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The Sun, the Moon, & the Stars
The Sun, the Moon, & the Stars | Steven Brust
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Once upon a time there was a kingdom that lived in darkness, for the sun, the moon and the stars were hidden in a box, and that box was hidden in a sow's belly, and that sow was hidden in a troll's cave, and that cave was hidden at the end of the world. Once upon a time there was a studio of artists who feared they were doomed to obscurity, for though they worked and they worked, no one was interested in the paintings that stood in racks along their studio walls. Steven Brust's fantasy novel The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars is a tale of two quests, of two young men who are reaching for the moon. And the sun. And the stars.
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Cathythoughts
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Thankyou @Eggs for the tag 😘
#WhatWouldYouDo
1. I‘ve never really gone for the tattoo of any kind. My daughters have some ...
2. If I did ... I‘ve thought about it .. I would get a tattoo of the sun & the moon & the Stars together 👍🏻♥️
3. Any Litten who would like to play

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elkeOriginal
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BEST part of this delightful edition is not that it is author signed, but Illustrator signed! I always loved me a Thomas Canty cover. He was on ALL the fantasy books I devoured when I first admitted reality was no longer my thing and jumped into fantasy with both feet 😁
#retelling #signed #fantasyfangirl

rubyslippersreads 😍🌞🌛⭐️😍 7y
aeeklund I love his covers. I have SO many of them!! 7y
elkeOriginal @aeeklund There was actually a book I did not enjoy and when I donated it, I kept his dustjacket just to hold onto the art 😯 7y
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aeeklund @elkeo I've totally done that. I think it was a Trina Schart Hyman cover. 7y
JazzFeathers Beautiful 😍😍😍😍 7y
batsy I have this book! So cool with the Canty signed edition. 7y
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This is the newest - for my collection - volume in the Fairy Tales series Terri Windling spearheaded in the '80-90s. I saw a posting here on Litsy and went looking - it was always the edition that eluded me. It seems to be a #retelling of a Hungarian folktale and sports a Canty illustrated cover. Best part? Well, 2nd best part is the original press release tucked inside. Dated 1987. The actual best part in next post...

aeeklund I love this series so much (she said, surprising exactly ZERO people). 7y
elkeOriginal ZERO. I need to take a photo of my whole set when I get home 😁 7y
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#celestial #riotgrams

An understated, thoughtful book that weaves a Hungarian fairy tale into the narrative about a painter and his attempts to make art, his relationships with other artists, and the question of what drives the creative impulse.

quirkyreader Thomas Canty created the best covers. 7y
batsy @quirkyreader Yeah! Stunning covers for The Fairytale Series. 7y
JazzFeathers Sounds fantastic! 7y
elkeOriginal I LOVE this Fairy Tales series! I think this may be the one I never could find 👏👏 7y
batsy @elkeo I was so happy to find this at a used bookstore awhile back. @JazzFeathers It's a lovely book, imo ☺️ 7y
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Partial #shelfie featuring much-loved old mystery paperbacks, most of which my sisters have had since the 70s and I've not claimed as my own ?, including a copy of Gaudy Night that's falling apart. And those Dana Girls mysteries by "Carolyn Keene" on the bottom right. Did anyone else read those? I loved them and wish I was more careful with keeping most of our copies. Some we've lost along the way and they're hard to find now. #riotgrams

Tonton Gaudy Night is the best, love to re-read. Says quite a bit for equality in love. 8y
batsy @Tonton Yes that's why I love to reread it, too! There's always something new to discover about relationships in that one; it's definitely a book that "ages" well. 8y
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