Author: Shawntelle Madison
Publisher: Valkyrie Rising Press
ISBN: 0988798522
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
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Werewolf Natalya Stravinsky’s outspoken sidekick, Aggie McClure, is featured in this prequel novella. Before Agatha set foot in South Toms River, New Jersey, she had the fight of her life to face. Destined to be the alpha female over her Manhattan pack, Aggie was fully prepared to take on her role until her father arranges a marriage without her consent. She wants out–but the only way is with money–something her new controlling husband won’t give her to escape. But such odds never kept a wolf like Aggie down. To sever the twisted tie, she finds herself pitted against raging wood nymphs and backstabbing brownies in an underground supernatural fighting ring. With every victory, the sweet taste of freedom is closer, but her husband isn’t willing to let her go that easily. Until the very end, Aggie must fight for the one thing she’s never had: a choice.
Author: C. E. Montague
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780243709304
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: C. E. MONTAGUE
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033174593
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Charles Edward Montague
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Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Author: Sami Schalk
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822371839
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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In Bodyminds Reimagined Sami Schalk traces how black women's speculative fiction complicates the understanding of bodyminds—the intertwinement of the mental and the physical—in the context of race, gender, and (dis)ability. Bridging black feminist theory with disability studies, Schalk demonstrates that this genre's political potential lies in the authors' creation of bodyminds that transcend reality's limitations. She reads (dis)ability in neo-slave narratives by Octavia Butler (Kindred) and Phyllis Alesia Perry (Stigmata) not only as representing the literal injuries suffered under slavery, but also as a metaphor for the legacy of racial violence. The fantasy worlds in works by N. K. Jemisin, Shawntelle Madison, and Nalo Hopkinson—where werewolves have obsessive-compulsive-disorder and blind demons can see magic—destabilize social categories and definitions of the human, calling into question the very nature of identity. In these texts, as well as in Butler’s Parable series, able-mindedness and able-bodiedness are socially constructed and upheld through racial and gendered norms. Outlining (dis)ability's centrality to speculative fiction, Schalk shows how these works open new social possibilities while changing conceptualizations of identity and oppression through nonrealist contexts.
Author: Shawntelle Madison
Publisher: Valkyrie Rising Press
ISBN: 0988798549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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Natalya Stravinsky is about to face her greatest challenge yet… For the past five years, Natalya Stravinsky has dreamed of two things: to rejoin the South Toms River werewolf pack and to be reunited with Thorn Grantham. Fate may have brought the pack back into her life, but unless she journeys to Russia to save Thorn, the love she’s found may be lost again. For a stubborn werewolf like Natalya, no distance is too far, no magic spell too complex to master, because one way or another she will find a way to have everything she has ever wanted.
Author: Shawntelle Madison
Publisher: Valkyrie Rising Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Natalya Stravinsky and her boisterous Russian family are on the hunt for a champion to protect Nat from the ultimate threat. Not long after a harrowing confrontation with one of the goddess Diana’s hellhounds, Nat’s family makes the difficult decision to leave South Toms River New Jersey to find an enchanted seed capable of summoning a great champion: a dragon. But the seed comes at a steep price: Nat must uncover a mysterious killer who’s been hunting innocent supernaturals in a hidden forest community. With a vengeful goddess and her relentless hounds on her trail, Nat must summon her inner strength in order to apprehend the killer, and summon the dragon before she becomes one of Diana’s hunting hounds for all eternity.
Author: Shawntelle Madison
Publisher: Valkyrie Rising Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
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Fall in love with six fairy tales with inspirations ranging from The Ugly Duckling to Pinocchio, and everything in between. These fabulous tales are full of adventure, magic, and a touch of romance. WHAT MAGIC LIES BENEATH Long ago, a bog witch killed Everbelle’s brother. Now the memories of him haunt her–as well as his ghost… FEAR OF FALLING Cast from her griffin’s nest, Ireti is forced into the cruel world of the ground-walkers below. Before she can fly, Ireti must find the strength to walk, and the key to acceptance lies in an undiscovered place—between two worlds. THE FAIREST SHOP OF THEM ALL A tyrannical duchess makes a dark wish: for her to have the fairest hat shop of them all, but an orphan shopkeeper with mystical goods stands in her way. Whitley Snowfall, along with a handsome tailor, must work together or lose everything they hold dear. BLOW YOUR CASTLE DOWN After the Wolverine Horde nearly destroyed her home, Commander Cressida Van Der Lind is prepared to use the Horde’s greatest weapon to exact her revenge. She wants to bring them to their knees, but a single wolverine stands in the way of both her revenge and her heart. THE TIGER’S ROSE A woman searching for a mysterious rose finds more than she bargained for in a beautiful swamp. CRAFTED WITH A KISS Despite fighting in countless battles to bring peace to warring kingdoms, Pynnelope, a warrior maiden made of wood, knows no fear. Becoming human is all she desires until she discovers she can have so much more.
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513288253
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
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Of Human Bondage (1915) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Inspired by his experiences as an orphan and young student, Maugham composed his masterpiece. Adapted several times for film, Of Human Bondage is a story of tragedy, perseverance, and the eternal search for happiness which drives us as much as it haunts our every move. Orphaned as a boy, Philip Carey is raised in an affectionless household by his aunt and uncle. Although his Aunt Louisa tries to make him feel welcome, William proves an uncaring, vindictive man. Left to fend for himself most days, Philip finds solace in the family’s substantial collection of books, which serve as an escape for the imaginative boy. Sent to study at a prestigious boarding school, Philip struggles to fit in with his peers, who abuse him for his intelligence and club foot. Despite his struggles, he perseveres in his studies and chooses his own path in life, moving to Heidelberg, Germany and denying his uncle’s wish that he attend Oxford. As he struggles to become a professional artist, Philip learns that one’s dreams are often unsubstantiated in the world of the living. Of Human Bondage is a tale of desire, disappointment, and romance by a master stylist with a keen sense of the complications inherent to human nature. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author: Phillip Lopate
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385492502
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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Phillip Lopate has been obsessed with movies from the start. As an undergraduate at Columbia, he organized the school's first film society. Later, he even tried his own hand at filmmaking. But it was not until his ascent as a major essayist that Lopate found his truest and most lasting contribution to the medium. And, over the past twenty-five years, tackling subjects ranging from Visconti to Jerry Lewis, from the first New York Film Festival to the thirty-second, Phillip Lopate has made film his most cherished subject. Here, in one place, are the very best of these essays, a joy for anyone who loves movies.
