Hundreds of years before the great Mage War, a land lies, unknowing, on the edge of catastrophe ...Barl is young, impulsive and wants to explore her raw magical potential. But Dorana's rigid class system means that only those with the right pedigree are trained. Desperate to learn, Barl lets her eagerness lead her to rebellion and disgrace., She faces the possibility of never using her powers again - until she meets Morgan Danfey, who sits on the Mage Council itself. Together, they realise they can create an extraordinary new magic. But the lure of this great power reveals a darkness in Morgan which will bring their land to its knees., A BLIGHT OF MAGES is set in the world of Karen Miller's Bestselling debut THE INNOCENT MAGE.
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Críticas:
A writer who seems to set the rule for the genre (WATERSTONE'S BOOKS QUARTERLY)
Top-notch fantasy . . . a masterclass writer (SFFWORLD)
A BLIGHT OF MAGES is an intoxicating and heart-wrenching story depicting two young people torn by desire and ability. In a world that is as appealing as it is imaginable, Miller uses great pathos to portray their plight, and the more I read, the more I needed to read to find out whether their mastery would be their undoing (BritishFantasySociety.co.uk)
Miller does a wonderful job ... A Blight of Mages is vast in scope, and filled with memorable characters (SciFiGuysBookReview)
Fast-paced and loaded with action ... Karen Miller affirms her incredible fantasist writing skills with an exciting tale (Alternative-Worlds.com)
Biografía del autor:
Karen Miller was born in Vancouver, Canada, and came to Australia with her family when she was two. Apart from a two-year stint in the UK she's lived around Sydney ever since. She has held a variety of interesting jobs and fell in love with speculative fiction at primary school.
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- EditorialOrbit
- Año de publicación2012
- ISBN 10 1841497509
- ISBN 13 9781841497501
- EncuadernaciónTapa blanda
- Número de páginas688
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