THE GIL TRILOGY. 1. LADY IN GIL. 2. SCION'S LADY. 3. LADY PAIN. 3 BOOKS IN TOTAL.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1996. 3 volumes, 8 3/4" H - all first editions/first printings. **Volume 2 (Scion's Lady) is signed by the author on the title page - signature only.** 1. Lady in Gil - 288 pp, 1996, ISBN 0575062592. "For more than seventy years the exiled Scions of Oballef, the direct descendants of the first Priest-King in Gil, have returned in secret to their beloved country to seek the Lady (a magical statue), conjure her powers, overthrow the Sherank and reclaim their heritage. But though armed with the Heroic Code and the arrogance of the just, each Scion has disappeared into the maw of the Gilgard, never to be seen again. Arkolef, a hero born and bred if ever there was one, should have been the next Scion to brave the terrors - but he then breaks his leg putting on his armour and there is just one choice left. Now it's Tigrallef's turn to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Tig, unlike his older brother, is not a hero, he's a memorian, more used to poring over manuscripts than to brandishing a sword. But with the help of Web, the Gillish undeground movement, an infuriating, arrogant, entrancing woman called Calla, and his new-found abilities to sneak and hide and cower, he might just survive - to find his heart's desire and his heart's despair." 2. Scion's Lady - 320 pp, 1997, ISBN 0575064250. "Tigrallef confounded the sceptics by finding the long-hidden Lady in Gil. Wielding the mighty powers of the magical artifact, he destroyed the accursed Sherank, but as their once-mighty empire sank beneath the waves, so too did the love of his life - and although Gil was restored, the Lady lay broken, her powers dispersed forever. Tig wishes only to return to his peaceful ordered life as a memorian, but his brother, the new Priest-King in Gil, has plans: to marry him off to the cat-clawed Miisheli Princess Rinn and thus secure an alliance and a handsome dowry for the kingdom. Unfortunately for Tig, he is not the only person to object to the wedding, but as assassination attempts dog his every move, he discovers an unusual and powerful ally - for the Lady in Gil once awakened from her decades-long sleep, is not as broken as everyone believes - and she has her own plans." 3. Lady in Pain - 336 pp, 1998, ISBN 0575064307. "At the dawn of the world, the Old Ones called it the Harashil. A thousand years before, Oballef called it the Lady in Gil. Tigrallef calls it the Pain - when he's being polite. For more than twenty years he has carried it inside him, a private demon dutifully bent on bringing down the world and everything in it; and while the Pain protects Tig against sickness, danger and the ravages of time, it wages a constant war of attrition against his mind and soul. With Calla, his daughter Katlefiya and son Vero, and devoted friends Chasco and Shree, Tig has roamed the known and unknown oceans, following a trail which he hopes will lead to the ultimate defeat of the power that lives within him, the power that is coming ever closer to destroying everything he holds dear." Light browning to the top edge of the text blocks of book 1. and 2., Dust jackets have minor edge wear and some minor browning, very light edge wrinkling, - mainly at the top/bottom of the spines and flap-folds, light rubbing - mainly on the rear panels.. Signed by Author. First Editions.. Hard Covers. Very Good+/Very Good. Illus. by Terry Pastor (Volume 1) & Steve Crisp (Volumes 2 & 3), dust jacket art..