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More copies of this ISBN:Point of Dreamsby Melissa Scott
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The city of Astreiant has gone crazy with enthusiasm for a new play, The Drowned Island, a lurid farrago of melodrama and innuendo. Pointsman Nicolas Rathe is not amused, however, at a real dead body on stage and must investigate. A string of murders follow, perhaps related to the politically important masque that is to play on that same stage. Rathe must once again recruit the help of his soldier lover, Philip Eslingen, whose knowledge of actors and the stage, and of the depths of human perversity and violence, blends well with Rathe's own hard-won experience with human greed and magical mayhem. Their task is complicated by the season, for it is the time of year when the spirits of the dead haunt the city and influence everyone, and also by the change in their relationship when the loss of Philip's job forces him to move in with Nicolas. Mystery, political intrigue, floral magic, astrology, and romance--both theatrical and personal-- combine to make this a compelling read. Synopsis:Lisa A. Barnett and Melissa Scott made their reputation with The Armor of Light, and enhanced it with Point of Hopes. Now, in trade paperback, Point of Dreams takes us back to the city of Astreiant, in a late Renaissance world where magic works. A drowned body found on stage where "The Drowned Island" is playing is just the start of an investigation for Pointsman Nicholas Rathe and his lover, Lt. Philip Eslingen. More murders follow, perhaps related to the politically important masque that is to play on that same stage. Rathe's work is complicated by the season — for at the ghost-tide the spirits of the dead haunt the city — and by the loss of Philip's job, which forces him to move in with Rathe. Mystery, political intrigue, floral magic, astrology, and romance — both theatrical and personal — combine to make this a compelling read. About the AuthorLisa Barnett and Melissa Scott live in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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