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1649095Devouring Lighthttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/devouring-light-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1403101/f24c47ac-efbf-4483-8a26-6277e60b389b.jpg?v=6383380509435000008080MXNWild Unicorn BooksInStock/Ebooks/1626624Devouring Light8080https://www.gandhi.com.mx/devouring-light-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1403101/f24c47ac-efbf-4483-8a26-6277e60b389b.jpg?v=638338050943500000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20131230000206099_W3siaWQiOiJjMGQxM2RkNC03Y2VhLTQxMTgtYjcyYS1jZGFmM2YzYmU1NzkiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjgwLCJkaXNjb3VudCI6MCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo4MCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6IklwcCIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTEtMThUMTk6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d1230000206099_<p>Mischievous Mercurio guards the planet Mercuryhis sacred chargewith quirky devotion. He loves the oddball chunk of rock, with its illusion of retrograde motion and its out-of-sync orbit and spin.</p><p>Almost as much as he loves playing pranks.</p><p>But when Earths guardian Gaia bids Mercurio to organize a circus act for Sols birthday celebration, the jokes on him.</p><p>While Mercurio wangles his way around the captious refusals of his would-be stilt-walkers and clownsNo, no, and no!the somber guardian of Pluto plots a darker scheme.</p><p>With the subtle delight, clever misdirection, and teasing wordplay that Mercurio himself enjoys, J.M. Ney-Grimm tells a tale of steeply rising stakes in a clockwork solar system ruled by the gods of ancient Rome.</p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR J.M. NY-GRIMM</strong></p><p>Its no secret...that I have favourite writers. J.M. Ney-Grimm is one of them, and with good reason - her writing style is unique, and engrossing. James J. Parsons, <em>Speaking to the Eyes</em></p><p>...Ney-Grimm paints a vivid, lush picture worthy of the Peter Jackson treatment. D.J. Gelner</p><p>...the world depicted is magical, but the people are very real. - M.A. Dunn</p><p>Her work compares favorably with Robin McKinley and Patricia McKillip ...Im really pleased to have discovered her! Mira</p><p><strong>EXCERPT FROM <em>DEVOURING LIGHT</em></strong></p><p>Crack! The two snaky tails snapped silver lightning past Mercurios nose.</p><p>He jumped and laughed.</p><p>Have a care there, Draco. Who would trust a thief without comeliness? Youll bankrupt me faster than a con man!</p><p>The hissing roar of Dracos voice replied, Younger cousin, tis you who sought me. And his tails cracked again, powerful, muscular, scaled in cold burning silver stars.</p><p>Mercurio dodged, tripped on the rumpled midnight folds of sky underfoot, barked his shins against a star remnant fixed inconveniently in midair, and swore.</p><p>Cronos! You could tidy your lair!</p><p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></p><p>J.M. Ney-Grimm lives with her husband and children in Virginia, just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Shes learning about permaculture gardening and debunking popular myths about food. The rest of the time she reads Robin McKinley, Diana Wynne Jones, and Lois McMaster Bujold, plays boardgames like <em>Settlers of Catan,</em> rears her twins, and writes stories set in her troll-infested North-lands. Look for her novels and novellas at your favorite bookstoreonline or on Main Street.</p>(*_*)1230000206099_<p>Mischievous Mercurio guards the planet Mercuryhis sacred chargewith quirky devotion. He loves the oddball chunk of rock, with its illusion of retrograde motion and its out-of-sync orbit and spin.</p><p>Almost as much as he loves playing pranks.</p><p>But when Earths guardian Gaia bids Mercurio to organize a circus act for Sols birthday celebration, the jokes on him.</p><p>While Mercurio wangles his way around the captious refusals of his would-be stilt-walkers and clownsNo, no, and no!the somber guardian of Pluto plots a darker scheme.</p><p>With the subtle delight, clever misdirection, and teasing wordplay that Mercurio himself enjoys, J.M. Ney-Grimm tells a tale of steeply rising stakes in a clockwork solar system ruled by the gods of ancient Rome.</p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR J.M. NY-GRIMM</strong></p><p>"Its no secret...that I have favourite writers. J.M. Ney-Grimm is one of them, and with good reason - her writing style is unique, and engrossing." James J. Parsons, <em>Speaking to the Eyes</em></p><p>"...Ney-Grimm paints a vivid, lush picture worthy of the Peter Jackson treatment." D.J. Gelner</p><p>"...the world depicted is magical, but the people are very real." - M.A. Dunn</p><p>"Her work compares favorably with Robin McKinley and Patricia McKillip ...Im really pleased to have discovered her!" Mira</p><p><strong>EXCERPT FROM <em>DEVOURING LIGHT</em></strong></p><p>Crack! The two snaky tails snapped silver lightning past Mercurios nose.</p><p>He jumped and laughed.</p><p>"Have a care there, Draco. Who would trust a thief without comeliness? Youll bankrupt me faster than a con man!"</p><p>The hissing roar of Dracos voice replied, "Younger cousin, tis you who sought me." And his tails cracked again, powerful, muscular, scaled in cold burning silver stars.</p><p>Mercurio dodged, tripped on the rumpled midnight folds of sky underfoot, barked his shins against a star remnant fixed inconveniently in midair, and swore.</p><p>"Cronos! You could tidy your lair!"</p><p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></p><p>J.M. Ney-Grimm lives with her husband and children in Virginia, just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Shes learning about permaculture gardening and debunking popular myths about food. The rest of the time she reads Robin McKinley, Diana Wynne Jones, and Lois McMaster Bujold, plays boardgames like <em>Settlers of Catan,</em> rears her twins, and writes stories set in her troll-infested North-lands. Look for her novels and novellas at your favorite bookstoreonline or on Main Street.</p>...1230000206099_Wild Unicorn Bookslibro_electonico_f5043d1b-2f3e-333d-a474-835483cbf63f_1230000206099;1230000206099_1230000206099J.M. Ney-GrimmInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ecc4bcd1-8d47-4bca-a717-46937b03d1df-epub-6b3bd6f1-53b5-4cfa-937d-60dd8751c140.epub2013-12-30T00:00:00+00:00Wild Unicorn Books