Sorcerer's Moon (Boreal Moon Tale Series #3)

by Julian May

Overview

Julian May concludes her Boreal Moon Tale with the story of a weak king forsaken by his heir, a son who cannot condone his father’s ruthlessness, and a kingdom facing collapse by forces from without and within.
 
The Salka are launching an audacious attack to seize the heart of High Blenholme, and King Conrig, his magical powers and sanity fading, is once again preparing to use the foulest Beaconfolk sorcery to counter the monsters’ massive invasion.
 
As his kingdom faces collapse, King Conrig’s only chance for peace lies deep in the past. His former spy, Deveron Austrey, has secret magical powers—and no love for the Beaconfolk. But while the King’s first wife is largely unremembered, she has not forgotten that her son Orion is the true heir to the throne of High Blenholme.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440620386
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/31/2007
Series:	Boreal Moon Tale Series , #3
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	560
File size:	991 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Julian May was born in Chicago in 1931. She has written numerous books, including the four books of The Saga of Pliocene Exile, the two books of Intervention, and The Galactic Milieu Trilogy. She also collaborated with André Norton and Marion Zimmer Bradley on the successful fantasy novel Black Trillium. May lives in Bellevue, Washington.

Editorial Reviews

Dangerous family secrets and the growing threat of Salka invasion make for arcane bombast and treacherous politics in May's taut, fast-paced third Boreal Moon Tale (after 2005's Ironcrown Moon). As King Conrig of High Blenholme readies for war with the tentacled Salka, his official heir, son Orrion, foolishly bargains with the ancient magical Beaconfolk to gain the hand of his true love, Nyla, rather than wed Hyndry, the daughter of King Somarus, Conrig's ally. The Beaconfolk take his sword arm, leaving him unfit to rule and the fate of the royal dynasty in turmoil. Meanwhile, Deveron Austrey, Conrig's former spy, seeks Dyfrig, Conrig's true firstborn son and heir, and the wife Conrig divorced years earlier, in the hope of setting things right. Given the complex backstory as well as the immense cast, new readers would do well to start with the first of this epic fantasy series, Conqueror's Moon (2004). (Aug.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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