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By Gaston Leroux, Frank Milani, Paulette Collet. 1959
Avec l'art de l'intrique parfaitement nouee et l'inspiration diabolique qui ont fait le succès de Gaston Leroux, le perce de…
Rouletabille, le Fantome de l'Opera nous entraine dans une extraordinaire aventure qui nous tient en haleine de la première à la dernière ligne. Roman porte à la scène et au cinéma. 1959, c1910.By Katherine Kurtz. 1978
Although Camber has seen to the overthrow of Imre and the return of a Haldane king, Cinhil, to the throne…
of Gwynedd, he still cannot rest. Imre's sister Ariella is plotting to overthrow Cinhil. But Cinhil resents having been taken from his monastic studies and is not inclined to listen to Camber. Sequel to Camber of Culdi (DB 44586). Some violenceBy Katherine Kurtz. 1979
Lord Camber MacRorie, seventh earl of Culdi, wants only to retire to his family estate and return to his monastic…
studies. But Gwynedd is currently ruled by Imre and his sister Ariella, and Lord Camber knows the kingdom will never be safe until a Haldane monarch is returned to the throne. Prequel to Saint Camber (DB 44587). Some violenceBy Terry Goodkind, Tom Doherty Associates. 2011
After D'Haran rulers Richard and Kahlan dismiss a boy's dire prophecy and a fortuneteller's warning, they hear rumors that people…
are using dark magic to spy through mirrors and begin to wonder if the three events are connected. Sequel to Confessor (DB 65636). Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2011By Steven Erikson, Tom Doherty Associates. 2011
The Forkrul Assail seeks to annihilate humanity. Meanwhile, a mass of refugees stands on the First Shore of the realm…
of Kurald Galain and three Elder Gods work to free a powerful dragon. Sequel to Dust of Dreams (DB 70858). Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2011By Steven Erikson, Tom Doherty Associates. 2010
Adjunct Tavore, from Toll the Hounds (DB 70385), leads the Malazan army into the wastelands to fight for an unknown…
cause. Meanwhile, other clans converge there to confront their own destinies. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009By Thomas Harlan, Tom Doherty Associates. 1999
Combines fantasy with an alternate history of the epic war between the Roman Empire and Persia in A.D. 600. Dwyrin,…
a sorcery student in Upper Egypt; Ahmet, his teacher; Thyatis, a female Roman centurion; and Maxian, a Roman sorcerer and the emperor's younger brother are the major characters. Followed by The Gate of Fire (DB 54685). 1999By Jennifer Roberson. 1999
In this sequel to Lady of the Forest (RC 36560) King Richard, returned to the throne by Sir Robert of…
Locksley and Lady Marian of Ravenskeep, dies after naming two successors, princes John and Arthur. When John becomes king, Robert--as Robin Hood--and Marian become outlaws in a quest for justice. 1999By Fred Saberhagen, Tom Doherty Associates. 2000
In this sequel to The Face of Apollo (DB 49937) young princess Ariadne becomes captivated by a treacherous pirate who…
was implicated in the death of her father. Hoping to aid Ariadne, a soldier dons the Face of Dionysus, a mask that confers divine powers. For senior high and older readers. 2000By Andre Norton. 1993
The princesses of Ruwenda--Anigel, Haramis, and Kadiya--have defeated Orogastus. Anigel and Antar wed, uniting the kingdoms of Ruwenda and Labornok,…
and Haramis departs to the northern mountains. But Kadiya feels she must take up her sword and join the Oddling swamp-dwellers. When she reaches them, she learns that the land has been overrun by others, whom she must battle to retain her sword. Sequel to Blood Trillium (DB 36708). Some violenceBy Katherine Kurtz. 1989
In this medieval fantasy, it is a troubled time for the Deryni, a race with supernatural powers. The ruling Regents,…
evil and ambitious, seek to destroy the Deryni. The beloved Camber of Culdi lies in a death-like state, his body incorruptible. His daughter, the beautiful Evaine, and her brother Joram, a priest, vow to save their father and their people, the DeryniBy Frederik Pohl, Frederick Pohl. 1987
The fourth episode in the science fiction Heechee saga. Robinette, alive after death as a machine-stored personality, thanks to Heechee…
technology, must meet the Foe, deadly aliens determined to master the universe. Sequel to "Heechee Rendezvous."By Melissa Marr. 2007
Seventeen-year-old Aislinn and her grandmother are fey--they can see faeries, who are nasty folk. Keenan, the Summer King, wants Aislinn…
to be his queen and takes human form to woo her. But Aislinn prefers fellow student Seth and resists joining Keenan. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2007By J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien. 2009
A retelling in English narrative verse of the epic Norse tales about Sigurd the Völsung and the fate of Gudrún's…
family, the Niflungs. First publication, with an introduction and commentary by Christopher Tolkien, his father's literary executor. 2009By Gordon R Dickson. 2000
In a magical, fourteenth-century medieval realm, goblins unleash a deadly plague to exact revenge on humanity. Meanwhile, Sir Jim Eckert,…
a twentieth-century scholar and apprentice magician, endures an invasion of Plantagenets including Prince Edward and Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent. Sequel to Dragon in Lyonesse (BR 17197). 2000By Karin Tidbeck. 2012
An award-winning debut story collection by Karin Tidbeck, author of Amatka and heir to Borges, Le Guin, and Lovecraft.A child…
is born in a tin can. A switchboard operator finds himself in hell. Three corpulent women float somewhere beyond time. Welcome to the weird world of Karin Tidbeck, the visionary Swedish author of literary sci-fi, speculative fiction, and mind-bending fantasy who has captivated readers around the world. Originally published by the tiny press Cheeky Frawg--the passion project of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer--Jagannath has been celebrated by readers and critics alike, with rave reviews from major outlets and support from lauded peers like China Miéville and even Ursula K. Le Guin herself. These are stories in which fairies haunt quiet towns, and an immortal being discovers the nature of time--stories in which anything is possible.By Andrew Lang, H. Rider Haggard.
By Yutaka Kondo, Matt Alt, Hiroko Yoda. 2012
Ninja Attack! introduces dozens of unforgettable real-life ninja straight out of the annals of Japanese history--many of whom are all…
but unknown outside their home country. Ninja masters. Solo assassins and operatives. Femme fatales as deadly as they were sexy. Swordfighters out of legend. And the Shogun and warlords who commanded them. Each individual is profiled with a full-page manga-style drawing and a dossier brimming with top-secret information, including photos, anecdotes, and dramatic stories of the individuals in action.The book covers ninja clothing styles, the types of weapons that were used, ninja tools, ninja tricks of the trade, and the basics of the ninja diet. It also includes a do-it-yourself tour of ninja related spots in modern Tokyo.Ninja Attack! is everything you always wanted to know about ninja but were too afraid you'd get a shuriken in the eye to ask.By Harry Brod. 2012
Many of us know that the superheroes at the heart of the American comic book industry were created by Jews.…
But we'd be surprised to learn how much these beloved characters were shaped by the cultural and religious traditions of their makers. Superman Is Jewish? follows the "people of the book" as they become the people of the comic book. Harry Brod reveals the links between Jews and superheroes in a penetrating investigation of iconic comic book figures. With great wit and compelling arguments, Brod situates superheroes within the course of Jewish- American history: they are aliens in a foreign land, like Superman; figures plagued by guilt for not having saved their families, like Spider-Man; outsiders persecuted for being different, like the X-Men; nice, smart people afraid that nobody will like them when they're angry, like the Hulk. Brod blends humor with sharp observation as he considers the overt and discreet Jewish characteristics of these well-known figures and explores how their creators--including Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Stan Lee, and Jack Kirby-- integrated their Jewish identities and their creativity. Brod makes a strong case that these pioneering Jews created New World superheroes using models from Old World traditions. He demonstrates how contemporary characters were inspired by the golem, the mystically created artificial superhuman of Jewish lore. And before Superman was first drawn by Joe Shuster, there were those Jews flying through the air drawn by Marc Chagall. As poignant as it is fascinating, this lively guided tour travels from the Passover Haggadah's exciting action scenes of Moses's superpowers through the Yiddish humor of Mad to two Pulitzer Prizes awarded in one decade to Jewish comic book guys Art Spiegelman and Michael Chabon. Superman Is Jewish? explores the deeper story of how an immigrant group can use popular entertainment media to influence the larger culture and in the process see itself in new, more empowering ways. Not just for Jewish readers or comic book fans, Superman Is Jewish? is a story of America, and is as poignant as it is fascinating. *** A surprising question, one that takes a certain amount of chutzpah to even raise. To add even a bit more chutzpah, this book considers questions about the Jewishness of more superheroes than just Superman, and offers answers that will surprise many. You mean Spider-Man is Jewish too? Well, actually, yes, but in a very different way than Superman is. And, as we'll see, the shift between them reflects the evolution of Jewish life in America itself in the generation between the two, the generation that gets us from World War II and the "Golden Age" of comics to the 1960s and the "Silver Age" of comics. The historical turning points of those tumultuous years and others, like the powerful 1950s crusade against comics for supposedly causing juvenile delinquency, turn out to be central to our story because these events, and their great impact on American Jews, appear on comic book pages themselves, and behind the scenes in their production. For it turns out that the history of Jews and comic book superheroes, that very American invention, is the history of Jews and America, particularly the history of Jewish assimilation into the mainstream of American culture.By Kelly Turner, John Alberti, Vera Cuntz-Leng, P. Andrew Miller, Andrew Howe, Cassandra Bausman, Maria Dicieanu, Katharine McCain, Michelle Markey Butler, Liza Potts, Emily Dallaire. 2018
Transforming Harry: The Adaptation of Harry Potter in the Transmedia Ageis an edited volume of eight essays that look at…
how the cinematic versions of the seven Harry Potter novels represent an unprecedented cultural event in the history of cinematic adaptation. The movie version of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, premiered in 2001, in between publication of the fourth and fifth books of this global literary phenomenon. As a result, the production and reception of both novel and movie series became intertwined with one another, creating a fanbase who accessed the series first through the books, first through the movies, and in various other combinations. John Alberti and P. Andrew Miller have gathered scholars to explore and examine the cultural, political, aesthetic, and pedagogical dimensions of this pop culture phenomenon and how it has changed the reception of both the films and books. Divided into two sections, the volume addresses both the fidelity of adaptation and the transmedia adaptations that have evolved around the creation of the books and movies. In her essay, Vera Cuntz-Leng draws on feminist film theory to explore the gaze politics and male objectification operating in the Harry Potter movies. Cassandra Bausman contends that screenwriter Steve Klove’s revision of the end of the film version of Deathly Hallows, Part II offers a more politically and ethically satisfying conclusion to the Harry Potter saga than the ending of the Rowling novel. Michelle Markey Butler’s "Harry Potter and the Surprising Venue of Literary Critiques" argues that the fan-generated memes work as a kind of popular literary analysis in three particular areas: the roles of female characters, the comparative analysis of books and films, and the comparative analysis of the Harry Potter series with other works of fantasy. While the primary focus of the collection is an academic audience, it will appeal to a broad range of readers. Within the academic community, Transforming Harry will be of interest to scholars and teachers in a number of disciplines, including film and media studies and English. Beyond the classroom, the Harry Potter series clearly enjoys a large and devoted global fan community, and this collection will be of interest to serious fans.