Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Sword and Sorceress XIII
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Sword and Sorceress 13
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780886777036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A collection of stories highlights women of power, including a mage, a shapechanger, a healer, and a swordswoman, and features the writings of such authors as Jo Clayton, Deborah Wheeler, and Diana L. Paxson
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780886777036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
A collection of stories highlights women of power, including a mage, a shapechanger, a healer, and a swordswoman, and features the writings of such authors as Jo Clayton, Deborah Wheeler, and Diana L. Paxson
Sword and Sorceress
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Sword and Sorceress II
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780886773601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780886773601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sword and Sorceress XIX
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780756400491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Prior to her death in 1999, Bradley prepared volumes 19 and 20 of this popular anthology series. This edition of the powerhouse collection of fantasy fiction features 25 stories of women warriors and wizards by such writers as Diana Paxson, Esther M. Friesner, Dorothy J. Heydt, and others.
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780756400491
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Prior to her death in 1999, Bradley prepared volumes 19 and 20 of this popular anthology series. This edition of the powerhouse collection of fantasy fiction features 25 stories of women warriors and wizards by such writers as Diana Paxson, Esther M. Friesner, Dorothy J. Heydt, and others.
Sword and Sorceress IV
Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780886774127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The exploits of warrior women and the spellbinding enchantments of the great mistresses of the magical arts are chronicled in a collection of fantasy tales by Diana Paxson, Richard Corwin, Jennifer Roberson and others
Publisher: D A W Books, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780886774127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The exploits of warrior women and the spellbinding enchantments of the great mistresses of the magical arts are chronicled in a collection of fantasy tales by Diana Paxson, Richard Corwin, Jennifer Roberson and others
Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults
Author: Ruth Nadelman Lynn
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1216
Book Description
Bibliographic information, grade level, and annotations for nearly 7,500 fantasy books for grades 3-12 are given. The introduction discusses the history of fantasy, and awards presented to fantasy titles are listed.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1216
Book Description
Bibliographic information, grade level, and annotations for nearly 7,500 fantasy books for grades 3-12 are given. The introduction discusses the history of fantasy, and awards presented to fantasy titles are listed.
Azkhantian Tales
Author: Deborah J. Ross
Publisher: Deborah J. Ross
ISBN: 1611382599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Across the Azkhantian steppe, warrior women ride to battle against foes both human and supernatural. From the world of The Seven-Petaled Shield come four fantasy tales, originally published in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword & Sorceress. Prophecy links a mother and daughter in an unbreakable bond. A young woman defies tradition to become a shaman. When twins are magically divided, the survivor searches for the other half of her soul. A warrior woman discovers that to wield a magical blade dishonorably carries a heavy price. This collection includes a previously-unpublished Introduction and a sneak peek at The Seven-Petaled Shield.
Publisher: Deborah J. Ross
ISBN: 1611382599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Across the Azkhantian steppe, warrior women ride to battle against foes both human and supernatural. From the world of The Seven-Petaled Shield come four fantasy tales, originally published in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword & Sorceress. Prophecy links a mother and daughter in an unbreakable bond. A young woman defies tradition to become a shaman. When twins are magically divided, the survivor searches for the other half of her soul. A warrior woman discovers that to wield a magical blade dishonorably carries a heavy price. This collection includes a previously-unpublished Introduction and a sneak peek at The Seven-Petaled Shield.
The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature
Author: Brian J. Frost
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879728601
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
In this fascinating book, Brian J. Frost presents the first full-scale survey of werewolf literature covering both fiction and nonfiction works. He identifies principal elements in the werewolf myth, considers various theories of the phenomenon of shapeshifting, surveys nonfiction books, and traces the myth from its origins in ancient superstitions to its modern representations in fantasy and horror fiction. Frost's analysis encompasses fanciful medieval beliefs, popular works by Victorian authors, scholarly treatises and medical papers, and short stories from pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s. Revealing the complex nature of the werewolf phenomenon and its tremendous and continuing influence, The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature is destined to become a standard reference on the subject.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879728601
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
In this fascinating book, Brian J. Frost presents the first full-scale survey of werewolf literature covering both fiction and nonfiction works. He identifies principal elements in the werewolf myth, considers various theories of the phenomenon of shapeshifting, surveys nonfiction books, and traces the myth from its origins in ancient superstitions to its modern representations in fantasy and horror fiction. Frost's analysis encompasses fanciful medieval beliefs, popular works by Victorian authors, scholarly treatises and medical papers, and short stories from pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s. Revealing the complex nature of the werewolf phenomenon and its tremendous and continuing influence, The Essential Guide to Werewolf Literature is destined to become a standard reference on the subject.
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction
Author: Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1599631407
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Do you envision celestial cities in distant, fantastic worlds? Do you dream of mythical beasts and gallant quests in exotic kingdoms? If you have ever wanted to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story, this all-in-one comprehensive book will show you how. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction is full of advice from master authors offering definitive instructions on world building, character creation, and storytelling in the many styles and possibilities available to writers of speculative fiction. Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this new book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover: • How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds. • How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling. • Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. • How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions. • Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more. • How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operate on a day-to-day basis. • Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration. • How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing. The boundaries of your imagination are infinite, but to create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you unleash your stories on the next generation of readers and fans.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1599631407
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Do you envision celestial cities in distant, fantastic worlds? Do you dream of mythical beasts and gallant quests in exotic kingdoms? If you have ever wanted to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story, this all-in-one comprehensive book will show you how. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction is full of advice from master authors offering definitive instructions on world building, character creation, and storytelling in the many styles and possibilities available to writers of speculative fiction. Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this new book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover: • How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds. • How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling. • Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. • How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions. • Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more. • How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operate on a day-to-day basis. • Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration. • How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing. The boundaries of your imagination are infinite, but to create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you unleash your stories on the next generation of readers and fans.