Deepwood: Karavans # 2 - Softcover

Roberson, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0756404827 ISBN 13: 9780756404826

Publisher: DAW, 2008

Synopsis

Diviners have told Audrun that the child she carries must be born in a haven of peace, far from her war-scourged homeland, but as she flees she finds only far greater danger. For her karavan is overtaken by Alisanos, the deepwood?a dangerous magical forest that harbors not only demons, gods, and other otherwordly creatures, but also its own sinister intentions?and which may have already claimed Audrun and her child for its own.

About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer Roberson is the author of the Sword-Dancer Saga and the Chronicles of the Cheysuli, and collaborated with Melanie Rawn and Kate Elliott on the historical fantasy The Golden Key, a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. She has also published three historical novels, and several in other genres. An exhibitor and breeder of Cardigan Welsh Corgis, she lives on acreage in Northern Arizona with eight dogs and two cats. She is currently working on the third Karavans novel, with prologue available at her website, http://www.cheysuli.com/author/Index.html.

From Booklist:

After the disaster that ended Karavans (2006), pregnant Audrun, Davyn, and their four children have left their conquered homeland and joined a karavan to seek out a new home. But Alisanos, the deepwood, a sentient, mobile forest, is on the move. Home to many dangerous creatures, Alisanos actually takes humans, who thereafter are either never seen again or transformed into hideous monsters. The deepwood attacks the karavan, but Audrun and her children fall in with Rhuan, one of the guides. She gives birth in the forest four months early, yet the baby appears to have been carried full term. The forest wants the child, and Audrun must protect and provide for all five children while trying to escape and reunite with her husband, who is frantically searching for them. Meanwhile, Alisanos' nonhuman inhabitants are fighting internecine battles. Rhuan is in the middle of one, and willy-nilly, Audrun is drawn in, too. Lots of action, competently drawn characters, and a world in which anything can happen. High-quality action fantasy. Murray, Frieda

About this edition

• Publisher: DAW
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0756404827
• ISBN 13: 9780756404826
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 448