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Lyonesse: Suldrun's garden

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Berkley Books, Mar 1, 1983 - Fiction - 436 pages
The richly imagined land of Lyonesse and the Elder Isles, the lost islands of fantasy between France and Britain, is alive with magic, vivid characters, devious schemes and Old Folk. Suldrun, the daughter of the relentlessly scheming King Casimir of Lyonesse, wants nothing to do with the future her father has planned for her. For her stubbornness, she is exiled to a garden at the edge of Casimir's castle. One day, a shipwrecked sailor washes up on shore. He is Ailias, prince of the kingdom of Troicent, pushed overboard by his cousin. Lyonesse is at war with Troicenet, and the doomed relationship is one of the threads that make up this wonderful tale.

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Jack Vance is the best writer you've never heard of. - Goodreads
The plot was hard to find half the time. - Goodreads
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Review: Suldrun's Garden (Lyonesse #1)

User Review  - Raman Deol - Goodreads

I couldn't finish it! That's never happened to me before, but this was just so ponderous and slow. It felt so removed and distant from the characters. The writing was very good, a nice formal tone ... Read full review

Review: Suldrun's Garden (Lyonesse #1)

User Review  - Tim - Goodreads

Highly enjoyable, underrated fantasy novel. Jack Vance tells several interlocking stories set upon the ancient 'Elder Isles', all relating in some way to the tragic romance between the Princess ... Read full review

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Jack Vance is one of the greats of science fiction. He has been writing for more than 60 years, and in 1997 was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. He is the author of dozens of science fiction and fantasy novels, including the World Fantasy Award winning Lyonnesse series, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning "The Last Castle," He lives in Oakland, California.

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