title: Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays
author:  Christa Wolf 
description: In 1980 East German author <b>Christa Wolf</b> took a trip to Greece accompanied by her husband, Gerhard. In 1982 she was awarded a guest lectureship at the University of Frankfurt, where in May she delivered a series of five "Lectures on Poetics" relating to her Greek travels and studies. The fifth "lecture" was ad raft of the novel <i>Cassandra</i>, which she then revised and expanded for publication. The four introductory lectures were published separately in Germany under the title <i>Conditions of a Narrative: Cassandra; The Frankfurt Lectures on Poetics </i>(<i>Voraussetzungen einer Erzhlung: Kassandra</i>). This volume presents the novel first, followed by its companion lectures, which illuminate its background and implications.
zlib_text: Cassandra escapes the evil Ulster and believes she’s running for the safety promised with Clan Barrachius but she is
  shocked when she receives a less than warm welcome by the Barrachius Alpha, Tieran. Caught in the ever-tightening web
  foretold by The Breeding Prophecy, Cassandra and Tieran must succumb to their desires, even if they can’t stand one
  another. As all out impending war between the clans hovers on the horizon, Cassandra must give herself to the power of
  The Prophecy if any are to survive the bloodbath that will ensue.
  THE TAKING
  (The Breeding Prophecy 4)
  By Alexx Andria
  Copyright 2012 by Alexx Andria
   
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