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Book Synopsis The Shadow, the Siren, and the Sage by : Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Download or read book The Shadow, the Siren, and the Sage written by Wayne Kyle Spitzer and published by Hobb's End Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of enormous explosions rocked the grounds and Jeremiah hit the deck, pieces of glass and other debris raining down upon him, pattering his shoulders. Thump! Ka-thump! Thump! Now it is too late to turn back, he thought to himself, and wondered if Satyena, wherever she was, were laboring under the same yoke: the yoke of wanting to destroy a thing while at the same time yearning (paradoxically) for its embrace. Then he was up and running, running for the base of the cliff, wanting to look back and yet too terrified to do so, a Bible quote from one of Kill-sin’s sermons echoing in his ear: But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
Download or read book The End written by Wayne Kyle Spitzer and published by Hobb's End Books. This book was released on 2020-03-29 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Apocalypse. The End Times. Armageddon. Whether it's from a virus or a meteor, the end is always coming. How will you deal with it?
Book Synopsis The Magnificent Bastards by : Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Download or read book The Magnificent Bastards written by Wayne Kyle Spitzer and published by Hobb's End Books. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a single, sharp tap of the drums followed by a rapid succession of beats as the crushed velvet curtains spread and the audience gasped: for Tran had taken her position in the box and was even now being secured as Williams struck a gunfighter pose and his hand hovered next to his weapon. “Ladies and gentlemen, I think it goes without saying,” said the announcer over the speaker system, “Do not try this at home.” Williams relaxed his entire body even as his mind cycled through the calculations—altitude, the breeze, humidity, temperature, the curvature of the earth, the spinning of the earth … It was, like music, a largely mathematical proposition; a cold equation he’d had a gift for ever since he could remember, ever since he was a boy with a Daisy BB gun in the backyard of their southern California home. He focused on the knife blade as the balloons to each side of it warbled in the breeze. It was a funny thing, sharpshooting, so utterly unlike music, in that each time he did it he felt like he was doing it for the first time, felt like he was starting over from scratch. With music his fingers just automatically found the frets, just instantly knew where to begin and where to end; he never felt as though he were lost in a vortex of potentialities, never doubted his ability to perform. But sharpshooting was a different beast altogether. With sharpshooting he had to call on something outside of himself as well as from within—something which was not his to control. Something which either kissed him with its ghostly lips or turned away with perfect indifference—like love itself, he supposed. Or God. And then the drum taps stopped and he was alone with the breeze, and it was time to make the intuitive leap which would set the bullet in motion. And as he breathed out and drew his revolver and squeezed its trigger softer than he would a daisy, he knew, even before the crack! and the ka-chink! and the pop of the balloons, that the projectile had found its target. That it had found the slim blade and split like an atom—becoming two loaves rather than one—two soft but lethal slugs, which had spread like shrapnel in the Fresno heat and ruptured the red balloons—releasing their air in a vacuum-like rush and causing the audience to gasp and to cheer. And then his wife was there, having loosed her mock bonds and scrambled out of the tall wooden box (with its crushed velvet curtains and bulletproof glass), and she’d bowed to the audience before embracing him like the wind, and he had kissed her as he always did after completing their final act—when air raid sirens sounded and he looked at the sky, which had darkened with a storm front as fast-moving as it was inexplicable ...
Book Synopsis The Dagger and the Chalise by : Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Download or read book The Dagger and the Chalise written by Wayne Kyle Spitzer and published by Hobb's End Books. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He went into the kitchen and poured her a glass of water. “How long has it been since you’ve eaten?” “I’m not hungry,” she said. She seated herself slowly, tentatively. “Two, maybe three days. Ever since Sister Samain wrested control of the coven from the Council. Thank you …” She took the glass from Jeremiah, still looking at the paintings. “They’re all done by the same hand, aren’t they?” He took off his wide-brimmed hat and studied them. “The same eye. Sometimes Jasper’s hand shakes uncontrollably and I have to steady it with my own. Other times I am his hand, and he tells me what to do.” He laughed a little. “He says that I am an artist, just as he. But even I know it’s the eye that sees, not the hands.” She continued staring at them. “No, I don’t think that’s true. These pictures have lines of grace … look, see how the fingers are elongated, and tend to curve up or down depending on the position of the body. They dance upon the canvas … surely you can see that. I think you paint them together, Jeremiah.” He swung the strap of the respirator over his head and set it on a mantle. “I’m just his hands.” He moved to leave the room again. “Just? But hands are for feeling,” she said. He paused at the entrance to the hall. “And they’re for killing, too.” Then he disappeared into the dark. And she thought, It’s the heart that kills, Jeremiah. The hard one by slaying others … and the soft by slaying itself. Then she pushed it from her mind.
Book Synopsis City of Darkness: The Rise of Eclipse Sage, Book 1 by : J.L Herman
Download or read book City of Darkness: The Rise of Eclipse Sage, Book 1 written by J.L Herman and published by J.L Herman. This book was released on 2024-09-09 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where shadows hide more than just secrets, a new hero rises to face the darkness. The Rise of Eclipse Sage follows the journey of Lena Hart, an ordinary woman thrust into extraordinary circumstances when she uncovers a hidden power destined to reshape the world—and her life. As the enigmatic Eclipse Sage, Lena must navigate the duality of light and darkness both within herself and in Silverlight City, a metropolis where corruption, danger, and mysterious enemies thrive. At the heart of the shadows lies Umbra, a figure whose dark influence threatens to unravel everything Lena holds dear. In this epic series, Lena faces battles not just with formidable foes but also with the inner demons that come with wielding great power. As the Eclipse Sage, her choices will determine the fate of Silverlight City, but her greatest struggle will be maintaining her humanity in the face of overwhelming darkness. The Rise of Eclipse Sage is a saga of transformation, sacrifice, and resilience, where one woman learns that even in the darkest of times, there is always a light waiting to emerge.
Book Synopsis The Man/Woman War by : Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Download or read book The Man/Woman War written by Wayne Kyle Spitzer and published by Hobb's End Books. This book was released on 2018-11-18 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a future time and place ... a gender war reaches its terrifying zenith. A dark fantasy fable for the "Me Too" era. As for Jasper, he had proven to be an erudite and charming host in spite of his great age, and had regaled her with tales from before the Pogrom and before what men called the Betrayal throughout dinner, until music was heard outside and they looked out the cracked window to see a black War Wagon zoom past with its red lights flashing and its belly (presumably) full of Witch Doctors, after which a silence settled over the room and his tone became more somber. “You want to know what happened … how women became witches and men became Witch Doctors. And how the sexes became so estranged that they would kill each other on sight rather than suffer another Betrayal or Pogrom. Don’t you?” She nodded slowly. He dabbed at the corners of his mouth with his napkin and sat back. “Well, I told you how things were, how men and women were. That there weren’t any Witch Doctors except the kind you saw on TV, and there weren’t—” He paused, noticing how they both looked confused. “TV—television—the boob tube, squawk box, the glass teat. Nevermind. It’s not important. The thing is, men and women liked each other. Sure, they got to squabbling once in a while—hell, some might say that was half the fun of it. But they didn’t fear and mistrust each other to the extent that, that—okay, well, some did—they’d kill each other. The point I’m trying to make is: they were bumper cars that enjoyed … bumping.” Satyena and Jeremiah looked at each other. “They danced,” said Jasper. “And when they danced it was something to see. But over time that dance began to sour, mainly because, outside the dance hall, only one side seemed to have all the power. Now, whether that was true or not depends on your point of view, but having read all about it and lived through some of it, I’d say the case could be made. And if you’re wondering,” He looked at Satyena. “It was your ancestors that felt they didn’t have any power. So, steps were taken to even the balance, just as they were with my own ancestors, and I think most would say that those steps were successful.” Again there was the sound of music, and again a War Wagon blew past with its lights flashing. “The problem with human nature is, it doesn’t know when to stop. Eventually, every apparatus designed to right a wrong just becomes a new one—it has to, you see, because once created, its focus becomes its own survival. That’s when the ideologues come—like saviors, some would say, while others would say like vampires—who feed off everyone’s fear, stoking it and fanning the flames. Our Chairman Kill-sin is a man like that. Perhaps you’ve a counterpart among the witches …” Satyena nodded.
Download or read book The Sex War written by Wayne Kyle Spitzer and published by Hobb's End Books. This book was released on 2020-12-25 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a future time and place … a Gender War reaches its terrifying zenith. Welcome to the future, where women have been infected with a virus that turns them into witches and men have formed a militarized cult to exterminate them—the Witch Doctors. You can survive here, if you’re lucky; but only if you swear to one of the dominant practices—Puritanism or witchcraft—and are willing to check your humanity at the door in the process. Because in the future, being a man means donning black and white and carrying a fire-breathing musket—the better to incinerate witches by—while being a woman means to live as the undead or a white-eyed practitioner of the black arts. Either way, humanity is doomed. That is, unless a single man or woman can resist—and in so doing, find the courage to cooperate, even love, again. Will it be Satyena, the beautiful young witch prone to kindness and compassion? Patrobus, the salty platoon sergeant with a secret past? How about Aluka, the intersex witch-doctor caught between worlds? Dive into these tales of the Sex War to find out—tales told in the dystopian tradition of Fahrenheit 451 and Logan’s Run—stories at once brutal and beatific, halting and surreal. Do it today, before the future they portend becomes reality …
Book Synopsis The Siren’s Lament by : Jun'Inchiro Tanizaki
Download or read book The Siren’s Lament written by Jun'Inchiro Tanizaki and published by Pushkin Press. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures—translated into English for the first time—from a classic Japanese writer Featuring “The Qilin,” “The Siren’s Lament,” and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved. “The Qilin”: The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort's obsession desire for pleasure. Killing O-Tsuya: A naïve servant elopes with his master's daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption. “The Siren’s Lament”: Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid. The essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including In Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters, and Naomi; renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.
Book Synopsis The Siren by : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Download or read book The Siren written by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Siren City written by Robert Miklitsch and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed for its dramatic expressionist visuals, film noir is one of the most prominent genres in Hollywood cinema. Yet, despite the "boom" in sound studies, the role of sonic effects and source music in classic American noir has not received the attention it deserves. Siren City engagingly illustrates how sound tracks in 1940s film noir are often just as compelling as the genre's vaunted graphics. Focusing on a wide range of celebrated and less well known films and offering an introductory discussion of film sound, Robert Miklitsch mobilizes the notion of audiovisuality to investigate period sound technologies such as the radio and jukebox, phonograph and Dictaphone, popular American music such as "hot" black jazz, and "big numbers" featuring iconic performers such as Lauren Bacall, Veronica Lake, and Rita Hayworth. Siren City resonates with the sounds and source music of classic American noir-gunshots and sirens, swing riffs and canaries. Along with the proverbial private eye and femme fatale, these audiovisuals are central to the noir aesthetic and one important reason the genre reverberates with audiences around the world.
Download or read book Enchantment written by Patrick Curry and published by Floris Books. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enchantment is a profound human experience. When we encounter wonder, awe or amazement, that is enchantment. Enchantment can reveal profound truths, lead to deep values and become central to a life well-lived. This unique book explores how enchantment plays out in a wide range of contexts -- in love, art, religion and learning, in food and drink, and perhaps most significantly in our relationship with the natural world. Patrick Curry argues that modernist attempts to undermine or dismiss enchantment as a delusion are not only misguided but dangerous, potentially leading to a disengagement with our world that could have disastrous consequences for our future on this planet.
Download or read book The Alpha's Witch written by Amara Nelson and published by eGlobal Creative Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sage arrives at the School of Unnatural with her best friend, Nikolas, she is determined to return to her coven a more powerful witch. However, her plans are upended when she meets Caspian, who is set to be the next Alpha. After the Wolven Witch wars, witches and wolves were sworn enemies. Yet, Sage is connected to Caspian, and the two begin a relationship that could lead toward only destruction. --- Sage gasped as he pressed against her. She didn’t answer his question. His hands wandered to her hips, squeezing tightly. Caspian searched her eyes before dipping his head to kiss her neck. “Were you searching for me?” His voice heated her from the inside out. Sage sighed into him as his lips trailed down to her collarbone. She turned her head to give him better access to her throat. Sage didn’t know how to answer him. She hadn’t been searching for him, yet she found him. --- The Alpha's Witch is created by Amara Nelson, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.
Book Synopsis Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage by :
Download or read book Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book At the Cabin written by Claudia Blood and published by Dragon Bane Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this suspenseful supernatural detective agency novel, two strangers find out they’ve been set up to die as part of a plot that puts the mob in league with demons to pull off the ultimate score. Can they work together to survive the supernatural threat? Laura Cassidy never set out to battle psychotic arsonists and hit-man demons. She was in enough trouble just trying to keep the dog shelter she was running afloat amid financial crisis. So when her best friend Katie McMillian and boyfriend Peter offer her a chance to get her mind off her troubles at a rustic cabin in the woods, Laura jumps at the chance for some romantic time with Peter. Only, that’s not what she finds at all. Instead, ex-FBI agent Todd Levitts shows up, and they both realize they’ve been set up – only they have no idea why. As the cabin goes up in flames, Laura and Todd find themselves running for their lives, suddenly in the middle of a plot involving dopplegangers, mob hit men, and terrifying demons. Together they must unravel the mystery in time to figure out why they’re being targeted, and Laura must decide if Todd is someone she can trust or if he might be just one more deadly playing piece in this terrifying game…
Download or read book Siren Land written by Norman Douglas and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Shadow Unveiled by : Theresa A McEvoy
Download or read book Shadow Unveiled written by Theresa A McEvoy and published by T McEvoy. This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 1037 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of their hard-fought victory, the realm of Vacari thought darkness had been banished forever. Yet, the sinister warlock Phoenix Shadowwalker, believed to be defeated, secretly resurfaces, his power grown to unimaginable heights during his exile. Whispers of his newfound strength circulate, leaving the realm trembling in fear. Fueled by a burning desire for revenge, Phoenix's malevolent intentions focus on two figures: Ong, the valiant warrior, and Lady Keisha, whose resilience once thwarted his dark ambitions. Blinded by rage and consumed by vengeance, he orchestrates a masterful plan to ensnare them in his clutches. In a race against time, Ong, Keisha, and their allies must unravel the mysteries surrounding Phoenix's newfound power while confronting their pasts and insecurities. As the clock ticks down, alliances are forged, and battles are fought both on the battlefield and within themselves. Vacari's fate teeters on the edge, and its defenders must rise once more to protect the realm they hold dear. "Shadows Unveiled" is a gripping fantasy tale of vengeance, redemption, and the enduring strength of unity in the face of darkness. Will Vacari survive this relentless onslaught, or will its light be extinguished forever?
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes by : James Joyce
Download or read book The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes written by James Joyce and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Joyce's Ulysses is considered one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. This new edition - published to celebrate the book's first publication - helps readers to understand the pleasures of this monumental work and to grapple with its challenges. Copiously equipped with maps, photographs, and explanatory footnotes, it provides a vivid and illuminating context for the experiences of Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus, and Molly Bloom, as well as Joyce's many other Dublin characters, on June 16, 1904. Featuring a facsimile of the historic 1922 Shakespeare and Company text, this version also includes Joyce's own errata as well as references to amendments made in later editions. Each of the eighteen chapters of Ulysses is introduced by a leading Joyce scholar. These richly informative pieces discuss the novel's plot and allusions, while also explaining crucial questions that have puzzled and tantalized readers over the last hundred years.
