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It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him. A boy called Christopher is visiting his reclusive grandfather when he witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a place called the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures we tell of in myth live and breed and thrive alongside humans. They have been protected from being discovered for thousands of years; now, terrifyingly, the protection has worn thin, and creatures are breaking through. Then a girl, Mal, appears in Christopher's world. She is in possession of a flying coat, is being pursued by a killer and is herself in pursuit of a baby griffin. Mal, Christopher and the griffin embark on an urgent quest across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs do murder, to find the truth -- with unimaginable consequences for both their worlds. Together the two must face the problem of power, and of knowledge, and of what love demands of us.… (más)
Pre-ordered from U.K.; published 9/14/2023; not out in U.S. So excited to read; trying to go slowly, but it's almost IMPOSSIBLE. I'm in love with the Archipelago, her mythical beings, Mal Avorian, and Christopher Forrester from the very first chapters.
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"The girffin is both a feathered animal and a quadruped; its body is like that of a lion, but it has wings and the face of an eagle." -Isidore of Seville, Etymologies (c. 600)
"His mouth is death and his breath is fire!" -The Epic of Gilgamesh (Mesopotamia, c. 2000 BCE), probably the earliest written reference to dragons
"I sing the progress of a deathless soul." - John Donne, Metempsychosis (1601)
Dedicatoria
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
In memory of Claire Hawkins, my great-aunt, who lit my childhood
Primeras palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The Guardian's Bestiary: There is a secret place in our world that is carefully hidden, to keep it safe from us.
The Beginning: It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him.
The Beginning, Elsewhere: It was a very fine day, until somebody tried to kill her.
Citas
Últimas palabras
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Editores de la editorial
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DDC/MDS Canónico
LCC canónico
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It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him. A boy called Christopher is visiting his reclusive grandfather when he witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a place called the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures we tell of in myth live and breed and thrive alongside humans. They have been protected from being discovered for thousands of years; now, terrifyingly, the protection has worn thin, and creatures are breaking through. Then a girl, Mal, appears in Christopher's world. She is in possession of a flying coat, is being pursued by a killer and is herself in pursuit of a baby griffin. Mal, Christopher and the griffin embark on an urgent quest across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs do murder, to find the truth -- with unimaginable consequences for both their worlds. Together the two must face the problem of power, and of knowledge, and of what love demands of us.