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Oct 21, 2004 | ISBN 9780142402443 | Young Adult Buy
Oct 21, 2004 | ISBN 9781440625480 | Young Adult Buy
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Oct 21, 2004 | ISBN 9780142402443 | Young Adult
Oct 21, 2004 | ISBN 9781440625480 | Young Adult
What magical beings inhabit earth’s waters? Some are as almost-familiar as the mer-people; some as strange as the thing glimpsed only as a golden eye in a pool at the edge of Damar’s Great Desert Kalarsham, where the mad god Geljdreth rules; or as majestic as the unknowable, immense Kraken, dark beyond the darkness of the deepest ocean, who will one day rise and rule the world. These six tales from the remarkable storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson transform the simple element of water into something very powerful indeed.
Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson share tales of mysterious merfolk and magical humans, all with close ties to the element of water. From Pitiable Nasmith’s miserable existence in a seaside town whose inhabitants are more intertwined with the sea than most people know, to Tamia’s surprising summons to be the apprentice to the Guardian who has the power to hold back the sea, each of the six stories illuminates a captivating world filled with adventure, romance, intrigue, and enchantment. Robin McKinley fans will recognize one of the worlds included-Damar, the setting of Newbery Medal winner The Hero and the Crown and Newbery Honor Book The Blue Sword.
Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the… More about Robin McKinley
Peter Dickinson, a two-time winner of both England’s prestigious Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children’s Award, is one of Britain’s… More about Peter Dickinson
These creative interpretations brim with suspenseful, chilling and wonderfully supernatural scenes. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
World Fantasy Award WINNER
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