Book description
The House of the Tiger has skillfully ruled Merina in times of peace.
But now the indomitable armies of the Emperor Balthasar stand poised to
crush the vulnerable city/state. And in the enemy's midst is the gray
mage Apolon - foul necromancer who serves the Dreadful Dark . . . and
whose mission it is to satisfy his Master's terrible hungers with living
souls, the Heart of a Goddess, and the blood of a Princess.
For Adele, aging Dowager Queen, for ruling Queen Lydana, and for
Princess Shelyra, lithe, impetuous, ingenious Designated Daughter, the
battle seems hopeless - for they possess no defense, save for their
wiles and weapons of the spirit. But the Tiger is a cunning beast, not
to be underestimated. And when cornered, she bares her teeth . . . and
strikes. Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930 - 1999)
Marion Zimmer was born on a farm in Albany, New York, in 1930, and
married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. She received a B. A. from Hardin
Simmons University, Texas, and did post-graduate work at the University
of California, Berkeley, during which time she helped found the Society
for Creative Anachronism. She sold her first story in 1952 and was a
writer of note for over four decades. Bradley is best known for two
signature series: the 'Darkover' science fantasy series and her
Arthurian masterpiece, The Mists of Avalon
and its sequels. She also edited anthologies for 14 years and published
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
, which ran for 50 quarterly issues between 1988 and the end of 2000.
Marion Zimmer Bradley died in Berkeley, California, on September 25,
1999, four days after suffering a major heart attack. Mercedes Lackey (1950-)
Mercedes entered this world on June 24, 1950, in Chicago, had a normal
childhood and graduated from Purdue University in 1972. During the late
70's she worked as an artist's model and then went into the computer
programming field, ending up with American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In addition to her fantasy writing, she has written lyrics for and
recorded nearly fifty songs for Firebird Arts & Music, a small
recording company specializing in science fiction folk music.
