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Original Title: | Heir of Sea and Fire |
ISBN: | 0345012518 (ISBN13: 9780345012517) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Riddle-Master #2 |
Characters: | Morgon, Prince of Hed, Raederle of An, Deth, Tristan of Hed |
Patricia A. McKillip
Paperback | Pages: 213 pages Rating: 4.17 | 7305 Users | 196 Reviews
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By the vow of her father and her own desire, Raederle was pledged to Morgon, Riddle-Master of Hed. But a year had passed since Morgon disappeared on his search for the High One at Erlenstar Mountain, and rumors claimed he was dead.Raederle set out to learn the truth for herself, though her small gift of magic seemed too slight for the perils she must face. The quest led through strange lands and dangerous adventures. Only her growing powers enabled her at last to reach Erlenstar Mountain. And there she discovered what she could not bear to accept.
Accompanied by Deth, the High One's Harper, she fled. And behind them came a pursuer whose name was Morgon, bent on executing a grim destiny upon Raederle and Deth.
Her only hope lay in summoning the Hosts of the Dead, led by the King whose skull she bore . . .
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Title | : | Heir of Sea and Fire (Riddle-Master #2) |
Author | : | Patricia A. McKillip |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 213 pages |
Published | : | December 1989 by Del Rey Books (first published July 1st 1977) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.17 From 7305 Users | 196 ReviewsArticle Based On Books Heir of Sea and Fire (Riddle-Master #2)
This middle volume in the Riddle-Master trilogy is probably the strongest, but it still moves to the strange internal logic of a dream, often leaving its readers grasping after oblique shades of meaning in under-explained references to this world's history and culture. What does manage to sink in, though, is intensely compelling. Whereas the first novel detailed a fairly typical hero's journey to power, this story takes the more interesting step of following the hero's betrothed as she grapplesThere is an instinct in me to trust you blindly. Beyond reason, and beyond hope. Moderns whine the former dearth of recognized female authors and lead characters in speculative fiction. Like most generalizations thats generally wrong. This book is a case in point. Published in 1977, it features a mostly female protagonist and supporting cast. Sadly, but understandably, the series male hero (Oops, thatd be telling.)I know that silence sometimes I think its a silence of living, then at other
Full review on my podcast, SFBRP episode #369.
A friend of mine in high school loaned me The Riddle Master of Hed, which I devoured rapidly and then demanded he loan me the next one. Heir of Sea and Fire also ended on a cliff hanger, and when I demanded the third, my friend blithely replied, "It isn't out yet. I needed someone else to suffer with me." I Was Enraged. Then I pulled the same stunt on my sister, because I am evil.Finishing it this time, my response was more a puzzled, "Huh. That isn't much of a cliffhanger." Different ages,
I picked this one up as part of my reading project for this year. I'm really trying to read more books written by ladies pre-2000 in SFF. This definitely fit the bill, but unfortunately it didn't grip me anywhere near as much as I had hoped for... This follows on from the story of Morgon, Prince of Hed, by instead following his lady love, Raederle. She is the second-most-beautiful lady in the world and she's also a fairly intelligent and progressive young lady who's not just going to sit and
So, two quotes. One from Faulkner (a famous one): "The past is never dead. It isn't even past." In The Riddle-Master of Hed, Morgon is dragged out of his comfort zone and into the realization that the ancient riddles he studied at the School of Riddle-Mastery in Caithnard are not just riddles. They are truths of a former present that now simmers beneath the surface of everything he thought he knew about the High One's realm. In this second book of the trilogy, Raederle, Morgon's "betrothed,"
I'm on book three right now and so far, I love these books beyond reason. I want to pull each of the characters out of the pages and hug them, then release them to go back about their business. This world is so beautiful and complex and rich that I could not stop turning the pages, even though I never wanted the books to end. I'll do a more detailed write-up once I'm done with book three, but honestly, it would take a mighty plot catastrophe to make me change my opinion now. Basically, to make
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