The Soprano Sorceress (Spellsong Cycle Series #1)

by L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Overview

The Soprano Sorceress, the first novel in New York Times bestselling author L. E. Modesitt, Jr.'s epic fantasy series the Spellsong Cycle about a singer and music instructor at Iowa State University who gets far more than she expected when she is magically transported to the world of Erde.

On Erde, Anna Marshall is no longer just a professional singer. In this world, song is magic, making Anna a sorceress, potentially the strongest in Erde. Here, a wrong note can mean death to a sorcerer, but Anna's lifetime of training means she can sing more powerfully and precisely than anyone else.

Her power does not go unnoticed and makes her a target. To survive, Anna must learn enough song-magic and understand this new world.

The Spellsong Cycle

The Soprano Sorceress

The Spellsong War

Darksong Rising

The Shadow Sorceress

Shadowsinger

Other series by this author:

The Imager Portfolio

The Saga of Recluce

The Corean Chronicles

The Ghost Books

The Ecolitan Matter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765377753
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/25/2014
Series:	Spellsong Cycle Series , #1
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a U.S. Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant and staff director for a U.S. Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.

Editorial Reviews

Resplendent feminist fantasy with an inventive and expertly handled scenario, life-sized characters, and flawless plotting.” —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Oneof the premier voices in fantasy begins a highly original new series. Modesitt is a fabulous world-builder who once again creates a milieu so compelling that it seems like we actually go there with the plucky heroine.

Romantic Times