Stone and Sky  | | Author | Graham Edwards | | Cover Artist | Les Edwards | | Publisher | Voyager Books | | Released | June 1999 | | Media Type | Print (paperback) | | Pages | 357 | | ISBN | ISBN 0006510701 |
Stone and Sky is a fantasy novel written by Graham Edwards. The novel was first published in 1999 by Voyager Books (UK) and HarperPrism (US). It is the first book in the Stone trilogy, which also includes Stone and Sea and Stone and Sun. The trilogy is a follow-up to Edwards' Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy, and is loosely connected via various plot threads. Author Graham Edwards Graham Edwards (born 1965) is an English author of fantasy novels. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Paperback may refer to a kind of book binding by which papers are simply folded without cloth or leather and bound - usually with glue rather than stitches or staples - into a thick paper cover; or to a book with this type of binding. ...
Author Graham Edwards Graham Edwards (born 1965) is an English author of fantasy novels. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Collins was a Scottish printing company founded by a schoolmaster, William Collins, in Glasgow in 1819. ...
Cover of Stone and Sea Stone and Sea is a fantasy novel written by Graham Edwards. ...
Cover of Stone and Sun Stone and Sun is a fantasy novel written by Graham Edwards. ...
Plot summary
The book, as well as its sequels, follows the adventures of British historian and naturalist Jonah Lightfoot, who is caught in the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. The blast transports him as well as American runaway Annie West into a vertical world, a seemingly infinite wall populated by crumbling civilisations, weird creatures and sentient dragons. No-one knows where the wall begins or ends, and no-one dares to climb to its top or fall to its base. Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau) is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in the Sunda Strait. ...
1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
This world is called Amara, and it is a place deeply entwined with our own world. Throughout the books Jonah and his companions traverse the world and uncover its many mysteries. The true nature of Amara is fully revealed in the second book of the trilogy, Stone and Sea. Cover of Stone and Sea Stone and Sea is a fantasy novel written by Graham Edwards. ...
List of major characters - Jonah Lightfoot - A British historian and naturalist from the Victorian era, and a follower of Charles Darwin.
- Annie West - An American painter from Jonah's time, escaping from an abusive husband when she meets Jonah near Java.
- Archan - The immortal, evil dragon, first seen in Dragonstorm.
- Ocher - One of the Deathless, once an immortal basilisk.
- Gerent - A pre-homo-sapiens human, born on Amara.
- Malya - A pre-homo-sapiens human, born on Amara.
- Kythe - A dragon, born on Amara.
- Esh - A strange sentient bug-like creature whose task it is to rebuild decaying parts of Amara.
- Frey - A witch doctor seeking to own magical powers, born on Amara.
- Torus - A dragon of Amara, tortured to insanity by Frey in his search for magic's essence.
- Rance West - Annie's husband, a violent farm-owner.
Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as an influential scientist examining controversial topics. ...
Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ...
Dragonstorm is a fantasy novel written by Graham Edwards. ...
In Greek and European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk (from the Greek basiliskos, a little king, in Latin Regulus) is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power of causing death by a single glance. ...
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