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The Carnelian Throne
AuthorJanet Morris
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSilistra
GenreScience fantasy
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
1979
Media typePrint (paperback)
ISBN978-0-553-11907-7
Preceded byWind from the Abyss 

The Carnelian Throne is a science fantasy novel by American writer Janet Morris. Published by Bantam Books in 1979, it is the fourth and final title of the Silistra series.

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The Carnelian Throne

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The Carnelian Throne is a science fantasy novel by American writer Janet Morris. Published by Bantam Books in 1979, it is the fourth and final title of...

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Carnelian

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Carnelian (also spelled cornelian) is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semiprecious stone. Similar to carnelian is sard, which is generally harder...

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Janet Morris

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print when the fourth volume, The Carnelian Throne was published. Charles N. Brown, co-founder and editor of Locus magazine, is quoted on the Baen Books...

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Wind from the Abyss

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self-awareness and the trio's fulfillment of the “Seker’oth prophecy” (which means “Golden Sword”) conclude in The Carnelian Throne, the final book in the Silistra...

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Victoria Poyser

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Midnight (1985) Mask of the Wizard (1985) The Carnelian Throne (1985) The Shattered World (1985) The Brotherhood of Diablo (1985) The Game of Empire (1985)...

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Henuttaneb

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whose name is destroyed, on the left". She also appears in the temple at Soleb and on a carnelian plaque (with her sister Iset, before their parents). Her...

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The Standing Dead

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from suicidal despondency at the loss of his throne to a singleminded and ruthless quest for revenge. Carnelian, son and heir to Lord Suth, and prince Osidian...

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Art of Urartu

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and carnelian beads. Contrary to expectations, very few stone reliefs and sculptures were found during excavations, although the reliefs of the Assyrian...

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Mask of Tutankhamun

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gemstones, including lapis lazuli (the eye surrounds and eyebrows), quartz (the eyes), obsidian (the pupils), carnelian, amazonite, turquoise, and faience...

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Tomb of Hetepheres I

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including the lid. The wood is lined inside and out with ribbed gold leaf and matted patterns on the edges. The silver bracelets are inlaid with carnelian, lapis...

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Crown of Napoleon

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are set with shell cameos and carved carnelians which meet at a golden globe, on top of which is placed a cross. The crown itself is mock mediaeval in style...

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Parameswara of Malacca

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Sumatra and usurped the throne of Singapura; he was driven out, either by the Siamese or the Majapahit, and went on to found Malacca. The name Parameswara...

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Jewellery

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(Nürnberg) Necklace; probably 2600–1300 BC; carnelian, bone and stone; from Saruq Al Hadid (the United Arab Emirates) The first signs of established jewellery...

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Horus

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were often made in the shape of the Eye of Horus. The Wedjat or Eye of Horus is "the central element" of seven "gold, faience, carnelian and lapis lazuli"...

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Mysteries of Osiris

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then sift. Twenty-four minerals, of which here is the list: gold, silver, carnelian, and still the list: dark red quartz, lapis lazuli, turquoise from...

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Art of ancient Egypt

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associated with the sun; red stones such as quartzite were favored for royal statues which stressed the solar aspects of kingship. Carnelian has similar symbolic...

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Gudea

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lazuli and bright carnelian from Meluhha." The first known reference to Goa in India possibly appears as Gubi in the records of Gudea. At the time, Sumerians...

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Elam

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2500–2000 BC. Carnelian beads from the Indus were found in Susa in the excavation of the tell of the citadel. In particular, carnelian beads with an etched...

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Ptolemaic Kingdom

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Cleopatra's claim to the throne. Ptolemy XIII and his advisors fled the palace, turning the Egyptian forces loyal to the throne against Caesar and Cleopatra...

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Achaemenid Empire

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. the precious stone lapis-lazuli and carnelian ... was brought from Sogdiana. The turquoise from Chorasmia, the silver and ebony from Egypt, the ornamentation...

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Ancient Egypt

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sandstone from the wadis of the Eastern Desert. Deposits of decorative stones such as porphyry, greywacke, alabaster, and carnelian dotted the Eastern Desert...

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Furniture

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Venus figurine found in Russia, depicting the goddess on a throne. The first surviving extant furniture is in the homes of Skara Brae in Scotland, and includes...

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Ancient art

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Museum of Art Headdress; 2600–2500 BC; gold (the leaves), lapis lazuli (the blue beads) and carnelian (the orange beads); length: 38.5 cm; Metropolitan...

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Events of Revelation

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and seeing God's throne (Revelation 4:1–6). In Revelation, God is described as "having the appearance like that of jasper and carnelian with a rainbow-like...

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Kushan Empire

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Skanda and Visakha Kushan Carnelian seal representing the "ΑΔϷΟ" (adsho Atar), with triratana symbol left, and Kanishka the Great's dynastic mark right...

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