A Farce to Be Reckoned With

A Farce to Be Reckoned With
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Publisher : Spectra
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015034009160
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Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis A Farce to Be Reckoned With by : Roger Zelazny

The demon Azzie Elbub commissions a play in which the seven deadly sins will be shown as the path to a fine life. But the angel Babriel gets wind of the scheme and sets in motion a counter-campaign. A comic fantasy.

A Farce to Be Reckoned With

A Farce to Be Reckoned With
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780553374421
ISBN-13 : 0553374427
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis A Farce to Be Reckoned With by : Roger Zelazny

The play’s the thing in this comic fantasy from the authors of Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming and If at Faust You Don’t Succeed It’s that quiet time between Millennia, and the demon Azzie is becoming bored and restless. Then inspiration hits. On a devilish sabbatical in Europe, Azzie discovers that morality plays are all the rage. He decides to strike back by producing an “immorality play,” in which seven nondescript human pilgrims will be allowed by magic to attain their hearts’ desires. But the forces of Good are determined to close the play before it opens. New characters suddenly start romancing the stage, such as a Grateful Dead–listening Cyclops, and Azzie’s own protagonists begin changing their hearts’ desires on the slightest whim. This is one theatrical production that could do without an angel—and there’s even worse news waiting in the wings. . . . “Zelazny and Sheckley make for a synergy that’s just about unequaled in . . . fantasy humor.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune

Farce to Be Reckoned with

Farce to Be Reckoned with
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Publisher : Turtleback Books
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ISBN-10 : 1417715677
ISBN-13 : 9781417715671
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Farce to Be Reckoned with by : Roger Zelazny

The latest collaborative comic fantasy from two masters of the field stars demon extraordinaire, Azzie Elbub, who wants to use his Evil Deed bonus to commission a play in which the Seven Deadly Sins are shown to be the true path to a fine life. But the angel Babriel has gotten wind of it and sets in motion a duel of hilarious proportions.

Vietmime

Vietmime
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Total Pages : 8
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ISBN-10 : LCCN:2007273154
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Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Vietmime by : Jason Nuttall

MacBeki

MacBeki
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : 0620436212
ISBN-13 : 9780620436212
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis MacBeki by : Pieter-Dirk Uys

This contemporary tragi-comedy written and directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys is built wildly and loosely on Shakespeare's Macbeth, and tells the story of the rise and fall of MacBeki, a talented and gifted leader who is corrupted by the silver tongues of three witches, an over-reaching wife and a crown that seems there for the taking ... Other characters include recognizable but entirely fictional finance ministers, first democratic presidents, ministers of defence, police and health and a range of various other failed ministries.

Good for the Mirth

Good for the Mirth
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 688
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ISBN-10 : 9780359477302
ISBN-13 : 0359477305
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Good for the Mirth by : Kevin Ahern

A compilation of humor and other writings from Kevin Ahern. Includes all six of the Limerick A Day For A Year series as well as hundreds of new verses and other content.

Dangerous Games

Dangerous Games
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Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9781625791412
ISBN-13 : 1625791410
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Dangerous Games by : Gardner Dozois

In the reality shows of the future, people will literally be dying to watch. Science fiction's most expert dreamers envision the computerized, high-risk games of the future in this winning collection. Features: Robert Sheckley Cory Doctorow Kate Wilhelm Alastair Reynolds Vernor Vinge Jonathan Letham Gwyneth Jones William Browning Spencer Allen Steele Terry Dowling Jason Stoddard At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

A Part Hate, A Part Love

A Part Hate, A Part Love
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Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 9781770225145
ISBN-13 : 1770225145
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis A Part Hate, A Part Love by : Pieter-Dirk Uys

Evita Bezuidenhout, still regarded as the most famous white woman in South Africa, was born Evangelie Poggenpoel of humble Boer origins in the dusty Orange Free State town of Bethlehem on 28 September 1935. Illegitimate, imaginative, pretty and ambitious, she dreamt of Hollywood fame and fortune, tasting stardom in such 50s Afrikaner film classics as 'Boggel en die Akkedis' (Hunchback and the Lizard), 'Meisie van my Drome' (Girl of my Dreams) and 'Duiwelsvallei' (Devil's Valley). She married into the political Bezuidenhout Dynasty and became the demure wife of NP Member of Parliament Dr J.J. De V. Bezuidenhout and the proud mother of De Kock, Izan and Billie-Jeanne. Power became her addiction. She wielded it in the boardroom, the kitchen and round the dinner table, becoming confidante to the flawed gods on the Boer Olympus and so shaping the course of history with her close and often unbelievable relationships with the grim-faced leaders of the day: Dr H.F. Verwoerd, B.J. Vorster, P.W. Botha and F.W. de Klerk. Hand in hand with the glamorous Evita of Pretoria was the Tallyrand of Africa, Pik Botha, her ageing Romeo and constant friend, while watching her from afar as she watched him, Nelson R. Mandela, alive today thanks to her timely interventions. Satirical, provocative, radical and humorous, A Part Hate A Part Love will have you rolling on the floor one minute and weeping the next.

If at Faust You Don't Succeed

If at Faust You Don't Succeed
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Publisher : Spectra
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000036967754
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Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis If at Faust You Don't Succeed by : Roger Zelazny

Varied characters, including Dr. Johann Faust, are caught up in the contest between the forces of Good and Evil for control of the universe.

The Good Old Stuff

The Good Old Stuff
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 674
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ISBN-10 : 9781466859500
ISBN-13 : 1466859504
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Good Old Stuff by : Gardner Dozois

Nineteen-ninety-nine looms near and yet the stars are still far away . . . but this anthology brings them closer with more than a dozen of the best SF adventure stories ever written. Among the gems collected here are "The New Prime," by Jack Vance, " Fritz Leiber's "Moon Duel," and "The Sky People," by Poul Anderson, along with masterpieces by less-familiar names such as Murray Leinster and James H. Schmitz. With more than a dozen stories (written between 1940 and 1970) from greats such as Brian W. Aldiss, Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, and A. E. van Vogt, this anthology ranges throughout our galaxy and into the stars. Whether you're revisiting past adventures or discovering these stories for the first time, you're sure to thrill to these wonderful adventures across the vast expanse of space.