Monstrous Design

Monstrous Design
Title Monstrous Design PDF eBook
Author Kat Dunn
Publisher Zephyr
Pages 0
Release 2021-06-10
Genre Fantasy fiction
ISBN 9781789543681

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With swashbuckling, super-fast paced action and own voices queer romance, The Battalion of the Dead return in a dazzling new adventure, set amid the opulence and squalor of 18th-century London and Paris. 1794, London: where luxury and squalor rub shoulders and men of science conspire to raise the dead and make monsters. From the glamorous excesses of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens to the city's seedy underbelly, Camille continues her search for Olympe de l'Aubespine - the girl born of magic and mayhem. But with half the battalion trapped in Paris and a new enemy lying in wait in London, time is running out. Camille must decide how much she's willing to risk. To get what you want, how far is too far? Perfect for fans of Netflix's Shadow and Bone series.

The Monster in the Garden

The Monster in the Garden
Title The Monster in the Garden PDF eBook
Author Luke Morgan
Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 256
Release 2016
Genre Architecture
ISBN 0812247558

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In The Monster in the Garden, Luke Morgan develops a new conceptual model of Renaissance landscape design, arguing that the monster was a key figure in Renaissance culture and that the incorporation of the monstrous into gardens was not incidental but an essential feature.

Monstrous

Monstrous
Title Monstrous PDF eBook
Author MarcyKate Connolly
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 275
Release 2015-02-10
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 006227273X

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Reminiscent of Frankenstein and tales by the Brothers Grimm, this debut novel stands out as a compelling, original story that has the feel of a classic. The city of Bryre suffers under the magic of an evil wizard. Because of his curse, girls sicken and disappear without a trace, and all live in fear. No one is allowed outside after dark. Night is when Kymera comes to the city, with a cloak disguising her wings, the bolts in her neck, and her spiky tail. Her mission is to rescue the girls of Bryre. Despite Kym's caution in going secretively, a boy named Ren sees and befriends her . . . but what he knows will change her world forever.

Dangerous Remedy

Dangerous Remedy
Title Dangerous Remedy PDF eBook
Author Kat Dunn
Publisher Zephyr
Pages 432
Release 2021-02-04
Genre Interpersonal relations
ISBN 9781789543667

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The first in a historical adventure series set in the extravagant and deadly world of the French Revolution. A whirlwind of action, science and magic reveals, with a diverse cast of fearless heroines, a band of rebels like no other.

The Monstrous Child

The Monstrous Child
Title The Monstrous Child PDF eBook
Author Francesca Simon
Publisher Faber & Faber
Pages 178
Release 2016-05-03
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0571330282

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A stunning, operatic, epic drama, like no other. Meet Hel, an ordinary teenager - and goddess of the Underworld. Why is life so unfair? Hel tries to make the bets of it, creating gleaming halls in her dark kingdom and welcoming the dead who she is forced to host for eternity. Until eternity itself is threatened. Francesca's first and wonderful foray into teen.

A Notorious Adversary

A Notorious Adversary
Title A Notorious Adversary PDF eBook
Author Bill Valiontis
Publisher Bill Valiontis
Pages 133
Release 2024-02-23
Genre Family & Relationships
ISBN

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A notorious mob boss navigates the treacherous waters of organized crime, facing challenges from rival gangs, corrupt politicians, and betrayal from within his own inner circle. A rookie detective partners with a seasoned cop to investigate a series of seemingly random murders, only to realize that the killer is targeting them specifically, leading to a thrilling game of wits and survival. A disgraced former detective is given a second chance to redeem himself when a cold case from his past suddenly resurfaces, forcing him to confront the mistakes that cost him everything. A renowned forensic scientist uses cutting-edge technology to solve seemingly unsolvable crimes but soon finds herself the target of a dangerous adversary who will stop at nothing to silence her. A retired detective is lured back into the world of crime-solving when a series of seemingly unrelated murders all point to a sinister conspiracy. A notorious serial killer resurfaces after years of silence, taunting the police with cryptic clues as they race against time to catch him before he strikes again.

Leslie Marmon Silko

Leslie Marmon Silko
Title Leslie Marmon Silko PDF eBook
Author David L. Moore
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 265
Release 2016-09-22
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1472523121

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A major American writer at the turn of this millennium, Leslie Marmon Silko has also been one of the most powerful voices in the flowering of Native American literature since the publication of her 1977 novel Ceremony. This guide, with chapters written by leading scholars of Native American literature, explores Silko's major novels Ceremony, Almanac of the Dead, and Gardens in the Dunes as an entryway into the full body of her work that includes poetry, essays, short fiction, film, photography, and other visual art. These chapters map Silko's place in the broad context of American literary history. Further, they trace her pivotal role in prompting other Indigenous writers to enter the conversations she helped to launch. Along the way, the book engages her historical themes of land, ethnicity, race, gender, trauma, and healing, while examining her narrative craft and her mythic lyricism.