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Polish title: Trójca; Dutch title: De Beproeving
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1y
Betrayal
Pymble
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Voyager
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2001
Z1010503
2001
single work
novel
fantasy
'Deep in the folklore of Tallinor lies a dark legend of betrayal and destruction. It is the story of a powerful sentient called Orlac who almost destroyed the entire land. Even now, many centuries later, any sentient who is discovered is subjected to the barbaric practice of bridling and branding. But in a village far from the royal city a young scribe, Torkyn Gynt, blazes with untold power and healing abilities which go undetected. Tor agrees to be apprenticed to the Royal Physic Merkhud and with that decision Tor takes the first step towards his destiny. Armed with only his wits and a pouch of mysterious stones given to him by his parents, Tor must trust in the falcon Cloot and in Lys, the mysterious dreamspeaker, to guide him on a journey that will test his courage and his heart.' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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2y
Revenge
Pymble
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Voyager
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2002
Z1010531
2002
single work
novel
fantasy
'Only the Trinity can stop the vengeful god Orlac from destroying the Land. Yet the Trinity itself remains a mystery. Saved from death by a powerful act of Spiriting, Torkyn Gynt completes his healing in the sanctuary of the Heartwood. But the remaining Paladin are succumbing to Orlac, and time is running out. Tor sends his spirit companion Yargo to find the three mysterious Stones of Ordolt whilst he sets out on a dangerous mission to track down his enemy, Goth. But Tor's falcon, Cloot, is captured by pirates and he himself falls victim to slave ships. In Tallinor, Alyssa believes her beloved Tor is dead and must find the strength to forgive the King who ordered his execution. Meanwhile, the Paladin gather around those they protect, unaware that a new terror is emerging to threaten the Trinity and the Land...' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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3y
Destiny
Pymble
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Voyager
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2002
Z1010539
2002
single work
novel
fantasy
'The Paladin are reunited in the Heartwood and the Trinity is revealed at last. But what is the key to the secret which will unlock their power? Tor and Alyssa are surrounded by danger. Their old enemy, Goth, is still free to cause pain and suffering wherever he goes, whilst Alyssa′s nemesis, Xantia, returns to haunt her. Meanwhile, the god Orlac has installed himself on the throne of Cipres and turns his attention to hunting down Tor, determined to kill him and those he loves. The battle lines are drawn for the final confrontation between the two most powerful sentients ever to walk the Land.' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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Monstrous Fantasies : Reinforcing Rape Culture in Fiona McIntosh's Fantasy Novels
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 39 no. 1/2 2014; (p. 148-167)'Representing rape as wrong, and not avoiding the violence of it, has been the focus of many feminists' work for the past forty years. Various rape theorists have provided deconstructive analyses of how legal and media genres, as well as romance novels and feature films, shape how rape is understood and what it can mean. Fantasy literature is one more culturally powerful genre in which rape is narrated, but this genre has been largely neglected by theorists, and there is certainly room for more analysis of how rape is represented in fantasy fiction, given that the genre is widely read and popular-and, like other popular genres, has some power to reinforce and naturalise, or to challenge, rape culture. Moreover, as fantasy literature is often associated with frivolous escapism, it may be in a position to insidiously reinscribe patriarchal assumptions about sexual violence. If fantasy literature is not taken seriously, if its sexist affirmations of rape culture are dismissed as symptoms of a retrograde genre, then the processes by which it perpetuates rape culture go unchallenged. While most scholarly works about fantasy literature, feminist and otherwise, have surveyed a large number of texts, if we are to take fantasy literature seriously, a closer textual analysis is required. Paying close attention to the way language and narrative structures used by fantasy literature interact with rape narratives in non-feminist fantasy texts, helps elucidate some of the ways narrative can operate to depoliticise representations of sexual violence.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Monstrous Fantasies : Reinforcing Rape Culture in Fiona McIntosh's Fantasy Novels
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 39 no. 1/2 2014; (p. 148-167)'Representing rape as wrong, and not avoiding the violence of it, has been the focus of many feminists' work for the past forty years. Various rape theorists have provided deconstructive analyses of how legal and media genres, as well as romance novels and feature films, shape how rape is understood and what it can mean. Fantasy literature is one more culturally powerful genre in which rape is narrated, but this genre has been largely neglected by theorists, and there is certainly room for more analysis of how rape is represented in fantasy fiction, given that the genre is widely read and popular-and, like other popular genres, has some power to reinforce and naturalise, or to challenge, rape culture. Moreover, as fantasy literature is often associated with frivolous escapism, it may be in a position to insidiously reinscribe patriarchal assumptions about sexual violence. If fantasy literature is not taken seriously, if its sexist affirmations of rape culture are dismissed as symptoms of a retrograde genre, then the processes by which it perpetuates rape culture go unchallenged. While most scholarly works about fantasy literature, feminist and otherwise, have surveyed a large number of texts, if we are to take fantasy literature seriously, a closer textual analysis is required. Paying close attention to the way language and narrative structures used by fantasy literature interact with rape narratives in non-feminist fantasy texts, helps elucidate some of the ways narrative can operate to depoliticise representations of sexual violence.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
