When young Walter encounters his kinsman Michael Scot, his life is changed for ever. Even in the turbulent Borderlands of 13th-century Scotland, Michael has a fearsome reputation as a magician and master of forbidden arts, trafficking with the demons of middle air.
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Michael Scott Rohan (1951 - )
Michael Scott Rohan, born in Edinburgh in 1951, writes both fantasy and science fiction. Whilst studying law at Oxford, Rohan joined the SF group and met the president, Allan J Scott, who started him writing for the group's semi-professional magazine SFinx alongside names such as Robert Holdstock and Ian Watson. His first novel, Run to the Stars, was published in 1983 and he collaborated with Allan J Scott on The Hammer and the Cross, a non-fiction account of how Christianity arrived in Viking lands. Rohan is best known for his acclaimed The Winter of the World sequence, an epic fantasy set in an ice-bound world.„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR001701719
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Paperback: 7" x 4½". Zustand: Very Good: Light signs of wear. Cover Art: Ian Miller (illustrator). 1997 Edition. © 1994: A stand-alone novel by Michael Scott Rohan. 1st printing of 1997 edition:- Synopsis: From the wilds of the Borders to the enchanting and terrifying lands of Faerie. When young Walter encounters his kinsman Michael Scot his life is changed for ever. Even in the turbulent Borderlands of thirteenth-century Scotland, Michael had a fearsome reputation as a magician and master of forbidden arts, trafficking with the demons of middle air. Now he has returned from years of exile with the Pope's pardon and the favour of the Emperor, a peaceful man of God - and yet strange events still follow him. When his father is ambushed and killed, and his lands and his very life threatened by a necromancer, Michael appears to offer Walter the aid he desperately needs. Soon he is transported to another world, ensnaring, enchanting, seductive. There he finds a new life, new heroism and a new, all-consuming love. But there is a terrible price he must pay:- Review(s): "Rohan combines history, legend, magic and humanity with genuinely superb results. Genuinely superb. A classic as both fantasy and adventure" - Locus:- (original cost £5.99). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 17.011.00074
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Soft Cover. Zustand: Good +. Scuffed cover edges, brown pages, corner creases Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 109845
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