Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle (Tristan and Isolde Novels,

Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle (Tristan and Isolde Novels, Book 1)

In the golden time of Arthur and Guenevere, the Island of the West shines like an emerald in the seaâ€”one of the last strongholds of Goddess-worship and Mother-right. Isolde is the only daughter and heiress of Irelandâ€™s great ruling queen, a lady as passionate in battle as she is in love. La Belle Isolde, like her mother, is famed for her beauty, but she is a healer instead of a warrior, â€œof all surgeons, the best among the isles.â€ A natural peacemaker, Isolde is struggling to save Ireland from a war waged by her dangerously reckless mother. The Queen is influenced by her lover, Sir Marhaus, who urges her to invade neighboring Cornwall and claim it for her own, a foolhardy move Isolde is determined to prevent. But she is unable to stop them. King Mark of Cornwall sends forth his own champion to do battle with the Irishâ€”Sir Tristan of Lyonesseâ€”a young, untested knight with a mysterious past. A member of the Round Table, Tristan has returned to the land of his birth after many years in exile, only to face Irelandâ€™s fiercest champion in combat. When he lies victorious but near death on the field of battle, Tristan knows that his only hope of survival lies to the West. He must be taken to Ireland to be healed, but he must go in disguiseâ€”for if the Queen finds out who killed her beloved, he will follow Marhaus into the spirit world. His men smuggle him into the Queenâ€™s fort at Dubh Lein, and beg the princess to save him.

From this first meeting of star-crossed lovers, an epic story unfolds. Isoldeâ€™s skill and beauty impress Tristanâ€™s uncle, King Mark of Cornwall, andâ€”knowing nothing of her love for Tristanâ€”he decides to make her his queen, a match her mother encourages as a way to bind their lands under one rule. Tristan and Isolde find themselves caught in the crosscurrents of fate, as Isolde is forced to marry a man she does not love. Taking pity on her daughter, the Queen gives her an elixir that will create in her a passion for King Mark and ensure that their love will last until death. But on the voyage to Ireland, Tristan and Isolde drink the love potion by accident, sealing their already perilous love forever.

So begins the first book of the Tristan and Isolde trilogy, another stunning example of the storytellerâ€™s craft from Rosalind Miles, author of the beloved and bestselling Guenevere trilogy.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2003-06-24
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781400047864

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2003-06-24
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781400047864

Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle (Tristan and Isolde Novels, Book 1)

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