War in Heaven is a fiction novel for Mage: The Ascension and the final part of the Horizon War Trilogy.
Summary[]
- In WAR IN HEAVEN, a desperate battle rages in the Horizon Realms, the mystic dimensions that surround Earth. The mages of both the Nine Traditions and the Technocracy are under attack by a mysterious willworker who calls himself Heylel Teomim, the Ascension Warrior. Already, two Horizon Realms have been obliterated, and now others are under attack. But Helyel's most potent threat is a seductive offer that kindles the fires of revolution in younger mages. Only a small band of unlikely allies stands against the Ascension Warrior. If they fail, mankind is doomed. For though Teomim may promise a bright new dawn, his triumph means an eternity of endless night!
- WAR IN HEAVEN is the final novel of the Horizon War trilogy, based on the best-selling games, Mage: The Ascension and Vampire: The Masquerade. Author Robert Weinberg is also the author of the popular Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy.
Contents[]
- Prologue
- Chapter One- Chapter Thirty One
- Epilogue
- A Few Final Words from the Author
- A Note to Mage Fans
- Robert Weinberg
Background Information[]
The final page of this book includes a disclaimer:
A Note to Mage Fans:
In response to your letters and inquiries concerning this series, we’d like to set the record straight. Some of the events described in The Road to Hell and The Ascension Warrior did, in “fact,” take place in the World of Darkness continuity. For instance, Doissetep is destroyed. Every mage within the Cal Ladiem Realm perished. Sao Cristavao no longer sits at the Table Cenacle (or anywhere else).
This book, however, need not be taken as canon. The Mage and Horizon War timelines split in the instant Doissetep ceased to be - though how far apart the histories diverge is up to you. Let the pattern-clone wreak what havoc you like in your own chronicle - or none. Let the Adepts and apprentices revolt against their elders - or not. Let Concordia bum if you want to. We’ll settle on where the pieces fell officially and write it up in a year or so. In the meantime, have fun playing with the shards. - pg. 375
From A Few Final Words from the Author:
- Any work the length of The Horizon War requires the help of many people. I'd like to thank a few who deserve special mention.
- To Phil Brucato for all of his help, advice, and patience as I played around in his world.
- To Lori Perkins, my agent, who keeps me employed.
- To my many fans throughout the world who sent me letters and e-mail about my books. Thanks to everyone for reading. Your enthusiasm keeps me writing. Special thanks to Greg and Lea Silhol for their continued encouragement and friendship.
- For those people on the Internet, please stop by my web page, www.sff.net/people/r.weinberg and say hello.
- These three novels were written during some difficult days, and I thank all of my family and friends for helping me manage through disappointments and disasters.
- And thanks to everyone at White Wolf for publishing this book, the seventh of my novels set in the World of Darkness.
- As to the truth about the pattern-clone, the shapeshifters, and Scarlett Dancer, I'll leave that for you to decide. I know the answers, but I'll never tell.
- At present, I have no plans to write any more novels set in the World of Darkness. But Madeleine Giovanni's story has yet to be concluded. So who knows what the future might bring? As Shadow of the Dawn states: the only truth is that there are no absolute truths.
- Robert Weinberg
- February 1998 - pg. 373-374
Memorable Quotes[]
"Us?" said Seventeen. "Heylel Teomim? Or Lord Steel pretending to be the Abomination?" - pg. 156
"And the angel of the Lord smote them with her terrible swift sword." ...
"Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord," "I shall repay." - pg. 207-209 (Sarah curses Enzo.)
"I ask again," said Kallikos, the Time Storm swirling around him, waves of Temporal energy cascading off his body, "what was the name of the hermit?"
"Hermit!" screamed the golden man. " What hermit?"
Kallikos nodded. To Seventeen, the archmage appeared to smile, finding peace in that response.
"His name," said Kallikos, "was Tormod of Kirkenes." - pg. 366
Characters[]
- Number Seventeen, "Ethan Philips" - Euthanatos Mage
- Shadow of the Dawn, "Questing Child" - Akashic Brotherhood Mage
- Sam Haine, the Changing Man - Verbena Mage
- Albert du Clair - Verbena Mage, Died
- Claudia Johnson - Verbena Mage
- Madeleine Giovanni - Vampire
- Kallikos, "Akrites Salonikas" - Cult of Ecstasy Mage, Time Master
- Pattern-Clone, "Master of Harmony" - Shapeshifter, Destroyed in a Time Storm
- Jenni Smith - Verbena Mage, Pattern-Clone, Shapeshifter
- Heylel Teomim - Pattern-Clone (See Above), Shapeshifter, "Clone-Who-Named-Itself-Heylel-Teomim"
- Sister Susie - Mortal, Died
- Sharon Reed - Research Director, Progenitor, Pharmatologist, Died
- X344, "Ernest Nelson" - Cyborg, Iteration X
- Dr. Atkins, "Wailer" - Nephandi Lord, Fomori, Former Technology Mage, Died
- Dr. Lauri Coup, "Doris" - Progenitor, Primary Investigator, Shapeshifter, Died
- Charles Reid - Progenitor
- Comptroller Charles Klair - Iteration X, Died
- WALL - Guardian Spirit/Biotech Sentinel, EcoR
- Terrence Shade - Method and Mission Specialist, New World Order barabbi, Serves Aliara, stuck in Malfeas
- Aliara, "Empress of Lust" - Maeljin Incarna
- Theora Hetirck - Euthanatos Mage
- Voormas, Grand Harvester of Souls - Euthanatos Mage
- John Doe - NWO Mission Specialist, Died
- Dr. Sara Burns - Progenitor
- Dr. Ishida - Progenitor
- Velma Wade - Progenitor, Assistant, Pattern-Clone, Shapeshifter, Died
- Dire McCann - Mage
- Enzo Giovanni - Vampire, Died
- Pietro Giovanni - Vampire
- Ezra ben Maimon - Nephandi Mage, Died
- Lord Steel, the Duke of Hate - Maeljin Incarna
- Kurt Bylunt - Progenitor, Associate
- Fred - EcoR Ferret Guardian, Turned into gold
- Ms. Millicent Hargroves - Private Secretary to Enzo, Serves Aliara
- Mattias - Mortal Biker Gang Leader, Knights of Pain, Died
- Grim Brothers (Mark Grim and Jacob Grim) - Enzo's Ghouls, Died
- Luthor - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- T-Bone - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- Trent - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- Kross - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- Simon - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- Ernie - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- Jackson - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- Louie - Mortal, Knights of Pain Member, Died
- Porthos Fitz-Empress - Order of Hermes Mage, Died
- Getulio Vargas São Cristóvão - Order of Hermes Mage, Turned into a Gold Statue
- Montifloro Giovanni - Vampire, diablerized by Enzo
- Esperenza Morales, "Hope" - Enzo's Ghoul, Shapeshifter
- Resha Maise - Progenitor, Research Associate, Shapeshifter, Died
- Joe - Mortal Bartender
- Alvin Reynolds - Virtual Adept Mage, Cindy's Brother, Hands of Hope Chantry
- Consuela
- Marie
- Rebekkah - Mage, Ezra's Wife, Died, the shapeshifters all look like her
- The Computer - AI
- Gary - Mortal
- Marcus - Mortal
- Vince - Mortal, Gang Member, Died
- Allyson - Mortal, Rat Pack Member, Owner of Leo's Bar and Grill
- Sarah - Mortal, Witch, Rat Pack Member
- Elisha ben Maimon - Mage, Ezra's Son
- Rambam, "Mr. Klein", "Moses Maimonides," "Second Moses" - Mage
- Leo - Mortal Bartender, Sam's Nephew, Owner of Sleazy Sam's Bar and Grill, Agent for the Giovanno, Died
- Don Caravelli - Vampire, Destroyed
- Tormod of Kirkenes - Past Hermit, Died
- Eloine - Verbena Mage
- Scarlett Dancer - Order of Hermes Mage
- Mae Roberts - Dreamspeaker Mage
- Tom Clearwater
- Tom "Laughing Eagle" Smithson - Dreamspeaker Mage
- Arthur - Marauder, Died
- Bernadine Slivey - Mage
- Adrian - Mage
- Juanita - Mage
- Joseph - Mage
- Minoru - Mage
- Masaki Takada - Mage
- Captain Sanford Mulligan - Mage
- Ms. Hastings - Mage
- Comptroller Sanders - Mage
- Enos - Mage
- Ta-Wanda J'mayn - Mage
- Alex - Mage
- Stu Allen - Mage
- Marianna - Cult of Ecstasy Mage
- Indrani Taktsang - Euthantos Mage
- Lucy, "Luce" - Mortal, Rat Pack Member
- Sybil - Mortal, Rat Pack Member
- Judith ben Maimon - Mage, Ezra's Sister
- Henrick Jameson - Mage
- Nichodemus Mulhouse - Mage
- Doc Binder - Son of Ether Mage
- Dante - Virtual Adept Mage
- Rachel - Mage, Dante's Student
Terminology[]
Accelerated Force Cannons, Agent, AI, Akashic Brotherhood, Albany, Alpha-Alpha, Alpha-T Horizon Construct, Amalgam, America, Anacostia River, Arcane, Archmages, Artificial Intelligence, Ascension, Ascension War, Ascension Warrior, Assamites, Assistant, Associate, Autocthonia, Avatar, Awakened/Awakening, AW Project, Balador, Beast, Bioconstructs, Biomech, Biotech, Blight, Blood, Bluesteel Union, Board of Directors, Bosnia, Cabal, Casey Cabal (Verbena), Chantry, Chantry of Mu, Charm, Chief Assistants, Childe, Citadel, Clan, Clone, Collective, Comptroller, Concordia, Congo, Consanguinity of Eternal Joy, Construct, Convention, Council Chamber, Council of Nine Traditions, Creation, Cult of Ecstasy, Curse, Cyborg, Damned, Dark Lord, Data, Data Bank, Deep Space, Deep Umbra, Deep Universe, Detroit, Device, Directive, Director, DNA, Do ("One Against Many"), Doissetep, Dragons, Dragon Claw, Dreadnaut, Drahma, Dreamspeakers, Drone, Earth, EcoR (Destroyed), Ectoplasmic Disrupters, Elder, Embrace, Endron Interational, Enlightened, Entropic Torpedoes, Entropy, Eternal Vigilance Security Systems Inc. (Tech. Office Substation), Ether, Ether Cannons, Euthanatos, Everwell Chemicals, Final Death, Fire-Spirits, First Cabal, Five Conventions, The Fragile Path: Testaments of the First Cabal (Book), Freeport, Gardeners of the Tree, Gateway, Genegineers, Gilgul, Giovanni, Glade, Good Death, Gray Building, Gray Collective, Great Betrayal, Great Hall, Griffins, Grove of the Goddess, Guardian, Harmony (Realm), Haven, HIT Mark, Horizon, Horizon Beacon, Horizon Cloudship, Horizon Gate, Horizon Portal, Horizon Realm, Horizon War, House of Helekar, Independence Road, Indiana, Indianapolis, Inner Council, Investigator, Iteration X, Jabhi-yazer (Guardians), Jefferson Building, Jersey Devil, Joe and Dave's (Bar), Jyhad, Kali, Kansas, Kindred, Kine, Knights of Pain (Biker Gang), Koals, Kozars, Lab, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Toxic-Waste Dump, Leo's Bar and Grill, Lifeweavers, Lycosis, Machiavelli X156-C36, Maeljin Incarna, Mage/Magus/Mystick, Magick, Malfeas, Marauder, Masses, Master, Mausoleum, Men in Black, Mi-Go Scrolls, Montana, The Moon-Seekers, Mount Kuromasa, Mythic Beasts, Nanobyte, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Near Umbra, Nephandi, Neural Sting, New Jersey, New World Order, New York, Niagara Falls, Nine Traditions, Null-B, Operatives, Order of Reason, Paradox, Paths, Paths of the Wyck, Pentex, Philosopher's Stone, Portal, Primary Investigator, Prime Drivers, Primi, Primium, Progenitors, Psychic, Qui La Machinae, Rachar, Rat Pack (Gang), Reality, Reality Deviant, Realm, Regeneration Specialist, Reincarnation, Research Director, Research Station, Rite, Ritual, Rochester, The Rotten Apple (Bar), Salamanders, Sauriod, Science, Scream and Whisper (Shadow's Twin Swords), Seattle, Second World of the Diné, Sigil, Sire, Sleazy Sam's Bar and Grill, Sleeper, Sons of Ether, Sorcerous, Soul, Spell, Spirit, Spirit World, Symposium, Syndicate, Syracuse, Table Cenacle, Talisman, Tapestry, Tass, Technician, Technocracy, Technocratic Union, Technocrats, Technomancer, Tellurian, Tenth Throne, Those Beyond, Time, Time Harpoon, Time Storm, Tradition, Truth Serum, The Twisters of Fate, Umbra, Undead, United States, Unity, Vali Shallar, Vampire, Venice, Verbena, Virginia, Virtual Adepts, Vitae, Void Engineers, War in Heaven, Washington, D.C., Waystation, Werecreatures, Werewolf, Wheel, The Wheel of Drahma, Witch, Wizard, Wyck, Yenosia,
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