Author: M. D. Presley
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781549897191
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Over the Mueller Line and stalking across the Eastern homeland she betrayed during the Grand War, Marta Childress has come to care for her catatonic charge Caddie, whom she has been tasked to deliver to the child's father. Too bad Marta secretly intends on killing the man to save the nation a second civil war.Executed on the spot if anyone uncovers her identity, Marta also flees the relentless Render Graff and an unstoppable glassman, only to discover worse horrors await her in the East. Fortunately for her, she can depend on her new freebooter friends Isabelle and Luca.Yet Luca harbors secrets of his own, a grubber boy born into nothing but whose ambition earned him an imbued lockblade enchanted to ensure his victory so long as he holds it in hand.
Author: M D Presley
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Outcast. Even among outcasts. Luca is a Dobra, born into the lowest caste of the despised Ikus tribe, where even his telepathy cannot spare him from scorn. But his ambition to rise above his station and his love for the matriarch's daughter drive him to earn his imbued lockblade and become the tribe's bloody right hand. With the help of the mute Isabelle, Luca leads Marta and the catatonic Caddie on a dangerous journey deep into the East, where the relentless Render Graff and an unstoppable glassman nip at their heels. It will take all of Luca's cunning and telepathic tricks to see them through to safety. But Luca has secrets of his own, secrets that threaten to doom not only their mission but the entire nation. Will Luca's ambition and love be his downfall or will he rise above his station and become the unlikely hero of Ayr?
Author: Mark J.P. Wolf
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113622081X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 409
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Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on narrative, medium, or genre, and instead considers imaginary worlds as dynamic entities in and of themselves. Wolf argues that imaginary worlds—which are often transnarrative, transmedial, and transauthorial in nature—are compelling objects of inquiry for Media Studies. Chapters touch on: a theoretical analysis of how world-building extends beyond storytelling, the engagement of the audience, and the way worlds are conceptualized and experienced a history of imaginary worlds that follows their development over three millennia from the fictional islands of Homer’s Odyssey to the present internarrative theory examining how narratives set in the same world can interact and relate to one another an examination of transmedial growth and adaptation, and what happens when worlds make the jump between media an analysis of the transauthorial nature of imaginary worlds, the resulting concentric circles of authorship, and related topics of canonicity, participatory worlds, and subcreation’s relationship with divine Creation Building Imaginary Worlds also provides the scholar of imaginary worlds with a glossary of terms and a detailed timeline that spans three millennia and more than 1,400 imaginary worlds, listing their names, creators, and the works in which they first appeared.
Author: M D Presley
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 310
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Worlds can exist without stories, but fantasy stories cannot exist without a vibrant and enthralling world. But what makes a good fantasy world? Be you a top-down planner, a bottom-up pantser, or a fantasy fan experiencing the worldbuilding from the inside-out, this comprehensive guide has you covered. Adopting a "tools not rules" approach, you will discover dozens of worldbuilding strategies, including: Ineffective, effective, and inspired worldbuilding. Designing comprehensive magic systems. The four Cs of worldbuilding and how to use them. The ins and outs of immersion. Enhancing the audience experience with fantasy conceits. Also featuring: Case studies from famous worldbuilders. Map design 101. Survey results showing what audiences want. Answers to these questions and more were once scattered throughout the realms, but have finally been compiled and synthesized for fantasy fans and authors alike.
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Author: Josiah Bancroft
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316517909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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The first book in the word-of-mouth phenomenon debut fantasy series about one man's dangerous journey through a labyrinthine world. "One of my favorite books of all time" - Mark Lawrence The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on the other like the layers of a cake. It is a world of geniuses and tyrants, of luxury and menace, of unusual animals and mysterious machines. Soon after arriving for his honeymoon at the Tower, the mild-mannered headmaster of a small village school, Thomas Senlin, gets separated from his wife, Marya, in the overwhelming swarm of tourists, residents, and miscreants. Senlin is determined to find Marya, but to do so he'll have to navigate madhouses, ballrooms, and burlesque theaters. He must survive betrayal, assassins, and the illusions of the Tower. But if he hopes to find his wife, he will have to do more than just endure. This quiet man of letters must become a man of action. The Books of BabelSenlin AscendsArm of the Sphinx
Author: Nicholas Eames
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN: 0316362468
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 511
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A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy. "Fantastic, funny, ferocious." -- Sam Sykes Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help -- the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for. It's time to get the band back together.
Author: Stephanie Hudson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781973152927
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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From the realms of the Afterlife Saga comes a new spin on this gothic world...When a bunch of misfit orphans all find themselves on a bus heading towards a new life, one called Afterlife, it wasn't quite what they had in mind. But even fate can play games and five teens will soon find themselves asking even more questions than ever before. Questions about an uncertain future in this new world and the very first one on the top of that long list...What does the King of Heaven and Hell have in store for them? This is a continuation of the Afterlife Saga, suitable for young adults but a must read for all Afterlife fans!
Author: Lord Dunsany
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
ISBN: 1680573756
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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From “one of the greatest writers of this century,” a fantasy masterpiece about the aftermath of a marriage between a mortal prince and an elfin princess. —Arthur C. Clarke Before the fellowships and wardrobes and dire wolves . . . . . . there was the village of Erl and the Kingdom of Elfland. Considered formative to the development of the fairy tale and high fantasy subgenres, The King of Elfland's Daughter follows Alveric, who leaves home on a quest with a few basic instructions: locate the Princess Lirazel in Elfland, convince her to return to Erl and marry him, and together produce the first magical Lord of Erl. But what happens when a village gets exactly what it asked for? How does an elf learn to live as a human? Is love lost once, lost forever? The people of Erl are about to find out. Take a walk through the fields we know and see if you can spot the pale-blue peaks of the Elfland Mountains. Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Neil Gaiman will adore Lord Dunsany’s influential 1924 classic as much as those authors themselves did. “No amount of mere description can convey more than a fraction of Lord Dunsany's pervasive charm.” —H. P. Lovecraft “We find that he has but tranfigured with beauty the common sights of the world.” —William Butler Yeats “No one can understand modern fantasy without understanding its roots, and Lord Dunsany's work is immediately significant as well as enjoyable even today.” —Katharine Kerr “A fantasy novel in a class with the Tolkien books.”—L. Sprague de Camp
Author: William Ray
Publisher: Tale of the Verin Empire
ISBN: 9781549844508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Wardens have returned. Traitors to humanity, the Wardens were an ancient order of men and women seeking to once more enslave their own people to the Elves. With the rise of rifle and iron rail, Elves were finally driven from the world, but in secret enclaves, the Wardens speak of the Great Restoration, which will bring their masters back into power... Nearly a decade after fighting the war in Gedlund, Gus Baston has found work as a private investigator in the Verin Empire's crime-infested capitol. He makes his living at the edges of society, friend to neither police nor criminal classes, and when the Wardens suddenly emerge from obscurity to kidnap a prominent engineer, Gus must rescue him or risk being blamed for the crime himself. But why would Elves want an engineer? And why have the Wardens suddenly shown themselves after forty years in hiding? This second Tale of the Verin Empire returns us to the world of Gedlund, which was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2016. The second Tale explores a world of crime and intrigue in both the capital, and on the Aelfuan frontier. Drawing inspiration from Lord of the Rings, Sherlock Holmes and our own late 19th century, The Great Restoration continues William Ray's bold, critically acclaimed reinvention of classic fantasy in a world of memorable characters and unique perspectives.
