The High House: The Evenmere Chronicles

25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit or the stars die.
The clocks must be wound or Time ceases.
The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the strange rules of the house. He must travel its winding corridors and secret passages to the myriad countries lying within its walls.

He has little time to act; the Anarchists have seized control of the Doors; the Black River is rising; the Eternity Clock is running down. His actions will determine the fate of Reality. But his enemies are strong, and the Room of Horrors is never far from him.

Former winner of the Compton Crook/Stephen Tall award, named a Top Ten Locus book, finalist as Best Fantasy of the Year by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, and a finalist for the Mythopoeic (Aslan) Award.

James Stoddard’s debut novel, ＂The High House＂ won the Compton Crook Award for best Fantasy novel by a new author, placed in the Locus Top Ten for best SF/Fantasy book of the year, and was named one of five finalists for the Mythopoeic Award, an award given to works reflecting the spirit of the writing of C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and J.R.R. Tolkien. His short stories have appeared in prominent science fiction and fantasy magazines. ＂The Battle of York＂ was selected for inclusion in Eos Books’ ＂Year’s Best Science Fiction 10;＂ ＂The First Editions＂ appeared in the ＂Year’s Best Fantasy 9＂ anthology, published by Tor Books.