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Salt of the Air by Vera Nazarian, Gene Wolfe is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Salt of the Air about?
<p><p><b><i>you Are Familiar With The Salt Of The Earth. But Did You Know There Is An Even Finer, More Delicate Essence?</i></b> <p>take Wisdom And Imagination, Responsibility And Beauty, And Mix Them Together In Arcane Proportions To Form A Rich And Peculiar Brine. The Resulting <i>water Of Life</i> Is An Emotional Muddy Liquid, Filled With Existential Sediment Swirling In The Light Of Secret Reality And Reflecting Prismatic Colors Of Hope And Wonder. If Allowed To Evaporate -- Escape, Flee, Ascend Into The Ether And Join The Music Of The Spheres -- What Remains Is The Quintessence; A Precious Concentrate That Is Elusive And Volatile, Neither Fully Solid Nor So Illusory As To Be Devoid Of Pithy Substance. It Is The <i>salt Of The Air</i>. <p>in This Debut Collection From The Critically Acclaimed Author Of <i>dreams Of The Compass Rose</i> And <i>lords Of Rainbow</i>, The Nineteen Stories Are Distillations Of Myth And Philosophy, Eroticism And Ascetic Purity. Dipping Into An Ancient Multi-ethnic Well, They Are The Stuff Of Fantasy -- Of Maidens And Deities And Senior Retirees, Of Emperors And Artists And Con Artists, Of Warriors And Librarians, Of Beings Without A Name And Things V
Who reads Salt of the Air?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Vera Nazarian, Gene Wolfe
- Publisher
- Norilana Books
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781607620358
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Fantasy
- Rating
- 3.77 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13