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Alternative title:
The Ancient Future
Is part of
The Ancient Future Trilogy
1996
series - author
novel
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
1996...
1996
The Dark Age
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The white light surrounded her, exuding from the ground within the circle. The mist rose towards the sky to form a billowing cloud. From within the largest stone a ball of blue light steadily made its way towards her. Late one evening, a car accident leaves Tory - daughter of a prominent history professor - stranded near a ring of stones in the English countryside. She resolves to spend the night at the sacred site; a black belt in tae-kwon-do, Tory holds little fear for her safety ... But across the vortex of time and space, she is being watched. The Merlin knows of the legend Tory is to become, and through the wisdom of the Old Ones, teleports her back to the Dark Age. Prince Maelgwn of Gwynedd and his band of knights stumble across this mysterious woman dressed in jeans and leather jacket. Believing she is the witch of the stones, they threaten to kill her. Rising to her own defence, Tory challenges the Prince's champion to unarmed combat. With her superior fighting skill she easily overwhelms the warrior, winning the admiration of the Prince, and changing the course of British history forever. - Publisher's blurb from Voyager Online website
Australian Popular Medievalism
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Reference: Direct
Importance: Medium
Note: Partly set in medieval Wales
Notes
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Dedication: To Sue for sharing the dream all these years
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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The Music of Fantasy : An Interview with Traci Harding
Van Ikin
(interviewer),
1997
single work
interview
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 14 no. 2 (Issue 40) 1997; (p. 32-34)
-
The Music of Fantasy : An Interview with Traci Harding
Van Ikin
(interviewer),
1997
single work
interview
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 14 no. 2 (Issue 40) 1997; (p. 32-34)
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cUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1900-1999
- 500-599
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