C. J. Cherryh Rusalka
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Locus Award nominee 1990.
A Perilous Love
In the folk-tales of pre-Christian Russia, the most dagerous ghost of
all was the Rusalk, a murdered girl still seeking to exist by drawing
the energy fof life from all nearby living things. Once Pyetr
Kochevikov had mocked belief in magic, as he rioted through life with
the young blades he thought his friends. But now, outcast from his
native city, his only friend was Sasha Misurov, a young man fearful of
his own beginning magical powers. Pyetr and Sasha had found safety in
the forest cottage of the old wizard, Ulamets. Or it had seemed to
offer safety, if not warmth.
Now Pyetr was less sure it was safe. The dvorovoi, or Yard-Thing,
accepted young Sasha, but the vodyanoi, or River-Thing, had tried to
kill Pyetr, and he had met the ghost of Ulamets' murdered daughter,
the Rusalka the wizard was trying to call back to life.
The worst of it was that Pyetr felt himself falling in love with her,
as she seemed to be with him! But no love could quench her need for
the life-sustaining energy within him. And no man could ling suffer
that drain and live.
by Seregil of Rhiminee
Rusalka is the first book of The Russian Stories trilogy.
I enjoyed reading Rusalka. It was a good book and I'm glad that I read it.
Rusalka is quite an interesting, entertaining and enjoyable fantasy book. If you like good stories and fairy tales, you should read this book.
C. J. Cherryh Rusalka