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'''''Ea Cycle''''' is a fantasy tetralogy by David Zindell narrated in first person by Valashu Elahad, a prince of Mesh. In the beginning, Val goes on a [[Walking the Earth|continent-spanning quest]] for the <s>Holy Grail</s> Lightstone, a holy artifact [[Cosmic Keystone|that the fate of the universe hangs on]]. But Val and his stereotypically diverse group of friends also need to keep the Lightstone safe from Morjin, the [[Big Bad]] leader of [[The Empire]], until the Lightstone can be claimed by its rightful wielder, [[The Chosen One|the Maitreya]].
Expect a lot of talk about chakras and meditation and ascending to a higher state of existence. Zindell is obviously heavily into New Age and [[Author Tract|it shows]].
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* [[Action Girl]]:
* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: {{spoiler|Morjin, being a bad loser, takes it out on Valashu's family.}}
* [[Arch Enemy]]:
* [[Author Tract]]
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: {{spoiler|With Valashu, who else?}}
* [[Back
* [[Big Bad]]: Morjin.
* [[Black Magic]]
* [[Blind Seer]] {{spoiler|Atara later on.}}
* [[Blind Weaponmaster]] {{spoiler|Atara becomes this after she gets blinded by Morjin. She is an archer, so her [[Blind Seer]] powers come in handy.}}
* [[The Chosen One]]
* [[
* [[Cool Sword]]: The silver gelstei crystal.
* [[Cosmic Keystone]]: The Lightstone. It looks like a golden chalice. Only one exists in the entire universe.
* [[Crystal Spires and Togas]]: In the [[Utopia|utopian]] past.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The black gelstei crystals don't have to be used for evil.
* [[The Dark Side]]
* [[Disney Death]]
* [[Either/Or Prophecy]]
* [[The Empath]]: Valashu.
* [[The Empire]]
* [[Energy Absorption]]: The special power of the black gelstei crystals.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]:
* [[Evil Overlord]]:
* [[Evolutionary Levels]]:
* [[Expy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Angel]]}}: Morjin. {{spoiler|Also Kane.}}
* [[Fantasy World Map]]: Features a strangely rectangular continent that fits nicely on a double-page spread.
* [[Green Rocks]] (gelstei crystals)▼
* [[The Gods Must Be Lazy]]: The universe has numerous mighty beings of goodness and light - whole planetfuls of them - who should be able to save the day without much effort, but somehow don't, even when the fate of the ''entire universe'' is at stake.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]] (used straight and subverted)▼
* [[Healing Magic]]: The special power of the green gelstei.
* [[Hidden Elf Village]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Atara.
* [[Idiot Ball]]
* [[The Kingdom]]: Mesh.
* [[Lost Colony]]: The planet in question was colonized by humans thousands of years ago.
* [[Lost Technology]]
* [[Messianic Archetype]]
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* [[Not Quite Dead]]
* [[Not So Different]]
* [[Only One]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. The prophesied Maitreya turns to be not so irreplaceable after all, as in principle anyone can reach the required state of enlightenment.}}
* [[Religion of Evil]]: A
* [[People Puppets]]:
* [[Planet of the Apes Ending]]: It's not a spoiler because it doesn't matter.
* [[Plot Coupon]]
* [[Power Crystal]]
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* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
* [[Screw Destiny]]
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: The silver gelstei crystal has the form of a sword.
* [[Take Over the World]]: Morjin's goal.
* [[Waif Prophet]]
* [[Walking the Earth]]: Valashu and his friends end up having been just about everywhere on the map.
* [[We Can Rule Together]]:
* [[White Magic]]
* [[You Killed My Father]]
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