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Victor Neil Murray
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket人が神になれる世界。
愛が運命を超える世界。
そして闇とは――自らを忘れた光の、もう一つの姿にすぎない。
ブリタニアは滅びの前兆に沈んでいた。
暴力を嫌い続けてきた少年ウィリアムは、望まぬまま王冠を授かる。
それは恩寵ではなく、彼の肩にのしかかる重荷だった。
剣に選ばれ、権力に追われ、英雄になることを望まぬまま――
世界は、寄る辺なき最後の希望を、彼に託す。
そして心の光があまりにも強く輝くとき、その光は誰も払えぬ代償となる。
光が生まれれば、影もまた生まれる。
ウィリアムの兄ジュリアンは、強く、誇り高く、生まれついての戦士だった。
最初に「本物の英雄」に見えたのは彼だった。
しかし、同じ女性を愛したこと、他者の光への嫉妬、
そして救いのはずの運命が呪いへと変わる中で、
闇は彼の心に居場所を得ていく。
ジュリアンは滑稽な悪役ではない。
正しさと誓いと流された血が、一歩ずつ彼を悲劇の敵へ変えていく。
やがて彼は――世界に、そして弟に剣を向ける存在となる。
イザベラは、古い血に選ばれ、望まずして吸血鬼となった女性。
彼女の人生は人間の昼と不死の夜のあいだで引き裂かれ、
心は二人の兄弟のあいだで揺れる。
運命の魔女ではなく、自らの影を何より恐れる人間。
ウィリアムへの愛は静かで、優しく、癒やす光。
ジュリアンとの絆は激しく、深く、危うい炎。
彼女を通して兄弟はそれぞれ光と影を露わにし、
その愛は救いとも破滅とも、そして再生ともなり得る。
遠い東のヴァーラーナシーでは、声を失った少女ミヒラが
世界の理に反する契約――力ではなく、
ジンのティアマトとの「友情」を結ぶ。
少女は彼を従えず、彼は少女に仕えない。
彼らは互いに耳を傾け、学び合う。
彼らの魔法は世界を裂かず、癒やす。
街に温もりを戻し、人々に記憶を返し、
失われたものをつなぎ留める光だ。
壊すことしか知らぬ世界で、
小さな少女と古の精霊は「守る」ことを学んでいく。
そのころ、ドワーフ、ナーガ、ドリアード、シーザー、
デミウルゴス、獣人、竜の末裔――
各地の民は闇に裂かれる世界をつなぐため、
血、森の息吹、炉の火、古き歌......
持てるものすべてを献げていく。
だが、世界の裂け目から目覚めるのは「暗きエルフ」たち。
彼らは名誉のために戦わず、快楽のために悪をなすこともない。
追い詰められた民――自らの世界が死にゆく中、
ただ生きる術を求めているだけだった。
彼らの錬金術は世界の境界を切り裂き、
その秘宝は人を神にまで引き上げる。
だが新たな力が生まれるたび、
森が、街が、川が、時代そのものが死んでいく。
彼らの道は悪ではなく、
一つの世界を救う代わりに別の世界を殺してしまう――
そんな遅すぎた悟りの道である。
これは暗黒の中世ファンタジー。
鍛冶場の煙、旅路のパンの香り、
誓いの血と夜明けの露が漂う物語。
これは神話のような長編。
魔法には代償があり、剣には名が宿る世界。
そしてこれは恋の物語。
光と影の選択が、空さえ覆す物語。
世界が「イベント・ホライズン」に近づくとき、
人も、神も、自らの影に向き合わずにはいられな
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