Songs of Earth And Power

Songs of Earth And Power
Author: Greg Bear
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 708
Release: 1996-11-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780812536034

The Song of Power opened the gateway to the Realm of the Sidhe, allowing young Michael Perrin to slip through. Now Michael faces years of captivity and deadly struggles for the future of the Realm and of Earth--leading finally to a terrible confrontation on the streets of Los Angeles, with the soul of humanity at stake. Weaving the power of music, poetry, and myth into a headlong narrative of nearly overwhelming intensity, Song of Earth and Power is one of the most original fantasy epics of our time, a vast tapestry of relentless suspense, terrible beauty, and brilliant imagination. Originally published years ago in two parts, it now returns in a new edition rewritten by the author and published in a single volume as he originally intended. Wrote Analog on its original appearance: "A delight....A vision of Faery that may owe a bit to a wish to do it right. Read it."

The Infinity Concerto

The Infinity Concerto
Author: Greg Bear
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2014-11-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473206537

Michael Perrin wants to live the simple life of an aspiring poet in Los Angeles. However, when he receives a key and a piece of music called The Infinity Concerto, Michael's life becomes anything but simple. Soon he is whisked away to the land of the Sidhe, dangerous elves in a tentative truce with humans. Barren and stark, this world is anything but the pretty pretty land of faerie tales. Drafted into learning the physical and mental skills of magic, Michael discovers of his role in a much larger history of magic and music in both the Sidhe's world and ours. Can he survive the pitched battle? Will Michael be the answer to finally uniting the elder races?

Songs of Power

Songs of Power
Author: Hilari Bell
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 9780786824878

Someone is trying to sabotage the underwater habitat where Imina, the granddaughter of an Inuit shaman, lives after terrorists have infected the earth's food supply, and Imina must call on her still undeveloped magical skills to save the colony.

Opportunity

Opportunity
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1930
Genre: African Americans
ISBN:

The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology

The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology
Author: Bradford Lee Eden
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2014-10-27
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786479604

At the 2013 "Celebrating The Hobbit" conference at Valparaiso University--marking the 75th anniversary of the book's publication and the first installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies--two plenary papers were presented: "Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium" by John D. Rateliff provided numerous examples of The Hobbit's influence on Tolkien's legendarium; and "Tolkien's French Connections" by Verlyn Flieger discussed French influences on the development of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures. In discussions with the plenary speakers and other presenters, it became apparent that a book focusing on how The Hobbit influenced the subsequent development of Tolkien's legendarium was sorely needed. This collection of 15 previously unpublished essays fills that need. With Rateliff's and Flieger's papers included, the book presents two chapters on the Evolution of the Dwarven Race, two chapters on Durin's Day examining the Dwarven lunar calendar, and 11 chapters on themes exploring various topics on influences and revisions between The Hobbit and Tolkien's legendarium.

Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, Pew Edition

Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, Pew Edition
Author: Westminster John Knox Press
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 726
Release: 1990
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780664101107

This superb hymnal features more than six hundred hymns. It is designed for use by a variety of denominations and ecumenical settings.

Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau

Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau
Author: Chad Hamill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN:

Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau explores the role of song as a transformative force in the twentieth century, tracing a cultural, spiritual, and musical encounter that upended notions of indigeneity and the rules of engagement for Indians and priests in the Columbia Plateau. In Chad Hamill's narrative, a Jesuit and his two Indian "grandfathers"--one a medicine man, the other a hymn singer--engage in a collective search for the sacred. The priest becomes a student of the medicine man. The medicine man becomes a Catholic. The Indian hymn singer brings indigenous songs to the Catholic mass. Using song as a thread, these men weave together two worlds previously at odds, realizing a promise born two centuries earlier within the prophecies of Circling Raven and Shining Shirt. Songs of Power and Prayer reveals how song can bridge worlds: between the individual and Spirit, the Jesuits and the Indians. Whether sung in an indigenous ceremony or adapted for Catholic Indian services, song abides as a force that strengthens Native identity and acts as a conduit for power and prayer. A First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies book