Tree of Swords & Jewels

C. J. Cherryh

Book 2 of Ealdwood

Publisher: DAW

Published: Aug 2, 1983

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Review

"Cherryh continues the chilling fantasy begun in THE DREAMSTONE with the same expert craftsmanship and unearthly atmosphere... Readers gripped by the conflicts of THE DREAMSTONE must read this masterful sequel." -Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review "Once you start this book you won't rest until you've finished. Cherryh belongs on the same shelf with Ursula Le Guin and Patricia McKillip; she is one of our finest imaginative novelists." -Kliatt

Product Description

They said that Ciaran Cuilean was fey-that he had the touch of the Sidhe on him, and on his lands. And it was true. Elvish blood ran in his veins, and he had been to that other world-that parallel and magical land of Eald, where Arafel, the Lady of Trees, held dominion. But what should have been a blessing was as much a curse--for jealousy and fear grew in the lands of men. Shadows of newly awakened evil swarmed across both landscapes threatening to bring the clang and reek of war from the warm hearthstones of the mortal world keeps to the silvery heart of Ealdwood. And Ciaran knew that he must once again put his humanity aside and reclaim his haunted weapons from the Tree of Swords or see both his worlds fold into darkness!