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A Dance with Fate

#2 in series

by Juliet Marillier
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A young woman who is both a bard—and a warrior—seeks to repay her debts and settle scores in this thrilling historical fantasy series.
The young warrior and bard Liobhan has lost her brother to the Otherworld. Even more determined to gain a place as an elite fighter, she returns to Swan Island to continue her training. But Liobhan is devastated when her comrade Dau is injured and loses his sight in their final display bout. Blamed by Dau's family for the accident, she agrees to go to Dau's home as a bond servant for the span of one year.
There, she soon learns that Oakhill is a place of dark secrets. The vicious Crow Folk still threaten both worlds. And Dau, battling the demon of despair, is not an easy man to help.
When Liobhan and Dau start to expose the rot at the center of Oakhill, they place themselves in deadly danger. For their enemy wields great power and will stop at nothing to get his way. It will take all the skills of a Swan Island warrior and a touch of the uncanny to give them a hope of survival. . . .

  • Creators

  • Series

    Warrior Bards

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 1, 2020

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9780451492814

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      • ISBN: 9780451492814
      • File size: 2186 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 6, 2020
      The lovely second mythic fantasy in Marillier’s Irish folklore–inspired Warrior Bards series (after The Harp of Kings) chronicles the youthful romance of Swan Island warriors Liobhan, a talented singer, and Dau, the embittered son of a chieftain. Evenly matched in combat skills, Liobhan and Dau celebrate the completion of their strenuous training as spies with a three-round display bout that goes horribly wrong when Dau slips and is blinded. Under interclan law, the injured Dau must return to his father’s home, Oakhill, where his older brothers once cruelly tormented him. The only comfort keeping Dau from a fatal depression is Liobhan, who volunteers to spend a year at Oakhill to care for him. Despite expectations set by the first book in the series, very little music or warrior training leavens their unhappy lives at Oakhill, until fate intervenes in the person of Liobhan’s bardic brother Brocc, who returns from the Otherworld to save them from their misery. Marillier’s strength lies in her ability to convincingly convey the genuine trust and compassion between her characters as they come of age in a magical land. Series readers will eagerly await more. Agent: Russell Galen, Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary.

    • Library Journal

      August 7, 2020

      When young warrior Dau is blinded by his comrade Liobhan in an exhibition bout, the pair are forced to leave their training retreat at Swan Island to return Dau to the care of his family. Dau must confront his abusive brothers and withdrawn father, and face demons from his past as he copes with his new disability. Meanwhile, as penance for causing Dau's injury, Liobhan must endure a sentence as an indentured servant in the dysfunctional and dangerous household. As the pair uncover evidence of a conspiracy, they're forced to search for allies they can trust. VERDICT Marillier's ("Blackthorn and Grim" series) latest novel in the "Warrior Bards" series (after The Harp of Kings), set in a fantasy world inspired by mythic Ireland, is a brisk and engaging read with vivid characters and a satisfying conclusion that makes this work as a standalone. Recommended for fans of Katharine Kerr's "Deverry" books or Patrick Rothfuss's "Kingkiller Chronicles" series.--Jason Puckett, Georgia State Univ. Lib, Atlanta

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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