"An exciting fantasy tale"
In the Yellow City, women are second class citizens since
only men can perform magic. However, rumors abound that
the Mages no longer can do what has traditionally been
their gift as evident by calamities such as the drought
that wrecks Yellow City as magic fails to alleviate the
problem. The empire is in trouble with collapse seemingly
imminent. Shockingly, as the males lose the ability, women begin to
surface with the talent though lacking the education and
experience of performing magic. These female mages
struggle to bond in order to bring the needed rain, but
someone is killing them one by one using a new form of
magic. As Raeshaldis, Summer Concubine, and Pomegranate
Woman struggle to unite and utilize their abilities to save
their country, the male mages are outraged, jealous, and
impotent leading to assaults on women with power. However,
the real challenge resides in stopping the deadly, but
unknown individual killing these women if Raeshaldis,
Summer Concubine, and Pomegranate Woman are to survive. SISTERS OF THE RAVEN is an exciting fantasy tale that
contains a strong morality subplot involving the role of
women in society. The story line engages the audience from
the beginning when the scorned Raeshaldis escapes death by
fleeing into the night. The tale never eases up until the
climax. The three heroines have distinct characteristics
that enable the audience to appreciate their burden even
more as each reacts differently. The killer is shrouded in
fog with clues slowly passed onto the reader so fans of a
fantasy with a bit of a who-done-it will feel they received
a treat from a master magician. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 24, 2002
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The Yellow City is in crisis. The wells are running dry,
and the Sun Mages have been unable to call the rains.
Frustrated and impotent, Mages across the land can no
longer work the magic that once ran their empire. Now the
magic lies solely in the hands of a few women-the first
ever to have developed magical powers. The men's anger
knows no bounds-and that hatred spills over in a series of
violent attacks. Now, Raeshaldis, Summer Concubine, and
Pomegranate Woman, three uneducated and unskilled women,
must band together and use their new powers to save both
their country and themselves.
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