Author : Abraham Merritt
Publisher : eStar Books
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 22,37 MB
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1612108288
The archaeologist hero, Kenton, receives a mysterious ancient Babylonian artifact, which he discovers contains an incredibly detailed model of a ship. A dizzy spell casts Kenton onto the deck of the ship, which becomes a full-sized vessel sailing an eternal sea. The appearance of Kenton is unexpected for the inhabitants of the ship and amazing adventures ensue…
Author : Michael Swanwick
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 12,51 MB
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504025660
A New York Times Notable Book: “Combining cyberpunk’s grit with dystopic fantasy, this iconoclastic hybrid is a standout piece of storytelling” (Library Journal). Jane is trapped as a changeling in an industrialized Faerie ruled by aristocratic high elves and populated by ogres, dwarves, night-gaunts, and hags. She is the only human in a factory where underage forced labor builds cybernetic, magical dragons that are weaponized and sent off to war. When the damaged dragon Melanchthon tempts Jane with promises of freedom, the stage is set for a daring escape that will shake the foundations of existence. Combining alchemy and technology, a coming-of-age story like no other, The Iron Dragon’s Daughter takes place against a dystopic mindscape of dark challenges and class struggles that force Jane to make costly decisions at every turn. A finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1994 Locus Award, The Iron Dragon’s Daughter a is one-of-a-kind melding of grimdark fantasy and cyberpunk grit from the Nebula Award–winning author of Stations of the Tide. It engages the reader in a nihilistic world in which nothing is as it seems and everything comes at a steep and often horrific price.
Author : Lawrence Schimel
Publisher : Circlet Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 28,68 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Fantasy
ISBN : 1613900511
Science fiction and fantasy short stories with gay and lesbian themes.
Author : Frederick Rolfe
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : 9781903933145
This is a description of Venice at the time when it served as an asylum for undesirables from all over Europe, as well as erotic vacation destinations for some, in much the same way Thailand and similar countries are today. It stands as a scurrilous sensual testament to his fervent affection for the physical beauty of the city of Venice. It was first published posthumously in 1934 in a heavily edited version and finally, in an unexpurgated edition by Quartet in 1993. This is the first annotated edition with details of the people libelled in the book.
Author : Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron Dunsany
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Children's stories
ISBN :
The men of Erl desire to be "ruled by a magic lord," and the lord's heir, Alveric, ventures into Elfland to win the king's daughter, Lirazel.
Author : Edward 18th Baron of Dunsany Plunkett
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 30,5 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The King of Elfland's Daughter" by Edward 18th Baron of Dunsany Plunkett. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Standard Ebooks
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,25 MB
Release : 2021-10-03T18:35:30Z
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The people of the obscure village Erl demand to be ruled by a magic lord, so their ruler sends his son Alveric to Elfland to wed the elfin princess Lirazel. He brings her back to Erl and the couple have a son, but Lirazel has trouble integrating with human society. When a scheme by her father spirits her away and Elfland vanishes, Alveric begins a mad quest to find where Elfland went. The King of Elfland’s Daughter is written in the pseudo-archaic prose style for which Dunsany is known. Some contemporaries thought the style did not suit a novel-length work, but contemporary Irish writer George Russell called the book “the most purely beautiful thing Lord Dunsany has written.” The book touches on a range of themes, including the longing for fantastical things lost, the perception of time, sanity and madness, the fear of the unknown, and being careful what you wish for. Large passages are also devoted to hunting; the original edition even featured an illustration of a unicorn hunt opposite the title page. Neil Gaiman wrote an introduction to the 1999 edition, and Christopher Lee was a featured vocalist on a 1977 progressive rock album based on the book. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Author : Arthur Quiller-Couch
Publisher :
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 15,35 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Ballads
ISBN :
One hundred seventy-six ballads arranged by subject area.
Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 32,57 MB
Release : 2021-01-02
Category :
ISBN :
Time and the Gods is the second book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others.The book was first published in hardcover by William Heinemann in September, 1906, and has been reprinted a number of times since. It was issued by the Modern Library in an unauthorised combined edition with The Book of Wonder under the latter's title in 1918.
