This book investigates the issue of the singularity versus the multiplicity of ancient Near Eastern deities who are known by a common first name but differentiated by their last names, or geographic epithets.
The present work attempts to close a gap in our knowledge of the history of Sumerian between the extensive and well-understood corpus of texts from the late 3rd to early 2nd millennia B.
The present work attempts to close a gap in our knowledge of the history of Sumerian between the extensive and well-understood corpus of texts from the late 3rd to early 2nd millennia B.
Before the destruction of the southern Shaolin Temple, Hon Loung; champion of the southern Shaolin Order, returns home to find that his godfather has been murdered by a gang of martial art masters.
Nebula and World Fantasy Award Finalist: A fantastic tale of intrigue, love, war, magic, and swashbuckling adventure set in an alternate universe where fairies mingle freely with Englishmen and all of Shakespeare's fictional characters are realWelcome to an alternate civil-war-torn seventeenth-century England a world where Hamlet once brooded and Othello jealously raged.
A fantasy classic by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls—basis for the Jack Black movie—and “a writer who knows what wizardry is all about” (Ursula K.
From the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Hero and the Crown: the story of a princess who flees her father's unwanted attention and finds an unexpected new life.
As revolution simmers, a poet finds himself with a chance for the crownIn Etrara, the winter is bitter and endless, but Valemar does not feel the chill.
"e;[Lisa Goldstein's] magnificent book functions as both an eerie fantasy and an evocative period piece, overlaid with all the thrills of a convoluted conspiracy novel .
Dark and decidedly grown-up stories inspired by fairy tales-from New York Times bestsellers Karen Joy Fowler, Joyce Carol Oates, Susanna Clarke, and more.
Fairy tales reimagined-in stories by "e;a distinguished company of writers"e; including Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tanith Lee (Kirkus Reviews).
20 fairy tales hauntingly reimagined by some of today's finest sci-fi and fantasy authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and more.
"e;A heady mixture of Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and aromatherapy in this new magical adventure"e; from the Science Fiction Grand Master (Publishers Weekly).
A teenage orphan girl must mend a magical conflict in this "e;superb adventure story"e; from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hands of Lyr (Science Fiction Chronicle).
A headstrong young prince, enslaved far from home, must rescue his imperiled kingdom and those he loves from an ancient dark sorcery in Nancy Springer’s magnificent third entry in the Book of Isle The life of young Prince Trevyn of Isle changes forever on the day a mysterious boy named Gwern is welcomed without question into the family’s castle.
A headstrong young prince, enslaved far from home, must rescue his imperiled kingdom and those he loves from an ancient dark sorcery in Nancy Springer's magnificent third entry in the Book of IsleThe life of young Prince Trevyn of Isle changes forever on the day a mysterious boy named Gwern is welcomed without question into the family's castle.
This historical novel set in the Aztec Empire blends "e;mysticism, shape-changing"e; and "e;a deep sense of time and place"e; for a truly "e;unusual fantasy"e; (Publishers Weekly).
A fantasy classic by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls-basis for the Jack Black movie-and "e;a writer who knows what wizardry is all about"e; (Ursula K.
