The Brackett, Leigh 1915-1978 creator Ingels, Graham 1915-1991 text utu 2020 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Jewel of Bas" by Leigh Brackett is a weird novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of power, identity, and survival against a backdrop of a richly imagined world filled with fantastical elements, focusing on characters Ciaran and Mouse as they face the threat posed by the androids created by the boy-god Bas, who is asleep with a mysterious power. As the story unfolds, they find themselves fighting against malevolent forces and dark legends that threaten their existence. At the start of the story, Ciaran and Mouse, two wandering mortals, set up camp in a desolate land bordering the infamous Forbidden Plains. Their banter reveals their complex relationship and hints at deeper fears of the rumored darkness and evil surrounding them—specifically the dreadful Kalds that bear servitude to Bas, the so-called immortal presence rumored to guard the Stone of Destiny. An ominous shadow manifests as inherent dangers appear, drawing them deeper into the unfolding legends that may alter their fates and the fate of their world, setting the stage for an epic conflict against the forces of subjugation stemming from Bas's immortal legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2020-08-21 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Science fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Thieves -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Musicians -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction Androids -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62996 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62996 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134442.0 62996