Book description
For Mavin, coming of age as a shape-shifter is both exhilarating and
terrifying. Recklessly headstrong, she is to become notorious in the
lands of the True Game. With her brother, she leaves their home - a
place of slavery and fear - only to have the boy's powers of beguilement
lead them into danger. Rescued by the Wizard Himaggery, the shape-shift
and man of magic make a vow. When twenty years have come and gone, they
will meet again. But Himmagery has vanished, leaving only a letter of
love behind for Mavin to find. If he were dead, she would know it:
sorcerers could trace the scent of his trail, necromancers raise his
bones from the dust. But he has disappeared - beyond the power of
wizardy. And so the search of Mavin Manyshaped begins This is the first
volume of Sheri S. Tepper's acclaimed The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped
Sheri S. Tepper is the author of several resoundingly acclaimed novels,
including THE MARGARETS and GIBBON'S DECLINE AND FALL both shortlisted
for the ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD, A PLAGUE OF ANGELS, SIDESHOW and BEAUTY,
which was voted BEST FANTASY NOVEL OF THE YEAR by readers of LOCUS. She
is one of the few writers to have titles in both the SF and Fantasy
Masterworks lists.
