Kate Jacoby

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Kate Jacoby

Rebel's Cage

pbk 27 Sep 01

Black Eagle Rising

Voice of the Demon

Exiles Return

WebPage: www.katejacoby.com

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Books By Kate Jacoby

About the Author

Bibliography

First British Edition Gollancz (2001)

Paperback - Gollancz (2001)

Rebel's Cage
The Fourth Book of Elita

…and so the Enemy fought the Angel of Darkness upon the field of Shan Moss until the Ally struck the ground between them . . .

Eight years after the Battle of Shan Moss, and a new tyrant reigns in Lusara. King Kenrick dabbles in forbidden sorceries as he follows in his usurper father’s footsteps, pursuing dreams of empire.
Kenrick is aided in his ambition by the sorcerer Nash, named in ancient Prophecy as the Angel of Darkness. Nash, who survived his epic battle with Robert Douglas, has extended his talons into other countries, though his wounds have left him mutilated, his powers a fraction of what they were.
Then Kenrick, ever unpredictable, overturns the laws against sorcery, and the Enclave is thrown into crisis. Robert Douglas gathers his allies and prepares the country for a final push for freedom. And Jenn, desperate to protect her son Andrew, must cede to the country’s needs when the boy is called to use his power to save Lusara.
These are the darkest days of the Silent Rebellion, when causes founder and faith stumbles. These are the cold, bleak days of winter . . .
Rebel’s Cage is the Fourth Book of Elita, Kate Jacoby’s glorious epic of political intrigue, romance and sorcery.
‘Plenty of adventure, magic and hints of romance keep things lively’ Locus
'The Elita sequence is one to watch' LineOne

Paperback - Gollancz (2001)

First British Edition Gollancz (2000)

Black Eagle Rising
The Third Book of Elita

…and the Word of Destruction was raised against the Angel of Darkness and his army of Malachi as they lay siege to Elita...

When Robert Douglas wielded the Word, the sorcerer Nash was grievously wounded, his Malachi army destroyed and Elita almost razed to the ground.
Robert, reviled the length and breadth of the land as a sorcerer, has not been idle in his exile: he has been raiding the Guildehalls, repositories of what few texts on magic there are, to find ways to keep the Prophecy from destroying all he holds dear.
Jenn, though kept virtual prisoner by Teige Eachern, her brutish husband, has had the solace of her son Andrew as he grows ever more in his father's image.
But times are changing: the usurper, King Selar, plots to spread his iron rule even further, coveting Mayenne, his brother's kingdom. Eachern plots to send Andrew from his mother so he can subdue his young, unwilling bride even more ... and Robert plots to raise an army and free his beloved country from the dual threat of Selar and Nash, the Angel of Darkness.
Black Eagle Rising is the Third Book of Elita, Kate Jacoby's epic of political intrigue and sorcery.
‘Inventive stuff’ Line One
'Jacoby has an easy, natural way with narrative' Interzone

First British Edition Gollancz (1999)

Paperback - Gollancz Millenium (2000)

Voice of the Demon
Second Book of Elita
The Enemy, the Ally and the Angel of Darkness have been named ... and the prophecy of the Key is coming to pass, promising chaos and destruction for Lusara and its people.
The Enemy is Robert Douglas, the new Duke of Haddon, banished from the Enclave by the Key, for he will neither bow to the will of the ruling council, nor will he use his sorcerous powers to overthrow the usurper King Selar. But he cannot rest content at Dunlorn, for his reckless brother Finnlay, believed dead by most of Lusara, has left the sorcerers' hidden colony and is headed straight for trouble.
The Ally is Jenn, now returned to her family and learning to Live the life of a noblewoman, whilst using her own powers secretly to help those disobeying the Guilde's punitive new laws. Then Lusara's Queen asks her aid, and Jenn must once again call on Robert and the Bond they share.
And the Angel of Darkness masquerades as a Guilde Alderman, using his position close to the King to foment his own malevolent plans for Lusara - and the Ally. A sorcerer of immense power, descended directly from the maker of the Key and the Word of Destruction, he seeks both artefact and spell, the one to enhance his own powers, the other to wield...
Caught against the human face of prophecy, the Enemy, the Ally and the Angel of Darkness must each face their own greatest weaknesses.
Voice of the Demon is the second Book of Elita, a glorious fantasy epic in the bestselling tradition of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

Paperback - Gollancz Millenium (1999)

Exiles Return
The First Book of Elita
In a land in turmoil, at a time when history meets destiny, an exile and an orphan become caught in a prophecy older than time itself…
Robert Douglas, Earl of Dunlorn, returns to Lusara after three years of self-imposed exile to find his country enmeshed in the tyranny of the Guilde. While the vanquished people cry out for a saviour, events are unfolding that will determine the fate not just of Lusara, but of the whole world.
Now Robert, possessed of powers of sorcery greater than any before him, must struggle against his conscience, for though he has sworn never to oppose the usurper King, he can no longer watch his homeland being destroyed.
'Kate Jacoby looks set to make a mark for herself in the field' British Fantasy Society Newsletter

About The Author
Kate Jacoby was born in Australia but has lived all over the world. She spent three years working in a Melbourne theatre, both backstage and as an actor, and two months as a caretaker in a remote Scottish castle. In between travelling, she has performed jazz, taught singing and made historical costumes. Kate started writing short fiction while journeying through Europe and Asia. She completed her debut novel, Exile's Return, the first Book of Elita, while backpacking through the Middle East.

Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

Rebel's Cage (Gollancz, 2001) Gollancz Pbk Sep 01

Black Eagle Rising (Gollancz, 2000) Gollancz Pbk Jun 01

Voice of the Demon (Gollancz, 1999) Gollancz Millenium Pbk May 00

Exiles Return Gollancz Millenium Pbk Jun 99