Cover Art by Kinuko Y. Craft
She saw the knight in the mirror at sunset…
…and so begins a richly enchanting novel from World Fantasy Award Winner Patricia A. McKillip. The acclaimed author of Song for the Basilisk weaves a beautiful, entrancing fantasy of a powerful knight who must follow the threads of reality and illusion to the truth…
During the wedding festivities of the king, Cyan Dag, a knight of Gloinmere, is sought out by a mysterious bard and told a terrifying tale: that the king has married a false queen – a lie cloaked in ancient and powerful sorcery. Spurred on by his steadfast honor and loyalty, Cyan departs on a dangerous quest to rescue the real queen from her tower prison, to prevent war, and to awaken magic in a land that has lost its way…
Published in 2000
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