Amazon.com Review
In this Locus Award-winning novel, young Tikat enters a shadow world of magic and mystery as he searches for the lover whose death and resurrection he witnessed. It's a wild ride that sets him on the trail of three cloaked women who are on a mission of their own.
"A beautifully written tale of love and loss, set in a world of hard-edged magic." --The New York Times Book Review
" A wonderfully astonishing novel... a tour de force." --Washington Post Book World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Three powerful women (each with her own secret past), a stable boy, a weaver's son, and an innkeeper set in motion a series of events that brings each of them face to face with the forces of magic and the workings of fate. Beagle ( The Last Unicorn …
Amazon.com Review
In this Locus Award-winning novel, young Tikat enters a shadow world of magic and mystery as he searches for the lover whose death and resurrection he witnessed. It's a wild ride that sets him on the trail of three cloaked women who are on a mission of their own.
"A beautifully written tale of love and loss, set in a world of hard-edged magic." --The New York Times Book Review
" A wonderfully astonishing novel... a tour de force." --Washington Post Book World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Three powerful women (each with her own secret past), a stable boy, a weaver's son, and an innkeeper set in motion a series of events that brings each of them face to face with the forces of magic and the workings of fate. Beagle ( The Last Unicorn , LJ 5/15/68; The Folk of the Air , Ballantine, 1987) uses many voices to tell this tale of love and death and what lies beyond both. A finely crafted piece as well as a rich, evocative fantasy, this novel should have broad appeal.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Wow. Wow wow wow. I loved this. I usually dislike novels that switch from character to character but these switches were seamless. The stories were delightfully interwoven. The characters were vivid. My only complaint here is that
SPOILER
there is a character who NEARLY could have been trans but ultimately, in my mind, is not and that saddens me.
anyway,
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good fantasy.
