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"In a fragile alliance, the natives are stirring uneasily under their foreign rulers. Rebellion is brewing, and at the heart of the conflict lies the bloody and powerful cult of the god Aoun, whose followers will stop at nothing to rid their land of alien domination. So civil servant Renille vo Chaumelle, scion of a proud, conquering line mingled with native blood, is conscripted as a spy and ordered to penetrate the fortress-temple known as the Fastness of the Gods. There he is to discover show more the secrets of the priests of Aoun and - if the chance presents itself - assassinate the lead priest, named in legend as the god's own son." "But in the holiest depths of the temple, Renille finds there is more to the cult than his superiors suspect - far more than they will ever believe. What he learns leads him to the beautiful princess Jathondi, daughter of the native ruler, who is fated to be the crux of a violent confrontation between the fanatic followers of a flesh-hungry god and their arrogant overlords. Together, Jathondi and Renille must brave a whirlwind of revolution and apocalyptic magic that could shatter a nation, and open the long-sealed portal between heaven and earth."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved show lessTags
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There's no doubt that Paula Volsky's newest novel aspires to a grand scale [...]. Yet for all its rich, panoramic scenery, The Gates of Twilight dwells too much on side trips and travelogues to sustain the high-energy adventure it tries to hang on its initial premise.
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Born & raised in Fanwood, New Jersey, Paula Volsky majored in English literature at Vassar, then traveled to England to complete an M.A. in Shakespearean studies at the University of Birmingham. She has returned to New Jersey with her collection of Victoriana. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- 1996
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- It is held in the common memory of the Aware that doorways into that nether plane of existence inhabited by creatures calling themselves men sometimes open.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"But tomorrow?"
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