Yet though Odile is terrified of him, she has learned far more than her father, the baron, intended to teach her - both of the magical arts and of Von Rothbart's idiosyncratic nature. These poor souls he turns into swans - forcing them to spend their lives as beautiful but powerless animals who only regain their human forms briefly each night by the transitory light of the moon. His personal mission is to capture women who arouse his wrath and inspire his rage for vengeance against all womankind. For considering his wife's untimely death the ultimate betrayal, Baron Von Rothbart scours the land in the shape of a great bird of prey. But can she gain the allies she needs to free herself and the other swan-maidens from their magical slavery?A monumental tale of loyalty and betrayal, of magic good and evil, of love both carnal and pure, and of the duality of human nature, The Black Swan is a rich tapestry which is sure to become an all-time masterpiece of fantasy.įrom the Back Cover As the only child of a powerful sorcerer, Odile Von Rothbart has studied the magical arts under her father's stern tutelage all her life.

Only Odette, noblest of the enchanted flock, has the courage to confront her captor. He turns his captives into beautiful swans-who briefly regain human form by the fleeting light of the moon. But can she gain the allies she needs to free herself and other swan-maidens?īook Synopsis After his wife's untimely death, a powerful sorcerer dedicates his life to seeking revenge against all womankind. Only Odette, the noblest of the enchanted flock, has the courage to confront her captor. Many of the men remember his mother, The Dark Lady, from her days as dealer of their local poker game.About the Book After his wife's untimely death, a powerful sorcerer takes revenge on womankind by turning his captives into beautiful swans. They make him a part of their group and he soon finds himself dressed in a Feuerman & Marx suit collecting money for Farouk, the local gangster.

One day, while watching Samson and Delilah for the seventh time that week, he is suddenly grabbed from his seat, dragged down a flight of stairs and winds up being introduced to a whole new way of life by three 'cellar rats,' as Jerome likes to call them.

At the movies, he can escape, not be himself for a little while. The answer for Jerome Charyn is to go to the local movie house and hide out for a few hours every day. What does an 11 year-old boy do when his classmates call him 'Dumbo' and his parents don't seem to know that he exists? His mother, the beautiful Faigele spends her days pushing her 2 year-old son Marvin around in a stroller and barely hears Jerome's clarinet playing. Dj & Book, water spilled on top & fore-edge.

The black swan by mercedes lackey