Corambis by Sarah Monette
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- Pub. Date: April 2009
- 432pp
- Sales Rank: 128,857
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2009
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Hardcover, 432pp
- Sales Rank: 128,857
- Series: Melusine Series, #4
- ISBN-13: 9780441015962
- ISBN: 0441015964
Synopsis
The spellbinding conclusion to the brilliant fantasy series by the author of The Mirador and Mélusine.
Exiled from Mélusine for the crime of heresy, the once powerful Cabaline wizard Felix Harrowgate and his half-brother Mildmay, former cat-burglar and assassin, journey to Corambis to face judgment from a ruling body of wizards. Corambis, however, is a land plagued by civil strife. Kay Brightmore, the Margrave of Rothmarlin, is part of an insurrection to restore the monarchy in the southern half of the country. In desperation, Kay and his rebels seek out the engine of Summerdown, an ancient magical device rumored to have terrible powers. Once the engine is awakened, only a powerful wizard can stop its awesome potential for destruction. Felix and Mildmay arrive just in time for their greatest challenge-and ultimate destiny...
Publishers Weekly
The rambling conclusion to Monette's Mélusine fantasy quartet (after 2008's The Mirador) reveals the destiny of three exiles. Prince Gerrard Hume dies in an attempt to start the sinister Cymellunar engine, which he hoped would help win Caloxa's independence from Corambis. Blinded by the engine, Kay Brightmore, the margrave of Rothmarlin and the prince's illicit lover, is imprisoned by Corambis's duke of Glimmering. Meanwhile, far away in Bernatha, gay wizard Felix Harrowgate returns to prostitution to raise money when his half-brother becomes ill, but is gang-raped by Corambins in a ritual that restarts the Clock of Eclipses, another terrible Cymellunar device. Monette throws in numerous unsubtle lessons on love, lust and power, but for full effect, the intricate plot requires familiarity with prior installments. (Apr.)
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Sarah Monette was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She won the Spectrum Award for her short story, "Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland," and has had short fiction published in Kelly Link's Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, All Hallows, and Alchemy.
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A Fantasy that will draw you in and not let go!by LittleBird77
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May 16, 2009: There aren't too many people who can create a world and make it as real as the one you already know, but Sarah Monette has certainly accomplished that with her Doctrine of Labyrinthe series. Corambis is the fourth and final book of the series and if you haven't read the previous 3 then let me tell you this series is completely worth tracking down and reading. The characters are engaging, and the entire story completely enthralling. Corambis centers on our beloved main characters. Felix Harrowgate, Cabaline Wizard. Snarky, brilliant and secretly hiding a caring heart. His half brother, Mildmay the thief. Levelheaded, self-conscious, with a heart of gold. In this their final tale Felix has been exiled from their home of Melusine for heresy and forced to go to the land of Corambis to be judged by the ruling body of Wizards. Corambis is a land caught up in a civil war, and our heroes wind up caught in the middle of it all. Can they save themselves and maybe help the country at the same time? With each book the characters grow, the story satisfies and your imagination is enchanted. Starting with "Melusine" and going on to "The Virtu" and "The Mirador" you will not have wasted one second of your time when you finally come to the grand finale of "Corambis". I cannot recommend this series of books highly enough.
I Also Recommend: Melusine, Flesh and Spirit.
an exciting finish to a strong sagaby harstan
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February 22, 2009: In a desperate effort to start the Cymellunar Summerdown engine that he believes is the only chance to free Caloxa from Corambis, rebel Prince Gerrard Hume dies in his attempt. His lover the Margrave of Rothmarlin Kay Brightmore is not only blinded during the failed coup, the Corambis' Duke of Glimmering captures and incarcerates her.
Exiled to Bernatha, gay wizard Felix Harrowgate worries about the health of his half-brother former thief and assassin Mildmay when the latter becomes very sick. Needing money for his sibling, Felix returns to what he knows best when short funds, prostitution, but Corambis thugs' gang-rape him. However, the ritual assault starts the Clock of Eclipses, which, like the Summerdown engine, only the most powerful of wizards, someone of Felix's caliber, is capable of aborting and this preventing mass destruction; but he has to face the jealous Council of Corambis wizards for his insurgent heretic practices.The final Harrowgate quest fantasy (see VIRTU, MIRADOR and MELUSINE) is an exciting finish to a strong saga. In some ways Felix has gone full circle, but in most ways he has matured so he is a force to be reckoned with especially with Mildmay having his back. Fans will relish the conclusion though it helps to have recently have read at least The MIRADOR while newcomers will be lost in Corambis without reading the previous three tales.Harriet Klausner
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