The Horses at the Gate (The Earthsong Trilogy) - Hardcover

Book 2 of 3: The EarthSong Trilogy

Mackey, Mary L

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9780595763146: The Horses at the Gate (The Earthsong Trilogy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0595763146 ISBN 13: 9780595763146
Publisher: iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

As nomad invaders ride south to attack the peaceful, goddess-worshipping people of Shara, the preistess Marrah is initiated into the cult of the Dark Mother. Armed with powerful magic, she and her nomad lover, Stavan, must fight for the survival of their children and their people. Volume two of The Earthsong Trilogy.

"A heart-pounding evocation...whose lessons lie in the hearts of the characters."
--Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul.

"Literary grace and powerful storytelling."
--Theodore Roszak

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From the Publisher

Set in the matriarchal times described in the works of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas, this is the riveting tale of a peace-loving culture that meets adversity in a dramatic clash with horse-riding warriors.

About the Author

Mary Mackey is the author of a number of novels, as well as several screenplays and numerous works of nonfiction and poetry. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard with a PhD from the University of Michigan, she is a past West Coast President of PEN, and currently is professor of English and writer-in-residence at California State University. She loves with her husband in northern California.

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Publisher
iUniverse
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0595763146
ISBN 13 
9780595763146
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
336
Rating
  • 4.09 out of 5 stars
    353 ratings by Goodreads

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