The Face in the Frost

The Face in the Frost
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 124
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781497614468
ISBN-13 : 1497614465
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Face in the Frost by : John Bellairs

A fantasy classic by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls—basis for the Jack Black movie—and “a writer who knows what wizardry is all about” (Ursula K. Le Guin). A richly imaginative story of wizards stymied by a power beyond their control, A Face in the Frost combines the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fairy tale–inspired fantasy. Prospero, a tall, skinny misfit of a wizard, lives in the South Kingdom—a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Along with his necromancer friend Roger Bacon, who has been on a quest to find a mysterious book, Prospero must flee his home to escape ominous pursuers. Thus begins an adventure that will lead him to a grove where his old rival, Melichus, is falsely rumored to be buried and to a less-than-hospitable inn in the town of Five Dials—and ultimately into a dangerous battle with origins in a magical glass paperweight. Lin Carter called The Face in the Frost one of “the best fantasy novels to appear since The Lord of the Rings . . . Absolutely first class.” With a unique blend of humor and darkness, it remains one of the most beloved tales by the Edgar Award–nominated author also known for the long-running Lewis Barnavelt series.

Miranda and Caliban

Miranda and Caliban
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Publisher : Tor Books
Total Pages : 350
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780765386809
ISBN-13 : 0765386801
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Miranda and Caliban by : Jacqueline Carey

Miranda and Caliban is bestselling fantasy author Jacqueline Carey’s gorgeous retelling of The Tempest. With hypnotic prose and a wild imagination, Carey explores the themes of twisted love and unchecked power that lie at the heart of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, while serving up a fresh take on the play's iconic characters. A lovely girl grows up in isolation where her father, a powerful magus, has spirited them to in order to keep them safe. We all know the tale of Prospero's quest for revenge, but what of Miranda? Or Caliban, the so-called savage Prospero chained to his will? In this incredible retelling of the fantastical tale, Jacqueline Carey shows readers the other side of the coin—the dutiful and tenderhearted Miranda, who loves her father but is terribly lonely. And Caliban, the strange and feral boy Prospero has bewitched to serve him. The two find solace and companionship in each other as Prospero weaves his magic and dreams of revenge. Always under Prospero’s jealous eye, Miranda and Caliban battle the dark, unknowable forces that bind them to the island even as the pangs of adolescence create a new awareness of each other and their doomed relationship. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Literary World

The Literary World
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 398
Release :
ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105119093529
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

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The Lamp

The Lamp
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 544
Release :
ISBN-10 : MINN:31951001987632U
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (2U Downloads)

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The Sketch

The Sketch
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 564
Release :
ISBN-10 : MINN:31951002800441B
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (1B Downloads)

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The Book Buyer

The Book Buyer
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 544
Release :
ISBN-10 : CHI:79236356
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

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Prospero's Children

Prospero's Children
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 354
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307416438
ISBN-13 : 0307416437
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Prospero's Children by : Jan Siegel

It began ages past in fabled Atlantis, when a mad, power-hungry queen forged a key to a door never meant to be opened by mortal man--its inception would hasten her own death and the extinction of her vainglorious race. For millennia the key lay forgotten beneath the waves, lost amid the ruins of what had been the most beautiful city on Earth. But however jealously the sea hoards its secrets, sooner or later it yields them up. Now, in present-day Yorkshire, that time has come. And for young Fernanda Capel, life will never be the same again . . .

The Speaker

The Speaker
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 806
Release :
ISBN-10 : CORNELL:31924069725210
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

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The Bookman

The Bookman
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 574
Release :
ISBN-10 : UFL:31262098802829
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

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