Queen of Ashes [Mass Market Paperback]

Deborah Turner Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1995

Finding her position as queen threatened by discord among the lords of the realm, Mhairi finds an ally in the widow Lady Mordance, unaware of the dark and treacherous nature of her new friend.

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Five years after the conclusion of Harris' Caledon of the Mists , its heroine, Queen Mhairi, is discovering that Scotland is hard to rule. The nobles are restless, the people don't trust her, and she has foreign enemies--not the least of them the king whose army she annihilated five years ago. And then there are the irksome reappearances of the King of Bones, with whose aid she won her crown. She survives all these perils by the skin of her teeth. How she does so makes for a thoroughly absorbing read that needs every one of its nearly 500 pages to tell its story. Without fanfare, Harris is moving up in the ranks of creators of superior historical fantasy, and nobody who enjoyed its predecessor will want to miss this book. Roland Green

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Ace (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441001181
• ISBN-13: 978-0441001187
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful alternative Scotland and how it could be!, April 10, 1999

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This review is from: Queen of Ashes (Mass Market Paperback)

'The Queen of Ashes' was a wonderfully compelling read! I didn't put the book down until I finished it!!! I didn't know this was the second book in the series, and for some reason, I always seem to end up starting in the middle of a series. However, if you haven't read the first book, the second still is contained enough in itself to be comprehensive and wonderful. I absolutely loved this tale of a Scotland that could have been. I'm of Scottish descent, and I appreciate the beautiful weaving of the elements that characterized so much of Scotland then, the deep rooted superstitions and the coming of the new religion. Actually, my favorite character is Lord Charion, I always seem to love enigmatic, quirky characters. The way that different points of view are used are very well done, and I cannot wait to read the first book as well as all that follows! Thank you for an enjoyable, wonderfully transporting read!