The Elementals - Softcover

Llywelyn, Morgan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812518152 ISBN 13: 9780812518153

Publisher: Tor Books, 1994

Synopsis

Morgan Llywelyn, internationally acclaimed author of "1916 and Lion of Ireland," returns with a powerful fantasy saga that sweeps from the dawn of history to our own near future. It is the story of Earth and her elements, and of the men and women whose fate lies in her hands. . . . Water. The ice caps melt, the seas rise, and Kesair, a woman of Atlantis, leads a handful of survivors on a desperate search for land - and a new beginning. Fire. All the world centers around the empire of Crete, where Meriones, a humble musician, performs before the mighty in their palaces. Until the land shakes, the volcano speaks with a voice of fire, and Meriones finds his life changed forever. Earth. Old beyond imagining, the Earth knows neither hate nor pity. And from Annie Murphy, a strong-willed New England housewife, it demands a sacrifice both unexpected and irrevocable. Air. The ozone dwindles, and the forests dies, a new plague walks the world. And on a day just after tomorrow, thousands of years after Kesair's struggle, another small party of survivors, led by George Burningfeather, comes together on a desolate Indian reservation. As the ice melts and the sea rises once more, they fight one last battle for the Earth - for mankind and hope. "The Elementals" is the epic, ongoing tale of humanity's turbulent relationship with the Earth - as only Morgan Llywelyn could tell it.

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Review:

"An alluring ecological fantasy . . . Poetic." --"Publishers Weekly" "A stirring, often touching song to nature and to humanity's interdependence with it, and an impassioned reminder that we are not merely tenants on this earth, but custodians."--Alan Brennert

About the Author:

Since 1980 Morgan Llywelyn has created an entire body of work chronicling the Celts and Ireland, from the earliest times to the present day. her critically acclaimed novels, both of history and of mythology, have been translated into many languages. She is an Irish citizen and lives in Dublin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0812518152
• ISBN 13: 9780812518153
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 368