Melanie Rawn returns to her rich high fantasy world in Thornlost, the sequel to Touchstone and Elsewhens. Cayden is part Elf, part Fae, part human Wizard and all rebel. His aristocratic mother would have him follow his father to the Royal Court, to make a high-society living off the scraps of kings. But Cade lives and breathes for the theater, and he's good, very good. He's a tregetour a wizard who is both playwright and magicwielder. It is Cade's power that creates the magic, but a tregetour is useless without a glisker an elf who can spin out the magic onto the stage, to enchant the audience. And Cade's glisker, Mieka, is something special too. So is their fettler, Rafe, who controls the magic and keeps them and the audience safe. And their masker, Jeska, who speaks all the lines, is every young girl's dream.They are reaching for the highest reaches of society and power, but not the way Cade's mother thinks they should. They'll change their world, or die trying.The Glass Thorns Series#1 Touchstone#2 Elsewhens#3 Thornlost#4 Window Wall#5 Playing to the Gods (forthcoming)"
Industry Reviews
"Rawn's elegantly written saga about an artist's compulsion to create is a superb homage to the world of the theater and sets a new benchmark for excellence in high fantasy." --Library Journal, starred review on Elsewhens"A lived-in world where the scars from magical wars still linger and pure blood is a thing of the distant past.... will appeal to fantasy fans and theater lovers alike." --Publishers Weekly on Touchstone"With a fully realized world and magical system, as well as a character-driven plot, this will appeal to fans of traditional fantasies like [Sanderson's] Warbreaker or [O'Sullivan's] Riyria series." --Booklist on Touchstone Rawn's elegantly written saga about an artist's compulsion to create is a superb homage to the world of the theater and sets a new benchmark for excellence in high fantasy. Library Journal, starred review on Elsewhens A lived-in world where the scars from magical wars still linger and pure blood is a thing of the distant past . will appeal to fantasy fans and theater lovers alike. Publishers Weekly on Touchstone With a fully realized world and magical system, as well as a character-driven plot, this will appeal to fans of traditional fantasies like [Sanderson's] Warbreaker or [O'Sullivan's] Riyria series. Booklist on Touchstone" Rawn's elegantly written saga about an artist's compulsion to create is a superb homage to the world of the theater and sets a new benchmark for excellence in high fantasy. "Library Journal, starred review on Elsewhens" A lived-in world where the scars from magical wars still linger and pure blood is a thing of the distant past . will appeal to fantasy fans and theater lovers alike. "Publishers Weekly on Touchstone" With a fully realized world and magical system, as well as a character-driven plot, this will appeal to fans of traditional fantasies like [Sanderson's] "Warbreaker" or [O'Sullivan's] Riyria series. "Booklist on Touchstone"" "Rawn's elegantly written saga about an artist's compulsion to create is a superb homage to the world of the theater and sets a new benchmark for excellence in high fantasy."--"Library Journal," starred review on "Elsewhens""A lived-in world where the scars from magical wars still linger and pure blood is a thing of the distant past.... will appeal to fantasy fans and theater lovers alike."--"Publishers Weekly" on "Touchstone""With a fully realized world and magical system, as well as a character-driven plot, this will appeal to fans of traditional fantasies like [Sanderson's] "Warbreaker" or [O'Sullivan's] Riyria series."--"Booklist" on "Touchstone"
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