The Spirit Gate eBook Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
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The magic of Polia is broken, the delicate connection between its male and female elements, sundered. Blame for this and other calamities both natural and political has long been laid at the feet of the White Mothers–rare adepts who can handle both male and female elements. The young widow, Kassia Telek, is one such woman. Barred from the legitimate use of her talents, she peddles herbs in the town square to feed herself and her son, Beyla . . . until, one day, she comes to the attention of Master Lukasha, head of Polia’s foremost center of arcane learning.
Lukasha sees in the young widow a chance to mend his broken and besieged land and save Polia’s king from the necessity of a disastrous political marriage to a daughter of the Frankish Empire. It seems his dearest hopes will be realized when Kassia’s native curiosity and talent lead her to discover a trove of hidden knowledge. But Kassia gradually discovers that not everything that can be known should be known. The magic to which she holds the key, thrusts her into a battle with forces that can save Polia from its enemies or destroy everything she holds dear.
The Spirit Gate eBook Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
A bit slow to start, this is a fantastic romp through politics, religion, prejudice and magic, following a woman who wants nothing more to create a good life for her son, learn to harness the powers she was born with, and honor the legacy of her ancestors.Product details
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The Spirit Gate eBook Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Reviews
This is honestly such a beautifully written story, with gorgeous descriptions and realistic characters. I'm in love with the author's use of language, and impressed that she got me so invested in a novel infused with politics and religion, which I don't tend to prefer.
There were times when I knew what was going to happen next, and other times in which I was completely surprised. I appreciate this in a story, because while I enjoy finding out I'm right, I also enjoy discovering I was wrong and thinking of things in completely the wrong way.
I will admit there were a couple of things that moved a little quickly for me to find realistic, that I won't name to preserve the story, but one of them could be accounted for with the time period, and the other helps the story have a happy ending, so I don't really dislike it.
It appears to be a standalone novel at this point, and while I loved it, I'm not sure it needs a sequel. (But if the author happens to read this, I definitely wouldn't be upset if there was one!)
In conclusion, I found this to be a unique, well-written, magic-infused novel that has the potential to grab the attention of many different kinds of people. I highly recommend it for the beautiful writing alone, with the story itself being a delightful plus.
Disclaimer I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Everything I've written above is completely sincere.
This book was well written, engaging, and VERY hard to put down.
The author takes us back to another time and another place, deep in the heart of Europe, where feudal lords and the incursion of Chrisitanity are battling for supremacy over a region that is caught in the middle. The peoples of this little land, Polia, are attempting to re-establish their old religion after having been conquered and ravaged by one such barbaric group.
At the center is a white witch with strong innate powers passed down through the generations which she at first is trying to surpress as a shunned commoner associated with and blamed for the destruction (in which she also lost her own family) from which the country is slowly and finally recovering from. A high priest of the old order has summoned her through arcane abilities and is now trying to school her to control and command those powers, it turns out for his own misguided ends, to control the king and the direction this country is to take.
Overall there is strong character building and story development. The heros and villains you root for and detest, respectively...it is easy to get caught up in the weave of this story well told.
The book did have some editing errors, but not to the extent that it detracted from the story itself.
I really enjoyed this book, though I felt as if I would have gotten even more out of it if I had a better knowledge of Polish history as this is pretty clearly an alternate history with magic being the significant variant.
After the first chapter, which was a bit unwieldy, the writing was smooth and the editing pretty good, only a few typos and grammatical errors. I liked the characters, although they were a bit predictable, following the usual fantasy tropes of the well-meaning but misguided into evil mentor, the romantic triangle, and the initially uncertain but eventually confident heroine. I particularly liked King Zelimir, who was a really well-developed supporting character and Kassia was nicely three-dimensional with her conflicts over where to spend her time and attention - with her child, her vocation, her duty, or her lover.
The world-building was interesting and had enough complexity to keep my attention and make me unwilling to put down the book. The love story was a little thin, but there was a lot going on and I can forgive that. Many of the supporting characters were flat and it was easy to lose track of who was who, but overall the book was well-written and engaging.
Worth reading more than once, but you can let the library store it for you.
Kassia is a White Witch, a rare adept who can handle both male and female magics. White Witches are also blamed for all the calamities that have befallen the land of Polia. Kassia, a young widow, peddles herbs and tells fortunes to feed herself and her young son. When she is accepted into the school of arcane learning she sees a future for herself and her son. Lukasha, the Master of the school, sees Kassia as the only hope to heal Polia's broken magic and save the country from threats from all sides. When Kassia's curiosity leads her to find forbidden magic she could be the saviour of her country or doom them all.
This fantasy novel is set in an alternate world where the Christian Frankish Empire and the Muslim Turkish Empire surround the smaller Pagan Polia. The clashing religious beliefs are part of what I found interesting in this novel. I also enjoyed the way the author has developed and describes the magic system in the book. The prejudice shown to the White Witches is also an interesting aspect to the novel. The characters had depth and changed and grew during the story. The fact that the heroine had a young child to consider added another layer to her character. I really enjoyed this fantasy. The world and history building was complex. The story was not predictable. The novel was originally published in 1996 and has been reprinted by Book View Cafe. I hope this encourages the author to revisit this novel and write a sequel.
A bit slow to start, this is a fantastic romp through politics, religion, prejudice and magic, following a woman who wants nothing more to create a good life for her son, learn to harness the powers she was born with, and honor the legacy of her ancestors.
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