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"Crowley is generous, obsessed, fascinating, gripping. Really, I think Crowley is so good that he has left everybody else in the dust."—Peter Straub From award-winning author John Crowley comes a novel that masterfully blends history and magic in Flint and Mirror. As ancient Irish clans fought to preserve their lands and their way of life, the Queen and her generals fought to tame the wild land and make it English. Hugh O'Neill, lord of the North, dubbed Earl of Tyrone by the Queen, is a divided man: the Queen gives to Hugh her love, and her commandments, through a little mirror of obsidian which he can never discard; and the ancient peoples of Ireland arise from their underworld to make Hugh their champion, the token of their vow a chip of flint. From the masterful author of Little, Big comes an exquisite fantasy of heartbreaking proportion.

Phantastische Literatur: Zeitreisegeschichte mit vielen Wendungen und Tücken...

“Ka is a beautiful, often dreamlike late masterpiece.” —Los Angeles Times “One of our country’s absolutely finest novelists.” —Peter Straub, New York Times bestselling author of Interior Darkness and Ghost Story From award-winning author John Crowley comes an exquisite fantasy novel about a man who tells the story of a crow named Dar Oakley and his impossible lives and deaths in the land of Ka. A Crow alone is no Crow. Dar Oakley—the first Crow in all of history with a name of his own—was born two thousand years ago. When a man learns his language, Dar finally gets the chance to tell his story. He begins his tale as a young man, and how he went down to the human underworld and got hold of the immortality meant for humans, long before Julius Caesar came into the Celtic lands; how he sailed West to America with the Irish monks searching for the Paradise of the Saints; and how he continuously went down into the land of the dead and returned. Through his adventures in Ka, the realm of Crows, and around the world, he found secrets that could change the humans’ entire way of life—and now may be the time to finally reveal them.

Die epische Saga über das Reich der Krähen, die Welt der Menschen und die unsterbliche Kunst des Geschichtenerzählens. Dar Eichling ist die erste Krähe der Weltgeschichte, die einen eigenen Namen bekommt. Sie erfindet eine Sprache für das Krähenvolk, fliegt in die Anderswelt und stiehlt versehentlich die Unsterblichkeit. In zahlreichen Leben freundet sie sich mit Menschen aus verschiedenen Epochen an und entdeckt an der Seite des Heiligen Brendan Amerika – immer auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit über Leben und Tod. Bis sie in einer Zeit, in der unsere Welt bereits in Trümmern liegt, einen Menschen findet, dem sie ihre Geschichte erzählen kann. Denn wahre Unsterblichkeit liegt in den Geschichten, die immer weiter erzählt werden ...

John Crowley's all-new essay "Totalitopia" is a wry how-to guide for building utopias out of the leftovers of modern science fiction. "This Is Our Town," written especially for this volume, is a warm, witty, and wonderfully moving story. One of Crowley's hard-to-find masterpieces, "Gone" is a Kafkaesque science fiction adventure about an alien invasion. Plus: There's a bibliography, an author bio, and of course an Outspoken Interview, the usual cage fight between candor and common sense.

Celebrating its 400th anniversary, this edition features one of Western literature's most extraordinary tales, now enhanced with new illustrations. The book invites readers to explore its unique narrative and rich themes, offering a fresh perspective on a classic story that has captivated audiences for centuries.

The acclaimed first novel in the Aegypt sequence.

A powerfully moving quest for truth in a post-apocalyptic landscape from the WORLD FANTASY AWARD-winning author of LITTLE, BIG.

Set against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, the narrative explores the profound connection between an exiled Russian poet and his American translator. Their relationship highlights the significance of language and the impact of forbidden words during a pivotal historical moment, illustrating how literature can influence the course of events and personal lives alike. The novel weaves themes of exile, identity, and the power of communication into a rich tapestry of emotional and political tension.