Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn
Gillengaria is seething with unrest, where magic is both feared and coveted, and a dangerous mission unfoldsIn the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to a dangerous level, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated. It is whispered that he issued the decree because his new wife used her magic powers to ensnare him...
The King knows there are those in the noble Twelve Houses who could use this growing dissent to overthrow him. So he dispatches the mystic Senneth to assess the threat throughout the realm. Accompanying her is a motley band of magic-users and warriors including Tayse, first among the King's Riders--who holds a hard view of mystics in general, and Senneth in particular.
But as the unlikely allies venture farther into the south, they will face death in a land under the sway of a fanatical cult that would purge Gillengaria of all magic users. And they will come to realize that their only hope of survival lies in standing together...
Sharon Shinn is the author of the Shifting Circle novels, which include The Changing Season, Still Life with Shape-shifter, and The Shape of Desire. She works as a journalist for a trade magazine. Her debut novel, The Shape-Changer's Wife, was a Locus Best First Fantasy Novel nominee in 1995. She has been awarded the William L. He was twice nominated for the John W. Crawford Award for Best New Fantasy Writer. The Campbell Award for Best New Writer is given to the best new writer.
She's also won the 2010 RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category, as well as an RT Book Reviews Critics' Choice Award. She is a Northwestern University graduate who has spent her entire life in the Midwest.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780441013036 |
| ISBN 10 | 0441013031 |
| Title | Mystic and Rider |
| Author | Sharon Shinn |
| Series | A Twelve Houses Novel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2006-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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