Longeye Hardcover

Hidden from the human-inhabited world by the inimical magical device known as the keleigh the Vaitura has become a subtle battleground where the once all-powerful Elder Fey strive against each other and the upstart Queen to regain ascendancy Of all the Elder Fey it is Altimere who is strongest in magical kest and Altimere who is most devious Pitted against Zaldore and her group seeking to manipulate the convelescing Ranger known as Longeye to foil the Queen and rule the world Altimere dares to utilize the untested powers of half-human half-Fey Rebecca Beauvally recognized by the elemental denizens of the Vaitura as The Gardener Now all plans must be rewritten Becca breaks Altimere&s capricious dominion with the dangerous herbal help of Duainfey but weakened by the effort is held against
her will in service to the Queen by Meripen&s mysterious sea-lord cousin Sian Becca must escape the Queen&s retainers to regain control of her own fate With the magics of the Vaitura and Altimere&s retribution arrayed against her she escapes with only her horse a mad forest-living Brethren and her freed magical servant Nancy at her side Worse the recovered legendary hero Longeye long beloved of the Vaitura&s forest folk and creatures has re-armed at Sian&s bidding and knows most of all about Becca that she is both dangerous and of the same folk who cruelly tortured him and slew his lover before his eyes About the AuthorSharon Lee and Steve Miller live in the rolling hills of Central Maine with two insistent muses in the form of cats and a large cast of characters The husband-and-wife
team&s collaborative work in science fiction and fantasy include twelve novels and numerous short stories in their award-winning Liaden Universe In addition to their collaborative work Steve has seen short stories nonfiction and reviews published under his name while Sharon has seen published short stories newspaper pieces and two mystery novels Steve was the founding curator of the University of Maryland&s Kuhn Library Science Fiction Research Collection and a former Nebula juror For five years Sharon served the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America consecutively as Executive Director Vice President and President Sharon&s interests include music seashores and pine cones Steve also enjoys music plays tournament chess and collects cat whiskers