The Last Stormlord L. E. Modesitt Jr. Shale's entire civilization stands at

Shale's entire civilization stands at the brink of disaster

right about now

Praise for Patricia Briggs:

a mineral scout discovers God

Castor just might have a chance of fitting the pieces together before someone drops him down a lift shaft or rips his throat out

The Last Stormlord L. E. Modesitt Jr. Shale's entire civilization stands atShale knows of no other world than the desert. He knows that his life and the lives of his family depend on one thing and one thing only: water. Water is life for all the citizens of the Quartern and it is the Stormlord who brings the rains to the desert. But the magic is disappearing. The Stormlord's heirs lack the talent to bring the water from the distant seas and young students with a certain promise tend to die, mysteriously, out in the wastes.