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Flesh and Spirit

by Carol Berg

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ISBN13: 9780451460882
ISBN10: 045146088x
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The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers and diviners, Valen has spent most of his life trying to escape what society — and his family — ordained for him. His own mother has predicted that he will meet his doom in water and blood and ice. And her divination seems fulfilled when a comrade abandons Valen in a rainy wilderness half-dead, addicted to an enchantment that converts pain to pleasure, and possessing only a stolen book of maps.

Offered sanctuary in a nearby monastery, Valen discovers that his book — rumored to lead men into the realm of angels — gains him entry into a world of secret societies, doomsayers, monks, princes, and madmen, all seeking to unlock the mystery of the coming dark age. Unfortunately, the key to Navronne's doom is buried in half-forgotten myth — and the secrets of his own past...

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"At the start of this chilling fantasy from Berg (Daughter of Ancients), the first of a pair set in the land of Navronne, her rebellious hero, 27-year-old Valen, has been hiding from his pureblood family of sorcerers for 12 years. Valen, who's also struggling with a kind of drug addiction called 'doulon sickness,' possesses his grandfather's magical book, Maps of the Known World ('Legend said it could lead men to the realm of angels'). The book is Valen's passport to sanctuary with the learned monks of Gillarine Abbey, who believe he can unlock its magic. After his family discovers him, Valen becomes resolved to learn the book's power. At stake is not only the protection of an innocent boy sheltered at the abbey from greedy princes vying for control of their dead father's kingdom but also the entire world's salvation. Like much fantasy marketed as 'adult' today, this well-written novel is suitable for readers as young as middle-schoolers, though some preteens may find it a bit too dark and slow for their tastes. (May)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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Carol Berg lives in Ft. Collins, CO.
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Gabby Raines, July 19, 2008 (view all comments by Gabby Raines)
This book is the first half of the Lighthouse Duet (Breath and Bone is the second half) and was my introduction to Carol Berg.

I greatly enjoyed the book because the characters are "real" in that each one of them - good, bad, or otherwise inclined - speaks in some form to a reader: whether it's because the main character acts in a way the reader may or the reader may know someone who is like another character.

To me, that is worth a lot in a book.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451460882
Author:
Berg, Carol
Publisher:
Roc Trade
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Imaginary places
Copyright:
2007
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20070501
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
8.98x6.08x.91 in. .98 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "At the start of this chilling fantasy from Berg (Daughter of Ancients), the first of a pair set in the land of Navronne, her rebellious hero, 27-year-old Valen, has been hiding from his pureblood family of sorcerers for 12 years. Valen, who's also struggling with a kind of drug addiction called 'doulon sickness,' possesses his grandfather's magical book, Maps of the Known World ('Legend said it could lead men to the realm of angels'). The book is Valen's passport to sanctuary with the learned monks of Gillarine Abbey, who believe he can unlock its magic. After his family discovers him, Valen becomes resolved to learn the book's power. At stake is not only the protection of an innocent boy sheltered at the abbey from greedy princes vying for control of their dead father's kingdom but also the entire world's salvation. Like much fantasy marketed as 'adult' today, this well-written novel is suitable for readers as young as middle-schoolers, though some preteens may find it a bit too dark and slow for their tastes. (May)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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