| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0451453166 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
AJME |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
Bau |
| Item number |
33 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
Bau |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Baudino, Gael |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Strands of starlight |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Gael Baudino |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Penguin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c1989. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
371 p. |
| Dimensions |
18 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
A ROC book. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"Baudino sets this engrossing fantasy-adventure in a mythical land that replicates the political and religious tensions of 14th-century Europe. The heroine, Miriam, unwillingly gifted with the power to heal, falls victim to a savage Inquisition that condemns her ability as witchcraft, and to a ruthless nobleman who rapes her after she saves his life. Baudino understands the psychology of the persecuted, astutely motivating the self-immolating rage that consumes Miriam and leads her to undergo a complete, magical physical metamorphosis (she becomes tall, strong and beautiful) so that she can be a scourge for her enemies. Though the plot has its share of exciting sword fights, bold rescues and similar stock-in-trade, Baudino focuses on Miriam's interior journey--her spiritual (which accompanies the corporeal) transformation through contact with the uncorrupted Elves, with the pagan priestesses known as witches and with simple Christians. Her tale acquires an elegiac power, mourning the loss of innocent sources of wisdom even as it vividly imagines them." |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
76424 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Fantasy Fiction |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
Science Fiction |