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As the newly appointed Chalice, Mirasol is the most important member of the Master's Circle. It is her duty to bind the Circle, the land and its people together with their new Master. But the new Master of Willowlands is a Priest of Fire, only drawn back into the human world by the sudden death of his brother. No one knows if it is even possible for him to live amongst his people. Mirasol wants the Master to have his chance, but her only training is as a beekeeper. How can she help settle their demesne during these troubled times and bind it to a Priest of Fire, the touch of whose hand can burn human flesh to the bone?

Robin McKinley weaves a captivating tale that reveals the healing power of duty and honor, love and honey. --Ce texte provient de la Hardcover édition.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Honey sweet, Oct. 9 2008
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This review is from: Chalice (Hardcover)
Robin McKinley debuted with a fleshed-out retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," and later followed it up with ANOTHER retelling.

And after a few books about dragons and vampires, McKinley returns to her old territory -- she spins up a vaguely medieval tale of a woodland beauty and a charred "beast" entirely out of her own imagination. McKinley's sumptuous prose and her depiction of a "living" land add an extra dimension to a straightforward little love story that drips with sweetness.

Some months ago, the decadent Master of Willowlands and his Chalice were killed in a fire. The new Chalice is Mirasol, whose duty is to fill ceremonial cups and help bind the land.

But then the late Master's little brother arrives from the priests of Fire -- charred black and no longer entirely human. Mirasol is determined to do the best job she can for the new Master, when she isn't tending a woodland cottage covered in bees. Unfortunately the land is still unsettled despite her joint efforts with the Master, especially since his strange behavior frightens his people.

In the course of her duty, Mirasol soon gets to know her new Master -- he's quiet, kind, worried about burning people, and confused by the world he had almost forgotten. But as he struggles to keep his land balanced, the Overlord begins to scheme to put a new Master in Willowlands -- one that will do whatever he wishes. With her role as Chalice and her power over bees, Mirasol must find a way to save her beloved Master...

You wouldn't think that such a slender novel could have such a richly imagined world, where metaphysical bonds link the Master and Chalice to the very land itself. Not only does Robin McKinley conjure such a world in "Chalice," but she also wrought an intricate web of politics and tradition around the ritual roles. Poor Mirasol, trying to navigate her new role.

And McKinley's prose is as sweet and thick as Mirasol's honey ("the great windows were still twilight grey..."), but filled with a slightly bittersweet feeling. And she crams the novel with rural splendour -- trees, little cottages, old dusty books -- as well as anything having to do with bees and beekeeping. When Mirasol is with her books in the woodright, McKinley's writing takes on an exquisitely mystical edge (albeit a quieter one than her Chalice duties).

But once the Overlord's little plan comes into play, McKinley also interweaves a sense of dread and foreboding, which gets worse as the story creeps toward the inevitable clash. If there's a flaw in the story, it's that the bees serve a slightly deus-ex-machinesque function for the Master.

However, the heart of this story is the growing love story between two young people who are unsure how to do their jobs, and fear that they are failing. Mirasol and the Master (whose name is only revealed late in the book) are wonderfully realistic characters, and Mirasol's stumbles and struggles make her seem like a totally realistic country girl suddenly given a great task.

"Chalice" is the sort of story that Robin McKinley has penned before, but the land-mysticism and lush prose make it entirely unique. Definitely a must-read..
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Very Disappointing, Sep 21 2008
This review is from: Chalice (Hardcover)
I've been a fan of Robin McKinley for many years, and have probably read most of the books she's written, even 'Sunshine' (I don't like vampire themed books, but she wrote this one, and yes, it was quite good!) Whether it's adult or young adult, I generally read a new McKinley book.

However, I'm not sure what happened as she wrote Chalice. I picked it up yesterday, and were I not supporting the specialty bookshop I bought it from, I would return it today. There are no real characters in this book, only roles. For example, the 'chalice' of the title is a beekeeper in the woods who was 'selected' through some rather lame rite to become the Chalice of the 'circle' that protects a particular piece of land from unravelling (into storms, earthquakes, whatnot). Members of the circle are also denoted by their titles - for example, you only learn the Grand Seneschal's name at the end of the book.

Once the various roles are introduced (think role playing game), the plot unravels - a close to alien 'Master' (of the circle) brought back after his brother's untimely death; an Overlord (of what? a kingdom? then who's the king?) who is plotting to remove said nearly alien Master, and a great deal of sticky saccharine stuff about bees and mead and how Chalice uses them for power and love.

It was as if the writer was too lazy to even bother coming up with names for her characters, never mind providing a backstory for a world that the reader can visualize. I of course was really disappointed - I had so hoped to enjoy a good fantasy read.
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