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1) Black sun
Author
Series
Between earth and sky volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A god will return when the earth and sky converge under the black sun in the holy city of Tova... The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
306 p. : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Daguerreotype photographer Selena Cott and mathematical genius of Charles Babbage mount a scientific expedition to New Mexico in 1840 to photograph the total eclipse of the sun in a series of images that will validate Babbage's Difference Engine -- the first mechanical computer. But the unacknowledged true purpose of the trip is to find Babbage's rich uncle, who had gone to America years before and wound up living with the Kiowas; if his death can...
4) Fevered star
Author
Series
Between earth and sky volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded? As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected...
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