Snow Fire Sword
Snow Fire Sword
HarperCollins | May 9, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0060790911 | 368 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
HarperCollins | May 9, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0060790911 | 368 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
Grade 6-8–This novel, which draws on Indonesian myth and is set on a fictional island, is exciting and action-packed. Dewi and Adi are sent on a quest to find Sword, Fire, and Snow in order to vanquish an evil sorcerer who is trying to destroy all that is good in Jayangan, including the old gods and nature spirits. These spirits are virtually powerless against him and depend on the young people's courage and determination. From sinister black-clad motorbike riders, the hantumu, who are servants of the sorcerer, to a jinn personified as a red-haired woman with blotchy skin and a strange voice, to a cave painting of a huge lizard that comes alive as an indigenous nature spirit, the story is packed full of unusual mythological creatures, seen in a contemporary context.