This is the second time I've read this book and I still absolutley love it! Cecilia does have a way with words, yes - she does like lengthy descriptions but she has such an in depth knowledge of flora, fauna, weather systems, earth and folklore. The amount of research and the skill to apply it to...
Soft through the leaves he goes creeping unseen, Hunting deer in the glades of an evening. —TRADITIONAL HUNTING SONG The world, a sphere of metal and rock scarfed in water, turned. Above the churning vapors of the troposphere, stars appeared to glide across the heavens from east to west; from Hig...
Dewy web like pearly cable, lustrous ware upon the table; Chalice, tankard, spoon and platter. Candle flames like diamonds shatter. Thread and needle for the tailor; guiding beacons for the sailor. Shadow in a burnished mirror, sharp as crystal, brighter, clearer. Elemental, clever metal, snowy a...
Forever may I live, But of deathless years I vow that I would give All, to walk once more beneath thy singing trees, Else to glimpse again the jewels of thy seas, Or to breathe once more the wind that scours thy sky. Faêrie, have my bones, and peaceful shall I lie. A SONG OF THE EXILES Upon the b...