The Dragon and the UnicornA queen, a pilgrim, a demon -- and a king with a world to save Beneath every beloved legend there is a deeper legend still, etched in ancient stone. The Dragon and the Unicorn begins before the beginning of Time, as light first cools to matter, bearing within it the electron glow of lost Heaven. Attanasio's epic tale of a quest for immortality spans all history, human and demihuman, from the dung fires on the steppes to the snows of Himalayas, from the mudhut cities on the Euphrates to the glass and steel towers of tomorrow, from the hunt for the Unicorn's horn to the ceaseless wars of elf and dragon, Celt and Roman. It is a quest that end -- and begins -- in a legend-heavy place at the edge of the Western Sea, with the first cry of a King new born. A place called Tint gel. A King, the Heir Pendragon, called Eagle of Thor, or...Arthor. One of today's boldest, most imaginative, and most inventive authors, A. A. Attanasio unites all the legends of creation and redemption into a dream song as old as the druid chants, and as timeless as the quantum hum at creation's shinning heart. And so a new departure in epic fantasy takes flight. |
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... Christian Celts . The night throbs with silence . While the fiana listen appre- hensively for the mute thunder of Kyner's approach , the queen lifts her freckled face , and her fair , pubescent features compose themselves sleepily , her ...
... Christian warriors appear . Their tall , powerful warhorses cannot easily negotiate the ravine wall , and the sol- diers swing out of their saddles with a clatter of weapons . In tunics and leather helmets plumed with hog bristles and ...
... Christ , he has been summoned by the bishop to track down unholy entities . Phoenicians and Romans brought to the ... Christian chief among the Celts , his God - given task to defend the good has made him an intimate of evil . Though ...
... Christian of you . " " And what kind of Christian would I make , truly , Uncle— me with my visions and elvish friends ? The faerïe would never speak to me again . I told you , the nailed god frightens them . " A laugh guffaws through ...
... Christian ! " Kyner shouts at her , yelling to overcome the cold instinct that wants to cut her down and avert the impending moment . “ Jesus has already paid my soul's bond with his sacred blood . Heaven waits for me -28- A. A. ATTANASIO.
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The Dragon and the Unicorn: The Perilous Order of Camelot, Volume One A. A. Attanasio Limited preview - 2011 |