The Mage's Daughter (Nine Kingdoms Series #2)

by Lynn Kurland

Overview

In the kingdom of Neroche, nightmarish creatures have been unleashed as weapons in a war of evil. Morgan the mercenary, daughter of a treachero's black mage, must fight against them-as well as for her very life. Miach of Neroche would risk his own life to save Morgan's, but he must do so at the peril of the realm, forcing dangerous choices in the deadliest of quests.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425219164
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/02/2008
Series:	A Novel of the Nine Kingdoms , #2
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	247,088
Product dimensions:	5.47(w) x 8.21(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lynn Kurland is the USA Today bestselling author of Stardust of Yesterday, A Dance Through Time, This Is All I Ask, The Very Thought of You, Another Chance to Dream, The More I See You, and If I Had You. She is also a contributor to The Christmas Cat, Christmas Spirits, Veils of Time, Opposites Attract, and A Knight’s Vow anthologies. A full-time writer, she lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Lynn Kurland

"[Kurland] consistently delivers the kind of stories readers dream about."—The Oakland Press

"Kurland deftly mixes innocent romance with adventure.”—Publishers Weekly

"Poetic grace and a wickedly subtle sense of humor."—Booklist

From the Publisher

The poisonous magic that began its insidious attack on the kingdom of Neroche in Star of the Morning, the first book in Kurland's "Nine Kingdoms" trilogy, is growing stronger. Shieldmaiden Morgan of Melksham struggles to recover from a near miss with death and come to terms with her unexpected-and unwanted-magical heritage, and Archmage Miach of Neroche is hard-pressed to keep the evil at bay long enough to find its source and the means to destroy it. Powerful magic, ancient spells, old enmities, and dangerous secrets underpin the intricate plot of this engrossing, lyrically descriptive tale that contrasts hideous evil with tender, heart-wrenching love, tempers it with gentle humor, and serves it up with an adventurous flair. Although Miach and Morgan make progress in their quest to dispel the evil, it is the depth of their love-the romantic scenes are magical-that is the highlight of this exceptionally well-done novel. However, as part of a series and with too many threads left unresolved, the story might disappoint some readers who would prefer that it stand on its own. Kurland is a multipublished author in various romance subgenres.

—Kristin Ramsdell

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