Caitlin Sweet
A Telling of Stars
Toronto 2003
Stron 326, format: 14x21 cm
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Jaele has lived an idyllic life with her family by the sea, raised on the myths of the heroic Queen Galha and her defeat of the accursed Sea Raiders—a fearsome race long banished to a dry, barren land.
At eighteen, Jaeles life is shattered when her family is murdered by a marauding band of Sea Raiders. Overwhelmed by rage and grief, and armed only with her fathers dagger and his stories of a legendary warrior queen, Jaele sets out on her own epic quest for vengeance.
As she journeys through lands of strangeness and wonder, she encounters fantastical creatures and peoples—among them the tree silga, the iben, the Alilan and the fishfolk. She entreats them to take up her cause—but most of all she yearns for the aid and companionship of a mysterious, troubled young man named Dorin. Ultimately, Jaele is faced with a confrontation for which she could never have prepared.
With lyricism and imaginative power, A Telling of Stars explores the nature of love, grief and mourning. In Jaele, first-time novelist Caitlin Sweet has created a passionate, immensely appealing heroine. Jaele follows her heart, sometimes bravely, sometimes foolishly, and in the course of her quest, attains a difficult and liberating wisdom.
In the tradition of Ursula K. LeGuin and Patricia McKillip, A Telling of Stars is a stunning debut and heralds an original new voice in literary fantasy.
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