Author: SouthlandersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Southlanders
Author: SouthlandersThe Southlanders
Author: Lady Mary FoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Mighty Kingdom of Krinke Kesmes
Author: Hendrik SmeeksPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004657762
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
This is the first English edition of a novel that is little known outside Dutch literary circles, but is an interesting example of popular fiction and radical thought about science and society in its day - not only in the Netherlands, but throughout Western Europe. It formed a bridge between the rationalist seventeenth century and the Age of Enlightenment, and was also a lively story in itself. It was rather less than imaginary, moreover, being linked to seventeenth to seventeenth-century Dutch activities in Australia and the first real knowledge about the legendary southern continent. Among the novels based on such exploits, this was one of the most remarkable. The dominance of classics like Defoe's Robinson Crusoe has tended to obscure many such works, but they can be better appreciated today as a result of changing views about literary genres. Defoe, in particular, built on an earlier tradition in which Krinke Kesmes played a vital role. The text is translated from the original edition, and the author's handwritten additions to it are included or discussed in the introduction. A glossary explaining obscure terms and a full bibliography are given along with the introduction, which outlines the background and significance of the work. This is by David Fausett, an authority on early travel fiction and, in particular, that relating to exploration in the austral regions.
Arvan: Land of Dragons
Author: Robert NeriPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 099726747X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Dark, High Fantasy campaign setting for the Dice & Glory tabletop RPG.
Elric of Melniboné
Author: Michael MoorcockPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534445684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
"In one of the most well-known and well-loved fantasy epics of the 20th century, Elric is the brooding, albino emperor of the dying Kingdom of Melnibone. With Melnibone's years of grandeur and decadence long since passed, Elric's amoral cousin Yrkoon sets his eyes on the throne. Elric, realizing he is his country's best hope, must face his nefarious cousin in an epic battle for the right to rule. Elric of Melnibone is the first in Michael Moorcock's incredible series, which created fantasy archetypes that have echoed through the genre for generations"--
The Zones of Thought Series
Author: Vernor VingePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765399571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1838
Book Description
This discounted ebundle of The Zones of Thought Series includes: A Fire Upon the Deep, The Children of the Sky, A Deepness in the Sky “Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.” —David Brin Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures, and technology, can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these "regions of thought," but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence. A Fire Upon The Deep — Fleeing a galactic threat, Ravna crash lands on a strange world with a ship hold full of cryogenically frozen children, the only survivors. They are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. The Children of the Sky — Ten years have passed on Tines World, and Ravna and the children have survived a war. While there is peace among the Tines, there are those among them—and among the humans—who seek power...and no matter the cost, these malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization that has taken root since the humans landed. A Deepness in the Sky — Thirty-thousand years before A Fire Upon the Deep, two human groups, the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds, stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Other Books by Vernor Vinge Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The History of Greenland:
Author: David CranzThe History of Greenland: Including an Account of the Mission Carried on by the United Brethren in that Country. From the German of David Crantz. With a Continuation to the Present Time ... In Two Volumes. Vol. 1. [-2.]
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Author: The History of Greenland, Including an Account of the Mission Carried on by the United Brethren in that Country
Author: David CranzThe History of Greenland
Author: David CrantzPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108071066
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
An edited 1820 English translation of a Moravian missionary's observations on Greenland, its people and their way of life.