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The Magistocrats

Chris Moiser

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Description:“They did not, I suppose, teach you anything of our history at the Akademia? No? Well. The empire has always been autocratic, Rudolf. That is the nature of things, you see; for all its ceremony and ostentation, magic is simply a means to power. The power to create. The power to destroy. The power to bring the forces of the universe to heel: to do anything that might conceivably be imagined! But what becomes of a world in which the individual may wield unbridled power? Why, the powerful are free to work their will upon the weak, to struggle for mastery among themselves, leading to unbridled chaos; pure hell on earth.” He held up a hand, gesturing vaguely to the echoes of the past. “Any society in which magic exists must, by definition then, be authoritarian in order to function. Hence the Blue Principles; hence the rigid hierarchy of the magistocracy and the rights by which it commands the peasantry. Simply put, the key principle of Grand Catai is not to use magical power, Rudolf, but to contain it. This is the great paradox all magistocrats must endure: so long as magic exists – so long as anything is possible – we can never truly be free.” Intrigue. Magic. Violent struggles and an empire sleepwalking towards the brink of destruction. This is a story of Mages at war. A tale of skulduggery, hubris and disaster. Enter the world of Grand Catai, where the application of high magic has created an empire spanning from Beijing to the far Pleiades. The imperial fleets range the galaxy, a child-emperor sits the throne and traitors groan in the work camps. For Novice Second Class Rudolf Valentine, it is all a goldfish bowl – a rigged game serving only to frustrate his grand ambitions. For Sister Anastasia, a Valkyrie of the Sisterhood Of Luna, Grand Catai is a dictatorship – an abomination to be torn down in the name of freedom. To Mage Zheng Wu, it is a mess of antagonisms in need of wisdom and knowledge – a problem to be solved. A problem whose solution lies among the stars. All of them are right, to a greater or lesser degree. And all of them are wrong in equal measure. When war threatens and a dangerous individual sets his sights on the throne, all find themselves drawn into the struggle. And as the intrigues mount and the empire’s greatest Archmages vie for control, each must rise up and prove their mastery. They are refined, elegant, and above all, murderous. They are The Magistocrats.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Magistocrats. To get started finding The Magistocrats, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: “They did not, I suppose, teach you anything of our history at the Akademia? No? Well. The empire has always been autocratic, Rudolf. That is the nature of things, you see; for all its ceremony and ostentation, magic is simply a means to power. The power to create. The power to destroy. The power to bring the forces of the universe to heel: to do anything that might conceivably be imagined! But what becomes of a world in which the individual may wield unbridled power? Why, the powerful are free to work their will upon the weak, to struggle for mastery among themselves, leading to unbridled chaos; pure hell on earth.” He held up a hand, gesturing vaguely to the echoes of the past. “Any society in which magic exists must, by definition then, be authoritarian in order to function. Hence the Blue Principles; hence the rigid hierarchy of the magistocracy and the rights by which it commands the peasantry. Simply put, the key principle of Grand Catai is not to use magical power, Rudolf, but to contain it. This is the great paradox all magistocrats must endure: so long as magic exists – so long as anything is possible – we can never truly be free.” Intrigue. Magic. Violent struggles and an empire sleepwalking towards the brink of destruction. This is a story of Mages at war. A tale of skulduggery, hubris and disaster. Enter the world of Grand Catai, where the application of high magic has created an empire spanning from Beijing to the far Pleiades. The imperial fleets range the galaxy, a child-emperor sits the throne and traitors groan in the work camps. For Novice Second Class Rudolf Valentine, it is all a goldfish bowl – a rigged game serving only to frustrate his grand ambitions. For Sister Anastasia, a Valkyrie of the Sisterhood Of Luna, Grand Catai is a dictatorship – an abomination to be torn down in the name of freedom. To Mage Zheng Wu, it is a mess of antagonisms in need of wisdom and knowledge – a problem to be solved. A problem whose solution lies among the stars. All of them are right, to a greater or lesser degree. And all of them are wrong in equal measure. When war threatens and a dangerous individual sets his sights on the throne, all find themselves drawn into the struggle. And as the intrigues mount and the empire’s greatest Archmages vie for control, each must rise up and prove their mastery. They are refined, elegant, and above all, murderous. They are The Magistocrats.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Magistocrats. To get started finding The Magistocrats, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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