Wind Crystal (Westria) [Paperback]

Diana L. Paxson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Tor Books (February 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812500407
• ISBN-13: 978-0812500400
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,624,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was brought up in southern California, but came north to attend Mills College and never left. I got my M.A. in (medieval) Comparative Literature from the University of California in 1966, the same year I put on the first tournament of what was to become the Society for Creative Anachronism. Since 1971 I've lived at Greyhaven, a hundred-year old house in Berkeley, with successive generations of family, friends, cats and dogs.

It's a literary family, including my husband, Jon DeCles, and the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, who was my mentor as a writer as well as colleague in founding Darkmoon Circle. My first published novel was Mistress of the Jewels, which began the chronicles of Westria. After I had written several historical fantasies, Marion, whose health deteriorated after she wrote Mists of Avalon, asked me to help her with The Forest House, which is how I ended up writing the Avalon series.

Much of the spiritual experience in my novels comes out of my work in the pagan community. I have now begun to publish that material in a series of non-fiction books, the most recent being Trance-Portation. My most recent novel is Sword of Avalon, set at the end of the Bronze Age, which gave me an opportunity to explore the end of the Homeric Age and the techniques of bronze- and iron-forging.

For more about my work, see:

www.westria.org
www.avalonbooks.net
www.seidh.org

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paxon's The Wind Crystal, May 22, 2000

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"surielle" (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wind Crystal (Westria) (Paperback)

The sixth book in the Westria Series, the Wind Crystal is another fine effort from Diana Paxson. Julian's battle continues, as he works to preserve the Kingdom from the destructive power of Caolin, the Blood Lord, and his minions. Searching for the Wind Crystal, he grows and changes to fit the needs of the Land.

The story line is strong, the background at once reminiscent of several different folklores and also original in its own right. There is strong emphasis on music and lyric, its power to heal or destroy, which was quite pleasing.

Overall, a very enjoyable book, I read this all in one sitting.