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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Side 15
... follow the rest of the world up into the sun to die . Now Willum led her , trembling and awe - struck , through the black entrance guarded by two massive , twisted , slimy , black rocks that must have once been monsters most hideous to ...
... follow the rest of the world up into the sun to die . Now Willum led her , trembling and awe - struck , through the black entrance guarded by two massive , twisted , slimy , black rocks that must have once been monsters most hideous to ...
Side 23
... follow their reasoning but it had been the female who had attempted to save him from the club man's murderous charge and now she was under attack herself . The man had killed Rabit - the - White and Grey Fur . Ilgar would help the ...
... follow their reasoning but it had been the female who had attempted to save him from the club man's murderous charge and now she was under attack herself . The man had killed Rabit - the - White and Grey Fur . Ilgar would help the ...
Side 26
... follow some of his language and thoughts— because he spoke in the old language of the Sun People - there were gaps her mind power could not fathom and this was one of them . ' Singing bats that eat the light and are in joy at the sun ...
... follow some of his language and thoughts— because he spoke in the old language of the Sun People - there were gaps her mind power could not fathom and this was one of them . ' Singing bats that eat the light and are in joy at the sun ...
Side 29
... follow and all three laughed . He burnt red with embarrassment and ducked his head , which only caused her to laugh more , then she walked back to the old people , wriggling her shapely buttocks for the pleasure of the pale man . There ...
... follow and all three laughed . He burnt red with embarrassment and ducked his head , which only caused her to laugh more , then she walked back to the old people , wriggling her shapely buttocks for the pleasure of the pale man . There ...
Side 32
... follow all of this but she sensed he wanted to protect her . She listened to him sing softly in the purple aura the departing sun had left behind . Then came an unusual , sweet sound . It was Ilgar on Rabit - the - White's flute ...
... follow all of this but she sensed he wanted to protect her . She listened to him sing softly in the purple aura the departing sun had left behind . Then came an unusual , sweet sound . It was Ilgar on Rabit - the - White's flute ...
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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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Side 223 - THE beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon : lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Side 254 - To cold oblivion ; though it is in the code Of modern morals, and the beaten road Which those poor slaves with weary footsteps tread Who travel to their home among the dead By the broad highway of the world, and so With one chained friend, perhaps a jealous foe, The dreariest and the longest journey go.
Side 248 - Once out of nature I shall never take My bodily form from any natural thing, But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make Of hammered gold and gold enamelling To keep a drowsy Emperor awake: Or set upon a golden bough to sing To lords and ladies of Byzantium Of what is past, or passing, or to come.
Side 254 - I never was attached to that great sect Whose doctrine is that each one should select Out of the crowd a mistress or a friend, And all the rest, though fair and wise, commend To cold oblivion...
Side 248 - SONG Go and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devil's foot; Teach me to hear mermaids singing, Or to keep off envy's stinging, And find What wind Serves to advance an honest mind.
Side 172 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Side 262 - O WILD West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being,. Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing. Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red, Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou, Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low, Each like a corpse within its grave, until Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill...
Side 222 - Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night. And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six score thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle...