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The Gift of Fire

On the Head of a Pin

The Gift of Fire( )
Author: Mosley, Walter
Series title:Crosstown to Oblivion Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7653-3008-6
Publication Date:May 2012
Publisher:Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Imprint:Tor Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.99
Book Description:

New York Times bestselling author Walter Mosley delivers two speculative tales, in one volume, of everyday people exposed to life-altering truths.

The Gift of Fire In ancient mythology, the Titan Prometheus was punished by the gods for bringing man the gift of fire--an event that set humankind on its course of knowledge. As punishment for making man as powerful as gods, Prometheus was bound to a rock; every day his immortal body was devoured by a giant...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.96 x 8.51 x 1.1 Inches
Book Weight:0.814 Pounds
Author Biography
Mosley, Walter (Author)
Walter Mosley was born in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 1952. He graduated from Johnson State College in Vermont. His first book, Devil in a Blue Dress, was published in 1990, won a John Creasy Award for best first novel, and was made into a motion picture starring Denzel Washington in 1995. He is the author of the Easy Rawlins Mystery series, the Leonid McGill Mystery series, and the Fearless Jones series. His other works include Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, 47, Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, and Twelve Steps toward Political Revelation. He has received numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award, and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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