The Sleep of Stone - Louise Cooper, ebook
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//-->To the memory of my father, Erle Antell—simply, with loveThe Sleepof StoneElectronic book published by ipicturebooks.com24 W. 25th St.New York, NY 10010For more ebooks, visit us at:All rights reserved.Copyright © 1991 by Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc.Text copyright © 1991 by Louise CooperIllustrations copyright © 1991 by Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmittedin any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,including photocopying, recording, or by anyinformation storage and retrieval system, withoutpermission in writing from the publisher.e-ISBN 1-58824-698-1Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCooper, Louise, 1952-The sleep of stone/by Louise Cooper—1st ed.p. cm.Summary: When the man she loves brings his betrothed tohis great house, Ghysla, a creature from another race of beings,exacts a terrible revenge.ISBN: 0-689-31572-4[1. Fantasy.] [1. 2. ] I. Collier, John, ill. II. title.PZ7.C78734S1 1991Books in the Dragonflight Series(available now or coming soon)BLACK UNICORNby Tanith LeeLETTERS FROM ATLANTISby Robert SilverbergCHILD OF AN ANCIENT CITYby Tad Williams and Nina Kiriki HoffmanDRAGON’S PLUNDERby Brad StricklandBORN OF ELVEN BLOODby Kevin J. Anderson and John Gregory BetancourtWISHING SEASONby Esther M. FriesnerTHE WIZARD’S APPRENTICEby S. P. SomtowOVERTUREShe was, the old man thought, such a lovely girl. Eventhough her clothes were of rough-dyed homespun andher honey-blonde hair tied into a practical braid, as withall the peasant girls of the district, her fresh complexionand sky-blue eyes—and, above all, her sweet and shysmile—set her somehow apart from the rest.He had been sitting on a sunny ledge some wayabove the cave when the young couple came into view,scrambling breathlessly up the steep path. For a momenthe felt a flicker of resentment; he had wanted to be aloneup here in the mountains’ quiet summer serenity, andthe arrival of strangers was, he felt, an intrusion. Butthen the feeling mellowed as he reminded himself thatthey had as much right as he to be here. Over the yearsthis lonely spot had become a special trysting place forso many young lovers; he had no especial claim. And sohe had watched as they drew nearer. They wereunaware of his presence above them and he hadintended to slip away unseen when they entered thegrotto, as they surely would. But when he saw the girlmore clearly, that intention was forgotten, for shereminded him suddenly of someone else, someone hehad once known. Old recollections stirred in his mind;but his memory was a poor and unreliable thing thesedays, and for the moment he couldn’t quite put a name1
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