Author: Mina Shay
Publisher: Mina Shay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This boxed set contains five paranormal erotica stories. Bride of the Orc Tribe (3,500 words) Tiffany isn’t in California any more. She doesn’t know how it’s happened, but she’s been summoned by a wizard that plans to give her to an orc tribe. Her sacrifice will convince the orcs to call of a siege. Tiffany is faced with a choice. Become the bride of the orc warlord for the rest of her life, or become the bride of all the orc war-chiefs but only for a single night. The humans have their agenda, and the orcs have their own. But neither one of them suspects that Tiffany is planning a third choice of her own. Mystic In My Mind (4,300 words) Misha has been repressing herself for far too long, and she’s finally ready to get some help with her mental blocks. She’s already found some success with an unorthodox mystic that cured her smoking habit. Is he the man that will be able to bring out the sensuous woman locked inside of Misha’s head? Is he even a man at all? Black Eyed Being (3,600 words) When the Black Eyed Being came knocking on her door, she should have turned the stranger away. But nothing exciting ever happened in the suburb, and the woman wasn’t even sure if he was real. Will she have the presence of mind to turn him away when she learns the true nature of the stranger and his desires? Hammered by a Hydra (3,500 words) There are two things that Jackie doesn’t do very well: breaking up with ex’s and following rules. Her latest break-up has landed her in a secluded, ultra-luxurious private getaway on a Greek island. And of course, she can’t even follow the one simple rule once she gets there. Jackie never expected those two items would ever bring her face-to-faces with a mythological Hydra. What will she do when the Hydra discovers her? Honey Werebear (3,400 words) Charlene is determined to do anything to win this years blue ribbon in the Honey festival. Even if that means breaking and entering into Caleb Johnson’s barn to swap out the wrong jar of honey entered into the contest. Charlene finds herself in a sticky situation when the bear of a man catches her in the act. What will she do when he displays much more than his usual grumpy self? Charlene is trapped inside his barn, with nothing between her and escape except for one grumpy werebear and a jar full of honey.
Mounted by a Monster: Boxed Set Volume 16 (Paranormal Erotica)
Author: Mina Shay
Publisher: Mina Shay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This boxed set contains five paranormal erotica stories. Bride of the Orc Tribe (3,500 words) Tiffany isn’t in California any more. She doesn’t know how it’s happened, but she’s been summoned by a wizard that plans to give her to an orc tribe. Her sacrifice will convince the orcs to call of a siege. Tiffany is faced with a choice. Become the bride of the orc warlord for the rest of her life, or become the bride of all the orc war-chiefs but only for a single night. The humans have their agenda, and the orcs have their own. But neither one of them suspects that Tiffany is planning a third choice of her own. Mystic In My Mind (4,300 words) Misha has been repressing herself for far too long, and she’s finally ready to get some help with her mental blocks. She’s already found some success with an unorthodox mystic that cured her smoking habit. Is he the man that will be able to bring out the sensuous woman locked inside of Misha’s head? Is he even a man at all? Black Eyed Being (3,600 words) When the Black Eyed Being came knocking on her door, she should have turned the stranger away. But nothing exciting ever happened in the suburb, and the woman wasn’t even sure if he was real. Will she have the presence of mind to turn him away when she learns the true nature of the stranger and his desires? Hammered by a Hydra (3,500 words) There are two things that Jackie doesn’t do very well: breaking up with ex’s and following rules. Her latest break-up has landed her in a secluded, ultra-luxurious private getaway on a Greek island. And of course, she can’t even follow the one simple rule once she gets there. Jackie never expected those two items would ever bring her face-to-faces with a mythological Hydra. What will she do when the Hydra discovers her? Honey Werebear (3,400 words) Charlene is determined to do anything to win this years blue ribbon in the Honey festival. Even if that means breaking and entering into Caleb Johnson’s barn to swap out the wrong jar of honey entered into the contest. Charlene finds herself in a sticky situation when the bear of a man catches her in the act. What will she do when he displays much more than his usual grumpy self? Charlene is trapped inside his barn, with nothing between her and escape except for one grumpy werebear and a jar full of honey.
Publisher: Mina Shay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This boxed set contains five paranormal erotica stories. Bride of the Orc Tribe (3,500 words) Tiffany isn’t in California any more. She doesn’t know how it’s happened, but she’s been summoned by a wizard that plans to give her to an orc tribe. Her sacrifice will convince the orcs to call of a siege. Tiffany is faced with a choice. Become the bride of the orc warlord for the rest of her life, or become the bride of all the orc war-chiefs but only for a single night. The humans have their agenda, and the orcs have their own. But neither one of them suspects that Tiffany is planning a third choice of her own. Mystic In My Mind (4,300 words) Misha has been repressing herself for far too long, and she’s finally ready to get some help with her mental blocks. She’s already found some success with an unorthodox mystic that cured her smoking habit. Is he the man that will be able to bring out the sensuous woman locked inside of Misha’s head? Is he even a man at all? Black Eyed Being (3,600 words) When the Black Eyed Being came knocking on her door, she should have turned the stranger away. But nothing exciting ever happened in the suburb, and the woman wasn’t even sure if he was real. Will she have the presence of mind to turn him away when she learns the true nature of the stranger and his desires? Hammered by a Hydra (3,500 words) There are two things that Jackie doesn’t do very well: breaking up with ex’s and following rules. Her latest break-up has landed her in a secluded, ultra-luxurious private getaway on a Greek island. And of course, she can’t even follow the one simple rule once she gets there. Jackie never expected those two items would ever bring her face-to-faces with a mythological Hydra. What will she do when the Hydra discovers her? Honey Werebear (3,400 words) Charlene is determined to do anything to win this years blue ribbon in the Honey festival. Even if that means breaking and entering into Caleb Johnson’s barn to swap out the wrong jar of honey entered into the contest. Charlene finds herself in a sticky situation when the bear of a man catches her in the act. What will she do when he displays much more than his usual grumpy self? Charlene is trapped inside his barn, with nothing between her and escape except for one grumpy werebear and a jar full of honey.
The Tale of the Body Thief
Author: Anne Rice
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307575918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
“Rice is our modern messenger of the occult, whose nicely updated dark-side passion plays twist and turn in true Gothic form.”—San Francisco Chronicle In a gripping feat of storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now-classic Interview with the Vampire. For centuries, Lestat—vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals—has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Now he is alone. And in his overwhelming need to destroy his doubts and his loneliness, Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the years of his haunted existence. Praise for The Tale of the Body Thief “Tinged with mystery, full of drama . . . The story is involving, the twists surprising.”—People “Fast-paced . . . . mesmerizing . . . silkenly sensuous . . . No one writing today matches her deftness with the [sensual].”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Hypnotic . . . masterful.”—Cosmopolitan
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0307575918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
“Rice is our modern messenger of the occult, whose nicely updated dark-side passion plays twist and turn in true Gothic form.”—San Francisco Chronicle In a gripping feat of storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now-classic Interview with the Vampire. For centuries, Lestat—vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals—has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Now he is alone. And in his overwhelming need to destroy his doubts and his loneliness, Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the years of his haunted existence. Praise for The Tale of the Body Thief “Tinged with mystery, full of drama . . . The story is involving, the twists surprising.”—People “Fast-paced . . . . mesmerizing . . . silkenly sensuous . . . No one writing today matches her deftness with the [sensual].”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Hypnotic . . . masterful.”—Cosmopolitan
The Things They Carried
Author: Tim O'Brien
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547420293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547420293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. The Things They Carried won France's prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize; it was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Mounted by a Monster: Boxed Set Volume 13 (Paranormal Erotica)
Author: Mina Shay
Publisher: Mina Shay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
This boxed set contains five paranormal erotica stories. Going For a Moonlight Troll (3,100 words) Hazel needs a change of scenery to deal with her recent break up and decides to go for a midnight stroll in her local park. It’s a full moon tonight, and she’s always thought the moon could reveal things hidden from normal sight. She’s not surprised to find Grumpy Bob sitting on his normal park bench, heckling her like he’s been doing for months. Hazel’s finally had enough and decides to confront the sexy but annoying stranger. But will she change her mind once the moonlight reveals his true, hidden nature? Sacrifice For the Dragon (3,100 words) Carla’s finally found a man to share her first time with, and just wants a romantic setting. Devin, on the other hand, has convinced her to role-play out a fantasy of his. He wants her to be a sacrifice for a dragon. Carla agrees, but things quickly get out of hand when she realizes that dragons aren’t just a fantasy. Will she be able to make the sacrifice Devin desperately desires? The Octoman (3,400 words) The last thing Julia expects while on her tropical vacation is for the yacht she’s on to sink, stranding her in a lifeboat with only one other survivor. She doesn’t want to die inexperienced, so she looks to the last man alive in her world. If she didn’t expect the vacation yacht to sink, she certainly didn’t expect Kyle to be an octopus-shifter. Will he save her life, or grant her dying wish? The Spectacled Werebear (3,300 words) Angela joined the research and breeding program of the endangered Spectacled Bears in Venezuela several months ago. She isn’t sure what to do when she discovers one of the bears under her supervision has gone missing from his cage and mysteriously replaced by a hunky, nude stranger. As a scientist, she doesn’t believe the caged man’s outlandish story. The man wants to escape. But is that all he wants when he confronts Angela with the unbelievable truth? Goblins At the Tower (3,500 words) Audrey isn’t about to miss a chance at investigating some medieval ruins while backpacking across Europe. She doesn’t reach the old tower until nightfall and is forced to set up camp overnight, despite the warnings she’d received about avoiding the tower at night. That’s okay, because she doesn’t really believe that there’s a gang of goblins that claims the tower as their own. But when night falls and the goblins discover Audrey, will they decide to claim her too?
Publisher: Mina Shay
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
This boxed set contains five paranormal erotica stories. Going For a Moonlight Troll (3,100 words) Hazel needs a change of scenery to deal with her recent break up and decides to go for a midnight stroll in her local park. It’s a full moon tonight, and she’s always thought the moon could reveal things hidden from normal sight. She’s not surprised to find Grumpy Bob sitting on his normal park bench, heckling her like he’s been doing for months. Hazel’s finally had enough and decides to confront the sexy but annoying stranger. But will she change her mind once the moonlight reveals his true, hidden nature? Sacrifice For the Dragon (3,100 words) Carla’s finally found a man to share her first time with, and just wants a romantic setting. Devin, on the other hand, has convinced her to role-play out a fantasy of his. He wants her to be a sacrifice for a dragon. Carla agrees, but things quickly get out of hand when she realizes that dragons aren’t just a fantasy. Will she be able to make the sacrifice Devin desperately desires? The Octoman (3,400 words) The last thing Julia expects while on her tropical vacation is for the yacht she’s on to sink, stranding her in a lifeboat with only one other survivor. She doesn’t want to die inexperienced, so she looks to the last man alive in her world. If she didn’t expect the vacation yacht to sink, she certainly didn’t expect Kyle to be an octopus-shifter. Will he save her life, or grant her dying wish? The Spectacled Werebear (3,300 words) Angela joined the research and breeding program of the endangered Spectacled Bears in Venezuela several months ago. She isn’t sure what to do when she discovers one of the bears under her supervision has gone missing from his cage and mysteriously replaced by a hunky, nude stranger. As a scientist, she doesn’t believe the caged man’s outlandish story. The man wants to escape. But is that all he wants when he confronts Angela with the unbelievable truth? Goblins At the Tower (3,500 words) Audrey isn’t about to miss a chance at investigating some medieval ruins while backpacking across Europe. She doesn’t reach the old tower until nightfall and is forced to set up camp overnight, despite the warnings she’d received about avoiding the tower at night. That’s okay, because she doesn’t really believe that there’s a gang of goblins that claims the tower as their own. But when night falls and the goblins discover Audrey, will they decide to claim her too?
Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions (#1)
Author: Sheila Grau
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 161312757X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Welcome to Dr. Critchlore’s School for Minions, the premier trainer of minions for Evil Overlords everywhere. No student is prouder to be at Dr. Critchlore’s than Runt Higgins, a twelve-year-old werewolf. (At least he thinks he’s twelve. He was abandoned at the school as a baby, so he can’t say for sure.) Runt loves everything about Dr. Critchlore’s. He loves his classes—such as History of Henchmen and Introduction to Explosives. He loves his friends—such as Darthin the gargoyle and Syke the tree nymph. And he loves his foster family, who took him in when his wolf pack couldn’t. But not everyone loves Dr. Critchlore’s as much as Runt. After a series of disasters, each worse than the next, it’s clear that someone is trying to shut the school down. It’s up to Runt, who knows the place better than anybody, to figure out who’s behind the attacks . . . and to save his home, and Dr. Critchlore himself, from total destruction.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 161312757X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Welcome to Dr. Critchlore’s School for Minions, the premier trainer of minions for Evil Overlords everywhere. No student is prouder to be at Dr. Critchlore’s than Runt Higgins, a twelve-year-old werewolf. (At least he thinks he’s twelve. He was abandoned at the school as a baby, so he can’t say for sure.) Runt loves everything about Dr. Critchlore’s. He loves his classes—such as History of Henchmen and Introduction to Explosives. He loves his friends—such as Darthin the gargoyle and Syke the tree nymph. And he loves his foster family, who took him in when his wolf pack couldn’t. But not everyone loves Dr. Critchlore’s as much as Runt. After a series of disasters, each worse than the next, it’s clear that someone is trying to shut the school down. It’s up to Runt, who knows the place better than anybody, to figure out who’s behind the attacks . . . and to save his home, and Dr. Critchlore himself, from total destruction.
Blood Oranges
Author: Kathleen Tierney
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101594853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
My name’s Quinn. If you buy into my reputation, I’m the most notorious demon hunter in New England. But rumors of my badassery have been slightly exaggerated. Instead of having kung-fu skills and a closet full of medieval weapons, I’m an ex-junkie with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time. Or the right place at the wrong time. Or…whatever. Wanted for crimes against inhumanity I (mostly) didn’t commit, I was nearly a midnight snack for a werewolf until I was “saved” by a vampire calling itself the Bride of Quiet. Already cursed by a werewolf bite, the vamp took a pint out of me too. So now…now, well, you wouldn’t think it could get worse, but you’d be dead wrong.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101594853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
My name’s Quinn. If you buy into my reputation, I’m the most notorious demon hunter in New England. But rumors of my badassery have been slightly exaggerated. Instead of having kung-fu skills and a closet full of medieval weapons, I’m an ex-junkie with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time. Or the right place at the wrong time. Or…whatever. Wanted for crimes against inhumanity I (mostly) didn’t commit, I was nearly a midnight snack for a werewolf until I was “saved” by a vampire calling itself the Bride of Quiet. Already cursed by a werewolf bite, the vamp took a pint out of me too. So now…now, well, you wouldn’t think it could get worse, but you’d be dead wrong.
The Witch's Market
Author: Mingmei Yip
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 1617733245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
From the author of Secret of a Thousand Beauties and Peach Blossom Pavilion comes a beautifully written novel of self-discovery and intrigue. Chinese-American assistant professor Eileen Chen specializes in folk religion at her San Francisco college. Though her grandmother made her living as a shamaness, Eileen publicly dismisses witchcraft as mere superstition. Yet privately, the subject intrigues her. When a research project takes her to the Canary Islands—long rumored to be home to real witches—Eileen is struck by the lush beauty of Tenerife and its blend of Spanish and Moroccan culture. A stranger invites her to a local market where women sell amulets, charms, and love spells. Gradually Eileen immerses herself in her exotic surroundings, finding romance with a handsome young furniture maker. But as she learns more about the lives of these self-proclaimed witches, Eileen must choose how much trust to place in this new and seductive world, where love, greed, and vengeance can be as powerful, or as destructive, as any magic.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 1617733245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
From the author of Secret of a Thousand Beauties and Peach Blossom Pavilion comes a beautifully written novel of self-discovery and intrigue. Chinese-American assistant professor Eileen Chen specializes in folk religion at her San Francisco college. Though her grandmother made her living as a shamaness, Eileen publicly dismisses witchcraft as mere superstition. Yet privately, the subject intrigues her. When a research project takes her to the Canary Islands—long rumored to be home to real witches—Eileen is struck by the lush beauty of Tenerife and its blend of Spanish and Moroccan culture. A stranger invites her to a local market where women sell amulets, charms, and love spells. Gradually Eileen immerses herself in her exotic surroundings, finding romance with a handsome young furniture maker. But as she learns more about the lives of these self-proclaimed witches, Eileen must choose how much trust to place in this new and seductive world, where love, greed, and vengeance can be as powerful, or as destructive, as any magic.
The Old Magic of Christmas
Author: Linda Raedisch
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738733342
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
'Tis the Season for Witches, Elves, and a Legion of Ghosts Not so very long ago, Yuletide was as much a chilling season of ghosts and witches as it was a festival of goodwill. In The Old Magic of Christmas, you'll rub elbows with veiled spirits, learn the true perils of elves, and discover a bestiary of enchanted creatures. Rife with the more frightful characters from folklore and the season's most petulant ghosts, this book takes you on a spooky sleigh ride from the silvered firs of a winter forest to the mirrored halls of the Snow Queen. Along the way, you'll discover how to bring the festivities into your home with cookie recipes and craft instructions, as well as tips for delving more deeply into your relationship with the unseen. Praise: "Steeped in history and adorned with a bit of enchantment, The Old Magic of Christmas is the perfect book to read by a winter's fire with a mug of mulled cider in hand."--Deborah Blake, author of The Witch's Broom "...[A] fascinating journey into the stories behind the tinsel and bows."--Doreen Shababy, author of The Wild & Weedy Apothecary "...[A]n intriguing little tome that explores the darker side of the Yuletide holiday."--Ellen Dugan, author of The Enchanted Cat
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738733342
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
'Tis the Season for Witches, Elves, and a Legion of Ghosts Not so very long ago, Yuletide was as much a chilling season of ghosts and witches as it was a festival of goodwill. In The Old Magic of Christmas, you'll rub elbows with veiled spirits, learn the true perils of elves, and discover a bestiary of enchanted creatures. Rife with the more frightful characters from folklore and the season's most petulant ghosts, this book takes you on a spooky sleigh ride from the silvered firs of a winter forest to the mirrored halls of the Snow Queen. Along the way, you'll discover how to bring the festivities into your home with cookie recipes and craft instructions, as well as tips for delving more deeply into your relationship with the unseen. Praise: "Steeped in history and adorned with a bit of enchantment, The Old Magic of Christmas is the perfect book to read by a winter's fire with a mug of mulled cider in hand."--Deborah Blake, author of The Witch's Broom "...[A] fascinating journey into the stories behind the tinsel and bows."--Doreen Shababy, author of The Wild & Weedy Apothecary "...[A]n intriguing little tome that explores the darker side of the Yuletide holiday."--Ellen Dugan, author of The Enchanted Cat
Half Spent Was the Night
Author: Ami McKay
Publisher: Knopf Canada
ISBN: 0735275661
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Beloved author Ami McKay is back, bringing us a magical follow-up in the tradition of Victorian winter tales to her mesmerizing bestseller, The Witches of New York. During the nights between Christmas and New Year's, the witches of New York--Adelaide Thom, Eleanor St. Clair and the youngest, Beatrice Dunn--gather before the fire to tell ghost stories and perform traditional Yuletide divinations. (Did you know that roasting chestnuts was once used to foretell one's fate?) As the witches roast chestnuts and melt lead to see their fate, a series of odd messengers land on their doorstep bearing invitations for a New Year's Eve masquerade hosted by a woman they've never met. Gossip, dreams and portents follow, leading the witches to question the woman's motives. Is she as benevolent as she seems or is she laying a trap? And so, as Gilded-Age New York prepares to ring in the new year, the witches don their finery and head for the ball, on the hunt for answers that might well be the end of them.
Publisher: Knopf Canada
ISBN: 0735275661
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Beloved author Ami McKay is back, bringing us a magical follow-up in the tradition of Victorian winter tales to her mesmerizing bestseller, The Witches of New York. During the nights between Christmas and New Year's, the witches of New York--Adelaide Thom, Eleanor St. Clair and the youngest, Beatrice Dunn--gather before the fire to tell ghost stories and perform traditional Yuletide divinations. (Did you know that roasting chestnuts was once used to foretell one's fate?) As the witches roast chestnuts and melt lead to see their fate, a series of odd messengers land on their doorstep bearing invitations for a New Year's Eve masquerade hosted by a woman they've never met. Gossip, dreams and portents follow, leading the witches to question the woman's motives. Is she as benevolent as she seems or is she laying a trap? And so, as Gilded-Age New York prepares to ring in the new year, the witches don their finery and head for the ball, on the hunt for answers that might well be the end of them.
The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf'
Author: Edward Pettit
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783748303
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf. This meticulously researched book investigates the nature and significance of this golden-hilted weapon and its likely relatives within Beowulf and beyond, drawing on the fields of Old English and Old Norse language and literature, liturgy, archaeology, astronomy, folklore and comparative mythology. In Part I, Pettit explores the complex of connotations surrounding this image (from icicles to candles and crosses) by examining a range of medieval sources, and argues that the giant sword may function as a visual motif in which pre-Christian Germanic concepts and prominent Christian symbols coalesce. In Part II, Pettit investigates the broader Germanic background to this image, especially in relation to the god Ing/Yngvi-Freyr, and explores the capacity of myths to recur and endure across time. Drawing on an eclectic range of narrative and linguistic evidence from Northern European texts, and on archaeological discoveries, Pettit suggests that the image of the giant sword, and the characters and events associated with it, may reflect an elemental struggle between the sun and the moon, articulated through an underlying myth about the theft and repossession of sunlight. The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf' is a welcome contribution to the overlapping fields of Beowulf-scholarship, Old Norse-Icelandic literature and Germanic philology. Not only does it present a wealth of new readings that shed light on the craft of the Beowulf-poet and inform our understanding of the poem’s major episodes and themes; it further highlights the merits of adopting an interdisciplinary approach alongside a comparative vantage point. As such, The Waning Sword will be compelling reading for Beowulf-scholars and for a wider audience of medievalists.
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783748303
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf. This meticulously researched book investigates the nature and significance of this golden-hilted weapon and its likely relatives within Beowulf and beyond, drawing on the fields of Old English and Old Norse language and literature, liturgy, archaeology, astronomy, folklore and comparative mythology. In Part I, Pettit explores the complex of connotations surrounding this image (from icicles to candles and crosses) by examining a range of medieval sources, and argues that the giant sword may function as a visual motif in which pre-Christian Germanic concepts and prominent Christian symbols coalesce. In Part II, Pettit investigates the broader Germanic background to this image, especially in relation to the god Ing/Yngvi-Freyr, and explores the capacity of myths to recur and endure across time. Drawing on an eclectic range of narrative and linguistic evidence from Northern European texts, and on archaeological discoveries, Pettit suggests that the image of the giant sword, and the characters and events associated with it, may reflect an elemental struggle between the sun and the moon, articulated through an underlying myth about the theft and repossession of sunlight. The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf' is a welcome contribution to the overlapping fields of Beowulf-scholarship, Old Norse-Icelandic literature and Germanic philology. Not only does it present a wealth of new readings that shed light on the craft of the Beowulf-poet and inform our understanding of the poem’s major episodes and themes; it further highlights the merits of adopting an interdisciplinary approach alongside a comparative vantage point. As such, The Waning Sword will be compelling reading for Beowulf-scholars and for a wider audience of medievalists.