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| Original Title: | Heir of Sea and Fire |
| ISBN: | 0345012518 (ISBN13: 9780345012517) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Riddle-Master #2 |
| Characters: | Morgon, Prince of Hed, Raederle of An, Deth, Tristan of Hed |
Patricia A. McKillip
Paperback | Pages: 213 pages Rating: 4.17 | 7305 Users | 196 Reviews
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| Title | : | Heir of Sea and Fire (Riddle-Master #2) |
| Author | : | Patricia A. McKillip |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 213 pages |
| Published | : | December 1989 by Del Rey Books (first published July 1st 1977) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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By the vow of her father and her own desire, Raederle was pledged to Morgon, Riddle-Master of Hed. But a year had passed since Morgon disappeared on his search for the High One at Erlenstar Mountain, and rumors claimed he was dead. Raederle set out to learn the truth for herself, though her small gift of magic seemed too slight for the perils she must face. The quest led through strange lands and dangerous adventures. Only her growing powers enabled her at last to reach Erlenstar Mountain. And there she discovered what she could not bear to accept. Accompanied by Deth, the High One's Harper, she fled. And behind them came a pursuer whose name was Morgon, bent on executing a grim destiny upon Raederle and Deth. Her only hope lay in summoning the Hosts of the Dead, led by the King whose skull she bore . . .Rating Out Of Books Heir of Sea and Fire (Riddle-Master #2)
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I love Patricia McKillip but I have enjoyed her standalone novels much more than the Riddlemaster books so far. Riddlemaster feels like very traditional and quest-driven fantasy, which I am less interested in than the exquisitely beautiful, fairy tale-esque little gems that I am used to from her.I enjoyed this second book in the series even more than the first. Again with this book as with the first in the series, The Riddlemaster of Hed, I had to slow down reading in order to really follow and enjoy the story. It is not that the writing is unclear. It just feels like the author does not waste any words, and each word is important. I had to slow down and be careful to read each one. Put another way, the narrative style is much different from many popular books I have read and requires
I picked this one up as part of my reading project for this year. I'm really trying to read more books written by ladies pre-2000 in SFF. This definitely fit the bill, but unfortunately it didn't grip me anywhere near as much as I had hoped for... This follows on from the story of Morgon, Prince of Hed, by instead following his lady love, Raederle. She is the second-most-beautiful lady in the world and she's also a fairly intelligent and progressive young lady who's not just going to sit and
4 stars, Metaphorosis ReviewsSummary:Morgon, once ruler of Hed and now Riddle-Master, has disappeared. Raederle, his intended and slowly learning the source and limits of her own powers, sets out across the land to search for him, joined by Lyra, land-heir of Herun, and Tristan, Morgons young sister.Review:On this reading, Heir of Sea and Fire doesnt have quite the magic it did for me originally. I like that McKillip, after a first book in which Raederle appears primarily as a symbol, focuses
I think I liked this more than the first, but ohhh, I did think I'd like this trilogy more and I'm sad I don't. The writing isn't quite clicking and I feel like some of the story telling is too subtle for me, like I'm missing stuff. (view spoiler)[Like why Raederle was so horrified by the origin of her powers. I get it, but I don't quite UNDERSTAND it, you know? (hide spoiler)]
Patricia A. McKillip, Heir of Sea and Fire (Ace, 1977)McKillip's follow-up to The Riddle-Master of Hed somewhat surprisingly avoid the middle-novel-of-the-trilogy doldrums, which is a welcome change from most fantasy trilogies, and it does so in a somewhat novel way; rather than continuing on with the story of Morgon, the hero of the first novel, McKillip focuses on Raederle, Princess of An and Morgon's betrothed, who sets out to find out what happened to Morgon at the end of the first book. (As
I loved the way the protagonists of the first and second books are worthy of each other.
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