I thought solving crimes as a witch and leaving my necromancy out of it would make my job simpler. Not easier, just simpler. I was wrong. Dead wrong. Kelsey Pine, Agent for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. I have the title I've always wanted, but that mantle has cost me dearly. As the primary witch coordinating with local law enforcement, I'm stretched to my limit every day, and it's only getting worse. The minister of my witch clan is determined to either force my loyalty or make my family suffer for my defiance. Each homicide calls to my necromancy, begging me to unleash it and prevent further deaths. Ironic, that. Meanwhile, I'm running around putting out fires all over town. Yes, literal fires. Someone is torching people in the magical community, leaving a trail of charred victims in their wake. It would be great to catch this arsonist-murderer before the body count goes through the roof, but at this... Views: 150
From the acclaimed author of Defy, a timeless and fantastical tale of sisterly love and powerful magicThe night my sister was born, the stars died and were reborn in her eyes....Zuhra and Inara have grown up in the Citadel of the Paladins, an abandoned fortress where legendary, magical warriors once lived before disappearing from the world—including their Paladin father the night Inara was born. On that same night, a massive, magical hedge grew and imprisoned them within the citadel. Inara inherited their father's Paladin power; her eyes glow blue and she is able to make plants grow at unbelievable rates, but she has been trapped in her own mind because of a "roar" that drowns everything else out—leaving Zuhra virtually alone with their emotionally broken human mother. For fifteen years they have lived, trapped in the citadel, with little contact from the outside world...until the day a stranger passes through the... Views: 150
Beginning in 1804 with Nathan Drake's 'Henry Fitzowen', The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy traces the development of the genre through the stories and poems of Coleridge, Keats, Dickens, Disraeli, William Morris, Christina Rossetti, Tennyson and Vernon Lee, until the end of the century and Richard Garnett's 'Alexander the Ratcatcher'. Each text has been chosen to illustrate the development of the various aspects of fantasy in British Literature - the comic,the sentimental. the erotic and the allegorical - and the contribution that these authors made to the emergence of the genre. Views: 150
Despite her self-imposed exile, the gods want the Eye of Ra back. But Nehmetawy doesn't want to be used as a weapon anymore and wants to stay free. When Thoth turns up to try and charm her into returning, she's determined to resist his advances. Soon their conversations lead to more, and neither of them are able to ignore the connection between them. - Collector of Sand and Tears is a Forgotten Gods: Origins story which features Nehmetawy and Thoth. It is based on the Ancient Egyptian myth of The Distant Goddess and mythology surrounding the Eye of Ra. Views: 150
The stunning, standalone prequel to the New York Times bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree."A magnificent, sweeping epic. Shannon has created a world rich in intricate mythology, beautifully realized and complex." Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of AriadneIn A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon sweeps readers back to the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree and into the lives of four women, showing us a course of events that shaped their world for generations to come.Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow –... Views: 150
