{"product_id":"time-and-the-gods-paperback","title":"Time and the Gods - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLord Dunsany\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e (1906) is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany. Published at the beginning of his career, \u003ci\u003eTime and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Gods of Pegāna\u003c\/i\u003e (1905), would influence such writers as J. R. R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, and H. P. Lovecraft. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction, Dunsany is a man whose work, in the words of Lovecraft, remains \"unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose, and supreme in the creation of a gorgeous and languorous world of incandescently exotic vision.\" \"Once when the gods were young and only Their swarthy servant Time was without age, the gods lay sleeping by a broad river upon earth. There in a valley that from all the earth the gods had set apart for Their repose the gods dreamed marble dreams.\" \u003ci\u003eTime and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, Dunsany's second collection of stories, contains some of his finest tales of fantasy and adventure. From their \"marble dreams\" arose a city fit for the gods, a sweeping expanse of towers, terraces, lawns, and fountains known as Sardathrion. Protected by mountains and a vast desert, safe in the heart of a fertile valley, the city of the gods is a place to which few humans go, and from which none can return. Dunsany's tales of high fantasy continue to delight over a century after they first appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lord Dunsany's \u003ci\u003eTime and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Irish fantasy fiction reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, Mana-Yood-Sushai created the gods of Pegāna before falling asleep. In their creator's absence, dozens of small gods and a thousand local deities reign supreme. From their dreams rise new cities, worlds, and suns, all of which bend to the intractable laws of Time. \u003ci\u003eTime and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692020830271,"sku":"9781513299440","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a730152f29d55cf4bb81d2f8993ff0aa.webp?v=1764994078","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/time-and-the-gods-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}