Cecilia Dart-Thorntonová tvorí príbehy, ktoré sa ponárajú do sveta krásy a nebezpečenstva, plného nadprirodzených bytostí. Jej próza skúma témy osudu, kliatby a rodinných pút naprieč epickými dobrodružstvami. Autorka svoje rozprávanie obohacuje o hlboké zamyslenie nad prírodou a zvieracími právami. Jej diela sú cenené pre svoju bohatú imagináciu a pôsobivý štýl.
Though her memory remains clouded by sorcery, Imrhien must take vital news directly to the King-Emperor of Caermelor. But, since no commoner may approach the royal court, she must assume a new identity as Rohain, a noble visitor from the Sorrow Isles
In a tale of fate, the high king Angavar and his twin brother Morragan are trapped in mortal Erith. Centuries later, Tahquil uncovers the truth about their plight. She faces a critical choice: open the Gate to potentially save two worlds or risk destroying everything she cherishes.
To get to Caermalor, her only hope of happiness, Imrhien must survive a wilderness of endless danger. She is saved by Thorn, a mysterious, handsome ranger who becomes her protector and the object of her love. However, a dark force summons the Unseelie, and malignant hords amass in the night.
Jarred, recently come of age, is leaving the sun-scorched desert village that has always been his home. He sets out with a band of friends to see the mighty and beautiful kingdom of the north and to seek out the truth about his father, who came to the village a stranger and departed when Jarred was ten, never to return. After the travellers are set upon in a ravine and several of their number sustain injuries, they seek shelter in the Marsh of Slievmordhu - a cool green world of dazzling beauty as different from their homeland as night and day. Here Jarred meets Lilith, and in a single moment he realizes that his life can never be the same again. But neither of the young lovers is aware how closely linked their fates - and their past - really are. During a visit to Cathair Rua, the Red City, Jarred stumbles across the secret of the Iron Tree, and with it an unbearable truth about his father's identity... Praise for the 'Bitterbynde' trilogy: 'Dart-Thornton's Bitterbynde trilogy - each book and all three together - deserves to win every fantasy award there is' Tanith Lee 'Hobbit-fanciers will find much to delight them' "The Times "
As armies march to war, the ruthless king of the southern realm plots to conquer the Four Kingdoms. With Tir's protectors betrayed and scattered, it seems nothing can stop the tyrant's advance.
Jewel, ultima discendente dello stregone Janus Jaravhor, è l’unica in grado di schiudere la Cupola di Strang, che, stando alle leggende, nasconde tesori inimmaginabili. Ma per scampare alle truppe del malvagio re Uabhar, che, mosso da un’irrefrenabile sete di ricchezza, è deciso a catturarla e a servirsi del suo potere, Jewel si rifugia nell’altipiano di High Darioneth, una terra sotto il controllo dei Signori del Tempo, che sono in grado di dominare e chiamare a raccolta i venti. Lì trova una nuova famiglia e una rinnovata serenità. Ma, quando viene a sapere che la Cupola di Strang non è più difesa dagli uomini di Uabhar, decide di riprendere il cammino, mossa dal desiderio di scoprire il mistero di quel luogo e con esso la verità sul conto del proprio padre. La accompagna il giovane Arran, uno dei Signori del Tempo, che si offre di proteggerla e aiutarla nella ricerca. E, insieme, i due scopriranno che la chiave che può finalmente svelare tutti i segreti si trova nello straordinario Pozzo delle Lacrime…