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In Karsten, Ciara of Elmsgarth is only a small girl when the edict is carried out to kill all with Witch blood, and take all they own. As a greedy ... read full description

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Mar 15, 2010
penny rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I'm reading the Witch World books out of any known order. As I find them, as long as they don't very obviously build upon another volume, I read them. At the moment I seem to be finding and reading about "The Turning" with Ciara's Song another title in this section.

The Turning books deal with questions regarding who can handle magic power and if it is for good or evil. Ciara is "part of the old blood" and is largely untrained due to an earlier purge that left her More...
Aug 31, 2009
Valerie added it
Either I just put this on the shelf without reading it, or I forgot it immediately. Not quite as sanguinary as other Witch World books--at least the Lord involved mostly stays out of blood-feuds. There're still murders in the story, but not as many.

This was from Norton's later years, when she rarely wrote a book alone, and a lot of the differences in tone are probably from the co-author.

Also curiously inconclusive. A great deal of effort is put into developing the hist More...
Dec 26, 2008
Thanh rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Not a terribly original plot and not altogether that gripping, but I can't say that it was a bad read. It kept me occupied and interested enough to finish the book at the very least, and even if the storyline was somewhat generic and the characters too predictable.
Jun 09, 2011
MrsJoseph rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Wonderful book! One of the things that I love the most about this book is that it is the story of regular life and regular people (for a fantasy, that is). This isn't a story that settles the fate of the world. This is a story that tells about the strength that is within the common, the importance of family ties, and love.
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