A Strong and Sudden Thaw
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.45 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590210638 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is her first published novel. Day has been writing since she figured out which end of her crayon was 'up.' She's had about a dozen stories published or accepted for publication in magazines, includingDeep Magic, Lenox Avenue, Cabinet des Fees, Book of Dark Wisdom, and in such anthologies as Damned N
This is an excellent novel, however you measure it. Day offers readers a heartwarming work of speculative fiction that combines the persecuted love of Brokeback Mountain with the charming romance of Big Eden. --Dru Pagliassotti, The Harrow. W. Combining a realistic story of small-town struggles, prejudices, and affections against a larger tale of endless winter and hungry dragons, R. --Ann Somerville, Uniquely Pleasurable, October 2006A Strong and Sudden Thaw is a well-told
David Anderson is a farmer's son who has explored the world through books. It seems the dragons aren t the worst dangers facing Moline.. When he meets the new healer in town, Callan Landers, he doesn't quite know what to make of the strange warmth stealing over him. The Ice fell upon the world nearly a hundred years ago, and if civilization didn't rightly collapse, it surely staggered and fell ill a while. It's not until he surprises Callan with another man and both men are promptly arrested for sodomy that David finally realizes the truth about his own feelings. But when a mated pair of dragons starts hunting the countryside, stealing sheep, and attacking children, the townsfolk quickly learn that they don t have the weapons or the skills to fight off such predators. When David and Callan stumble over a secret in a nearby abandoned town, their personal problems fade before government politics and corruption that threaten lives. In the small town of Moline, Virginia, folks struggle to survive, relying on hybrid seed sent by the faraway Department of Reintroducti
Charly T. Anchor said Despite some minor plotting issues, a remarkably well written book. Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 8/10PROS:- Sweet, heartbreaking, romantic, selfless, beautiful relationship between David and Callan. It's left me a bit speechless, to tell the truth. And yet this isn't solely a romance (see cons below). It's also a coming-of-age story in which love plays a large part in moulding t. Absolutely wonderful If I have to be completely honest, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. I'm something of a snob when it comes to my books. While I highly admire Iris Print and the work they're doing in publishing boy's love for the Western world I have a tendency (unfounded, I know) to think of "professional" and "amateur" publications. I expected this book. Excellent storytelling I was immediately drawn into this novel. The characters are well flushed out and believable. There was more than one instance when I had tears in my eyes, not something that happens frequently when I read. The social structure, driven by the main plot, was actually scary in its plausibility. Although a reviewer fairly pointed out that the issue of gay rights h