Stone and Sky
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 as well as American runaway Annie West into a vertical world, a seemingly infinite wall populated by crumbling civilisations, weird creatures and sentient dragons. 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.
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Jonah Lightfoot - A
British historian and naturalist from the
Victorian era, and a follower of
Charles Darwin.
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Annie West - An
American painter from Jonah's time, escaping from an abusive husband when she meets Jonah near
Java.
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Archan - The immortal, evil dragon, first seen in
Dragonstorm.
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Ocher - One of the Deathless, once an immortal
basilisk.
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Gerent - A pre-homo-sapiens human, born on Amara.
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Malya - A pre-homo-sapiens human, born on Amara.
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Kythe - A dragon, born on Amara.
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Esh - A strange sentient bug-like creature whose task it is to rebuild decaying parts of Amara.
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Frey - A witch doctor seeking to own magical powers, born on Amara.
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Torus - A dragon of Amara, tortured to insanity by Frey in his search for magic's essence.
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Rance West - Annie's husband, a violent farm-owner.
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Official author's website*
Loving Dragoncharm (fansite)
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Stone and Sky on Voyager Online
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Excerpt from Stone and Sky (PDF format)
