Deze serie duikt in de elementaire wereld, waar magie verweven is met de dagelijkse realiteit. Elke bundel verkent de unieke eigenschappen en mythische wezens die geassocieerd worden met verschillende natuurkrachten. Meestervertellers weven rijke verhalen vol verwondering, mysterie en een diepe verbinding met de natuurlijke wereld. Het is een collectie die de vertrouwde elementen transformeert tot een bron van buitengewone fantasie en avontuur.
Six fabulous tales - vividly imagined and powerfully told.A long-told story of the sea people and their song - and a golden eye, glittering in a pool at the edge of a desert .A ferocious serpent, its body as think as the trunk of a huge tree - and the immense, unknowable Kraken, dark beyond black, cold beyond ice, waking on the ocean floor .
"This collection of beautifully crafted tales will find a warm welcome from fans of either author, as well as from fantasy readers in general." - School Library Journal This collection tells five tales of creatures who live and die by fire, tales of the present day and the prehistoric past. There is a confrontation in a haunted graveyard, of the Firespace where only dragons can survive, of a boy who is claimed by Fire, of a young man who chases the fireworm through dark tunnels of dream, and the long history of the Phoenix. With characters and storylines as enigmatic as fire itself, these five enthralling tales by master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson are sure to intrigue and delight.