Author: Vonnie Winslow Crist Publisher: Fae Corps Inc ISBN: Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 390
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Under the eyes of the Ravens, the visions of fantasy spring. Discovery drives the Unkindness, and the stories cling fast to their wings. Presenting a collection of fantasy and myth inspired tales that take readers on a flight of fancy through genres, mythos and time. In 15 unnerving stories, lovers of modern fairy tales will find something to treasure and keep them up at night.
Author: Claude Lecouteux Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1644111713 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 320
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• Offers commentary for each story, revealing its historical context, cultural and esoteric associations, and hidden pagan beliefs • Explores how the tales transformed over the ages and their origins in Classical Antiquity, the Middle East, and India • Includes stories never-before-translated from their original Latin and many purposely left in obscurity due to scandalous depictions of popes and other notables The Middle Ages witnessed the blossoming of oral traditions whose echoes can still be found in many legends, fables, and tales today. In this collection of medieval tales of witchcraft, wonder, and the supernatural, Claude and Corinne Lecouteux explain how many of these stories arose in Classical Antiquity while some made their way into Dark Ages Europe from the Middle East and India. Offering commentary for each tale, the authors place them in historical context and analyze their cultural and esoteric associations. They include stories never- before-translated from their original Latin or demotic versions and show how, unlike the well-known fairy tales made popular by the Brothers Grimm, many stories were purposely left in obscurity because they presented scandalous depictions of popes and other notables. Additionally, for many of the tales, the authors scrupulously peel back the Christian veneer to show how the stories were instrumental in assuring the survival of age-old pagan beliefs across the centuries. These beliefs are explored through tales of animals with magical powers and the ability to converse with humans, including the tale of the Grateful Lion made famous through Aesop’s fables; stories of individuals with supernatural or otherworldly powers, like the Venomous Maiden who poisons all men who have relations with her; legends of miracles and wondrous things that violate the laws of nature, such as people returning from the dead to help a descendant; and stories of witchcraft, magic, and demonic apparitions, including the pope who was a disguised demon. The authors also explore tales of supernatural spouses and illicit love affairs, wisdom teachings and parables of fools, and heroic legends.
Author: Stuart Kaminsky Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061984647 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 420
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Twenty contemporary writers commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe with chilling stories inspired by the master himself. Nearly two centuries after they were penned, Edgar Allan Poe's macabre tales are still working their eerie magic on readers of every stripe—thrill-seekers, filmmakers, even fellow writers of suspense. Collected here to honor and celebrate Poe's genius are original stories by some of the best mystery writers at work today. A son attempts to connect with his dying father in Thomas H. Cook's "Nevermore." John Lutz's "Poe, Poe, Poe" combines elements from several of Poe's stories in a twisted tale of madness and mayhem. "Poe, Jo, and I," by Don Winslow, examines the curious bond literature can form between the most unlikely of friends. And in Jon L. Breen's "William Allan Wilson," getting even has never felt so good. With contributions by Mary Higgins Clark, Jeremiah Healy, Peter Lovesey, P. J. Parrish, Daniel Stashower, and Angela Zeman, among others, On a Raven's Wing is a fitting tribute to the one and only Edgar Allan Poe.
Author: Frances Watts Publisher: HarperCollins Australia ISBN: 1460701755 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 261
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From bestselling and award-winning author Frances Watts comes the first in an incredibly exciting new series of standalone historical novels. On the eve of her fifteenth birthday, Claudia is unexpectedly summoned to Rome by the father she hasn't seen in ten years, a wealthy and powerful senator. She finds herself with both a new family and a luxurious new home in the capital of the world's greatest empire. But Claudia soon discovers a contest of power and ambition is secretly being waged - and she is the prize. torn between two rivals for her hand in marriage, she must choose between her duty and her heart ... a choice that could have deadly consequences. From multi-award-winning author Frances Watts comes a gripping mystery of love and intrigue set in Ancient Rome.
Author: Concetta Tina Scarpitti Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1491815973 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 71
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"Man verse beast provides the strengths and weaknesses of finding your place on earth and gives meaning to the understanding of good verse evil." A sensational compilation of literary works that entice only the greatest readers who find the poetic messages in every poem. A fine work of art that keeps you wanting more.
Author: L R Hieber Publisher: ISBN: 0991661982 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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Fantasy Scroll Magazine is an online, bi-monthly publication featuring science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal short-fiction. The magazine’s mission is to publish high-quality, entertaining, and thought-provoking speculative fiction. With a mixture of short stories, flash fiction, and micro-fiction, Fantasy Scroll Magazine aims to appeal to a wide audience. Issue #9 includes 10 short stories and one graphic story: "Thomas Lynne" - Jordan Taylor "When Angels Wear Butterfly Wings" - Stone Showers "Sea Found" - L R Hieber "Fountain" - Lynda Clark "Beneath the Raven's Wing" - Rebecca Birch "Exit Strategy" - Shane Halbach "Where the Millennials Went" - Zach Lisabeth "Scents of Life" - Robert Lowell Russell "The Parting Gift" - Hall Jameson "Shamrock - Part 4 - Hero's Scream" - Josh Brown & Alberto Hernandez In the non-fiction section, this issue features: Interview with Author Michael R. Underwood Interview with Author L R Hieber Artist Spotlight: Jessica TC Lee Science Corner: Black Holes and Academic Walls Book Review: Half a War (Joe Abercrombie) Book Review: Updraft (Fran Wilde) Movie Review: Pay The Ghost (Uli Edel) The magazine is open to most sub-genres of science fiction, including hard SF, military, apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic, space opera, time travel, cyberpunk, steampunk, and humorous. Similarly for fantasy, we accept most sub-genres, including alternate world, dark fantasy, heroic, high or epic, historical, medieval, mythic, sword & sorcery, urban fantasy, and humorous. The magazine also publishes horror and paranormal short fiction.
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