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Duende: Dreams of a Kingdom Under the Earth
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 12 2023
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A ruined book collector bargains with hidden powers. A conscious gem opens a path between earth and cosmos. A band of thieves pursues an emerald woman. A traveller crosses a dreamlike desert in search of the secret of eternal life.
Duende: Dreams of a Kingdom Under the Earth gathers four magical tales by André Consciência. Each can be entered as its own story; together, they trace a movement through loss, imagination, the soul, and the freedom to see beyond familiar time and space.
The four tales:
- The Golden Tooth: Facing ruin, Marquis Sandstorm follows the enigmatic Vaoro into occult rituals and a subterranean world of elemental spirits, alchemy, and transformation. What will he give up to pass through it?
- Gem of Silence: A gem with a consciousness of its own draws its keeper toward the earth, the cosmos, and the mysterious Carmus.
- Iomik and the Emerald Woman: Iomik and the League of Thieves search for a stolen emerald statue, crossing paths with old secrets, strange alliances, and magic.
- Father Moon and the Desert of Di Yu: Ranoldo travels through a surreal desert in search of Monpai, who is said to hold the secret of eternal life.
These are faery tales for adult readers who welcome the esoteric, the surreal, and the unexpected: stories to enter as one enters a dream, and to carry back into waking life.
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