Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers)

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Publisher : Amulet Books
ISBN 13 : 9781419745928
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers) written by Lana Popovic and published by Amulet Books. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2 in the Lady Slayers series, about French murderess and fortune teller Catherine Monvoisin In 17th-century Paris, 19-year-old Catherine Monvoisin is a well-heeled jeweler's wife with a peculiar taste for the arcane. She lives a comfortable life, far removed from a childhood of abject destitution--until her kind spendthrift of a husband lands them both in debt. Hell-bent on avoiding a return to poverty, Catherine must rely on her prophetic visions and the grimoire gifted to her by a talented diviner to reinvent herself as a sorceress. With the help of the grifter Marie Bosse, Catherine divines fortunes in the IIle de la Citee--home to sorcerers and scoundrels. There she encounters the Marquise de Montespan, a stunning noblewoman. When the Marquise becomes Louis XIV's royal mistress with Catherine's help, her ascension catapults Catherine to notoriety. Catherine takes easily to her glittering new life as the Sorceress La Voisin, pitting the depraved noblesse against one other to her advantage. The stakes soar ever higher when her path crosses with that of a young magician. A charged rivalry between sorceress and magician leads to Black Masses, tangled deceptions, and grisly murder--and sets Catherine on a collision course that threatens her own life.

Blood Countess

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Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683356438
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Blood Countess written by Lana Popovic and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lush and bloody historical thriller” based on the infamous real-life inspiration for Countess Dracula, a Hungarian noblewoman turned serial killer.(Kirkus Reviews) In sixteenth-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants’ quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend, confident and lover. It’s not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess’s spell—and the Countess t”akes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiancé, Anna realizes she’s not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows it’s only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her, too. “Popovic balances lush, romantic language with gruesome imagery in this tale of innocence lost. Readers will likely be inspired to do actual research into Lady Bathory’s murderous misdeeds.” —Booklist “Popovic also touches on how a patriarchal society can drive women to extremes without letting the truly terrifying Bathory, or Anna, off the hook for their own actions.” —Kirkus Reviews “Hand to fans of dark historical fiction and powerful female characters.” —School Library Journal

Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers)

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Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683359445
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers) written by Lana Popovic and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2 in the Lady Slayers series, about French murderess and fortune teller Catherine Monvoisin In 17th-century Paris, 19-year-old Catherine Monvoisin is a well-heeled jeweler’s wife with a peculiar taste for the arcane. She lives a comfortable life, far removed from a childhood of abject destitution—until her kind spendthrift of a husband lands them both in debt. Hell-bent on avoiding a return to poverty, Catherine must rely on her prophetic visions and the grimoire gifted to her by a talented diviner to reinvent herself as a sorceress. With the help of the grifter Marie Bosse, Catherine divines fortunes in the IIle de la Citee—home to sorcerers and scoundrels. There she encounters the Marquise de Montespan, a stunning noblewoman. When the Marquise becomes Louis XIV’s royal mistress with Catherine’s help, her ascension catapults Catherine to notoriety. Catherine takes easily to her glittering new life as the Sorceress La Voisin, pitting the depraved noblesse against one other to her advantage. The stakes soar ever higher when her path crosses with that of a young magician. A charged rivalry between sorceress and magician leads to Black Masses, tangled deceptions, and grisly murder—and sets Catherine on a collision course that threatens her own life.

The Assassins of Isis

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Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429937343
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis The Assassins of Isis by : P. C. Doherty

Download or read book The Assassins of Isis written by P. C. Doherty and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2006-11-14 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious Sebaus--a sect taking its name from demons--has stolen a powerful secret, and the wrath of the fiery Hatusu knows no bounds. But when the empire's great military hero, General Suten, is bitten to death by vipers, it appears events have spiraled out of her control. Meanwhile, a dark shadow lies across the Temple of Isis. The peace of this holy place, renowned as an oasis of calm and healing, has been disturbed. Four of the Hesets, the temple handmaids, have vanished without a trace. Will Lord Amerotke, Pharaoh's Chief Judge, unravel the mysteries before further violence erupts? Or will he find the perpetrators in league with forced beyond his jurisdiction?

Wicked Like a Wildfire

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062436856
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Wicked Like a Wildfire written by Lana Popovic and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lush. Delicious. Bewildering. And darkly magical. Popovic has created a world that you tumble into from the very first words and wish you could stay in forever.” —Evelyn Skye, author of The Crown's Game “Wicked Like a Wildfire was like devouring a succulent fairy fruit—it will rob your time, settle into your dreams, and leave you starving for more.” —Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen Fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo will be bewitched by Lana Popovic's debut YA fantasy novel about a bargain that binds the fates—and hearts—of twin sisters to a force larger than life. All the women in Iris and Malina’s family have the unique magical ability or “gleam” to manipulate beauty. Iris sees flowers as fractals and turns her kaleidoscope visions into glasswork, while Malina interprets moods as music. But their mother has strict rules to keep their gifts a secret, even in their secluded sea-side town. Iris and Malina are not allowed to share their magic with anyone, and above all, they are forbidden from falling in love. But when their mother is mysteriously attacked, the sisters will have to unearth the truth behind the quiet lives their mother has built for them. They will discover a wicked curse that haunts their family line—but will they find that the very magic that bonds them together is destined to tear them apart forever? Wicked Like a Wildfire is the first in a two-book series. Readers will be rapt with anticipation for the sequel.

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by : Walter Scott

Download or read book Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Victorious Youth

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Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 089236470X
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)

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Book Synopsis The Victorious Youth by : Carol C. Mattusch

Download or read book The Victorious Youth written by Carol C. Mattusch and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this full study of the statue, Victorious Youth - the first in nearly 20 years - the author takes into account the most recent art historical information and scientific data about the piece. Included is a complete conservation report.

Silverthorn

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Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0525480064
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (254 download)

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Book Synopsis Silverthorn by : Raymond E. Feist

Download or read book Silverthorn written by Raymond E. Feist and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor. To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mytics herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers. Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he wil confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the enchanted realm of Midkemia.

Theatre and Metatheatre

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110716550
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Theatre and Metatheatre by : Elodie Paillard

Download or read book Theatre and Metatheatre written by Elodie Paillard and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to explore the definition(s) of ‘theatre’ and ‘metatheatre’ that scholars use when studying the ancient Greek world. Although in modern languages their meaning is mostly straightforward, both concepts become problematical when applied to ancient reality. In fact, ‘theatre’ as well as ‘metatheatre’ are used in many different, sometimes even contradictory, ways by modern scholars. Through a series of papers examining questions related to ancient Greek theatre and dramatic performances of various genres the use of those two terms is problematized and put into question. Must ancient Greek theatre be reduced to what was performed in proper theatre-buildings? And is everything was performed within such buildings to be considered as ‘theatre’? How does the definition of what is considered as theatre evolve from one period to the other? As for ‘metatheatre’, the discussion revolves around the interaction between reality and fiction in dramatic pieces of all genres. The various definitions of ‘metatheatre’ are also explored and explicited by the papers gathered in this volume, as well as the question of the distinction between paratheatre (understood as paratragedy/comedy) and metatheatre. Readers will be encouraged by the diversity of approaches presented in this book to re-think their own understanding and use of ‘theatre’ and ‘metatheatre’ when examining ancient Greek reality.

How to Kill a Dragon

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195085957
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Kill a Dragon by : Calvert Watkins

Download or read book How to Kill a Dragon written by Calvert Watkins and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Kill a Dragon Calvert Watkins follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. He uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Thus, Watkins reveals the antiquity and tenacity of the Indo-European poetic tradition. Watkins begins this study with an introduction to the field of comparative Indo-European poetics; he explores the Saussurian notions of synchrony and diachrony, and locates the various Indo-European traditions and ideologies of the spoken word. Further, his overview presents case studies on the forms of verbal art, with selected texts drawn from Indic, Iranian, Greek, Latin, Hittite, Armenian, Celtic, and Germanic languages. In the remainder of the book, Watkins examines in detail the structure of the dragon/serpent-slaying myths, which recur in various guises throughout the Indo-European poetic tradition. He finds the "signature" formula for the myth--the divine hero who slays the serpent or overcomes adversaries--occurs in the same linguistic form in a wide range of sources and over millennia, including Old and Middle Iranian holy books, Greek epic, Celtic and Germanic sagas, down to Armenian oral folk epic of the last century. Watkins argues that this formula is the vehicle for the central theme of a proto-text, and a central part of the symbolic culture of speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language: the relation of humans to their universe, the values and expectations of their society. Therefore, he further argues, poetry was a social necessity for Indo- European society, where the poet could confer on patrons what they and their culture valued above all else: "imperishable fame."

Fierce Like a Firestorm

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062436899
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Fierce Like a Firestorm written by Lana Popovic and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lush. Delicious. Bewildering. And darkly magical. Popovic has created a world that you tumble into from the very first words and wish you could stay in forever.” —Evelyn Skye, author of The Crown's Game In the bewitching conclusion to Lana Popovic’s sumptuous and romantic teen fantasy duology, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo, Malina must rescue her twin sister from a magical power more dangerous than Death. Twin sisters Iris and Malina thought they knew how to reverse the ancient curse that haunts their line, the spell that destines them to use their gleams—unique forms of beauty-manipulating magic—to entice and enchant none other than Death himself. But both sisters thought wrong. Instead of ending the wicked bargain with the power of her infinite bloom, Iris is taken to an uncanny realm between this world and the next. Only, unlike all of Death’s companions before, Iris’s body goes on the one-way journey along with her soul, arriving in a kingdom never meant to sustain a living girl. Left behind, Lina searches for a way to save Iris. But as Lina unearths the dark secrets that bind her family and Iris tries to outwit Death on his own terrain, a power resurfaces that even Mara, the original witch mother, fears. Now both sisters must learn to fully embrace their gleams—or else they’ll truly lose each other forever.

The Cat of Bubastes

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Publisher : London : Blackie & Son
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cat of Bubastes by : George Alfred Henty

Download or read book The Cat of Bubastes written by George Alfred Henty and published by London : Blackie & Son. This book was released on 1889 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1250 B.C. the teenaged son of the Egyptian high priest sets off a series of harrowing events when he accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes and, accompanied by his sister and two foreign slaves, embarks on a dangerous journey to find safe haven beyond the borders of Egypt.

The Secret of Death, from the Sanskrit

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
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Book Synopsis The Secret of Death, from the Sanskrit by : Sir Edwin Arnold

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Caesar and Cleopatra Illustrated

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Caesar and Cleopatra Illustrated by : George Bernard Shaw

Download or read book Caesar and Cleopatra Illustrated written by George Bernard Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caesar and Cleopatra is a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw that depicts a fictionalized account of the relationship between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. It was first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans. It was first performed in a single staged reading at Newcastle upon Tyne on 15 March 1899, to secure the copyright. The play was produced in New York in 1906 and in London at the Savoy Theatre in 1907

Goblin Slayer, Vol. 12 (light Novel)

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Publisher : Yen Press
ISBN 13 : 9781975325022
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (25 download)

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Book Synopsis Goblin Slayer, Vol. 12 (light Novel) by : Kumo Kagyu

Download or read book Goblin Slayer, Vol. 12 (light Novel) written by Kumo Kagyu and published by Yen Press. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's rarely a dull moment in the Four-Cornered World: Harefolk Hunter'sparty is moving up the ranks and making a name for themselves on thefrontier; Priestess, Female Knight, Witch, and High-Elf Archer get mixed upin a fortress siege battle; Goblin Slayer receives an invitation fromSpearman and Heavy Warrior; and the people in the water town are up to theirusual tricks. These are just a few of the ten stories you'll read in thislatest installment of Goblin Slayer!

Goblin Slayer, Chapter 1 (manga)

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316551848
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Goblin Slayer, Chapter 1 (manga) written by Kumo Kagyu and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young priestess has formed her first adventuring party, but almost immediately they find themselves in distress. It's the Goblin Slayer who comes to their rescue--a man who's dedicated his life to the extermination of all goblins, by any means necessary. And when rumors of his feats begin to circulate, there's no telling who might come calling next... Read the first chapter of the brand new manga adaptation of GOBLIN SLAYER simultaneously with Japan!

Tragedy and Myth in Ancient Greece

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Tragedy and Myth in Ancient Greece by : Jean-Pierre Vernant

Download or read book Tragedy and Myth in Ancient Greece written by Jean-Pierre Vernant and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: