Download or read book Fantastical Fantasy Tales 2 written by Gayle Katz and published by In Your Face Publishers. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angels. Dragons. Fairies. Oh My! HOPE'S ANGEL Hope’s ordinary flight sends her to an extraordinary world. When she meets a mysterious angel who promises to help her return home, she’s smitten. Will she go back? Or will she risk it all to stay with her gallant guardian angel? THE LAST DRAGON RIDERS Vin and Idris are rival dragon riders sworn to protect their doomed village. Will their fiery competitiveness destroy everything they hold dear, or can they come together to save their small town and embrace true love? SAMUEL AND THE GOLDEN TREE FAIRY Samuel’s routine and mind-numbing life is killing him. But when he meets a beautiful fairy in a faraway land, can her tenderness help him see the goodness in life before it’s too late? If you love sweet happily-ever-afters, these fantasy fairy tales will knock you off your feet and catch you like Prince Charming! Buy your copy of Fantastical Fantasy Tales 2 today!
Download or read book Fantastical Fantasy Tales written by Gayle Katz and published by In Your Face Publishers. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance weaves its captivating spell. In lands of fantasy, can they face down forbidden attraction and dangerous odds to win love? ALIVIA & KROW Elven Princess Alivia Olvun always obeys her father’s wishes. But when she unexpectedly falls head over heels for a charismatic orc, her old-fashioned father doesn’t approve and the entire kingdom—as well as her heart—could be crushed. A TAIL OF LOVE Cora will do anything to hide the truth of her mermaid heritage. But when she’s paired with a mesmerizing human on a project, she could lose more than her heart. MAGICIANS Eleanor desperately needs a job. But when she’s hired to run a vampire’s magic shop, her affection for the dashing vampire owner and his beguiling demon best friend could spell war. If you adore charming happily-ever-afters in faraway lands, then open your heart and embrace these three emotional and spellbinding tales. Buy the Fantastical Fantasy Tales collection today!
Download or read book Nona the Ninth written by Tamsyn Muir and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tamsyn Muir's New York Times and USA Today bestselling Locked Tomb Series continues with Nona ...the Ninth? A Finalist for the Hugo and Locus Awards! An Indie Next Pick! The Locked Tomb is a 2023 Hugo Finalist for Best Series! “You will love Nona, and Nona loves you.” —Alix E. Harrow “Unlike anything I've ever read.” —V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth “Deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —The New York Times on Gideon the Ninth Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back. The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever. And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Rhetorics of Fantasy written by Farah Mendlesohn and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sweeping study of fantasy literature offers “new and often surprising readings of works both familiar and obscure. A fine critical work” (Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts). Transcending arguments over the definition of fantasy literature, Rhetorics of Fantasy introduces a provocative new system of classification for the genre. Drawing on nearly two hundred examples of modern fantasy, author Farah Mendlesohn identifies four categories—portal-quest, immersive, intrusion, and liminal—that arise out of the relationship of the protagonist to the fantasy world. Using these sets, Mendlesohn argues that the author's stylistic decisions are then shaped by the inescapably political demands of the category in which they choose to write. Each chapter covers at least twenty books in detail, ranging from nineteenth-century fantasy and horror to some of the best works in the contemporary field. Mendlesohn discusses works by more than one hundred authors, including Lloyd Alexander, Peter Beagle, Marion Zimmer Bradley, John Crowley, Stephen R. Donaldson, Stephen King, C. S. Lewis, Gregory Maguire, Robin McKinley, China Miéville, Suniti Namjoshi, Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Sheri S. Tepper, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tad Williams, and many others.
Download or read book The Black Coast written by Mike Brooks and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Dragons. Fearsome Raiders. A Daemonic Warlord on the Rise. When the citizens of Black Keep see ships on the horizon, terror takes them because they know who is coming: for generations, the keep has been raided by the fearsome clanspeople of Tjakorsha. Saddling their war dragons, Black Keep's warriors rush to defend their home only to discover that the clanspeople have not come to pillage at all. Driven from their own land by a daemonic despot who prophesises the end of the world, the raiders come in search of a new home . . . Meanwhile the wider continent of Narida is lurching toward war. Black Keep is about to be caught in the crossfire – if only its new mismatched society can survive. The start of an unmissable fantasy series.
Download or read book Ursula K Le Guin Conversations on Writing written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ursula K. Le Guin discusses her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry?both her process and her philosophy?with all the wisdom, profundity, and rigor we expect from one of the great writers of the last century. When the New York Times referred to Ursula K. Le Guin as America’s greatest writer of science fiction, they just might have undersold her legacy. It’s hard to look at her vast body of work?novels and stories across multiple genres, poems, translations, essays, speeches, and criticism?and see anything but one of our greatest writers, period. In a series of interviews with David Naimon (Between the Covers), Le Guin discusses craft, aesthetics, and philosophy in her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction respectively. The discussions provide ample advice and guidance for writers of every level, but also give Le Guin a chance to to sound off on some of her favorite subjects: the genre wars, the patriarchy, the natural world, and what, in her opinion, makes for great writing. With excerpts from her own books and those that she looked to for inspiration, this volume is a treat for Le Guin’s longtime readers, a perfect introduction for those first approaching her writing, and a tribute to her incredible life and work.
Download or read book Faeries and Other Fantastical Folk written by Maxine Gadd and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faeries and Other Fantastical Folk is an enchanting children's book filled with magical and wondrous artwork. The beautifully illustrated pages depict various fantasy characters such as pixies and fairy goddesses, elves and spirits, tricksters and trolls"even mermaids! This unique and skillfully drawn story will captivate the eye and evoke a new appreciation for the art of fantasy.
Download or read book Sorceress written by Gayle Katz and published by In Your Face Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sorcery goes wrong, can a young apprentice save herself from deadly dark magic? Mara is a talented sorceress-in-training. Hoping to prove herself to her mentor, she accepts his quest to dispatch her equal at a rival sect. But after meeting her mark, she’s conflicted. She can’t believe he possesses the evil her teacher says will bring destruction into their world. Will she follow orders, or fight back and do what’s right? A short story prequel to Shadow of the Songbird, Sorceress is about a young woman whose world is turned upside down when she’s recruited to be an assassin.
Download or read book Worlds Apart written by Gayle Katz and published by In Your Face Publishers. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the annihilation of humanity looming, can one brave explorer finally defeat the evil forces threatening Earth? Discovering that her half-alien blood gives her special abilities, a desperate Charlotte struggles to know how best to save the human race and is terrified of misusing her powers. But with the wicked otherworldly aliens planning an Earth-ending war, she is dead set on mastering her skills until the abduction of her best friend leaves her shaken. Torn between her alien heritage and her human roots, Charlotte seeks peace through diplomacy. But all attempts at a truce are thwarted when she is also taken. While the aliens begin her assimilation, the distressed young adventurer strives to embrace her powers to save all of humankind and herself from ruin. Will she save humanity? Or will she witness the destruction of everything she holds dear? Worlds Apart is the riveting third book in the Tears of Venus YA sci-fi adventure series. If you like alien worlds, captivating plots, and do-or-die action, then you’ll love Gayle Katz’s thrilling finale!
Download or read book Flicker of the Flame written by Evelyn Puerto and published by Evelyn Puerto. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient prophecy, now an outlawed myth. Secrets, long kept, that can kill. A young girl who was never meant to be born. Tereka Sabidur’s life has never been fair. Her brothers always went unpunished while she was mocked and abused. When her mother’s rages escalate into violence, the truth of Tereka’s parentage is revealed, and Tereka and her father end up on the street. Undaunted, Tereka seeks to put her shattered life back together. But she soon learns everything she believed about herself, her family and her world was a lie. Between a cryptic prophecy, three magic amulets, and those who seek to murder her, she becomes embroiled in a fight for her life. As the threats against Tereka mount, she unlocks the mysteries surrounding her birth, she is faced with an impossible choice. Will she embrace the scandalous truth—and her impossible destiny—before the secrets of her past destroy her?
Download or read book How to Write a Short Story written by N A Turner and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-28 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You always wanted to write short stories but you have no idea where to begin.Do you want to become better at writing fiction?Perhaps you find it hard to come up with ideas for a story or to devise a plot. Maybe you have difficulty developing your own style or is your dialogue rusty.N.A. Turner is here to help you navigate the land of short story writing from outlining your story to attracting readers. Every aspiring writer dreams of people reading his or her work. Short story writing is a way of both developing your writing style and to introduce your talent to potential readers. At the start of their career, the likes of Stephen King and Charles Bukowski made a name for themselves by writing and publishing short stories.Learn more about N.A. Turner's writing tips based on his experience and research.This guide teaches you: - How to write well-structured short stories- How to determine your theme- How to plot your story- How to create engaging, interesting characters- How to build a fictional world- How to write scenes and clear dialogue- How to get to that first draft and edit your story- How to publish your short stories in the current market- And much moreThis guidebook will show you a step-by-step process to successfully write and publish short stories. From developing an idea to attracting readers online. This comprehensive, step-by-step guide is all you need to get started.
Download or read book Army of the Fantastic written by John Marco and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring contributions from Jean Rabe, Fiona Patton, Tanya Huff, and Jody Lynn Nye, this collection of original tales visits a vast array of magical places where armies, comprised of fantastical creatures, secret weapons, and state-of-the art technology, wage war throughout the universe. Original.
Download or read book The Light Fantastic written by Terry Pratchett and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Humorously entertaining. . . subtly thought-provoking. . . . Pratchett’s Discworld books are filled with humor and with magic, but they're rooted in—of all things—real life and cold, hard reason.”—Chicago Tribune Bumbling wizard Rincewind and hapless tourist Twoflower have survived a host of misadventures . . . only to face annihilation as a red star hurtles towards the Discworld in this gloriously funny second installment in Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series (also the second book in the Wizards collection) It’s just one of those days when nothing seems to go right—and a most inopportune time for the first tourist ever to set foot in Discworld—accompanied by the carnivorous Luggage—to extend his already eventful vacation, even if it’s not quite by choice. A monstrous red star is on a direct collision course with the Discworld and the future appears uncertain at best. Discworld needs a hero to save it from total destruction. Unfortunately, it’s got the bumbling Rincewind, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. The alternative couldn’t be much worse. . . . The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but The Light Fantastic is the second book in the Wizards collection. The other books in the collection include: The Color of Magic Sourcery Eric Interesting Times The Last Continent Unseen Academicals
Download or read book Malamander written by Thomas Taylor and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quirky, creepy fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea finds a colorful cast of characters in hot pursuit of a sea monster thought to convey a surprising gift. It’s winter in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, where the mist is thick and the salt spray is rattling the windows of the Grand Nautilus Hotel. Inside, young Herbert Lemon, Lost and Founder for the hotel, has an unexpected visitor. It seems that Violet Parma, a fearless girl around his age, lost her parents at the hotel when she was a baby, and she’s sure that the nervous Herbert is the only person who can help her find them. The trouble is, Violet is being pursued at that moment by a strange hook-handed man. And the town legend of the Malamander — a part-fish, part-human monster whose egg is said to make dreams come true — is rearing its scaly head. As various townspeople, some good-hearted, some nefarious, reveal themselves to be monster hunters on the sly, can Herbert and Violet elude them and discover what happened to Violet’s kin? This lighthearted, fantastical mystery, featuring black-and-white spot illustrations, kicks off a trilogy of fantasies set in the seaside town.
Download or read book Brazen Planet written by Gayle Katz and published by In Your Face Publishers. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A government secret threatens all life on Earth. Can one scientist get off the ground to save humanity and herself before doomsday? Charlotte Miller never backs down from a challenge. Haunted by her astronaut mother’s disappearance on a decades-old exploratory mission to Venus, the distraught scientist will do anything to find out what happened to her. When data surfaces that points to a global calamity, Charlotte is desperate to follow in her mom’s footsteps to solve both mysteries. Taking matters into her own hands, Charlotte accepts a top-secret presidential assignment to track down her mother. Partnered up with experts to save the global population, she hopes to find a new home before the deep state stops her and humanity is rendered extinct. With the world’s fate sealed, can this determined daughter rescue everyone-even if she’s hurtling toward certain death? Brazen Planet is the intriguing first book in the Tears of Venus YA sci-fi adventure series. If you like catastrophic countdowns, strong characters, and high-stakes drama, then you’ll love Gayle Katz’s pulse-pounding page-turner!
Download or read book Tears of Venus The Complete Series written by Gayle Katz and published by In Your Face Publishers. This book was released on 2022-08-05 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All three Tears of Venus YA novels in one complete box set collection. Filled with sci-fi adventure, space exploration, and alien invasion, you won’t be able to stop reading! Government secrets. Planets in crisis. Can one scientist save the human race and herself before doomsday? Charlotte Miller was only a little girl when her mother left on an exploratory mission to Venus and never returned. Twenty years later, she’s a government scientist still plagued by her mom’s disappearance when she uncovers startling data that points to a worldwide calamity. Now, this dedicated daughter faces two daunting mysteries, and her quest for answers lies in cold, dark space. Taking matters into her own hands, Charlotte accepts a top-secret presidential assignment to track down her mother. Partnered up with experts to save the global population, she hopes to find a new home before the deep state stops her and humanity is rendered extinct. With annihilation looming, it’s up to Charlotte and her crack team to save the world and everyone they hold dear. Will she rescue her mother and alter the course of the human race forever, or will Earth and her billions of inhabitants succumb to an icy death? The Arrival meets Interstellar meets Contact in this YA sci-fi adventure series filled with high-stakes drama, shocking twists, and alien worlds. Included inside Tears of Venus The Complete Series: Brazen Planet (Tears of Venus Book One) First Colony (Tears of Venus Book Two) Worlds Apart (Tears of Venus Book Three)
Download or read book A Little Hatred written by Joe Abercrombie and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling first book in Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness Trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever. On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments. Savine dan Glokta -- socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union -- plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control. The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another . . . For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out: The First Law SeriesThe Blade ItselfBefore They Are HangedLast Argument of Kings Best Served ColdThe HeroesRed Country The Shattered Sea TrilogyHalf a KingHalf a WorldHalf a War
