Description
Book SynopsisWelcome to The Real, where Pyn-Poi's people live in harmony with nature - until a killing stink threatens their whole world.
It comes without warning, without explanation - the sudden deadly Stink that shreds the life of the People, poisoning the land, sickening the trees, killing babies in the womb. It comes from above, from the Plains of the Ancestors, but what has caused this murderous curse?
It falls to Pyn-Poi to find out. The young tree-woman must climb the unclimbable cliff, to face the Ancestors on their own ground and demand an accounting for the Stink.
But the end of the climb is just the beginning of Pyn-Poi's journey. What she finds in the world above is an abomination beyond the most fearsome fire-stories of the People - and she must defeat it, or face the extinction of everything she has ever loved.
Praise for The Night Field
'Simple, beautiful prose' Scott T. Barnes, editor of NewMyths.com magazine
'Masterful storytelling' Karin Lacey, The Uncommon Octopus
'Beautifully written, poetic' Susan Sachs, climate education mentor
Trade ReviewModern bard Donna Glee Williams delivers a moving ecological fable, written with her signature grace and compassion. The Night Field weaves wonder, loss and renewal into a narrative that resonates with the past at the same time that it suggests fertile ground for a new future. Highly recommended!
* ELAINE ISAAK, author of The Singer’s Legacy *
Donna Glee Williams'
simple, beautiful prose transports us to
a Sylvain wonderland with woven bridges, mysterious currents, magical flora and
more familial love and conflict than most mainstream novels. When the child Pyn-Poi led me into in Williams' word-forest,
I did not want to leave * SCOTT T. BARNES, Writers of the Future winner and editor of NewMyths.com magazine *
With
lyrical prose, Williams delivers
her finest performance yet. Her
masterful storytelling unearths depth and colour in subtle nuance. The
characters are real and believable, and
their journey will stick with you for many years to come * KAREN LACEY, The Uncommon Octopus *
A
beautifully written, poetic book that
showcases resilience on many levels. The heart of this story is the resilience of one young girl on the brink of womanhood who makes it her personal mission to discover the source of the poison impacting her way of life and her resolve to fix it. Donna Glee Williams
weaves a story that mirrors our own society's capacity to take brutal advantage of the natural world that supports us, but also
gives us hope that it doesn't have to be this way -
through the efforts and energies of young people * SUSAN SACHS, climate education mentor, including Earth-to-Sky (NASA, NPS & USFWS) *
This is
such an original premise and
such a perfectly wrought world. It feels like
an early Ursula K. Le Guin * CHRISTINA LADD, The Mary Sue, on THE BRAIDED PATH *
A great piece of magical fantasy * SF Book Reviews *
I was wholly absorbed in Pyn-Poi's
rich, transporting and ultimately harrowing world. As with all the good books that have made an impression on me, I'd find myself contemplating images and scenes at odd times during the day. I still do. * Smoky Mountain Living Magazine *
