The Phoenix and the mirror
Davidson, Avram2013
Book
Legend has it that Virgil, author of 'The Aeneid', was more than a mere poet. Legend has it that he was an adventurer, an alchemist - a magus. Driven to do the bidding of Queen Cornelia of Carsus, who has taken hostage part of his soul, Virgil embarks upon an attempt to create a virgin speculum - a magic mirror - so that Cornelia can locate her kidnapped daughter. Virgil's quest to assemble this artefact takes him across the ancient world to encounter powers and prophecies, gods and monsters - all the myths and legends of a time that never was.
Main title:
The Phoenix and the mirror / by Avram Davidson.
Author:
Davidson, Avram, author
Imprint:
London : Gollancz, 2013.London : Gollancz, 2013.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780575130388 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1223499