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 7
... looked the same they weren't , for the simple reason that those above , who bathed in the dreaded sunlight all day long , were already dead and there was no shame or cruelty in eating ghosts . The People of the Caves had developed ...
... looked the same they weren't , for the simple reason that those above , who bathed in the dreaded sunlight all day long , were already dead and there was no shame or cruelty in eating ghosts . The People of the Caves had developed ...
Side 12
... looked after the little band of outcasts and together they had died in this cruel world that so despised them . But they had left behind two wonderful sons . The woman's name was Olbeno . The snake was called rope and was made of human ...
... looked after the little band of outcasts and together they had died in this cruel world that so despised them . But they had left behind two wonderful sons . The woman's name was Olbeno . The snake was called rope and was made of human ...
Side 15
... a magical place , this Kingdom of Nimbelyung . It is the heart of the earth . It is the place for me to tell you I wish you to be my queen and live with me forever . ' There ! He used that word again . She looked 15 The Purple Plains.
... a magical place , this Kingdom of Nimbelyung . It is the heart of the earth . It is the place for me to tell you I wish you to be my queen and live with me forever . ' There ! He used that word again . She looked 15 The Purple Plains.
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... looked down at her she pointed towards the faint glow and then covered her eyes , shrinking towards the ground . She looked at him to see if he had understood . He had , for he also knew of the belief that Sister Sun and her son Fire ...
... looked down at her she pointed towards the faint glow and then covered her eyes , shrinking towards the ground . She looked at him to see if he had understood . He had , for he also knew of the belief that Sister Sun and her son Fire ...
Side 27
... looked after by the clan's spirits . Sometimes , however , circumstances called for different rituals . This , unfortunately , was one of them . So , tired as he was , he set off back to the place of destruction . He , the only survivor ...
... looked after by the clan's spirits . Sometimes , however , circumstances called for different rituals . This , unfortunately , was one of them . So , tired as he was , he set off back to the place of destruction . He , the only survivor ...
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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...