The Chronicles of Tornor (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth A. Lynn
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—feminist
- Time of Work: The years 290, 410, and 522 since the founding of Kendra-on-the-Delta
- Setting: Various places in the land of Arun
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Homosexuality or homosexuals, Other worlds, Feminism, Lesbianism or lesbians, Femininity of God
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
The three books of the Chronicles of Tornor all revolve around characters with a connection to Tornor Keep in the north of the land of Arun, but only the first, Watchtower, uses the keep itself as a significant part of the plot. Elizabeth Lynn uses the 232-year time span of the trilogy to show the evolution of a culture as women acquire equality and war becomes less important. In this change, Tornor Keep moves from being a stronghold and seat of war to being almost deserted and obsolete ruins.
Watchtower begins with the conquest of Tornor Keep by...
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