Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits
Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson share tales of mysterious merfolk and magical humans, all with close ties to the element of water. From Pitiable Nasmith's miserable existence in a seaside town whose inhabitants are more intertwined with the sea than most people know, to...
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Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson share tales of mysterious merfolk and magical humans, all with close ties to the element of water. From Pitiable Nasmith's miserable existence in a seaside town whose inhabitants are more intertwined with the sea than most people know, to Tamia's surprising summons to be the apprentice to the Guardian who has the power to hold back the sea, each of the six stories illuminates a captivating world filled with adventure, romance, intrigue, and enchantment. Robin McKinley fans will recognize one of the worlds included-Damar, the setting of Newbery Medal winner The Hero and the Crown and Newbery Honor Book The Blue Sword.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399237966 (0399237968)
Publish date: June 10th 2002
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages no: 266
Edition language: English
Series: Tales of Elemental Spirits
An interesting series of stories rotating around the theme of water, split 50/50 between Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson. Explores the role of water with fantasy and mythology.
A collection of six stories themed around water, written well but not exactly connecting with me. The Sea King's Son was easily my favorite, with its sweet, earnest romance. I feel very sure that I've read this before elsewhere, but can't think of where. It didn't matter, I still liked reading it. T...
Six stories by married authors Peter Dickinson and Robin McKinley, to varying degrees themed around the element of water. Overall I liked McKinley's better (no surprise there), but Dickinson's "Kraken" was quite good too, making up for the dullness of his "Sea Serpent". The last three stories were b...
I'm not entirely sure why I didn't just abandon it. Vain hope, I guess, that there might be one short story that stood out. Not recommended.
by Robin McKinley and Peter DickinsonThis is the first in a planned series called Elementals, all consisting of short stories by Dickinson and McKinley.* The second, Fire, has just come out.** So, naturally, I decided it was time for a re-read.Overall, I really enjoyed the book. While the openi...
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