The Birthgrave Trilogy (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Tanith Lee
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—superbeing
- Time of Work: Undefined
- Setting: Various provinces of a planet similar to Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Immortality, Other worlds, Abandoned children, Abandonment, Superman or superbeings, Volcanoes, Plague
- Locales: Fictional planets
The Plot
This story consists of three first-person narratives, the first told by the heroine and the second and third told by her son. Vazkor, Son of Vazkor and Quest for the White Witch may be considered as a single sequel to The Birthgrave.
In The Birthgrave, a nameless woman awakes in a cave beneath a volcano. She knows nothing of herself, her origin, or her reason for being where she is. As the volcano stirs, an enigmatic voice calling itself Karrakaz taunts her. She is evil and deserves death, it tells her. If she leaves the cave, the...
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