Mary Gentle

Black Opera

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ISBN 13:
9780575083516
author:
Mary Gentle
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Gollancz
language:
English
Publication Year:
2013
Pages:
688
Dimensions:
13 x 4.3 x 20.2 cm
Genre:
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy,
Condition:
New
supplier_id:
59
Availability:
Item usually sent within 5 working days
£35.43

Description

Conrad Scalese is a writer of librettos for operas in a world where music has immense power. In this world, the sung mass can bring about actual miracles like healing the sick. Opera is musicodrama, the highest form of music combined with human emotion, and its results can be nothing short of magical. When Conrad's first really successful opera gets struck by lightning, he attracts the attention of a powerful secret society known as the Prince's Men. They seek to use the magic of music for their own ends, including an apocalyptic blood sacrifice. As a result, life becomes interesting for Conrad. Conrad Scalese is a story about the power of music and its consequences in a world where miracles are possible.

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