The Blue Star
Lalette Asterhax could not escape her destiny. She was a hereditary witch in a world where witchcraft was banned by ecclesiastical and temporal powers. And any man who possessed her would then gain possession of her precious Blue Star…and all the powers it could bestow.Rodvard Bergelin was a...
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Lalette Asterhax could not escape her destiny. She was a hereditary witch in a world where witchcraft was banned by ecclesiastical and temporal powers. And any man who possessed her would then gain possession of her precious Blue Star…and all the powers it could bestow.Rodvard Bergelin was a reluctant revolutionary ... a rogue who had a date with destiny. Although he lusted after a rich baron's daughter, Rodvard was ordered to seduce the saucy witch-maiden. Then all the magical powers of that strange blue jewel would be his ... for as long as he remained faithful to Lalette!"A magnificent job of writing ... a gem-perfect example of a branch of pure fantasy so rare nowadays." --Damon Knight
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345298522 (0345298527)
Publish date: June 12th 1975
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Edition language: English
One of the first fantasy novels that went beyond swords and dragons and actually dealt with people. One of my first reads as a teen in fantasy novels, and still a favourite.
This completely unique Fantasy novel is set in an alternate 18th century Europe in which magical power is possessed only by women and power is acquired only with the loss of virginity. Lots of complex political conspiracies go on and everyone seems to be trying to use everyone else for the advancem...