Beyond Terre d'Ange, where she finds her father, in the far reaches of distant Ch'in, Moirin's skills will be a true gift when facing the vengeful plans of an ambitious mage, a noble warrior-princess desperate to save her father's throne, and the spirit of a celestial dragon.
on the condition that she fulfill an unknown destiny that lies somewhere beyond the ocean. After Moirin undergoes the rites of adulthood, she finds divine acceptance. The great-granddaughter of Alais the Wise, child of the Maghuin Donn and a cousin of the Cruarch of Alba, Moirin learns her father was a D'Angeline priest dedicated to serving Naamah, goddess of desire. Raised in the wilderness by her reclusive mother, Moirin learns only when she comes of age how illustrious, if mixed, her heritage is. From childhood onward, she senses the presence of unfamiliar gods in her life - the bright lady and the man with a seedling cupped in his palm. Through her lineage, Moirin possesses such gifts - the ability to summon the twilight and conceal herself, and the skill to coax plants to grow. But generations ago, the greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn, the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. Not since Dune has there been an epic on the scale of Kushiel's Dart-a massive tale about the violent death of an old age, and the birth of a new.
Set in a world of cunning poets, deadly courtiers, heroic traitors, and a truly Machiavellian villainess, this is a novel of grandeur, luxuriance, sacrifice, betrayal, and deeply laid conspiracies. Hateful friend, loving enemy, beloved assassin they can all wear the same glittering mask in this world, and Phèdre will get but one chance to save all that she holds dear. And in the doing, it will take her to the edge of despair.and beyond.
Treachery sets her on her path love and honor goad her further. Almost as talented a spy as she is courtesan, Phèdre stumbles upon a plot that threatens the very foundations of her homeland. Sold into indentured servitude as a child, her bond is purchased by Anafiel Delaunay, a nobleman with very a special mission.and the first one to recognize who and what she is: one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one.Phèdre is trained equally in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber, but, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good.and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace.
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