![]() ![]() ![]() The Dark understands nothing of this: it is its greatest weakness.”ĭoes that remind you, perhaps, of something Dumbledore might have said about Tom Riddle? The “bards” of which the speaker speaks are the magic-workers of Edil-Amarandh, schooled in arts such as healing, music, and nurturing the fertility of the land. ![]() Among Bards, it is often known as the Way of the Heart. “There’s a great force in the renunciation of power that those who are blinded by the lust for dominion cannot understand, because those who love truly do not desire power. ![]() Some of its philosophy, at least, should go down well with Potterites, such as this quote from the first US paperback edition, p. And if you cut your teeth on the Harry Potter books, you may also find this fare to your taste. Anyone who relishes fantasy with the depth of vision and richness of language of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth must have a look at this book by an Australian poet. The second book of the Pellinor quartet continues the quest of a fantasy heroine named Maerad, fated as the “chosen one” to make the decisive choice between light and darkness for the people of a long-lost continent called Edil-Amarandh. ![]()
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