Shadow on the Stones

Kyra, priest of the Temple of the Sun, and her husband the Lord Khu-ren, have guided their civilisation to a time of spiritual strength, psychic energy, and communal peace. But there is a shadow on the Stones -- the spreading influence of the terrible god Groth, dark god of chaos and barbarity. Only the priests of the Temple possess the power to resist the tides of destruction...

Shadow on the Stones is the third book of the Guardians of the Tall Stones series.

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Praise for the Guardians of the Tall Stones series:

"...a brilliantly imagined sequence of novels set in Bronze Age Britain." The Guardian

"...the author is so immersed in her subject that no trace of fantasising or contrivance is apparent. Like Joan Grant, she lives her work. Because it is so well done it is believable... The civilisation pictured here is based on many sources: historical, mythological and frankly speculative." The Glasgow Herald

"Equally compelling as psychological or historical fiction." *American Library Booklist *

"She uses the substance of legends, the ancient symbolism of religion and folklore, and a firm belief in the actual, vital energies of the earth to weave an adventure story of the battle between good and evil that combines an unsentimental mysticism with a compassionate understanding of human relations ... It is a book that can be appreciated at many levels." Times Educational Supplement

"Books about magic are commonplace, but books that actually work magic are rare. Moyra Caldecott's trilogy is one of these rarities." Parabola: The Quarterly of Myth and Meaning, New York