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Informationen zum Autor One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor , the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including two Nebula Awards for best novel ( Falling Free and Paladin of Souls ), four Hugo Awards for Best Novel ( Paladin of Souls , The Vor Game , Barrayar , and Mirror Dance ), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella The Mountains of Mourning . Her work has been translated into twenty-one languages. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Zusammenfassung A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril has returned to the noble household he once served as page, and is named, to his great surprise, secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule. It is as assignment Cazaril dreads, for it must ultimately lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cardegoss, where the powerful enemies who once placed him in chains now occupy lofty positions. but it is more than the traitorous intrigues of villains that threaten Cazaril and the Royesse Iselle here, for a sinister curse hangs like a sword over the entire blighted House of Chalion and all who stand in their circle. And only by employing the darkest, most forbidden of magics can Cazaril hope to protect his royal charge -- an act that will mark the loyal, damaged servant as a tool of the miraculous ... and trap him, flesh and soul, in a maze of demonic paradox, damnation, and death.
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"Nicely detailed and wittily accented...Here's hoping it launches a series of tales as well told as the Vorkosigan volumes." ALA Booklist (starred review)
