Beowulf's ChildrenMacmillan, 1996 M11 15 - 512 páginas A new generation is growing up on the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought when their parents and grandparents first arrived on Earth. Setting out for the mainland, this group of young rebels feels ready to fight any grendels that get in their way. On Avalon, however, there are monsters which drawf the ones their parents fought, and as the group will soon learn, monsters also dwell in the human heart. |
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... human eyes . A paradise for the taking . These men and women were the best , the smartest and the bravest Earth could offer , two hundred chosen from eight billion people . Our parents . They are the Earth Born . But they didn't know ...
... human eyes . A paradise for the taking . These men and women were the best , the smartest and the bravest Earth could offer , two hundred chosen from eight billion people . Our parents . They are the Earth Born . But they didn't know ...
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... Steven Barnes. Justin's voice carried the authority and infinite wisdom of all his nineteen years . None of the children was older than human blood . They became ... grendels . They clawed. 2 * NIVEN , POURNELLE & BARNES.
... Steven Barnes. Justin's voice carried the authority and infinite wisdom of all his nineteen years . None of the children was older than human blood . They became ... grendels . They clawed. 2 * NIVEN , POURNELLE & BARNES.
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... human life " Pause . The wind had picked up . When it lulled there re- mained no sound save the rushing waters . " That was a long , long time ago . But sometimes on a night like tonight , if you press your ear to the ground , you can ...
... human life " Pause . The wind had picked up . When it lulled there re- mained no sound save the rushing waters . " That was a long , long time ago . But sometimes on a night like tonight , if you press your ear to the ground , you can ...
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... human scream . The scream of a soul already dead , but dying yet again . A soul now cast into some deeper , more ... humans are dying once again then- " There was a terrible shriek , and from beyond the ring of firelight lurched a woman ...
... human scream . The scream of a soul already dead , but dying yet again . A soul now cast into some deeper , more ... humans are dying once again then- " There was a terrible shriek , and from beyond the ring of firelight lurched a woman ...
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... human figures returned , shepherding their younger siblings back to the firelight . " Come on back ! " they roared . " Sissies ! " Shy , embarrassed , the stragglers returned by ones and twos . They protested loudly but hid grins behind ...
... human figures returned , shepherding their younger siblings back to the firelight . " Come on back ! " they roared . " Sissies ! " Shy , embarrassed , the stragglers returned by ones and twos . They protested loudly but hid grins behind ...
Contenido
THE RETURN | 17 |
MOTHER EEL | 28 |
ICE ON THEIR MINDS | 39 |
MOUNT TUSHMORE | 61 |
THE MODERN PROMETHEUS | 74 |
SURFS UP | 91 |
THE MAINLAND | 105 |
THE GRENDEL GOD | 121 |
GHOSTS AND WEIRDS | 281 |
CONQUEST | 293 |
MISTRESS | 309 |
ASIA MINOR | 319 |
DEMONS | 330 |
GEOGRAPHIC | 341 |
TITHE | 352 |
CHILDREN OP THE DREAM | 359 |
PARADISE | 133 |
THE FIRST CHURCH OF THE GRENDEL | 155 |
INVISIBLE DEATH | 158 |
PARADISE LOST | 165 |
EVACUATION | 173 |
THE TRIAL | 179 |
THE VERDICT | 188 |
THREE SEDUCTIONS | 200 |
EDGARS STORM | 216 |
ROBOR | 228 |
GRENDELS | 233 |
VICTORY | 235 |
SCRIBEVELDT AND EDEN HILL | 246 |
THE ROUNDUP | 263 |
FAMILY TIES | 367 |
FIRECRACKERS | 374 |
THE BEAVERS | 385 |
LOVE AND FEAR | 396 |
THE DEVILS SING | 406 |
AUTOPSY | 417 |
BEE HUNT | 427 |
THUNDER | 435 |
THE GATHERING STORM | 446 |
BEES | 453 |
DEATH | 466 |
CHOICES | 480 |
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