Sisters of the Raven
Dec 2008 · Hachette+ORM
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Vital magic once wielded by men is now in the hands of women in this "provocative feminist fantasy" by the author of Dragonshadow ( Publishers Weekly ).
The Yellow City is in crisis. Men have always sustained civilization with magic: healing the sick, calling the rains, and even keeping the mice from the granaries. But now the wells are running dry, and the Sun Mages are suddenly powerless. Instead, the magic is appearing—inexplicably—in the hands of women.
Reaction from the men is swift and furious. Raeshaldis, the only female student of magic, finds the mages won't teach her the spells they can no longer work. Corn-Tassle Woman's budding powers can't protect her from her abusive husband. And the Summer Concubine must play the dutiful consort even as danger looms for her Raven sisters.
For while famine threatens, fanatics riot, and slaves rebel, someone is abducting the most gifted female magic-workers . . .
Vital magic once wielded by men is now in the hands of women in this "provocative feminist fantasy" by the author of Dragonshadow ( Publishers Weekly ).
The Yellow City is in crisis. Men have always sustained civilization with magic: healing the sick, calling the rains, and even keeping the mice...
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Jennifer Ward
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February 25, 2018
When I was a young teen, I enjoyed some of Ms. Hambly's well-known fantasy and sci-fi works, including her Sun Wolf and Starhawk series, "Children of the Jedi" and one of my guilty pleasures, Dragonsbane. I usually enjoy losing myself in the details she sprinkles throughout her novels; however, in Sisters of the Raven I began to skim that text to try to follow the dialogue and action. Description bogged down any forward momentum and stifled my interest in the characters as surely as the drought affected this desert kingdom. The theme of failing magic and desperate times was interesting enough for me to complete the book, but the finale was not satisfying enough for me to look for more of this series. I think I'll re-read some of her earlier work to reassess whether her writing is actually to my liking or was only something I enjoyed when I was younger and less experienced as a reader. While I might recommend the above mentioned other novels of hers, I'm unlikely to mention Sisters of the Raven to fantasy readers looking for a new series.
Ashley Wilson
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June 20, 2024
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About the author
Barbara Hambly (b. 1951) is a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, as well as historical novels set in the nineteenth century. After receiving a master's degree in medieval history, she published The Time of the Dark, the first novel in the Darwath saga, in 1982, establishing herself as an author of serious speculative fiction. Since then she has created several series, including the Windrose Chronicles, Sun-Cross, and Sun Wolf and Starhawk, in addition to writing for the Star Wars and Star Trek universes.
Besides fantasy, Hambly has won acclaim for the James Asher vampire series, which won the Locus Award for best horror novel in 1989, and the Benjamin January mystery series, featuring a brilliant African-American surgeon in antebellum New Orleans. She lives in Los Angeles.
Besides fantasy, Hambly has won acclaim for the James Asher vampire series, which won the Locus Award for best horror novel in 1989, and the Benjamin January mystery series, featuring a brilliant African-American surgeon in antebellum New Orleans. She lives in Los Angeles.
Barbara Hambly (b. 1951) is a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, as well as historical novels set in the nineteenth century. After receiving a master's degree in medieval history, she published The Time of the Dark, the first novel in the Darwath saga, in 1982, esta...
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