Stories That Held Back the Dark |
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| Author:
| Wootton, J. |
| Series title: | Fayborn Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9811-0263-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.44 |
Book Description:
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Upon many a time, not long ago, those who tended fires during Night's four watches told stories to ward off drowsiness: children's favorites from the family elders, travelers' tales gleaned at market, new stories invented on the spot. Some were told as remembered. Others were altered to fit the watchers' circumstances. Motifs and details, phrases and places, sifted slowly by memory and invention, formed through endless retellings into favorite recipes dished up to feast...
More DescriptionUpon many a time, not long ago, those who tended fires during Night's four watches told stories to ward off drowsiness: children's favorites from the family elders, travelers' tales gleaned at market, new stories invented on the spot.
Some were told as remembered. Others were altered to fit the watchers' circumstances. Motifs and details, phrases and places, sifted slowly by memory and invention, formed through endless retellings into favorite recipes dished up to feast our imaginations.
Storytelling kept the watchers alert; alert, the watchers kept their fires burning brightly; tended, the fires kept wolf and winter at bay.
Here are some of those stories: stories that held back the dark.