Melusine - Hardcover

Monette, Sarah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0441012868 ISBN 13: 9780441012862

Publisher: Ace Hardcover, 2005

Synopsis

Felix Harrogate, a handsome, well respected wizard among his aristocratic peers, finds his dark past as an abused slave coming back to haunt him and joins forces with Mildmay the Fox, a thief and assassin, to stop the demons of darkness, but a shocking secret that links their pasts could destroy them both. A first novel.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Monette recieved the 2003 Spectrum Award for her short story, "Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland." This is her first novel.

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* Mildmay the Fox, resident of the Lower City in Melusine and cat burglar by profession, at first tells a little story of hocuses (wizards) and why any thinking person should beware them. Moderately decent Mildmay has steered clear of hocuses since murdering one (hey, a trained assassin's gotta earn a living). Good idea, considering there's a death curse on him set to activate if he gets within spitting distance of the Mirador, Melusine's stronghold of magical power. ?A social world away, in the Mirador, Felix Harrowgate is a stylish, well-liked wizard traveling in circles of wealth, power, and nobility. Responsible for Felix's polish and status is his former keeper, the malevolent charmer Malkar, whose ideas of teaching inflicted scars on Felix's body and mind that induce intermittent descents into madness. Thrown together on the lam, Felix and Mildmay discover how much they have in common, beginning with a shocking blood bond and the fact that neither clearly recalls coming to Melusine as children. Subsequent adventures take them far from their city, through a country in which far-from-friendly magic lies under rocks and sea and haunts marsh and tower. While Monette's story engages, her characters deserve a standing ovation. Mildmay's off-color personality and often wickedly funny narration keep the story and the other characters fresh. Perspective shifts between Mildmay and Felix make Mildmay the cat burglar visible and take us into the lightless crevasse of Felix's madness. Paula Luedtke
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About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Hardcover
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0441012868
• ISBN 13: 9780441012862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432