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Title details for The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin by Walter Mosley - Available

The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin

by Walter Mosley
Dominic Hoffman
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The Gift of Fire
In ancient mythology, the Titan Prometheus was punished by the gods for bringing man the gift of fire—an event that set humankind on its course of knowledge. As punishment, Prometheus was bound to a rock. But in The Gift of Fire, those chains cease to be, and the great champion of man walks from that immortal prison into present-day South Central Los Angeles. Disheveled and lost, he is thrown in jail, where he meets lifelong criminal Nosome Blane. Shocked at what humanity has done with his gift, he looks for another way to empower his cause. His only hope lies with Nosome’s bedridden fourteen-year-old nephew, Chief Reddy, who is anointed with Prometheus’s second gift of fire . . .
On the Head of a Pin
Joshua Winterland and Ana Fried are working at Jennings-Tremont Enterprises. JTE is developing advanced animatronics editing techniques that will create high-end movies indistinguishable from live action. But one night Joshua and Ana discover something lingering in the rendered footage . . . an entity that will eventually reveal itself as “the Sail” and lead Joshua and Ana into a new age . . . beyond the reality they have come to know, and deep into the true nature of good and evil.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Crosstown to Oblivion

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 8, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307989970
      • File size: 186866 KB
      • Duration: 06:29:18

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrators Dominic Hoffman and Beresford Bennett add drama and verve to Mosley's fast-moving plots, as well as giving additional dimension to his characters. Social themes play into THE GIFT OF FIRE as it deals with mythological gods and titans of Greek legend, Christianity in Los Angeles, and advanced technology that has unintended consequences. Bennett effortlessly depicts the array of characters: the boy Chief, his mother and her father, as well as his girlfriend, neighbors, and more. In ON THE HEAD OF A PIN, Hoffman's voice is raspy and less flexible but adequately portrays all the characters, with an especially consistent voice for the character of Josh. Both stories will engage listeners with their complex ideas. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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