After the death of the homunculus Azorma her remains are placed in the Museum of Peth, where, eventually, they mysteriously disappear. In the meantime a crystal egg comes into the possession of the alchemist Nilos Kavala who, by magical means incubates it with the help of his long time friend Remara Laidronette. From the egg is born Zahira, a child who is able to talk at birth, who grows up with amazing speed, who loves to paint, and who wonders about her own past. She's haunted by a dark presence who step by step lures her toward a future so profound that it's bound to change the whole world of Aab, the land in which the novel is set.
"Zahira" is a poetic work of unbounded imagination and bizarre delights, which tells of the rainbow's journey toward the glorious Isle of Azoth and reveals the secrets of Lybdis, the dangerous land lying beneath it where dwells an infinite library of bright shadows.
After the death of the homunculus Azorma her remains are placed in the Museum of Peth, where, eventually, they mysteriously disappear. In the meantime a crystal egg comes into the possession of the alchemist Nilos Kavala who, by magical means incubates it with the help of his long time friend Remara Laidronette. From the egg is born Zahira, a child who is able to talk at birth, who grows up with amazing speed, who loves to paint, and who wonders about her own past. She's haunted by a dark presence who step by step lures her toward a future so profound that it's bound to change the whole world of Aab, the land in which the novel is set.
"Zahira" is a poetic work of unbounded imagination and bizarre delights, which tells of the rainbow's journey toward the glorious Isle of Azoth and reveals the secrets of Lybdis, the dangerous land lying beneath it where dwells an infinite library of bright shadows.