The Golden Key

By Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott

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Now in trade paperback, this World Fantasy Award-nominated novel by three powerhouse women fantasy writers introduces a world where art is prized above all.

In the duchy of Tira Virte, fine art is prized above all things, both for its beauty and as a binding legal record of everything from…

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1 author picked The Golden Key as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This novel is dense, rich, and chewy.

It’s the first book I’ve read with three authors, but I thought they did a great job at crafting the story of Tira Virte, where art is created to record history,  marriages, and treaties. But how safe is a society where only men from a specific family can create the art?

 Each author wrote one section of the book, and I definitely noticed each change in author voice, but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story. The vibe is creepy and lush, like the old gothic horror novels. The art-based magic…

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