cover image Historia del General Dann y de la Hija de Mara, de Griot y del Perro de las Nieves = The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow

Historia del General Dann y de la Hija de Mara, de Griot y del Perro de las Nieves = The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow

Doris May Lessing. Ediciones B, $16.95 (285pp) ISBN 978-84-02-42003-9

In this sequel to Lessing's Mara and Dann, Dann is now a grown man instead of the four-year-old boy of royalty that readers met in the first saga. His initial exploits had him and older sister Mara looking for a place to live on Earth after a major ice age has covered the planet. The continent where they reside is now known as Yerrup, and Dann has become a general commanding much respect and attention and has positioned himself as a leader in this futuristic world. As the world descends into chaos, Dann launches on a new adventure with a snow dog who instinctively pulls him back from the desolation and misery of his loss. The battalion ultimately goes on to uncover a hidden library that may possess the secrets and wisdoms of lost worlds and long-gone civilizations. Recommended for urban public libraries only. [LJ 12/15/05]