Description: Publisher-turned-writer Jude Fisher, the author of The Lord of the Rings movie visual companions, returns to her powerfully realised world of Elda, and a brewing conflict . . .....
A double-edged giftPublisher-turned-writer Jude Fisher, the author of The Lord of the Rings movie visual companions, returns to her powerfully realised world of Elda, and a brewing conflict.Magic has returned to Elda in the form of Rosa Eldi, restored to the world but not yet to herself. Unaware of her true nature, she has married the King of the North and must conceive a child to ensure the succession.In the South, the flames of holy war are fanned by fundamentalists. Peace-loving Saro Vingo is forced to take up arms; and apprentice sorcerer Virelai is chained to his master’s murderous plans. Ignoring the King’s call to arms, the chief of the Rockfall clan embarks on a mad treasure hunt . . . All over Elda, forces are aligning themselves for good or evil. There is magic in the world again, but it is wild and unpredictable – and few will count its touch a blessing.