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Son of no one
Centuries ago, Cadegan sold his soul for vengeance against the sorceress who cursed him. Forced against his will to do good, he hates everything in life. All he wants is a way out. But for the damned there is only eternal suffering. And yet there is something about Josette that intrigues him. Something he can't seem to fight and the last time he felt this way about a woman, it cost him his soul.
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At the Mountains of Madness
This classic mind-shattering tale, which \"ranks high among the horror stories of the English language,\" plunges into the darkness of the Cthulhu mythos ( Time ).In the uncharted wastes of Antarctica, an exploration party from Miskatonic University encounters a gory sight when they discover their advance team's camp has been destroyed and its.
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Select short fiction
Compilation of supernatural tales, sketches, and monologues reprinted from standard editions.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Expect magic, mayhem and new music in this festive treat for adventurers aged 7+. An angry orphan named Dorothy escapes a grey town on the back of a hurricane. She lands in a mysterious country of tiny people and wicked witches, where the trees carry bazookas, the crows recite slam poetry, and a mouse can blow your head off.
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From dead to worse
After Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit in New Orleans, Sookie Stackhouse faces danger, death, and, once again, betrayal by someone she loves.
Tibke von Bartelsdorf
Weiter, weiter! , forderte der Drost Gretge auf. Wer war noch dabei? Dukannst Deine Seele noch retten, also sprich. Gretge schaute kurz zu Prottauf, meinte sie doch, aus seinen Worten Hoffnung fur sich schopfen zu konnen,wenn sie nur weiter reden wurde. Tibke von Bartelsdorf , flusterte Gretge.Mit diesen Worten der zum Tode auf dem Scheiterhaufen verurteilten MargaretheMeinken, genannt Gretge, war das Schicksal Tibkes von Bartelsdorfbesiegelt. Jurgen Hoops von Scheeel schildert in diesem historischen Romaneindrucksvoll das Leid und das Leben Tibkes, einer Frau, die ihren erstenEhemann durch einen tragischen Unfall verliert. Sie heiratet ein zweites Malund ubersteht mit der Familie die Schrecken des 30jahrigen Krieges und derschlechten Zeiten danach unbeschadet. Doch darauf wird sie erneut schwervom Schicksal getroffen: Sie wird der Hexerei beschuldigt und eingesperrt.Der packende Roman bezieht alle noch verfugbaren historischen Fakten des Falleseinschlielich der erhalten gebliebenen Prozessakten mit ein und macht einmalmehr deutlich, wie leicht Menschen sich durch Aberglauben - wie eben dem derHexerei - aufstacheln und sich in menschenverachtende Wesen verwandeln lassen.
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Cursed moon
When a rare Blue Moon upsets the magical balance in the city, Detective Kate Prospero and her Magic Enforcement colleagues pitch in to help Babylon PD keep the peace. Between potions going haywire and emotions running high, every cop in the city is on edge. But the moon's impact is especially strong for Kate, who's wrestling with guilt over her use of illegal magic. When a rogue wizard steals dangerous potions from a local coven, Kate's team must find the thief's hideout before the vengeful coven catches him. But the investigation uncovers the rogue's dangerous plot to unleash chaotic magic on the city. Once the Blue Moon rises no-one's secrets will be safe. Not even Kate's.
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Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, and Ray Bradbury
In his classic study Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft discusses the emergence of what he called spectral literature—literature that involves the gothic themes of the supernatural found in the past but also considers modern society and humanity. Beyond indicating how authors of such works derived pleasure from a sense of cosmic atmosphere, Lovecraft did not elaborate on what he meant by the term spectral as a form of haunted literature concerned with modernity. In Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, and Ray Bradbury: Spectral Journeys, William F. Touponce examines what these three masters of weird fiction reveal about modernity and the condition of being modern in their tales. In this study, Touponce confirms that these three authors viewed storytelling as a kind of journey into the spectral. Furthermore, he explains how each identifies modernity with capitalism in various ways and shows a concern with surpassing the limits of realism, which they see as tied to the representation of bourgeois society. The collected writings of Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, and Ray Bradbury span the length of the tumultuous twentieth century with hundreds of stories. By comparing these authors, Touponce also traces the development of supernatural fiction since the early 1900s. Reading about how these works were tied to various stages of capitalism, one can see the connection between supernatural literature and society. This study will appeal to fans of the three authors discussed here, as well as to scholars and others interested in the connection between literature and society, criticism of supernatural fiction, the nature of storytelling, and the meaning and experience of modernity.
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The golden city
Gabriel comes close to finding his father only to encounter an unimaginable new threat, while his brother Michael, firmly allied with the enemy, endeavors to wrest power from the leaders of the Brethren.
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Kirikou and the sorceress
This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou born in an African village in which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse. Kirikou sets out on a quest to free his village of the curse and find out the secret of why Karaba is so wicked. Lisa Nesselson of Variety (11/1/99) notes: 'KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS employs snappy visuals to tell a catchy story for all ages. A blend of African folktales 'KIRIKOU' has both humor and flair.' Kirikou depicts a precocious newborn infant who battles ignorance, and so-called evil, with endearing perseverance. This film speaks to the child within us all who yearns to express and defend the best in others and ourselves. KIRIKOU's stunning visuals are accented by a traditional music soundtrack by African music giant Youssou N'Dour of Senegal.
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