Crusader (Douglass novel)

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Crusader
Author	Sara Douglass
Cover artist	Royo
Country	Australia
Language	English
Series	Wayfarer Redemption
Genre(s)	Fantasy novel
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	1999
Media type	Print (Paperback & Hardback)
Pages	464 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-7322-6529-0 (first edition, paperback)
Preceded by	Pilgrim

Crusader is the conclusion of The Wayfarer Redemption Trilogy and Sextet by Sara Douglass. It is preceded by Pilgrim.

[edit] Plot introduction

"For countless millennia the Star Dance and the TimeKeeper Demons have battled their way across the universe, destroying innumerable planets, and laying waste to civilizations across the cosmos.

Choosing the land of Tencendor as their last battleground, the demons break through the Star Gate. The Gate is destroyed, all magic in the world is gone, and the three races of Tencendor are plunged into a vortex of chaos, madness, and death.

Caelum SunSoar, son of the near-immortal Starman (sic) Axis and beloved ruler of all the land's peoples, is dead. Leaderless, those not killed outright or driven mad flee to the one place left to them, Sanctuary, a magical place created ages past to shield all who are good from the wrath of the demons.

For some, there is one hope left: DragonStar, Axis's other son. Many believe he is the true StarSon, the only being that can save their world. Others are just as convinced that he is in league with the demons and will be their doom. Only DragonStar knows the truth, and as he and his companions go forth to do battle, he prays that he may convince all that his motives are pure.

What he does not know is that there is a traitor who plans to hand Sanctuary over to the demons. A betrayer whose actions could force DragonStar to make a sacrifice so bloody and horrific that it could mean the destruction of everything that he holds dear in this life or the next.

And if DragonStar fails, could doom Tencendor to an eternal hell." (from bookjacket)

[edit] Plot summary

Raging at the escape of the StarSon, Qeteb has the Hawkchilds scour the remains of Tencendor. Although they don't immediately find Sanctuary, a Hawkchild does find and return the wooden bowl given to Faraday by the Mother. Unaware of this oversight, the Mother, Ur, and the Horned Ones wait in the Sacred Groves, slowly dying.