Bøger af Mary Mackey

Prequel to the Earthsong Series "Mary Mackey's The Village of Bones, gives us the vivid adventures of The Clan of the Cave Bear, the magic of The Mists of Avalon and Lord of the Rings, and the beauty of Avatar. Filled with the belief that love drives out fear, it contains stunning twists that will leave you wanting more." -Dorothy Hearst, author of the Wolf Chronicles In 4386 B.C., a young priestess named Sabalah conceives a magical child with a mysterious stranger named Arash. Sabalah names the child Marrah. This child will save the Goddess-worshiping people of Europe from nomad invaders called Beastmen, but only if her mother can keep her alive long enough to grow up. Warned in a vision of the coming invasion, Sabalah flees west with Arash to save her baby daughter, only to discover that she is running into the arms of her worst enemies. In the dark forests of northern Europe, other humanlike species left over from the Ice Age still exist. Praise for the Earthsong Series and Mary Mackey "Grand adventure and a grand reading experience ... sexy, explosive." -Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides "A fascinating evocation of a prehistoric world..." -Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of The Mists of Avalon

In the year 4300 B.C., a young woman named Keshna comes of age as a female warrior and daring avenger. When the nomad diviner Changar kidnaps Queen Marrah's son Keru, Keshna vows to hunt Changar down, but Changar has put Keru into a trance, taken possession of his soul, and turned him against his own people. Volume three of The Earthsong Trilogy."Mackey combines a researcher's precision with storytelling magic."--Marija Gimbutas, author of The Civilization of the Goddess."Heart-pounding..."--Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul.

Volume One of The Earthsong Trilogy evokes the moment in pre-history when marauding nomads brought horses, male gods, and war to a goddess-worshipping Europe that had known peace for thousands of years. Against this perilous backdrop, a passionate, dangerous love develops between Marrah, a gifted priestess, and Stavan, one of the invading warriors."A researcher's precision combined with storytelling magic."--Marija Gimbutas, author of The Civilization of the Goddess"Vivid, dramatic, compelling."--Marge Piercy, author of Woman on the Edge of Time