Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to World Mythology written by Evans Lansing Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dictionary defines mythology as a collection of ancient tales handed down over millennia, mainly dealing with gods and goddesses, that explains the way the world works, from natural events to society at large. Many people think of the deities of Greece and Rome when they think of mythology, forgetting that almost every culture has its own set of myths to interpret and explain its distinct worldview, often showing striking and fascinating similarities to the classical myths most people are familiar with. The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythologyexplores the gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and angels of the myths from every corner of the globe - the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and more. Additionally, it explores the parallels between every culture, including Greece and Rome - striking similarities in mythic figures and the structure, action, wording, and result of the stories themselves.

Download or read book Angel Warriors written by Gregg Abello and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel Warriors is an action/adventure fiction novel about the extraordinary missions tasked by the Archangels to the chosen human beings, who are known as Innocents, in the fight against the Demons, who threaten to annihilate the human race and rule over the Angels in Heaven. Specifically chosen from the different parts of the world, the protagonists, who are eventually called the Angel Warriors, find themselves caught in many bizarre events during their earthly life, which leads to their higher calling in the afterlife, where they are prepared by the Archangels to carry out their important mission. Together with the leaders of the spiritual realm, the Angel Warriors ultimately perform their tasks but take a toll on themselves as they go through different odds against the villains in various encounters, which are full of twists and unexpected turns.

Download or read book The Book of Japanese Folklore An Encyclopedia of the Spirits Monsters and Yokai of Japanese Myth written by Thersa Matsuura and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover everything you’ve ever wondered about the legendary spirits, creatures, and figures of Japanese folklore including how they have found their way into every corner of our pop culture from the creator of the podcast Uncanny Japan. Welcome to The Book of Japanese Folklore: a fascinating journey through Japan’s folklore through profiles of the legendary creatures and beings who continue to live on in pop culture today. From the sly kitsune to the orgrish oni and mischievous shape-shifting tanuki, learn all about the origins of these fantastical and mythical creatures. This gorgeous package is complete with stained edges and stunning four-color illustrations. With information on their cultural significance, a retelling of a popular tale tied to that particular yokai, and how it’s been spun into today’s popular culture, this handsome tome teaches you about the stories and histories of the beings that inspired characters in your favorite movies, animes, manga, and games. Adventure, mystery, and amazing tales await in The Book of Japanese Folklore.

Download or read book The Book of Yokai written by Michael Dylan Foster and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity.

Download or read book Twisted Wonderland written by Brandy Hole and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twisted Wonderland: A Wondrous Time? By: Brandy Hole and Jadelynn Hole Ryan and Josh are high-powered businessmen with dark secrets. Their wives, Samantha and Beth, are sisters and the best of friends. Tina, Samuel, and Shay are three best friends out to release Shay from her brutal past. And then there is Preston, a man haunted by the demons of his own horrendous past. When all three groups converge into the same cabin one stormy night, all their secrets and traumas catch up with them, and they are forced into a fight for survival against dark forces beyond comprehension. Suspicion brews among the group, and as they fray apart, they’ll have to learn to work together in order to survive the night.

Download or read book Malevolent Tuners The Arsenic Atonement written by James R. Hill and published by James R. Hill. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banished, disgraced and discriminated against, Raiden cannot catch a break. While trying to salvage what little of his former persona he can, he encounters Kurama, a nine-tailed fox yokai known as a kyuubi, informing him that he is one of seven Resonators, destined to bring peace to the land of Orasträdd. Unfortunately, belonging to a segregated society can lead to irresponsible decisions with one such decision leading Raiden down a chaotic path. Joined by Kurama & fellow Resonators Kalin, Haruka, Daichi and Ayase, a journey of redemption and self-discovery awaits Raiden on this dark and riveting adventure.

Download or read book Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami written by Yamori Mitikusa and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retro-modern romantic fantasy set in the age of the Kotogami! After a fearsome beast burns down her company lodgings, Akari finds herself homeless and out of a job. Luckily, the handsome yokai who rescued her from the beast offers her a job as a live-in custodian at a manor in the city. Needing a safe place to sleep, Akari accepts Tomohito’s offer but soon finds that living in a house full of eccentric Kotogami spirits isn’t exactly the sweet deal she was hoping for. With no alternative, Akari resigns herself to cohabiting with her idiosyncratic new roommates. And so begins the heartwarming tale of the trials, new friendships, and blossoming romance of a hard working young woman, living in an age where the Kotogami spirits walk among humans.

Download or read book The Soul Sacrifice written by Megan Linski and published by Crystallite Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire and Water make the ultimate sacrifice. Sophia The final battle has arrived. We’re prepared to face the Elders, but we can’t do it without the Azaimperiai. The ancient artifact will summon the ancestors to fight beside us. It’s our only hope at winning this war. But first, we must find the Familiars the Elders stole— before they can slaughter them and kill our people. We’ve finally discovered the true meaning of the prophecy, but it’s nothing like we expected. The prophecy says I’ll lose my life to save the tribe. Nothing could ever prepare me for leaving my daughter behind. Liam At the end of the world, things have never looked better just as they’re falling apart. My daughter gives me hope for the future, but there won’t be a future for her if the Elders continue to rule. To defeat them, we have to make a last stand. The fate of the Hawkei will be determined in the greatest battle of our time. If the rebellion falls, our people will be lost forever— as well as our magical creatures. Yet the prophecy is clear. To prevent the Elementai from going extinct, a sacrifice must be made. Sophia and I have to choose between saving our tribe... or saving our family. *** The Academy of Magical Creatures series comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the final book of this magical fantasy saga. This series takes place in the Hidden Legends Universe, along with the University of Sorcery series, the College of Witchcraft series, and the Prison for Supernatural Offenders series. The Hidden Legends universe features college-aged protagonists attending magical academies, dual points-of-view, disabled and diverse main characters, and steamy, empowering romances. Each series stands on its own and can be read in any order. This is a full-length novel over 400 pages. Recommended reading age 18+ Experience the fantastic finale and order today!

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures written by Theresa Bane and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.

Download or read book Supernatural Creatures written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arm yourself with fun facts and figures and become a dinosaur expert. From colossal sauropods to deadly theropods and everything in between, learn all about the age of dinosaurs with more than 1,000 weird and wonderful numbers. Alongside stunning full-page photographs and fun, colourful graphics, the wacky animal fact-bites and funky figures in Our World in Numbers: Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Life will have you impressing your family and friends like never before. As you number-crunch your way around the prehistoric world, you'll discover a whole heap of amazing facts - from the fastest, biggest, and deadliest creatures to how big were dinosaur hearts, brains, and poos. This data-packed adventure into the past is filled with everything you've ever wanted to know about dinosaurs - and more!

Download or read book YOKAI Enchantments written by Margaret L. Carter and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yokai Magic When Val unearths a Japanese scroll and a cat figurine inherited from her grandfather, magic invades her world. The statuette, actually a cat spirit named Yuki—a yokai—enchanted into that form for her own protection, comes to life. With her old high-school boyfriend, she searches for a way to vanquish the threat from the spirit realm, while facing the attraction they thought they'd long since put behind them. Kitsune Enchantment On the verge of losing her job, Shannon leaps at the chance to sell her graphic novel series to a major publisher. She'd love to have a closer relationship with her artist collaborator, Ryo, but how can she count on a man who keeps disappearing with the flimsiest of excuses? Ryo feels the same attraction to Shannon, but he isn't sure how she'd react to the truth. He's a kitsune—a fox shapeshifter—prone to transforming at awkward moments. When a wannabe wizard follows him to a science-fiction convention, Ryo's secret, liberty, and budding romance with Shannon are all threatened. Kappa Companion Two years after her husband's sudden death, Heidi hopes to make a fresh start with a new love and a new home. But she hasn't planned on sharing her century-old house with her son's not-so-imaginary friends—a ghost child and a Japanese water monster. At least the creatures aren't dangerous—or are they?

Download or read book Resistance written by Samit Basu and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2020, eleven years after the passengers of flight BA142 from London to Delhi developed extraordinary abilities corresponding to their innermost desires, the world is overrun with supers. Some use their powers for good, others for evil, and some just want to pulverize iconic monuments and star in their own reality show. But now, from New York to Tokyo, someone is hunting down supers, killing heroes and villains both, and it’s up to the Unit to stop them…

Download or read book Mori written by Justin W. Hobbs and published by Justin Hobbs. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ashira Mori, a seventeen-year-old veteran, faces the challenges of civilian life after leaving the regarded Hikarino-Kiensei, guided by the Ki and a mysterious owl named Raiju, only to face difficult choices when her morality is put at odds with societal norms. Only at her lowest does her friendship with a Prefect shine, as she decides that going her own way is the best way forward for her.

Download or read book Helping People Club written by Robert Ziefel and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Chesterfield, having just finished his second year at the only supernatural high school on Earth, figures he might have a few days to relax before summer classes begin. He does not expect to see the principal of the school on his doorstep, a young Elizabeth in tow. His request: work out a plan to get her powers back! As school begins, Dean puts his plan to start helping his fellow students into action, forming the Helping People Club. It seems the students of Demongate High have more problems then even he thought were possible. Naturally, Dean has some problems of his own. Elizabeth is hanging around, and she seems to have a crush on him, much to the dismay of Yasui. Chaos is growing in the world, making things go bananas all over the Earth. And to top it all off, he starts hearing a voice, which calls itself Order, which begs to be found before it's too late. Too late being the destruction of the school by nuclear missile, stolen by demons and primed to fire!

Download or read book The Legend of Akikumo written by Dani Hoots and published by FoxTales Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ketsueki would give anything to find out why her mentor Akikumo, the last wolf in Japan, abandoned her. He left her with other kitsune at the Inari Shrine, but she doesn’t fit in. And now the other kitsune are bullying her and saying Akikumo is dead. After causing trouble for the hundredth time, the Inari, instead of punishing her, has given Ketsueki a task: she must find out what happened to Akikumo. She quickly agrees, not realizing the delinquent son of the shrine’s head priest must accompany her. Will Ketsueki be able to make peace with a human? Or will her years of resentment make this partnership impossible?

Download or read book Yokai Magic written by Margaret L. Carter and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Val unearths a Japanese scroll and a cat figurine inherited from her grandfather, magic invades her world. The statuette, actually a cat spirit named Yuki—a yokai—enchanted into that form for her own protection, comes to life. Over a century ago, an evil magician cast a curse on her, and a wolf-like demon conjured by the curse still hunts her. Because Val is the one who broke the protective spell, that dark magic endangers her, too. She must turn for help to the last person she wants to get involved with, her former high-school boyfriend, now an officer in the Navy. Together they search for a way to vanquish the threat from the spirit realm, while facing the attraction they thought they'd long since put behind them.

Download or read book The Scholar the Sphinx and the Shades of Nyx written by A.R. Cook and published by Dragonfire Press. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One reckless decision can change a life. David Sandoval is a sixteen-year-old genius, more content with studying than being with family or friends. When he is abducted by a gypsy caravan owned by a living Grecian sphinx, he is taken on an adventure through the Curtain, the gateway between our world and the worlds of the "unseen," where many creatures of myth and legend reside. After discovering that he has unwittingly proposed to the sphinx, David attempts to escape back through the Curtain to the human world, only to be sent to Kyoto, Japan, where he learns a dark secret: a Shade, an extension of the shadowy Night Goddess Nyx, is slowly draining the sphinx of her most precious talents. David might be the only human on earth with the knowledge to save her, and he must also save his new friends from a ruthless adversary known as the Teumessian. Can one normal boy truly undo the inflictions of a goddess, and rescue both the seen and unseen worlds from her dark intentions? Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy this epic fantasy series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monsters The Titan's Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth The Last Olympian The Chalice of the Gods Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades The Heroes of Olympus The Lost Hero The Son of Neptune The Mark of Athena The House of Hades The Blood of Olympus The Trials of Apollo The Hidden Oracle Dark Phophecy The Burning Maze The Tyrant's Tomb The Tower of Nero The Kane Chronicles The Red Pyramid The Throne of Fire The Serpent's Shadow Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard The Sword of Summer The Hammer of Thor The Ship of the Dead Olympus Academy The Titan's Treasure The Demon Demigod The Jinxed Journey Fans of the following authors are known to enjoy this young adult fantasy: Rick Riordan Eliza Raine Keywords relayed to this book: young adult greek mythology books fiction fantasy book 1 young adult fantasy coming of age novels historical fantasy mythology fantasy books