The Lady of the Sorrows
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| Author | Isobelle Carmody |
| ISBN | 0765342715 |
A Children's Book Council of Australia Honor Book
In this powerful sequel to Obernewtyn, young Elspeth Gordie-possessed of extraordinary mental powers-has united with others Misfits for refuge on the remote mountain keep of Obernewtyn. Yet the threat from the totalitarian Council to...
| Author | Patricia Briggs |
| ISBN | 0441002730 |
3.5 stars rounded up
Another of Briggs' early sword and sorcery with a side of romance novels. This is only loosely related to the first Sianim book and can be read as a standalone.
An interesting study in how the human mind works to shield us from intolerable situations (slavery/rape)...
| Author | Marie Brennan |
| ISBN | 0765325365 |
The Royal Society of London plays home to the greatest minds of England. It has revolutionized philosophy and scientific knowledge. Its fellows map out the laws of the natural world, disproving ancient superstition and ushering in an age of enlightenment.
To the fae of the Onyx Court, living...
| Author | Kate Forsyth |
| ISBN | 0451459024 |
In Eileanan, victory has finally been won, and those of faery kind--from the mighty dragons to the mysterious nyx--have sworn their friendship and aid. Only the sea-dwelling Fairgean have refused to sign the Pact of Peace. Driven by ancient hatreds, they have devoted themselves to destroying all...
| Author | Kate Forsyth |
| ISBN | 0451460804 |
Rhiannon, a wild and fierce half-human girl, tamed a winged horse to escape the vicious satyricorn tribe who raised her. In the human world, the handsome apprentice-witch Lewen has convinced her to stay with him and learn to use her strong magical talents. But before her training can commence, Rhiannon...
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| ISBN | 0441014690 |
In this novel of secret sorceries and forbidden desires, the mystic Cammon must put aside his personal feelings for Princess Amalie while he reads the souls of her suitors for any potential threats. But Cammon is unable to read Amalie, and he begins to suspect that she herself possesses magic powers-a...
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| ISBN | 0425277054 |
The national bestselling author of Troubled Waters and Royal Airs returns to her Elemental Blessings series with the story of a young princess who will need more than blessings to survive in a kingdom where everyone will do whatever it takes to claim the throne…
As one of the four princesses...
| Author | Rachel Neumeier |
| ISBN | 0375847049 |
The Kingdom’s heart is the City. The City’s heart is the King. The King’s heart is the Prince. The Prince is missing.
Ever since the Prince disappeared, nothing has been right in the Kingdom. Something has disturbed the strange, old magic that whispers around its borders . . . something...
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| ISBN | 0441014143 |
After joining an unlikely band of soldiers and sorcerers to rescue the kidnapped regent Romar Brendan, the shiftling Kirra returns home to learn that her half-sister, Casserah, has been proclaimed heir to the land. But when Casserah refuses to go on a social tour of great Houses, Kirra shifts into her...
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| ISBN | 0425277038 |
From the national bestselling author of Jeweled Fire and Royal Airs comes the latest novel in the Elemental Blessings series.
Leah Frothen has returned home. But she can scarcely catch her breath before she is summoned by regent Darien Serlast, the man who made her a spy. Leah is reluctant to...
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| ISBN | 1101589760 |
"Master storyteller Sharon Shinn created the thrilling and enchanting world of Welce in her acclaimed novel "Troubled Waters." Return with her to that elemental universe in this tale of secrecy, romance, and a battle for power..."
Josetta is a princess of one of the Five Families. But she...
Sandra managed to survive the first major incursion from the nearby Orcs, thanks in part to the help a certain Half-Orc/Half-Dwarf provided. However, Kelerim left her dungeon to seek out his father, leaving her all alone with just Winxa – her Dungeon Fairy – as company.
With the loss of...
| Author | Marie Brennan |
| ISBN | 0765325373 |
Marie Brennan returns to the Onyx Court, a fairy city hidden below Queen Victoria's London. Now the Onyx Court faces its greatest challenge.
Seven years ago, Eliza's childhood sweetheart vanished from the streets of Whitechapel. No one believed her when she told them that he was...
