Post by evertype on Jun 26, 2012 8:44:31 GMT -5
Evertype would like to announce the publication of an edition of "Snarkmaster: A Destiny in Eight Fits", written and illustrated by Byron W. Sewell.
From the Alison Tannenbaum's Foreword:
Among the many unique Snarkian works written by Byron W. Sewell, Snarkmaster stands alone quite distinctly as a unique, gripping tale of a power struggle between good and evil, concluding with the development of an unusual intermediate state. Most of the story takes place prior to the traditional Snark voyage (described in verse in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark), but becomes inextricably linked with it—unless it isn’t…
The literary structure of Snarkmaster reveals some influence of Carroll’s Sylvie and Bruno tales, as the characters (including the great Charles Dodgson himself) experience dream states and the appearance of at least one fairy. The comprehensive glossary and painstakingly hand-detailed maps of each of the islands in the archipelago may not be essential to follow the story, but they certainly enhance it. The meticulously hand-inked illustrations emphasize some of the important aspects of the story and provide a tropical ambiance for the text. While not necessarily a prerequisite, knowledge of Carroll’s original poem is likely to make Snarkmaster more enjoyable for most readers. (The publisher quite naturally recommends the Evertype edition, published in 2010 (ISBN 978-1-904808-36-7))
The Snark Archipelago is a remarkable place. Readers will discover there that features of the islands take their tones (either depressing or cheerful, respectively) from the nature of each island’s inhabitants, either evil or good.
In this work, we learn more about the natural history of the Snark than we do from any other source—their habitats, body sizes, array of scale colours, personalities, and behaviour. We find here, for the first time, that snarks can be more or less domesticated and trained to do the bidding of man (well, at least, those humans who are Snarkmasters!). We learn also that snarks are omnivores: Who would have thought that one of the staple foods of these potentially lethal creatures would be a four-foot-tall species of watercress?
A page with links to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk is available at www.evertype.com/books/snarkmaster.html . Bookstores can order copies at a discount from the publisher.
Michael Everson
Evertype, alice-in-wonderland-books.com
From the Alison Tannenbaum's Foreword:
Among the many unique Snarkian works written by Byron W. Sewell, Snarkmaster stands alone quite distinctly as a unique, gripping tale of a power struggle between good and evil, concluding with the development of an unusual intermediate state. Most of the story takes place prior to the traditional Snark voyage (described in verse in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark), but becomes inextricably linked with it—unless it isn’t…
The literary structure of Snarkmaster reveals some influence of Carroll’s Sylvie and Bruno tales, as the characters (including the great Charles Dodgson himself) experience dream states and the appearance of at least one fairy. The comprehensive glossary and painstakingly hand-detailed maps of each of the islands in the archipelago may not be essential to follow the story, but they certainly enhance it. The meticulously hand-inked illustrations emphasize some of the important aspects of the story and provide a tropical ambiance for the text. While not necessarily a prerequisite, knowledge of Carroll’s original poem is likely to make Snarkmaster more enjoyable for most readers. (The publisher quite naturally recommends the Evertype edition, published in 2010 (ISBN 978-1-904808-36-7))
The Snark Archipelago is a remarkable place. Readers will discover there that features of the islands take their tones (either depressing or cheerful, respectively) from the nature of each island’s inhabitants, either evil or good.
In this work, we learn more about the natural history of the Snark than we do from any other source—their habitats, body sizes, array of scale colours, personalities, and behaviour. We find here, for the first time, that snarks can be more or less domesticated and trained to do the bidding of man (well, at least, those humans who are Snarkmasters!). We learn also that snarks are omnivores: Who would have thought that one of the staple foods of these potentially lethal creatures would be a four-foot-tall species of watercress?
A page with links to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk is available at www.evertype.com/books/snarkmaster.html . Bookstores can order copies at a discount from the publisher.
Michael Everson
Evertype, alice-in-wonderland-books.com