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5.0 out of 5 stars Well thought, well wrought., October 25, 2002

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Stephanie Noverraz "crooty" (Lausanne, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harp of Winds (Mass Market Paperback)

This the second book in The Aterfacts of Power series (following Aurian, and followed by The Sword of Flame and Dhiammara).

After their harrowing ordeal in the blinding desert of glittering gem shards where they recreated the Staff of Earth, one of the lost Artefacts of Power, the Mages Aurian and Anvar find themselves victims of yet another treachery.

Aurian, now several months pregnant and so bereft of her powers, ends up in the stronghold of the Tower of Incondor, prisoner of Harihn, Prince of the Khazalim, whereas Anvar is taken hostage by Blacktalon, High Priest of the Sky Folk, in the high-peaked city of Aerillia. Both are in league with Miathan, who covets Aurian's child, on which he's put a terrible curse.

Shia the great cat might be their only hope.

In this second volume, Maggie Furey takes the opportunity of Aurian and Anvar's confinement not only to develop background characters such as Vannor and his daughter Zanna, Parric, Forral's former horsemaster, or the Nightrunners, but also to introduce the reader with a whole cast of new characters, among which the winsome shapeshifting Xandim Chiamh and Shiannath, therefore letting the story unravel gently, without slowing the pace of action.

And all the while, the mountain is watching...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Once You Start Reading You Can't Stop!, January 13, 2000

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I never read the first book, so I like fell in the deep when I start reading the second part in the cronicles. It's very good.

The writer is good at pulling many threads and characters together to make a magical story that pulls you in and doesn't let you go untill you've read the last page.

I enjoyed it very much and can't wait to read the next parts :-)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Once You Start You Can't Stop Reading!, January 12, 2000

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I Never read the first book but got the second one as a present from my mom for christmas. Once I started reading I couldn't stop. The Story pulls you in. The power lies in the fact it spins so many character and character lines together in a beautiful webbed story.

Main characters are Aurian and her friend Anvar who struggle against the evil sorcerer Miathan and a terrible winter that was created by him to gain power over their entire world. Things look bad, because Aurian lost her magic, because she's pregnant from her old lover, but everything comes to an end in a Beautiful climax, which makes ur eyes glued to the last pages of the book, and make u feel sorry u finished the book.

I can't wait to go to the store for the other parts of this cronicle...

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2.0 out of 5 stars Fairly poor fantasy
I wasn't a huge fan of Aurian, but wanted to see where the series ended up. Unfortunately, this book suffers from the same problems as the first. Read more

Published on December 28, 2008 by mele

5.0 out of 5 stars Continueing on with the tale
Aurian can no longer rely on her magic and must fight in other ways to save not only her life, but her unborn childs. Read more

Published on July 16, 2004 by Crissy Gottberg

5.0 out of 5 stars The Magic continues!
This book is not as good as Aurian, but it is still brilliant. the action moves at a quick pace, but not so quick as to leave you running to catch up, and as usual the... Read more

Published on January 9, 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Readable, but confused
Really, the title of my review says it all. I bought the book (actually, the books, since I bought books three and four as well) while browsing in a secondhand bookshop, and... Read more

Published on February 13, 2002 by Liloo

3.0 out of 5 stars Plot heavy
Too many plots and sub plots in this second of the series. Getting hard to keep everything and everyone straight. Read more

Published on January 18, 2002 by sunnykissed

5.0 out of 5 stars Harp of Winds
I loved this book! It reminds me in alot of ways of the Sword Of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. I love all the chac. Read more

Published on October 15, 2001 by Keli Locker

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Aurian but still gripping.
Maggie Furey has created a world that is so vivid the reader has no trouble being swept along with the characters and feel their emotions right along side them. Read more

Published on July 24, 2000 by Ann Elizabeth Nelson

1.0 out of 5 stars Average fantasy
I found this book nice enough, but certainly not above average. It follows the usual fantasy clichees and the writer makes a decent job of it, with good and colorful descriptions... Read more

Published on June 4, 2000 by Diana

4.0 out of 5 stars Skarlet's opinion
I thought it was great by it-self. It shows how the characters feel and how they think. Although it was only part of a really big picture. Read more

Published on May 13, 2000 by Skarlet

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as the First... Even Better.
This was a classic tale of good over evil. It was a great read and I couldn't put it down. Now I'm searching desperatly for the third book so I'll have something to do over the... Read more

Published on November 23, 1999 by Steve Clark

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Staff of Earth, High Priest, Forest Lord, Bright Ones, First Female, High Magic, Tower of Incondor, Old Magic, Queen Raven, Black Ghosts, Archmage Miathan, Father of Skies, Lady Eilin, Lady Eliseth, Well of Souls, Field of Stones, Incondor's Lament, Lady Aurian, Master Elster, Timeless Lake, Artifacts of Power, Lord of the Phaerie, Queen Flamewing, Sword of Flame, Temple of Yinze

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