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'The Sisterhood of the Blade rules Medalon with an iron fist - within the gauntlet of the Defenders, elite warriors sworn to uphold the sisters and keep Medalon free of heathen influence. R'shiel, daughter of the First Sister of the Blade, has pulled against the short leash of her mother ever since she was a child. Her half-brother, Tarja, is the dutiful son who serves as a Captain in the Defenders. But when they run afoul of their mother's machinations, they must flee for their lives. They soon find themselves caught up in the rebellion against the Sisterhood, though they revile their fellow conspirators heathen belief in the Harshini--a fabled race of magical beings thought long extinct. But then Tarja & R'shiel encounter Brak, an Harshini outcast, who forces them to face the most shocking fact of all: R'shiel just may be the Demon Child, brought into this world to destroy an evil god'.
Source: bookseller's website.
Australian Popular Medievalism
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Dedication: For Adele Robinson.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Interview with Jennifer Fallon
Ashley Capes
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Fables and Reflections , August no. 5 2003; (p. 65-67) -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 27-28 2001; (p. 222-227)
— Review of Inheritance 2000 single work novel ; Exile's Return 1998 single work novel ; Voice of the Demon 1999 single work novel ; Black Eagle Rising 2000 single work novel ; Medalon 2000 single work novel ; Aramaya 1999 single work novel ; The Nameless Day 2000 single work novel
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 27-28 2001; (p. 222-227)
— Review of Inheritance 2000 single work novel ; Exile's Return 1998 single work novel ; Voice of the Demon 1999 single work novel ; Black Eagle Rising 2000 single work novel ; Medalon 2000 single work novel ; Aramaya 1999 single work novel ; The Nameless Day 2000 single work novel -
Interview with Jennifer Fallon
Ashley Capes
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Fables and Reflections , August no. 5 2003; (p. 65-67)
Awards
- 2000 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Fantasy Division — Best Novel