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Author: John Peel Publisher: ISBN: 9780615567082 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
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The long-awaited sequel to "The Secret Of Dragonhome". Melayne is back and in trouble, as usual. Her dragons are growing and so is her family. Raiders are trying to kill her, slayers are hunting her dragons and there's a mad god on the loose.
Author: John Peel Publisher: ISBN: 9780615567082 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
The long-awaited sequel to "The Secret Of Dragonhome". Melayne is back and in trouble, as usual. Her dragons are growing and so is her family. Raiders are trying to kill her, slayers are hunting her dragons and there's a mad god on the loose.
Author: Daniel Ogden Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199323747 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 360
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Stories about dragons, serpents, and their slayers make up a rich and varied tradition within ancient mythology and folklore. In this sourcebook, Daniel Ogden presents a comprehensive and easily accessible collection of dragon myths from Greek, Roman, and early Christian sources. Some of the dragons featured are well known: the Hydra, slain by Heracles; the Dragon of Colchis, the guardian of the golden fleece overcome by Jason and Medea; and the great sea-serpent from which Perseus rescues Andromeda. But the less well known dragons are often equally enthralling, like the Dragon of Thespiae, which Menestratus slays by feeding himself to it in armor covered in fish-hooks, or the lamias of Libya, who entice young men into their striking-range by wiggling their tails, shaped like beautiful women, at them. The texts are arranged in such a way as to allow readers to witness the continuity of and evolution in dragon stories between the Classical and Christian worlds, and to understand the genesis of saintly dragon-slaying stories of the sort now characteristically associated with St George, whose earliest dragon-fight concludes the volume. All texts, a considerable number of which have not previously been available in English, are offered in new translations and accompanied by lucid commentaries that place the source-passages into their mythical, folkloric, literary, and cultural contexts. A sampling of the ancient iconography of dragons and an appendix on dragon slaying myths from the ancient Near East and India, particularly those with a bearing upon the Greco-Roman material, are also included. This volume promises to be the most authoritative sourcebook on this perennially fascinating and influential body of ancient myth.
Author: Daniel Anlezark Publisher: Manchester University Press ISBN: 1526162652 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 412
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Noah’s Flood is one of the Bible’s most popular stories, and flood myths survive in many cultures today. This book presents the first comprehensive examination of the incorporation of the Flood myth into the Anglo-Saxon imagination. Focusing on literary representations, it contributes to our understanding of how Christian Anglo-Saxons perceived their place in the cosmos. For them, history unfolded between the primeval Deluge and a future – perhaps imminent – flood of fire, which would destroy the world. This study reveals both an imaginative diversity and shared interpretations of the Flood myth. Anglo-Saxons saw the Flood as a climactic event in God’s ongoing war with his more rebellious creatures, but they also perceived the mystery of redemption through baptism. Anlezark studies a range of texts against their historical background, and discusses shifting emphases in the way the Flood was interpreted for diverse audiences. The book concludes with a discussion of Beowulf, relating the epic poem’s presentation of the Flood myth to that of other Anglo-Saxon texts.
Author: Daniel Ogden Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199925119 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 346
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Dragons, Serpents, and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds offers a comprehensive and easily accessible collection of dragon myths from Greek, Roman, and early Christian sources.
Author: Owen K. C. Stephens Publisher: ISBN: 9780786939367 Category : Dungeons and Dragons (Game) Languages : en Pages : 0
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An exploration of two of the most exciting components of D&D(, "Dragon Magic"* changes the way dragons are used in D&D campaigns by imagining a world in which dragons openly share their magical secrets with humans and other races.
Author: Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel Publisher: ISBN: 9780786939138 Category : Dungeons and Dragons (Game) Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Blood of Dragons Flows through Your Veins In ages past, dragons ruled supreme. Now their distant scions, the races and individuals who carry their blood, live among the great empires of the world, where they forge their own glorious legacies. You can be among them. Embrace your draconic heritage, and the spoils of the world can be yours! This supplement for the D&D(R) game provides detailed information on the psychology, society, culture, behavior, religion, and folklore of the dragonblooded races, including kobolds and half-dragons. This book introduces two new player character races: the dragonborn (existing characters reborn in a new draconic form to combat and destroy the spawn of Tiamat) and the spellscales (artistic, philosophical beings with a penchant for sorcery and a thirst for new experiences). It also provides new prestige classes, feats, spells, magic items, equipment, and guidelines for crafting adventures and campaigns involving dragonblooded races. For use with these Dungeons & Dragons(R) core books "Player's Handbook(TM) " "Dungeon Master's Guide(TM) Monster Manual(TM) "
Author: John Peel Publisher: Dragonhome Books ISBN: 9780692779569 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 294
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The third book in the ongoing "Dragonhome" series finds Melayne and her friends under attack from her enemies, and facing betrayal by those close to her. There is now no avoiding war...
Author: Piers Anthony Publisher: Del Rey ISBN: 0345454316 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 335
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A quest for the source of power threatened to doom the land of Xanth As a ruler of a country steeped in enchantment, King Trent was naturally curious about the source of its magic. It made sense to order Bink, the only one of his subjects immune to supernatural harm, to undertake a quest to discover the wellspring of Xanth’s uniqueness. From the beginning, Bink and his companions, Chester the centaur and Crombie, the soldier transformed into a griffin, were harried by an unseen enemy determined to thwart them. Even the power of Good Magician Humfrey, together with Bink’s protective talent, scarcely saved their lives. Then when Humfrey and Crombie turned against him, all seemed lost. But Bink's ingenuity and luck prevailed, and he reached his goal. The King’s orders had been carried out . . . But the King had not expected Bink’s next act—to destroy utterly the magic of Xanth!
Author: John Peel
Author: John Peel
Author: John Peel
Author: Daniel Ogden
Author: Marcus L. Rowland
Author: Daniel Anlezark
Author: Daniel Ogden
Author: Owen K. C. Stephens
Author: Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel
Author: John Peel
Author: Piers Anthony