Meyer, Kai. The stone light.MEYER, Kai. The stone light. (The Dark Reflections Trilogy, Book 2.)Trans. from the German by Elizabeth D. Crawford. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Margaret K. McElderry Books. 368p. 0-689-87789-7. $16.95. JS When we last saw Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. , the 14-year-old heroine of Book 1, The Water Mirror, she was flying off on the back of a living stone lion to seek help to save the city of Venice, under siege by the undead un·dead adj. No longer living but supernaturally animated, as a zombie. soldiers of the Egyptian Empire. This volume picks up right at that point, with the spirit of the city's protective Flowing Goddess inside Merle as they head for Hell to get assistance from its ruler, Lord Light. Meanwhile, back in Venice, Merle's teenage ally Serafin gets involved in a plot hatched by the sphinx sphinx (sfĭngks), mythical beast of ancient Egypt, frequently symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. The sphinx was represented in sculpture usually in a recumbent position with the head of a man and the body of a lion, Lalapeya to assassinate as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. the pharaoh. Can the beautiful sphinx be trusted, or is it a suicide mission? Betrayals abound, but all should be resolved in Book 3: The Glass Word, due out in fall 2007. This is an exciting and imaginative fantasy series, and those who read The Water Mirror will be eager to follow the further adventures of Merle and Serafin in their eerie magical world. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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