Aramaya - Hardcover

Routley, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1921857129 ISBN 13: 9781921857126

Publisher: Ticonderoga Publications, 2012

Synopsis

Book 3 of the Dion Chronicles In search of her missing niece Dally, Dion arrives in luxurious Akieva, the glorious and corrupt capitol of decadent Aramaya. Here, at the dazzling court of the handsome young emperor, Dion discovers her niece trapped in the web of necromancy and deceit hiding within the magnificent Winter Palace. But Dion's arch enemy lurks at the center of the web, Bedazzer, the ruthless demon who has vowed to possess her-no matter the cost. In the ensuing deadly conflict, Dion must confront the dark secrets of her own heart and the mighty evil concealed in those around her. Winner of the Aurealis Award 1999 "Like its predecessors, the book combines romance, mystery and adventure in a fantasy setting. Routley deserves credit for superior world-building and above average characterization . . . covering familiar ground with more aplomb than are many of her colleagues." -Publishers Weekly "Probably the best of the Dion books so far. It seems to find the right balance between the action, the heart-rending stuff and humour." -Emerald City "Combines demon-fighting fantasy with regency romance and the icy spectacle of a Russian historical." -Locus "Noteworthy, world building . . . Routley has created a setting strongly redolent of the European Renaissance . . . and she realizes it with skill and scholarship." -Booklist

About this title

About the Author

Jane Routley is an Australia-born writer who made her literary debut with Mage Heart, followed by its sequel, Fire Angels. She divides her time between her native land and Copenhagen, Denmark.

From Publishers Weekly

The third fantasy outing (after Fire Angels) of the mage Dion Holyhands (aka Dion Demonslayer, Lady of Ruinac) takes her across the ocean to the land of Aramaya, the center of civilization and, she suspects, the current home of her missing niece, Syndal (aka Dally). Dion and her friend Kitten survive shipwreck to reach Akieva, the capital of a country with most of its features borrowed (if intelligently) from czarist Russia, and soon encounter the niece. But Dion's niece turns out to be in thrall to a powerful conspiracy of necromancers, and is in fact possessed by Dion's old nemesis, the demon Bedazzer. In rapid succession, Dion begins an affair with the demon-hunter Count Nikolai Terzu, rescues her niece, is reconciled with her ex-husband and has to chase down the necromancers to their stronghold in the southern marshes of Aramaya's latest conquest, Mazorra. Even Dion needs help on the last errand, and gets it from Aliceander the Crocodile Goddess, ruler of the marshes. Like its predecessors, the book combines romance, mystery and adventure in a fantasy setting, and in spite of the author's very fair degree of skill, this particular troika doesn't pull well in harness. Dion's obsession with her childlessness will surely grow tedious for some readers. Routley deserves credit for superior world-building and above average characterization, however; even if she isn't doing anything new here, she is at least covering familiar ground with more aplomb than are many of her colleagues. (June)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Ticonderoga Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1921857129
• ISBN 13: 9781921857126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 262