Fantasy

How are the mighty fallen

by Thomas Burnett Swann
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Description

FOR THE AUTHOR OF GREEN PHOENIX AND THE FOREST OF FOREVER NOW TELLS OF A QUEEN OF ANCIENT JUDEA WHO WAS MORE THAN HUMAN, OF HER SON WHO BECAME LEGEND, OF THEIR CYCLOPEAN NEMESIS WHOSE NAME BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH COLOSSUS, AND OF LOVES AND LOYALTIES AND COMBATS FIXED FOREVER IN THE FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN SOCIETY.

What it’s like

ThemeTheologicalMythic FantasyWonderCosmic DreadThe Chosen One
ViolenceGraphic
CombatSkirmish-Heavy

Awards

FinalistMythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature1975

Details

First published
March 1974
Pages
160
Reading time
About 3 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
DAW Books
Language
English
Series
Standalone

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