"'That into rags would rend ye;
"'All the sprites that stand by the Horned Man
"'In the Book of Moons defend ye -'"
-SM Stirling, Dies The Fire (New York, 2005), Chapter Thirty-Two, p. 552.
These are a version of the opening lines of "Tom o' Bedlam," which is the source of Poul Anderson's title, A Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows. We have quoted "Tom o' Bedlam" before. See here.
Does anyone know what the Book of Moons is?
2 comments:
"Book of Moons" is a Wiccan reference. Also known as a "Book of Shadows", and it has multiple meanings.
Mr Stirling,
Thank you. I am familiar with "Book of Shadows" and that it is not a single text.
Paul.
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