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Cargando... The Ozark Trilogypor Suzette Haden Elgin
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Responsible of Brightwater, young "Granny" on the planet of Ozark, must complete a quest to discover whence comes the evil magic plaguing the Confederation of Continents (Arkansaw, Oklahomah, Mizzurah, Tinaseeh, Kintucky, and Marktwain). Mounting her trusty flying mule, she sets off on a tour of the kingdoms. This is an entertaining series, well worth the bother of tracking down a copy. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesOzark Fantasy (omnibus 1-3) Pertenece a las series editorialesScience Fiction Book Club (5358)
The Ozark Trilogy (previously published in 1981, Doubleday) is a widely acclaimed fantasy/science fiction story with, as the title suggests, very strong ties to the Ozark region. Twelve Fair Kingdoms, The Grand Jubilee, And Then There'll Be Fireworks--the books that comprise the trilogy--chronicle life on the planet Ozark and its Confederation of Continents, which are appropriately named Arkansaw, Oklahomah, Mizzurah, Tinaseeh, Kintucky, and Marktwain. However, the story told here involves much more than a mere transplant of Ozark culture and heritage onto a new planet. While this new Ozark culture maintains and even intensifies many of the "real" Ozark traditions and customs (for instance, "Grannys" hold significant, stabilizing social roles and are important sources of wisdom), the planet Ozark combines many new, fantastical elements with traditional ways. Mules on Ozark fly, and the wise "Grannys" also work magic. The protagonist of The Ozark Trilogy, Responsible of Brightwater, appears at the center of Ozark society, a society she must save from evil magic, civil war, and, ultimately, alien invasion. As Responsible travels from continent to continent in an attempt to discover and squelch the evil magic and calm the civil unrest, we are witness to many dangerous and sometimes comical adventures along the way, including a spectacular flying Mule crash and a magic duel with a Granny gone bad. Elgin has created a fantastic world infused with the folk traditions, social and familial hierarchies, and traditional dialect of the Ozarks. While parallels might be drawn between, for example, the break-up of the Confederacy of Continents on planet Ozark and the American Civil War, Elgin comments on aspects of Ozark history and tradition in a non didactic way. The trilogy, with its strong heroine and witty engagement of tradition, is a classic of Ozark literature. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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For a connected fourth in the trilogy, check out "Yonder Comes the Other End of Time", my nominee for one of the best titles of all time. ( )