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Songs of Earth and Power

by Greg Bear

A new edition of two old works, The Infinity Concerto and The Serpent Mage, first published in the 1980s. One is on a boy's journey in a fantasy world whose inhabitants had their souls stolen by the Serpent. The other is set in Los Angeles and concerns efforts to have a concerto performed. The works are vehicles for ideas on the origins of mankind, religion and music.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?