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This direct sequel to Elizabeth Bear's highly acclaimed All the Windwracked Stars picks up the story some fifty years after Muire went into the sea and became the new Bearer of Burdens.
Beautiful Cathoair, now an immortal warrior angel, has been called back to the city of Eiledon to raise his son-Muire's son as well, cast up on shore as an infant. It is seemingly a quiet life. But, deadly danger approaches...the evil goddess Heythe, who engineered the death of Valdyrgard, has travelled forward in time on her rainbow steed. She came expecting to gloat over a dead world, the proof of her revenge, but instead she finds a Rekindled land, renewed by Muire's sacrifice.
She will have her revenge by forcing this new Bearer of Burdens to violate her oaths and break her bounds and thus bring about the true and final end of Valdyrgard. She will do it by tormenting both Cathoair and his son Cathmar. But, Mingan, the gray wolf, sees his old enemy Heythe's return. He will not allow it to happen again.
Beautiful Cathoair, now an immortal warrior angel, has been called back to the city of Eiledon to raise his son-Muire's son as well, cast up on shore as an infant. It is seemingly a quiet life. But, deadly danger approaches...the evil goddess Heythe, who engineered the death of Valdyrgard, has travelled forward in time on her rainbow steed. She came expecting to gloat over a dead world, the proof of her revenge, but instead she finds a Rekindled land, renewed by Muire's sacrifice.
She will have her revenge by forcing this new Bearer of Burdens to violate her oaths and break her bounds and thus bring about the true and final end of Valdyrgard. She will do it by tormenting both Cathoair and his son Cathmar. But, Mingan, the gray wolf, sees his old enemy Heythe's return. He will not allow it to happen again.
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Reviews
"A satisfying end to a most satisfying series.... Bear's use of Norse myths is outstanding and her reimagining of them is simply top-notch."
RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)
"Bear creates a world with an astonishing depth of mythology in a tale that begins with Ragnarok…Bear's world-building echoes the best of Zelazny and pulls the reader into the story and the history until it's over. Muire is one of Bear's more interesting and likable characters, and the mythology Bear deploys promises further satisfying stories based in it."
Booklist (starred review) on All the Windtracked Stars
"Bear's ability to create breathtaking variations on ancient themes and make them new and brilliant is, perhaps, unparalleled in the genre. Her lyrical style and heroically flawed characters make this a priority purchase for most libraries. Highly recommended."
Library Journal (starred review) on All the Windtracked Stars
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- SeriesEdda of Burdens #3