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The breathtaking history of the Deryni continues as the greatest hero of a medieval fantasy realm is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice The evil king is dead, and thanks to the efforts of revered Deryni magic-user Camber of Culdi, a human liege occupies the throne of Gwynedd for the first time in nearly a century. The yoke of tyranny has finally been lifted from the shoulders of an oppressed people who suffered for decades under the cruelty of the ruling magical race. But Camber's job remains unfinished. The dangerous remnants of a conquered enemy still mass at the borders. Worse still, the former monk and new ruler King Cinhil is desperately unhappy wearing the crown, and is resentful of all Deryni, Camber in particular, and their arcane abilities. Now, with the stability of a fragile kingdom at stake, its greatest champion must make the ultimate sacrifice: Camber of Culdi must cease to exist. … (mais)
I keep reading these even though I don't like them that much and the gender politics are horrible. WHYYYY, self? (Probably because I like to finish trilogies I have started.) Book 2 was better and more complex than Book 1, but still with the SEKRIT CATHOLIC MAGIK also the *almost gay but NO HOMO* communion of ... uh ... minds. Maybe I'll go cleanse with some Tremontaine. ( )
It's been a while since I've read it. There are interesting plot twists, which I liked; many details of mideval court life, which became inundating; and some unnecessary tragedies. ( )
Camber von Culdi hat sich mit seinen Getreuen auf die Seite der Menschen geschlagen und der Schreckensherrschaft des Deryni-Magiers Imre ein Ende bereitet. Doch Ariella, die Schwester des getöteten Königs, hat Rache geschworen und will nicht eher ruhen, bis sie den Thron für ihren Sohn zurückgewonnen hat. Zum Wohl des Königreiches muß Camber zu einem verzweifelten Mittel der Magie greifen: Er wechselt die Gestalt und beeinflußt als Bischof und Berater die Geschicke des Landes mit. Während er ständig in Gefahr schwebt, entdeckt zu werden, entsteht um den vermeintlich toten Camber ein brisanter Heiligenkult. ( )
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. - Isaiah 42:9
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
This one is for John H. Knoblock who started me on my intellectual love affair with the medieval world and its church, and for all the other men and women of whatever faith who helped to turn that cerebral fascination into an affair of the heart, whether or not they were aware of it. In our own ways, we all feed our sheep.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
It was the spring of 905, half a year since the crowning of Cinhil Haldane at Valoret; half a year since the last Deryni king, Imre of Fesil, had been deposed and defeated by Cinhil's new-won magic; since Imre's sister Ariella, heavy with his child, had fled the halls of Valoret to seek sanctuary with the hosts of Torenth to the east.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
"And God bless you, Sire," said Camber of Culdi, as the king moved away in his glowing sphere of torchlight.
The breathtaking history of the Deryni continues as the greatest hero of a medieval fantasy realm is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice The evil king is dead, and thanks to the efforts of revered Deryni magic-user Camber of Culdi, a human liege occupies the throne of Gwynedd for the first time in nearly a century. The yoke of tyranny has finally been lifted from the shoulders of an oppressed people who suffered for decades under the cruelty of the ruling magical race. But Camber's job remains unfinished. The dangerous remnants of a conquered enemy still mass at the borders. Worse still, the former monk and new ruler King Cinhil is desperately unhappy wearing the crown, and is resentful of all Deryni, Camber in particular, and their arcane abilities. Now, with the stability of a fragile kingdom at stake, its greatest champion must make the ultimate sacrifice: Camber of Culdi must cease to exist.
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