A Cast of Corbies

Pages: 320
Published: 1994
Language: English

In a world where the Church strictly controls music and magic, the Free Bards live as outlaws to keep true art alive. When the religious authorities launch a brutal crackdown to silence unauthorized voices, a small group of musicians must risk everything to protect their freedom. This fantasy adventure follows those who refuse to let their songs be dictated by the state.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Adventurous Tense Inspiring

Found Family Secret Identity Court Intrigue

Fantasy High Fantasy Music

Mercedes LackeyFantasy · Fictionb. 1950

Mercedes Lackey is an American fantasy author, born on June 24, 1950. She is best known for the Valdemar series, set in the world of Velgarth, which began with Arrows of the Queen in 1987. She also writes the Elemental Masters and Five Hundred Kingdoms series, and has collaborated with authors including Andre Norton, Anne McCaffrey, Eric Flint, Piers Anthony, James Mallory and her husband, the artist Larry Dixon. In 2021 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her the 38th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master.

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