The Eye of the Hunter (Mithgar)

by Dennis L. McKiernan

Paperback, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Roc (1993), Edition: Reissue, 592 pages

Description

The Prophecy:When Spring comes upon the land Yet Winter grips with icy hand And the Eye of the Hunter stalks night skies Bane and blessing alike will rise. Lastborn Firstborns of those who were Stand at thy side in the light of the Bear Hunter and hunted who can say Which is which on a given day? A thousand years have passed since the portentous comet called The Eye of the Hunter glared in the sky above Mithgar. A thousand years since the immortal Elfess Riatha, in league with the Warrows Tomlin and Petal, vowed to hunt down and defeat the evil Baron Stoke. A thousand years since Baron Stoke took with him to death a beloved companion, locked in combat, plunged into an icy chasm. But now, The Eye of the Hunter rides once more, and the creatures of darkness await Baron Stoke’s return. The prophecy again gathers five brave souls to combat the powers of evil: Riatha and the Elf Aravan; Gwylly and Faeril, the last Warrow descendents; and a fifth, restored to them from Death’s chill grasp…… (more)

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LibraryThing member arelenriel
I loved this book. Faeril is one of McKiernan's most intriguing characters. I love the romance between her and Gwylly.
LibraryThing member puttocklibrary
This remains one of my favorite stories written in the Mithgar world by Dennis McKiernan. It was the first one of his I read, and perhaps that is why it had such an impact on me. In particular, I loved the character Faeril, and their journey and perils felt very real and compelling to me. I did
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find the shifting time perspective somewhat confusing, but never did get lost, and so was still able to get lost in the story--multiple times.
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LibraryThing member Karlstar
This is perhaps my favorite Mithgar novel. It has some ties to events from Voyage of the Fox Rider, though it is not a sequel to that book. An evil being, basically a vampire, that was defeated, but not killed before has risen again, and this time it must be killed permanently. The small group of
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heroes that are left who promised to finish the job the first time, or their heirs, are called on again. While the world and writing still feels like Tolkien, this book is McKiernan taking it in his own direction.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1992

Physical description

592 p.; 4.26 inches

ISBN

0451452682 / 9780451452689
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