The Malacia Tapestry

Paperback, 338 pages

English language

Published July 1, 2001 by House of Stratus.

ISBN:
978-0-7551-0071-2
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OCLC Number:
51084419

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Jostling through the light and shadow of Malacia's streets goes a crowd of people: dukes, wealthy merchants, bankrupt families, actresses, priests, courtesans, spongers, soldiers, and down-at-heel showmen. They are seen through the eyes of Perian di Chirolo, actor and man-about-town, whose adventures take him through all strata of Malacian society and into the heart of its darkest secrets, lay and spiritual. Episodes idyllic and chilling follow each other in comic succession.

In this deeply divided world of pageant and squalor, de Chirolo slays a ferocious ancestral monster and seeks the hand — and somewhat more than the hand — of Armida Iloytola, daughter of a social climber. While he roisters with his friends or indulges in the acting which is so much a part of his life, nemesis is creeping up on him in its underhand way. Behind the drama stands the attractive enigma of Malacia itself. An age-old city-state …

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Subjects

  • Modern fiction
  • Science fiction
  • Science Fiction - General
  • Fiction - General
  • Fiction
  • General