Book description
R. A. MacAvoy is a truly gifted author who has no need to rely on the
conventions of the science fiction genre in order to hold the reader's
attention. Her highly original debut novel, TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON,
combined elements of mystery and fantasy along with a fascination with
computer technology, and was highly praised by critics, while her LENS
OF THE WORLD trilogy appeared on many "best of the year" lists
in the national news media. In this sequel to TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON,
Mayland Long is once again thrust into a maelstrom of mysterious
happenings. The peaceful relationship he has established with Martha
Macnamara is being threatened. A wild psychic force is loose in the
world, while Martha's granddaughter has been kidnapped and one of her
Celtic musician friends has been found dead, hanging by a rope of
twisted grass. Now the Black Dragon must use his wits to hunt for the
killer...even if it brings him to a horrifying realization. R. A.
MacAvoy is a highly acclaimed author of imaginative and original science
fiction and fantasy novels. Her debut novel, TEA WITH THE BLACK DRAGON,
won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has also written
the DAMIANO trilogy, the chronicles of a wizard's young son, set during
an alternate history version of the Italian Renaissance; THE BOOK OF
KELLS, and TWISTING THE ROPE, the highly acclaimed sequel to TEA WITH
THE BLACK DRAGON. She is also the author of the beloved and much-praised
LENS OF THE WORLD trilogy.
