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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

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Illumination

by Terry Mcgarry

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After a lifetime of training, Liath was proud to have passed her final challenge and become a true mage, ready to journey the land of Eiden Myr and find a Triad to bond with as an Illuminator. But the very night of her triumph, her light fails her: She can no longer see the magical illumination guiders, and thus, despite the mage's badge upon her breast, can no longer call herself Illuminator.Refusing to accept a lightless future, Liath travels to the city and petitions the senior mages of the land for help and a cure. They set a task for her to fulfill: She must find and capture the rogue Dark Mage, and bring him to them for justice; only then will her light be freed.So begins the most important journey of Liath's life...

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After a lifetime of training, Liath was proud to have passed her final challenge and become a true mage, ready to journey the land of Eiden Myr and find a Triad to bond with as an Illuminator. But the very night of her triumph, her light fails her: She can no longer see the magical illumination guiders, and thus, despite the mage's badge upon her breast, can no longer call herself Illuminator. Refusing to accept a lightless future, Liath travels to the city and petitions the senior mages of the land for help and a cure. They set a task for her to fulfill: She must find and capture the rogue Dark Mage, and bring him to them for justice; only then will her light be freed. So begins the most important journey of Liath's life.
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About the Author

Terry McGarry has been a bartender on Wall Street, an English major at Princeton, a street trader in Ireland, and a Page O.K.'er at The New Yorker. Her short fiction has appeared in more than thirty magazines and anthologies. She lives on Long Island, New York.
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ISBN:
9780812540031
Author:
McGarry, Terry
Publisher:
Tor Fantasy
Author:
McGarry, Terry
Location:
New York
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Edition Number:
1st mass market ed.
Series Volume:
G-8
Publication Date:
20020617
Binding:
MM
Language:
English
Pages:
640
Dimensions:
6.94x4.86x1.40 in. .65 lbs.
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