Tempus takes Manhattan. Is this the Lemuria of antiquity, or of times to come? Once you've ridden the storm clouds of heaven from the edge of time, anything is possible. Demonic hordes threaten to destroy the very fabric of time itself. The fate of all humanity rests on the shoulders of Tempus the Black, Favorite of the Storm God. But even this hero of legend will encounter a challenge he has never faced before . . . present-day New York City. Praise for the Sacred Band series: "... much more than great Heroic Fantasy: it is classic literature, filled with sub-plots, a fine cast of well-drawn characters, insight and wisdom and recurring themes of honor, faith, brotherhood and love." -- Joe Bonadonna, Black Gate Magazine * * * * * "Janet Morris, Tempus (1987), and, with Chris Morris, Tempus Unbound (1989), The Sacred Band (2010). "A fantasy series about the Sacred Band of Stepsons, an elite army modeled on the fourth-century B.C.E. Sacred Band of Thebes. The stories explore the fraught personal relationships of mixed hetero- and homosexual troops, only sometimes paired, as they fight for their commander, the immortal Tempus. Morris includes archaeological and historical details, from physical items to social practices, religion, and philosophy, to create a fantasy world that is, in many ways, more historically accurate than many popular accounts of antiquity." -- Robert W. Cape, Jr, in Classical Traditions in Science Fiction, Brett M. Rogers & Benjamin Eldon Stevens, eds., Oxford University Press
Author Biography:
co-author Janet Morris Bestselling author Janet Morris began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 30 novels, many co-authored with her husband Chris Morris and others. In 1981 she created the Sacred Band of Stepsons, a mythical ancient cavalry until modeled on the Sacred Band of Thebes. She has authored fantasy and science fiction as well as historical and other novels and short fiction. Morris has also written nonfiction books, papers and articles on nonlethal weapons, developmental military technology and other defense and national security topics. * co-author Chris Morris Author and composer Chris Morris began writing music in 1966, fiction in 1984, and nonfiction in 1989, as a Senior Fellow and Research Director at the U.S. Global Strategy Council in Washington, D.C. His musical credits include the albums "The Christopher Morris Band" and "Everybody Knows" (Singing Horse). Much of his fiction and nonfiction literary work, including all his book-length science fiction and fantasy, has been written in collaboration with his wife, Janet Morris.
