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Bryn is the daughter of a humble stone-cutter. So no one is more surprised than she when the Master Priest seeks her out to become a student at the famous Temple of the Oracle; a training school for future priests and priestesses. But her innately gifted nature proves a threat to the evil... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Sorana: The land in which this book occurs.
- Uste: a small village with a quarry. Bryn's birthplace.
- Temple of the Oracle
First Sentence edit
Bryn knew that others would consider it childish for a girl of fifteen to chase through fields after a plume of thistledown.
Glossary edit
- abanya (uh-bon-ya): The abanya can be thought of as the territory of the mind. Most people--if they think of it at all--consider it to be a symbolic realm only. The abanya is where dreams occur. Unseen by most, it exists constantly, interpenetrating normal physical reality.
- dream body: The part of a person that travels through the abanya.
- inner barriers: The border of an individual's inner landscape; the barriers may be fortified and strong or relatively weak. Broken barriers bring about ill health.
- inner landscape: The part of the abanya that reflects an individual person's inner nature.
- Ayel (ai-yel): A member of the pantheon of gods of Sorana. Ruler of battle and warriorship. Associated with a planet that appears red in the sky.
- Ellerth: A member of the pantheon of gods of Sorana. Ruler of Earth and its creatures. Associated with the Earth.
- Keldes (kel-deez): A member of the pantheon of gods of Sorana. Ruler of the domain of the dead. Associated with a large planet.
- Monzapel: A member of the pantheon of gods of Sorana. Ruler of intuition. Associated with the moon.
- Sendral: A director (male) of an aspect of Temple life; e.g., there is a Sendral of Acolytes, a Sendral of Horses, a Sendral of the Vineyard.
- Sendrata: A director (female) of an aspect of Temple life; e.g., there is a Sendrata of Handmaids, a Sendrata of the Dairy, a Sendrata of Kitchens.
- Solz: A member of the pantheon of gods of Sorana. Ruler of light and life. Associated with the sun.
- Vernelda: A member of the pantheon of gods of Sorana. Ruler of justice and love. Associated with a very bright planet often seen on the horizon in the morning and evening.
- Winjessen: A member of the pantheon of gods of Sorana. Ruler of thought, learning, and travel. Associated with the planet closest to the sun.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 3 in Seer and the Sword. (standard series)
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- Victoria Hanley (Author)
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- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
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