Inquestor / Chronicles of the High Inquest Series by Somtow Sucharitkul, S.P. Somtow

HE WAS SWORN TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE INQUEST. NOW HE STOOD READY TO DESTROY IT. For countless millennia the godlike Inquestors ruled a million worlds w/unimaginable power, waging an unending war on false utopias. Ton Davaryush had destroyed a dozen worlds int he service of that dark crusade. But on the 13th world, he glimpsed a dazzling truth that would sow the seeds of the Inquest's destruction.

AN INNOCENT CHILD IS TRANSFORMED FROM A MAN OF WAR TO A GOD OF PEACE!The Inquest has ruled throughout the millennia with awsome power. Man has lost his hopes, his soul, his dreams of utopia. Only a unique Inquestor can free mankind from this false god.Kelver, hand-picked as a child for this awesome mission, has survived an intergalactic struggle with other Inquestral prodigies to conquer the almighty Inquest... moreAN INNOCENT CHILD IS TRANSFORMED FROM A MAN OF WAR TO A GOD OF PEACE!The Inquest has ruled throughout the millennia with awsome power. Man has lost his hopes, his soul, his dreams of utopia. Only a unique Inquestor can free mankind from this false god.Kelver, hand-picked as a child for this awesome mission, has survived an intergalactic struggle with other Inquestral prodigies to conquer the almighty Inquest. Now he must find and grasp the Throne of Madness, to wage mystic warfare -- and change the Universe forever! less

THE DARKLING WINDIn the long dark age that followed, the High Inquest would be remembered as a golden age. For the Inquestors had harnessed the unfathomable power of the heart of stars, sailing the overcosm in their delphinoid ships and tachyon bubbles to dance on the faces of suns.But the Inquest had its darker side as well. For these beings played a ruthless game with billions of lives, snuffing out worlds as chessplayers take pawns... moreTHE DARKLING WINDIn the long dark age that followed, the High Inquest would be remembered as a golden age. For the Inquestors had harnessed the unfathomable power of the heart of stars, sailing the overcosm in their delphinoid ships and tachyon bubbles to dance on the faces of suns.But the Inquest had its darker side as well. For these beings played a ruthless game with billions of lives, snuffing out worlds as chessplayers take pawns. Waging an unending war on the false utopias that tempt mankind, they sought to free humanity by enslaving it.At last, after countless centuries, the Inquest was torn apart. This is the story of the fall of that great empire, and of the rebel Inquestor who hastened its end. less