Saturday, October 18, 2014

November 2014 book: 'The Riddle-Master of Hed'

So, Amy has selected "The Riddle-Master of Hed" by Patricia McKillip. This is the book Amy said about it: "I started reading it again and remembered how much I enjoyed it. It's what got me started on fantasy books like 'Lord of the Rings.'
"People should be warned that it's fantasy and will have some magical elements.
"Folks should also know that they're looking for just book 1, not the whole Riddle-Master trilogy.
"There's one copy at the (Hennepin County) library. Used copies are available for cheap (like, less than 1 dollar) on Amazon."

ABOUT THE BOOK
Long ago, the wizards had vanished from the world, and all knowledge was left hidden in riddles. Morgon, prince of the simple farmers of Hed, proved himself a master of such riddles when he staked his life to win a crown from the dead Lord of Aum.

But now ancient, evil forces were threatening him. Shape changers began replacing friends until no man could be trusted. So Morgon was forced to flee to hostile kingdoms, seeking the High One who ruled from mysterious Erlenstar Mountain.

Beside him went Deth, the High One's Harper. Ahead lay strange encounters and terrifying adventures. And with him always was the greatest of unsolved riddles -- the nature of the three stars on his forehead that seemed to drive him toward his ultimate destiny.

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