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The first novel in national bestselling author Carol Berg's Rai Kirah saga follows one man's journey from slave to savior... Seyonne was not always a slave. Once his people were the guardians of magic such as the land had never seen, protectors and defenders. But the Derzhi came, and enslaved them. Now, years of degradation and misery have blurred Seyonne's memory, and sapped his strength. To his people, he is already dead. And to him, death is all that is left--until he finds hope in a most unlikely place... Sold once again, Seyonne is bought by Aleksander, the heir to the Derzhi Empire. His new master is cold, and heedlessly cruel. But within Aleksander, the seeds of greatness wait. All it would take is guidance from one such as Seyonne once was... But time is short, for demons have also noticed Aleksander--and what they cannot control they will destroy.
"A wonderful debut novel...hooks the reader with vividly drawn characters and draws us into an exotic, dangerous, and beautifully crafted world. Her heroes come alive on the page, with genuine emotions and concerns."--Lynn Flewelling, author of Traitor's Moon "Vivid characters and intricate magic combined with a fascinating world--luscious work!"--Melanie Rawn, author of The Diviner's Key
"A wonderful debut novel...hooks the reader with vividly drawn characters and draws us into an exotic, dangerous, and beautifully crafted world. Her heroes come alive on the page, with genuine emotions and concerns."--Lynn Flewelling, author of Traitor's Moon "Vivid characters and intricate magic combined with a fascinating world--luscious work!"--Melanie Rawn, author of The Diviner's Key
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Sixteen years of slavery have left Seyonne with little sense of who he is, or who he used to be; Carol Berg's Transformation is the story of how he gradually comes to know himself and becomes a player in the game of empires and kings.
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Prince Aleksander is the heir to the Derzhi Empire and is a spoiled brat with no sense of the consequences of his endlessly rash actions. When Seyonne, whom he has whimsically bought as a secretary, realises that the obnoxious youth is in danger from demonic sorcerers, he has no option for self-preservation but to save the prince from them. Then he realises that Aleksander, by this point disgraced, on the run and cursed with shape-changing, has the spark of mystical goodness in him that his own people have been searching for for generations.
Berg has created a world in which there are several sorts of magic that hardly overlap, and whose local bigotries --Seyonne, once a leader of his people, has been dishonoured forever by capture--are credibly unpleasant. This is an evocative, passionate sword-and-sorcery thriller with some vivid characters and set piece scenes; Aleksander is a fascinating creation, with the stuff of greatness in him but on the brink of corruption.--Roz Kaveney
A humdinger of a plot ... vivid characters, a tangible atmosphere of doom (SFX)
A truly remarkable first novel (DREAMWATCH)
This well written and thoroughly original fantasy grabs the reader by the throat on page one and doesn't let go! ... Wonderful (STARBURST)
Her novel is made memorable by its characters ... a superbly entertaining book! 'INTERZONE ('A splendid tour-de-force of fantasy.')
A truly remarkable first novel (DREAMWATCH)
This well written and thoroughly original fantasy grabs the reader by the throat on page one and doesn't let go! ... Wonderful (STARBURST)
Her novel is made memorable by its characters ... a superbly entertaining book! 'INTERZONE ('A splendid tour-de-force of fantasy.')
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- Publication date2000
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- ISBN 13 9780451457950
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