Download or read book Ghosts and Golems written by Malka Penn and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of ten original contemporary stories of the supernatural which reflect a Jewish tradition that can be traced to the biblical story of Saul and the spirit of Samuel.

Download or read book Golem written by David Wisniewski and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski's unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people. It also offers a thought-provoking look at the consequences of unleashing power beyond human control. The afterword discusses the legend of the golem and its roots in the history of the Jews. A Caldecott Medal Book.

Download or read book The Golem Redux written by Elizabeth R. Baer and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the golem legend and its appropriations in German texts and film as well as in post-Holocaust Jewish-American fiction, comics, graphic novels, and television. First mentioned in the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible, the golem is a character in an astonishing number of post-Holocaust Jewish-American novels and has served as inspiration for such varied figures as Mary Shelley’s monster in her novel Frankenstein, a frightening character in the television series The X-Files, and comic book figures such as Superman and the Hulk. In The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction, author Elizabeth R. Baer introduces readers to these varied representations of the golem and traces the history of the golem legend across modern pre- and post-Holocaust culture. In five chapters, The Golem Redux examines the different purposes for which the golem has been used in literature and what makes the golem the ultimate text and intertext for modern Jewish writers. Baer begins by introducing several early manifestations of the golem legend, including texts from the third and fourth centuries and from the medieval period; Prague’s golem legend, which is attributed to the Maharal, Rabbi Judah Loew; the history of the Josefov, the Jewish ghetto in Prague, the site of the golem legend; and versions of the legend by Yudl Rosenberg and Chayim Bloch, which informed and influenced modern intertexts. In the chapters that follow, Baer traces the golem first in pre-Holocaust Austrian and German literature and film and later in post-Holocaust American literature and popular culture, arguing that the golem has been deployed very differently in these two contexts. Where prewar German and Austrian contexts used the golem as a signifier of Jewish otherness to underscore growing anti-Semitic cultural feelings, post-Holocaust American texts use the golem to depict the historical tragedy of the Holocaust and to imagine alternatives to it. In this section, Baer explores traditional retellings by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Elie Wiesel, the considerable legacy of the golem in comics, Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and, finally, "Golems to the Rescue" in twentieth- and twenty-first-century works of film and literature, including those by Cynthia Ozick, Thane Rosenbaum, and Daniel Handler. By placing the Holocaust at the center of her discussion, Baer illustrates how the golem works as a self-conscious intertextual character who affirms the value of imagination and story in Jewish tradition. Students and teachers of Jewish literature and cultural history, film studies, and graphic novels will appreciate Baer’s pioneering and thought-provoking volume.

Download or read book Into the Shadow written by S. A. Dowell Jr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-05-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewel wakes just in time to take part in a 3 species hunt for the mystical natural elements. Whoever controls the elements controls the void. The void's raw power has been a conquest no one has conquered--- human, werewolf, or vampire alike. With Aaron's game unraveling, someone is sure to take advantage of the void. Sonny and Shanice, queens of each of their respected species, lead their teams to recover the elements. Each team must face their own personal beliefs, loyalties to their monarchs, and mythical guardians. The vampires and werewolves cross paths with Cooke, an elite warrior with one thing on his mind . . . revenge.

Download or read book The Golem Legend written by Byron L. Sherwin and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dark 9 written by and published by Jason Dowridge. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a post apocalyptic caribbean island of trinidad, Rejada Ky-nn must face the daunting task of journeying through the harsh terrains in order to save his country. Along the way he has to make critical decisions that will seal his fate.

Download or read book Sparks written by E. J. Wenstrom and published by CityOwl+ORM. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Tides delivers “fierce battles and passionate personal struggles . . . a rewarding escape into a very creative and fully imagined world” (HillRag). Being Chosen by the Gods doesn’t mean much when They have abandoned you. Jordan was raised to save his people from the coming war. All his life he has trained to eliminate the rebel army of demigods and demons foretold to turn the middle realm of Terath to dust. Now, the final battle has arrived. But everything that made Jordan special is stripped away—his prophetic ability to hear the Gods, his leadership over his people, and even his faith. As the rebels send a new threat—the most powerful wizard of all the ages—to destroy Jordan and the people of Haven, he has never felt more lost. So, when the golem who served as Jordan’s only friend and childhood protector disappears, Jordan ventures to solve at least one problem in his dark, broken world, even if it means breaking into the Gods’ home and hunting Them down. No matter the cost, he’ll bring back a soul for his friend . . . or die trying. “The finale delivers on everything the series has been building up to. It is dramatic, oddly sad, and gloriously beautiful . . . I do hope for more prequels, more sequels, more chances to adventure in this vibrant world and walk with these characters, who after this powerful journey, have become closer than family.” —Readers Lane “With each book, Wenstrom gives us more and more depth to her world and characters.” —Danielle DeVor, author of The Marker Chronicles

Download or read book The Golem and the Jinni written by Helene Wecker and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker’s storytelling skills dazzle." —Entertainment Weekly A marvelous and absorbing debut novel about a chance meeting between two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay by a disgraced rabbi knowledgeable in the ways of dark Kabbalistic magic. She serves as the wife to a Polish merchant who dies at sea on the voyage to America. As the ship arrives in New York in 1899, Chava is unmoored and adrift until a rabbi on the Lower East Side recognizes her for the creature she is and takes her in. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert and trapped centuries ago in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard. Released by a Syrian tinsmith in a Manhattan shop, Ahmad appears in human form but is still not free. An iron band around his wrist binds him to the wizard and to the physical world. Chava and Ahmad meet accidentally and become friends and soul mates despite their opposing natures. But when the golem’s violent nature overtakes her one evening, their bond is challenged. An even more powerful threat will emerge, however, and bring Chava and Ahmad together again, challenging their very existence and forcing them to make a fateful choice. Compulsively readable, The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, in a wondrously inventive tale that is mesmerizing and unforgettable.

Download or read book The Golem written by Gustav Meyrink and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: classic novel of Kaballah & legend, tr M Mitchell

Download or read book Journey to Elvander written by Eric Gutierrez Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deacon Maynard may be young, but he is hardly idealistic. A Tech Repairman, he spends his days surrounded by tools and broken phones, watching the news unfold on the television while carefully trying to avoid the reality that seems inevitable. There is a war out there... and it is creeping closer and closer to his home. Elvander, a high-tech country miles away, is locked in a colossal battle with the deadly terrorist organization, Shadow Cannon... and it's a war Deacon wants nothing to do with. Until he spies a flash of light outside his apartment window and discovers Ragnar, a giant machine Golem meant to be a Shadow Cannon secret weapon - a machine that is now asking for his help. Suddenly thrust into a war he wants no part of, Deacon must struggle to discover the truth, save his strange new friend and possibly save the world.

Download or read book The Legion of Shadow written by Michael J. Ward and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have no memory of your past. With only a sword and a backpack to your name, you must discover your destiny in an unfamiliar world full of monsters and magic. As you guide your hero through this epic adventure, you will be choosing the danger that they face, the monsters that they fight and the treasures that they find. Every decision that you make will have an impact on the story - and, ultimately, the fate of your hero. With hundreds of special items to discover in each book, you can completely customise your hero. You can choose their weapons, their armour, their special abilities - even the boots on their feet and the cloak on their back! No two heroes will ever be alike, which means your hero will always be unique to you. Welcome to a new world. Welcome to Valeron. Welcome to DestinyQuest. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THE EBOOK VERSION IS FULLY HYPERLINKED, YOU WILL STILL NEED DICE, PAPER AND A PENCIL TO PLAY!

Download or read book emeth Island of Golems written by Souki Tsukishima and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one ever believed that the orphan Cliff would actually be able to pull off building a golem and bringing the iron giant to life. That’s because the only people who can do it live in luxury far from the abandoned subway in the slums that Cliff calls home. But all that changes when his slumbering iron giant activates and fends off the army in hot pursuit of the mysterious girl Lovel. Now Cliff finds himself drawn deep into the conspiracies surrounding the island of golems and their Tamers!

Download or read book Breath of Bones written by Steve Niles and published by Dark Horse Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reprints the comic-book series Breath of bones: a tale of the Golem #1-#3 from Dark Horse Comics"--Title page verso.

Download or read book Shadows in the Mist written by Brian Moreland and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II hero Jack "Grim Reaper" Chambers is still tormented by nightmares about Hurtgen, a klling field in Germany where he battled against unholy terrors, and, along with his grandson, Sean, is determined to find the truth behind his platoon's massacre years ago. Reprint.

Download or read book Golem written by Maya Barzilai and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Jewish Literature and Linguistics Honorable Mention, 2016 Baron Book Prize presented by AAJR A monster tour of the Golem narrative across various cultural and historical landscapes In the 1910s and 1920s, a “golem cult” swept across Europe and the U.S., later surfacing in Israel. Why did this story of a powerful clay monster molded and animated by a rabbi to protect his community become so popular and pervasive? The golem has appeared in a remarkable range of popular media: from the Yiddish theater to American comic books, from German silent film to Quentin Tarantino movies. This book showcases how the golem was remolded, throughout the war-torn twentieth century, as a muscular protector, injured combatant, and even murderous avenger. This evolution of the golem narrative is made comprehensible by, and also helps us to better understand, one of the defining aspects of the last one hundred years: mass warfare and its ancillary technologies. In the twentieth century the golem became a figure of war. It represented the chaos of warfare, the automation of war technologies, and the devastation wrought upon soldiers’ bodies and psyches. Golem: Modern Wars and Their Monsters draws on some of the most popular and significant renditions of this story in order to unravel the paradoxical coincidence of wartime destruction and the fantasy of artificial creation. Due to its aggressive and rebellious sides, the golem became a means for reflection about how technological progress has altered human lives, as well as an avenue for experimentation with the media and art forms capable of expressing the monstrosity of war.

Download or read book Claimed by Shadow written by Karen Chance and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2010 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent legacy made Cassandra Palmer heir to the title of Pythia, the world's chief clairvoyant. It's a position that usually comes with years of training, but Cassie's circumstances are a little . . . unusual.

Download or read book War of the Eternal Shadows Whispering written by Harshwardhan Soni and published by Harsh Wardhan Soni. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a realm where the elemental forces of nature intertwine with the fate of existence, "War of the Eternal: Shadows Whispering" unveils a breathtaking journey of power, responsibility, and the battle between light and darkness. Author Harshwardhan Soni takes readers on a gripping adventure through the eyes of a young warrior who awakens the primal elements—fire, water, earth, wind, and the elusive space. As he navigates the intoxicating allure of his newfound powers, he is lured into a seductive dance with the very forces that could either save him or consume him. For six exhilarating months, he revels in the ecstasy of elemental mastery, plunging into the depths of oceans, soaring through the skies, and traversing the infinite void of space. But amid the thrill, a haunting voice of the Infinite emerges, reminding him of his true purpose—a calling far greater than mere enjoyment. As darkness looms, threatening to engulf the world, the warrior learns he is not just a conduit of elemental power but a pivotal force in an ancient struggle against the encroaching Shadow—a malevolent entity led by the sinister King of Darkness. With the fate of existence hanging in the balance, he must confront his own desires and rise above the intoxicating grip of power. What will he sacrifice to fulfill his destiny? Will he embrace his role as an eternal guardian, or will he succumb to the seductive whispers of the shadows? Prepare for an unforgettable journey filled with suspense, mystery, and epic battles, where each choice echoes through time and space. The stakes have never been higher, and the line between light and dark is as thin as a whisper. Dive into "War of the Eternal: Shadows Whispering," where the echoes of the past collide with the uncertainties of the future, and discover the true meaning of power, responsibility, and the battle for survival.