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MODESITT, L.E. Soprano Sorceress (the Spellsong Cycle Book 1)
Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1998. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. FIRST PRINTING. Light shelf wear, ink stamp inside. "Modesitt takes leave from Recluce, the scene of his successful series of fantasies, in a new take on the classic situation of someone from our world being tossed into a fantasy realm. In this case, the one tossed is singer and music teacher Anna, who is recovering from the death of her eldest daughter. She finds herself in a world in which songs are spells, music is the source of power, and she herself is a potent sorceress. That status promptly makes her the target of at least three villains who, for grittily realistic and unpleasantly plausible reasons, seek to exploit or destroy her. In fact, a tone of gritty realism pervades the whole book, as Modesitt develops his variation on a venerable plot with his usual intelligence, so that more than just his staunch fans will be busily turning pages. Moreover, few will be unmoved when Anna routs a hostile army with her (literally) spellbinding rendering of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." -- Booklist.
Offered for US$ 2.25 by: Yesterday's Muse Books - Book number: 027742