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Title: Odalisque
Series: Percheron
Author:
Fiona McIntosh
ISBN: 0732283396
Format: Paperback
Price: $20.99
Published:
August 2006
In Percheron the Zar dies and Boaz, the young son of Herezah, the old Zar's wife and Absolute Favourite, takes power. Ambitious and scheming, Herezah arranges for her son's rivals to be disposed of and oversees the assembly of a new harem. One of its number is Ana, who enters a world where she wants for nothing - except her freedom.
Ana's only friends are Lazar, the secretive and eligible Spur of Percheron, and a seemingly insane dwarf called Pez. Her attempt at escape, after undergoing a brutal Test of Virtue, sets in motion forces beyond anyone's control...
Even more mysterious is the rising of Iridor, heralding a new cycle in the war of faith that will enmesh them all in a deadly battle between gods.
Critical Praise 'Odalisque is a novel of relentless pace and passion from one of our best fantasy voices' Australian Bookseller and Publisher "Spiced with exotic Eastern flavours, McIntosh's third trilogy features a rhythmic disclosure of plot, developed through intriguing scenes and clear dialogue. There's an efficient use of prose and an exquisite location entwined around a story revealed in glimpses like the Dance of the Seven Veils . . . Overall, it's gruesome, magical and sweet in equal measures. ****" (SFX) "a beautifully structured novel, full of cruelty, wonder, mystery and terror. It has a splendid momentum that holds its audience through thick and thin." (Interzone) "I found myself racing through the book to find out how it ended and now I want to read more. McIntosh has created a cast of characters that get under your skin and stay there; relationships are vividly drawn and made this reader want to work through to their conclusions . . . there are still more than a few devilish schemes and valiant defences to get through." (Graeme Flory, SF blogger)
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