The Hands Of Lyr
Andre Norton
The desolate Ryft was once the paradise garden of the goddess
Lyr, until the world and civilization were destroyed by an old
and crafty evil force. Alnosha, a child refugee, has dwelt with the
last priestess of Lyr and developed her extraordinary talent of
divining by hand. Thrust unwillingly into the company of Kyrn,
an embittered High Born fleeing for his life and fearful of all
mystical powers, Alnosha must trust her latent and form an
alliance that will restore Lyr to greatness...or plunge the world
into darkness and evil forever.
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