Author: Geoffrey Household
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 149769857X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A tale of superstition, science, and horror in the Amazon—an “absolutely splendid spellbinder” by the author of Rogue Male (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A dedicated agricultural scientist, Dr. Owen Dawnay has set up a lonely post on the outskirts of Colombia’s Amazon River to study the flora that thrives in one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the face of the Earth. But deep in the heart of darkness, he stumbles across a terrifying nightmare of brutality and death. The behavior of the local population is odd, full of superstitions and terrors. The native villagers fear music and the night, huddling silently in their homes after sunset. They claim that evil spirits emerge from the trees at night to dance—and feed. As a man of science, Dr. Dawnay refuses to believe in the supernatural, yet the mystery behind the fearful beliefs draws him in. But the closer he gets to unraveling the truth, the more he begins to doubt both his science and his sanity. And soon, even in the farthest corners of the rain forest, there will be nowhere left for him to hide . . . A stunning example of thoughtful and thought-provoking suspense fiction, Dance of the Dwarfs is a must-read blend of science and superstition, sanity and madness—a deserving heir to The Island of Dr. Moreau and a spiritual predecessor to the works of Michael Crichton.
Dance of the Dwarfs
Author: Geoffrey Household
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 149769857X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A tale of superstition, science, and horror in the Amazon—an “absolutely splendid spellbinder” by the author of Rogue Male (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A dedicated agricultural scientist, Dr. Owen Dawnay has set up a lonely post on the outskirts of Colombia’s Amazon River to study the flora that thrives in one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the face of the Earth. But deep in the heart of darkness, he stumbles across a terrifying nightmare of brutality and death. The behavior of the local population is odd, full of superstitions and terrors. The native villagers fear music and the night, huddling silently in their homes after sunset. They claim that evil spirits emerge from the trees at night to dance—and feed. As a man of science, Dr. Dawnay refuses to believe in the supernatural, yet the mystery behind the fearful beliefs draws him in. But the closer he gets to unraveling the truth, the more he begins to doubt both his science and his sanity. And soon, even in the farthest corners of the rain forest, there will be nowhere left for him to hide . . . A stunning example of thoughtful and thought-provoking suspense fiction, Dance of the Dwarfs is a must-read blend of science and superstition, sanity and madness—a deserving heir to The Island of Dr. Moreau and a spiritual predecessor to the works of Michael Crichton.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 149769857X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A tale of superstition, science, and horror in the Amazon—an “absolutely splendid spellbinder” by the author of Rogue Male (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A dedicated agricultural scientist, Dr. Owen Dawnay has set up a lonely post on the outskirts of Colombia’s Amazon River to study the flora that thrives in one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the face of the Earth. But deep in the heart of darkness, he stumbles across a terrifying nightmare of brutality and death. The behavior of the local population is odd, full of superstitions and terrors. The native villagers fear music and the night, huddling silently in their homes after sunset. They claim that evil spirits emerge from the trees at night to dance—and feed. As a man of science, Dr. Dawnay refuses to believe in the supernatural, yet the mystery behind the fearful beliefs draws him in. But the closer he gets to unraveling the truth, the more he begins to doubt both his science and his sanity. And soon, even in the farthest corners of the rain forest, there will be nowhere left for him to hide . . . A stunning example of thoughtful and thought-provoking suspense fiction, Dance of the Dwarfs is a must-read blend of science and superstition, sanity and madness—a deserving heir to The Island of Dr. Moreau and a spiritual predecessor to the works of Michael Crichton.
Dance of the Dwarfs
Author: Geoffrey Household
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780583117623
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780583117623
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Dance of the Dwarfs
Author: Larry Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Dance of the Seven Dwarfs
Author: Zsolt Alapi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978345549
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978345549
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs
Author: Ken Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781615883974
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781615883974
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Notes on the Story of Sinuhe
Author: Alan Henderson Gardiner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egyptian language
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Dwarfs in Ancient Egypt and Greece
Author: Veronique Dasen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199680868
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This book examines dwarfs in myth and everyday life in ancient Egypt and Greece. The spectacular forms of dwarfism were always a focus of interest, and it is the most depicted disorder in antiquity. Dasen brings together a whole range of mostly unpublished or little-known iconographic, epigraphic, literary, and anthropological evidence.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199680868
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This book examines dwarfs in myth and everyday life in ancient Egypt and Greece. The spectacular forms of dwarfism were always a focus of interest, and it is the most depicted disorder in antiquity. Dasen brings together a whole range of mostly unpublished or little-known iconographic, epigraphic, literary, and anthropological evidence.
The Country of the Dwarfs
Author: Paul Du Chaillu
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382812762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382812762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas from Egypt
Author: László Török
Publisher: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
ISBN: 9788870629095
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
English summary: The catalogue of all the Egyptian terracotta objects of the Hellenistic and Roman periods in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. The presentation of the individual pieces includes a full discussion of their relative chronology and their iconography. Since the material is mostly of unknown provenance, it has been possible to propose a dating almost exclusively on the basis of careful stylistic analysis. Italian description: La catalogazione di tutti gli oggetti in terracotta egiziani di epoca ellenistica e romana conservati nel Museum of Fine Arts di Budapest. La presentazione dei singoli pezzi comprende unampia discussione sulla loro cronologia relativa e sulla loro iconografia. Trattandosi infatti per la maggior parte di materiale di cui non si conosce la provenienza, e stato possibile proporre una datazione quasi esclusivamente sulla base di unaccurata analisi stilistica.
Publisher: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
ISBN: 9788870629095
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
English summary: The catalogue of all the Egyptian terracotta objects of the Hellenistic and Roman periods in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. The presentation of the individual pieces includes a full discussion of their relative chronology and their iconography. Since the material is mostly of unknown provenance, it has been possible to propose a dating almost exclusively on the basis of careful stylistic analysis. Italian description: La catalogazione di tutti gli oggetti in terracotta egiziani di epoca ellenistica e romana conservati nel Museum of Fine Arts di Budapest. La presentazione dei singoli pezzi comprende unampia discussione sulla loro cronologia relativa e sulla loro iconografia. Trattandosi infatti per la maggior parte di materiale di cui non si conosce la provenienza, e stato possibile proporre una datazione quasi esclusivamente sulla base di unaccurata analisi stilistica.
The Green Fairy Book; By Various
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387064446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387064446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.