{"product_id":"2940148521747","title":"The Fata Morgana","description":"Doomed Paradise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ancient tales of European Man, carefully recorded by pious monks and hedge wizards alike, are insistent about the Western Isles. One of the tales of Doubting Thomas, the apostle, has it that he Christianized these islands and stayed there until the end of his days. The Arthurian legends clearly state that Arthur's father, Uther, came from the Western Isles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAncient and Medieval maps agree in showing them as being off the Western Coast of France. Lyonnesse was a part of the Western Islands, as was the City of Ys, Avalon, and the Land of Dahout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp until the time of the First Crusade, there are records of pilgrims visiting the Holy sites of the Western Islands. The remains of mercantile records of those days hint of trade with the islands of the west. Irish records and legends, which are generally regarded as reliable back to preChristian times, have many references to great floating islands being pushed by ocean currents and winds alike past the Emerald Isle, and sometimes becoming snagged there for a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Icelandic Eddas make similar references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern sailors and travelers sometimes sight great, many tiered cities near the ocean's horizon, but these people are rarely believed. It is easier for modern, technocentric man to believe in an optical illusion, the Fata Morgana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about two modern, hardheaded engineers who find the Western Islands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174597050608,"sku":"2940148521747","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148521747_p0.jpg?v=1763703654","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148521747","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}