Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780671835439
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Stories tell of a powerful magician, the lost continent of Atlantis, an invasion from Mars, a drug that allows perception of the future, and an expedition to Martian ruins
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 1612107931
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
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A Clark Ashton Smith Single. Set the in the Land of Averoigne a narrative by written by the young Christophe Morand about his unaccountable disappearance in 1798.
Author: Alice Hoffman
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316022624
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67
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Bestselling author Alice Hoffman tears a page from history and melds it with mysticism to create a spellbinding, highly acclaimed tale about the persecution of Jewish people during the sixteenth century. Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When Estrella discovers her family's true identity--and her family's secrets are made public--she confronts a world she's never imagined, where new love burns and where friendship ends in flame and ash, where trust is all but vanquished and betrayal has tragic and bitter consequences. Winner of numerous "best book" citations and infused with the rich context of history and faith, Incantation is a transcendent journey of discovery and loss, rebirth and remembrance that Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry described as "Magical and spellbinding...Painful and exquisitely beautiful."
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: eStar Books
ISBN: 1612107702
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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The dark sorcerer Malygris has died, though Maranapion suspects there is more to his death than meets the eye. Maranapion and other wizards set out to ensure that Malygris is truly dead, and has not been using necromancy to extend his life beyond the realm of death…
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698408195
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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“An extraordinary novel . . . a triumph of insight and storytelling.” —Associated Press “A true masterpiece.” —Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number one New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything. Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome's occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history. Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring, unforgettable account of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place and culture devised to silence her. It is a triumph of storytelling both timely and timeless, from a masterful writer at the height of her powers.
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Author: Shamir Yonah
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575063611
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
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The title, Marbeh Ḥokmah, meaning “increases wisdom,” reflects the fact that Victor Avigdor Hurowitz was a scholar who increased wisdom and who continues to increase the wisdom of scholars throughout the world even after his untimely death at the age of 64. The book was edited by five of Professor Hurowitz’s colleagues: Profs. Shamir Yona and Mayer I. Gruber of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Edward L. Greenstein of Bar-Ilan University, Peter Machinist of Harvard University, and Shalom M. Paul of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The two-volume collection contains 49 groundbreaking essays written by 53 distinguished authors from various institutions of higher learning in Israel and around the world. The authors include Victor’s teachers, colleagues, and students, and the essays deal with a great variety of subjects. The breadth of subject matter featured in Marbeh Ḥokmah is a most appropriate tribute to Victor Avigdor Hurowitz, whose published scholarship encompassed a wide variety of fields of interest pertaining to the study of the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East: Wisdom Literature, Psalmody, prophecy and prophets, the priesthood, eschatology, historiography, ancient inscriptions, medieval Hebrew biblical exegesis, religious rites, building and architecture, temples, the art of warfare, Semitic philology, Sumerian proverbs, epigraphy, rhetoric and stylistics, poetry, lamentations, the interconnections between Hebrew Scripture and the ancient Near East, the cultures of ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia, innerbiblical parallels, and many other subjects.
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: www.PulpFictionBook.Store
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Poseidonis is a collection of six stories and two poems concerning the end of the civilization of Atlantis, a land of powerful wizards yet not powerful enough to stave off the death of that once mighty realm. Poseidonis is the last remnant of the lost continent. The Muse of Atlantis The Last Incantation (1930) – A poetic and fanciful tale about a king who invoked the aid of magic to summon his lost love The Death of Malygris (1934) – Even in death, the mighty wizard proved himself greater than his peers—a story of weird sorcery The Double Shadow (1933) – That which cannot be outrun A Voyage to Sfanomoë (1931) – The brothers Hotar and Evidon left doomed Atlantis and journeyed to the planet Venus A Vintage From Atlantis (1934) – A fantastic story of a jar of wine, mellowed through many centuries, that was washed ashore on a pirate-infested isle in the West Indies Atlantis (1912) – A poem Atlantis (1912) – Alternate version
Author: Tzvi Abusch
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004453393
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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This volume is about the history, literature, ritual, and thought associated with ancient Mesopotamian witchcraft. With chapters on the changing forms and roles of witchcraft beliefs, the ritual function, form, and development of the Maqlû text (the most important ancient work on the subject), and the meaning of the Maqlû ceremony, as well as the ideology of the final version of the text. The volume significantly contributes to our understanding of the Maqlû text, and the reconstruction of the development of thought about witchcraft and magic in Mesopotamia.
Author: T.C. Ashing
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493124021
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377
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In West Chambers, Georgia, conformity was the popular trend. If you stood out in any way, you were looked down upon, and nobody was more out of place than Nathan Kole. As the son of a hero cop, there were many high expectations on his shoulders, but he wasn’t exactly living up to any of them in the eyes of the towns people. He had enough trouble already, after a tragedy hit his home, triggering a series of nightmares that he has been unable to escape. The only person he ever confides in is the new girl at his college. Samantha Dowery was also a bit of an outcast, not following the popular feminine trends. She, like many others in town had her own secrets. Erick was born within a dark society, hidden well beneath the town. His father, still in prison, holds a tight grip on him even aft er his deployment and separation from the army. When they found Jessica, holding a book that written in a dark language that only Erick could understand, it became apparent that the four of them were connected in some mysterious way. Their journey to discover what ties them together will lead them down a path soaked in blood, and paved with the bodies of the unfortunate caught in the crossfire. ================================================ The Four is a Dark Fantasy novel I wrote during my tour in Afghanistan. It ́s a tale of four young individuals who develop unique and somewhat unstable powers as they attempt to survive the tragedies that seem to fall onto them. The eventually become aware of a connection between them, and attempt to discover what this connection is. ================================================ Time and Place The book takes place in early 2012, in the town of West Chambers, Georgia. The town is deep into the bible belt and there are some people who are almost fanatical about what they believe is right and wrong. There are those who are less inclined to conform to the majority of the town ́s single-mindedness. ================================================ Main Characters Nathan Kole Age: 19 Height: 6 ́2 ́ ́ Weight: 195 Eyes: Hazel Hair: Black (Past Shoulders) Bio: Nathan is the son of a hero cop, who was killed in the line of duty. He lives with his mother Audrie who works at East Chambers Hospital. After his father ́s death, he has been haunted by nightmares, of violent acts of human destruction. He is currently enrolled in West Chambers University. Generally likes to keep to himself, and has alienated himself from his friends, over the past few years. ================================================ Samantha Dowery Age: 19 Height: 5 ́9 ́ ́ Weight: 155 Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown (Shoulder Length) Bio: Samantha lives in a small house with her father. Her mother and father divorced after an incident that happened when she was only 6. A bit outgoing and tomboyish, she doesn ́t quite fit in with all of the other female trends around town. ================================================ Erick Locke Age: 23 Height: 5 ́11 ́ ́ Weight: 215 (Toned) Eyes: Brown Hair: Dark Brown (Crew Cut) Bio: Recently relieved of his duties in the army, Erick has returned home to his father ́s estate. Erick ́s father, Damien Locke, was the leader of a dark cult that kept themselves hidden beneath the town. Damien currently resides in prison, after convincing his followers to parti
