The Ruins of Ambrai
OCLC 33499361 | | |
Followed by | The Mageborn Traitor |
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The Ruins of Ambrai is a 1994
Plot summary
In Lenfell's far past, its population was decimated by the Waste Wars, and the ruling class has emerged based on the ability to have healthy children. This leads to a very
The plot centers around a war between two rival magical and political factions, the Mage Guardians and the Lords of Malerris, one who seeks to guide and guard, and one that seeks to rule. In the midst of this war are the four primary characters, Glenin, Sarra, and Cailet Ambrai, sisters who were torn apart after the destruction of Ambrai, their home, and Collan Rosvenir, a Minstrel with no memory of his past.
The book starts with
The three girls are descendants of the Ambrai line. After a political confrontation, the father, Auvry Feiran, takes Glenin to Ryka Court. The mother, Maichen Ambrai, takes Sarra to Ostinhold, where Maichen gives birth to Cailet, but then dies. Sarra is then taken to live in Roseguard with Lady Agatine and Orlin. Cailet stays in Ostinhold as a relative of the Ostins
Reception
Dean Evans reviewed The Ruins of Ambrai for
Reviews
- Review by Carolyn Cushman (1994) in Locus, #406 November 1994[2]
- Review by Penny L. Kenny (1995) in Starlog, January 1995
- Review by Dan Silver (1995) in Realms of Fantasy, April 1995
- Review by Lynne Bispham (1996) in Vector188
References
- ^ a b Evans, Dean (March 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane (4). Future Publishing: 89–90.
- ^ "Title: The Ruins of Ambrai".