Spellsong Cycle

Spellsong Cycle

The Spellsong Cycle is a fantasy series written by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Set in the fictional world of Erde, it is notable for its system of magic, based on music and song.

The main character of the first three books of the series is Anna Marshall, a middle-aged music instructor and small-time opera singer who is magically transported from Ames, Iowa to Erde, a fantastical world where songs have a magical power, and where she has the capability to become one of the most powerful sorceresses in the world. [Publishers Weekly. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0312860226/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books excerpt] ] Kirkus Reviews. 1996. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0312860226/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books excerpt] .] The following books center around the actions of Secca, her adopted daughter. [Zaleski, Jeff; Canon, Peter. "THE SHADOW SORCERESS (Book review)." Publishers Weekly 248, no. 22, p. 56. May 28, 2001.]

It has been described as "feminist fantasy", and compared favorably against The Saga of Recluce series of novels by Modesitt, his best known works. [Kirkus Reviews. 1997. [http://www.amazon.com/Spellsong-War-Second-Book-Cycle/dp/0812540026/ref=s9subs_c2_14_popt4-rfc_p?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=278240301&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=002GV6J1R6HC7R5ZT170&pf_rd_i=507846 excerpt] .] A similar system of song-based magic appears in the Spellsinger Cycle by Alan Dean Foster.

Books

*"The Soprano Sorceress" (1997)
*"The Spellsong War" (1998)
*"Darksong Rising" (1999)
*"The Shadow Sorceress" (2001)
*"Shadowsinger" (2002)

References

External Links

* About the [http://us.macmillan.com/series/SpellsongCycle Spellsong Cycle] at the [http://us.macmillan.com/TorForge.aspx publisher's official website]


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