Synopses & Reviews
Thorne Blackburn claimed to have magickal powers, to be able to tap into ancient wisdom. Others claimed he was a fake, cheating his many followers out of their money and destroying their free well.
The truth may never be known . . . one dark, climactic night thirty years ago, Blackburns most powerful ritual went horribly awry, leaving his flock shattered and one woman dead. Blackburn himself vanished.
Now the scattered remains of Blackburns followers have rallied around a new leader, the charismatic Justin Pilgrim. Hearing this, Thorne Blackburns daughter, Truth, returns to the site of her mothers death and fathers disappearance.
Truth has many unanswered questions. Where are her long-lost half-siblings? Was her mothers death accident or murder? Is Pilgrim a charlatan, or are his claimed powers real? If he completes Thorns ritual, will someone else die?
The answers will lead Truth to deeply powerful truth of her own, one that will change her life forever.
Review
Praise for Marion Zimmer Bradley and Ghostlight
“Marion Zimmer Bradley is the mistress of several genres. Nobody does it better.” —Midwest Book Review
“Thoroughly absorbing.” —Booklist
"An atmospheric gothic . . . . [A] tart touch of humor threads throughout the book." --The San Francisco Chronicle
“Colorful compelling writing . . . by a master storyteller.” --VOYA
Review
"Shivery [with] quite a few surprises."—
The San Francisco Chronicle"Fascinating . . . Bradley's tales may not begin 'Once upon a time...' but they have that ambiance, the suspension of disbelief, the immersion in story which is the hallmark of all good [fairy tales]. Ghostlight is no exception." --Rockland Courier-Gazette
Synopsis
What is the Truth?
Truth Blackburns father thought he knew what it was. Thorne Blackburn and his followers settled at Shadow's Gate, a magnificent old house in upstate New York, and sought the Truth about life through ritual and magic. One night, something went badly wrong during Thornes most powerful ceremony. When the chaos had passed, Thorne had vanished, and Katherine, mother of Thornes young daughter Truth, was dead.
Thirty years later, Truth Blackburn searches for smaller truths: what really happened that night at Shadow's Gate? Did Thorne truly have magical powers? And what happened to her half-siblings, a boy and girl Truth last saw that horrible night when her mother died?
Synopsis
What is the Truth?
Truth Blackburn’s father thought he knew what it was. Thorne Blackburn and his followers settled at Shadow's Gate, a magnificent old house in upstate New York, and sought the Truth about life through ritual and magic. One night, something went badly wrong during Thorne’s most powerful ceremony. When the chaos had passed, Thorne had vanished, and Katherine, mother of Thorne’s young daughter Truth, was dead.
Thirty years later, Truth Blackburn searches for smaller truths: what really happened that night at Shadow's Gate? Did Thorne truly have magical powers? And what happened to her half-siblings, a boy and girl Truth last saw that horrible night when her mother died?
Synopsis
What is the Truth?Truth Blackburns father thought he knew what it was. Thorne Blackburn and his followers settled at Shadow's Gate, a magnificent old house in upstate New York, and sought the Truth about life through ritual and magic. One night, something went badly wrong during Thornes most powerful ceremony. When the chaos had passed, Thorne had vanished, and Katherine, mother of Thornes young daughter Truth, was dead.
Thirty years later, Truth Blackburn searches for smaller truths: what really happened that night at Shadow's Gate? Did Thorne truly have magical powers? And what happened to her half-siblings, a boy and girl Truth last saw that horrible night when her mother died?
Synopsis
Thorne Blackburn claimed to have magickal powers, to be able to tap into ancient wisdom. Others claimed he was a fake, cheating his many followers out of their money and destroying their free well.
The truth may never be known . . . one dark, climactic night thirty years ago, Blackburns most powerful ritual went horribly awry, leaving his flock shattered and one woman dead. Blackburn himself vanished.
Now the scattered remains of Blackburns followers have rallied around a new leader, the charismatic Justin Pilgrim. Hearing this, Thorne Blackburns daughter, Truth, returns to the site of her mothers death and fathers disappearance.
Truth has many unanswered questions. Where are her long-lost half-siblings? Was her mothers death accident or murder? Is Pilgrim a charlatan, or are his claimed powers real? If he completes Thorns ritual, will someone else die?
The answers will lead Truth to deeply powerful truth of her own, one that will change her life forever.
About the Author
Marion Zimmer Bradley was born in Albany, NY and lived for many years in Berkeley, CA. Best known as a writer of fantasy, science fiction, and romantic occult fiction, Bradley was also the editor of
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine and many anthologies. Her most famous works include the
Darkover series of science fiction novels and the
New York Times bestselling
The Mists of Avalon. Bradley's romantic, magical, contemporary novels for Tor include T
he Inheritor, Heartlight, Ghostlight, and
Witch Hill. Marion Zimmer Bradley died in 1999.