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In this many-layered second installment in the Crossroads fantasy series (after 2007's Spirit Gate), Marit, an eagle-riding reeve, awakens as a spirit three years after her death and slowly realizes she's become one of the nine Guardians, protectors of justice who wield god-given powers. Soon Marit discovers that some of her fellow Guardians lead forces plaguing the land, while others hide or resist. Meanwhile, among the living, war rewrites the social order, and those of different religions and homelands make common cause. Elliott follows Qin soldier Anji and his troubled, lonely wife, Mai; Marit's former lover, reeve marshal Joss; and Kirya, a tribal warrior who sells herself into slavery to protect her brother. Each must balance cultural imperatives with a broader view of justice, and survival with mercy. The cosmology and politics may confuse newcomers, but the human dilemmas grip the reader right through to the abrupt final cliffhanger. (Apr.)
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βElliottβs strengths as a writer are on display in this second Crossroads book. She brings her characters fully alive with stringent detail and attentive worldbuilding. Fans of Elliott and new readers alike will find this novel satisfying.β Times Book Reviews
βA fabulous thriller that grips readers from the onset. . . . exhilarating.β β SF Revu
βCrossroads is shaping up to be Kate Elliottβs best work and is highly recommended to both fans of the author and any readers who appreciate fantasy in the vein of Robin Hobb, Jacqueline Carey, and J.V. Jonesβ¦β β*Fantasy Book Critic
βThis promises to be a truly epic fantasy.β β Publishers Weekly on Spirit Gate
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β_ Spirit Gate has kept me up late at night for too many nights in a row, it made me burn dinner once, and it nearly caused a fender-bender when I was thinking about the characters while driving. Itβs a big, complex, absorbing book that interfered with my living my daily life while I was reading it, and I blame the author quite bitterly for that.β βLaura Resnick, award-winning author of In Fire Forged on Spirit Gate
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βI love this book. Once again Kate Elliott has written a splendid, grand epic that sweeps the reader into this magical world and doesnβt let go even after the very last word on the very last page. I canβt wait for the sequel to see what happens next.β βDennis L. McKiernan, author of_ Once Upon a Spring Morn on Spirit Gate
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βA treasure for readers who enjoy the journey as much as, or more than, the destination.β β_ Sci Fi Weekly on Spirit Gate*
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