The Soprano Sorceress
The First Book of the Spellsong Cycle
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Publisher Description
The Soprano Sorceress, the first novel in New York Times bestselling author L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s epic fantasy series the Spellsong Cycle about a singer and music instructor at Iowa State University who gets far more than she expected when she is magically transported to the world of Erde.
On Erde, Anna Marshall is no longer just a professional singer. In this world, song is magic, making Anna a sorceress, potentially the strongest in Erde. Here, a wrong note can mean death to a sorcerer, but Anna's lifetime of training means she can sing more powerfully and precisely than anyone else.
Her power does not go unnoticed and makes her a target. To survive, Anna must learn enough song-magic and understand this new world.
The Spellsong Cycle
The Soprano Sorceress
The Spellsong War
Darksong Rising
The Shadow Sorceress
Shadowsinger
Other series by this author:
The Imager Portfolio
The Saga of Recluce
The Corean Chronicles
The Ghost Books
The Ecolitan Matter
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The author of the popular Recluce series (The Magic of Recluce, etc.) begins a new, enchantingly musical series. Anna Marshal, singer and teacher in Ames, Iowa, is leading a lousy life. Her eldest daughter has recently died, her ex-husband treats her like an idiot and university politics are smothering her. When she wishes to be "anywhere" else, she is magically spirited away to Erde, a medieval parallel world where sung music can produce earth-shattering results. Though Anna protests that she is a singer, not a composer, her no-nonsense approach to life and her impressive vocal talents swiftly make her one of the most powerful sorceresses in the kingdom. She must work swiftly to utilize her potential or risk seeing the people starved and fried as Darksingers invade the land. Modesitt paints a convincing portrait of a mature woman with integrity who, when given power and opportunity, rises from doormat to beneficent leader; some of Anna's best moments include teaching accounting skills to the surprised locals. While the plot holds few surprises, watching Anna disprove the old adage about absolute power and corruption makes this feminist frolic a good deal of fun.
Customer Reviews
One of my favorite books
This is one of my favorite books but I've had to buy it six times because the book always falls apart during the first reading ... I hope buying online will be the last time I have to buy it
Bad editing
I love this book--in paper. This version's grammar/editing is horrible! 'Die' is used interchangeably with 'the' & words are run together pretty often (as many as four) which slows down the reading. The chapter (locations) are almost entirely misspelled also.