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Prince of Time

Name: Prince of Time
Author: Glenna McReynolds
ISBN: 9780553574326

by Glenna McReynolds

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Overview

The enchanting blend of passion and sorcery that has won Glenna McReynolds such high accolades weaves its unique spell once more in this new novel. Here is a one-of-a-kind reading experience, bringing together a thief and a princess on an unforgettable journey toward danger and desire....

Prince Of Time

He's the last thing she expected--and she has waited for him all her life! Ten thousand years ago it was written that her barbarian prince would have the powers of a mage, the heart of a warrior, and the courage of a saint. Instead she gets a mercenary thief with a fondness for off-world wine and the vice-filled dens of the Old Dominion! How can the sacred prophecy be wrong--or is there more to this man than meets the eye?

Lady Avallyn, Princess of the White Palace, has little choice--and no time--to ponder the possibilities of a mistake. She's the one woman with the knowledge to save a twelfth-century mage whose demise turned the earth into a barren desert. And there's only one man who can take her back into the past: the charismatic thief who may or may not be the fated Prince of Time.

Morgan ab Kynan knows nothing of the ancient prophecy, only that he was wrenched from his own world and thrust into a future where he has a price on his head. Set upon by a pack of bounty hunters, the timerider finds himself saved by the most extraordinary woman, a golden-haired beauty in tattered black robes. Now they're bound together--literally--by the tracking bracelet she slapped around his wrist.

He is hers--for the moment--but who is really the captive and who the captor? For even without the bracelet, their fates and emotions are bound together by something greater.

The reluctant thief and the resolute princess now must travel back in time, followed by a ruthless villain who wants them both dead. Morgan and Avallyn will need more than skill, courage, and magic to survive in the ancient past, where the greatest enemy of all awaits them at journey's end--Dharkkum, the devouring darkness of a lost age. They will need faith in each other...and a trust born of a passion willing to sacrifice everything--even life itself--for love.

Synopsis

He's the last thing she expected — and she has waited for him all her life!

It was written that her prince would be a mage, a warrior, and a saint. Instead he's a mercenary thief with a fondness for vice-filled dens and off-world wine. How can the sacred prophecy be wrong — or is there more to Morgan ab Kynan than meets the eye?

Lady Avallyn has little choice and no time to ponder the possibilities of a mistake. She's the one woman who can save a twelfth-century mage whose demise turned the earth into a barren desert. And only one man can take her back into the past: the charismatic thief who may or may not be the fated Prince of Time.

But the reluctant thief and the resolute princess are followed by a ruthless villain who wants them both dead. Morgan and Avallyn will need more than skill, courage, and magic to survive in the ancient past, where an even greater danger awaits. They will need faith in each other and a trust born of a passion willing to sacrifice everything — even life itself — for love....

Romantic Times - Dan H. Cooprider

The Prince of Time is a must-read book for readers of fantasy and historical romance. An exquisite saga of destiny and love, Ms. McReynolds skillfully combines sorcery and romance into a sensual narrative. Passion is an underlying theme throughout, and the seduction segment breathtaking in its simmering sensuality.

About the Author, Glenna McReynolds

Glenna McReynolds has won numerous awards for her writing. She lives with her husband and two children in the Rocky Mountain West. She is also the author of The Chalice and the Blade and Dream Stone.

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Editorials

Dan H. Cooprider

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

An energetically paced and entertaining hybrid of SF, fantasy and romance in the tradition of Anne McCaffrey, McReynolds's tale of a medieval Welshman stranded far in the future who must help a desert princess-priestess return to his time to banish a black hole wields dramatic power. Morgan, an accidental time-rider who learned to survive in the tech-heavy future as a quick-witted thief, brings himself to the attention of the wrong people when he steals a golden dragon statue. On his trail are both the fearsome Warmonger and the White Ladies of Death, the latter because Morgan is their Prince of Time, a prophesied warrior for whom they've waited 10,000 years. Luckily, White Lady Avallyn finds him first, but the explosion of attraction between Morgan and Avallyn catches both off balance. Their soul-deep connection becomes the only thing they can count on as the Warmonger chases them across the desert and into the worm hole that takes them to long-ago Wales and the seemingly unwinnable fight against the black hole. As she spins her rich story, McReynolds finely transforms Morgan from a Han Solo sketch to a man who's never fully recovered from being torn from his home, adding generous dollops of wry humor and sizzling action to keep the entertainment level high. The return to Wales two-thirds of the way through the action tosses in a dozen new characters that followers of her previous books (Dream Stone; The Chalice and the Blade) will be happy to see but newcomers will find bewildering, and Avallyn is gradually left with not a lot to do. Still, this is a vivid and enjoyable tale for readers who seek the magic of fantasy, the tech edge of sci-fi and the thrilling jolt of true love. (Dec. 5) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

VOYA

Ten thousand years is a long time to wait for your soul mate, especially if he turns out to be a lame tech-thief who's more into wine than into saving the world. Avallyn is a half-elf-half-human princess who has been preparing her whole life for the coming of the Time Prince. Morgan is a Welsh prince out of place—and time. One minute he is in the highlands in the midst of a mage-driven battle, the next falling through time to land ten thousand years in the future. To survive, he turns into a thief; to forget, he turns to wine. Avallyn finds him in a bar in the midst of a fight. The warmonger, Corvus, is after Morgan for keeping a treasure he wanted. Avallyn gets Morgan out, sobers him up, and shows him their destiny. They must travel back through time and reengage the battle, only this time they must win or Earth will be lost. On the way, they fall deeply in love. Unfortunately, Corvus is determined to defeat them before the darkness that is taking over his body destroys him. With help from magicians and dragons and Morgan's own inborn strengths, they manage to overcome Corvus and save the world. This book combines fantasy, science fiction, and romance. Young adult librarians should note that two very sensual, graphic sex scenes in the book might be the only reason some teens read it. Some more conservative schools might hesitate to purchase this book, but the scenes are well written. The ending is satisfying, although getting there is a slow journey. VOYA CODES: 4Q 2P S A/YA (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; For the YA with a special interest in the subject; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult and Young Adult). 2000, Bantam, 333p, . Ages 16 toAdult. Reviewer: Vicky Burkholder SOURCE: VOYA, April 2001 (Vol. 24, No.1)

Kirkus Reviews

A time traveler passes through thousands of years to rescue a magical race from doom. Morgan ab Kynan is a handsome rogue—and a thief. Captured by wily monks while attempting to steal a priceless religious artifact, he expects to meet his death within the walls of their monastery. Instead, he's brought to the desert palace of the White Ladies of Claerwen, the Priestesses of the Bones. These women—and the men they barely tolerate—are descendants through time immemorial of the Quicken-tree folk (The Chalice and the Blade, 1997), and it is to their own Lady Avallyn that Morgan is presented. Avallyn knows by a scar he bears and the white lock in his hair that Morgan is none other than the prophesied Prince of Time come to rescue her people, the Ilmarryn. But first she must cure him of his addiction to the potent Carillion wine, a psychosis-inducing brew; and she does so by binding him to her with magical bracelets as he heals. Despite her autocratic mother's stern warnings, the pair fall inexorably into a passionate sexual relationship, even though the Ilmarryn's time is running out. The half-mad warlord Corvus plots their doom with Vishab, a vicious crone with a grudge against the Ilmarryn. Together they call upon the powers of Dharkkum—a gigantic, formless entity of evil—leading to a glorious, apocalyptic finale that rounds off this conclusion to McReynolds's three-part saga. The mixture of Welsh folklore, Norse myths and tales of the Aesir, Icelandic sagas, Indian and Tibetan traditions, and ingenious Star Wars—style gadgetry all hangs together somehow, mostly because the author hews strictly to the first commandment of fantasyplotting—Thou ShaltNotStop Moving—and the second—Thou Shalt Add Sex. The pace is breathtaking, and the swashbuckling and general portentousness are interspersed with some dazzlingly sensual scenes. Heady fantasy, guaranteed to wow.