Hart's Hope
It was for mercy's sake that Palicroval the Fair left Hart to live after the desecration of his honor. But Palicroval the Fair, now the great Queen Beauty, must beware, for though her power is mighty, there is still magic in the Land, and the Hart has bred a son, and the ones who have suffered...
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It was for mercy's sake that Palicroval the Fair left Hart to live after the desecration of his honor. But Palicroval the Fair, now the great Queen Beauty, must beware, for though her power is mighty, there is still magic in the Land, and the Hart has bred a son, and the ones who have suffered her vengeance for so long may exact a payment that could split the world asunder.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780812533514 (0812533518)
Publish date: February 28th 1988
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages no: 261
Edition language: English
I am a fan of Card's Ender series, but I couldn't warm to this book, an early effort and his first try at fantasy. It's just too gruesome. It has a fairy tale feel in its rather distant, stilted omniscient point of view, written more as a series of vignettes then a sustained narrative. When we think...
I feel very mixed about this book.I liked some of the magic and a lot of the religious aspects of the book (the religions/worship that were present in the book, not that the book is preachy), but overall, a lot of the book felt a little over the top. This is a very early foray for Card into fantas...
I have read this one several times. Every time I get something a little different out of it.
If this book hadn't been so short I don't think I could have finished it, there were so many revolting scenes of cruelty, child molestation and perversion.
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