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Description edit
Saint-Saveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence is an ancient structure of many secrets-a perfect monument to fill the lens of a celebrated photographer, and a perfect place for the photographer's son, Ned Marriner, to lose himself while his father works. But the cathedral isn't the empty... read more
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Characters edit
- Ned Marriner: Edward Marriner's son who has magical powers
- Melanie: Edward Marriner's assistant
- Gregory: A man who works for Edward Marriner in the field of photography.
- Kate Wenger: A young girl Ned meets in France who is very well versed in history.
- Kimberly: Ned's Aunt who also possess magical abilities
- Phelan: A reincarnated Pagan god
- Edward Marriner: Photographer extraordinare and Ned's father
- Steve: A man who works for Edward Marriner in the field of photography.
- Ysabel: The spirit of a Pagan woman with magical powers who reincarnates into different bodies every few decades.
- Cadell: A reincarnated Pagan god.
- Dave Martyniuk: Kimberley's husband, a normal mortal man with great survival skills and fighting abilities.
- Meghan Marriner: Ned's mom a doctor.
- Oliver Lee: A fellow photographer and friend of Edward's
- Marie-Chantal: The young girl in whom family Kate is staying as an exchange student.
- Veracook: A cook at the Villa the Mariner's rent in France
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- Marius: A reincarnated Druid spirit.
- Cezanne: Famous Impressionist painter
- Larry: Ned's friend
- Verclean: A maid at the villa the Mariner's rent
Setting & Locations edit
Provence, France; present day
First Sentence edit
The woods came to the edge of the property: to the gravel of the drive, the electronic gate, and the green twisted-wire fence that kept out the boars.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
PART ONE
Chapters 1-9
PART TWO
Chapters 10-19
Acknowledgments
Glossary edit
- Beltane/ Beltaine: the Gaelic name for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on the first day of May.Bealtaine was historically a Gaelic festival celebrated in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Bealtaine and Samhain were the leading terminal dates of the civil year in medieval Ireland, though the latter festival was the more important.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Guy Gavriel Kay (Author)
Awards edit
- World Fantasy Award (2008: Best Novel, Winner)
- White Pine Award (Finalist, 2008)
- Locus Fantasy Award (2008, Nominee)
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Finalist, 2008: Adult Literature, Finalist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS8571 A935 Y83 2007
- Dewey: 813.54
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