Book description
Jarred, recently come of age, is leaving the sun-scorched desert
village that has always been his home. He sets out with a band of
friends to see the mighty and beautiful kingdom of the north and to seek
out the truth about his father, who came to the village a stranger and
departed when Jarred was ten, never to return. After the travellers are
set upon in a ravine and several of their number sustain injuries, they
seek shelter in the Marsh of Slievmordhu - a cool green world of
dazzling beauty as different from their homeland as night and day. Here
Jarred meets Lilith, and in a single moment he realizes that his life
can never be the same again. But neither of the young lovers is aware
how closely linked their fates - and their past - really are. During a
visit to Cathair Rua, the Red City, Jarred stumbles across the secret of
the Iron Tree, and with it an unbearable truth about his father's
identity... Praise for the 'Bitterbynde' trilogy: 'Dart-Thornton's
Bitterbynde trilogy - each book and all three together - deserves to win
every fantasy award there is' Tanith Lee 'Hobbit-fanciers will find much
to delight them' The Times
Cecilia Dart-Thornton graduated from Monash University with an
honours degree in Sociology. She began as a teacher and lecturer, then
started and ran a business before becoming a full-time writer. Her
interests include animal welfare, environmental conservation and
digital media. She lives in Australia.
