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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... light dew of sweat dampened his forehead . His voice dropped to a hoarse whisper . " What was that ? Was that a scream ? It sounded almost like a scream , a human scream . The scream of a soul already dead , but dying yet again . A soul ...
... light dew of sweat dampened his forehead . His voice dropped to a hoarse whisper . " What was that ? Was that a scream ? It sounded almost like a scream , a human scream . The scream of a soul already dead , but dying yet again . A soul ...
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... light , larger 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 ...
... light , larger 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 ...
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... light , and nods preceded gentle touches of offer and acceptance . Two at a time they linked arms and drifted off into the shadows . And then at last there were only four left : Jessica , Justin , Toshiro , and a young redhead named ...
... light , and nods preceded gentle touches of offer and acceptance . Two at a time they linked arms and drifted off into the shadows . And then at last there were only four left : Jessica , Justin , Toshiro , and a young redhead named ...
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... light of embers and twin moons , entwined for almost an hour before release finally calmed them both . They cuddled for a time , whispering , then , suddenly freezing , scrambled for a thermal sleeping bag . Then there was silence ...
... light of embers and twin moons , entwined for almost an hour before release finally calmed them both . They cuddled for a time , whispering , then , suddenly freezing , scrambled for a thermal sleeping bag . Then there was silence ...
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... light of a thing in the sky that fit no pattern at all , she looked south . The patterns linking in her mind now showed her how strange it was that she had ever come here alive . She hadn't had the sight , then . Wherever she looked ...
... light of a thing in the sky that fit no pattern at all , she looked south . The patterns linking in her mind now showed her how strange it was that she had ever come here alive . She hadn't had the sight , then . Wherever she looked ...
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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