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Book Synopsis The Darker Side of Faery by : John Kruse
Download or read book The Darker Side of Faery written by John Kruse and published by Green Magic. This book was released on 2021-09-19 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a distinct tendency today to assume that faery kind are friendly and helpful towards us humans. The evidence of over one thousand years experience, preserved in British folk tradition, tells a very different story. British faeries are (like humans) selfish, greedy, violent and cruel. What makes things worse, of course, is the fact that they have magical powers too. This book deliberately focuses upon only the darker side of faery: how their magic can be used to trick and steal from us; how they will attack and abduct us; how we can offend them and how they can make us ill.
Book Synopsis At the Bottom of the Garden by : Diane Purkiss
Download or read book At the Bottom of the Garden written by Diane Purkiss and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Bottom of the Garden is a history of fairies from the ancient world to the present. Steeped in folklore and fantasy, it is a rich and diverse account of the part that fairies and fairy stories have played in culture and society. The pretty pastel world of gauzy-winged things who grant wishes and make dreams come true—as brought to you by Disney's fairies flitting across a woodland glade, or Tinkerbell’s magic wand—is predated by a darker, denser world of gorgons, goblins, and gellos; the ancient antecedents of Shakespeare's mischievous Puck or J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. For, as Diane Purkiss explains in this engrossing history, ancient fairies were born of fear: fear of the dark, of death, and of other great rites of passage, birth and sex. To understand the importance of these early fairies to pre-industrial peoples, we need to recover that sense of dread. This book begins with the earliest manifestations of fairies in ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean. The child-killing demons and nymphs of these cultures are the joint ancestors of the medieval fairies of northern Europe, when fairy figures provided a bridge between the secular and the sacred. Fairies abducted babies and virgins, spirited away young men who were seduced by fairy queens and remained suspended in liminal states. Tamed by Shakespeare's view of the spirit world, Victorian fairies fluttered across the theater stage and the pages of children's books to reappear a century later as detergent trade marks and alien abductors. In learning about these often strange and mysterious creatures, we learn something about ourselves—our fears and our desires.
Book Synopsis Cybele's Secret by : Juliet Marillier
Download or read book Cybele's Secret written by Juliet Marillier and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOR PAULA, ACCOMPANYING her merchant father on a trading voyage to Istanbul is a dream come true. They have come to this city of trade on a special mission to purchase a most rare artifact—a gift from the ancient goddess, Cybele, to her followers. It’s the only remnant of a lost, pagan cult. But no sooner have they arrived when it becomes clear they may be playing at a dangerous game. A colleague and friend of Paula’s father is found murdered. There are rumors of Cybele’s cult reviving within the very walls of Istanbul. And most telling of all, signs have begun to appear to Paula, urging her to unlock Cybele’s secret. Meanwhile, Paula doesn’t know who she can trust in Istanbul, and finds herself drawn to two very different men. As time begins to run out, Paula realizes they may all be tied up in the destiny of Cybele’s Gift, and she must solve the puzzle before unknown but deadly enemies catch up to her. . . .
Book Synopsis The Darkest Part of the Forest by : Holly Black
Download or read book The Darkest Part of the Forest written by Holly Black and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush New York Times bestselling fantasy by author Holly Black. Set in the same world as The Cruel Prince! In the woods is a glass coffin. It rests on the ground, and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives.... Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in Fairfold, where humans and the Folk exist side by side. Since they were children, Hazel and Ben have been telling each other stories about the boy in the glass coffin, that he is a prince and they are valiant knights, pretending their prince would be different from the other faeries, the ones who made cruel bargains, lurked in the shadows of trees, and doomed tourists. But as Hazel grows up, she puts aside those stories. Hazel knows the horned boy will never wake. Until one day, he does.... As the world turns upside down, Hazel has to become the knight she once pretended to be. The Darkest Part of the Forest is bestselling author Holly Black's triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career.
Download or read book Faery Craft written by Emily Carding and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a guide to following the fairie lifestyle, covering such topics as faery spirits, etiquette, the zodiac, magick, altars, costumes, shrines, offerings, and faery festivals held around the world.
Download or read book Blackbringer written by Laini Taylor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magpie Windwitch, faerie, devil hunter, and granddaughter of the West Wind, must defeat an ancient evil creature, the Blackbringer, who has escaped from his bottle and threatens to unmake all of creation.
Download or read book Valiant written by Holly Black and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Andre Norton Award Return to New York Times bestselling author Holly Black’s enthralling realm of faerie in the second Modern Faerie Tales novel, where danger and magic come hand-in-hand in the dark underground of New York City. When seventeen-year-old Valerie runs away to New York, she’s trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city’s labyrinthine subway system. But there’s something eerily beguiling about Val’s new friends that sets her on edge. When Val is talked into tracking down the lair of a mysterious creature, she must strike a bargain to make it out with her life intact. Now drawn into a world she never knew existed, Val finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming.
Book Synopsis Faery with Teeth by : Kisma K. Stepanich-Reidling
Download or read book Faery with Teeth written by Kisma K. Stepanich-Reidling and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2003-07-18 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now, the author of the Faery-Faith books, the Faery Wicca series and the Gaia Tradition brings us a new novel series all about the Faery in Ireland. History and fiction merge seamlessly in Kisma K. Stepanich-Reidling's luminous novel about Faery lore and immortal awakening. Through the eyes of a Faery witness, the Otherworld comes dazzlingly alive in the lavishly imagined dramatic portrayal of the adventures an international group of Faery-Faith practitioners have, when they join Vivian McFarlain, an American tour facilitator, and Cian O'Neill, an Irish-druid as their guide, for the pilgrimage of a lifetime and come face to face with the Faery with Teeth., Book One of the Faery Chronicles.
Book Synopsis Good Faeries Bad Faeries by : Brian Froud
Download or read book Good Faeries Bad Faeries written by Brian Froud and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reversible volume in which good fairies such as the green man, the wood woman, and the pixies are described on one side, and bad fairies such the gnome, Black Annis, and Morgana le Fay are described on the other.
Book Synopsis A Dark Faerie Tale Series Omnibus (Books 1, 2, 3, & Extras) by : Alexia Purdy
Download or read book A Dark Faerie Tale Series Omnibus (Books 1, 2, 3, & Extras) written by Alexia Purdy and published by Lyrical Lit. Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic and Malice abound... Shade is thrown into the treacherous Land of Faerie when she meets a mysterious Teleen warrior made of fire and electricity. Sent on a journey to obtain a rare magic only she can wield, she must race against time to save her new friends from the wrath of the Unseelie armies. Discovering her own unique magic and heritage while maneuvering the challenges of Faerie, Shade must fight for everyone she loves to keep her frail world intact. The adamant Unseelie Queen, Aveta, is never one to be trifled with, and she will do anything to keep Shade from succeeding. Along with the darkest creatures of Faerie, the Unseelie hunt Shade to the ends of the earth to use her magic for their own nefarious devices and destroy everything Shade holds dear. Things are never as they seem in the Land of Faerie. This Omnibus includes the following Novels & Extras: Evangeline Ever Shade Ever Fire Ever Winter The Cursed (Also Available Separately) Books in this series: The Withering Palace Evangeline Ever Shade Ever Fire Eve Winter The Cursed Ever Wrath Without Armor History of Fire Ever Dead Legends of Fire Guardians of Fire Ever Fade Book 9 coming soon!
Book Synopsis Shakespeare and Early Modern Religion by : David Loewenstein
Download or read book Shakespeare and Early Modern Religion written by David Loewenstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an international team of literary scholars and historians, this collaborative volume illuminates the diversity of early modern religious beliefs and practices in Shakespeare's England, and considers how religious culture is imaginatively reanimated in Shakespeare's plays. Fourteen new essays explore the creative ways Shakespeare engaged with the multifaceted dimensions of Protestantism, Catholicism, non-Christian religions including Judaism and Islam, and secular perspectives, considering plays such as Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King John, King Lear, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Winter's Tale. The collection is of great interest to readers of Shakespeare studies, early modern literature, religious studies, and early modern history.
Download or read book Faery Tale written by Signe Pike and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2010 A skeptic's search for magic, one faery at a time. In search of something to believe in again, Signe Pike left behind a career in Manhattan to undertake a magical journey-literally. In a sweeping tour through England, Ireland, Scotland, and beyond, she takes readers to dark glens and abandoned forests, ancient sacred sites, and local pubs, seeking those who might still believe in the mysterious beings we've relegated to the dusty corners of our childhood imaginations: faeries. But as Signe attempts to connect with the spirit world, she'll come to view herself and the world around her in a profoundly new way. Engaging and full of heart, Faery Tale is more than a memoir-it's the story of rekindling that spark of belief that makes even the most skeptical among us feel like a kid again.
Book Synopsis The Modern Faerie Tales by : Holly Black
Download or read book The Modern Faerie Tales written by Holly Black and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holly Black’s acclaimed Modern Faerie Tales series is now available in this special bind-up edition featuring all three books! Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself as an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms—a struggle that could very well mean her death. This special bind-up edition includes Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside.
Download or read book Eternal Promise written by Talia Jager and published by Talia Jager. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rylie has chosen the dark faery prince Kallan and has been swept away by the faery world. There’s much more to being the Aurorian than she knew. She continues to learn about the faery world and her connection to it. After several fey go missing, the time comes for her to take her place. Rylie is shocked when the investigation leads to the discovery of Satine, Kallan’s evil half-sister, who plans on completely destroying the light faery world.
Download or read book My Own Fairy Book written by Andrew Lang and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Magic for Beginners written by Kelly Link and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All-new collection of magical stories from slapstick comedy to Gothic horror.
Book Synopsis A Dark Faerie Tale Books 1 & 2 by : Alexia Purdy
Download or read book A Dark Faerie Tale Books 1 & 2 written by Alexia Purdy and published by Lyrical Lit. Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shade’s destiny was never meant to be typical, no matter how hard she tried to avoid it. The inadvertent discovery of the bewildering Land of Faerie throws her into a perilous journey to find magic only she can wield. Along with a band of magical misfits and warriors, she must fight past innumerable dangers, surpass unimaginable hardships, and face all who are bent on sabotaging her mission to the very end. The more Shade’s magic grows, the more the power of the Land of Faerie calls to her. Blood, memory, treachery, and most of all, love will push her past boundaries she never knew existed. All those she’s bound to must take arms against an unrelenting evil determined to rule all of Faerie and humankind, the Unseelie Queen Aveta, or all will be lost. This set includes books 1 & 2 of A DARK FAERIE TALE SERIES Also available in this series: The Withering Palace Evangeline Ever Shade Ever Fire Ever Winter The Cursed Ever Wrath History of Fire Without Armor Ever Dead History of Fire Legends of Fire
