The Singer and the Sea (The Winter of the World, #5) by Michael Scott Rohan


The Singer and the Sea (The Winter of the World, #5)
Title : The Singer and the Sea (The Winter of the World, #5)
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ISBN : 1857237412
ISBN-10 : 9781857237412
Language : English
Format Type : Mass Market Paperback
Number of Pages : 419
Publication : First published August 5, 1999

Gille Kilmarsson is a mastersmith and musician in a quiet northern town. But he yearns for something more. When he saves a Southern merchant ship from the savagery of the corsairs, he takes as his only reward an old musical instrument. And his life changes forever.
For the instrument has an ancient, magical past and it soon leads Gille and his companion, Olvar, on an amazing voyage of adventure and discovery. A voyage in which they must confront not only the mysteries of the sea but also a ruthless, barbaric tribe intent on massacring an ancient people fleeing the encroachment of the restless Ice...

The Singer and the Sea (The Winter of the World, #5) Reviews

  • AyesalyaM

    this author is exceptionally great, is very well-writen book.

  • Kate

    This is the weakest of the MSR Winter of the World novels, although it is important in the mythology of the Chronicles.

    I found Gille, one of the two main protagonists extremely irritating and cringingly embarrassing at time and wondered why he'd been given so much attention by the Powers.

    There's a lot of time spent at sea, I've never really been a fan of maritime fantasy so I found this quite boring.

    The one bright spot is that Olvar gets a look in towards the end of the story, and finally finds a woman who can match him.

  • David Newell

    While a strong book, and a good addition to the world lore, the actual plot and characters are pretty weak.

    Entertaining, but definitely the weakest Rohan book I've read so far