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Blood and Memory: The Quickening Book Two (The Quickening)

by Fiona McIntosh

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To save two kingdoms from a despot's rule, one man must journey into the unknown, seeking answers to the strange and powerful secret that so plagues him.

Wyl Thirsk, loyal soldier of Morgravia, has seen his best friend slain, his sister tortured, and his mentor sent to certain death, all at the hands of his sovereign, the cruel and manipulative King Celimus. Now Celimus, believing himself to be rid of the "moral constraints" of the Thirsk influence, has turned his greedy eye to expansion...and Morgravia's neighboring kingdom, ruled by the spirited but inexperienced Queen Valentyna. As Celimus pressures Valentyna into a doomed political marriage, Wyl endeavors desperately to preserve both the honor of his country and the freedom of the woman he loves.

But fate has other plans for him. Despite his friends and loved ones becoming increasingly tangled in the evil machinations of King Celimus, though war with the dread Northern Kingdom appears imminent and Valentyna is poised to succumb to Morgravia's oily rule, Wyl must leave behind all he knows and cares about and travel into the land from which none return, seeking out the bestower of Myrren's sinister gift.

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"Strongly conceived, believable characters and a swift plot." Library Journal

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"...McIntosh's narrative, with its distressed damsels, contending sorcerers, blackhearted villains and double-dealing courtiers, remains compulsively readable." Kirkus Reviews

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"Fiona McIntosh is a seductress. I have not moved from the sofa for three days..." Sydney Morning Herald
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About the Author

Born in 1960 and raised in southern England, Fiona McIntosh spent an early childhood in the gold-mining camp of Bibiani in Ghana. A travel-marketing professional, she lives in Adelaide, Australia.
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littlegrits, April 23, 2006 (view all comments by littlegrits)
Ms. McIntosh's very special gift for story telling caused an immediate addiction to search for more of her work. I purchased & read the 3 books in "The Quickening" like someone deprived. I have carefully tucked them away to bring out in the future to read again & again...I am anxiously searching for her next gift to us "The Trilogy."
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ISBN:
9780060747589
Subtitle:
The Quickening Book Two
Author:
McIntosh, Fiona
Author:
by Fiona McIntosh
Publisher:
Harper Voyager
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy - Epic
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
Quickening
Series Volume:
02
Publication Date:
20050726
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
480
Dimensions:
8.03x5.35x1.14 in. .80 lbs.
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