Synopses & Reviews
The tale that began in
Guardian of the Vision is brought to its dramatic completion in
Guardian of the Promise. Donovan Kirkwood has become a virtual prisoner, forbidden to leave the country by Queen Elizabeth's command. With him are both his own and his brother Griffin's children, three of whom, Donovan's daughter and son Betsy and Hal and Griffin's daughter Deirdre are the new generation's heirs to the legacy of Merlin and Arthur. Each has been chosen by a wolfhound familiar. Each has begun to master the ancient magics. Only time will tell who is truly meant to be the next Pendragon. But time is something that is rapidly running out for both Great Britain and the Kirkwoods.
Driven by nightmare visions of werewolves and of the St. Bartholomew's Eve massacre in France, young Deirdre knows she must journey to Paris to put an end to the devastating cycle of destruction and Chaos her own long-dead mother Roanna, former disciple of the Demon, began so many years ago. But Deirdre's cousin Hal will not allow her to make the journey alone. Aided by Hal's twin brother and his older sister Betsy, the two make their escape from their ancestral home.
Trapped by his queen's edict, Donovan can't pursue his wayward charges, and is forced to delegate the task to others. Yet Deirdre, Hal, and their familiars will reach Paris before any pursuing protectors can find them. And in a city where werewolves prowl the streets beneath the cold light of the full moon, rending and mutilating innocent souls a place, too, where ordinary mortals are driven to wreak fear-fueled havoc on their fellow citizens do two inexperienced youths not yet come fully into their own powers stand any chance of stemming this tide of evil?
Review
This entertaining blend of fantasy and history...invites comparison with Mary Stewart and Marion Zimmer Bradley. (Publishers Weekly)
Synopsis
The fourth novel in Irene Radford's acclaimed saga of Merlin and his descendants follows the children of twin brothers Donovan and Griffin, in a magic-fueled struggle to protect Elizabethan England from enemies-both mortal and demonic.
About the Author
Irene Radford, author of the Dragon Nimbus (The Glass Dragon, The Perfect Princess, The Loneliest Magician, The Wizard's Treasure) and the Dragon Nimbus History (The Dragon's Touchstone, The Last Battlemage, The Renegade Dragon) series, often appears at conventions in the Oregon-California area. She is the author of the Stargods and Merlin's Descendants series as well, and is also one of the founder of the Book View Cafe. She can be contacted via her website, www.ireneradford.com.