Author: Maria Kabanova
Publisher: K-Nova Books Translations Events
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
"Little Monstrie's Big Adventures makes an entertaining choice for readers ready to begin bridging the gap between picture books and chapter books." *** Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children's Book Review. Join the adventure! Little Monstrie is shy and timid - yet he sets out to save his mom from gangsters, starts a growl band, finds a magical firebird that becomes his pet, and even solves the great Monster School mystery! Why do you need to listen to Mom? What if your pet can do magic? How do you deal with bullies? Most importantly: what if you are different to everyone else?! Little Monstrie's Big Adventures by screenwriter Maria Kabanova will answer these important questions!
Monstrie and Mum. Little Monstrie's Big Adventures Book 1
Author: Maria Kabanova
Publisher: K-Nova Books Translations Events
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
"Little Monstrie's Big Adventures makes an entertaining choice for readers ready to begin bridging the gap between picture books and chapter books." *** Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children's Book Review. Join the adventure! Little Monstrie is shy and timid - yet he sets out to save his mom from gangsters, starts a growl band, finds a magical firebird that becomes his pet, and even solves the great Monster School mystery! Why do you need to listen to Mom? What if your pet can do magic? How do you deal with bullies? Most importantly: what if you are different to everyone else?! Little Monstrie's Big Adventures by screenwriter Maria Kabanova will answer these important questions!
Publisher: K-Nova Books Translations Events
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
"Little Monstrie's Big Adventures makes an entertaining choice for readers ready to begin bridging the gap between picture books and chapter books." *** Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children's Book Review. Join the adventure! Little Monstrie is shy and timid - yet he sets out to save his mom from gangsters, starts a growl band, finds a magical firebird that becomes his pet, and even solves the great Monster School mystery! Why do you need to listen to Mom? What if your pet can do magic? How do you deal with bullies? Most importantly: what if you are different to everyone else?! Little Monstrie's Big Adventures by screenwriter Maria Kabanova will answer these important questions!
Way of the Argosi
Author: Sebastien de Castell
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1471405532
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Ten year old Ferius Parfax has a simple plan: kill every last inhabitant of the spell-gifted nation that destroyed her people, starting with the man who murdered her parents. Killing mages is a difficult business, of course, so Ferius undertakes to study the ways of the Argosi: the loosely-knit tribe of tricksters known for getting the better of even the most powerful of spellcasters. But the Argosi have a price for their teachings, and by the time Ferius learns what it is, it may be too late. Perfect for fans of The Dark Tower, Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher.
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1471405532
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Ten year old Ferius Parfax has a simple plan: kill every last inhabitant of the spell-gifted nation that destroyed her people, starting with the man who murdered her parents. Killing mages is a difficult business, of course, so Ferius undertakes to study the ways of the Argosi: the loosely-knit tribe of tricksters known for getting the better of even the most powerful of spellcasters. But the Argosi have a price for their teachings, and by the time Ferius learns what it is, it may be too late. Perfect for fans of The Dark Tower, Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher.
Play of Shadows
Author: Sebastien de Castell
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1787471446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first volume in the new swashbuckling fantasy series set in the universe of THE GREATCOATS. Damelas Chademantaigne picked a poor night to flee a judicial duel. He has precious little hope of escaping the wrath of the Vixen, the most feared duellist in the entire city, until he stumbles through the stage doors of the magnificent Operato Belleza and tricks his way into the company of actors. An archaic law provides a temporary respite from his troubles - until one night a ghostly voice in his head causes Damelas to fumble his lines, inadvertently blurting out a dreadful truth: the city's most legendary hero may actually be a traitor and a brutal murderer. With only the help of his boisterous and lusty friend Bereto, a beautiful assassin whose target may well be Damelas himself, and a company of misfit actors who'd just as soon see him dead, this failed grandson of two Greatcoats must somehow find within himself the courage to dig up long-buried truths before a ruthless band of bravos known as the Iron Orchids come for his head. Oh, and there's still that matter of the Vixen waiting to duel him . . . Readers love Play of Shadows! 'De Castell's masterful writing weaves an impressive tale with a fantastic plot, intriguing characters, and wondrous storybuilding. Another masterpiece' - 5* reader review 'If you are looking for a swashbuckling adventure with a dash of romance and a leaven of humour, then go out and get a copy of this book' - 5* reader review 'Everything that you come to expect from a Greatcoats world book - swashbuckling, emotional rollercoaster, a hero to root for and a great cast of characters some you will love and some you will hate' - 5* reader review
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1787471446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first volume in the new swashbuckling fantasy series set in the universe of THE GREATCOATS. Damelas Chademantaigne picked a poor night to flee a judicial duel. He has precious little hope of escaping the wrath of the Vixen, the most feared duellist in the entire city, until he stumbles through the stage doors of the magnificent Operato Belleza and tricks his way into the company of actors. An archaic law provides a temporary respite from his troubles - until one night a ghostly voice in his head causes Damelas to fumble his lines, inadvertently blurting out a dreadful truth: the city's most legendary hero may actually be a traitor and a brutal murderer. With only the help of his boisterous and lusty friend Bereto, a beautiful assassin whose target may well be Damelas himself, and a company of misfit actors who'd just as soon see him dead, this failed grandson of two Greatcoats must somehow find within himself the courage to dig up long-buried truths before a ruthless band of bravos known as the Iron Orchids come for his head. Oh, and there's still that matter of the Vixen waiting to duel him . . . Readers love Play of Shadows! 'De Castell's masterful writing weaves an impressive tale with a fantastic plot, intriguing characters, and wondrous storybuilding. Another masterpiece' - 5* reader review 'If you are looking for a swashbuckling adventure with a dash of romance and a leaven of humour, then go out and get a copy of this book' - 5* reader review 'Everything that you come to expect from a Greatcoats world book - swashbuckling, emotional rollercoaster, a hero to root for and a great cast of characters some you will love and some you will hate' - 5* reader review
Monstrie Gets a Surprise (Little Monstrie's Big Adventures Book 4)
Author: Maria Kabanova
Publisher: K-Nova Books Translations Events
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"Little Monstrie's Big Adventures makes an entertaining choice for readers ready to begin bridging the gap between picture books and chapter books." *** Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children's Book Review. Join the adventure! Little Monstrie is shy and timid - yet he sets out to save his mom from gangsters, starts a growl band, finds a magical firebird that becomes his pet, and even solves the great Monster School mystery! Why do you need to listen to Mom? What if your pet can do magic? How do you deal with bullies? Most importantly: what if you are different to everyone else?! Little Monstrie's Big Adventures by screenwriter Maria Kabanova will answer these important questions!
Publisher: K-Nova Books Translations Events
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"Little Monstrie's Big Adventures makes an entertaining choice for readers ready to begin bridging the gap between picture books and chapter books." *** Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children's Book Review. Join the adventure! Little Monstrie is shy and timid - yet he sets out to save his mom from gangsters, starts a growl band, finds a magical firebird that becomes his pet, and even solves the great Monster School mystery! Why do you need to listen to Mom? What if your pet can do magic? How do you deal with bullies? Most importantly: what if you are different to everyone else?! Little Monstrie's Big Adventures by screenwriter Maria Kabanova will answer these important questions!
Artifact Space
Author: Miles Cameron
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 1473232627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships. With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space. All it took, to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators, dedication, and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one. But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers, leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy. She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life, with all the perils of the new . . .
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 1473232627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships. With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City, the greatest human orbital, all the way to Tradepoint at the other, to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species. It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space. All it took, to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators, dedication, and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one. But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers, leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy. She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life, with all the perils of the new . . .
Traitor's Blade
Author: Sebastien de Castell
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1623658101
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
With swashbuckling action that recalls Dumas's Three Musketeers, Sebastien de Castell has created a dynamic new fantasy series. In Traitor's Blade, a disgraced swordsman struggles to redeem himself by protecting a young girl caught in the web of a royal conspiracy. The King is dead, the Greatcoats have been disbanded, and Falcio Val Mond and his fellow magistrates Kest and Brasti have been reduced to working as bodyguards for a nobleman who refuses to pay them. Things could be worse, of course. Their employer could be lying dead on the floor while they are forced to watch the killer plant evidence framing them for the murder. Oh wait, that's exactly what's happening. Now a royal conspiracy is about to unfold in the most corrupt city in the world. A carefully orchestrated series of murders that began with the overthrow of an idealistic young king will end with the death of an orphaned girl and the ruin of everything that Falcio, Kest, and Brasti have fought for. But if the trio want to foil the conspiracy, save the girl, and reunite the Greatcoats, they'll have to do it with nothing but the tattered coats on their backs and the swords in their hands, because these days every noble is a tyrant, every knight is a thug, and the only thing you can really trust is a traitor's blade.
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1623658101
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
With swashbuckling action that recalls Dumas's Three Musketeers, Sebastien de Castell has created a dynamic new fantasy series. In Traitor's Blade, a disgraced swordsman struggles to redeem himself by protecting a young girl caught in the web of a royal conspiracy. The King is dead, the Greatcoats have been disbanded, and Falcio Val Mond and his fellow magistrates Kest and Brasti have been reduced to working as bodyguards for a nobleman who refuses to pay them. Things could be worse, of course. Their employer could be lying dead on the floor while they are forced to watch the killer plant evidence framing them for the murder. Oh wait, that's exactly what's happening. Now a royal conspiracy is about to unfold in the most corrupt city in the world. A carefully orchestrated series of murders that began with the overthrow of an idealistic young king will end with the death of an orphaned girl and the ruin of everything that Falcio, Kest, and Brasti have fought for. But if the trio want to foil the conspiracy, save the girl, and reunite the Greatcoats, they'll have to do it with nothing but the tattered coats on their backs and the swords in their hands, because these days every noble is a tyrant, every knight is a thug, and the only thing you can really trust is a traitor's blade.
Monstrie Investigates (Little Monstrie's Big Adventures Book 3)
Author: Maria Kabanova
Publisher: K-Nova Books Translations Events
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
"Little Monstrie's Big Adventures makes an entertaining choice for readers ready to begin bridging the gap between picture books and chapter books." *** Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children's Book Review. Join the adventure! Little Monstrie is shy and timid - yet he sets out to save his mom from gangsters, starts a growl band, finds a magical firebird that becomes his pet, and even solves the great Monster School mystery! Why do you need to listen to Mom? What if your pet can do magic? How do you deal with bullies? Most importantly: what if you are different to everyone else?! Little Monstrie's Big Adventures by screenwriter Maria Kabanova will answer these important questions!
Publisher: K-Nova Books Translations Events
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
"Little Monstrie's Big Adventures makes an entertaining choice for readers ready to begin bridging the gap between picture books and chapter books." *** Bianca Schulze, founder of The Children's Book Review. Join the adventure! Little Monstrie is shy and timid - yet he sets out to save his mom from gangsters, starts a growl band, finds a magical firebird that becomes his pet, and even solves the great Monster School mystery! Why do you need to listen to Mom? What if your pet can do magic? How do you deal with bullies? Most importantly: what if you are different to everyone else?! Little Monstrie's Big Adventures by screenwriter Maria Kabanova will answer these important questions!
Margaret of York, Simon Marmion, and The Visions of Tondal
Author: Thomas Kren
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892362049
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Presented at a symposium held in 1990 to celebrate the Getty Museum's acquisition of the only known illuminated copy of The Visions of Tondal, twenty essays address the celebrated bibliophilic activity of Margaret of York; the career of Simon Marmion, a favorite artist of the Burgundian court; and The Visions of Tondal in relation to illustrated visions of the Middle Ages. Contributors include Maryan Ainsworth, Wim Blockmans, Walter Cahn, Albert Derolez, Peter Dinzelbacher, Rainald Grosshans, Sandra Hindman, Martin Lowry, Nigel Morgan, and Nigel Palmer.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892362049
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Presented at a symposium held in 1990 to celebrate the Getty Museum's acquisition of the only known illuminated copy of The Visions of Tondal, twenty essays address the celebrated bibliophilic activity of Margaret of York; the career of Simon Marmion, a favorite artist of the Burgundian court; and The Visions of Tondal in relation to illustrated visions of the Middle Ages. Contributors include Maryan Ainsworth, Wim Blockmans, Walter Cahn, Albert Derolez, Peter Dinzelbacher, Rainald Grosshans, Sandra Hindman, Martin Lowry, Nigel Morgan, and Nigel Palmer.
The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism
Author: Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226316920
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics. He suggests that we consider the ascetic as "the 'cultural' element in culture," and presents a close analysis of works by Athanasius, Augustine, Matthias, Grünewald, Nietzsche, Foucault, and other thinkers as proof of the extent of asceticism's resources. Harpham demonstrates the usefulness of his findings by deriving from asceticism a "discourse of resistance," a code of interpretation ultimately more generous and humane than those currently available to us.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226316920
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics. He suggests that we consider the ascetic as "the 'cultural' element in culture," and presents a close analysis of works by Athanasius, Augustine, Matthias, Grünewald, Nietzsche, Foucault, and other thinkers as proof of the extent of asceticism's resources. Harpham demonstrates the usefulness of his findings by deriving from asceticism a "discourse of resistance," a code of interpretation ultimately more generous and humane than those currently available to us.
Saint's Blood
Author: Sebastien de Castell
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1784299642
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
'High energy, highly unique, swashbuckling-cop-epic-noir story. Buy it. BUY IT NOW' Sam Sykes The Greatcoats are back - and this time it's personal. How do you kill a Saint? Falcio, Brasti and Kest are about to find out, as someone is doing just that, and they've started with a friend. The Dukes were already looking for ways to weasel out of their promise to put Aline on her father's throne - but with Saints turning up dead, and Church Inquistitors pushing for control - rumours are spreading that the Gods themselves oppose her ascension. The only way Falcio can stop the country turning into a vicious theocracy is to find and stop the Saint-killer - but his only clue is the iron mask encasing the head of the Saint of Mercy, which prevents her from speaking. And even if he can find the murderer, he will still have to face them in battle - and this may be a duel that no swordsman, no matter how skilled, can win.
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
ISBN: 1784299642
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
'High energy, highly unique, swashbuckling-cop-epic-noir story. Buy it. BUY IT NOW' Sam Sykes The Greatcoats are back - and this time it's personal. How do you kill a Saint? Falcio, Brasti and Kest are about to find out, as someone is doing just that, and they've started with a friend. The Dukes were already looking for ways to weasel out of their promise to put Aline on her father's throne - but with Saints turning up dead, and Church Inquistitors pushing for control - rumours are spreading that the Gods themselves oppose her ascension. The only way Falcio can stop the country turning into a vicious theocracy is to find and stop the Saint-killer - but his only clue is the iron mask encasing the head of the Saint of Mercy, which prevents her from speaking. And even if he can find the murderer, he will still have to face them in battle - and this may be a duel that no swordsman, no matter how skilled, can win.