Author mckinley was born on november 16, 1952, in warren, ohio, the united states. New york times bestseller book awards librarything. The chalice and the sword by ernest raymond goodreads. The sword take a traditional fantasy approach with eldin elves, humans and dwarves, though the author does add her own twist to how these races mingle and what powers they utilize. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The book was written in 1953 and starts between ww1 and ww2 and is set in a rundown area of west london and follows the trials and tribulations of a parish priest.
The sword is the first book of a trilogy that tells the story of a fictional king named teobaszijian and his dinasty. The silver chalice illustrated edition hardcover 1952. John the baptist is beheaded because the powers of this world control by the threat or the delivery of death. Buy a cheap copy of the chalice the sword, the ring, and. Chalice and the sword by ernest raymond fantastic fiction. He is a half eld king who marries and eld queen and for this reason many people rejected him. I read the original 1952 edition, bought secondhand in 1966 for one shilling from a bookshop in. As the final confrontation with the darkness approaches, two mortal enemies will search for the key to life itself. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. The chalice and the sword by ernest raymond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mass market paperback only 3 left in stock order soon.
The silver chalice is a 1952 english language historical novel by thomas b. The second book in the damar land series was published under the title the blue sword. Amazon australia, amazon canada, amazon france, amazon germany, amazon india. Persuaded to go to church by his wife who has heard good things about the priest, father dawbeny. There are medieval works in which the grail is said to be various other items, including a carving of christ, a book, even the bones of the virgin. The cup and the sword by alice tisdale hobart, fiction, 1942. The author presents a conceptual framework for studying social systems with particular attention to how a society constructs roles and relations between the female and male halves of humanity. The chalice and the blade is one of those magnificent key books that can transform us itiate. The sword, the ring, and the chalice series by deborah chester. It is the fictional story of the making of a silver chalice to hold the holy.
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