Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 147321551X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Lafayette O'Leary, to his acute discomfiture, has an exhilarating and terrifying tendency to slip continua. And what might that mean? It might mean finding oneself a gypsy with a ring in his ear at one moment, and then suddenly a crippled birdman unable to leave his nest because of the awkward loss of teleporting talent. It might mean battling one's way back to the time stream where he started - only to find himself already there, lording it over the populace like a tyrant.
The Shape Changer
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 147321551X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Lafayette O'Leary, to his acute discomfiture, has an exhilarating and terrifying tendency to slip continua. And what might that mean? It might mean finding oneself a gypsy with a ring in his ear at one moment, and then suddenly a crippled birdman unable to leave his nest because of the awkward loss of teleporting talent. It might mean battling one's way back to the time stream where he started - only to find himself already there, lording it over the populace like a tyrant.
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 147321551X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Lafayette O'Leary, to his acute discomfiture, has an exhilarating and terrifying tendency to slip continua. And what might that mean? It might mean finding oneself a gypsy with a ring in his ear at one moment, and then suddenly a crippled birdman unable to leave his nest because of the awkward loss of teleporting talent. It might mean battling one's way back to the time stream where he started - only to find himself already there, lording it over the populace like a tyrant.
The Kingdom of Artesia
Author: Bhupendra Singh
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
King Virinchi and Queen Vinidra, the creator and his creative consort were on their cosmic journey. They saw a dull and dusky planet in space and descended on it. On the barren planet they founded The Kingdom of Artesia, and thus began life and the story! The Kingdom of Artesia is a story of two twin sisters; Princess Lightia and Princess Darkia, and their adventures in the colourful Kingdom. It is a story about their pursuit of purpose in life; to find the ‘Book of Illumination’ and the 'Box of Trine’. Their pursuit for the crown took them beyond the walls of their palatial home. The journey was tough but it taught them valuable life lessons. The value of right choices, the role of friends, the meaning of relations and what all it takes to get crowned! Explore the Kingdom of Artesia with young princesses and get introduced to the weird creatures of Amazing Arthropodia. Venture into the Valley of Dead Colours, territory of Terra Toxica and Nova Lapida to meet Cercetie and Vishilia. Slip silently with Darkia to experience the ascent on the Half Hanging Bridge and meet the mysterious prince. Untangle yourself from the web of stories to enter the Grotto of Spinners. In the Testing Tunnel solve the Riddles of Nature with twin princesses, and reach the Receding Vault to get crowned! Be prepared for the Magic of Maya and the Wilderness of Prakriti.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
King Virinchi and Queen Vinidra, the creator and his creative consort were on their cosmic journey. They saw a dull and dusky planet in space and descended on it. On the barren planet they founded The Kingdom of Artesia, and thus began life and the story! The Kingdom of Artesia is a story of two twin sisters; Princess Lightia and Princess Darkia, and their adventures in the colourful Kingdom. It is a story about their pursuit of purpose in life; to find the ‘Book of Illumination’ and the 'Box of Trine’. Their pursuit for the crown took them beyond the walls of their palatial home. The journey was tough but it taught them valuable life lessons. The value of right choices, the role of friends, the meaning of relations and what all it takes to get crowned! Explore the Kingdom of Artesia with young princesses and get introduced to the weird creatures of Amazing Arthropodia. Venture into the Valley of Dead Colours, territory of Terra Toxica and Nova Lapida to meet Cercetie and Vishilia. Slip silently with Darkia to experience the ascent on the Half Hanging Bridge and meet the mysterious prince. Untangle yourself from the web of stories to enter the Grotto of Spinners. In the Testing Tunnel solve the Riddles of Nature with twin princesses, and reach the Receding Vault to get crowned! Be prepared for the Magic of Maya and the Wilderness of Prakriti.
The Time Bender
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 1473215528
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Draftsmen can't fight dragons. Then again, that's usually no problem - they generally don't have to. But Lafayette O'Leary does. When an accidental overdose of self-hypnosis wrenches him out of the dull (but safe) Mrs. MacGlint's Clean Rooms and Board and deposits him in the feudal, bedragoned world of Artesia, it takes him a little while to catch on, even with the attentions of the beautiful Princess Adoranne. Then he decides that he likes this new life of his - except for the part where he's supposed to get killed...
Publisher: Gateway
ISBN: 1473215528
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Draftsmen can't fight dragons. Then again, that's usually no problem - they generally don't have to. But Lafayette O'Leary does. When an accidental overdose of self-hypnosis wrenches him out of the dull (but safe) Mrs. MacGlint's Clean Rooms and Board and deposits him in the feudal, bedragoned world of Artesia, it takes him a little while to catch on, even with the attentions of the beautiful Princess Adoranne. Then he decides that he likes this new life of his - except for the part where he's supposed to get killed...
The Arthurian Name Dictionary
Author: Christopher W. Bruce
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815328650
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
A comprehensive encyclopedia of characters, places, objects, and themes found in the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table. Draws from all significant source between Gildas' De Excidio Britanniae written about 540 AD and Tennyson's 19th-century Idylls of the King, including versions from throughout Europe. The entries range from a short identifying sentence to nearly ten pages for the king himself. Each is referenced to a source, which are presented in a endtable showing author and tit date, form, and langua description; keywords from the entries; and recent editions, a vital bit of information such references usually neglect. The cross-referencing is fairly good, often done as a full entry identifying a name as a variant of another, so the lack of an index is not a problem. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815328650
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
A comprehensive encyclopedia of characters, places, objects, and themes found in the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table. Draws from all significant source between Gildas' De Excidio Britanniae written about 540 AD and Tennyson's 19th-century Idylls of the King, including versions from throughout Europe. The entries range from a short identifying sentence to nearly ten pages for the king himself. Each is referenced to a source, which are presented in a endtable showing author and tit date, form, and langua description; keywords from the entries; and recent editions, a vital bit of information such references usually neglect. The cross-referencing is fairly good, often done as a full entry identifying a name as a variant of another, so the lack of an index is not a problem. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Artesia: Adventures In The Known World RPG
Author: Mark Smylie
Publisher: Archaia
ISBN: 9781932386103
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The award-winning graphic novel Artesia comes to life in the Adventures in the Known World RPG, using a modified and easy-to-use Fuzion-based roleplaying system to plunge players into the strife-riven realms of the Known World, from the Warring Citadels of the Daragjan Highlands to the never-ending feud between the Sun Court of Illia and the Phoenix Court of the Empire of Thessid-Gola. Includes an expansive adaptation of R. Talsorian Games' LifePath character-generation system including birth omens, star signs and divine and heroic lineages, and rules for talents and abilities accessible to characters through the Arcana, the Tarot-like system representing the Known World's archetypal paths of power and the foundation of an unique system of experience, allowing game rewards for virtually all types of character actions.
Publisher: Archaia
ISBN: 9781932386103
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The award-winning graphic novel Artesia comes to life in the Adventures in the Known World RPG, using a modified and easy-to-use Fuzion-based roleplaying system to plunge players into the strife-riven realms of the Known World, from the Warring Citadels of the Daragjan Highlands to the never-ending feud between the Sun Court of Illia and the Phoenix Court of the Empire of Thessid-Gola. Includes an expansive adaptation of R. Talsorian Games' LifePath character-generation system including birth omens, star signs and divine and heroic lineages, and rules for talents and abilities accessible to characters through the Arcana, the Tarot-like system representing the Known World's archetypal paths of power and the foundation of an unique system of experience, allowing game rewards for virtually all types of character actions.
Arthurian Drama: An Anthology
Author: Alan Lupack
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317656741
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This anthology reproduces six plays based on stories of King Arthur from a variety of periods. Originally published in 1991, it offers a comprehensive discussion of Arthurian Drama in introduction and also provides an appendix listing printed scripts in English that address Arthurian legend.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317656741
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This anthology reproduces six plays based on stories of King Arthur from a variety of periods. Originally published in 1991, it offers a comprehensive discussion of Arthurian Drama in introduction and also provides an appendix listing printed scripts in English that address Arthurian legend.
A Critical, Old-spelling Edition of The Birth of Merlin (Q 1662)
Author: Joanna Udall
Publisher: MHRA
ISBN: 9780947623340
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Credited on its first title page to William Shakespeare and William Rowley, The Birth of Merlin continues to provoke speculation about its place in the Shakespeare 'Apocrypha'. The play is an imaginative re-working of the story of Merlin the Magician and his part in the struggle against the Saxon invasion of Britain. It contains not only scenes of love, war, and court politics, but a devil, a clown, and an unusual number of spectacular stage effects. This edition seeks to provide contexts for the play's diverse elements (chronicle history, romance, spectacle, and comedy), and considers its relationships with a wide variety of texts from Geoffrey of Monmouth and the English prose Brut to Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
Publisher: MHRA
ISBN: 9780947623340
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Credited on its first title page to William Shakespeare and William Rowley, The Birth of Merlin continues to provoke speculation about its place in the Shakespeare 'Apocrypha'. The play is an imaginative re-working of the story of Merlin the Magician and his part in the struggle against the Saxon invasion of Britain. It contains not only scenes of love, war, and court politics, but a devil, a clown, and an unusual number of spectacular stage effects. This edition seeks to provide contexts for the play's diverse elements (chronicle history, romance, spectacle, and comedy), and considers its relationships with a wide variety of texts from Geoffrey of Monmouth and the English prose Brut to Shakespeare's Henry VIII.
Renaissance Cultural Crossroads
Author: Sara K. Barker
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004242031
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
In Renaissance Cultural Crossroads: Translation, Print and Culture in Britain, 1473-1640, twelve scholars assemble the latest interdisciplinary research in the fields of translation and print in Britain and appraise for the first time the connection between the two. The section Translation and Early Print discusses how translation shaped the beginnings of British book production. 'Translation, Fiction and Print' examines some Italian and Spanish literary translations and their paratexts. Instruction through Translation demonstrates how translators established an international fund of knowledge. Shaping Mind and Nation through Translation focusses on translations specifically disseminating knowledge of medicine, navigation, military matters, and news. The volume constitutes a timely contribution to the ever-expanding fields of translation studies and print history but is also relevant to cultural, social and intellectual history.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004242031
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
In Renaissance Cultural Crossroads: Translation, Print and Culture in Britain, 1473-1640, twelve scholars assemble the latest interdisciplinary research in the fields of translation and print in Britain and appraise for the first time the connection between the two. The section Translation and Early Print discusses how translation shaped the beginnings of British book production. 'Translation, Fiction and Print' examines some Italian and Spanish literary translations and their paratexts. Instruction through Translation demonstrates how translators established an international fund of knowledge. Shaping Mind and Nation through Translation focusses on translations specifically disseminating knowledge of medicine, navigation, military matters, and news. The volume constitutes a timely contribution to the ever-expanding fields of translation studies and print history but is also relevant to cultural, social and intellectual history.
Artesia Volume 2: Afield - The Second Book Of Dooms
Author: Mark Smylie
Publisher: Archaia
ISBN: 9781932386028
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artesia leads an army out of the Highlands to aid the Middle Kingdoms against the resurgent Empire of Thessid-Gola. As Artesia and her captains seek to join the northern army led by the High King's marshal, the Grand Duke Owen Lis Red, they are confronted with the myriad dangers and distractions of life on campaign. They encounter the Thessid enemy for the first time, meet and hire mercenaries from distant lands, and learn of the Empire's terrifying allies, the Isliklids, who heretically claim descent from Islik the Divine King. And through it all, Artesia is plagued by dreams and haunted by ghosts, as she ponders the choices she has made, and those she hasn't…
Publisher: Archaia
ISBN: 9781932386028
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artesia leads an army out of the Highlands to aid the Middle Kingdoms against the resurgent Empire of Thessid-Gola. As Artesia and her captains seek to join the northern army led by the High King's marshal, the Grand Duke Owen Lis Red, they are confronted with the myriad dangers and distractions of life on campaign. They encounter the Thessid enemy for the first time, meet and hire mercenaries from distant lands, and learn of the Empire's terrifying allies, the Isliklids, who heretically claim descent from Islik the Divine King. And through it all, Artesia is plagued by dreams and haunted by ghosts, as she ponders the choices she has made, and those she hasn't…
The Adventure Tournament
Author: Nicholas Andrews
Publisher: Nicholas Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
With the kingdom of Bolognia under attack by independent forces of random malcontents, it's time to send out the army to deal with these troublemakers, right? No, first there's money to be made! Send out the adventurers, those rogues who wander the countryside in search of fame and treasure, and take up all the good seats at the local pubs. Then, organize brackets, stage it for the public's entertainment, offer a prize and call it The Adventure Tournament. Remy Fairwyn is a ne'er-do-well academic who really wants to become an adventurer. When he hears of the tournament, he jumps at the opportunity, only to find himself out of the frying pan and in the fire. Add ingredients like corrupt organizations, professional wrestlers, narcoleptic thieves, drama kings and malfunctioning magical minutia, and his venture quickly becomes a recipe for disaster. As the competition heats up, Remy discovers that the tournament itself could be putting the kingdom in danger, and it's up to him to uncover the truth before destruction consumes all he holds dear.
Publisher: Nicholas Andrews
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
With the kingdom of Bolognia under attack by independent forces of random malcontents, it's time to send out the army to deal with these troublemakers, right? No, first there's money to be made! Send out the adventurers, those rogues who wander the countryside in search of fame and treasure, and take up all the good seats at the local pubs. Then, organize brackets, stage it for the public's entertainment, offer a prize and call it The Adventure Tournament. Remy Fairwyn is a ne'er-do-well academic who really wants to become an adventurer. When he hears of the tournament, he jumps at the opportunity, only to find himself out of the frying pan and in the fire. Add ingredients like corrupt organizations, professional wrestlers, narcoleptic thieves, drama kings and malfunctioning magical minutia, and his venture quickly becomes a recipe for disaster. As the competition heats up, Remy discovers that the tournament itself could be putting the kingdom in danger, and it's up to him to uncover the truth before destruction consumes all he holds dear.