His thick feathery red eyebrows pulled together as if in minor irritation, but his eyes stayed shut. His short sandy hair tousled up against his pillow. An uncertain number of tall white forms stood around his bed, merging with the walls, the dresser, the bookcases and easels. Huh? Michael Perrin twitched in his sleep. If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awoke-Ay!-and what then? The Infinity Concerto is a fantasy masterpiece by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Forerunner Saga, Eon, and other imaginative classics.īook One of the Songs of Earth and Power Series The music’s otherworldly tones have led Michael through the gate between Earth and the Realm of the Sidhedark, where faeries reign by rule of magic-and where Michael must find his muse if he’s ever to return home.

Never meant to be heard by human ears, its melody is as captivating as a siren’s call, its notes ring out like a death knell, and its rhythms shake the very foundations of reality. Waltiri’s composition is a song of power. The concerto Opus 45, Infinity left its listeners entranced, altered to the very core of their souls. The maestro’s greatest piece, however, was performed in front of a live audience only once. He finds a kindred spirit in Arno Waltiri, the film score composer behind several of Michael’s favorite classic movies. Michael Perrin is an aspiring poet, struggling to express the chaotic cadences of his thoughts on paper. Music, myth, and magic mix in this tale of a melody not meant for human ears, from the New York Times–bestselling and award-winning author of Darwin’s Radio.

Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear