Black Body - Hardcover

Turk, H.C.

3.84

75 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394577132 ISBN 13: 9780394577135

Publisher: Villard, 1989

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A novel of early nineteenth-century magic follows Aba--sorceress of white witchcraft--who is taken to England to protect her from the potency and consequences of her own powers, only to be cast into far greater challenges and danger

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Selected by S. F. CHRONICLE as a Book Of The Year.
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Review:

*Edward Stewart (author of PRIVILEGED LIVES, & ARIANA): "BLACK BODY is hypnotic, eerie, erotic. An exploration into the very bedrock of sense and sexual instinct, of human good and evil, it compels the reader's admiration and fascination. H. C. Turk possesses the touch of a poet and the skill of a shaman. He has Barbara Tuchman's ability to bring the historical past leaping to life, and H. G. Wells' to articulate the mysterious realms of possibility that exist enfolded in the familiar. He has taken a theme that in its beauty will recall Hans Andersen's LITTLE MERMAID and in its terror Carl Dreyer's DAY OF WRATH, and has ingeniously, masterfully rooted it in the smell and buzz of the world we know. The book is not only a virtuoso, utterly satisfying achievement, but a blood-thumping good story."

*The Orlando SENTINEL: "A wonderfully intricate and fascinating tale of sorcery...beautiful, probing, and deliciously descriptive."

*THE ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION: "A literate book with humor and charm. The reader falls under the spell of the narrative. Mr. Turk's language and tone make BLACK BODY a highly original tale."

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