Plainsong: A Fable for the Millennium Contributor(s): Grabien, Deborah (Author), Beagle, Peter S. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0986008524 ISBN-13: 9780986008528 Publisher: Plus One Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.66 lbs) 234 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In a time soon to come, only the children, the birds, and the animals are left to enjoy earth's beauty. Five adults - an artist, a nymph, a wanderer, a pregnant woman, and a savior have also been spared from the plague that has swept everyone else away. Only the creatures understand, in part, the purpose that requires these five to come together in a special place at a special time. Gad the cat, Simon the ram, and the four ravens - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - are charged with the heavy responsibility of making sure that all goes according to plan. And deep in a quiet pool in the green and pleasant countryside, Old Trout, who knows almost everything about the great mystery that is unfolding, anxiously awaits the arrival of the child....
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