Shannon Phillips

The Lady of Roch Shan (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In this fantasy short story, a Highlands wise-woman must pit her craft against a wayward noblewoman and her fairy lover.

Excerpt:

"I know a good position when I see one, which doesn't explain how I ended up with Laird Rheagel of Roch Shan, he so tight with the Church and all. Indeed I was surprised that he accepted me. Not that I consider myself impious, mind you. I say the chants regularly and properly, and I wear the Sign. Actually, I am familiar with many signs, which is the problem. These young priests are so uppity. Their knowledge can't simply be best, but it must be onlyand whoosh! a thousand years of learning dumped out the window with the bath water.

"But I say a girl has to be careful, especially when she's seen as many winters as I have and is no longer often called a girl. So I try to keep on the good side of all the heavens, although some are more easily satisfied than others. I won't say I was driven out of my previous home, but when the eggs are rotten, I don't stay for the omelet: and when the local priest denounced me as a witch, I left.

"Although as far as that goes, he was right."

(Originally published in Dragon #207, reprinted by permission of the author.)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Shannon Phillips
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781301445875
• Artikelnr.: 48588098

Autorenporträt

Shannon Phillips lives in Oakland, where she keeps chickens, a dog, three boys, and a husband. She likes old things, wild places, tall tales, and the people who tell them. Her blog at joshannonphillips.com includes links to her other work.