A review by mewsie
The Pillars of the World, by Anne Bishop
4.0
In the land of Sylvalan, an evil force is making its way across the country. The Master Inquistor Aldopho--the Witch's Hammer--is intent on clearing the country of the supposedly "evil" witches. Many women, innocent of the charges brought against them, are brutally murdered (reminescent of the witch burnings in our own history). With the death of the witches, the Shining Roads between the Old Places and the land of the fae are starting to close. However, the fae think the witches are doing something to close the roads, and not their deaths.
Ari is a young witch who lives in the vale of Brightwood, one of the Old Places. She had led a simple life until the Summer Moon when she unknowingly takes a fae lover, Lucian, the Lord of the Sun. When the fae discovers that she is a witch, the fae become suspicious and are determined to learn what they can about her. What they don't know is how quickly the Inquisitor is making his way to Brightwood and that their clan is at risk to lose their only connection to the real world.
This book was a pleasant surprise. I actually picked it up in the used book section of the local Barnes & Noble. I had heard a little about the author but wasn't willing to spend full price for one of her books. Now that I've read it, it would've been worth full price. Bishop does a great job of portraying the fae as a cold, distant, arrogant race that could care less about the humans. The contrast with the personality of Ari (more simple, down to earth, and caring) and the fae leads to some interesting situations. I really enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.
Ari is a young witch who lives in the vale of Brightwood, one of the Old Places. She had led a simple life until the Summer Moon when she unknowingly takes a fae lover, Lucian, the Lord of the Sun. When the fae discovers that she is a witch, the fae become suspicious and are determined to learn what they can about her. What they don't know is how quickly the Inquisitor is making his way to Brightwood and that their clan is at risk to lose their only connection to the real world.
This book was a pleasant surprise. I actually picked it up in the used book section of the local Barnes & Noble. I had heard a little about the author but wasn't willing to spend full price for one of her books. Now that I've read it, it would've been worth full price. Bishop does a great job of portraying the fae as a cold, distant, arrogant race that could care less about the humans. The contrast with the personality of Ari (more simple, down to earth, and caring) and the fae leads to some interesting situations. I really enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.