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| Author | Stephen R. Donaldson |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | David Cherry |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 124 pp |
| ISBN | 0-937986-63-1 |
| OCLC | 11292071 |
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It tells of a young woman called Chrysalis, the nominal ruler of three kingdoms who is about to come of age. To claim her throne, Chrysalis must exhibit the magical abilities of her ancestors the Regals - who combined the attributes of human men and mythical creatures - or else her dominions will collapse into civil war. While the kings of the individual kingdoms plot against her, Chrysalis struggles to release the magic inherent within her and claim her inheritance.
It was published in a stand-alone volume in 1984 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,075 copies. All copies were signed by the author and artist. The novella first appeared in Donaldson's collection Daughter of Regals and Other Tales published earlier in 1984.
Dave Langford reviewed Daughter of Regals for White Dwarf #55, and stated that "It's a patchy collection, whose strong points are the first story [...] and the last, 'Ser Visal's Tale', more gory melodrama with witches and an Inquisition, related with ghoulish relish. Donaldson's SF is less successful." [1]
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