You are familiar with the salt of the earth. But did you know there is an even finer, more delicate essence? Take wisdom and imagination, responsibility and beauty, and mix them together in arcane proportions to form a rich and peculiar brine. The resulting water of life 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 Salt of the Air. In this debut collection from the critically acclaimed author of Dreams of the Compass Rose and Lords of Rainbow, the sixteen 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 kings and artists and con artists, of warriors and librarians, of beings without a name and things very fey indeed. . . .

Salt of the Air

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Nazarian, Vera

WOLFE, GENE.

Fantasy

Prime Books

You are familiar with the salt of the earth. But did you know there is an even finer, more delicate essence? Take wisdom and imagination, responsibility and beauty, and mix them together in arcane proportions to form a rich and peculiar brine. The resulting water of life 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 Salt of the Air. In this debut collection from the critically acclaimed author of Dreams of the Compass Rose and Lords of Rainbow, the sixteen 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 kings and artists and con artists, of warriors and librarians, of beings without a name and things very fey indeed. . . .

What is the nature of evil? When a young warrior of a dark race finds himself bound in servitude to a beautiful cruel princess, his loyalty becomes entwined with something more horrifying and mysterious than endless night falling over the ancient desert.

Dreams of the Compass Rose

Wildside Press

IBooks

You are familiar with the salt of the earth. But did you know there is an even finer, more delicate essence?  Take wisdom and imagination, responsibility and beauty, and mix them together in arcane proportions to form a rich and peculiar brine. The resulting water of life 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 Salt of the Air.  In this debut collection from the critically acclaimed author of Dreams of the Compass Rose and Lords of Rainbow, 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 very fey indeed....  Don't be afraid of ingesting ethereal salt.  Open your mind and inhale.  "Cautionary, sensual stories of love, reversal and revenge upend fairy tale conventions in Nazarian's lush collection... Sumptuous detail, twisty plots and surprising endings lift these extravagant tales." --Publishers Weekly  "These are beautiful, haunting confections, reminiscent of Tanith Lee's erotically charged tales... Fine shades of emotion, mythic grandeur, crystalline prose, sharp revisionist intelligence: these are Vera Nazarian's hallmarks..." --Nick Gevers, Locus  Vera Nazarian immigrated to the USA from the former USSR as a kid, sold her first story at the age of 17, and since then has published numerous works in anthologies and magazines, and has seen her fiction translated into eight languages.  She made her novelist debut with the critically acclaimed novel Dreams of the Compass Rose , followed by epic fantasy about a world without color, Lords of Rainbow. Her novella The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass with an introduction by Charles de Lint made the Locus Recommended Reading List for 2005. This first collection Salt of the Air , with an introduction by Gene Wolfe, contains the 2007 Nebula Award-nominated "The Story of Love." Recent work includes the 2008 Nebula Award-nominated, baroque novella The Duke in His Castle .  Ancient myth, moral fables, eclectic philosophy, and her Armenian and Russian ethnic heritage play a strong part in all her work, combining the essences of things and places long gone into a rich evocation of wonder.  In addition to being a writer and award-winning artist, she is also the publisher of Norilana Books.  Official website: www.veranazarian.com

Norilana Books

MANSFIELD PARK AND MUMMIES: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights 
 Spinsterhood or Mummification! 
 Ancient Egypt infiltrates Regency England in this elegant, hilarious, witty, insane, and unexpectedly romantic monster parody of Jane Austen's classic novel. 
 Our gentle yet indomitable heroine Fanny Price must hold steadfast not only against the seductive charms of Henry Crawford but also an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh! 
 Meanwhile, the indubitably handsome and kind hero Edmund attempts Exorcisms... Miss Crawford vamps out... Aunt Norris channels her inner werewolf... The Mummy-mesmerized Lady Bertram collects Egyptian artifacts... 
 There can be no doubt that Mansfield Park has become a battleground for the forces of Ancient Evil and Regency True Love! 
 Gentle Reader -- this Delightful Edition includes Scholarly Footnotes and Appendices.

Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights

Literature & Fiction

Austen., Jane

Humor & Satire

From the author of Mansfield Park and Mummies... 
 NORTHANGER ABBEY AND ANGELS AND DRAGONS 
 Dragons in the skies of Regency England! 
 Gothic horrors collide with high satire in this elegant, hilarious, witty, insane, and unexpectedly romantic supernatural parody of Jane Austen's classic novel. 
 Young and naive Catherine Morland is constantly surrounded by angels only she alone can see. Leaving her country home for the first time, to embark on a grand adventure that begins in fashionable Bath, our romantic heroine must not only decrypt the mystery of the Udolpho Code but win her true love Henry Tilney. 
 Meanwhile she is beset by all the Gothic horrors known to Impressionable Young Ladies -- odious demons, Regency balls, elusive ghosts, pleasure excursions, temperature-changing nephilim, secret clues, ogre suitors, and a terrifying ancient Dragon who has very likely hidden a secret treasure hoard somewhere in the depths of Northanger Abbey. 
 Gentle Reader -- this Delightful Illustrated Edition includes Scholarly Footnotes and Appendices.

Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons

Curiosities

From the author of NORTHANGER ABBEY AND ANGELS AND DRAGONS... PRIDE AND PLATYPUS: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret 
 When the moon is full over Regency England, all the gentlemen are subject to its curse. 
 Mr. Darcy, however, harbors a Dreadful Secret... 
 Shape-shifting demons mingle with Australian wildlife, polite society, and high satire, in this elegant, hilarious, witty, insane, and unexpectedly romantic supernatural parody of Jane Austen's classic novel. 
 The powerful, mysterious, handsome, and odious Mr. Darcy announces that Miss Elizabeth Bennet is not good enough to tempt him. The young lady determines to find out his one secret weakness -- all the while surviving unwanted proposals, Regency balls, foolish sisters, seductive wolves, matchmaking mothers, malodorous skunks, general lunacy, and the demonic onslaught of the entire wild animal kingdom! 
 What awaits her is something unexpected. And only moon, matrimony, and true love can overcome pride and prejudice! 
 Gentle Reader -- this Delightful Illustrated Edition includes Scholarly Footnotes and Appendices.

Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret

The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration: Old Wisdom for a New World 366 Days of Insight from the Inspired.Us Blog 
by Vera Nazarian 
 The premise is simple... 
 New bits of common sense, inspiration, and insight to jump-start your day. What if it inspired all of us? 
 This blog is a non-denominational resource where philosophy, belief, and reason come together to blend and emerge as practical wisdom. 
 Inspired.Us Old Wisdom for a New World www.InspiredUs.com 
 How to use this book... 
 Read the daily bits of common sense, inspiration, and insight to jump-start your day. 
 Write your own thoughts, comments, and daydreams in the journal. Use the borders if you run out of space. Write upside down and sideways, and doodle on the corners. 
 Revisit the entries and your own words every year, to remember and dream and grow. 
 Reuse the space and fill it with new insight, from year to year. Th is is a perpetual calendar, and you can make it the calendar of your life. 
 Share the daydreams and insight with those you love. Have them leave you their own meaningful comments in this "paper blog." 
 Be Inspired!

Self-Help

Creativity

Spirit

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Books by Nazarian, Vera

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Salt of the Air

Salt of the Air

Dreams of the Compass Rose

Dreams of the Compass Rose

Salt of the Air

Salt of the Air

Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights

Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons

Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret

The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration