The moon and the sun 2017 hoping to achieve immortality, king louis xiv pierce brosnan captures a mermaid and steals her life force, but a discovery by his. For the film based on the novel, see the moon and the sun film. To ask other readers questions about the moon and the sun, please sign up. In the court of louis xiv, at the balance point between alchemy and the dawn of modern.
The story of the sun, moon, and stars, library of congress. Mcintyre, 9780857054241, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She doesnt disappoint in this narrative set in the court of louis xiv of france, involving vatican intrigue, the collision of superstition and science, a vanishing race of merpeople, and a grand romance. She spent her early childhood on the east coast of the united states and in the hague, netherlands, before her family settled in seattle in the. Xiv of france, second most powerful man at court, and wellschooled in the arts of love. The moon and the sun is a historical fantasy novel about the capture of a mermaid during the reign of louis xiv. In the court of louis xiv, at the balance point between alchemy and the dawn of modern science, marie josephe.
She began to publish science fiction with only at night in clarion 1971 anthology, and gained prominence with of mist, and grass, and sand 1973 which won a nebula for best novelette and served as the initial section of. So, as someone always on the look out for good fantasy, and a lover of history, i decided to give this alternative history a try. Vonda mcintyre won the nebula award for best novel in 1997 for this gem of a book. The moon and the sun is one of those novels that shows up pretty consistently on peoples favorite fantasy lists.
Buy a signed copy directly from mcintyre, or purchase the ebook, available here. August 21s solar eclipse was a big deal at our house. The suns sliver was more than enough to overcome the moon. Vonda neel mcintyre, us writer and geneticist, is one of the earliest successful graduates of the clarion science fiction writers workshop, which she attended in 1970. The sun, the moon, the stars by alex ducharme on prezi.
Love story of the sun and the moon the minds journal. See more ideas about beautiful moon, nature and pictures. It won a number of awards, including the 1997 nebula award for best novel beating the favorite a game of thrones by george r. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. We ordered our eclipsecertified glasses a month ahead of time on amazon. The premise is incredible and, unfortunately, the execution of the novel winnowed away a lot of my gumption to keep reading. This is an historical romance fantasy, set in the time of the sun king, king louis xiv, at versailles. The moon and the sun 1997 is an excellent fantasy novel by us science fiction author vonda mcintyre.
The moon and the sun is a novel by american writer vonda n. Vonda mcintyre has long been known for her detailed, believable settings, and her strong, human characters. More recently she founded ebook publishing collective book view cafe. It won the nebula award for best novel in 1997, beating out a game of thrones by george r. The story of the sun, moon, and stars, contributor names giberne, agnes, 1845 from old catalog created published cincinnati, national book company 1898 subject headings. Amazon blackwells foyles hive waterstones whsmith wordery. Barbary 1986, and nebula award winner the moon and the sun 1997. The moon and the sun by vonda mcintyre hachette uk. The novel is not a standard fantasy, but rather an alternate history novel with fantasy elements.
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