''Stone and Sky'' is a fantasy novel written by
Graham Edwards. The novel was first published in 1999 by Voyager Books (UK) and
HarperPrism (US). It is the first book in the Stone trilogy, which also includes
Stone and Sea and
Stone and Sun. The trilogy is a follow-up to Edwards'
Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy, and is loosely connected via various plot threads.
Plot summary
The book, as well as its sequels, follows the adventures of British historian and naturalist Jonah Lightfoot, who is caught in the eruption of
Krakatoa in 1883. The blast transports him and American runaway Annie West into a vertical world consisting of a seemingly infinite
wall populated by crumbling civilisations, weird creatures, and sentient
dragon
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s. No one knows where the wall begins or ends, and no one dares to climb to its top or fall to its base.
This world is called Amara, and it is a place deeply entwined with our own world. Throughout the books Jonah and his companions traverse the world and uncover its many mysteries. The true nature of Amara is fully revealed in the second book of the trilogy,
Stone and Sea.
List of major characters
*Jonah Lightfoot - A British historian and naturalist from the
Victorian era, and a follower of
Charles Darwin.
*Annie West - An American painter from Jonah's time, escaping from an abusive husband when she meets Jonah near
Java.
*Archan - The immortal, evil dragon, first seen in
Dragonstorm
''Dragonstorm'' is a fantasy novel written by Graham Edwards. The novel was first published in 1996 by Voyager Books (UK) and HarperPrism (US). It is the second book in the Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy. This book introduces the dragon Archan, ...
.
*Ocher - One of the Deathless, once an immortal
basilisk
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.
*Gerent - A pre-''Homo sapiens'' human, born on Amara.
*Malya - A pre-''Homo sapiens'' human, born on Amara.
*Kythe - A dragon, born on Amara.
*Esh - A strange sentient bug-like creature whose task it is to rebuild decaying parts of Amara.
*Frey - A witch doctor seeking to own magical powers, born on Amara.
*Torus - A dragon of Amara, tortured to insanity by Frey in his search for magic's essence.
*Rance West - Annie's husband, a violent farm-owner.
External links
Official author's websiteLoving Dragoncharm
(fansite - now defunct)
Excerpt from ''Stone and Sky''
(PDF format)
{{Graham Edwards
British fantasy novels
Novels by Graham Edwards
1999 British novels
Fiction set in 1883
Voyager Books books