of the land. The Forsaken Isles are on the brink of revolution. Isles of the Forsaken, by Carolyn Ives Gilman
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