The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin: Two Short Novels from Crosstown to Oblivion

by Walter Mosley

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"The Gift of Fire" - In ancient mythology, the Titan Prometheus was punished by the gods for bringing man the gift of fire - an event that set humankind on its course of knowledge. As punishment for making man as powerful as gods, Prometheus was bound to a rock; every day his immortal body was devoured by a giant eagle. But in "The Gift of Fire", those chains cease to be, and the great champion of man walks from that immortal prison into present-day South Central Los Angeles. "On the Head of a Pin" - Joshua Winterland and Ana Fried are working at Jennings-Tremont Enterprises when they make the most important discovery in the history of this world - or possibly the next. JTE is developing advanced animatronics editing techniques to create high-end movies indistinguishable from live action. Longdead stars can now share the screen with today's A-list. But one night Joshua and Ana discover something lingering in the rendered footage...an entity that will lead them into a new age beyond the reality they have come to know.
  • ISBN10 0765330083
  • ISBN13 9780765330086
  • Publish Date 8 May 2012
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 6 November 2013
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Tor Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 288
  • Language English