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The Soul Mirror (The Collegia Magica, Book 2)
Written by Carol Berg
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Average Score:
83(5)
In a royal city beset by hauntings, plagues of birds, and strange sinkholes that swallow light and buildings, whispers of necromancy swirl about the queen's volatile sorcerer. Scholarly, reclusive Anne de Vernase rejoices that she lacks magical talent. Her father's pursuit of illicit sorcery has left her beloved family in ruins and her future bleak. But a plague of murders compels Anne to unravel a dead sister's magical puzzle. With none to trust but a friend she cannot see, Anne must investigate matters beyond science - a centuries-old rivalry, the boundaries of death, and the most dangerous sorcerer in Sabria . . .
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Book Details
Fantasy
Paperback,
528 Pages
Published
by Roc Trade on January 04, 2011
ISBN-10 0451463749
ISBN-13 978-0451463746
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Reviews
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Fantasy Book Critic
| Liviu Suciu
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Review Rating: 100
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Magic, science, family feuds, a kingdom and maybe even a world - or at least its laws of nature - in peril, a great heroine with a superb cast and traditional fantasy does not get better than this!
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Boomtron
| C.N. Rivera
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Review Rating: 80
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Rough as the emotional upheaval was as I was reading--for it's true, I get far too involved with her characters--the ending was satisfying enough that I spent the rest of the day grinning.
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Library Journal
| Jackie Cassada
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Review Rating: 80
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Berg brings life and grace to a story of magic and politics that should appeal to the author's fans as well as lovers of Renaissance-style fantasy.
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Publishers Weekly
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Review Rating: 80
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Berg refreshes and reinvigorates the familiar trappings of epic fantasy, shaping a novel that rings true both linguistically and imaginatively. (Starred Review)
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Fantasy Literature
| Marion Deeds
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Review Rating: 75
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This is a solid entry in the series, a compelling read with heroic characters, interesting magic, and turns of events that challenge our preconceptions.
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SFRevu
| Mel Jacob
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Avid readers may find many parallels with Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.
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