The Charwoman's Shadow
Jan 2022 · Open Road Media
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A novel of duty and destiny from the pioneering fantasy author, the "inventor of a new mythology and weaver of surprising folklore" (H. P. Lovecraft).
In Spain, Gonsalvo, the Lord of the Tower, is in a bind. His daughter is nearing her fifteenth year and should marry soon, yet she has no dowry. To cure the ills of his impoverished family, Gonsalvo turns to his son, Ramon Alonzo. He tells Ramon Alonzo the story of his grandfather, who is owed a favor by a magician.
Now that the family is in dire need of money, Gonsalvo sends Ramon Alonzo to the forests beyond Aragona to meet the sorcerer and learn the secrets of the Black Art, in particular, the act of transmuting base metals into gold.
Ramon Alonzo does as he is told. But he is warned by the magician's charwoman that the wizard's fees are too high to pay. After gifting her with immortality, the magician took her shadow, making her an outcast among the villagers. Heeding her words yet unwilling to give up on his mission, Ramon Alonzo will have to decide just what he is willing to sacrifice—for money, for his family, and for love . . .
"Dunsany's best stories remain unique: nobody else has ever been able to capture his visions." —Ursula K. Le Guin, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Perhaps the strongest single influence in the development of fantasy fiction in the present century." —L. Sprague de Camp
"Lord Dunsany is the great grandfather of us all." —Jane Yolen, winner of the National Book Award, Nebula Award, and World Fantasy Award
In Spain, Gonsalvo, the Lord of the Tower, is in a bind. His daughter is nearing her fifteenth year and should marry soon, yet she has no dowry. To cure the ills of his impoverished family, Gonsalvo turns to his son, Ramon Alonzo. He tells Ramon Alonzo the story of his grandfather, who is owed a favor by a magician.
Now that the family is in dire need of money, Gonsalvo sends Ramon Alonzo to the forests beyond Aragona to meet the sorcerer and learn the secrets of the Black Art, in particular, the act of transmuting base metals into gold.
Ramon Alonzo does as he is told. But he is warned by the magician's charwoman that the wizard's fees are too high to pay. After gifting her with immortality, the magician took her shadow, making her an outcast among the villagers. Heeding her words yet unwilling to give up on his mission, Ramon Alonzo will have to decide just what he is willing to sacrifice—for money, for his family, and for love . . .
"Dunsany's best stories remain unique: nobody else has ever been able to capture his visions." —Ursula K. Le Guin, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Perhaps the strongest single influence in the development of fantasy fiction in the present century." —L. Sprague de Camp
"Lord Dunsany is the great grandfather of us all." —Jane Yolen, winner of the National Book Award, Nebula Award, and World Fantasy Award
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Lord Dunsany (1878–1957), born Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, was the eighteenth Baron of Dunsany as well as a writer and dramatist. Most notably known for his fantasy writing, Dunsany published over sixty works, including short stories, poetry, plays, novels, and essays. He became a prominent figure in the Irish Literary Revival in the early twentieth century, during which he worked with fellow writer W. B. Yeats. Dunsany is best known for his collections Fifty-One Tales and The Gods of Pegana, as well as his novel The King of Elfland's Daughter, each of which continues to influence fantasy writers today . Dunsany died from appendicitis at the age of seventy-nine.
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