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The Sun, the Moon, & the Stars

The Fairy Tale Series series

Once upon a time there was a kingdom that lived in darkness, for the sun, the moon and the stars were hidden in a box, and that box was hidden in a sow's belly, and that sow was hidden in a troll's cave, and that cave was hidden at the end of the world.

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Once upon a time there was a studio of artists who feared they were doomed to obscurity, for though they worked and they worked, no one was interested in the paintings that stood in racks along their studio walls.

Steven Brust's fantasy novel The Sun, the Moon, and the Starsis a tale of two quests, of two young men who are reaching for the moon. And the sun. And the stars.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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