Dreams escape into the night And flicker through the spirits Of ancient, modern, and new, Of young and old, of future And past, of lives forgotten In the boundless trap of time. And so begins "Enlightened Darkness," a long poem about nature and love. By the time readers finish this poem, they only want to re-enter into its beauty. It will stay in the minds of its readers for a long time with its emotional impact and powerful themes. It is one of the many crowning achievements in this collection. The shorter works also have their charm. Like a good music album, any might become your favorite,...

Liliana goes to school, hangs out with friends, and has a typical young teenage life, except that she also protects a marvelous magical tree in the Redwoods, talks telepathically to animals, and has knowledge about the mystical Guardian Realm, where she wants to someday visit. When that opportunity arrives, she does not hesitate to go to the mysterious realm. She must not let her father and friends know what she is planning for the summer, though, for they would not want her to go and would not believe her anyway. If she were to make it to the Guardian Realm, what would she find there? She...

A MAN FINDS NEW LIFE BUT THE DREAMS LINGER... For a long time, all he knew were dreams. At first, these dreams encumbered his mind entirely so that he could not recognize his surroundings nor associate his dreams with reality. Gradually, he did begin to escape his dreams, and the land of Tasmear returned to him. But ten years had past, and the dreams persisted. Awoken, he began to analyze his dreams, recognizing that they were not just random thoughts. They hinted at secrets and prophecy, a desperate game of survival, and the whereabouts of a lost sorcerer. Had he become clairvoyant, or was...

Liliana's Fan Liliana is twelve years old when a strange illness takes possession of her mother. The forest they live near seems to somehow be linked to the illness as well as to the bamboo fan that her mother gave her, so it is up to Liliana to discover the mysteries of the forest. What discoveries and magic did the forest and her fan hide? Liliana intrinsically knows that the answer to this question would solve the mystery of her mother's illness, but if she could find out, would this answer be enough to save her mother? Liliana's Summer Liliana goes to school, hangs out with friends, and...