The Chosen (The Stone Dance of the Chameleon)

The Chosen (The Stone Dance of the Chameleon)

by RicardoPinto (Author)

Synopsis

The first novel in a trilogy, this book recounts the adventures of Carnelian. He is taken away from his own race of majestic but cruel beings called the Masters, due to his father's self-imposed exile. Years later, through bitter winter gales, a great black ship arrives to shatter his world.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 736
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 01 Jan 2000

ISBN 10: 0553505815
ISBN 13: 9780553505818
Book Overview: A magnificent and highly original fantasy novel - the first in the trilogy - written with the sophistication of The Coming of the King and Gormenghast.

Media Reviews
'Outstanding...Pinto is blazing a trail where others, no doubt, will follow' -- Amanda Foreman 'Pinto writes with an almost Donaldsonian/Feistian grip' -- Anne McCaffrey 'Boldly conceived and intelligently written...lingers in the memory like a strange and disturbing dream' Interzone
Author Bio
Ricardo Pinto is Portuguese, but has lived and studied in Scotland since he was a child. Previously he designed and programmed computer games. This is his second novel. He lives in Edinburgh and is currently working on the final volume in this trilogy.