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In the new fantasy from the award-winning author of the Riddle-Master Trilogy, a young man comes of age amid family secrets and revelations, and transformative magic. Hidden away from the world by his mother, the powerful sorceress Heloise Oliver, Pierce has grown up working in her restaurant in Desolation Point. One day, unexpectedly, strangers pass through town on the way to the legendary capital city. "Look for us," they tell Pierce, "if you come to Severluna. You might find a place for yourself in King Arden's court." Lured by a future far away from the bleak northern coast, Pierce makes his choice. Heloise, bereft and furious, tells her son the truth- about his father, a knight in King Arden's court; about an older brother he never knew existed; about his father's destructive love for King Arden's queen, and Heloise's decision to raise her younger son alone. As Pierce journeys to Severluna, his path twists and turns through other lives and mysteries- an inn where ancient rites are celebrated, though no one will speak of them; a legendary local chef whose delicacies leave diners slowly withering from hunger; his mysterious wife, who steals Pierce's heart; a young woman whose need to escape is even greater than Pierce's; and finally, in Severluna, King Arden's youngest son, who is urged by strange and lovely forces to sacrifice his father's kingdom. Things are changing in that kingdom. Oldmagic is on the rise. The immensely powerful artifact of an ancient god has come to light, and the king is gathering his knights to quest for this profound mystery, which may restore the kingdom to its former glory-or destroy it...… (plus d'informations)
Ms. McKillip has taken Arthurian legend, the Mabinogion, and Fae folklore and melded them together in a beautiful but widdershins fantasy story, half medieval and half modern. I don't know how else to explain this fabulous book. It's beautifully written in that poetic, mystical style that characterizes this author's works. The story follows three young people: Carrie is a sous chef at the Kingfisher Inn, Daimon is the illegitimate son of King Arden, and Pierce is the daughter of a sorceress/chef. Food is essential in this story, as it is in the best fairy tales. It's one of those books that throws the reader right into the story, which can be a bit confusing at first, but I had fun picking out all the obscure references to legend and folklore until the three separate stories meshed together. It's a lovely book, one of McKillip's best and that's saying something. ( )
Weird and dreamy combination of cooking and Arthurian legend, reality at once modern and medieval. Gorgeous language and imagery, quirkily appealing characters and quests. Enjoyed it, though it did feel like dreaming to read it, in a slightly surreal way. ( )
I enjoyed the prose as much as ever with a Mckillip novel. The story feels like a little bit of the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Beowulf combined. It got a star knocked off for a lack of diverse characters. The setting was modern so it seemed silly that everyone was fair of hair and light of eye. ( )
Couldn't get into this. While I love the Riddle Master of Hed and many older McKillip books this one was too heavy on the magic realism. I couldn't get my mind around what was real and what wasn't and didn't have the patience to continue on to see if it started making sense later. ( )
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Pierce Oliver was pulling crab rings out of the water off the end of the dock at Desolation Point when he saw the knights.
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He had no idea why, a few moments later when the solemn gathering grew vociferous and merry, his brother could not stop laughing, or find any known language to explain.
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In the new fantasy from the award-winning author of the Riddle-Master Trilogy, a young man comes of age amid family secrets and revelations, and transformative magic. Hidden away from the world by his mother, the powerful sorceress Heloise Oliver, Pierce has grown up working in her restaurant in Desolation Point. One day, unexpectedly, strangers pass through town on the way to the legendary capital city. "Look for us," they tell Pierce, "if you come to Severluna. You might find a place for yourself in King Arden's court." Lured by a future far away from the bleak northern coast, Pierce makes his choice. Heloise, bereft and furious, tells her son the truth- about his father, a knight in King Arden's court; about an older brother he never knew existed; about his father's destructive love for King Arden's queen, and Heloise's decision to raise her younger son alone. As Pierce journeys to Severluna, his path twists and turns through other lives and mysteries- an inn where ancient rites are celebrated, though no one will speak of them; a legendary local chef whose delicacies leave diners slowly withering from hunger; his mysterious wife, who steals Pierce's heart; a young woman whose need to escape is even greater than Pierce's; and finally, in Severluna, King Arden's youngest son, who is urged by strange and lovely forces to sacrifice his father's kingdom. Things are changing in that kingdom. Oldmagic is on the rise. The immensely powerful artifact of an ancient god has come to light, and the king is gathering his knights to quest for this profound mystery, which may restore the kingdom to its former glory-or destroy it...
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The story follows three young people: Carrie is a sous chef at the Kingfisher Inn, Daimon is the illegitimate son of King Arden, and Pierce is the daughter of a sorceress/chef. Food is essential in this story, as it is in the best fairy tales.
It's one of those books that throws the reader right into the story, which can be a bit confusing at first, but I had fun picking out all the obscure references to legend and folklore until the three separate stories meshed together. It's a lovely book, one of McKillip's best and that's saying something. ( )