The Gods of Pegana, by Lord Dunsany
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The book is a series of short stories linked by Dunsany's invented pantheon of deities who dwell in Pegana. It was followed by a further collection Time and the Gods and by some stories in The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories . Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk
The Gods of Pegana, by Lord Dunsany- Amazon Sales Rank: #4018682 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .14" w x 8.50" l, .37 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 62 pages
About the Author Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, published under the name Lord Dunsany. More than eighty books of his work were published, and his oeuvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. New Gods, Same Old Flavor By Jeremy S. Roby Herein the reader is introduced to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, who created all the lesser gods to play amongst the worlds. There is Kib, creator of all life, and Mung, who takes it away with but a signing of his hands. Meet Sish, the lord and master of Time, and Skarl the Drummer, whose beating can be heard throughout the heavens. Slid is also here, who frolics within the currents of countless rivers and rides the foam atop the waves of all the seas. There are also stories of the lesser home gods to be found, as well as the priests and prophets of Pegana.Naturally, this isn't a book that presents a story with a beginning, middle, or end. It is really just snippets of history and gods of the land. You can't really read it one chapter at a time, it has to be read all the way through for the reader to get a complete sense of its grandeur. It stretches from the very beginning of time to its end and then back again. After you're done, you don't remember much of the details of the individual stories, but the sense of wonder remains.This is the first installment of a five book cycle (followed by Time and the Gods, The Sword of Welleran, A Dreamer's Tale, and The Book of Wonder) concerning the fictional world of Pegana. Even though these stories were written nearly a century ago, they have had a great influence upon such well known writers as H.P. Lovecraft, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman, as well as countless others. Dunsany's tales also rank up there with William Morris' and George MacDonald's for creating one of the first self-contained fantasy worlds and an accompanying imaginary mythology. (Although I've always hated the term "imaginary mythology." Aren't all mythologies imaginary to one degree or another? - not that that detracts from their power or legitimacy.)Wildside Press has done a great service by reprinting most of the books in this series. I do wish, however, that a collected edition would be made available complete with annotations. (Not even Chaosium's "The Complete Pegana" reprints all the stories involved in the cycle.) As it stands now, readers will have to make do with these incredibly short individual volumes. This book, for instance, has 32 chapters, but is only 106 pages long. And that is using very large type and with a few pictures thrown in!Nevertheless, it has often been said that some of the best things in life come in small packages. In this case, it is most definitely true.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Brilliant, foundational work of fantasy By TS This was Lord Dunsany's first published novel; it was also, I believe, the first completely invented mythology in the English language, pre-dating even Tolkien's Silmarillion by about a decade. Dunsany's influence on later fantasy has been incalculable, and this is the place to start.The style is very elevated and high biblical / "mythic", -- far closer to Kahlil Gibran than modern fantasy -- and the intent more literary. High Art fantasy, not low art. The stories are very short, but very powerful and somewhat haunting. The best way to explain the book may simply be to give a sample, as Dunsany's style (though oft imitated) is so unique.----"And Limpang-Tung said: "The ways of the gods are strange. The flower groweth up and the flower fadeth away. This may be very clever of the gods. Man groweth from his infancy, and in a while he dieth. This may be very clever too."But the gods play with a strange scheme."I will send jests into the world and a little mirth. And while Death seems to thee as far away as the purple rim of hills; or sorrow as far off as rain in the blue days of summer, then pray to Limpang-Tung. But when thou growest old, or ere thou diest, pray not to Limpang-Tung, for thou becomest part of a scheme that he doth not understand."Go out into the starry night, and Limpang-Tung will dance with thee who danced since the gods were young, the god of mirth and of melodious minstrels. Or offer up a jest to Limpang-Tung; only pray not in thy sorrow to Limpang-Tung, for he saith of sorrow: 'It may be very clever of the gods, but he doth not understand.'"-------If you're interested in fantasy, you should read this, especially since it's free; Dunsany's influenced everyone from Lovecraft and Howard to Gaiman and Zelazny, and if you want to be familiar with the fantasy genre, he should be part of your bookshelf. It's a little tough going due to the style, but it's still very much worth reading.The complete list of stories herein is as follows (remember, each of these is fairly short):"Preface""The Gods of Peg'na""Of Skarl the Drummer""Of the Making of the Worlds""Of the Game of the Gods""The Chaunt of the Gods""The Sayings of Kib""Concerning Sish""The Sayings of Slid""The Deeds of Mung""The Chaunt of the Priests""The Sayings of Limpang-Tung""Of Yoharneth-Lahai""Of Roon, the God of Going""The Revolt of the Home Gods""Of Dorozhand""The Eye in the Waste""Of the Thing That Is Neither God Nor Beast""Yonath the Prophet""Yug the Prophet""Alhireth-Hotep the Prophet""Kabok the Prophet""Of the Calamity That Befel Y'n-Il'ra by the Sea, and of the Building of the Tower of the Ending of Days""Of How the Gods Whelmed Sidith""Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of All the Gods Save One""Of How Imbaun Met Zodrak""Peg'na""The Sayings of Imbaun""Of How Imbaun Spake of Death to the King""Of Ood""The River""The Bird of Doom and the End"
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great read: no dust jacket but wonderful quality. By Johnny This book is an excellent read, full of mixed mythology, comparable of H.P. Lovecraft's work. Old gods and doomed mortals let you flick the pages at a frantic pace to learn what happens next. The book itself was in a desirable state. Not like new but like it had been well cared for in it's aged past.
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