flame tree publishing feb 2023 (12 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The story of Achilles up to the fall of Troy, a legendary warrior, a hero in history, a leader whose influence lives on in the mythologies of antiquity.With a new introduction, this life of the warrior leader Achilles focuses on the ten-year siege of Troy, but also gathers accounts of the early life of Achilles as portrayed by authors from classical times through to late Antiquity and the modern era. It features the epic events of the Trojan wars: the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles; the adventures of the noble Hector; the games and impersonations played by the gods of Ancient Greece who use humankind as shadow puppets in their own conflicts; the death of Patroclus; the final reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon; the death of Hector and the touching final scenes with aged King Priam, who seeks to recover the body of Hector, his son, the ideal warrior.FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An early slave narrative, a skilfully woven satire on the stereotypes of plantation life and the apparently beneficent white owner. Told as a series of gentle fables, in the style of Aesop.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An early novel in the First Wave of Feminism, with original proceeds donated to the suffrage movement, written by fourteen different, popular writers of the early Twentieth Century.With a new introduction placing The Sturdy Oak as a foundational story of feminist literature, this composite novel, written by fourteen popular authors including nine women, was drawn together during first wave of feminism when the status of women in American life was brought into the spotlight. All proceeds of the book were donated to the Suffrage cause and the tale itself sought to reveal the tensions and expectations in Whitewater, a fictional district of New York. Jordan's assembled team of writers sought to undermine the stereotypical idea of the sturdy oak (the traditional male) with its clinging vines (the women) requiring his support.Foundations of Feminist Fiction. The early 1900s saw a quiet revolution in literature dominated by male adventure heroes. Both men and women moved beyond the norms of the male gaze to write from a different gender perspective, sometimes with female protagonists, but also expressing the universal freedom to write on any subject whatsoever.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tower of Fear is a lost Karloff and Lugosi film. Researcher Sandy Allan vows to track it down. She learns how haunted the production was and survivors are, and becomes haunted herself. The film contains a secret of Redfield, a titled family. For fertility the Redfield land demands a sacrifice and a band of ideal victims is heading there.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With its powerful tradition of storytelling, the myths of the continent of Africa have survived colonialism and slavery, bringing together a rich diversity of cultures from Ethiopia to Tanzania, from the Xhosa people to the Yoruba. This collection offers tales of the gods, creation, tricksters, animals and more.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Christi Nogle's finest psychological and supernatural horror stories. Their rural and small-town characters confront difficult pasts and look out to promising but often terrifying futures. The stories share themes of trauma and resilience, with a focus on characters' psychologies, and a sense of the gothic in contemporary life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A pacy, twisting, supernatural comedy of the everyday and the devilish, in the tradition of Gaiman and Pratchett's Good Omens.Lucy, the Devil, wants to retire. Brian, the Business Advisor, hates his job. When Brian's jealous co-workers put him in Lucy's crosshairs, she makes him an offer he can't refuse: work for her and increase the productivity in Hell by 50% or suffer the cruel fate planned by his peers. To sweeten the deal, Lucy offers Brian the chance to be her successor if he pulls it off. Brian reluctantly agrees and dives in with both feet to the bureaucratic nightmare of Hell. To make it out alive, Brian faces Death, God, and Lucy's own twin children.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Christi Nogle's finest psychological and supernatural horror stories. Their rural and small-town characters confront difficult pasts and look out to promising but often terrifying futures. The stories share themes of trauma and resilience, with a focus on characters' psychologies, and a sense of the gothic in contemporary life.

Spielzeug. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unser hochwertiges aus 1.000 Teilen bestehendes Puzzle hat eine Größe von 73,5 cm x 51 cm und befindet sich in einer stabilen Kartonbox. Der Puzzlekarton hat eine Größe von 25,4 cm x 25,4 cm und eine Dicke von 5 cm. Das Puzzle ist die ideale Freizeitbeschäftigung für Kunstliebhaber, die sich bei diesem meditativen Hobby entspannen uns inspirieren lassen wollen.

Spielzeug. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unser hochwertiges aus 1.000 Teilen bestehendes Puzzle hat eine Größe von 73,5 cm x 51 cm und befindet sich in einer stabilen Kartonbox. Der Puzzlekarton hat eine Größe von 25,4 cm x 25,4 cm und eine Dicke von 5 cm. Ein zusätzliches Poster des Puzzles ist in der Packung enthalten. Das Puzzle ist aus FSC-zertifizierten Materialien gefertigt. Es ist eingeschweißt in einer recyclingfähigen Folientasche. Das Puzzle ist die ideale Freizeitbeschäftigung für Kunstliebhaber, die sich bei diesem meditativen Hobby entspannen uns inspirieren lassen wollen.

Spielzeug. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unser hochwertiges aus 1.000 Teilen bestehendes Puzzle hat eine Größe von 73,5 cm x 51 cm und befindet sich in einer stabilen Kartonbox. Der Puzzlekarton hat eine Größe von 25,4 cm x 25,4 cm und eine Dicke von 5 cm. Ein zusätzliches Poster des Puzzles ist in der Packung enthalten. Das Puzzle ist aus FSC-zertifizierten Materialien gefertigt. Es ist eingeschweißt in einer recyclingfähigen Folientasche. Das Puzzle ist die ideale Freizeitbeschäftigung für Kunstliebhaber, die sich bei diesem meditativen Hobby entspannen uns inspirieren lassen wollen.