Fiona McIntosh, Author . Eos $14.95 (562p) ISBN 978-0-06-074756-5
Fantasy fans will welcome Australian author McIntosh's gripping first installment in her Quickening trilogy, a tale of the eternal struggle between good and evil filled with magic, blood and jealousy. When 14-year-old Wyl Thirsk inherits the...
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Fiona McIntosh, Author . Eos $14.95 (463p) ISBN 978-0-06-074758-9
In this enchanting sequel to Australian author McIntosh's fantasy Myrren's Gift
, young Wyl Thirsk finds to his surprise that the "gift" the condemned witch Myrren granted him in the first book wasn't just a one-shot deal—ev
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Fiona McIntosh, Author . Eos $14.95 (512p) ISBN 978-0-06-074760-2
In McIntosh's enjoyable conclusion to her Quickening fantasy trilogy (after Myrren's Gift
and Blood and Memory
), Wyl Thirsk continues to bravely labor under the "gift" bestowed on him by the witch Myrren at her death, a spell that...
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Fiona McIntosh, Author . Eos $14.95 (463p) ISBN 978-0-06-089905-9
A magnificent setting distinguishes this first of a new fantasy
\t\t trilogy from McIntosh (The Quickening), who
\t\t imbues the city-state of Percheron with many attributes of Constantinople under
\t\t the Ottoman Turks. Joreb, the zar (or ruler)
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Fiona McIntosh, Author . Eos $15.95 (525p) ISBN 978-0-06-089906-6
Though the world-building remains top-notch, this slow-moving second installment of McIntosh’s epic fantasy (after Odalisque
) appears mainly designed to set up more interesting action in later volumes. Ana, a virginal odalisque, is trapped in
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Fiona McIntosh, Author . Eos $14.95 (560p) ISBN 978-0-06-089907-3
The Arabian Nights–flavored Percheron saga finally comes to an end in this shallow follow-up to 2007's Emissary.
Young, pregnant Ana (not to be confused with Lyana, a goddess, or Ellyana, her messenger) is held captive by Arafanz, a religious...
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Fiona McIntosh. Knopf, $16.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-553-49827-1
McIntosh, best known in the U.S. for her historical romances and fantasy epics for adults, aims for a middle-school audience with this tale, first published in Australia in 2009. Chunky with exposition and informational dialogue, the story drags its
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