The Windsinger Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Megan Lindholm
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: A pretechnology age on another world
- Setting: An unnamed world
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Singing or singers, Revenge, Superman or superbeings, Weather
- Locales: Earth, alternate versions of
The Plot
The characters Ki and Vandien were first introduced in Megan Lindholm’s short story “Bones for Dulath,” published in AMAZONS! (1979; edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson), which won a World Fantasy Award as best anthology. An Ace editor’s interest in the story led to completion of the first book of the Windsinger series. The series brings Ki and Vandien together in an unlikely way, then takes them through a series of adventures with various creatures and magical beings. The subplot follows the evolution of Ki from a woman embittered by tragedy to a woman...
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