EYAS

Kilian, Crawford

ISBN 10: 0345350790 / ISBN 13: 9780345350794

Published by Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books, New York, 1989

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Cover art by Stephen Hickman. A fine and bright, unread as new copy.

Seller Inventory # 41417

Bibliographic Details

• Title: EYAS
• Publisher: Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345350790
• ISBN 13: 9780345350794
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Ballantine edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Paperback
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural

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Synopsis

A ground-breaking page turner in the realm of speculative science fiction by Crawford Kilian. A nameless newborn is named Eyas by the Seagoddess. She spared his life and gave him understanding, but Earth and sky would eventually shatter as a result of this New Year's Day in the Year of Freedom 242 at Gathering Cove.

About the Author

Crawford Kilian has been around. He's explored Western Canada and even lived in China, but when it comes to writing, he does his homework the new-fashioned way.online. A professional writer and educator, Kilian spends much of his "writing time" in research. For Icequake alone, he put in thousands of hours learning everything he could from a variety of resources about Antarctica and its denizens. The author estimates that he spent six to eight months "getting it right." However, Kilian is quick to assure you that the research is part of the pleasure of writing. It brings believability to the work and a real relationship with the subject matter. From his snowy enclave in Vancouver, Kilian does his research from the comfort of his cozy home using the Web. But, it hasn't always been that way. In the early '80s, this full-time college English professor realized that the Internet was the wave of the future...for writers, teachers, and students. So, he took up his department's challenge to develop writing courses that integrated technology. What started with some phone conferencing is now an expertise in distance education that takes him to numerous speaking engagements each year. Like many educators, Kilian feels that the Web is a good supplement to the classroom, not a replacement for it. He says, "It's not just a valuable tool for research. It also forces us as educators to examine what works and doesn't work in our teaching...in both areas, the real and the virtual classroom." Kilian is also sold on the latest technologies in publishing and has republished most of his out-of-print classics with toExcel. He says, "I thought the books could find a new audience in a new generation, and toExcel offered that opportunity." toExcel is pleased to add this terrific writer/educator to it's stable of republished authors! ************************** Crawford Kilian's writing career has included a decade as regular weekly columnist for the Vancouver Province, eleven novels, two ch