| THE CROWTHISTLE CHRONICLES... Book #4 Fallowblade |
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* 'Dart-Thornton conjures up her world of Tir in the luminous yet hard-edged manner of Jack Vance and Mary Gentle'
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Washington Post
* Dart-Thornton loves exploring themes, especially in subplots that pay homage to our ancient myths and fables.
- Specusphere
* Dart-Thornton's writing is mellifluous, but sharp and honed as the blade of the novel's enchanted sword, when it needs to be. Her skill in magical world-creation is just as powerfully displayed in this series as it was in the Bitterbynde trilogy. Perhaps I felt even more enchanted by this series and experienced even more of the celebrated longing for the world of faerie.
- Amazon
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'... of gold and platinum 'twas made,
Iridium for reinforcement, gold to coat the shining blade,
Delved from the streams of Windlestone; bright gold for slaying wicked wights,
Fell goblins, bane of mortalkind, that roamed and ruled the mountain heights
Upon a dark time long ago.'
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Cover blurb from the English language editions:
Weapons glitter, men's voices are raised in battle-song and bright banners crack and flap in a sharp breeze; armies of steel and bronze are marching to war as the ruthless king of the southern realm executes his plan to seize dominion over the Four Kingdoms. With Tir's most powerful protectors slain by treachery and the defenders scattered, it appears nothing can stand in the tyrant's way.
Asrāthiel, summoner of storms, called 'Weatherwitch' by her wayward, eldritch companion, aids the defenders as best she can, but the invading armies are pushing further north and it seems that all is lost . . .
Until a new peril unexpectedly looms; a far more dangerous and deadly menace that threatens not merely the balance of power, but the entire human race . . .
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