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Light [Book 6 of the Trees Series] [MultiFormat]
eBook by N. D. Hansen-Hill
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eBook Category: Fantasy
eBook Description: Hope lies nearly crushed in the darkness--trapped beneath rock debris, and sliced by cadaverous claws. There are creatures of the dark, who might not be nearly as threatening--given a little light...
eBook Publisher: Fictionwise.com, Published: 2002
Fictionwise Release Date: November 2002
This eBook is part of the following series:
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [1.3 MB], eReader (PDB) [379 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [393 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [348 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [356 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [361 KB], hiebook (KML) [937 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [579 KB], iSilo (PDB) [328 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [407 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [486 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [524 KB]
Words: 116693
Reading time: 333-466 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
Microsoft Reader ISBN: 1-59062-439-4
 
LightSeep thy thoughts into my mind,
Crazed illusions, screeched and whined.
Loss of soul and loss of thought,
Loss of life so grisly sought. Bleak despair where dreams have fled,
Forfeit life as blood runs red,
Hopelessness and endless dark
Living death, so cold and stark. Slicing claws and eyeless sight,
Dangling flesh and skeletal bite,
Hunting prey for strength and light
Expiated tithe to appetite. Confusion reigns in dragon's wake,
Turmoil rises and mountains quake.
Life is caught 'twixt stalker's scales,
Dragon lore and Banshee tales. Light is borne to bleakest lands
'pon stem and seed, by mutant hands;
Rekindled hope 'neath a bright'ning sky,
A return of dreams as nightmares die. --N. D. Hansen-Hill PrologueJust as a green patch in the desert suggests water lurking beneath the heat-baked surface, so do the Trees serve as a marker for things beyond the human realm. They stand nearly alone now--their stiff-leafed austerity and grotesque abnormalities appearing unusually lush against a decimated backdrop. They are more distinctive than ever, yet the forest floor beneath their canopy shows no more life than that beneath their blighted neighbours. For many years they have grown around a dimensional gateway. Their seeds came from a world far from Earth, yet they thrived in Earthen soils. Their genestock may have originated in one dimension, but was shaped by the physical and chemical demands of another. The Trees possess an inherent hazard to Earthen creatures. Whereas human tradition denotes a searing fire as a means to banish evil, smoke released in burning these Trees induces a life-changing mutation in creatures of this world. Those who inhale the smoke can never be the same. They have incorporated part of another dimension within their bodies--once changed, they have to learn to live with the consequences. They can now access the dimensional gateways, and traverse the channels between worlds. Interaction with off-world visitors helps them to realise that friendships are not limited to one species, or even one world, and that they will never be alone in their plight. An upsurge in strength and vitality, in addition to enhanced perceptions, makes them recognise that there may be as many benefits to their mutations, as limitations. They have much to learn yet, about survival. About natural laws in lands other than their own, and the boundaries of relationships with species whose origins lie far from Earth. They are finding that the balance between hunter and hunted is not always easily defined, and the most difficult balance to maintain is that between life--and hope.
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