Important American periodical dating back to 1850.

Does a person truly possess free-will, or is their life set by fate. And if it is set by fate, how is a person to respond, how must they act? Does it even matter? These are the struggles facing Dureyin as he hides from his past. Quelvyn's Rede is the tale of a Chosen Race that is Broken by Evil, that Battles Evil and ultimately Banishes Evil. The fate of this race is connected to an ancient prophesy and a talisman of great power. It begins with Dureyin, a rebel knight, who is a son of this race and the heir of a ruined kingdom destroyed long ago. He joins Aemyn, an orphan, who has been given guardianship of a Torc necklace, hidden from the ages. A beautiful Færie Princess becomes desperate by the loss of her betrothed upon the field of battle. A Druid's prophecy connects the destinies of the knight, orphan and princess as they strive against unconquerable foes and their own inner destiny. Quelvyn's Rede is a tale of the tension between Good and Evil with monsters, battles and adventure.

Mouse, the Egyptian hacker, is in jail following the events of Archangel Protocol. That leaves his AI, Page, struggling to survive. There is only one other sentient AI on the LINK, and she works for the Yakuza. The Pope is interested in discovering whether AIs have souls, and has sent his crack tech crime inquisitor after Page. Meanwhile Morningstar is busy looking for the Antichrist, and sentient beings without souls seem like a good bet. All of these stories come together in the person of a cello player from a massively popular Japanese thrash polka band. Page's only hope might be that his creator can escape jail and rescue him, but Mouse hasn't yet forgiven the AI for shopping him to the authorities. This fast-paced sequel to Archangel Protocol ramps up the stakes. It looks like the end of the world really is nigh.

Reproduction of the original: The Complete Prose Works by Martin Tupper