Scattered among the peoples : the Jewish diaspora in twelve portraits / Allan Levine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levine, Allan, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Biography.

Jews.

Jewish diaspora.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

474 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Jewish diaspora in twelve portraits

Jewish diaspora in 12 portraits

Place of Publication:

Woodstock, NY : Overlook Press, 2003.

Summary:

EPIC IN scope and thrilling in detail, "Mortal Suns is set in the corridors of power of the mythical kingdom of Akhemony--an ominous yet seductive parallel version of ancient Greece. Horrible screams pierce the night air as the Daystar, Queen Hesta of Akhemony, wrestles with the labor of her illegitimate child, beautifully formed except for one defect--she is born without feet. The lame infant is immediately dispatched to Than, the underworld temple, to suffer a lifetime of darkness, but at the behest of Urdombis, the Sun Consort, she is wrested from the house of death and restored to her rightful place in the kingdom. Recounting a deadly battle for power, pitting the forces of man against the supernatural, her story is one that will captivate, shock, and terrify.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1585673579

OCLC:

53041897