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Propelled through a magic gate into the Rynth, Irissa, the last of the Torloc sorceresses, is captured by the wizard Sofistron, and her lover, Kendric, joins a band of outlaws. This is the sequel to Six of Swords (1982) and is followed by Keepers of Edanvant (Tor, 1987), in which Irissa and Kendric return to Edanvant as a war is beginning between males and females. The latter book also begins a second trilogy about Irissa and Kendric, called Sword & Circlet. The other books in this newer show more trilogy are: Heir of Rengarth (1988) and Seven of Swords (1989). show lessTags
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Irissa, last of the Torloc sorceresses, had been betrayed by the rainbow gate that was supposed to lead her to the haven world of her vanished people. The hand of Kendric, companion and Swordsman of Rule, had been torn from her grasp. Then the gate had rejected her into this strange world where a cold moon hung forever unmoving in the sky.
Now she was a prisoner of the Stonekeeper Sofistron. Around her encircled the pale walls of her cell, filled with half-seen reflections of herself. She was helpless, all her power drained into those other-self images. And this time, there was no Kendric to save her. He was a swordless exile in the Rynth, stranded among the Unkept women and the rim-runner outlaws from the magic Stonekeeps.
Somewhere, she show more knew, there had to be another gate, a way out from this hostile world. show less
Now she was a prisoner of the Stonekeeper Sofistron. Around her encircled the pale walls of her cell, filled with half-seen reflections of herself. She was helpless, all her power drained into those other-self images. And this time, there was no Kendric to save her. He was a swordless exile in the Rynth, stranded among the Unkept women and the rim-runner outlaws from the magic Stonekeeps.
Somewhere, she show more knew, there had to be another gate, a way out from this hostile world. show less
This is a fun, light-hearted story that continues the adventures of Irissa and Kendric started in Six of Swords. The characters of interesting and the world building unique.
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Bestselling author Carole Nelson Douglas was born on November 5, 1944. She majored in theater and English literature in college and was an award-winning journalist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press until she moved to Texas in 1984, where she began writing fiction full time. She is the author of over fifty novels in genres including mystery, fantasy, show more science fiction, and romance fiction. Douglas seeks to create strong female protagonists in her works and is best known for two popular series, the Irene Adler mysteries and the Midnight Louie mystery series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Exiles of the Rynth
- Original publication date
- 1984
- People/Characters
- Kendric; Irissa
- First words
- "Go Back! Go Back You cannot pass."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In the distance, winging unerringly for the Inlands, a flock of bright birds grew small against the horizon.
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