Windhaven. (Timescape)
Martin, George R. R. and Tuttle, Lisa
Language: English
Published by Pocket Books., Canada, 1982
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Condition: Used - Very good
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324 pages; Goodreads: Among the scattered islands that make up the water world of Windhaven, no one holds more prestige than the silver-winged flyers, romantic figures who cross treacherous oceans, braving shifting winds and sudden storms, to bring news, gossip, songs, and stories to a waiting populace. Maris of Amberly, a fisherman's daughter, wants nothing more than to soar on the currents high above Windhaven. So she challenges tradition, demanding that flyers be chosen by merit rather than inheritance. But even after winning that bitter battle, Maris finds that her troubles are only beginning. Now a revolution threatens to destroy the world she fought so hard to join--and force her to make the ultimate sacrifice. >>> Cover scuffing; surface scratching to covers; spine slant, reading creasing to paper spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
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- Title
- Windhaven. (Timescape)
- Author
- Martin, George R. R. and Tuttle, Lisa
- Publisher
- Pocket Books., Canada
- Publication year
- 1982
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0671830821
- ISBN 13
- 9780671830823
- Illustrator
- Gale Burnick (maps)
- Edition
- First Edition By This Publisher.
- Seller catalogs
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Maris wants nothing more than to fly. But she is land-bound: she was not born into a family of flyers, those who inherit their wings from their ancestors and convey messages, songs, and stories between the isolated islands of Windhaven. She convinces the flyers to break their ancient dynastic traditions for a selfish reason--to gain a pair of wings. In so doing, however, she opens the skies to all the hopeful land-bound, with serious social and political repercussions for both populations.
Each of the five chapters relates a different incident in Maris's struggle to first become a flyer and to then open the skies, and the flyers' minds, to the rest of the land-bound. They are told in sequential order as Maris ages, but resemble short stories featuring the same character more than chapters in a novel. Although the background in each certainly enhances the understanding of the following one, this knowledge is not at all essential to appreciating each chapter as a discrete entity that can stand alone.
Windhaven is a thought-provoking book, challenging us by depicting the potential consequences when young idealists break ancient traditions. The authors gave us a heroine, a planet, and a story that teach as they entertain. --Diana M. Gitig
Contents
* Storms
* One-Wing
* The Fall
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
Maris wants nothing more than to fly. But she is land-bound: she was not born into a family of flyers, those who inherit their wings from their ancestors and convey messages, songs, and stories between the isolated islands of Windhaven. She convinces the flyers to break their ancient dynastic traditions for a selfish reason--to gain a pair of wings. In so doing, however, she opens the skies to all the hopeful land-bound, with serious social and political repercussions for both populations.
Each of the five chapters relates a different incident in Maris's struggle to first become a flyer and to then open the skies, and the flyers' minds, to the rest of the land-bound. They are told in sequential order as Maris ages, but resemble short stories featuring the same character more than chapters in a novel. Although the background in each certainly enhances the understanding of the following one, this knowledge is not at all essential to appreciating each chapter as a discrete entity that can stand alone.
Windhaven is a thought-provoking book, challenging us by depicting the potential consequences when young idealists break ancient traditions. The authors gave us a heroine, a planet, and a story that teach as they entertain. --Diana M. Gitig
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