Download or read book The Witch and the Guillotine written by Daniel Sugar and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After narrowly escaping the horrors of the Salem witch trials, Lilly Parris comes of age in 18th Century France, where she is pampered by Louis XVI and pursued by one of history's greatest fiends: Maximilien Robespierre, the monster who sent thousands of innocent men, women and children to the guillotine."The Witch and the Guillotine" is a fast-paced, brand-new take on the French Revolution.
Download or read book The Witch s Warning written by Joseph Delaney and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gloriously spooky horror-fantasy story from Joseph Delaney, the internationally multi-million bestselling author of The Spook's Apprentice Crafty halted, his heart lurching with fear, his mouth dry. There were bare footprints in the white snow, and each one was smeared with red, as if the owner of those clawed feet had stepped in a puddle of blood . . . Crafty and his friends have already faced dozens of horrifying aberrations during their time as Castle Gate Grubs - assistants to the mysterious guild of Gatemancers, who fight against the terrifying Shole. But the real battle is only just beginning. New and more dangerous aberrations are appearing all the time, and worse yet, it seems someone from within the Castle is helping them attack. And when an old enemy returns to give Crafty a disturbing warning, it seems time might be running out for all of them . . .
Download or read book The Witch Queen written by Juliana Haygert and published by Juliana Haygert. This book was released on 2020-07-13 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witch with a deadly task. A vampire trying to save his coven. And a terrible challenge that will drive them apart... Thea When Drake left me behind, I tried to follow him back into danger. But before I could, Princess Morda of the Silverblood found me. Now I'm back at my coven, viewed as a hero for succeeding in my suicide mission. Our enemies have grown restless, and since my coven is the only one without a Queen, we've become targets. But Morda has a sadistic plan... one I'm forced to be a part of. Drake I'm trying to change the supernatural world. But change doesn't come without a hard fight. I'm struggling with the loss of my true love and suffering from grief beyond imagining. Yet I have no time to be weak. Traitors are around every corner, and if I make one wrong mistake, it'll be my last. A war is coming. Thea and I both have key parts to play... if we survive. An exhilarating and dark paranormal romance novel, The Witch Queen is a dazzling new adult fantasy featuring an enigmatic vampire prince and a resilient witch. Fans of A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest and The Vampire Diaries will become addicted to this series! 17+ Rite World: The Vampire Heir (Book 1 - Rite of the Vampire 1) The Witch Queen (Book 2 - Rite of the Vampire 2) The Immortal Vow (Book 3 - Rite of the Vampire 3) The Warlock Lord (Book 4 - Rite of the Warlock 1) The Wolf Consort (Book 5 - Rite of the Warlock 2) The Crystal Rose (Book 6 - Rite of the Warlock 3) The Wolf Forsaken (Book 7 - Rite of the Wolf 1) The Fae Bound (Book 8 - Rite of the Wolf 2) The Blood Pact (Book 9 - Rite of the Wolf 3)
Download or read book Philp Pullman s His Dark Materials written by Leonard F. Wheat and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... a impressive case for multiple levels of allegory in Philip Pullman's brilliant His Dark Materials trilogy.... On a larger scale, Wheat demonstrates in meticulous detail that Pullman's theme of the war between knowledge and religious superstition operates not only at the surface level of the plot but also at deeper, symbolic levels.... His detailed case richly illuminates the religious and literary dimensions of the His Dark Materials trilogy.SUSANNA BRAUNDProfessor of Latin Poetry andIts Reception (Canada Research Chair)University of British ColumbiaPhilip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is one of the most popular fantasy works of our time. Both the trilogy and a new movie based on it are being marketed chiefly as YA (young adult) fare. But Leonard F. Wheat shows in this fascinating analysis that His Dark Materials is far more than a YA tale. At a deeper level it is a complex triple allegory-a surface story that uses 231 symbols to tell three hidden stories. As such, it is among the most profound, intellectually challenging, and thoroughly adult works ever written.Wheat brings the hidden stories to light. He demonstrates how Pullman retells two prominent works of British literature-C. S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and John Milton's Paradise Lost. Pullman's aim is to counter Lewis's pro-Christian allegory with his own anti-Christian allegory. Pullman does this in his second allegory by turning Paradise Lost upside down. Satan and his daughter, Sin, along with Adam's murderous son Cain, become heroes; God and Jesus become villains. This retold story depicts our society's warfare between knowledge (symbolized by Dust) and religious superstitions (symbolized by Specters). Pullman adds an original third hidden story featuring Christian missionaries, Charles Darwin, agnostics, and atheists.Wheat's intriguing interpretation of Pullman's work is the first to point out the many allegorical features of His Dark Materials and to highlight the ingenious ways in which Pullman subtly attacks religious institutions and superstitions. Pullman fans as well as readers interested in fantasy or concerned about religious coercion will find Wheat's book not only stimulating but overflowing with surprises.Leonard F. Wheat, a retired economist living in Alexandria, VA, received his PhD from Harvard University in 1958 and is the author of five previous books dealing with economics, film, and religion. His books include Kubrick's 2001: A Triple Allegory and Paul Tillich's Dialectical Humanism: Unmasking the God above God.
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Download or read book Peace on Earth written by Stanislaw Lem and published by HMH. This book was released on 2002-12-04 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robot armies, an arms race in space, and a brain at war with itself add up to “a futuristic version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (The Boston Phoenix). Anxious to avoid a war that would destroy the entire planet, the major powers of Earth have come to an ingenious compromise. Each country sends a force of adaptable, self-programming robots to the surface of the moon to play out the conflict there and, hopefully, reach a mutually agreeable stalemate. But when the robots stop responding, it is up to Ijon Tichy to travel to the lunar war zone and discover what went wrong. Tichy finds what he needs to know, but falls victim to an attack that severs the left and right sides of his brain: one of which knows nothing about the status of the moon, the other of which isn’t telling. Now Tichy finds himself at the center of a new sort of war of attrition, with each world power clamoring for his knowledge and each half of his stubborn brain clamoring for control. Wry and action-packed in equal measure, Stanislaw Lem’s absurd, insightful sendup of the Cold War is required reading for any fan of science fiction. Here, “humor and a breathless pace create a delightful and thought-provoking read” (Publishers Weekly).
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Download or read book The Weird Indexes of Eerie Publications written by Mike Howlett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously detailed indexes to the Eerie Publications horror comics, the dreadful bad-boys of black and white horror mags! THERE ARE NO STORIES REPRINTED HERE!!! Just hard-core, pure information.
Download or read book History of Mexico 1883 88 written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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