The Dark Mirror Book One of the Bridei Chronicles

by Marillier, Juliet

• ISBN13: 9780765309952
• ISBN10: 0765309955
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Tor Books

Summary

From one of Tor's bestselling Women in Fantasy authors, the first in a new series about a young nobleman,a beautiful woman,and the Fair Folk B ridei is a young nobleman fostered at the home of Broichan, one of the most powerful druids in the land. His earliest memories are not of hearth and kin but of this dark stranger who, while not unkind, is mysterious in his ways. The tasks that he sets Bridei appear to have one goal-to make him a vessel for some distant purpose. What that purpose is Bridei cannot fathom-but he trusts the man and is content to learn all he can about the ways of the world.

Author Biography

Juliet Marillier is the author of the Sevenwaters trilogy: Daughter of the Forest, Son of the Shadows and Child of the Prophecy, as well as her two volume fantasy series Wolfskin and Foxmask. She holds advanced degrees in music and languages, and has had a lifelong passion for both Celtic music and Irish folklore. She resides with her family in Perth, Western Australia.

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"An engrossing, beautifully written work of historical fiction and a portrait of a man's fierce struggle to find his own truth."--Booklist on Wolfskin

"A rich tapestry of love and loss, family loyalty and personal sacrifice."--Publisher Weekly (starred) on Child of the Prophecy

"The author's keen understanding of Celtic paganism and early Irish Christianity adds texture to a rich and vibrant novel."--Library Journal on Daughter of the Forest