Land of the Golden CloudsAllen & Unwin, 1999 - 378 sider An unlikely band of travellers from different tribes and civilisations traverse a vast, irradiated continent eventually joining forces in a final attempt to defeat a common enemy. To successfully do this though they must first learn to conquer their own prejudices. Set in Australia 3000 years into the future. |
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... blood of their victim and wash their hair in the dying , writhing person's blood . Incanting the sacred words , they would devour the still beating heart , then skin the victim to make their wings . So it was that 7 The Purple Plains.
... blood of their victim and wash their hair in the dying , writhing person's blood . Incanting the sacred words , they would devour the still beating heart , then skin the victim to make their wings . So it was that 7 The Purple Plains.
Side 8
... blood . Even the parts of her body that normally would have been darker , like her nipples and lips , were pale , while her fingernails were silver tips on slender white fingers . Like all her people her hair and eyes were a beautiful ...
... blood . Even the parts of her body that normally would have been darker , like her nipples and lips , were pale , while her fingernails were silver tips on slender white fingers . Like all her people her hair and eyes were a beautiful ...
Side 9
... blood and vomit . S'shony had been careful not to let the yellow hair touch her skin for it would surely burn her . She had beaten the girl's head in with a stone club and exulted that this was how it would be on her first sonaflite ...
... blood and vomit . S'shony had been careful not to let the yellow hair touch her skin for it would surely burn her . She had beaten the girl's head in with a stone club and exulted that this was how it would be on her first sonaflite ...
Side 12
... blood . His body was covered in the scars of countless fights , all of which by necessity he had won . But he was not a violent man as so many of the People of the Caves were and he also allowed himself time to dream . His eye would ...
... blood . His body was covered in the scars of countless fights , all of which by necessity he had won . But he was not a violent man as so many of the People of the Caves were and he also allowed himself time to dream . His eye would ...
Side 17
... blood - crazed frenzy of violence . She twisted and turned along devious passageways she knew better than anyone . But she did not go far . She hurled Willum's snake up onto a jagged rock and climbed to safety . She huddled into a dark ...
... blood - crazed frenzy of violence . She twisted and turned along devious passageways she knew better than anyone . But she did not go far . She hurled Willum's snake up onto a jagged rock and climbed to safety . She huddled into a dark ...
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Akar Black Head amongst arms Aybee Baba beside black eyes blood blue body brother called camp caravan cave clan cocoon colour cried crowd Cudjo Accompong Culvato dance dark dead death Djanaks enemy face Father Moon fear feet fingers fire gathered gentle giant girl Goddess green grey Gypsy hair hand heard huge Ilgar Ilkari Jaala Jehiah Joda Jynni Kareen Keepers kill King knew Laelia land laughed Leef Leef-shadow lived looked mind Mond Star Light Moon-talker mother mountains Mungart murmured Nanny never night Nightstalkers once plain Port Rial Prince Michael Prophets Red Mond Star river rocks S'shony S'shony's seen shadow shoulder Silver City Sister Earth Sister Sun skin smile song stared story Surrey Anne tell things thought told Totem touch trees Violet Lynx Foot walked warrior watched weapons Weerluk whispered wild woman women wondered Wunda yellow
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