The Northern Girl
This novel of a young servant girl who finds the warrior within herself--and radically alters the peaceful-but-oppressive world in which she lives--is the final volume in Elizabeth Lynn's World Fantasy Award-winning trilogy."A marvelous blend of fantasy and realism." --Marion Zimmer...
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This novel of a young servant girl who finds the warrior within herself--and radically alters the peaceful-but-oppressive world in which she lives--is the final volume in Elizabeth Lynn's World Fantasy Award-winning trilogy."A marvelous blend of fantasy and realism." --Marion Zimmer Bradley"Astonishing." --Theodore Sturgeon"A fine ear for the right word and a fine eye for action." --Vonda McIntyre"Unusual, powerful and beautiful." --John Varley"A book of depth and vigor and surprises." --Robert Silverberg"Her women have dignity and strength." --Marge Piercy"An adventure story for humanists and feminists." --Joanna Russ
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Format: Unknown Binding
ISBN:
9780399124099 (0399124098)
Publish date: January 1st 1980
Publisher: Portfolio
Pages no: 382
Edition language: English
Series: Chronicles of Tornor (#3)
Elizabeth Lynn's Chronicles of Tornor are richly characterized but have no connecting characters, her style changes per book to fit the period described, and she muses challengingly on both gender and orientation. the cumulative effect of all the life journeys depicted is one that encourages careful...
This was my favorite of the trilogy by far.Again, some years have passed in Arun. In a Council's attempt to bring peace to the land, swords have been banned from the cities - and along with them, the chearis, masters of weapons, have been banished as well. However, the Council is honeycombed with pl...
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