چیزی غنی و عجیب (مجموعه سرزمین پریان برایان فورد)

{ May 2021 - Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, separation of book (front/ back matter, parts, and chapters), and epub format error checking. } Hardcover, 205 pages Published 1994 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (1995) Introduction, artwork, and Afterword by: Brian Froud (1994) Illustrated by Brian Froud, this second volume of the Faerieland series by an award-winning fantasist spins a haunting tale of the sea with a decidedly modern twist. Here a couple living in a small seaside community in the Pacific Northwest are enchanted by magical folk who inhabit and protect the sea. Both b&w and full-color illustrations. They have lived among us for centuries—distant, separate, just out of sight. They fill our myths, our legends, and the stories we tell our children in the dark of night. They come from the air, from water, from earth, and from fire. What are these creatures that enjoin out imagination? Faeries. Something Rich and Strange creates a faerie story that's not to be missed: Megan is an artist who draws seascapes. Jonah owns a shop devoted to treasures from the deep. Their lives, so strongly touched by the ocean, become forever intertwined when enchanting people of the sea lure them further into the underwater world—and away from each other. Enter the realm of Faerie: compelling, enchanting, and filled with perilous beauty. It is a world most of us visit only in dreams. Now it is brought to vivid reality by acclaimed fantasy artist Brian Froud, co-author of the bestselling Faeries and designer for the films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. They have lived among us for centuries - distant, separate, just out of sight. They fill our myths, our legends, and the stories we tell our children in the dark of night. They come from air, from water, from earth, and from fire. Faeries. The story of two lovers in the Pacific Northwest. They are Megan, a painter, and Jonah who runs a store selling her art. One day a siren seduces Jonah into the sea and the novel chronicles Megan's attempt to get him back. By the author of The Cygnet and the Firebird