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Information from the Dutch Common Knowledge. Edit to localize it to the English one. Voor mijn ouders, die het zaadje hebben geplant.
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Gair is under a death sentence. He can hear music - music with power - and in the Holy City that means only one thing: he's a witch, and he's going to be burnt at the stake. Even if he could escape, the Church Knights and their witchfinder would be hot on his heels while his burgeoning power threatesn to tear him apart from within. There is no hope . . . none, but a secretive order, themselves persecuted almost to destruction. If Gair can escape, if he can master his own growing, dangerous abilities, if he can find the Guardians of the Veil, then maybe he will be safe. Or maybe he'll discover that his fight has only just begun. | |
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The Book of Eador, Abjurations 12:14, is very clear: Suffer ye not the life of a witch. For a thousand years, the Church Knights have obeyed that commandment, sending to the stake anyone who can hear the songs of the earth. There are no exceptions, not even for one of their own.
Novice Knight Gair can hear music no one else can, beautiful, terrible music: music with power. In the Holy City, that can mean only one thing: death by fire—until an unlikely intervention gives him a chance to flee the city and escape the flames.
With the Church Knights and their witchfinder hot on his heels, Gair hasn’t time to learn how to use the power growing inside him, but if he doesn’t master it, that power will tear him apart. His only hope is the secretive Guardians of the Veil, though centuries of persecution have almost destroyed their Order, and the few Guardians left have troubles of their own.
For the Veil between worlds is weakening, and behind it, the Hidden Kingdom, ever-hungry for dominion over the daylight realm, is stirring. Though he is far from ready, Gair will find himself fighting for his own life, for everyone within the Order of the Veil, and for the woman he has come to love. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:58:37 -0500) (see all 4 descriptions) ▾Library descriptions "Gair is under a death sentence. He can hear music, music with power, and in the Holy City that means only one thing: he's a witch, and he's going to be burnt at the stake. Even if he could escape, the Church Knights and their witchfinder would be hot on his heels while his burgeoning power threatens to tear him apart from within."--Back cover.… (more) (summary from another edition) » see all 3 descriptions |
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There were moments where it faltered but overall this story drew me in and compelled me to keep reading. I liked that the characters weren't safe, that there were consequences and that while Gair is very powerful, this isn't an easy ride for him, his life is not safe or sane. He has nightmares from the events of the opening chapters, nightmares that lessen but don't go away completely!
Sometimes the reasons for hostility aren't worked out enough and there were places where I felt it stretched things a bit too much but overall I really enjoyed this one and look forward to the next in the series (thankfully already out in print!) (