Author : Bob Salley
Publisher : Source Point Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 38,15 MB
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781954412033
In this collected edition of the Dieselpunk post-WWI mini-series, two men come home from the war scarred and forgotten. One man is looking for redemption as the other looks for revenge. Both are on a collision course toward each other and nothing can stop them.
Author : Bob Salley
Publisher : Source Point Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781954412439
Following Broken Gargoyles: Of Wrath, this second volume follows Prescott and his band of brothers as they go up against a post-war economy rigged against them. While Prescott and his band of brothers seek out the family of their fallen friend, they will face down villainous bankers looking to take over all the farm lands for their own profits. All the while, Manco and the Marshall are closing in and everyone will face the demons of the past coming quick to haunt them
Author : Demelza Carlton
Publisher : Lost Plot Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Shy librarian Catena likes her quiet life…until a huge naked man muscles his way into her house, insisting he's been woken from his centuries-long sleep to be her personal protector. Catena's life is turned upside down when she's saved by a creature she's only heard about in books. If only her hero's rock-hard abs weren't actually made out of stone. Tor has no memory of his past. All he knows is that he must protect Catena at all costs. Can they unlock the dark secrets chaining them to the past, and forge a new future? CAUTION: This is a steamy gargoyle shifter romance, so if you don't like your heroes hot, hard and protective, Tor and Catena's tale might be a bit much for you. Fans of the following authors and books will enjoy reading this FREE steamy monster romance: Lindsay Buroker Neil Gaiman Skye MacKinnon Sarah J Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Crescent City Lisa Carlisle JR Ward Lidiya Foxglove Anne McCaffrey Tamsin Ley Holly Black Juliet Marillier Kylie Chan Leigh Bardugo Laura Thalassa Elise Kova Cassandra Clare George RR Martin Andrzej Sapkowski
Author : Michael Camille
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 36,23 MB
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226092461
Most of the seven million people who visit the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris each year probably do not realize that the legendary gargoyles adorning this medieval masterpiece were not constructed until the nineteenth century. The first comprehensive history of these world-famous monsters, The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame argues that they transformed the iconic thirteenth-century cathedral into a modern monument. Michael Camille begins his long-awaited study by recounting architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s ambitious restoration of the structure from 1843 to 1864, when the gargoyles were designed, sculpted by the little-known Victor Pyanet, and installed. These gargoyles, Camille contends, were not mere avatars of the Middle Ages, but rather fresh creations—symbolizing an imagined past—whose modernity lay precisely in their nostalgia. He goes on to map the critical reception and many-layered afterlives of these chimeras, notably in the works of such artists and writers as Charles Méryon, Victor Hugo, and photographer Henri Le Secq. Tracing their eventual evolution into icons of high kitsch, Camille ultimately locates the gargoyles’ place in the twentieth-century imagination, exploring interpretations by everyone from Winslow Homer to the Walt Disney Company. Lavishly illustrated with more than three hundred images of its monumental yet whimsical subjects, The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame is a must-read for historians of art and architecture and anyone whose imagination has been sparked by the lovable monsters gazing out over Paris from one of the world’s most renowned vantage points.
Author : Dav Pilkey
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 49,56 MB
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338095587
Gargoyles have been feared and misunderstood for centuries, but now Caldecott Honor artist Dav Pilkey tells the real story of these gentle stone creatures come to life. Behind their cold, stone faces, gargoyles have warm, loving souls -- yet most people don't look deeply enough to notice. Angels can see the good inside them, though, and tonight the angels will sweep down to take their silent, stone friends on a magical journey, hand in hand.Caldecott Honor artist Dav Pilkey's lyrical tale of these gentle stone creatures come to life is a reminder that everyone -- from the grievers to the dreamers to the believers -- is worthy of love.
Author : Sam Venstone
Publisher : Venstone Books
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The last of the elder dragons was slain long ago, and ever since his death, the world has been beset by violence, poverty and the many other evils that vex humankind. After Wyc the minstrel relates the tale of Sir Ulryc and the Last Dragon to the court of the warmongering King Adryc, the king decides to recover the dragon's treasure from Mount Dragonheart. However, the secret of how to reach the inaccessible mountain is known only to the monks of Elyon. When the king’s soldiers invade High Dragon monastery looking for the secret way, young Tercyn and four squabbling monks escape into the mysterious Land of Dragons carrying the monastery’s most sacred relic, the Eye of the Dragon. To save the monastery, all five must overcome their own personal dragons and somehow find a way to defeat the king’s soldiers. Dragongate is both an imaginative tour de force and an exploration of the causes of human suffering and how to overcome them.
Author : Clementine Beauvais
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 39,73 MB
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1444912569
Where have all the gargoyles gone? Sesame Seade is slightly spooked ... She's Cambridge's number one supersleuth. And now she's taking to the rooftops to tackle her most puzzling mystery yet. Illustrated throughout with hilarious artwork by Sarah Horne, this series features a smart and sassy heroine with a unique take on life. Also in the series: SLEUTH ON SKATES and SCAM ON THE CAM.
Author : Lorna Piatti-Farnell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1317609018
This book brings together a carefully selected range of contemporary disciplinary approaches to new areas of Gothic inquiry. Moving beyond the representational and historically based aspects of literature and film that have dominated Gothic studies, this volume both acknowledges the contemporary diversification of Gothic scholarship and maps its changing and mutating incarnations. Drawing strength from their fascinating diversity, and points of correlation, the varied perspectives and subject areas cohere around a number of core themes — of re-evaluation, discovery, and convergence — to reveal emerging trends and new directions in Gothic scholarship. Visiting fascinating areas including the Gothic and digital realities, uncanny food experiences, representations of death and the public media, Gothic creatures and their popular legacies, new approaches to contemporary Gothic literature, and re-evaluations of the Gothic mode through regional narratives, essays reveal many patterns and intersecting approaches, forcefully testifying to the multifaceted, although lucidly coherent, nature of Gothic studies in the 21st Century. The multiple disciplines represented — from digital inquiry to food studies, from fine art to dramaturgy — engage with the Gothic in order to offer new definitions and methodological approaches to Gothic scholarship. The interdisciplinary, transnational focus of this volume provides exciting new insights into, and expanded and revitalised definitions of, the Gothic and its related fields.
Author : Darcy Pattison
Publisher : Mims House
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 34,75 MB
Release : 2018-05-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1629441066
MIRACLES COME AT A HIGH PRICE "Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it." –Michelangelo So far, it’s taken 48 years to build the medieval Cathedral of St. Stephens, and there’s only the west tower to finish. Laurel has grown up with the cathedral as her playground because her father is the architect overseeing the building project. She loves the massive stones and the stone masons and sculptors, especially the odd men who carve gargoyles. But the new priest decides there’s no money to finish that last tower. With her father’s job threatened and her beloved cathedral unfinished, Laurel is willing to risk everything to find a treasure large enough to build. Impossible. She needs a miracle! This is a rich, surprising, and sometimes disturbing historical tale of gargoyles, and those who carve the creatures from solid stone. There's darkness in this cautionary tale, that nevertheless pulls off not one, but two miracles, and brings Laurel home to stay. Follow Laurel's harrowing journey toward miracles.
Author : Jake Bible
Publisher : Bell Bridge Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1611947413
"Misfit stone warriors against the demon apocalypse--a bloody good story!"--Gail Z. Martin, author of Shadow and Flame Only a rag-tag team of gargoyles stands between humanity and extinction. Hell has released its ravening horde of demons, leaving most of humanity a puke-spewing, head-spinning mess of possession. Humanity's last hope? A team of misfit gargoyles--including a cigar chomping, hard-ass grotesque--come alive and ready for battle during the End of Days. They guard the last cathedral-turned-sanctuary atop a bald knoll in the North Carolina mountains. Gargoyle protection grudgingly extends to any human who can make it inside the sanctuary, but the power of the stonecutter blood magic, which protects the sanctuary, may not be enough when a rogue grotesque and his badly-wounded ward arrive. All the hounds of hell are on their heels. The last sanctuary is about to fall. "Stone Cold Bastards is the most fun you'll ever have with the apocalypse. I'm not sure which I love more--the hillbilly-styled grotesques, the polite demons, or guts, gore, and mayhem." - Diana Pharaoh Francis, author of The Crosspointe Chronicles "Stone Cold Bastards is a badass urban fantasy with heart and style. You've never seen heroes like this before!" -John Hartness, bestselling author of The Black Knight Chronicles Series Jake Bible, Bram Stoker Award nominated-novelist and author of the bestselling Z-Burbia series, short story writer, independent screenwriter, podcaster, and inventor of the Drabble Novel, has entertained thousands with his horror and sci/fi tales. He reaches audiences of all ages with his uncanny ability to write a wide range of characters and genres. Other series by Jake Bible: the bestselling Salvage Merc One, the Apex Trilogy, the Mega series, and the Reign of Four series. Jake lives in the wonderfully weird Asheville, North Carolina. Connect with Jake on Facebook, Twitter, and his website: jakebible.com
