The book is SF, but the first three-quarters take place in an
almost fantasy setting. It is not a sequel to PRINCIPLES OF ANGELS,
but it is set in the same universe and share the same villains, the
Sidhe. When a naked, amnesiac stranger is found outside a remote
highland village, he is taken in by Kerin, a widow whose
unconventional ways are tolerated because her son Damaru is
'skytouched' - he appears simple, but he is able to affect matter.
All skytouched are tested by the Beloved Daughter, the living
goddess who rules the world from the City of Light. If he's found
worthy, Damaru will become a Consort of the skymothers, the Gods of
this world. Kerin and the stranger, nicknamed Sais, accompany
Damaru to the City, in the company of a priest who's helping Sais
to get back his missing past - but as Sais recovers his memory, he
realises that the world does not work the way he assumed - and
everyone believes - it does. Worse still, the hierarchy which has
kept society stable for thousands of years is rotten to the core.
Then Kerin and Sais uncover the true nature of the world, and the
unimaginable fate of the Consorts - a fate Kerin will do anything
to stop her son sharing.
General
Imprint: |
Gollancz
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2010 |
First published: |
August 2010 |
Authors: |
Jaine Fenn
|
Dimensions: |
199 x 168 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-575-08324-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
|
LSN: |
0-575-08324-7 |
Barcode: |
9780575083240 |
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