Background
Siegel, Robert Harold was born on August 18, 1939.
(While visiting a farm in England, Becky is carried back t...)
While visiting a farm in England, Becky is carried back through time to ancient Britain where ruthless men are seeking to exterminate a race of benevolent centaurs.
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(Once upon a moonlit sea, a whale was born and began his s...)
Once upon a moonlit sea, a whale was born and began his song; the song of his long and eventful journey through the great oceans. Seals, dolphins and Ala, the seagull all guide him on his travels and help him during times of great danger and great joy.
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In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings the Whalesong trilogy to an exciting conclusion as Hralekana, the white humpback whale, and his human friend, Mark, struggle to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. Like the two previous books in the trilogy, this captivating tale evokes for readers of all ages the rich poetry of whales sea, and sky.
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(When a monstrous Gryfus casts a sleeping spell on their k...)
When a monstrous Gryfus casts a sleeping spell on their kingdom, young Prince Harold and the beautiful Gwendolyn must seek help in the Golden Land Without Shadow.
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In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings the Whalesong trilogy to an exciting conclusion as Hralekana, the white humpback whale, and his human friend, Mark, struggle to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. Like the two previous books in the trilogy, this captivating tale evokes for readers of all ages the rich poetry of whales sea, and sky.
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The London Times Literary Supplement described Robert Siegel's poetry as "unpretentious versatility," "like returning to the mainland after a tour of the islands." In this latest collection of poems, Siegel brings his remarkable range and technical mastery to bear on the mysteries of creation - wolves, slugs, moles, fireworks, mowing - all hauntingly interwoven with mythical themes.
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(A collection of inspirational poems explores the mystery ...)
A collection of inspirational poems explores the mystery of evil, the meaning of history, our own mysterious quests, the human search for transformative joy, and the quest to find the epiphanies in the ordinary, inviting readers to step outside of themselves into the worlds of others.
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(WHALESONG introduced Hruna, a humpback whale, in an ecolo...)
WHALESONG introduced Hruna, a humpback whale, in an ecological parable of personal and spiritual growth. Now, in WHITE WHALE, meet Hruna's son, Hralekana, and enter a deep sea world that dazzles and delights. As he swims the oceans of the world, Hralekana, a magnificent great white whale, recounts his birth and frolicsome childhood—how he was teased for being all white, how he soon outgrew all his playmates, and how he came to discover the other inhabitants of the sea. He share traditional whale legends and warnings: to beware of great white sharks, killer whales, the giant squid, and most especially, humans, who sometimes capture sea creatures and make them perform strange games to earn their food—something that only dolphins, as natural show-offs, actually enjoy. Growing and learning his pod's feeding, mating, and migration habits, Hralekana is introduced to their moving and mysterious means of communication, such as the Song of Farewell, the Song of the Hunt, and the Song of Distant Love. Embarking on the Lonely Cruise, a yearling's rite of passage, Hralekana experiences the adolescent's fear and exhilaration as he sings the Song of the Open Sea. His adventures expose him to dangerous oil spills, frightening visions of the wreck of the Titanic, a kind and ecologically concerned human whom he befriends, and finally, a terrifying encounter with the dark side of humanity. From his carefree childhood to the dramatic challenges of his adulthood, Hralekana's trials, triumphs, and laughter contain lessons on love, nature, and sacrifice, for him and for the rest of us. **Acclaim for the novels of Robert Siegel** "Whalesong is one of those rare and wondrous things, a book which is born a classic. Robert Siegel has become one with the great song of the humpback whale, and the reader is drawn into the song with him. Hruna's tale of birth and life and terror and sacrifice and joy has the quality of true myth. Whalesong is an utterly beautiful book." —Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time "I was enthralled by Whalesong. Robert Siegel's book is a short masterpiece of imaginative fiction that should be read by every American. It should be read by every whale, which is to say that Siegel has humanized these greatest of earthly creatures, has made them talk, feel, and act like us, under the aegis of their singing. This is a masterful work combining mythology, philosophy, and poetry in a story that is exciting and convincing." —Richard Eberhart, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award "Robert Siegel's accomplishment is breathtaking, astonishing. He has made the ways of our huge warm-blooded kin come utterly alive without condescension or anthropomorphism. It is through him that we can now not only understand but live the meaning and being of the 'deepest beast'." —James Dickey, National Book Award Winner, author of Deliverance "This is a marvelous whale opera. I enthusiastically recommend these lyrics and hope someone will write the music. Maybe it will be a humpback whale..." —John and Toni Tilly, authors of Communications Between Man and Dolphin "This beautifully written and epic tale of a great species' struggle for survival deserves to be widely read by adults as well as children. Its special ability to illicit empathy and provoke outrage from readers could prove as powerful of all the voyages of Greenpeace in assuring that the whales will continue to sing their song." —John Ferell, author of Rain "Siegel's tales have the magic of Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and the lyric majesty of Thoreau's prose. Highly recommended." —Library Journal "I've spent my entire writing career trying to capture the magic that Robert Siegel effortlessly captures in the pages of Whalesong. Be prepared to love this book." —J.R. Rain, author of Moon Dance Cover design by Susanna at: susannakubernus@googlemail.com www.photogravity.de
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(The Whalesong Trilogy together in one easy-to-read omnibu...)
The Whalesong Trilogy together in one easy-to-read omnibus, including: WHALESONG (#1) The play of light and shadow, sea and sky; tropical breezes and the chill breath of arctic ice mountains; the mystery of Leviathan, greatest of all God's creatures, of endless undersea caverns, of krill beds stretching miles in all directions and hundreds of fathoms deep, of the Ice at the End of the World, of the haunting song of the humpback whale. And "sehnsucht," that insatiable longing wakened by the siren song of the sea, calling us back to its dark depths: these are the elements woven into a tapestry of wonder and enchantment by Robert Siegel. Here is the story of Hruna the humpback whale, from birth marked for greatness by his size and courage. As days of carefree frolicking give way to adolescence, Hruna prepares for the Lonely Cruise, the rite of passage into adulthood, by visiting the Great Whale who lives on the ocean floor. There he learns the myth of origins and receives his true name in preparation for the swift adventures and narrow escapes that propel him into the ultimate challenge of leading his pod of whales in a desperate fight for survival. WHITE WHALE (#2) Whalesong introduced Hruna, a humpback whale, in an ecological parable of personal and spiritual growth. Now, in WHITE WHALE, meet Hruna's son, Hralekana, and enter a deep sea world that dazzles and delights. As he swims the oceans of the world, Hralekana, a magnificent great white whale, recounts his birth and frolicsome childhood—how he was teased for being all white, how he soon outgrew all his playmates, and how he came to discover the other inhabitants of the sea. He share traditional whale legends and warnings: to beware of great white sharks, killer whales, the giant squid, and most especially, humans, who sometimes capture sea creatures and make them perform strange games to earn their food—something that only dolphins, as natural show-offs, actually enjoy. Growing and learning his pod's feeding, mating, and migration habits, Hralekana is introduced to their moving and mysterious means of communication, such as the Song of Farewell, the Song of the Hunt, and the Song of Distant Love. Embarking on the Lonely Cruise, a yearling's rite of passage, Hralekana experiences the adolescent's fear and exhilaration as he sings the Song of the Open Sea. His adventures expose him to dangerous oil spills, frightening visions of the wreck of the Titanic, a kind and ecologically concerned human whom he befriends, and finally, a terrifying encounter with the dark side of humanity. From his carefree childhood to the dramatic challenges of his adulthood, Hralekana's trials, triumphs, and laughter contain lessons on love, nature, and sacrifice, for him and for the rest of us. THE ICE AT THE END OF THE WORLD (#3) In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings the Whalesong trilogy to an exciting conclusion as Hralekana, the white humpback whale, and his human friend, Mark, struggle to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. Like the two previous books in the trilogy, this captivating tale evokes for readers of all ages the rich poetry of whales sea, and sky. (Includes a clickable Table of Contents.) **Acclaim for the novels of Robert Siegel** "Whalesong is one of those rare and wondrous things, a book which is born a classic. Robert Siegel has become one with the great song of the humpback whale, and the reader is drawn into the song with him. Hruna's tale of birth and life and terror and sacrifice and joy has the quality of true myth. Whalesong is an utterly beautiful book." —Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time "Siegel's tales have the magic of Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and the lyric majesty of Thoreau's prose." —Library Journal "It is almost as if Moby Dick was scaled down and re-written from the viewpoint of the whale." —Fantasy Review
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(In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings ...)
In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings the Whalesong trilogy to an exciting conclusion as Hralekana, the white humpback whale, and his human friend, Mark, struggle to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. Like the two previous books in the trilogy, this captivating tale evokes for readers of all ages the rich poetry of whales sea, and sky. **Acclaim for Robert Siegel and Whalesong** "Whalesong is one of those rare and wondrous things, a book which is born a classic. Robert Siegel has become one with the great song of the humpback whale, and the reader is drawn into the song with him. Hruna's tale of birth and life and terror and sacrifice and joy has the quality of true myth. Whalesong is an utterly beautiful book." —Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time "I was enthralled by Whalesong. Robert Siegel's book is a short masterpiece of imaginative fiction that should be read by every American. It should be read by every whale, which is to say that Siegel has humanized these greatest of earthly creatures, has made them talk, feel, and act like us, under the aegis of their singing. This is a masterful work combining mythology, philosophy, and poetry in a story that is exciting and convincing." —Richard Eberhart, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award "Robert Siegel's accomplishment is breathtaking, astonishing. He has made the ways of our huge warm-blooded kin come utterly alive without condescension or anthropomorphism. It is through him that we can now not only understand but live the meaning and being of the 'deepest beast'." —James Dickey, National Book Award Winner, author of Deliverance "This is a marvelous whale opera. I enthusiastically recommend these lyrics and hope someone will write the music. Maybe it will be a humpback whale..." —John and Toni Tilly, authors of Communications Between Man and Dolphin "This beautifully written and epic tale of a great species' struggle for survival deserves to be widely read by adults as well as children. Its special ability to illicit empathy and provoke outrage from readers could prove as powerful of all the voyages of Greenpeace in assuring that the whales will continue to sing their song." —John Ferell, author of Rain "Siegel's tales have the magic of Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and the lyric majesty of Thoreau's prose. Highly recommended." —Library Journal "It is almost as if Moby Dick was scaled down and re-written from the viewpoint of the whale." —Fantasy Review "I've spent my entire writing career trying to capture the magic that Robert Siegel effortlessly captures in the pages of Whalesong. Be prepared to love this book." —J.R. Rain, author of Moon Dance Cover design by Susanna at: susannakubernus@googlemail.com www.photogravity.de
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(In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings ...)
In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings the Whalesong trilogy to an exciting conclusion as Hralekana, the white humpback whale, and his human friend, Mark, struggle to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. Like the two previous books in the trilogy, this captivating tale evokes for readers of all ages the rich poetry of whales sea, and sky. **Acclaim for Robert Siegel and Whalesong** "Whalesong is one of those rare and wondrous things, a book which is born a classic. Robert Siegel has become one with the great song of the humpback whale, and the reader is drawn into the song with him. Hruna's tale of birth and life and terror and sacrifice and joy has the quality of true myth. Whalesong is an utterly beautiful book." —Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time "I was enthralled by Whalesong. Robert Siegel's book is a short masterpiece of imaginative fiction that should be read by every American. It should be read by every whale, which is to say that Siegel has humanized these greatest of earthly creatures, has made them talk, feel, and act like us, under the aegis of their singing. This is a masterful work combining mythology, philosophy, and poetry in a story that is exciting and convincing." —Richard Eberhart, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award "Robert Siegel's accomplishment is breathtaking, astonishing. He has made the ways of our huge warm-blooded kin come utterly alive without condescension or anthropomorphism. It is through him that we can now not only understand but live the meaning and being of the 'deepest beast'." —James Dickey, National Book Award Winner, author of Deliverance "This is a marvelous whale opera. I enthusiastically recommend these lyrics and hope someone will write the music. Maybe it will be a humpback whale..." —John and Toni Tilly, authors of Communications Between Man and Dolphin "This beautifully written and epic tale of a great species' struggle for survival deserves to be widely read by adults as well as children. Its special ability to illicit empathy and provoke outrage from readers could prove as powerful of all the voyages of Greenpeace in assuring that the whales will continue to sing their song." —John Ferell, author of Rain "Siegel's tales have the magic of Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and the lyric majesty of Thoreau's prose. Highly recommended." —Library Journal "It is almost as if Moby Dick was scaled down and re-written from the viewpoint of the whale." —Fantasy Review "I've spent my entire writing career trying to capture the magic that Robert Siegel effortlessly captures in the pages of Whalesong. Be prepared to love this book." —J.R. Rain, author of Moon Dance Cover design by Susanna at: susannakubernus@googlemail.com www.photogravity.de
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(Love can conquer all? Can it when two people, Angela, thi...)
Love can conquer all? Can it when two people, Angela, thirteen, and James, fourteen, who consider themselves close friends, are separated by the vastness of space? Angela is the middle child of the VanGemerts, one of four families sent to Alpha Centauri star system aboard the ship ALPHA CENTAURI II. The ship disappears three months out. NASA writes them off as a casualty of the space program. James will not accept this and builds his own ship, which takes him ten years, and calls it SEARCHER. He realizes he built the ship because of his deep love for Angela. The crew of ALPHA CENTAURI II are captured by the dreaded Drags, lizard-type beings that capture other beings and sell them into slavery. It is here that the crew start to die. Will James find them in time to rescue even one?
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(In the twenty-second century, a redhead from the Alpha Ce...)
In the twenty-second century, a redhead from the Alpha Centauri star system, lands in the Death Valley. She convinces reputed American astronomers that she is a peace-seeking E.T., but members of the Planet Preservation Society destroy her spaceship and send an assassin to kill her. The assassin, who happens to be the son of a French-Canadian billionaire, falls in love with the E.T., and helps her escape across Europe and Asia. But he must return to his father's bedside, and relinquish the E.T. to the American astronomer, who is her true love. The couple escapes to Japan, and finally finds peace and shelter in India.
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writer English literature educator
Siegel, Robert Harold was born on August 18, 1939.
Student, Denison University, 1959. Bachelor in English, Wheaton College, 1961. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy in English, Harvard University, 1968.
Instructor Dartmouth College, 1967-1968, assistant professor, 1968-1975. Visiting lecturer Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1975-1976. Poet-in-residence, McManes visiting professor Wheaton (Illinois) College, 1976.
Assistant professor University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1976-1979, associate professor English, 1979-1983, professor, 1983—1999, professor emeritus, since 1999. Poet on faculty Summer Writers' Institute, Wheaton College, 1980, Wesleyan University, 1982, 83, New England Young Writers Conference, 2002-2010. Visiting professor Johann Wolfgang v.
Goethe University, Frankfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1985. Nick Barker writer in residence, Covenant College, 2008. Lecturer, reader various universities.
(The Whalesong Trilogy together in one easy-to-read omnibu...)
(Love can conquer all? Can it when two people, Angela, thi...)
(A collection of inspirational poems explores the mystery ...)
( In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel bring...)
( In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel bring...)
(In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings ...)
(In The Ice at the End of the World, Robert Siegel brings ...)
(While visiting a farm in England, Becky is carried back t...)
(When a monstrous Gryfus casts a sleeping spell on their k...)
(The London Times Literary Supplement described Robert Sie...)
(Once upon a moonlit sea, a whale was born and began his s...)
(WHALESONG introduced Hruna, a humpback whale, in an ecolo...)
(In the twenty-second century, a redhead from the Alpha Ce...)
(Documents the creation of "WhaleSong" the first coffee ta...)
(An illustrated history of whaling in Hawaii in the 19th c...)
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Author: (fiction) Alpha Centauri, 1980, Whalesong, 1981, The Kingdom of Wundle, 1982, White Whale, 1991, The Ice at the End of the World, 1994. (poetry) The Beasts and the Elders, 1973, In A Pig's Eye, 1980, The Waters Under the Earth, 2005, A Pentecost of Finches: New and Selected Poems, 2006. Contributor poems to Atlantic Monthly, Sewanee Review, other journals.
Married; 3 children.