Ebook {Epub PDF} Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip

Song for the Basilisk. Patricia A. McKillip. Ace Books, - Fiction - pages. 7 Reviews 4/5(7). Song for the Basilisk. Patricia A. McKillip. Ace Books, - Fiction - pages. 5 Reviews. As a child, Rook had been taken in by the bards of Luly, and raised as one of their own. Of his past he knew nothing--except faint memories of fire and death that he'd do anything to forget. But nightmares, and a new threat to the island that had 4/5(5). Song for the basilisk Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Song for the basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip. Publication date Topics Orphans -- Fiction, Troubadours -- Fiction Publisher Ace Books CollectionUser Interaction Count:

and so begins a richly enchanting novel from World Fantasy Award Winner Patricia A. McKillip. The acclaimed author of Song for the Basilisk weaves a beautiful, entrancing fantasy of a powerful knight who must follow the threads of reality and illusion to the truth. Verified Purchase. As one of Patricia McKillip's earlier novels, "Song for the Basilisk" has all the hallmarks of her fantasy-fiction: unique prose, ambiguous characters, fairytale settings, court intrigue, and a love of musical instruments. Here especially McKillip calls on her appreciation for viols, flutes, harps and picochets (the one. "Song for the Basilisk" ties with the Riddle-Master trilogy for my favorite Patricia McKillip book. However, I would advise reading her other books before this one; it is not as easily accessible as some."Basilisk" is the story of Rook, a musician who lives with the bards of Luly and has avoided his past for over thirty years.

Song for the Basilisk. Ace Books by Patricia A. McKillip. THE FORGOTTEN BEASTS OF ELD. THE SORCERESS AND THE CYGNET. THE CYGNET AND THE FIREBIRD. THE BOOK OF ATRIX WOLFE WINTER ROSE. SONG FOR THE BASILISK. Song for the Basilisk. Table of Contents. PART ONE. Caladrius. One. Song for the Basilisk. by. Patricia A. McKillip. really liked it · Rating details · 2, ratings · reviews. As a child, Rook had been taken in by the bards of Luly, and raised as one of their own. Of his past he knew nothing -- except faint memories of fire and death that he'd do anything to forget. Once the city of Berylon was benevolently ruled by Raven Tormalyne, until his rival, the ambitious Arioso Pellior, the Basilisk, burned Tormalyne Palace. Of all the family, only young Rook, cowering under the ashes in the fireplace, survived. Rook was sent to the remote island Luly, where he became a bard (poet/musician) and produced a son, Hollis, but could never bring himself to remember his.