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The Dark Ferryman is the second novel in the spellbinding fantasy epic, The Elven Ways .
Kerith is a land bereft of magic since the devastating Magi Wars. Warlike Galdarkans, peaceful Dwellers, Kernan tradesmen and merchants, and brutish Bolgers have co-existed since that time, until the Vaelinars mysteriously appeared from nowhere, bringing with them a different sort of elemental magic. Now, generations after their arrival, Kerith stands at a turning point.
As hostilities escalate, and treachery abounds, Rivergrace and Sevryn--she a Vaelinar raised by a loving Dweller family, and he an orphaned half-breed who has served Lariel, the Vaelinar Warrior Queen, faithfully for many years--are accused of traitorous acts and are forced to follow separate paths in search of their destinies.
Yet both keep encountering the Dark Ferryman, the most mysterious of all the magically-created passages of power known as the Vaelinar Ways. And neither knows what payment the Ferryman will demand for the aid being given them....
Author Notes
Jenna Rhodes (a pseudonym used by R. A. V. Salsitz), was born in Phoenix, Arizona and is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels. She also writes under the names Emily Drake, Anne Knight, Elizabeth Forrest, Charles Ingrid, Rhondi Vilott Salsitz, R.A.V. Salsitz, Rhondi Vilott, and Rhondi Greening. Rhodes has been writing since she was in 3rd grade. She has published over 50 books and short stories. She can be found at rhondiann.com.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
In the languorous second installment of Rhodes's Elven Ways saga (after 2007's The Four Forges), civil war threatens to destroy the Vaelinar, a magical race that was mysteriously displaced to the sprawling realm of Kerith generations earlier. Several factions among the native races, angry and fearful at having to share the land and all its riches with the strange and powerful Vaelinar, have begun to plot their demise. As an all-out war looms, lovers Sevryn and Rivergrace must solve problems close to home before they can engage with their many adversaries: Sevryn battles the residue of demon within his soul, while Rivergrace tries to find peace with an elemental goddess who has become a vital part of her being. The intricately plotted, character-driven saga of the Vaelinar's desperate struggles finds anchors in folklore and legend, appealing to fans of slower pacing and detailed world building. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
The second Elven Ways novel continues the adventures of Rivergrace and Sevryn, misfits in Kerith, where the powerful, warlike Vaelinar Ways are disintegrating, and civil war threatens. Accused of treachery at the Vaelinar queen's court, Sevryn and Rivergrace have fled by separate paths, yet both encounter the enigmatic dark ferryman, the least known of the Vaelinar Ways. In the Elven Ways, the competent and, under several pseudonyms, prolific Rhodes creates a complex world and so many plots that prospective series followers those who appreciate intricate plots and multiple fields of action really should start at the beginning, with The Four Forges (2006).--Murray, Frieda Copyright 2008 Booklist
Library Journal Review
As the land of Kerith stands ready to go to war, the ruling Vaelinar, possessors of elemental magic and long life, find themselves victims of internal treachery. The love between Rivergrace, a Vaelinar raised by a Dweller family--one of the indigenous races of Kerith--and Sevryn, a half-breed warrior who has served the Vaelinar Warrior Queen Lariel, is tested as the lovers are declared traitors and forced to flee, taking separate paths to seek justice. Both encounter the mysterious Ferryman, a creature of power who controls travel along the river, and both find their lives dependent on his will or whim. Continuing the panoramic saga begun in The Four Forges, Rhodes develops her world both politically and emotionally, filling it with complex and compelling characters. A good addition to most fantasy collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.