The Phoenix and the Mirror
Author : Avram Davidson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-12-12
ISBN 10 : 9780575130395
Pages : 174 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (575 users)
Download The Phoenix and the Mirror PDF Full or another Format written by Avram Davidson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legend has it that Virgil, author of The Aeneid, was more than a mere poet. Legend has it that he was an adventurer, an alchemist - a magus. Driven to do the bidding of Queen Cornelia of Carsus, who has taken hostage part of his soul, Vergil embarks upon an attempt to create a virgin speculum - a magic mirror - so that Cornelia can locate her kidnapped daughter. Virgil's quest to assemble this artefact takes him across the ancient world to encounter powers and prophecies, gods and monsters - all the myths and legends of a time that never was. The time of Virgil Magus.