Follow Lois McMaster Bujold, one of the most honored authors in the field of fantasy and science fiction, to a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons.
Three years have passed since the widowed Dowager Royina Ista found release from the curse of madness that kept her imprisoned in her family’s castle at Valenda. Yet her newfound freedom is bittersweet, and so the road, and escape, beckons.
As Ista and her little party of pilgrims wander at will, they are unexpectedly set upon. But a mysterious ally appears, a warrior nobleman who fights like a berserker. The temporary safety of her enigmatic champion’s castle cannot ease Ista’s mounting dread, however, when she finds his dark secrets are entangled with hers in a net of the gods’ own weaving.
What the inscrutable gods commanded of her in the past brought her land to the brink of devastation. Now, once again, they have chosen Ista as their instrument. And again, for good or for ill, she must comply.
© 2005 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781483070445
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 25 september 2005
Follow Lois McMaster Bujold, one of the most honored authors in the field of fantasy and science fiction, to a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons.
Three years have passed since the widowed Dowager Royina Ista found release from the curse of madness that kept her imprisoned in her family’s castle at Valenda. Yet her newfound freedom is bittersweet, and so the road, and escape, beckons.
As Ista and her little party of pilgrims wander at will, they are unexpectedly set upon. But a mysterious ally appears, a warrior nobleman who fights like a berserker. The temporary safety of her enigmatic champion’s castle cannot ease Ista’s mounting dread, however, when she finds his dark secrets are entangled with hers in a net of the gods’ own weaving.
What the inscrutable gods commanded of her in the past brought her land to the brink of devastation. Now, once again, they have chosen Ista as their instrument. And again, for good or for ill, she must comply.
© 2005 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781483070445
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 25 september 2005
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Marcus
4 jan. 2021
Fantastisk bok. Lite långsam i början. Men inte en enda strof eller sida är onödig. Och när den väl tar fart är det en fartfylld häpnadsväckande resa. Den medelålders, före detta drottningen, Ista är en av de bästa karaktärerna jag någonsin läst om.
David
5 juni 2021
Hugo-vinnare som jag trodde skulle vara sci-fi men det visade sig vara fantasy. Ingen stor fan av fantasy så mer en tre kan jag inte ge den. Dock en fantastiskt språk och fina personbeskrivningar.
Isabelle
20 jan. 2023
This is one of those books that you wish would never end. Funny, exciting, inspiring. Full of wonderful characters, both to love and to abhor. The language is beautiful without being gaudy. The world is rich and fascinating. And it’s really wonderfully read!
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