Onslaught (novel)

Onslaught is the first novel of the Onslaught Cycle, although it continues from where the Odyssey Cycle left off in Judgment. It was written by J. Robert King and published in September 2002.

The Onslaught Cycle continues in Legions and Scourge.

Blurb

The land is in upheaval.

The forest grows out of control. The mountains erupt. The seas boil. The swamps spew acid, and the plains turn to desert. Yet, amidst the turmoil, there is civilization, brutal and unforgiving. Pit fighters battle to the death before tremendous crowds, making some rich, while others lose everything in one stroke of a sword.

The games must continue.

So must the struggle for survival.

Plot

Kamahl’s sister Jeska has fallen into the hands of the Cabal and has been transformed into the deadly Phage. Can he save her, and does she even want him to?

And what role will Ixidor play? Left to die in the desert because he couldn’t pay the Cabal, the mage discovers he has tremendous powers and swears he will kill Phage for killing his lover Nivea.