... hero from Egil's Saga, Egill Skallgrimsson. He was the best-known writer of the saga, author of the PROSE EDDA, which was written as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings, and HEIMSKRINGLA, a history of ...
... , and even characters recur, encouraging readers to enjoy the book sequentially. Regardless of how it is enjoyed, Proses is at once a satire of the world of contemporary poetry and publishing and a celebration of that ...
... in prison for political crimes as well as robbery. He wrote Le Morte d'Arthur, the first great English prose epic, while imprisoned in Newgate. The epic was published in 1485 by William Caxton, the first English printer ...
... ultimately--in its tragic finale--death. Edited and published by William Caxton in 1485, Malory's moving prose romance looks back to an idealised Medieval age of chivalry, drawing on French and English verse sources to ...
... powers. Author: Neil Gaiman. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Fiction Books Fantasy Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories Fiction in Translation and Short Stories Short Stories
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... is when your heart s most secret, true desire is for sale . . . Author: Stephen King. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Fiction Books Fantasy Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories
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... will soon discover the true meaning of desperation . . . Author: Stephen King. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Fiction Books Fantasy Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories
... . And why his home town is about to become the new Armageddon... Author: Stephen King. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Fiction Books Fantasy Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories
... powerful bloodsucker in town wants me to find the killer. Author: Laurell K. Hamilton. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Fiction Books Fantasy Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories
... And on top of everything else, the Jellyman is coming to town... Author: Jasper Fforde. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Fiction Books Fantasy Fiction Myth & Legend Fiction
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From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a ...
... the book that Nordic superstition presented less of an abject "Other." Nordic texts (primarily excerpts from the Edda and supernatural Scandinavian ballads) were seen as examples of the pre-Christian beliefs of what was ...
... the trials and tribulations of Odin, Thor, and the other Norse gods. Regarded as an authentic, new "Edda" (as the original Icelandic source material is called), the main narrative is told in the charmingly quaint dialect ...
... Studies, University of Iowa "One of the ancient world's great verse epics is retold in energetic English prose in this sparkling volume, the work of an obviously accomplished Indian novelist and journalist . . . The ...
... to curl up with this fall "An atmospheric and evocative whodunnit steeped in suspense, mystery, and illusion." --Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the ...
... multiple rereads. Madeline Miller is a fantastic writer and storyteller, her prose simple and elegant, capturing every nuance of feeling with ease. The prose itself could be poetry, equal parts beautiful and tragic. This ...
... Wytches ) weave a tale of horror about growing up in a world far more harrowing than our own. Blending prose and multiple kinds of illustration, New York Times - bestselling comics writer Scott Snyder ( We Have Demons ) ...
... these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts ...
... perspective in horror as Billy Martin and Clive Barker, and contemporary rising voice, Eric LaRocca. Literary prose meets the grotesque in this collection of stories to galvanize lovers of horror and weird fiction. With ...
... , nuanced read' Sarah Manning, Red 'Dazzling prose' Elle Eight women. Eight stories. One reality ... Written in Cho Nam-Joo's masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives of eight Korean ...
... draws readers in from beginning to end.' -Lillian Dabney, Booklist ' Thirst cleverly pulls you in with its melancholy prose and its setting and its haunting mood and before you know it you've read the whole thing while ...
... explores what it means to revisit childhood trauma from an adult perspective. With an arresting voice, stunning prose, and atmosphere thick enough to taste, Hollow Tongue is Southern Gothic at its finest!" - Kelsea Yu ...
... to happen to horror fiction for many moons. . . he] never fails to deliver the compelling prose and relentless horror his readers expect." -- Chicago Tribune The classic tale of supernatural obsession from the critically ...
... . Ligotti's stories take on decaying cities and lurid dreamscapes in a style ranging from rich, ornamental prose to cold, clinical detachment. His raw and experimental work lays bare the unimportance of our world and ...
... origins of modern detective fiction. Collectively, these tales represent the best of Edgar Allan Poe's prose work before his premature death in 1849. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by ...
... and Loki, the son of giants, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. From Gaiman's deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others ...
... told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they ...
... the 2018 Stella Prize This is likely to be the last work by Beverley Farmer, one of Australia's great prose stylists, and a pioneer of women's writing, in her exploration of feminine concerns, and her use of different ...
... told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they ...
... recounts the heroic feats of Cú Chulainn. The central epic of the Ulster cycle, it is written mostly in prose and set in the pre-Christian era. Scenes of fierce combat, interwoven with instances of earthy humor and wild ...
... ; countless novellas and short stories; as well as innumerable essays, letters, and other pieces of critical prose. Known by contemporary fellow novelists as 'The Master', James died in London in 1916. Author: Henry ...
... the author of the Man Booker International Prize-winning A Horse Walks Into a Bar. In exhilarating and lucid prose, Grossman gives us a provocative new take on the story of Samson: his battle with the lion, the three ...
... biography and mythology. Nagaland is the story of Augustine and of the Naga people. With sensitively poetic prose, Doherty deftly draws the reader into worlds of parallel realities. The love story, desperate and damned ...
... neighbours and the mysterious residents who lived in the house before Julie and James. Written in creepy, potent prose, The Grip of It is an enthralling, psychologically intense novel that deals in questions of home: how ...
... . These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated into prose by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Myers, and features an introduction by author and classicist Natalie ...
... C. Day's debut collection is rife with dark and twisted tales made beautiful by her gorgeous prose and wonderfully idiosyncratic imagination. Melding aspects of Southern Gothic and fabulism, and utilizing the author's ...
... and early 20th centuries, the 16 stories in this compilation conjure forgotten realms and rare magical creatures in vivid prose. These timeless tales brim with wit and magic, and each one is brought to life with elegant ...
... Thief and Krampus, brings readers into a dark, fantastical, masterful mix of brilliant illustrations and dazzling prose. A young man descends into Purgatory to save his wife and unborn child in this gorgeous, illustrated ...
... the way), several spinoff titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey- Witchfinder), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis ...
... Novel Award in 2019. Her short fiction has won the Glass Woman Prize, the Eric Hoffer Award for Prose, and the Aesthetica Creative Works competition, as well as shortlisting for the Bridport Prize twice. Louise lives ...
... without giving in to dark emotion. Time and again, The Fourth Island weaves a hypnotic pattern with its prose, presaging doom before walking back through the sweet and sour moments of lives not yet lost. It beautifully ...
... collection, 'From the first sentence Animal Wife grabbed me and never let go. Sensual and intelligent, with gorgeous prose, it made me dizzy with its exploration and illumination of the inner and outer lives of girls and ...
... and the NEH. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for his translation of Giovanni Pascoli's poetry and prose and his translation of Ernest Farres's Edward Hopper- Poems won the Robert Fagles Translation Prize. In 2018 ...
... image, Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood have together made a minor modern myth. Part-novella, part-prose-poem, part-mystery play, in Ness their skills combine to dazzling, troubling effect. Robert Macfarlane is the ...
... and banish spirits. Whether you're interested in classic ghost stories, or simply want to enjoy the prose of a legendary writer, In Ghostly Japan affords countless delights. About the Authors Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904 ...
One of the best-known Arthurian stories - adapted many times into verse, prose, games, and even an upcoming film - this unabridged republication of the 1909 edition is beautifully bound and finished with a decorated ...
... the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey- Witchfinder), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis ...
A hypnotic historical fantasy with gorgeous and unusual literary prose, from the captivating author of The Fourth Island . Everyone knows of the horses of Iceland, wild, and small, and free, but few have heard their ...
... drama set in a reimagined California micro-rainforest about the legacies of three Marias, possibly all Marias. Writing in prose so lush it threatens to creep off the page, Rubio emerges as a bold voice new voice in ...
... that tradition, now bestselling historian Dan Jones retells this medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose. About the Author Dan Jones is a historian, broadcaster and award-winning journalist. His books, including ...
... and translations have appeared in the White Review, Guardian, Granta and The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem. Author: Kristin Omarsdottir. Format: Hardcover Fiction Books Fantasy Fiction Myth & Legend Fiction Fiction in ...
... out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves... Written with alluring suspense and sultry prose, The London Seance Society is an entrancing tale that explores the blurred lines between truth and illusion ...
... past and craft a new future. An enchanted adventure illuminated by Jewish myth and adorned with lyrical prose as tantalizing and sweet as briar berries, Thistlefoot isa sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folklore a ...
... in a marsupial mask, a prison for anorexics, haunted pancakes, and a songwriter with a cult following. Surreal prose poems give way to personal accounts of alienation and modern love. Vegetarian narwhals are sold at the ...
"Andre Duza is one of the most exciting new voices in horror fiction. His prose hits like a fist of razor blades. Get in line early, and enjoy the hell out of the ride." - Brian Keene, author of The Rising When the cops ...
... these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; on-line posts ...
... 's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath unlike anything you've read before. As a bonus, also includes the original prose story! "I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth ...
... from the beginning of everything to Ragnarök and the twilight of the gods. Galvanised by Gaiman's prose, Thor, Loki, Odin and Freya are irresistible forces for modern readers and the crackling, brilliant writing demands ...
... at all times assails me yet.' With its strange, imaginative blend of horror, science fiction, romance and lyrical prose, Robert W. Chambers' 'The King in Yellow' is a classic masterpiece of weird fiction. This series of ...
... must act as a responsible ambassador, but will the nine worlds end in Surtur's fire? In this brand-new prose novel inspired by the epic comic series by Kieron Gillen, young Loki must cross the realms to reclaim his own ...
... compiled W. B. Yeats is the perfect gift for any lover of Irish literature and folklore. The lyrical prose and rich cultural heritage of each tale will captivate and enchant readers of all ages and keep them entertained ...
... life the tales, myths and philosophy of ancient and high-medieval Persia. A fabulous concoction of verse and prose, these classical Persian texts offer stories of creation, love, conquest and the simple joy of life. The ...
... . Leading Tolkien scholar, Peter Grybauskas, presents for the very first time J.R.R. Tolkien's own prose translation of The Battle of Maldon together with the definitive treatment of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth and its ...
... of manipulation and depravity.' - Hailey Piper ( The Worm and His Kings ) 'With darkly poetic prose and chilling stories that peel back layers of skin to reveal a beating, bloody heart, Eric LaRocca is the ...
... breakingly honest stories, the mothers of the Brothers Grimm are brought - with wit, subversiveness and lyrical prose - into the here and now. Danielle Wood turns four fairytales on their heads and makes them exquisitely ...
... , and a love unbound from the limits of time, The Star and the Strange Moon captivates with lush prose and moments of poignant, heartbreaking beauty." --Paulette Kennedy, author of The Witch of Tin Mountain For more from ...
... cover to watch over Irwin Pounder, Bigfoots Scion. Featuring a cover by Chris McGrath the current Dresden Files prose cover artist. Don't miss this sixth all-new graphic novel story set in the official Dresden Files ...
... proudly steps up during the full moon to launch this first book in a line of monster/horror prose fiction anthologies, with this one featuring our favorite ferocious and furry fiends, werewolves! The blood will run red ...
... , The People of The Black Circle, and The Frost-Giant's Daughter, plus bonus material, including the original prose stories, in one hardcover collection! In The People of the Black Circle, the king has just died in the ...
... to bodies stuffed into washing machines, RAZORBLADES redefines horror comics for the next era. Also includes prose, illustrations, and in-depth interviews with horror icons like Scott Snyder. Collects RAZORBLADES #1-5 ...
... literary career. After publishing an anonymous collection of poems in 1827, Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals. He married his cousin, Virginia ...
... revenge, Black Dove is a thrilling read with its own kind of magic. In rich but tightly reined prose, McAdam celebrates the value and shortfalls of storytelling, finding a light in all the darkness to conjure a tender ...
... Briar witches have sacrificed so much to build. Told in the award-winning author's trademark gorgeous, addictive prose, this is an intricately woven tale of a family of witches struggling against the bonds of past sins ...
A psychological horror with a literary twist, Kill Creek delivers elevated prose, while evoking the unnerving, atmospheric terror essential to greats like Peter Straub and Stephen King-a haunting that lingers long after ...
... of a stalking presence from her past, and her own mysteriously growing hunger for blood. Combining brilliant prose with breathtaking suspense, Jacqueline Holland's The God of Endings serves as a larger exploration of the ...
... stories, Iron Shadows in the Moon, and The Man-Eaters of Zamboula, plus bonus material, including the original prose stories, in one hardcover collection! In Iron Shadows in the Moon, a young woman in danger is pursued ...
... cover to watch over Irwin Pounder, Bigfoots Scion. Featuring a cover by Chris McGrath the current Dresden Files prose cover artist. Don't miss this sixth all-new graphic novel story set in the official Dresden Files ...
... CARLA SPEED MCNEIL. And a princess who runs away with a dragon in Treasured, with TRUNGLES. Plus steamy prose romance stories from awesome folks like Magen Cubed and Vita Ayala, and more comics shorts about love from ...
... story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patron saint of the North of England. Incorporating poetry, prose, play, diary and real historical accounts to create a novel like no other, Cuddy straddles historical eras ...
... told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they ...
Presented in simple, yet flowing prose, Richard P. Martin delivers an accessible interpretation of the Greek myths for today's readers. Relive the triumphs and tragedies of Herakles, Perseus, Prometheus, Hermes, Zeus, ...
... tundra, sea, and sky--and beyond--introducing readers to an extraordinary mythology rendered in hauntingly poetic prose. Yuri Rytkheu was born in 1930 in the Chukotka Peninsula of the northeastern tip of Siberia, home ...
... , and to come to terms with a death for which she always felt responsible. With the elegant prose and groundbreaking imagination that have earned her international acclaim, Barbara Gowdy explores the astonishing power of ...
... author of Girl, Goddess, Queen 'I found myself crying at the power of Elyse John's glittering, lyrical prose and the relationship at the heart of the novel. This is an excellent example of the power of mythological ...
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SISTERSONG 'Lucy Holland's lyrical prose and powerful storytelling will lure you in' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne A must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress recasts the ...
"Gish's prose is as sharp as a scalpel." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review " Grey Dog is a bewitching tale of the horrors of spinsterhood in the early 1900s, with madness and magic threaded through every sentence." ...