Althea M. (althea) reviewed on 9/16/2008 + 774 more book reviews

The third in The Book of The Long Sun, this is definitely not a stand-alone book it picks up right in the middle of the story. That story continues to be excellent, however, I have to say, that although I am generally not a fan of talking animals at all, Patera Silks pet bird, Oreb, really makes these books. I just love him.
In this book, the humble priest, Patera Silk, reluctantly accepts the peoples acclaim and becomes the focus of a general rebellion aimed at making him Caldé, or ruler of his city of Viron. He falls in love with the prostitute Hyacinth, and gradually comes to learn revelations about not only politics but the workings of his world and some of the truths behind his religion and his society

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