Staff Pick
The first in a trilogy, Singer of All Songs is richly woven and full of fascinating characters. Constable paints the imagery with care. The story tells of the power and the magic of singing, and will hold you spellbound, looking forward to the second installment. Recommended By Richard C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Introducing a world in which music makes magic.
Calwyn has lived all her life behind the high ice-wall that guards the sisters of Antaris from the world of Tremaris. The sisters practice ice chantment one of the Nine Powers of chantment, a form of magic worked through music. But when Calwyn finds an Outlander man fallen, wounded, through the wall, she is drawn to him...and drawn into a wondrous, dangerous adventure that takes her outside the wall and to the limits of her own powers, as she, the Outlander Darrow, and others unite to defeat the sorcerer Samis, who seeks to claim all Nine Powers and become the Singer of All Songs.
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"An impressive debut by an author who clearly has much to contribute to the fantasy genre." Jennifer Mattson, Booklist (Starred Review)
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"[I]ntriguing magics and geographies....Calwyn is a fairly passive protagonist, and several things...are well-sketched, but without depth. A map is sorely missed. Not meaty, but creative." Kirkus Reviews
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"[R]eadable and engaging....The novel is too short for the world in which it takes place to be fully realized, but its climate and geography are well sketched....Readers who enjoy Tamora Pierce's work will be especially delighted..." Sue Bursztynski, January Magazine
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Set in an utterly original world where enchantment is worked by singing, The Singer of All Songs is the first title in a new fantasy trilogy.
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Calwyn, a young priestess of ice magic, or "chantment," joins with other chanters who have different magical skills to fight a sorcerer who wants to claim all powers for his own.