Author: Barbara Ann Wright
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1626392927
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Within the walls of her palace, Princess Katya’s best friend lies at her feet, close to death. Her pyradisté is overwhelmed by some mysterious power, and her former lady-in-waiting has stabbed her in the back. Wounded and nearly alone, Katya must find a way to sabotage the magic of her Fiendish uncle Roland, or those who fight for the capitol will be overwhelmed by hypnotized guards and Fiend-filled corpses. Starbride’s pain is nearly overwhelming. The agony inside her only lessens when she satisfies a strange new desire to hurt those around her. She may hold the key to banishing Fiendish power from Farraday, but only by using it herself. Together, Katya and Starbride must make a final desperate push to take back the kingdom, but even if they survive, can the strength of their love keep them from madness? After all, fighting evil with evil has its consequences.
The Fiend Queen
Author: Barbara Ann Wright
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1626392927
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Within the walls of her palace, Princess Katya’s best friend lies at her feet, close to death. Her pyradisté is overwhelmed by some mysterious power, and her former lady-in-waiting has stabbed her in the back. Wounded and nearly alone, Katya must find a way to sabotage the magic of her Fiendish uncle Roland, or those who fight for the capitol will be overwhelmed by hypnotized guards and Fiend-filled corpses. Starbride’s pain is nearly overwhelming. The agony inside her only lessens when she satisfies a strange new desire to hurt those around her. She may hold the key to banishing Fiendish power from Farraday, but only by using it herself. Together, Katya and Starbride must make a final desperate push to take back the kingdom, but even if they survive, can the strength of their love keep them from madness? After all, fighting evil with evil has its consequences.
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1626392927
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Within the walls of her palace, Princess Katya’s best friend lies at her feet, close to death. Her pyradisté is overwhelmed by some mysterious power, and her former lady-in-waiting has stabbed her in the back. Wounded and nearly alone, Katya must find a way to sabotage the magic of her Fiendish uncle Roland, or those who fight for the capitol will be overwhelmed by hypnotized guards and Fiend-filled corpses. Starbride’s pain is nearly overwhelming. The agony inside her only lessens when she satisfies a strange new desire to hurt those around her. She may hold the key to banishing Fiendish power from Farraday, but only by using it herself. Together, Katya and Starbride must make a final desperate push to take back the kingdom, but even if they survive, can the strength of their love keep them from madness? After all, fighting evil with evil has its consequences.
The Lady of Linshui Pacifies Demons
Author:
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295748362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The Lady of Linshui—the goddess of women, childbirth, and childhood—is still venerated in south China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Her story evolved from the life of Chen Jinggu in the eighth century and blossomed in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) into vernacular short fiction, legends, plays, sutras, and stele inscriptions at temples where she is worshipped. The full-length novel The Lady of Linshui Pacifies Demons narrates Chen Jinggu’s lifelong struggle with and eventual triumph over her spirit double and rival, the White Snake demon. Among accounts of goddesses in late imperial China, this work is unique in its focus on the physical aspects of womanhood, especially the dangers of childbirth, and in its dramatization of the contradictory nature of Chinese divinities. This unabridged, annotated translation provides insights into late imperial Chinese religion, the lives of women, and the structure of families and local society.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295748362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The Lady of Linshui—the goddess of women, childbirth, and childhood—is still venerated in south China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Her story evolved from the life of Chen Jinggu in the eighth century and blossomed in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) into vernacular short fiction, legends, plays, sutras, and stele inscriptions at temples where she is worshipped. The full-length novel The Lady of Linshui Pacifies Demons narrates Chen Jinggu’s lifelong struggle with and eventual triumph over her spirit double and rival, the White Snake demon. Among accounts of goddesses in late imperial China, this work is unique in its focus on the physical aspects of womanhood, especially the dangers of childbirth, and in its dramatization of the contradictory nature of Chinese divinities. This unabridged, annotated translation provides insights into late imperial Chinese religion, the lives of women, and the structure of families and local society.
A Fiend in Need
Author: Maureen Child
Publisher: Maureen Child
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
Freshly anointed as the Demon Duster, destined to protect the world from demons, Cass tries to look at the bright side. Sure, she has to kill demons (ew!), but her super-powered metabolism means she can eat all the donuts she wants. Plus, for the first time in forever, her hoo-hah is happy (gorgeous demon – they’re not all evil). But it’s hard to stay positive when you discover a website offering a reward for your death. The demon queen is ticked because her sex slave faery (not that kind of faery) has escaped and offered his “services” to Cass in exchange for sanctuary. How can Cass turn away a man in need… especially one with a godlike body and seriously magical fingers? Suddenly, her already complicated life is a lot more complicated, with not one, not two, but three hot guys who are hot for her… and a demon queen planning an all-out attack. This is soooo not the life Cass signed up for!
Publisher: Maureen Child
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
Freshly anointed as the Demon Duster, destined to protect the world from demons, Cass tries to look at the bright side. Sure, she has to kill demons (ew!), but her super-powered metabolism means she can eat all the donuts she wants. Plus, for the first time in forever, her hoo-hah is happy (gorgeous demon – they’re not all evil). But it’s hard to stay positive when you discover a website offering a reward for your death. The demon queen is ticked because her sex slave faery (not that kind of faery) has escaped and offered his “services” to Cass in exchange for sanctuary. How can Cass turn away a man in need… especially one with a godlike body and seriously magical fingers? Suddenly, her already complicated life is a lot more complicated, with not one, not two, but three hot guys who are hot for her… and a demon queen planning an all-out attack. This is soooo not the life Cass signed up for!
Queen's Quarterly
The Law Reports. Queen's Bench Division
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Performing Shakespeare's Women
Author: Paige Martin Reynolds
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350002615
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Shakespeare's women rarely reach the end of the play alive. Whether by murder or by suicide, onstage or off, female actors in Shakespeare's works often find themselves 'playing dead.' But what does it mean to 'play dead', particularly for women actors, whose bodies become scrutinized and anatomized by audiences and fellow actors who 'grossly gape on'? In what ways does playing Shakespeare's women when they are dead emblematize the difficulties of playing them while they are still alive? Ultimately, what is at stake for the female actor who embodies Shakespeare's women today, dead or alive? Situated at the intersection of the creative and the critical, Performing Shakespeare's Women: Playing Dead engages performance history, current scholarship and the practical problems facing the female actor of Shakespeare's plays when it comes to 'playing dead' on the contemporary stage and in a post-feminist world. This book explores the consequences of corpsing Shakespeare's women, considering important ethical questions that matter to practitioners, students and critics of Shakespeare today.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350002615
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Shakespeare's women rarely reach the end of the play alive. Whether by murder or by suicide, onstage or off, female actors in Shakespeare's works often find themselves 'playing dead.' But what does it mean to 'play dead', particularly for women actors, whose bodies become scrutinized and anatomized by audiences and fellow actors who 'grossly gape on'? In what ways does playing Shakespeare's women when they are dead emblematize the difficulties of playing them while they are still alive? Ultimately, what is at stake for the female actor who embodies Shakespeare's women today, dead or alive? Situated at the intersection of the creative and the critical, Performing Shakespeare's Women: Playing Dead engages performance history, current scholarship and the practical problems facing the female actor of Shakespeare's plays when it comes to 'playing dead' on the contemporary stage and in a post-feminist world. This book explores the consequences of corpsing Shakespeare's women, considering important ethical questions that matter to practitioners, students and critics of Shakespeare today.
The Fall of Babylon
The Triumph of Israel
Ali Baba: or a Night with the 40 Thieves. A piece of oriental extravaganze [in two acts and in verse].
Queen’S Man: Treachery
Author: AnnaMarieAlt
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543469035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The deceit and conspiracies against Queen Rejeena of the island of Kriiscon and her queens man, Aarvan, continue. She carries twin daughters, and their newfound, tentative peace is threatened from all sides. The great queen would wrest Aarvan from Rejeena and grant him to a spiteful queen. Rejeena must find a lawful way to derail their repulsive plot. Rejeenas trusted guard captain, Shabet, conspires with Ishtabarra, Rejeenas cousin and outlaw archenemy, to kidnap Aarvan. With him ousted, Shabet regains her power and status within the queens inner circle. Unwittingly, she also opens the path for Ishtabarra to slay Rejeena and usurp her queenship. Rejeena is forced into the role of chief negotiator during a trade conference with the most powerful leader from the mainland. But will her inexperienced diplomatic skills destroy Kriiscon or save the island from monetary plunder? Betrayed, captured, and imprisoned by women who would strip him of his status as queens man and use him for their lustful ends, Aarvan must escape to save Rejeena and their unborn daughters. He alone knows of a nefarious assassination scheme, which Shabet cannot counter. But can he escape and return in time?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543469035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The deceit and conspiracies against Queen Rejeena of the island of Kriiscon and her queens man, Aarvan, continue. She carries twin daughters, and their newfound, tentative peace is threatened from all sides. The great queen would wrest Aarvan from Rejeena and grant him to a spiteful queen. Rejeena must find a lawful way to derail their repulsive plot. Rejeenas trusted guard captain, Shabet, conspires with Ishtabarra, Rejeenas cousin and outlaw archenemy, to kidnap Aarvan. With him ousted, Shabet regains her power and status within the queens inner circle. Unwittingly, she also opens the path for Ishtabarra to slay Rejeena and usurp her queenship. Rejeena is forced into the role of chief negotiator during a trade conference with the most powerful leader from the mainland. But will her inexperienced diplomatic skills destroy Kriiscon or save the island from monetary plunder? Betrayed, captured, and imprisoned by women who would strip him of his status as queens man and use him for their lustful ends, Aarvan must escape to save Rejeena and their unborn daughters. He alone knows of a nefarious assassination scheme, which Shabet cannot counter. But can he escape and return in time?