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ShapechangersThey were the Cheysuli, a race of magical warriors gifted with the ability to assume animal shape at will. For centuries they had been allies to the King of Homana, treasured champions of the realm. Until a king s daughter ran away with a Cheysuli liege man and caused a war of annihilation against the Cheysuli race.Twenty-five years later the Cheysuli were hunted exiles in their own land, feared for their sorcery, their shapechanging. This is the story of Alix, the daughter of that ill-fated union between Homanan princess and Cheysuli warrior, and her struggle to master the call of magic in her blood, and accept her place in an ancient prophecy she cannot deny.The Song of HomanaFor five long years the land of Homana had been strangling in the grasp of a usurper king its people ravaged by strife, poverty and despair; its magical race, the Cheysuli, forced to flee or face extermination at the hands of their evil counterparts, the sorcerous Ilhini. The time had come for Prince Carillon, Homana s rightful ruler, to return from exile with his Cheysuli liege man, free his land from the evil domination of the tyrant Bellam and his villainous magicians, restore the Cheysuli to their rightful position of grace, and claim his birthright. To do this, he would not only have to raise an army, but overcome the fear and prejudice of an ignorant population and answer the call of a prophecy he never chose to serve!"

These authors contest a new political geography that divides the world into 'violence-prone areas' and 'peaceful areas' and suggest that such descriptions might themselves contribute to violence in the present global context. "This eerily timely work about Afghanistan is comparably mesmerizing and mournful, vast and intimate, emotionally generous and stylistically fabulist, wildly verbal, politically progressive and scarily well informed." -Linda Winer, "Newsday" In "Homebody/Kabul," Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of "Angels in America," has turned his penetrating gaze to the arena of global politics to create this suspenseful portrait of a dangerous collision between cultures. Written before 9/11, "Homebody/Kabul" premiered in New York in December 2001 and Shapechanger's Song download PDF has had highly successful productions in London, Providence, Seattle, Chicago and Los Angeles. This version incorporates all the playwright's changes and is now the definitive version of the text. Tony Kushner's plays include "Angels in America"; "Hydriotaphia, or the Death of Dr. Brown"; "The Illusion," adapted from the play by Pierre Corneille; "Slavs!"; "A Bright Room Called Day"; "Homebody/Kabul";" Caroline, or Change," a musical with composer Jeanine Tesori; and "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures." He wrote the screenplays for Mike Nichols's film of "Angels in America" and for Steven Spielberg's "Munich" and "Lincoln." His books include" The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the Present; Brundibar," with illustrations by Maurice Sendak; and "Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," co-edited with Alisa Solomon.

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Author: Jennifer Roberson
Number of Pages: 624 pages
Published Date: 06 Mar 2001
Publisher: DAW BOOKS
Publication Country: New York, NY, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780886779764
Download Link: Click Here
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