Noman (novel)

Book by William Nicholson

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Noman

First edition

Author| William Nicholson
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English
Series| The Noble Warriors Trilogy
Genre| Fantasy novel
Publisher| Egmont Books

Publication date

| September 2007
Media type| Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages| 373 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN| 978-1-4052-3167-1 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC| 141381514
Preceded by| Jango

Noman (2007) is the third book in William Nicholson's Noble Warriors trilogy.

## The Noble Warriors[edit]

Main article: Noble Warriors

The Noble Warriors (or Noman) are members of the Nom, a religious community dedicated to the protection of their God, The All and Only. The All and Only once lived in the Garden, an enclave on the island of Anacrea.

The Noble Warriors do not use weapons or armor; they use only Lir ("true strength"). Their vows bar them from conquest, romance, and war; they can only use their powers to bring freedom to the enslaved and justice to the oppressed.

## Plot summary[edit]

At the start of the book, Seeker is hunting down the last two savanters. He chases them through a mountain, a mysterious valley, and the Glimmen. He finds Echo Kittle, who helps track them to the Haven, a refugee settlement. At the Haven Seeker is possessed by one of the savanters, while the other makes an escape.

Meanwhile, the Wildman is head of the Spikier army which formed at the end of Jango; Morning Star is there too. There is restlessness in the Spikier camp, and the Wildman is forced to kill Snake, his childhood friend, in a leadership battle. Morning Star, sickened by the events, leaves and returns to her home village. When she arrives there, she finds it mysteriously empty. Soon she finds where everyone has gone - a huge assembly of people who call themselves 'the Joyous'. The leader of the Joyous is a young man called the Joy Boy, who claims to be leading people to the 'Great Embrace', which is when all his followers will become God. Morning Star is suspicious of the Joy Boy, especially because he has no aura, but he infects her with joy, and she complies to find Seeker for him, under the premise that the Noble Warriors need joy more than anyone else. Soon after Morning Star leaves, the Wildman and the Spikier army join the Joyous.

Seeker moves through the garden, crossing a long bridge, and finds a chair in which he knows his God is sat. Seeker fears his God's nonexistence, but Jango appears and reveals that he and Seeker are one and the same person. Jango tells Seeker to look with 'the eyes of faith'. Seeker looks at the chair and sees the All and Only. Then Noman, who has now also entered the Garden, tells Seeker to look with his own eyes.

Seeker returns to Radiance, which is now ruled by the Spikers and Orlans. The Wildman hands over the Spiker army to Shab, and Caressa (who became the next Jahan when Amroth died near the start of the book) gives the silver whip of the Jahan to Sabin (the last living son of Amroth). The next day, Seeker, Morning Star, The Wildman, and Caressa set off on Wildman's old ship down the river and to other lands.

## See also[edit]

* Novels portal
* Children and Young Adult Literature portal

* Noble Warriors Trilogy
* Seeker
* Jango
* William Nicholson

## External links[edit]

* William Nicholson's homepage
* The Noble warriors fan club

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Works by William Nicholson

Novels|

* Wind on Fire
* The Wind Singer
* Slaves of the Mastery
* Firesong
* Noble Warriors
* Seeker
* Jango
* Noman
* The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life

Plays|

* Shadowlands
* The Retreat from Moscow

Films directed|

* Firelight
* Hope Gap

Films written|

* Martin Luther, Heretic
* The March
* Shadowlands
* Nell
* First Knight
* Grey Owl
* Gladiator
* Elizabeth: The Golden Age
* Les Misérables
* Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
* Unbroken
* Everest
* Breathe
* Thirteen Lives

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