Damiano's Lute

by R. A. MacAvoy

A Trio for Lute (2)

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This novel is a sequel to Damiano. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith-based magic exists. Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard's son, an alchemist and the heir to dark magics. Shattered by the demonic fury of his dark powers, Damiano Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a mortal man. Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archnagel Raphael, the chidings of a brash young show more rogue, and the memory of a beautiful pagan witch, Damiano journeys across a plague-ridden French countryside in search of peace. But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him. And to save himself from the hellish destiny that awaits him, Damiano must challenge the greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the power of his love and the music of his lute. The final volume of this story is Raphael. show less

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While the book is beautifully written, the Kindle version is less than perfectly transcribed, causing me to struggle with the text. Still I enjoyed it quite a lot, although there were spots when I needed a tissue. I am glad I had Raphael, the third book in the trilogy, ready to go.

What I liked was the exploration of love and personal responsibility. There are hard choices to be made and they have significant consequences. I am impatient to find out how this trilogy concludes.

If you enjoy philosophical fantasy, this could be your cup of tea. Do start at the beginning of the series as you need that background to understand this book.
Decent, but not memorable.
The second of the trilogy, Damiano has given his magic to Saara and he is now trying to exist without it, but it comes back to haunt him.
Second of series - unique fantasy story.
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Canonical title
Damiano's Lute
Original title
Damiano's Lute
Original publication date
1984-05
People/Characters
Damiano Delstrego; Evienne; Gaspare; Innocent VI; Jan Karl; Lucifer (Satan) (show all 9); Raphael, the Angel (Archangel); Cardinal Rocault; Saara
Important places
Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Epigraph
Has he tempered the viol's wood
To enforce both the grave and the acute?
Has he curved us the bowl of the lute?

Ezra Pound "Pisan Cantos"
Dedication
To my mother
First words
Saara's song could make a garden out of a barren mountainside, or cover a hill of flowers with snow.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Gaspare said to him, "Teach me the lute.
Blurbers
Norton, Andre; McCaffrey, Anne

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Fantasy, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3563 .A25316 .D33Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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