Harp of Winds (Artefacts of Power) [Paperback]

Maggie Furey (Author)

Book Description

Series: Artefacts of Power | Publication Date: November 3, 1994

There had been four Artefacts of Power, belonging to the four branches of the Magefolk. Now, millennia later, only the human Mages survived, and the Artefacts were lost. Until the coming of Aurian...Child of wizards, swordmistress, the headstrong Aurian had set her power against that of Miathan, the evil Archmage. Whilst he possessed the Cauldron of Rebirth, Aurian had recreated the Staff of Earth, the first of the three lost weapons, the only defence against Miathan's plans of conquest. Trapped in the Southern Lands, her powers reft by pregnancy, Aurian must rely upon the untried powers of the half-blood Mage Anvar as their odyssey takes them to the realm of the mysterious Xandim, to the peaktop city of the Skyfolk, and to the worlds beyond. But, Miathan's webs of deceit are only beginning to unfurl...

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' A new classic. It has the potential to stand with the best' LOCUS

About the Author

Maggie Furey was born in North East England. She is a qualified teacher, but has also reviewed books on BBC Radio Newcastle, been an advisor in the Durham Reading Resources Centre and organised children's book fairs. She now lives in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Orbit & Abacus (November 3, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857236521
• ISBN-13: 978-1857236521
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #828,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

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"bluesylph" - See all my reviews

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

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 :-)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

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"bluesylph" - See all my reviews

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

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...