Wyvern
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A sweeping work of historical fantasy, Wyvern chronicles the extraordinary life of Jaki Gefjon, the son of a European pirate father and a Dayak shaman mother, born in the jungles of Borneo during the seventeenth century. A.A. Attanasio crafts a richly layered adventure that follows Jaki's journey from the mystical rainforests of Southeast Asia to the brutal world of the high seas, where he must navigate slavery, piracy, and the collision of vastly different civilizations. The novel presents a lush, mythologically charged world in which indigenous spirituality and Western conquest clash with visceral force, immersing the reader in a tapestry of cultures, languages, and belief systems. Attanasio's prose is lyrical and incantatory, infusing the narrative with a dreamlike intensity that elevates it well beyond conventional swashbuckling adventure. Wyvern stands as a bold, imaginative work that illustrates the author's remarkable ability to blend historical detail with visionary storytelling.
Author: A. A. Attanasio
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Ticknor & Fields
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A sweeping work of historical fantasy, Wyvern chronicles the extraordinary life of Jaki Gefjon, the son of a European pirate father and a Dayak shaman mother, born in the jungles of Borneo during the seventeenth century. A.A. Attanasio crafts a richly layered adventure that follows Jaki's journey from the mystical rainforests of Southeast Asia to the brutal world of the high seas, where he must navigate slavery, piracy, and the collision of vastly different civilizations. The novel presents a lush, mythologically charged world in which indigenous spirituality and Western conquest clash with visceral force, immersing the reader in a tapestry of cultures, languages, and belief systems. Attanasio's prose is lyrical and incantatory, infusing the narrative with a dreamlike intensity that elevates it well beyond conventional swashbuckling adventure. Wyvern stands as a bold, imaginative work that illustrates the author's remarkable ability to blend historical detail with visionary storytelling.