Preorder special! 20% discount.

[eldritchhobbit]

Hello! I'm back from a fantastic time at MidSouthCon 24, and I come bearing an announcement about a preorder special for my latest project. I would be grateful if you would help me pass along the word, if you know of anyone who might be interested in this. Thank you so much!

The Magic Ring
by Baron de la Motte-Fouqué
Edited by Amy H. Sturgis
Published by Valancourt Books

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Available for the first time in 181 years, The Magic Ring is an epic masterpiece.




It is the twelfth century, the era of Richard the Lion-heart and the Third Crusade. Along the Danube, the tranquil world shared by cousins Otto von Trautwangen and Bertha von Lichtenried is changed forever when they witness a knightly contest for possession of a magic ring. Soon both are drawn into a quest that transforms them and endangers all they love. The resulting adventures lead each to different paths of enchantment and peril, from the mysteries of Moorish Spain to the birthplace of Norse mythology. While navigating an ever-changing sea of allies and foes, both natural and magical, the two seek love, honor, survival, and a ring that possesses more power than either can possibly understand.

In a seamless blend of medieval quest, epic fantasy, Gothic nightmare, historical romance, and religious allegory, Baron de la Motte-Fouqué masterfully relates a story that is as elemental as the bond of parent and child, and as profound as the concepts of redemption and sacrifice. The Magic Ring draws on an impressive host of inspirations, such as Germanic folk tales and Icelandic sagas, Arthurian romance and Gothic horror. This novel has earned its place as a text of considerable historical significance, and yet it continues to offer an exhilarating reading experience for the contemporary audience.



This edition includes the complete original text of the first English version of The Magic Ring, the 1825 translation by Robert Pearse Gillies, as well as a scholarly introduction, a glossary of literary influences and references, and the complete text of Baron de la Motte-Fouqué’s 1820 short story “The Field of Terror,” also translated by Gillies.


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Comments

[proserpina-kore.livejournal.com]

Hi there - came here via fungus_files. I've just ordered the book, it looks great. It's been years since I read any truly Gothic novels, so I'm looking forward to getting this and delving further. Valancourt do seem to be very efficient - they responded within a few minutes to my query re overseas postage too. Congratulations on getting the book out into the world again.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for coming here from fungus_files (one of my favorite people!) and posting such a kind response. I'm thrilled that you're interested and that you ordered - thank you so much! It is a great pleasure to imagine this available again for the reading public. I think it's a gorgeous book. I really appreciate your willingness to look at it. Thanks again!