Seed upon the Wind (The Taliswoman) [Hardcover]

Carole Nelson Douglas (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Taliswoman | Publication Date: December 1992

In the sequel to Cup of Clay, Alison realizes that taking the Cup of Earth with her into her own world has caused a terrible blight in the land of Veil, and she and Rowan must fight the battle of the four winds to repair the damage.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The second installment (after Cup of Clay ) of this well-crafted ecological fantasy series takes Minnesota reporter Alison Carver back to the troubled world of Veil, which she had abruptly left a few months earlier while in possession of its most precious talisman, the Cup of Earth. Bearing the Cup, Alison returns to find the lovely land under siege by the mysterious Crux-masters and facing a greater mysterious threat, for which she is blamed by Rowan Firemayne, the young heir to Desmeyne. As their at first uneasy truce grows to physical and emotional attraction, the two set off on Rowan's quest to create a more powerful talisman out of the ashes of his dead brother, Lorn, one of the Littlelost, never-to-grow children who had been enslaved to mine the fabulous metal etherion. With the addition of a wise woman, some rescued Littlelost and Alison's oddly knowing dog, Rambeau, the small band finds new evidence of the dangers posed by the Crux-masters, in whom Alison sees disturbing links to her own world. Douglas's increasingly intricate fantasy raises disturbing issues about environmental depredations.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Journalist Alison Carver returns to the parallel world of Veil intending to return the Cup of Earth acquired during her first visit. There she finds that her absence has triggered a blight not only on the land but on its people. Despite her penchant for cliffhanger endings, Douglas's ("The Sword and Circlet" trilogy) talent has matured with her latest series. Ecological messages and a strong female protagonist recommend this title to most fantasy collections.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 319 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (December 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312851472
• ISBN-13: 978-0312851477
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,381,128 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With her home office a Twilight Zone landscape of mannequins in vintage dress, no wonder award-winning ex-journalist and novelist Carole Nelson Douglas's 55 novels range from historical and contemporary mystery and romance to science fiction thrillers to high and urban fantasy. They include two Las Vegas-set series: the Midnight Louie, feline PI, mysteries partially narrated by a "Sam Spade with hairballs" and the Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, noir urban fantasies of werewolf mobsters and Silver Screen zombies in a paranormal Vegas.

Douglas was the first author of a Sherlockian series with a female protagonist, diva-detective Irene Alder, the only woman to outwit Holmes, debuting with the New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Good Night, Mr. Holmes. Rachel McAdams plays Irene in the Dec. 25 film with Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock. Douglas says if she has a literary muse, it's definitely feline: mysterious, wise, playful, and packing sharp shivs in velvet gloves.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Help!, July 10, 2001

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Bridget Ryan (Provo, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seed upon the Wind (The Taliswoman) (Paperback)

I guess I am not the only one who found the two books fascinating and read them both only to find that there was not a third! If anyone figures out where the elusive end to the trilogy can be found, I would love to know, or even how to contact the author... I found the book fun, energizing and delightful to read but I never saw the last. Did she really not ever finish? What a tragedy! Email me ... if anyone knows anything! -Bridget

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh No! I'm Hooked!!, July 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Seed upon the Wind (The Taliswoman) (Hardcover)

I just finished reading book 1 and 2 of the Taliswoman Trilogy (?). I was just searching the net to find the 3rd book so I could immediately finish the series. After reading the reviews, I learned that there is no 3rd book as of this date. Help! We need to have a conclusion. I definitely recommend reading Book 1 first. It lends so much background for Book 2. Please Carole, don't leave us in suspense.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!!, December 12, 2003

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Desi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seed upon the Wind (The Taliswoman) (Hardcover)

This book was as good as the first one. Usually only the first book is good and then the rest are repetitive. The characters are really well developed and they continue to change and mature throughout the book. I can't wait for the third book but it's 2003 and it's still not out. Will C.N. Douglas ever publish it? It was supposed to come out in 1999! I've read that now it's supposed to come out in January 2005, but I hope it comes out sooner, thats too far away!!! I want to read the third book now! =(