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Book Synopsis Guinevere's Gamble by : Nancy McKenzie
Download or read book Guinevere's Gamble written by Nancy McKenzie and published by Bluefire. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Guinevere learns more about her destiny when she accompanies her aunt and uncle to an important council of Welsh kings and finds that she has a powerful enemy in the High King's sister, Morgan.
Download or read book Medievalisms written by Tison Pugh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From King Arthur and Robin Hood, through to video games and jousting-themed restaurants, medieval culture continues to surround us and has retained a strong influence on literature and culture throughout the ages. This fascinating and illuminating guide is written by two of the leading contemporary scholars of medieval literature, and explores: The influence of medieval cultural concepts on literature and film, including key authors such as Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Mark Twain The continued appeal of medieval cultural figures such as Dante, King Arthur, and Robin Hood The influence of the medieval on such varied disciplines such as politics, music, children’s literature, and art. Contemporary efforts to relive the Middle Ages. Medievalisms: Making the Past in the Present surveys the critical field and sets the boundaries for future study, providing an essential background for literary study from the medieval period through to the twenty-first century.
Book Synopsis The Dark Fantastic by : Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Download or read book The Dark Fantastic written by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack of imagination Stories provide portals into other worlds, both real and imagined. The promise of escape draws people from all backgrounds to speculative fiction, but when people of color seek passageways into the fantastic, the doors are often barred. This problem lies not only with children’s publishing, but also with the television and film executives tasked with adapting these stories into a visual world. When characters of color do appear, they are often marginalized or subjected to violence, reinforcing for audiences that not all lives matter. The Dark Fantastic is an engaging and provocative exploration of race in popular youth and young adult speculative fiction. Grounded in her experiences as YA novelist, fanfiction writer, and scholar of education, Thomas considers four black girl protagonists from some of the most popular stories of the early 21st century: Bonnie Bennett from the CW’s The Vampire Diaries, Rue from Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, Gwen from the BBC’s Merlin, and Angelina Johnson from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. Analyzing their narratives and audience reactions to them reveals how these characters mirror the violence against black and brown people in our own world. In response, Thomas uncovers and builds upon a tradition of fantasy and radical imagination in Black feminism and Afrofuturism to reveal new possibilities. Through fanfiction and other modes of counter-storytelling, young people of color have reinvisioned fantastic worlds that reflect their own experiences, their own lives. As Thomas powerfully asserts, “we dark girls deserve more, because we are more.”
Book Synopsis The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair by : Amy Makechnie
Download or read book The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair written by Amy Makechnie and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “100 percent unforgettable.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Part mystery, part study of the human heart, and one pierced with rays of hope.” —Booklist (starred review) “A big-hearted adventure about coming home.” —Publishers Weekly A ten-year-old girl is determined to find her missing neighbor, but the answers lead her to places and people she never expected—and maybe even one she’s been running away from—in this gorgeous debut novel that’s perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish. Guinevere St. Clair is going to be a lawyer. She was the fastest girl in New York City. She knows everything there is to know about the brain. And now that she’s living in Crow, Iowa, she wants to ride into her first day of school on a cow named Willowdale Princess Deon Dawn. But Gwyn isn’t in Crow, Iowa, just for royal cows. Her family has moved there, where her parents grew up, in the hopes of jogging her mother Vienna’s memory. Vienna can no longer remember anything past the age of thirteen, not even that she has two young daughters. Gwyn’s father is obsessed with finding out everything he can to help his wife, but Gwyn’s focused on problems that seem a little more within her reach. Like proving that the very strange Gaysie Cutter who lives next door is behind the disappearance of her only friend, Wilbur Truesdale. Gwyn is sure she can crack the case, but when she does she finds that not all of her investigations lead her to the places she would have expected. In fact they might just lead her to learn about the mother she’s been doing her best to forget…
Book Synopsis Introduction to You (TV series) by : Gilad James, PhD
Download or read book Introduction to You (TV series) written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You" is a psychological thriller television series that premiered on Lifetime in 2018 and was later picked up by Netflix for its second season. The show centers around a charming and intelligent bookstore manager named Joe Goldberg, who becomes obsessed with a customer named Guinevere Beck after a chance encounter in his store. As he begins to stalk her through social media and manipulate his way into her life, Joe’s dark and dangerous personality is revealed, and his actions escalate to murder in order to eliminate anyone who threatens his relationship with Beck. The show has gained a cult following for its captivating storyline and superb acting from both Penn Badgley, who portrays Joe, and Victoria Pedretti, who plays Love Quinn, Joe’s love interest in season two. Additionally, the show explores themes such as toxic masculinity, mental illness, social media obsession, and the blurred lines of morality. Viewers are left questioning their own perceptions of love and the lengths one will go to protect it. Overall, "You" is a gripping and thought-provoking show that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
Book Synopsis The Queens of Nightmares and Dreams by : Victor C. Brice
Download or read book The Queens of Nightmares and Dreams written by Victor C. Brice and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Arthur's royal court and the Knights of the Round Table are established in the 21st Century! In an all too brief period of peace, Guinevere gives birth to her husband's son and daughter. The fallen princess of Cornwall, Morgana the renegade Fey summons from the Dark Ages the supreme leader of her dark witch's coven, the hellish she-demon Rhapter. Morgana's aim is to once again usurp Camelot's throne. But Rhapter has her own secret plans for revenge against humanity and her personal nemisis: Vivian the Lady of the Lake and queen of mystic Avalon. From the frigid depths of space, Rhapter entices an evil race of aliens to attack planet earth with their futuristic war machines starting with Arthur's new kingdom!
Book Synopsis Guinevere, the Legend in Autumn by : Persia Woolley
Download or read book Guinevere, the Legend in Autumn written by Persia Woolley and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sensitive and stately...a moving conclusion to Woolley's Queen Guinevere trilogy." — Sacramento Bee Surrounded by traitors, trapped by destiny, Britain's spirited Queen Guinevere sees that the greatest dangers to Arthur's crown may lie within the walls of Camelot. An undeniable spark ignites between Guinevere and Lancelot, but a powerful enemy puts the Queen's loyalty to the ultimate test. As the heroes of the Round Table undertake the Quest for the Holy Grail, Guinevere's heartbreaking honesty, courage, and integrity will be challenged by those she loves most. Praise for Persia Woolley's Guinevere Trilogy: "Original...rich and sweet." — New York Times "Vivid...dramatic...once again we are captivated by the magic of the legend that has long fed our appetite for pageantry and romantic adventure." — Washington Post "Told from the viewpoint of Arthur's queen, Guinevere ...an absorbing portrait of the Arthurian age." — San Francisco Chronicle "An engrossing and satisfying addition to the canon." — Publishers Weekly
Book Synopsis The Return of Sir Percival by : S. Alexander O'Keefe
Download or read book The Return of Sir Percival written by S. Alexander O'Keefe and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2016 A Tale of the Last Knight of the Round Table Seven years after the death of Arthur Pendragon, Sir Percival, the last surviving knight of the Round Table, returns to Albion after a long and futile quest for the Holy Grail. The peaceful and prosperous home that he left a decade earlier is no more. Camelot has fallen, and much of the Pendragon’s kingdom has been subjugated by the evil Morgana and the Norse invaders who once served under her banner. Although the knight desires only to return to his ancestral lands and to live in peace, he vows to pursue one last quest before he rests—to find Guinevere, the Queen of the Britons. This journey will force the knight to travel the length and breadth of Albion, to overcome the most fearsome and cunning of enemies, and to embrace a past that is both painful and magnificent. The Return of Sir Percival is the tale of a knight who seeks peace, but finds only war, of a Queen who has borne sorrow and defeat, but who will not yield, and of a valiant people determined to cast of the yoke of their oppressors. It is also a tale of tragedy and triumph, and of romance lost and then found. The unique vision of the Arthurian world brought to life in S. Alexander O’Keefe’s The Return of Sir Percival takes readers on a journey that is as enthralling as it is memorable.
Download or read book The High Queen written by Nancy McKenzie and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spell-binding tale of Guinevere and Arthur, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Judith Tarr. At the side of King Arthur, Guinevere reigns strong and true. However, she soon learns how the dark prophecy of her birth will reveal itself. She is unable to conceive, and Arthur’s only true heir is Mordred, offspring of a cursed encounter with the witch Morgause. Now Guinevere must make a fateful choice. She decides to raise Mordred, teaching him to become a ruler and to honour Camelot. She will love him like a mother. Mordred will be her greatest joy – and the key to her ultimate downfall. This epic tale of love, adventure and treachery is brought to life anew in Nancy McKenzie's vivid retelling of one of the most famous queens of them all.
Book Synopsis Gentry's Gamble by : Edward S. Clark
Download or read book Gentry's Gamble written by Edward S. Clark and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-16 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the Rod Gentry series. Rod Gentry is known as a 'buyer of last resort'. When nobody else can solve the problems of a real estate deal, they come to him. Now he has a new and personal mission. He'll replace the dilapidated oceanfront apartment house left him by his father and build one of those snazzy new condominium buildings. But there is a problem. Rod is broke. But that never stopped any real estate man worth his salt. He intends to parlay a thousand dollars and two credit cards into the half million he needs to build his condominium. But Rod hasn't reckoned with a duplicitous fellow Realtor and a crooked buyer, nor could he have anticipated his wife's abduction and attempted murder by her ex-husband.
Download or read book The Child Queen written by Nancy McKenzie and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spell-binding tale of Guinevere and Arthur, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Judith Tarr. On the night of Guinevere’s birth, a wise woman declares a prophecy of doom for the child: She will be gwenhwyfar, the white shadow, destined to betray her king, and be herself betrayed. Years pass, and Guinevere becomes a great beauty, riding free across North Wales on her beloved horse. She is entranced by the tales of brave King Arthur, a courageous warrior who seems to Guinevere no mere man, but a legend. Then she finds herself betrothed to that same famous king, a hero who commands her willing devotion. Just as his knights and all his subjects have before her, she falls under Arthur’s spell. And then the king’s young bride falls prey to a devastating betrayal... This epic tale of love, adventure and treachery is brought to life anew in Nancy McKenzie's vivid retelling of the story of one of the most famous queens of them all.
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Book Synopsis PenDRAGON's REQUITE by : Victor Brice
Download or read book PenDRAGON's REQUITE written by Victor Brice and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly two thousand years, the animosity between Sir Lancelot and King Arthur remains unsettled as they slumber restlessly in the dream dimension of the Morpheum, where sleeping beings remain bound to the earth by people's dreams and wishful fantasies. When they reemerge in the twenty-first century, King Arthur seeks justice for his betrayal while Sir Lancelot seeks vengeance for the persecution of Guinevere. Thus, the Roundtable Knights of Camelot are divided into civil war set against the backdrop of Baltimore, Maryland. One by one, the nobility of King Arthur's court "awaken" for the final judgment resulting from the love affair between the ordained protector of the Holy Grail Sir Lancelot, and Her Royal Highness Queen Guinevere. But in the midst of this volatile situation comes a dire message of great urgency from Queen Vivian, sovereign of mystic Avalon, that will forever change the course of Arthurian history.
Book Synopsis Double Down by : Frederick Barthelme
Download or read book Double Down written by Frederick Barthelme and published by HMH. This book was released on 2001-05-21 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An exquisitely crafted memoir” by two brothers who lost their parents, lost their inheritance—and almost lost their freedom (The Wall Street Journal). Frederick Barthelme and his brother Steven were both accomplished, respected writers with stable adult lives when they lost both of their parents in rapid succession. They had already lost their other brother, just a few years earlier. Suddenly they were on their own, emotionally unmoored—and unprepared for what would happen next. Their late father had been a prominent architect, and the brothers were left with a healthy inheritance. Over the following several years, they would lose close to a quarter million dollars in the gambling boats off the Mississippi coast. Then, in a bizarre twist, they were charged with violating state gambling laws, fingerprinted, and thrown into the surreal world of felony prosecution. For two years these widely publicized charges hung over their heads, shadowing their every step. Double Down is the wry, often heartbreaking story of how Frederick and Steven Barthelme got into this predicament. It is also a reflection on the allure of casinos and the pull and power of illusions that can destroy our lives if we aren’t careful. “One of the best firsthand accounts ever written about organized gambling. Like Goodman Brown, taking a walk with a hooded stranger into the darkness of the New England woods, the Barthelme brothers suddenly find themselves inside the maw of the monster. The compulsion to control, to intuit the future, to be painted by magic, could not be better or more accurately described.” —James Lee Burke “Beautifully evoking the gamblers’ addiction, their mesmerizing account is best read as a novel Camus might have imagined, with the writer/protagonists as their own lost characters. A work of high art; enthusiastically recommended.” —Library Journal
Book Synopsis The Coursing calendar, ed. by 'Stonehenge'. by : John Henry Walsh
Download or read book The Coursing calendar, ed. by 'Stonehenge'. written by John Henry Walsh and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Five Thousand an Hour by : George R. Chester
Download or read book Five Thousand an Hour written by George R. Chester and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the time the winner of the Baltimore Handicap flashed under the wire, Johnny Gamble started to tear up a bundle of nice pink tickets on Lady S. Just then Ashley Loring came by swiftly in the direction of the betting shed. Loring stopped and wheeled when he caught sight of him as did most men who knew him. "Hello, Johnny! I didn't know you had run over. How are you picking them to-day?" he asked. "With a dream book," answered Gamble, smiling; "but I ate lobster last night." "I didn't know that you cared for the ponies." "I don't; and it's mutual. Thought I'd take one more whirl, though, before the Maryland governor also closes the tracks for ever. How are you doing?" "I'm working on a new system," stated the tall young man with elation. "With this scheme, all you have to do is to bet on the right horse. What did you have in the handicap?"
Book Synopsis A Gamble With Life by : Silas K. Hocking
Download or read book A Gamble With Life written by Silas K. Hocking and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: A Gamble With Life by Silas K. Hocking
