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The outstretched shadow / Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
The son of an Arch-Mage discovers forbidden volumes of wild magic that challenge the rigid regulations of the Golden City of the Bells. These texts reveal a living power that exists beyond the council's control and the city's isolating walls.
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Accession Number: 32847
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View in Vernon Browser| vernon_accession | 32847 |
| vernon_id | 45193 |
| vernon_slug | the-outstretched-shadow-mercedes-lackey-and-james-mallory |
| vernon_authors | Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory |
| vernon_tags | Literature, Philology, Fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy literature, Speculative fiction |
| vernon_production_date | 2003 |
| vernon_brief_description | There were three of them, very slender volumes bound in some fine-grained dark leather, with just a touch of gilt on the spine. Kellen found himself turning them over in his hands with some puzzlement. There was nothing on the spine of each but a single image - a sun, a crescent moon, and a star. Nothing on the cover, not even a bit of tooling. Odd. Definintely out of keeping with the rest of the used bookseller's wares. The title pages were handwritten, not printed. The Book of Sun. The Book of Moon. The Book of Stars. He leafed through the pages, trying to puzzle out the tiny writing. The contents were handwritten as well ... and seemingly dealt with magic. They shouldn't be here at all! Kellen thought with a sudden surge of glee. Books on magic were very closely kept. Without bothering to look through them further, he put them on the top of his pile and caught the stallholder's eye. "Got younger sibs at home, do you?" the man asked as he wrote up a bill of sale with the merest stub of a graphite rod. "No," said Kellen, startled. "Why do you ask?" "Well, children's stories - " the man gestured at the three books. He handed Kellen his receipt. Kellen studied it in confusion. What was this? 'Tales of the Weald', 'Fables of Farm and Field', and 'Hearth-side Stories'? There was something very odd about those books. -- back cover. Kellen Tawadon, son the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Young Mages in training-all men, for women were unfit to practice magic-memorized the intricate details of High Magic and aspired to seats on the council. Then he found the forbidden Books of Wild Magic-or did they find him? The three slim volumes woke Kellen to the wide world outside the City's isolating walls. Their Magic was not dead, strangled by rules and regulations. It felt like a living thing, guided by the hearts and minds of those who practiced it and benefited from it. |
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| vernon_isbn_issn | 9780765302199 |
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