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Damiano
by MacAvoy, R. A
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553235753
- ISBN 13
- 9780553235753
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Bantam Books, 1984-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. Signed by Author. Full number line. Inscribed by MacAvoy on title page: "Rick's book Bertie MacAvoy" Mass market paperback is clean and uncreased, but there is medium wear present to all edges of wraps, and pages show light age browning to margins. Pages remain firmly bound and crisp.
Synopsis
"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 McCaffreySet 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPmacaD
- Title
- Damiano
- Author
- MacAvoy, R. A
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553235753
- ISBN 13
- 9780553235753
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984-01-01
- Size
- 6x4x0
- X weight
- 5 oz
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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