Earth and Air

This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed

in this book are either fictitious or used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2012 by Peter Dickinson (peterdickinson.com). All rights reserved.

Cover art © 2012 Jackie Morris (jackiemorris.co.uk). All rights reserved.

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First Edition

September 2012

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Dickinson, Peter, 1927-

Earth and air : tales of elemental creatures / Peter Dickinson. -- 1st ed.

p. cm.

Summary: “Changelings, gryphons, and gods get in the way of us mortals who are struggling to find someone to fall in love with, something interesting to do, somewhere to run to”-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-61873-058-9 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-61873-038-1 (trade paper) -- ISBN 978-1-61873-058-9 (ebook)

[1. Supernatural--Fiction. 2. Trolls--Fiction. 3. Mythology, Greek--Fiction. 4. Animals, Mythical--Fiction. 5. Goddesses--Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.D562Ear 2012

[Fic]--dc23

2012023764

“The Fifth Element” was originally published in slightly different form as “Who Killed the Cat?” in Verdict of 13 (Julian Symons, ed., Harper & Row, 1979).

Text set in Minion Pro.

Printed on 50# Natures Natural 30% PCR Recycled Paper by C-M Books in Ann Arbor, MI.