The Golden Key

Elliott, Kate; Rawn, Melanie; Roberson, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 0886776910 / ISBN 13: 9780886776916

Published by DAW Hardcover, 1996

About this Item

Signed by Author(s). The book is slightly bumped on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is unclipped ($24.95). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 number line. Signed by Kate Elliott on the title page.

Seller Inventory # 001913

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Golden Key
• Publisher: DAW Hardcover
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0886776910
• ISBN 13: 9780886776916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Michael Whelan, dj art
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In the duchy of Tira Virte fine art is prized above all things, both for its beauty and as a binding legal record of everything from marriages and births to treaties and inheritances. And although the Grand Duke is aware that there is more to the paintings of certain master limners than meets the eye, not even he knows just how extraordinary the art of the Grijalva family truly is. For certain males of their bloodline are born with a frightening, magical talent - the ability to manipulate time and reality within their paintings, a Gift which enables them to alter events and influence people in the real world.
Always, their power has been used solely to aid Tira Virte and its ruler. Always, until the time of Sario Grijalva. Sario, driven by his own passion and ambition, has learned to use his Gift in a whole new way. Obsessed with both his magic and his beautiful, adored cousin Saavedra, Sario will do anything to win her love. Unable to bear it when Saavedra gives her heart to another, he takes a first, fateful step beyond the boundaries previously placed on Grijalva spell-casting, capturing his cousin with forbidden arts. And it is this rash and dangerous act which sets in motion a generations-spanning pattern of treachery and betrayal which may cause both the Grijalvas and Tira Virte to a pay a terrible price.

About the Author

Jennifer Roberson is the author of the Sword-Dancer Saga and the Chronicles of the Cheysuli, and collaborated with Melanie Rawn and Kate Elliott on the historical fantasy The Golden Key, a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. She has also published three historical novels, and several in other genres. An exhibitor and breeder of Cardigan Welsh Corgis, she lives on acreage in Northern Arizona with eight dogs and two cats. She is currently working on the third Karavans novel, with prologue available at her website, http://www.cheysuli.com/author/Index.html.