
Chalice
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $17.19
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Rachael Beresford
-
By:
-
Robin McKinley
The earthlines speak to Mirasol, but her family has lived in the demesne for centuries, and many of the old families can hear the land. She knows that the violent deaths of the last Master and Chalice have thrown Willowlands into turmoil; but she is only a beekeeper, and the problems of the Circle that govern Willowlands have nothing to do with her - although she wonders what will become of her demesne, because the Master and Chalice left no heirs to carry on their crucial duties.
And then the Circle come to Mirasol, to tell her that she has been chosen to be the new Chalice; and the Master she must learn to work with is a Priest of Fire, a man no longer quite human, whose touch can burn human flesh to the bone.
©2008 Robin McKinley (P)2019 TantorListeners also enjoyed...




















People who viewed this also viewed...


















Terrible narrator, but the story isn't bad.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
story flow
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A wonderful story of a woman chosen for leadership who doesn’t feel adequate and how she steps up to her responsibilities with strength and compassion.
The narrator’s voice was so sweet when she read Mirasol’s voice! And yet she also did the Master’s voice every bit as convincingly.
Superb!
Fabulous!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A favorite I keep going back to over the years
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Robin McKinley is a master storyteller.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Mirasol has become the new Chalice in her land. The new Master is a Priest of Fire. Neither was prepared to become their new positions and both must not only learn their new roles but also to heal the land that has been torn apart by the bad leadership and the horrific deaths of the previous Chalice and Master. All while the political machinations of others are seeking to wrest control from them.
And Mirasol is just a humble beekeeper.
The one drawback here is the narrator. Rachael Beresford is mediocre at best. Her manner of delivery is hesitant and somewhat inconsistent. Occasionally she loosens up and sounds like she is just talking and then the story flows well. But for the most part, she is a stiff, stilted reader. Not the best choice for this book. Not the worst, but not the best.
But the book itself is wonderful.
A favorite McKinley
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A favorite of mine!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A light fantasy romance not helped by the narrator
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
So happy to see this in audio.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
One of my favorites by Robin McKinley
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.