The Fall of Ile-Rien Trilogy - Martha Wells

Written by Martha Wells
Read by Talmadge Ragan
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The Fall of Ile-Rien Trilogy

In the trilogy titled the Fall of Ile-Rien, comprising the novels The Wizard Hunters, The Ships of Air and The Gate of Gods, society in Ile-Rien has progressed to a stage that is similar to the early 20th Century, with electric lights, motor-cars and telephones. However, magic and its applications are still common, and highly integrated into Riennish culture and society. While still a wealthy and prosperous nation, Ile-Rien is succumbing to a brutal invasion from the Gardier, a mysterious sorcerous race, and much of its magnificent buildings and institutions are in ruins. The Gardier placed the city of Lodun under siege, trapping its powerful sorcerers behind an impenetrable barrier, making them unavailable to the war effort, where they are sorely needed.

This being a grand of age of technology and progress, opulent ocean liners such as the massive Queen Ravenna (inspired by the Cunard Line’s Queen Mary and Queen Falaise have been converted from their original purposes into troop transport and evacuation ships. The young Fontainon Queen from Necromancer has aged and married, and relocated the government from besieged Vienne to neighboring Parscia, Ile-Rien’s ally in the war. In addition to the Queen herself, the royal family also consists of the Prince Ilaron and the adolescent Princess Olympe.