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In this book, "Tales of Earth, Wind, and Scales," the reader will encounter a narrative universe that surpasses conventional boundaries. Through the sixty-three stories, not only different landscapes and characters are explored, but also multiple dimensions of human experience. It's not an easy book to categorize, and that's precisely its greatest virtue. The title speaks of natural elements, but also of something more elusive: scales. In these pages, there is a hint of a quest, a concern to unravel both the tangible and the spiritual. Each story is a world unto itself, but all share that same life force that makes us irredeemably human. It's a book that invites us to dream but also to reflect. It leads us by the hand, like an experienced guide through a maze, but at each turn, it offers us the freedom to find our own way. Some stories will make us laugh, others will plunge us into deep melancholy, and some will leave us bewildered, amazed by the complexity of the human soul and the world around us. The characters that populate these pages are as diverse as the stories themselves: from the little man crumbled in a corridor to the dreamer seeking answers in the wind. But all of them show us facets of the same reality, a mosaic of emotions and situations that make up the fabric of life. In this book, the narrative voice moves with the same ease through psychological introspection as it does through poetic description. It's as if the author wanted to remind us that beauty and complexity are not exclusive but often intertwined in that intricate dance that is existence. This anthology consists of 63 selected short stories spanning different genres, realities, and emotions. Some are lengthy, others mere whispers. Some may seem familiar to you, but others might appear strange, even foreign. They are brushstrokes, narrative frames, and they are also, all of them, the product of over twenty years of writing from all those versions of me.
"With a new afterword from the author"--Jkt.
The tales of this book explore and extend the world established by the Earthsea novels--yet each stands on its own. It contains the novella "The Finder," and the short stories "The Bones of the Earth," "Darkrose and Diamond," "On the High Marsh," and "Dragonfly." Concluding with with an account of Earthsea's history, people, languages, literature, and magic, this collection also features two new maps of Earthsea.
A book about life, death and natural disastersBlending history, science and eye-witness accounts, and arranged in chapters corresponding to the four elements (earth, air, fire and water), Terra explores the relationship between the planet and the humans who inhabit its surfaces. Through four case histories -- the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the weather-panics of the summer of 1783; the eruption of Krakatau in 1883; and the Hilo tsunami of 1946 -- Hamblyn reminds us of the earth's unimaginable force and describes what happens when that force is unleashed, both in terms of the immediate human consequences and the longer term economic and scientific implications. Serving, ultimately, as a stark and incontrovertible reminder of our vulnerability when the earth 'goes wrong', Terra also asks why we don't seem fully able to learn from the catastrophes, mistakes and responses of the past. 'Beautifully written, richly detailed and brilliantly judged' Guardian
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.
At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple, or that the universe is running backward, or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of who you could have been. With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition, acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now.
Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
Saberhagen The Later Tales contains fifteen short stories none of which is set in Saberhagen’s berserker world. There are three vampire stories, From the Tree of Time, Box Number Fifty, and A Drop of Something Special in the Blood, and one story, Blind Man’s Blade from the world of swords. The White Bull, belongs with Saberhagen’s five book series based on world myths. The remaining stories are not connected to any of the Saberhagen series. The stories in this collection were original published between 1977 and 2003. For Saberhagen stories published from 1960 to 1976 see the collection SABERHAGEN THE EARLY TALES. All of Saberhagen’s short stories are collected in four volumes: Berserkers The Early Tales, Berserkers The Later Tales, Saberhagen The Early Tales and now Saberhagen The Later Tales.
The Rome’s Revolution trilogy chronicles the 35th century world of the Vuduri. In this series, 21st century hero, Rei Bierak and his beautiful 35th century Vuduri wife, Rome, save mankind countless times. But there is much more to the far future beyond action and adventure; it has its own physics, culture, language and history. Tales of the Vuduri: Year One collects 366 blog posts about this amazing, brave new world into a single volume. Many times fun but always thought-provoking, Tales of the Vuduri: Year One offers detailed insight into Rome and Rei’s universe with backstories, scientific tidbits, previously unrevealed secrets, alternate scenes and the occasional random thought. There are teasers for upcoming novels, amusing images and some apparent contradictions resolved. Travel to the 35th century and take a look behind the curtain into the fascinating world of Rome’s Revolution.