The Book of Atrix Wolfe
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780441003822 (0441003826)
Publish date: September 1st 1996
Publisher: Ace
Edition language: English
A bittersweet story about magical actions and their direst consequences. This is the story of Atrix Wolfe, a mage original from Chaumenard, but who now lives amongst wolves. One day he starts having dreams. Those dreams make him travel to the realm of Pellucir, where he finds the castle under si...
This book felt like a dream within a dream within a dream. The atmosphere was obscure and foggy, like you could never be sure exactly what was taking place or why, but you just went with it because that is the way of dreams. The plot was meandering, and in general I felt like I did not get to know t...
This one is a bit more magicky than some of them, but I really like the characters and the way it almost echoes Cinderella, but not quite. It’s also definitely in my favorite category of McKillip–the books that make you feel as though you were in a dream. [June 2010]
A beautiful fairytale.Atrix Wolfe is a powerful mage. Years ago, in an attempt to stop a war between two kingdoms, he conjured a terrible Hunter through sorcery... causing more death than, possibly, the war would have. In remorse and shame, he fled to the life of a hermit...But now, a young prince i...
I liked this story better than some of the other Ms. McKillip ones. This is because I loved the wolf aspect to it. I've always liked wolves and this book, focused on a man, lost with wolves just did it for me. Expect to once again flow through the story with Ms. McKillip's signature lyrical prose...
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