The Language of Stones

The Language of Stones by Robert Carter

The Language of Stones The first volume of an epic fantasy and a mythological thriller where the Wars of the Roses are raging, but this is not England as we know it. Young Will and Master Gwydion, a wizard, struggle to save the Realm from the stones of power. A kind of magic flows through the veins of the earth in the Realm and this is used by wizards and misused by sorcere The Language of Stones The first volume of an epic fantasy and a mythological thriller where the Wars of the Roses are raging, but this is not England as we know it. A kind of magic flows through the veins of the earth in the Realm and this is used by wizards and misused by sorcerers to change history.

The Realm is poised for war. Its weak king - Hal, grandson of a usurper - is dominated by his beautiful wife and her lover. Against them stands Due Richard of Ebor and his allies. The two sides are set on a bloody collision course. Gwydion is watching over the realm. He has walked the land since before the time of the druids, since before the Slavers came to subdue the people.

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Gwydion was here when Arthur rode to war: But for his young apprentice, Willand, a fearsome lesson in the ways of men and power lies ahead. The Realm is an England that is still magical.

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Legendary beasts still populate its by-ways. It is a land criss-crossed by lines of power upon which standing stones have been set as a secret protection against invasion. But the power of the array was broken by the Slaver who laid straight roads across the land, and built walled cities of shattered stone. A thousand years have passed since then, and those roads and walls have fallen into decay.

The dangerous stones are awakening, and their unruly influence is calling men to battle. Unless Gwydion and Will can unearth them, the Realm will be plunged into a disastrous civil war. But there are many enemies ranged against them: Published June 10th by Robert Carter first published December 31st Language of Stones Trilogy 1. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Language Of Stones , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about The Language Of Stones.

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The Language Of Stones has ratings and 14 reviews. Xime said: Regalo de navidad de mis viejos y no porque lo hayan comprado por casualidad, sino. Editorial Reviews. From the Inside Flap. Robert Carter's debut fantasy The Language of Stones.

Lists with This Book. Regalo de navidad de mis viejos y no porque lo hayan comprado por casualidad, sino porque les dije que eligieran este. Fue para pasar el rato. Pero internet no quiso qu Regalo de navidad de mis viejos y no porque lo hayan comprado por casualidad, sino porque les dije que eligieran este.

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Pero internet no quiso que yo lo encontrara o tuve poca paciencia porque suelo encontrar todo. En otras, lamentablemente, es mala: La tierra nunca puede dar todo lo que los hombres desean, puesto que el deseo del hombre es ilimitado. Mago viejito con barba blanca. Sin dudas, me quiero dar un mazazo contra la cabeza. Casi todo el libro Willand se la pasa viajando con Gwydion, y en esos viajes las conversaciones entre estos eran bastante artificiales. View all 9 comments. The Language of Stones is an enchanting novel, that grabbed me from the beginning and did not let go of me till the very end.

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It is adventurous, new, fresh and most of all: Although the storyline itself, is what one could call 'old-fashioned' in High Fantasy a young boy, unaware of his destined future, who happends to be the latest reincarnation of King Arthur, sets of a journey with a magician to save the world , it is the rich vocabulary, tasty comparisms and The Language of Stones is an enchanting novel, that grabbed me from the beginning and did not let go of me till the very end.

Although the storyline itself, is what one could call 'old-fashioned' in High Fantasy a young boy, unaware of his destined future, who happends to be the latest reincarnation of King Arthur, sets of a journey with a magician to save the world , it is the rich vocabulary, tasty comparisms and cliffhangers, that make this novel worth reading.

It is thrilling, never boring and takes you from one world effortlessly into the other. Feb 22, Eimad rated it liked it Shelves: Can't say much since this is part of trilogy.

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In the sapping summer heat of there is little celebration in London of the naval victory at the Battle of Lowestoft. The King, his retinue and anyone with sufficient m The Lost Abbot Susanna Gregory 9. In the summer of Matthew Bartholomew finds himself one of a party of Bishop's Commissioners, sent north to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Abbot of What is sparkling about Carter is that here is clearly an author well versed in English and Celtic m. Book of the Month The Realm is poised for war. The two sides are set on a bloody collision course… Gwydion is watching over the Realm.

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Certain gemstones enable her to receive messages from beyond the grave. In her mind, she is no mystic, merely a messenger, giving voice to soldiers who died before they were able to properly express themselves to loved ones. Until one day, when one of these fallen soldiers communicates a message—directly to her. So begins a dangerous journey that will take Opaline into the darkest corners of wartime Paris and across the English Channel, where the exiled Romanov dowager empress is waiting to discover the fate of her family.

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