Published: March 19, 2012
Words: 135,329 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476000220

Short description

100 years have passed since The Game, and the world has changed in remarkable ways. Rel, a young man from the sticks, comes to Tarnak, now the continent’s richest city, where Jon, gives him a mysterious object, and he finds himself playing a crucial role in the final stages of the religious conflct that shaped the earlier novels.

Extended description

After the events of The Game, Jon and Sem traveled to Drom and brought back inventions that made Tarnak a wealthy city. Sem is dead, but, thanks to the tritargons, both Jon and Klei remain alive, although very old. Jon has become a recluse, refusing to see even his own servants, while Klei now lives with the descendants of the Rand at the Forest House.

The Clavis is the story of Rel, a handsome, unrelentingly polite young man from a small town east of Tarnak. It begins with his arrival to work for his uncle in the city, where Billy, a gay co-worker, shows him the town and takes him to a remarkable restaurant.

Sent on a sales journey to the Southlands, Rel encounters Klei, who gives him a letter to deliver to Jon, and this letter transforms his life. Jon insists upon seeing the messenger and, after a long conversation in which he explains the history of life on the planet, impulsively gives him a mysterious object (the clavis) to hide in his family’s orchard.Thus commences a chain.. (Read more) After the events of The Game, Jon and Sem traveled to Drom and brought back inventions that made Tarnak a wealthy city. Sem is dead, but, thanks to the tritargons, both Jon and Klei remain alive, although very old. Jon has become a recluse, refusing to see even his own servants, while Klei now lives with the descendants of the Rand at the Forest House.

The Clavis is the story of Rel, a handsome, unrelentingly polite young man from a small town east of Tarnak. It begins with his arrival to work for his uncle in the city, where Billy, a gay co-worker, shows him the town and takes him to a remarkable restaurant.

Sent on a sales journey to the Southlands, Rel encounters Klei, who gives him a letter to deliver to Jon, and this letter transforms his life. Jon insists upon seeing the messenger and, after a long conversation in which he explains the history of life on the planet, impulsively gives him a mysterious object (the clavis) to hide in his family’s orchard.Thus commences a chain of events that bring a violent end to most of Rel’s family and lead Rel himself into slavery. Eventually, Rel, Billy and Rel’s sister Kara, along with his brother Max, the Empress Ktoressa, and an assortment of other characters, find themselves at the ruined city of Kar. Here, where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, the final, breathtaking, events of the novel unfold.
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young adult, science fiction, alternative worlds

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Review by: kym brown on May 09, 2012 :
Love your work Frederick! Give me more.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: R Stefoff on March 23, 2012 :
If you enjoyed the previous three books of Frederick Kirchhoff's series The Emperor's Library as much as I did, you'll rejoice at the appearance of a fourth. The Clavis is both a continuation of the sweeping fantasy story told in the earlier volumes and an adventurous, often witty novel that can be read on its own--the passing allusions to people and events from the earlier books may pique your curiosity, but they won't confuse you.

The Clavis takes place many years after the events of the previous books, but it is linked to them by the long-lived character Jon and his curious powers and possessions. Set in the same world as the earlier volumes of The Emperor's Library, The Clavis introduces a new setting: the sprawling coastal city Tarnak, home of industrialists, technocrats, pirates, and a humble young tea salesman named Rel, whose kindnesses to a couple of very old men bring the world to the brink of disaster.

Like its predecessors in the series, The Clavis is not your typical gay (or straight) epic fantasy. Cliches and stereotypes are nowhere to be found; villains and heroes are flawed, compelling human beings; and the adventure raises new questions even as it provides some long-awaited answers. Highly recommended.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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