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Victoria Goddard

    Cet auteur explore la vie ordinaire de personnes magiques et les actes extraordinaires de gens ordinaires. Profondément influencé par les études médiévales, en particulier la poésie et la philosophie de Dante et Boethius, son œuvre entrelace ces thèmes. Ses histoires se déroulent de l'autre côté du miroir, avec un style visant un point situé entre les influences de Patricia McKillip, Connie Willis, Lois McMaster Bujold et Neil Gaiman.

    The Bone Harp
    The Hands of the Emperor
    At the Feet of the Sun
    • At the Feet of the Sun

      • 804pages
      • 29 heures de lecture

      Cliopher Mdang has been appointed Viceroy of Zunidh by his beloved Radiancy, the Last Emperor, who has now left him behind in the Palace to safeguard the world during his absence on a quest to find an appropriately magical heir. When he returns, he will abdicate, and Cliopher will at last retire, satisfied with having achieved most of his life's political goals--even if his long-suppressed personal dreams are starting to bubble up. (Surely he used to have hobbies besides running the government?) All he has to do is wait patiently for his lord's return... until adventure quite literally hits him from behind, and what was once safely hypothetical becomes intensely real. Cliopher has always followed the stars of his chosen course: the epic oral histories of his people, the poetry of the rebel poet Fitzroy Angursell, decades of devotion and service to his Radiancy... They were enough to change the world. But are they enough to guide Cliopher home? The sequel to The Hands of the Emperor.

      At the Feet of the Sun
      4,9
    • The Hands of the Emperor

      • 740pages
      • 26 heures de lecture

      An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple act of friendship can change the course of history. Cliopher Mdang is the personal secretary of the Last Emperor of Astandalas, the Lord of Rising Stars, the Lord Magus of Zunidh, the Sun-on-Earth, the god. He has spent more time with the Emperor of Astandalas than any other person. He has never once touched his lord. He has never called him by name. He has never initiated a conversation. One day Cliopher invites the Sun-on-Earth home to the proverbially remote Vangavaye-ve for a holiday. The mere invitation could have seen Cliopher executed for blasphemy. The acceptance upends the world. Lays of the Hearth-Fire #1.

      The Hands of the Emperor
      4,5
    • The Bone Harp

      • 334pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      The story follows Tamsin, a bard and warrior-elf, who awakens in Elfland, potentially after experiencing death. He finds himself healed for the first time in millennia, leading to a mix of confusion and unexpected contentment. As he navigates this enchanting realm, Tamsin embarks on a quest to discover a way back home, exploring themes of identity and redemption along the way.

      The Bone Harp
      4,5