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Gathering Blue is a young adult-dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and was published on September 25, 2000. [1] A companion book to The Giver (1993), it is set in the same future time period and universe, treats some of the same themes, and is followed by Messenger (2004) and Son (2012) in The Giver Quartet.
Gathering Blue is a 2000 children's dystopian novella that is set in the same future time period and displays some of the same themes as The Giver. The central character, Kira, who has a deformed leg, is orphaned and must learn to survive in a society that normally leaves the weak or disabled exposed to die in the fields.
The novel is the first in a loose quartet of novels known as The Giver Quartet, with three subsequent books set in the same universe: Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), and Son (2012). [8] In 2014, a film adaptation was released, starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, and Brenton Thwaites and directed by Philip Noyce. [9]
[2] [6] In her review for Tor.com, American writer Mari Ness disliked what she felt was a thematic shift from the evil stemming from people's and societies' inner choices—à la The Giver and Gathering Blue —to evil caused by the influence of external, supernatural forces. [1]
The Alara block is a Magic: The Gathering expert-level expansion block, consisting of the expansion sets Shards of Alara (October 3, 2008), [1] Conflux (February 6, 2009) [2] and Alara Reborn (April 30, 2009). The Alara block focuses on multicolored cards, in particular cards with three or more colors. [3] [4]
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Theros is a set of three expansions to the Magic: The Gathering game, consisting of the sets Theros (September 27, 2013), Born of the Gods (February 7, 2014) and Journey into Nyx (May 2, 2014). [2] The setting was later used for a Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook, Mythic Odysseys of Theros (2020).