Masters of Glass

Kyala #1

by M. Coleman Easton

A tired old man and a brash young girl...he was the Vigen of Darst and she is his apprentice, Kyala, the first female ever chosen to learn the magic power of glassmaking.

Into the mountains of Winterkill they went, seeking the rare pigment astablak to protect the people of Darst from the ravening Lame Ones, who stalked the forests with clawed feet and burning eyes.

The way was long and treacherous, through the terrible crags and beyond to the mysterious town of Vanikval, where a renegade glassmaker held the people under his dread command.

There began a contest that shook the foundations of their world. Good against evil, man against beast, it would determine who were the true...Masters of Glass.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

245 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Also published as Coleman Brax and Clare Coleman (writing together with Clare Bell).

Reviews

[Cat5676 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good, made me cry. I got attached to the master and apprentice relationship, very cute and heartwarming. The first half is focused on the master's point of view, then it switches to the apprentice's point of view almost exactly half way through. I didn't enjoy the writing style though. But overall good.

[Selar · Rating 1 out of 5]

An absolute slog. My partner and I read this aloud to each other, which is usually a guaranteed good time even if the book is silly, but we dreaded having to read another chapter of this. When we finished, I threw it across the room.

[Rogue-van (the Bookman) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easton got creative with magic: glass bead talismans that were needed in a simple rural society to help them hunt or to ward off the dangerous semi-human beasts that lurk in the woods. Only the talented few, the Vigens, could create the magic beads. Since Vigens are traditionally male, there is doubt that Kyala can succeed. That made me really want to see what she could do. Skillfully written!