The Stoneholding: First Book of the Talamadh - Softcover

James, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1897130007 ISBN 13: 9781897130001

Publisher: Stoneharp Press, 2004

Synopsis

The Great Harmony of Ardiel lies rent asunder. Darkness looms over the ancient world of Ahn Norvys, a world steeped in legend. Kalaquinn Wright, green in years and understanding, is torn from his pastoral life in a remote highland clanholding and thrust out onto a broader stage in a journey of escape and discovery. As night covers Ahn Norvys, he must save what remains of truth and beauty and discover his destiny beyond the Stoneholding.

About this title

From the Publisher

First book in a beautifully wrought new fantasy series, with original cover art by Ted Nasmith, renowned Tolkien illustrator, who says of the book: "When I read it, I enjoyed it thoroughly, marveling at Mark James' talent for creating memorable characters, a very compelling plot, and a consistently sustained faery world rich in lore, names and mystery. While it's comparable (naturally) to Tolkien, the author is clearly drawing from the wider Celtic tradtions, and in ways Tolkien never explored. The concept of the harmony which protects Good is marvelous and deep. I cannot imagine what more a discerning reader could ask for in a work of fantasy."

From the Inside Flap

"The tale is a splendid one, no surprise there. But what I was especially taken with was the precision of expression, and that's fitting, since, as everyone knows, each step in any journey is as important as the last. You will enjoy The Stoneholding in the large as well as in the small- fitting for a story written in the great and necessary wake of that master of the sacramental imagination. J.R.R. Tolkien!" David Craig, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Franciscan University of Steubenville

Edition details

• Publisher: Stoneharp Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1897130007
• ISBN 13: 9781897130001
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 322