First published in 2006. Examining the constituting mechanism of the American wilderness myth in Modern American literature, Patricia Ross probes the various purposes for which 'wilderness' is constructed. Considering the work of Hemingway, Faulkner, and Cather, she states that the idea of wilderness is just that, an idea, and not a real entity or something that deserves to be wasted in the chasm of deconstruction. Discovering how literature can help us to understand how we can exert causative control of the myths we create about ourselves, this book is an important contribution to the field.

The Furfastrix Roleplaying System enables players to create characters and run adventures in any time, from the dawn of the dinosaurs to the pinnacle of interstellar space travel, and everything in between. Player have freedom to create any style of character, from one of over 90 playable species (with many more optional ones available), and customise them as they grow in experience. Requires paper, a pencil and two six-sided dice to play.

Wayfarers is a table-top roleplaying game. Inside this book you will find everything you need to play. Whether you wish to play a wizard, mercenary, priest or rogue, or to create a distinctly unique persona, Wayfarers makes it possible. With dozens of skills, four types of magic, and over 500 spells, the possibilities for characters are limitless. For the Game Master, this source book includes hundreds of detailed creatures, enchanted items, and the vivid World of Twylos campaign setting. Useful analysis, optional rules, and a customizable system make creating and running adventures fun and exciting. So open these pages and grab your dice. Your destiny awaits, ...for good or ill. Visit the YOGC at: www.yeoldegamingcompanye.com

Brenna Strachan is getting ready to turn 30. For a demon, this is the time of maturing. She’ll gain all her demon powers and have eternity to learn to use them. But maturing has a drawback, for the next month, she’s mortal. Prophesy says she’ll become one of the most powerful beings on Earth. There’s a long list of beings who fear and loathe the power that Brenna might gain and are willing to take advantage of her status as a mortal. However, when one of her own family members is involved in plotting her death, it’s becomes about more than just survival.

An utterly enthralling saga of magic and subterfuge, highly recommended - Midwest Book Review A Threat To Remain is the last in a trilogy of magic- and action-packed prequel novellas featuring Asters and Affinites battling Dark Kings and their Disciples for the Surface of the world and the safety of humans. The Aster stories are a fantasy series written for young adults aged 13 and older, though they include scenes of violence and death that may not be suitable for some readers. The novellas are intended to be read in sequence. The first novella in the series is A Queen To Come. South America remains a mystery. The retreating research and rescue teams are still not safe. Darkness stalks them, and not all make it back to home base alive. Percy Kelly is the only known survivor of the Disciple attack in the Amazon Rainforest. He is the only one who can shed light on what happened, but is too traumatised to speak of what he has seen. Meanwhile, chaos continues to unfold in North America. Sophie and Sky are trapped by Mitrik, and his best inner-circle soldiers. Lian is gravely injured and has no way of getting healed. Nathan and Matu are on the outside, with no way of getting back in. The Asters will have to be smarter than their enemy, and use their magic in ways they didn’t even know was possible. Only then will they have any chance of staying alive and taking down the North American King and his uprising.

Book Two in Jazan Wild's "Chimes In The Tree" series. The Chimes in the Tree story continues as The Lost Princess of Chaparral, Katie Windsor, returns home to Windermere just to be treated as the odd misfit, once again. No one but her cat, Green Eyes, knows the truth about where the strange Windsor girl wandered off to for all those many days. No one would believe Katie saved her bewitched family and thawed the frozen kingdom of which she belonged. It all comes to a head, when Katie can no longer take the taunts of Krazy Katie, by the mean girl, Mabel Wythenshawe, and the vile snickers that followed, given by Mabel's two cronies, Priscilla Pattensworth and Gertrude Moore. Slowly the anger begins to seep in under Katie’s skin as she struggles to not unleash her otherworldly abilities. What can you do when, conceal, don’t feel, no longer does the trick? In Katie’s case, an old wizard named, Robur summons a glowing soul from the past to help our princess control her newfound magical powers. However, there’s another spirit lurking in the shadows, as well. A Mother of Bones is building something very dark, indeed. Katie will need an enchanted lantern’s light, much like the one her grandmother, Eshe, gave her, if she is to ever stand a chance of seeing this adventure through to the bitter end. Includes "Chimes in the Tree" Music by Jazan Wild, titled "Give Me Something Real". "Chimes In The Tree" ™ is a Registered Trademark by Carnival Comics.

The rule book for the Alliance LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) game, with full color pictures and graphs. Also includes tabletop rules. For more details, visit www.AllianceLARP.com

When Maggie Graham lost her job and her apartment fell to pieces, she decided to flee New York City for a while and hide in Vermont, at the Crossroads Theatre. She hadn't planned to audition, yet soon found herself part of the summer stock cast. But her previous acting experiences couldn't prepare her for the theater's unusual staff-and its handsome, almost otherworldly director. Read Barbara Ashford's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.