The White Raven by Paxson, Diana L - 1988

New English Library, London, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. grey titles spine; "in this novel Diana L. Paxson plunges into a riveting world of fantasy shot with the stark reality of post-Arthurian times. It is a world where fidelity breeds betrayal and love spirals into a hatred so strong it rocks kingdoms, a world where all is not what is seems. When the British Kinq Marc'h offers the Irish King the peace he has longed for in exchange for the hand of Princess Esseilte. Esseilte is devastated. She is to be used as a pawn in a politlcal qarne - and, worse still. her life is now to be inextricably bound with that of the man she must both love and hate. It is to Branwen she turns for help and solace: Branwen, 'the White Raven'. healer and destroyer. Queen of the OtherworId yet servant to Esseiite. Branwen. who loves King Marc'h as hopelessly as Esseilre loves Drustan. The epic love story of Tristan and Iseult is here brought to life in a passionate and gripping account. Uniting scholarly research with vivid imagination. Diana L. Paxson has created a story of magnificent depth and power. "; including appendices - 414 pages. A HEAVY BOOK WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Britain/UK; Fiction. ISBN: 0450495744. ISBN/EAN: 9780450495748. Inventory No: SFC00119. . 9780450495748