The Aware
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 The Aware first edition cover. | |
| Author | Glenda Larke |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Greg Bridges |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Isles of Glory |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Voyager Books |
Publication date | 29 October 2003 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 496 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-7322-7650-0 |
| OCLC | 62537632 |
| 823/.92 22 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.4.L375 A93 2003 |
| Followed by | Gilfeather |
The Aware (2003) is the first book in The Isles of Glory by Glenda Larke.[1]
The Isles of Glory comprise eleven island nations. The main character in the novel, Blaze, has the ability to sense magic and as such is "Aware". This makes her useful to the lesser of the island nations and the novel follows her story as she searches for a mysterious slave woman and fights an evil that threatens all of the island nations.
Characters
Blaze Halfbreed
- A halfbreed Awarewoman. Blaze is half-Southerner, half-Fen-islander. She was recently in the Keeper's employ as a bounty hunter or dunmaster assassin, but then left their service. Blaze Halfbreed is Tor Ryder's lover.
Flame Windrider
- A Cirkasian woman with sylvtalent. She is also the Castlemaid, the only offspring of the Castlelord and Castlelady. She escaped to Gorthan Spit to avoid marrying the Bastionlord and took the name of Flame Windrider. Her real name is Lyssal. She is in love with Ruarth, a Dustel Islander trapped in the shape of a bird.
Ruarth Windrider
- An Aware Dustel Islander trapped by Morthred's dunmagic in the form of a bird. He is in love with Flame Windrider.
Tor Ryder
- A Menod patriarch Aware Stragglerman. He once took part in a rebellion on Calment, a.k.a. the Lance of Calment. Tor Ryder is Blaze Halfbreed's lover.
