Raffi is apprenticed to the Relic Master, Galen, whose task is to keep safe the relics of a bygone age. But his powers are weakening and he and Raffi set off to meet the Makers in the City of the Crows and discover why. The journey is beset with dangers and Raffi's courage is tested at every turn. They are joined by the enigmatic girl Carys and face an uncertain future in the City of Destruction. Will they be able to summon the Crow to help them? Or will the everpresent Watch eventually eliminate them?
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Catherine Fisher has created in The Relic Master a fantastical world where the characters embark on a glorious adventure which leads them deep into the labyrinth, taking a firm grip on the imagination as the journey to the centre of the derelict city of Tasceron begins.
Once the home of great temples, magical relics and, most importantly, the House of Trees, the Wounded City has been taken over by the Watch and their evil masters, making it almost impassable to ordinary folk. As Galen, Raffi and their enigmatic companion Carys--each with very different reasons for travelling to the heart of the maze--begin their journey to the centre of Tasceron, their bond strengthens and their friendships are pushed to the limit.
The Relic Master, Volume One of The Book Of The Crow, is a roller coaster of a fantasy adventure story that truly fuels the fire of mind. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The telling is spare and taut, the theme as elemental as a Border ballad. The excitement is relentless (The Times )
The immemorial appeal of a quest story written by an author firing on all cylinders (Independent ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The immemorial appeal of a quest story written by an author firing on all cylinders (Independent ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I'd been trying to get hold of another book by Catherine Fisher when I found this series. Although I still haven't found it, I'm glad I looked here - I found 'The Relic Master'. I was hooked because it is clearly written, and so imaginative. Also, it incorporates many intreaguing questions - who are the Makers? Do the hints really point to a sci-fi story and not plain fantasy? (You'll understand that when you read the book.) What does the Watch want? What is the purpose of the Great Hoard? The diary entries reveal the cold hearted spy to be - well, an unsure cold hearted spy. Although Galen himself isn't very appealing, with all his hardness and bleakness, you do find yourself warming to Raffi and Carys very quickly. I read a great deal, and I must say that I have rarely come across an author who writes such a detailed plot combined with excellent language. Read it. You'll see what I mean.
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Clealry influenced by Ursula le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea, (and also to a degree her science fiction) this is a thrilling quest for two wizards, one old and failing, the other young and untried, and the morally ambivalent spy who accompanies them. The clever part is the idea of a planet which worships interplanetary travellers as gods. Lots of good ideas here, especially about the behaviour of a people under tyrranny.
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The Relic Master is science fiction / fantasy at its best, tightly plotted and beautifully written. We are introduced to the world of Anara through the eyes of Raffi, an apprentice to Galen of the Old Order, outlaws that are intimately connected with the world around them, practice magic and follow the teachings of the Makers, shadowy god-like beings that came from beyond the stars. They are pursued by the Watch who belive the magic of the Old Order is illusion. The Old Order uses relics, odd pieces of debris of the Makers' culture that are tantalisingly recognisable to us, a CD, a watch. On their pilgramage to Tasceron, a post apocalypic city devastated by the war between the Order and the Watch, they are joined by the Watch spy Carys and a Sekoi, an indigenous Anaran half cat half human being. Fisher writing is so good everything is believable and well realised, an author I'm happy to have found.
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Excellently written, with an epic storyline and extraordinary characters. There's nothing else like it. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Miss R. E. Davies
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Absolutely superb!
In my opinion, Catherine Fisher is one of the greatest fantasy-fiction writers of today's world. This story has so many twists and turns, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Calfite
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An exellent book, with very powerful writing.
King Alberic, orders for Galen and Raffi (whom he has just captured) to find a certain Sekoi (a half man, half cat). Read more
Published on 8 Oct 1999
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Mystical powers against cold steel!
'The Relic Master' is all about two members of 'The Order' who have to go to Tasceron - City of the Makers. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 1999
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