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Overviewf""In the sulfurous The High Place, the amoral hero Florian enters the sleeping-beauty story and (unlike Jurgen with Helen) does not draw back at the sight of excessive beauty. Complications ensue: Beauty is realistically diminished during pregnancy, the first-born child is forfeit to Satan under the pact that guaranteed Florain's success, and an irascible saint is eager to call down holy fire on transgressors. Florian treads close to damnation and is saved only when Satan and the angel Michael conspire to let recent events become, again, a dream: he has a rare second chance and learns better."" -- The Encyclopedia of Fantasy Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Branch Cabell , C Pape FrankPublisher: Wildside Press Imprint: Wildside Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.676kg ISBN: 9781592240388ISBN 10: 1592240380 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 11 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |