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 The Gathering Storm - Kate Elliott
Newest Review: ... of the Ashioi is returning, bringing with it the threat of titanic upheavals. Tricked by the icy, implacable Skopos. Anne, ... more  ... (herself a powerful sorcerer) the charming, malicious Presbyter Hugh, and his own young Aostan wife, Adelheid are forced to serve their political and magical ends. Adelheid simply wants her own young children confirmed as heirs to the Empire, but Anne and Hugh have larger designs, to reweave the ancient spell that banished the Ashioi and send them once again hurtling out into the aether. Unfortunately, the conspirators are ignorant of the true scope of the devastation that was wrought when the Ashioi were first banish...more |
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The Gathering Storm - Kate Elliott: As good as it gets... (630 words)
by - written on 29/08/03 (Very useful, 43 readings)
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Kate Elliott's Crown Of Stars series has been enthralling reading since page one of volume one. A meticulously crafted epic of love, loss, war and magic, set in a brilliantly detailed 10th century pseudo-Europe, it tracks a dozen protagonists through helter-skelter peaks and troughs of fortune. What are the main bones of the plot? King Henry of Wendar (Germany), casting his kingdom to the winds and the doubtful care of his nobles, has been tempted into crossing the Alps and seizing the Aostan (Italian) throne in a bid to claim the Imperial title last held by Emperor Taillifer (Charlemagne) a century earlier. All unaware, he does not realise that a coming ... Read the complete review
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