Download or read book The Mask and the Sorceress written by Dennis Jones and published by HarperCollins Canada. This book was released on 2001 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the insane sorceress Theatana escapes from her island prison with the aid of raiders from a far-off country, she also discovers the blackest sorcery, which will help her take control of the land. Her nephew Ilarion is determined to find her before she can discover the whereabouts of the Mask of the Adversary and launch a merciless assault upon her own homeland and her blood kin. Sequel to "The Stone and the Maiden" (RC19473). 2001.
Download or read book Mask and the Sorceress written by Dennis Jones and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2002-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen centuries past, a great diviner locked the Deep Magic away forever, deeming the primal sorcery too dangerous for use by humankind.
Download or read book Mask of the Sorcerer written by Darrell Schweitzer and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If ever your heart has said, 'The great days are no more. The golden afternoon of golden tales has faded into night, and I came late, born out of time, to warm my hands at the embers that flicker and fade hour by hour' -- read this. . . Here are ghosts grim and gentle, red gold of Ophir, and fell weavings. Here is a tale to keep Scheherazade talking a hundred years." -- Gene Wolfe "Darrell Schweitzer is a fine writer . . . Not only is he skilled in the exotic use of the best trappings of Fantasy, he employs a disquieting awareness of the dark nooks of the mind and soul. . . .Best of all, Schweitzer is a story-teller, by whose smoky fire one may sit spell-bound." -- Tanith Lee "Superlative." --Interzone Darrell Schweitzer has been three-times nominated for the World Fantasy Award, twice for Best Collection, and once for the novella "To Become a Sorcerer," which forms the first four chapters of this book. He is also the author of "The White Isle," "The Shattered Goddess," and nearly 300 short stories, many of which are collected in such volumes as "The Darrell Schweitzer Megapack." An expert on fantastic fiction, who has written books about Lord Dunsany and H.P. Lovecraft, he also co-edited the legendary "Weird Tales" magazine.
Download or read book Sidonia the Sorceress written by Wilhelm Meinhold and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reflections on a Mask written by In-hun Ch'oe and published by Homa & Sekey Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Norse Sorceress written by Leszek Gardeła and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Norse literature abounds with descriptions of magic acts that allow ritual specialists of various kinds to manipulate the world around them, see into the future or the distant past, change weather conditions, influence the outcomes of battles, and more. While magic practitioners are known under myriad terms, the most iconic of them is the völva. As the central figure of the famous mythological poem Völuspá (The Prophecy of the Völva), the völva commands both respect and fear. In non-mythological texts similar women are portrayed as crucial albeit somewhat peculiar members of society. Always veiled in mystery, the völur and their kind have captured the academic and popular imagination for centuries. Bringing together scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, this volume aims to provide new insights into the reality of magic and its agents in the Viking world, beyond the pages of medieval texts. It explores new trajectories for the study of past mentalities, beliefs, and rituals as well as the tools employed in these practices and the individuals who wielded them. In doing so, the volume engages with several topical issues of Viking Age research, including the complex entanglements of mind and materiality, the cultural attitudes to animals and the natural world, and the cultural constructions of gender and sexuality. By addressing these complex themes, it offers a nuanced image of the völva and related magic workers in their cultural context. The volume is intended for a broad, diverse, and international audience, including experts in the field of Viking and Old Norse studies but also various non-professional history enthusiasts. The Norse Sorceress: Mind and Materiality in the Viking World is a key output of the project Tanken bag Tingene (Thoughts behind Things) conducted at the National Museum of Denmark from 2020 to 2023 and funded by the Krogager Foundation.
Download or read book The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin written by Ala Zuskin Perelman and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described by theater critics as one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents, Benjamin Zuskin (1899–1952) was a star of the Moscow State Jewish Theater. In writing The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin, his daughter, Ala Zuskin Perelman, has rescued from oblivion his story and that of the theater in which he served as performer and, for a period, artistic director. Against the backdrop of the Soviet regime’s effort to stifle any expression of Jewish identity, the Moscow State Jewish Theater—throughout its thirty years of existence (1919–49)—maintained a high level of artistic excellence while also becoming a center of Jewish life and culture. A member of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, Zuskin was arrested under fabricated charges and eventually executed on August 12, 1952, along with twelve other eminent Soviet Jews and committee members. Zuskin Perelman’s fascinating chronicle, more than just a personal memoir, conveys the vibrancy and energy of Jewish theater, celebrates the cultural achievements of Soviet Jews, and calls attention to the tragic fate that awaited them. The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin sheds light on Soviet Jewish history through the lens of one of the period’s most influential cultural icons.
Download or read book Edward Gordon Craig written by C. D. Innes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-10-28 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Stone and the Maiden written by Dennis Jones and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dennis Jones is a brilliant new voice in fantasy fiction. The Stone and the Maiden, his first foray into the genre, has been enthusiastically received in Canada and the US, and readers of this first book in The House of the Pandragore trilogy can't wait for the next instalment. It's easy to see why: The Stone and the Maiden is a spellbinding tale of peril, passion, sorcery and high adventure. There is the legend of the Signata, a mysterious sacred treasure that appears as suddenly as it vanishes, yet it is the only hope in the lands of the Ascendancy, a world menaced by an ancient and merciless evil. That evil is the force known as Deep Magic, a power long ago banished from the world, but brought back by Erkai the Chain, a master of the dreaded Black Craft. It is up to Mandine Dascaris, heiress to the throne of the Ascendancy, and to the young soldier Key Mec Brander, to find the Signata. To fail means the annihilation of their world. To succeed may mean the loss of their own lives. An unforgettable tale of high adventure, The Stone and the Maiden is ultimately the thrilling story of two lovers who, haunted by their passion and their joint fate, must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. Epic fantasy at its most richly imagined best, it is a wonderfully entertaining read.
Download or read book Mirror of the Intellect written by Titus Burckhardt and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1987-10-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Titus Burckhardt was Swiss and an eminent member of the traditionalist school. He is perhaps best known to the English-speaking public as the author of the following books: Sacred Art in East and West; Siena, City of the Virgin; Moorish Culture in Spain; and Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul. A generation ago, he won much acclaim for producing and publishing the first successful, full-scale facsimiles of the Book of Kells and other ancient manuscripts. In more recent years, he acted as a specialist advisor to UNESCO, with particular reference to the preservation of the unique architectural heritage of Fez, which was then in danger. The present volume is a complete collection of Burckhardt's essays, originally published in a variety of German and French journals. They range from modern science in its various forms, through Christianity and Islam, to symbolism and mythology. It is a rich collection. Burckhardt blends an accessible style with a penetrating insight. He interprets the metaphysical, cosmological, and symbolic dimensions of these sacred traditions from the perspective of timeless, spiritual wisdom.
Download or read book AaBack s Grimm A Dark Fantasy Fairy Tale 5 A Wounded Hand And A Wounded Heart The Beauty Thief The Deplorable Twins And One Who Whispers written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Type: novella and the word count is about 40,600 words The fairy tales you know with a wicked twist. Enter a deadly world that could use a little hope and love. Someone Jane trusted is trying to get her killed by revealing her secret. AaBack's Grimm Dark Fantasy Action Adventure Fairy Tale Series: #1 Tale Of Two Worlds: The Wizard, The Battle Mage, And The Werewolf "FREE" #2 Friends Reunited: The Janus Beast, The Rose Beauty, And The Cursed Duckling "FREE" #3 Dragon Scorned: The Towering Mountain Citadel, The Sword Of Cross-Worlds, And The Maximus-curse #4 The Battle In The Hedge Labyrinth’s Dead Garden: The True Beauty, Raisin Sweet-Tooth, And The Jinx-query #5 A Wounded Hand And A Wounded Heart: The Beauty Thief, The Deplorable Twins, And One Who Whispers
Download or read book Sorceress written by Lisa Jackson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WATCHER: He smells her. Feels her. Knows she is coming. Chosen by the Fates, she is the one. Only she can lift the curse of darkness. But he will stop her-and he will sacrifice her. THE WOMAN: Flame-haired and green-eyed, Bryanna looks enchanted but has always felt cursed, plagued by mysterious visions and voices. Bound by destiny to save an innocent life, Bryanna follows her path alone-until she meets a stranger deep in the woods. THE WARRIOR: Gavyn is a wanted man, as dark and dangerous as the wolf that shadows his footsteps. But his touch is electric, and he has much to teach-if Bryanna is willing to learn...
Download or read book Theatre Masks Out Side In written by Wendy J. Meaden and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre Masks Out Side In examines masks from different angles and perspectives, combining the history, design, construction, and use of masks into one beautifully illustrated resource. Each chapter includes key information about an element of mask study: history and uses, theatre traditions, practical principles for directing, performing exercises, design considerations, mask-making techniques, and considering makeup as mask. Artist interviews, theatre company profiles, and hundreds of images provide insight into the variety of mask styles and performance applications. Project suggestions, discussion questions, useful worksheets, creative prompts, and resources for sourcing masks are included to inspire further exploration. Theatre Masks Out Side In is designed with the beginning theatre maker in mind, as well as prop makers, costume designers and technicians, and actors learning to use masks in performance.
Download or read book Animal Magick written by D. J. Conway and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1995 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how to access the spiritual powers of familiars--real or imagined animals--for personal enrichment. Whether one collects glass animals, dreams about snakes, or "talks" with an animal already, ANIMAL MAGICK shows how to further develop this connection for startling magickal results.
Download or read book Amortalis written by Solomon Bagos Hood and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ah, yes, those innocent years. As swords clash, and a rainbow of blood from creatures, innocent and guilty, paints the ground, I see myself, fighting others, and fighting the demon in front of me. And soon, I am knocked to the ground, staring into that face of a crone I once thought was beautiful. The witchin actions, not in birth, powers, et ceteraolder than I once apprehended, said something, probably something satirical on my behalf, and laid her sword on one side of my neck. I awaited the meeting of my Maker, if that was the afterlife for a soul so damaged as mine. I closed my eyes, hearing that hag cackle to herself, and I reminisced on my whole life in a matter of seconds. Angels, Demons, Mermaids, Werewolves, Genies, Dragons, Vampyres, Faeries, Harpies, Wizards, Witches, and Wraiths, all in one novel? (I know, right?) Add a seventeen-year-olds coming of age and you have one jam-packed, war-filled story. Lee wakes up years later after a weird transformation and voices in his head trying to guide him. He finds that humanity is a state of mind in the demon-created world he now is a part of and his family and friends are not what they seemed. This is not your normal high school fantasy tale in Amortalis
Download or read book Behind the Mask written by Walder and published by Feldheim Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind The Mask is the newest addition to best-selling author Chaim Walder's popular series of stories for adults and teenagers. Things are not always as they seem-- and there is always more to people than meets the eye. Why would a father refuse to let his son save a stranger's life? What was a beloved and respected teacher's secret to success? What do a mysterious stranger's Wednesday visits to the cemetery mean? Why would a loving father treat his only son so harshly in the classroom? How does a concerned grandmother teach her children to learn from history's mistakes? Plus 7 more gripping stories to absorb, learn from, and be inspired by. Behind The Mask will linger in your mind and heart long after you've turned the last page.
Download or read book Foundations of Oriental Art and Symbolism written by Titus Burckhardt and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating edited collection of art historian Titus Burckhardt's most important writings on Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist art is lavishly illustrated with 140 superb examples of Oriental art, architecture, statuary, and painting.
