false<![CDATA[The Price of Spring (Long Price Quartet, #4)]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237758263m/6065889.jpg60658891<DIV>Fifteen years have passed since the devastating war between the Galt Empire and the cities of the Khaiem in which the Khaiem’s poets and their magical power known as “andat” were destroyed, leaving the women of the Khaiem and the men of Galt infertile.<BR><BR>The emperor of the Khaiem tries to form a marriage alliance between his son and the daughter of a Galtic lord, hoping the Khaiem men and Galtic women will produce a new generation to help create a peaceful future.<BR><BR>But Maati, a poet who has been in hiding for years, driven by guilt over his part in the disastrous end of the war, defies tradition and begins training female poets. With Eiah, the emperor’s daughter, helping him, he intends to create andat, to restore the world as it was before the war.<BR><BR>Vanjit, a woman haunted by her family’s death in the war, creates a new andat. But hope turns to ashes as her creation unleashes a power that cripples all she touches. <BR><BR>As the prospect of peace dims under the lash of Vanjit’s creation, Maati and Eiah try to end her reign of terror. But time is running out for both the Galts and the Khaiem.</DIV>62422072172009The Price of Spring (Long Price Quartet, #4)total:41|5:16|4:20|3:5|2:0|1:0|41175821140falsefalseSat Oct 03 07:13:01 -0700 2009Sat Oct 03 08:17:58 -0700 2009
The Price of Spring were so high. The book generally met them; critics were ple...more...]]>
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50falsefalseSat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009Thu Aug 13 18:35:17 -0700 2009Fri Aug 14 14:46:04 -0700 2009 The true test of an author is if he knows what to write after the "big change". Abraham passes the test with top marks.
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The Price of Spring brings The Long Price Quartet to a tremendously satisfying conclusion. The impact is deep and reverberates if you've read all four books.
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