内容简介
WhenJamereturnedtoKnorthhalltohelpherbrotherTorisennameallthefallenfighters’deathbannersstoredthere,shemadethedisturbingdiscoverythatthosebannerssplatteredwiththeirowners’bloodalsohavetrappedtheirowners’souls.ShealsofoundacontractprovinghercousinKindrietobelegitimate,provingthattherearethreefull-bloodedKnorth.Threefull-bloodedKnorthmeansthattheThree-FacedGodcanbemanifested—somethingthatnoneofthethreearelikelytowanttodo,iftheyhaveanychoiceinthematter..ReturningwiththisunwelcomeknowledgetoschoolatTentir,Jamecontinuedtododgetheattentionsofanunwanted...
作者简介
PatHodgellcan'trememberatimewhenshewasn'tpassionatelyinterestedinsciencefictionandfantasy.She'ssoldstoriestosuchanthologiesasBerkleyShowcase,ElsewhereIII,andImaginaryLandsandhasalsopublishedfournovels.GodStalkandDarkoftheMoon,thenovelsincludedinTheGodStalkerChronicles,beginhercriticallypraisedfantasysagawhichisconcernednot!onlywithhighadventure,butalsowithquestionsofpersonalidentity,religion,politics,honor,andarborealdrift.SheearnedherdoctorateattheUniversityofMinnesotawithadissertationonSirWalterScott'sIvanhoe,andisagraduateofboththeClarionandtheMilfordWritersWorkshops.Recentlyretired,shewasalecturerattheUniversityofWisconsin-OshkoshinmodernBritishliteratureandcomposition,andteachesandistanttrainingcourseonsciencefictionandfantasyfortheUniversityofMinnesota.PatlivesinOshkosh,Wisconsin,inanineteenth-centurywood-framedhouse,whichhasbeeninherfamilyforgenerations.Inadditiontowritingandteaching,sheattendssciencefictionconventions,collectsyarn,knits,embroiders,raisescats,andmakesherownChristmascards.