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Description edit
In the third chronicle of the Mayfair Witches, the Talamasca seek to preserve the nearly extinct Taltos race by bringing together a male and female. Their searching catches the attention of an ancient Taltos named Ashlar entwined with Lasher's identity. Ashlar reveals the taltos mythology and... read more
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Characters edit
- Mona Mayfair: Next in line for Mayfair Designee, a precocious and powerful witch
- Mary Jane Mayfair: Poor cousin of the Mayfair family and friend of Mona
- Michael Curry: Rowan Mayfair's husband and a contractor
- Yuri Stefano: Friend and protege of Aaron Lightner
- Rowan Mayfair: Designee of the Mayfair Legacy
- Stuart Gordon: Elderly Talamasca member
- Tommy: Talamasca member
- Aaron Lightner: Member of the Talamasca assigned to observe the Mayfairs
- Samuel: one of the Little People of Donnelaith, friend of Ashlar
- Morrigan: Mona's daughter
- Aiken Drumm: Add a description of this character.
- Marklin: Talamasca member
- Ryan
- Mr. Ash: Ashlar, a Taltos
- Tessa: A female Taltos
- Beatrice: Aaron Lightner's wife and also a Mayfair
- Granny
- Taltos: Type of super-being who is very tall and strong
- Janet
- Remmick
- Celia
- Marldin
- Leslie
- Gifford
- Mayfairs
- Julien: Patriarch of Mayfair clan, his ghost still watches over his family
- Elvera
- Mama
- Dolly Jean: Mary Jane's grandmother
- Dr. Jack
- Pierce Mayfair: Mayfair family lawyer
- Marcus
- Joan Cross
- Jacob
- Eugenia
- Perry
Setting & Locations edit
- Talamasca Headquarters: "motherhouses" in London, Amsterdam, Rome and other various parts of the world
- London
- Britain
- New York
- Donnelaith: Location in Scotland where the Mayfair witches began
- Fontevrault
- England
- Iona
- America
- Rome
- Highlands
- Scotland
- Glastonbury
- India
- Europe
- New Orleans
- Amsterdam
- Stonehenge
- Amelia Street
- Bru
- California
- Mississippi
- Regent's Park
- Salisbury Plain
Organizations edit
- Talamasca: Secret organization devoted to observing and chronicling occult activities and providing refuge for those with special gifts
- Mayfair Witches: A family of powerful witches dating back to the 1600s in Europe.
First Sentence edit
IT HAD snowed all day.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 3 in The Mayfair Witches. (standard series)
Preceded by Lasher .
This book is in Best Fantasy Books. (community list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 19, 1994
ISBN: 978-0679425731
Page Count: 480
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 19, 1994
ISBN: 978-0679425731
Page Count: 480
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3568.I265 T35 1994
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Rice, Anne
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Rice, Anne
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Historical
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Psychological & Suspense
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Family Saga
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