The sequel to Faulkner's most sensational novel _Sanctuary_ , was written twenty years later but takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in _Sanctuary_. Temple is now married to Gowan Stevens. The book begins when the death sentence is pronounced on the nurse Nancy fo
Requiem for the Sun
β Scribed by Elizabeth Haydon
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1429912499
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β¦ Synopsis
It all began with the nationally bestselling Elizabeth Haydon's Rhapsody Trilogy. A fellowship of three had been forged, companions brought together by fate, driven by prophecy: Rhapsody, a Singer of great talent and beauty; Achmed, an assassin with unearthly talents; and Grunthor, a giant of jolly disposition and lethal skill with weapons. The three overcame great adversity in defeating the F'dor--an ancient evil being intent on destroying the world--their battle culminating in Destiny , a thundering crescendo of tragedy, love, and triumph of the human spirit over world-shattering cataclysm.
Now comes...
Requiem for the Sun , Sequel to the USA Today bestselling Rhapsody Trilogy
It has been three years since their devastating battle, and peace has settled across their land. But to the south an empire lies ready to crumble. When the Dowager Empress dies, along with her successor, a great war breaks out, threatening to...
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Set in fictitious Yoknapatawpha County, the backdrop for many of William Faulkner's other novels, _Sanctuary_ and _Requiem for a Nun_ recount the tumultuous and tragic life of Temple Drake. In the 1931 novel _Sanctuary_ , Temple is a student at Ole Miss university when her idyllic life is altered af