A Rumor Of Gems
, by Steiber, EllenNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780312858797 | 0312858795
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/1/2005
'The magic held me in its grip from the very first page. What a mysterious,sexy,and startling world Steiber has created.This book passed my ultimate test-I didn't want it to end!' -R.L.STINE E nter the magical city of Arcato: an old port town somewhere in our modern world, a town where gemstones have begun to mysteriously appear . . . gemstones whose mystical powers aren't mere myth or legend but frighteningly real, casting their spells for good and ill. And the gemstones aren't all that's awry: gods and tricksters have been loosed, sowing chaos on the streets of Arcato. Caught in this maelstrom of magic and chance are four people whose lives become inextricably intertwined: Lucinda de Francesco, an embittered young woman who has no interest in falling under the influence of gods, gems, or any man; Alasdair, a shaman of sorts who can read and invoke the power of the stones; Sebastian Keane, an antiques dealer whopursues Lucinda with charm, persistence, and other, mysterious means; and Micheal Fortunato, an 11-year-old boy who-under theinfluence of gods and gems-may have become a killer.