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This series returns to the lands of Aurian, and is set in the distant past of the Magefolk, when even the land was a different shape, and the sea between the northlands and the south did not exist. This was the time when the Artefacts of Power were created, and lives were torn apart by the Mage Wars. In those days, the Magefolk were comprised of four disparate races: the human Wizards, masters of earth magic; the winged Skyfolk, who controlled the magic of air; the Leviathan, who ruled the powers of the watery realms; and the great Dragonfolk, whose province was the magic of fire. But while the four races of the Magefolk strove and vied amongst themselves to master the powers of magic both good and evil, a new race was emerging, who would come to play a vital part in these phenomenal events. As the story opens, the Xandim are little more than simple beasts. Enslaved by the fey and powerful Phaerie, masters of the Old Magic, they have been trapped in their horse forms for so long that they have forgotten they once held a human shape. Only one of the tribe knows better: the Windeye, the shaman of the Xandim. This is the story of his epic quest to free his people.
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Maggie Furey was one of the original WHS FRESH TALENT authors and has gone on to be very successful in the UK and USA. She is also widely translated. She underwent extensive heart surgery two years and has since made a full recovery. Brought up in County Durham, she now lives in Ireland near Limerick.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I love Maggie Furey's books. When I started this I just wasn't sure how I was going to like it. The book starts in the Elsewhere where the lady of the lake has a vision of three females who will be key to the survival of the world. One Phaerie, one wizard and one not clear, all she sees is a grey horse.
The Phaerie are heading out on their wild hunt. For those who have read the Artefacts of Power series it explains why Aurian and her companions were so afraid of what the Phaerie could do. I found myself with my face screwed up at the discription of the Phearie attack on the humans. But as usual Maggie Fureys' story telling just sucks you in. Its a great story with twists and turns. Love, betayal, murder & revenge to name a few.
Very easy book to read. Like her others I find myself looking for the next one. My only gripe is that there is no next one just now!! Will just have to wait.
The Phaerie are heading out on their wild hunt. For those who have read the Artefacts of Power series it explains why Aurian and her companions were so afraid of what the Phaerie could do. I found myself with my face screwed up at the discription of the Phearie attack on the humans. But as usual Maggie Fureys' story telling just sucks you in. Its a great story with twists and turns. Love, betayal, murder & revenge to name a few.
Very easy book to read. Like her others I find myself looking for the next one. My only gripe is that there is no next one just now!! Will just have to wait.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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After writing two exquisite and well received series, Maggie Furey has unfortunately been absent from our bookshelves due to serious health concerns. However after a long but (I hope) successful recuperation, she returns to form to revisit her first world, from which the Artefacts Of Power tetralogy came. The lands of Nexis and The Southern Kingdoms were originally created for Aurian and her friends to inhabit and explore but The Heritage of the Xandim takes us back to a time, long before those days when the earth was much fresher and new and the god's of the future merely the pawns of the past.
The four separate species of magefolk rule the land and vie for power amongst themselves. Hidden in the background are the mounts of the Phaerie; magical but simple, the Xandim are beasts of burden and no more. Until the magician or Windeye of the race is awoken to their powers, their forgotten power of their ability to transform. Now amidst the war of the mages, the Xandim too are struggling for control but theirs is not a matter of mastering dark arts or seeking weapons to control, instead their aim is simply to be the masters of their own lives once again.
I have loved every one of Maggie Furey's books and I especially love the worlds she creates and the lands I can feel myself becoming a part of as I read. Returning to the much loved world of The Artefacts Of Power could have been difficult if the story had lost any of it magic because the danger lies in not living up to the previously inspired creations. However, the clever use of the lands many lifetimes before the arrival of Aurian and her companions means that though the world has not changed, the lands at the same time are entirely different.
Furey also maintains her wonderful description of the characters making them feel like close friends mere pages into a book and her intricate and well woven threads mean the story has a depth and substance and draws you into its compelling embrace and makes you truly feel a part of the action.
I believe this book is just as exciting and magical as her original series and I have been eagerly awaiting the next book since 2008 when I first read it. However, this book is definitely the beginning of the series and for this reason I have only given it four stars. It can be read as a novel in its own right but it is the beginning of something larger and something that I am sure will be up there with the very best of her previous work; another series greater than the sum of its parts. But if you have not read this yet and are considering buying it, just be aware that there is more to add, that this is genuinely not as good as it gets.
Though I am certain that whatever Maggie Furey has to add will not only be worth the wait, it will without doubt only increase the brilliance of this fantastic return to form she has so far shown.
The four separate species of magefolk rule the land and vie for power amongst themselves. Hidden in the background are the mounts of the Phaerie; magical but simple, the Xandim are beasts of burden and no more. Until the magician or Windeye of the race is awoken to their powers, their forgotten power of their ability to transform. Now amidst the war of the mages, the Xandim too are struggling for control but theirs is not a matter of mastering dark arts or seeking weapons to control, instead their aim is simply to be the masters of their own lives once again.
I have loved every one of Maggie Furey's books and I especially love the worlds she creates and the lands I can feel myself becoming a part of as I read. Returning to the much loved world of The Artefacts Of Power could have been difficult if the story had lost any of it magic because the danger lies in not living up to the previously inspired creations. However, the clever use of the lands many lifetimes before the arrival of Aurian and her companions means that though the world has not changed, the lands at the same time are entirely different.
Furey also maintains her wonderful description of the characters making them feel like close friends mere pages into a book and her intricate and well woven threads mean the story has a depth and substance and draws you into its compelling embrace and makes you truly feel a part of the action.
I believe this book is just as exciting and magical as her original series and I have been eagerly awaiting the next book since 2008 when I first read it. However, this book is definitely the beginning of the series and for this reason I have only given it four stars. It can be read as a novel in its own right but it is the beginning of something larger and something that I am sure will be up there with the very best of her previous work; another series greater than the sum of its parts. But if you have not read this yet and are considering buying it, just be aware that there is more to add, that this is genuinely not as good as it gets.
Though I am certain that whatever Maggie Furey has to add will not only be worth the wait, it will without doubt only increase the brilliance of this fantastic return to form she has so far shown.
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I am so happy with book. Arrived early, in tip top shape.. So impressed.. Thankyou.Am in need of part 2 to this awesome series. Will buy from you anytime. Thanks again.
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