by SheriS.Tepper (Author)
Atop a twisting, canyon-climbing road, a witch lurks in a fortress built strong to keep out dragons and ogres. In another part of the countryside, a young orphan is maturing into a beautiful woman in the enchanted village that is her home. Somewhere nearby, a young man is seeking adventure after running away from his family's small farm. Suddenly a strange and terrible prophecy sets off a chain of events that will bring these three together in the heroic, romantic and thrilling tale of an age-old battle.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 05 Dec 2002
ISBN 10: 1857987993
ISBN 13: 9781857987997
Book Overview: 'Rich, and compellingly readable ... this may become a classic in the field. Like Lewis, Le Guin and Tolkien, Tepper takes the traditional icons of fantasy, restores their resonance, and makes them her own' Star-Tribune 'Exquisite' Chicago Sun-Times 'Tepper is a wise and subtle artist' Washington Post Sheri Tepper is one of the few authors to have books in both the Fantasy and the Science Fiction Masterworks lists