Damiano Paperback - 2009
by R. a. MacAvoy
From the publisher
"I am greatly impressed with Ms.MacAvoy's Damiano. Her style is masterly and her sorcerous duels hold one spellbound. You seldom find such telling evocation of striking witchcraft scenes, and the weaving of the whole tale is like viewing one five-hundred-year-old masterpiece just about to be cut finished from an artists's loom. I recommend it highly." -Andre Norton "Damiano is a treasurable read. Roberta MacAvoy is undeniably a writer to watch." --Anne McCaffrey Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith-based magic exists. Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard's son, an alchemist and the heir to dark magics. But he is also an innocent, a young scholar and musician befriended by the Archangel Raphael, who instructs him in the lute. To save his beloved city from war, Damiano leaves his cloistered life and sets out on a pilgrimage, seeking the aid of the powerful sorceress Saara as he must walk the narrow path between light and shadow, accompanied only by his talking dog. But his road is filled with betrayal, disillusionment and death, and Damiano is forced to confront his dark heritage, unleashing the hellish force of his awesome powers to protect those he loves. The further volumes of this tale are Damiano's Lute and Raphael.
Details
- Title Damiano
- Author R. a. MacAvoy
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher eReads.com
- Date 2009-02
- ISBN 9780759297432 / 0759297436
- Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.53 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.35 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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