Sorcerer’s Son/The Crystal Palace (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Phyllis Eisenstein
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: Undefined
- Setting: A world similar to medieval Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Devils or demons, Superman or superbeings, Knights or knighthood
- Locales: Earth, alternate versions of
The Plot
Both novels are set in a universe in which magical powers are achievable by concentrated study and by harnessing the powers of demons, supernatural beings from the realms of Fire, Water, Air, and Ice. At the beginning of Sorcerer’s Son, the sorcerer Smada Rezhyk, who enslaves fire demons to gain power over metal, is peering uneasily at his sorcerous neighbors. To protect himself, he has proposed marriage to the Lady Delivev, who has no demon slaves but whose sorcery is based on more natural, gentle control of weaving creatures and woven objects. Her polite...
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