The Symmetry of Stars
Alex Myers
From the author of 2020's astonishing The Story of Silence comes another retelling of an ancient story full of magic, myth and self-discovery. "Utterly enchanting"Publishers Weekly Beyond the stars, two gods vie for rule of the world. One stands for Nature – the belief that everything is stamped in flesh from the start. The other, Nurture – the belief that all is potential, that the true self is coaxed out through love and living. And so, they take a bet. Each immortal selects a set of twins as their champions. The twins that prevail in contest will decide which immortal rules.... In a westerly valley, a girl and boy are born to a noble family, to be raised by a mysterious teacher – ready to love and instruct them in everything, regardless of society's expectations... To the east, a woman washes ashore on an island inhabited only by a sorcerer. With her final breaths, she gives birth to twins. These two are raised with careful neglect by the sorcerer – surrounded not with love but...
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Year:
2021
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Language:
english
Pages:
499
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EPUB, 1.87 MB
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english, 2021