Isolate: A Novel in trhe Grand Illusion

Description

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of The Mongrel Mage, has a brand new gaslamp political fantasy Isolate. Industrialization. Social unrest. Underground movements. Government corruption and surveillance. Something is about to give. Steffan Dekkard is an isolate, one of the small percentage of people who are immune to the projections of empaths. As an isolate, he has been trained as a security specialist and he and his security partner Avraal Ysella, a highly trained empath are employed by Axel Obreduur, a senior Craft Minister and the de facto political strategist of his party. When a respected Landor Councilor dies of "heart failure" at a social event, because of his political friendship with Obreduur, Dekkard and Ysella find that not only is their employer a target, but so are they, in a covert and deadly struggle for control of the government and economy. Steffan is about to understand that everything he believed is an illusion.

L. E. MODESITT, JR. is the author of more than seventy books-primarily science fiction and fantasy-including the long-running, bestselling series the Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, as well as a number of short stories. lemodesittjr.com

Praise for Isolate "This superior book only whets the appetite for a sequel."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Readers will be caught up in Modesitt's world . . . anyone who likes to delve into the way worlds work will be riveted."--Library Journal, starred review "Masterfully blending gas lamp fantasy, mystery, and political thriller, Modesitt's latest is vast in scope and rich in detail, proving a captivating start to his Grand Illusion series."--Booklist "I couldn't put it down."--Amazing Stories "Delicious with intrigue and artful revelations, Modesitt's Isolate comes at you with top-drawer worldbuilding and compelling characters. Here we have a hot new gaslamp world fraught with political machinations that will keep you up reading into the night. Modesitt has always been great, so how does he keep getting better? Read Isolate and find out." --Peter Orullian, author of The Unremembered "Riveting.... A political story, told through fascinating characters.... I loved every minute."--Reading Reality