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 First US edition | |
| Author | Victoria Hanley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Seer and the Sword series |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | David Fickling Books (UK) Holiday House (US) |
Publication date | September 2002 (UK) October 2002 (US) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 384 pp |
| ISBN | 0-8234-1760-3 |
| OCLC | 49031315 |
| LC Class | PZ7.H196358 He 2002 |
| Preceded by | The Seer and the Sword |
The Healer's Keep is the second novel in the Seer and the Sword series, by Victoria Hanley.
Princess "Sara" Saravelda is the eldest daughter of Queen Torina and King Landen. She is fiery in spirit, yet very graceful in motion. She is highly gifted in the art of using gen, and is the first Firan to be seen at the Keep in over a hundred years.
Dorjan is the first Genoven, or Dreamwen, to come to the Keep in hundred of years. He is the son of Cabis Denon and a Charmal. His eyes are the same color as Maeve's.
Bern is a powerful Charmal who serves the Shadow King. He conspires to steal the gen from the Ellowens and the Keep and give it to the Shadow King.
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Evan is a young slave boy who works in the bathhouse with Maeve. He is marked by Lord Morlen, but his scars are healed through his dreams.
Orlo is an experienced slave who works in the bathhouse. Lord Morlen takes him along to search for Maeve and gives him vahss, a drug, to make him submissive.
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After her marriage to Prince Landen, Princess Torina became the queen of Archeld and Bellandra. Many of her subjects are wary of her ruling after her father's invasion of Bellandra and her title as the Great Seer. She has three children: Saravelda, Dreena, and Veldon.
After marrying Princess Torina, Landen became the King of Archeld and reclaimed the country of Bellandra. He is the wielder of the Sword of Bellandra, yet has never used it to take another man's life. His three children are Saravelda, Dreena, and Veldon.
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