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Southwestern Oklahoma State University

2021

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Faerie Reality In The Spiral Dance By Rodrigo Garcia Y Robertson, Robert Tredray Aug 2021

Faerie Reality In The Spiral Dance By Rodrigo Garcia Y Robertson, Robert Tredray

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Garcia y Robertson's The Spiral Dance begins as a historical novel set in the time of the rebellion led by the Earl of Northumberland and the Earl of Westmoreland against Elizabeth I in 1569, told from the point of view of Anne, Countess of Northumberland. It is also an epic or heroic fantasy; besides Lady Anne, two of its main characters are a werewolf named Jock and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Their adventures carry them not only to the highlands of Scotland but to the realm of Faerie. The author's theme is that one must lose all one has before …