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4.0 out of 5 stars
Synopsis, Nov 16 2003
DAMIANO'S LUTE - R.A. MacAvoyShattered by the demonic fury of his dark powers, Damiano
Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a
mortal man. Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archangel
Raphael, the chidings of a brash young rogue, and the memory
of a beautiful pagan witch, Damiano journeys across a plague
ridden French countryside in search of peace.
But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him.
And to avert the hellish destiny awaiting, Damiano must
challenge the greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the
power of his love and the music of his lute.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Very well written, but vaugely unsatisfying, Jul 5 2001
This book is an excellent continuation of Damiano's story. However, I was very unimpressed with the way Damiano was portrayed in the beginning of the book. At the end of the first novel, we find Damiano striding happily away with Raphael near him. All in all, I believe that the autor has not given us a good explanation of Dami's sudden change of mood. I found the first part of the book rather boring, and found Saara the much more interesting charachter. As I got farther in to the book, I found the next part far more interesting. Even so, this trilogy is still a very good read, although the second book let me down a little. It wasn't at all like what I had envisioned, but it was still an interesting read. I still think, however, her first and third books are much better.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A very satisfying book, great trilogy, Sep 24 2000
Saara turned, and her green eyes widened. "You" she whispered, half to herself. "Dark boy. Damiano!" One hand, small, pink and slender, made a circling gesture. And the lute player knew her as well: Saara of the Saami, barefoot girl who was the greatest witch in all the Italies. Damiano knew her powers as well, having hoth suffered them and stolen them. But now all the strength was hers and he had none at all. Damiano felt himself step closer to the witch, though he did not know how he did it, not having a body with which to step. "I knew you would come at last, Dami" said Saara softly. "Part of your soul is waiting here." He reached out one doomed, immaterial hand. "Saara," he whispered. "Pikku Saara. You should not be so beautiful."I found Damiano's Lute very absorbing. The author's ability to bring to vivid life the general background of this period of history, and yet interweave it with the type of fantasy which was actually accepted in that day of positive faith is truly amazing. I really found this book to be more compelling than the first. The scenes of the Black Death dreadful as they were, come through as if taken from eyewitness accounts." -Andre Norton
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