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The Guardian of Light (Hardcover): Shaun Connaughton The Guardian of Light (Hardcover)
Shaun Connaughton
R807 Discovery Miles 8 070 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
The Witch who Saved Christmas - Felix and Penzi's Fifth Paranormal Mystery (Hardcover): Katie Penryn The Witch who Saved Christmas - Felix and Penzi's Fifth Paranormal Mystery (Hardcover)
Katie Penryn
R451 Discovery Miles 4 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Dreams of the Compass Rose (Hardcover): Vera Nazarian Dreams of the Compass Rose (Hardcover)
Vera Nazarian
R908 Discovery Miles 9 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the 10th Anniversary Edition of the critically acclaimed mythic fantasy classic "collage novel" DREAMS OF THE COMPASS ROSE by two-time Nebula Award Nominee Vera Nazarian.

"The world is shaped by two things -- stories told and the memories they leave behind."

The Compass Rose universe -- an ancient milieu where places have no names, cities spring forth like bouquets in the desert, gods and dreams walk the scorching sands in the South, ice floats like mirror shards upon the Northern sea, islands that do not exist are found in the East, death chases a thief on the rooftops of a Western city, immortal love spans time, and directions are intertwined into one road we all travel....

"You come to this place when you wonder, and sometimes, only when you dream."

What is the nature of evil?

When a young warrior of a dark race finds himself bound in servitude to a beautiful cruel princess, his loyalty becomes entwined with something more horrifying and mysterious than endless night falling over the ancient desert.

When a courageous young servant reveals her hidden wisdom to the madman conqueror of the world, her fate is joined to a nightmare suspended beyond death and outside the universe.

Two souls from different times -- their destinies connected through hundreds of other lives and generations, through soft whispers of the wind, through ancient truths that lie buried in an island between worlds.

Both souls enslaved through dream and desire in an endless conflict between truth and illusion.

They can only be set free by the wonder of the Compass Rose.

"A clever concoction of vignettes and short stories knitted into a morality tale about the temptation of illusion and the price of truth... an exotic setting reminiscent of Tanith Lee's Flat Earth series.... The author's sumptuous language will resonate with Lord Dunsany and Clark Ashton Smith fans... Nazarian's vital themes and engaging characters are sure to entertain."
-Publishers Weekly

"The colorful strong writing style that Vera has worked on for years has come to full fruition."
-Marion Zimmer Bradley

"I love this book. Dreams of the Compass Rose is a story-cycle in which we keep coming back to the same characters, except from different viewpoints and different times in their lives. It's set in a land of desert empires that never was, though it could easily be our world-far in the future, or deep in the past. Some of the stories are brutal, some are like dreams. All of them are engaging and resonant, creating a new mythology that feels so right one might be forgiven for thinking that it's the cultural heritage of some forgotten country or people that have been lost to history. It reminded me of those wonderful, dream-laden story-cycles that Clark Ashton Smith and Lord Dunsany were writing around the turn of the last century. Dreams of the Compass Rose has a similar stately lyricism, a compelling and visionary voice that speaks to the heart of the reader."
-Charles de Lint

"Nazarian's story cycle treads the borderline between the episodic novel and the short-story collection... her imagery is rich, vivid, and memorable, not to mention being remarkable because she realizes it not in her native language, Russian, but in English.... this is a singularly appealing book by a new voice in fantasy."
-ALA Booklist

"An intricate multi-level story... a kind of Aesop's Fables... spoken with a voice from the Far East, hypnotic as the desert sands."
-Locus

Sita and the Prince of Tigers (Hardcover): Winona Howe Sita and the Prince of Tigers (Hardcover)
Winona Howe
R720 R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Save R42 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Granny's Place (Hardcover): Arvis Marie Taitt Granny's Place (Hardcover)
Arvis Marie Taitt
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Sleeping Beauty - And Other Tales of Slumbering Princesses (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World) - Origins of Fairy... Sleeping Beauty - And Other Tales of Slumbering Princesses (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World) - Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World (Hardcover)
Amelia Carruthers; Illustrated by Various
R874 Discovery Miles 8 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Skycat and Sword - Jadan's Rise and Revenge (Hardcover): Dan Stanhope, Karen Stanhope Skycat and Sword - Jadan's Rise and Revenge (Hardcover)
Dan Stanhope, Karen Stanhope
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

It is 2020 when a mountain of rock weighing millions of tons hits the planet's atmosphere. As the rigid crust of the planet gives away, a massive chain reaction of earthquakes, tidal waves, and volcanic eruptions follows. The catastrophic event known as the Great Crash is deadly and swift. Life on the planet will never be the same.

Four thousand years later, nine-year-old Prince Jadan studies the disastrous effects of the Great Crash with his tutor. As he learns about the characteristics of Mutants and the differences between Fusors and Cabals, he has no idea that he will soon be putting his newfound knowledge to work. After he escapes the marauding Mutant army that kills his father and steals his birthright, Jadan is forced to hide in the forest where he is taught lessons of survival from a Cabal, half-man, half-spider. Thought dead by the rest of the world, Jadan returns as a teenager to unite his kingdom against Mutant warlords and half-humans. But first, he must prove himself worthy.

In this adventurous tale, not everyone believes Jadan is the Chosen One. Left with no other options, Jadan must embark on a dangerous quest to fulfill his destiny and claim a fabled sword-before it is too late.

Claus - Rise of the Miser (Hardcover): Tony Bertauski Claus - Rise of the Miser (Hardcover)
Tony Bertauski
R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Walapai (Hualapai) Texts (Hardcover, Reprint 2011): Werner Winter Walapai (Hualapai) Texts (Hardcover, Reprint 2011)
Werner Winter
R3,470 R2,709 Discovery Miles 27 090 Save R761 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Walapai (Hualapai), a language of the Yuman group (Hokan stock), is spoken in Northern Arizona. The volume contains texts of various genres - mythical tales, stories from everyday life, oral histories - which were collected by the author in the late '50s and early '60s. As in the case of Winter's earlier publications, the texts are presented in a morphologically analyzed form and are provided with full translations.

Far Forest Scrolls Earth on Fire Ocean of Blood (Hardcover): Alpha Four Far Forest Scrolls Earth on Fire Ocean of Blood (Hardcover)
Alpha Four
R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Sealskin (Paperback): Su Bristow Sealskin (Paperback)
Su Bristow
R461 R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From Ritual to Romance (Hardcover): Jessie L. Weston From Ritual to Romance (Hardcover)
Jessie L. Weston
R758 R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Save R128 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From Ritual to Romance was written in 1920 by Jessie L. Weston. The book was made famous by being mentioned by T. S. Eliot in the notes to his poem, The Waste Land. He says, "Not only the title, but the plan and a good deal of the incidental symbolism of the poem were suggested by Miss Jessie L. Weston's book."The book centres on an examination of the roots of the King Arthur legends and seeks to make connections between the early pagan elements and the later Christian influences. In particular, the book looks at the Holy Grail tradition and its influence.

Mexican Gothic (Hardcover): Silvia Moreno-Garcia Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
R766 R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An Unkindness of Magicians (Paperback, Reprint): Kat Howard An Unkindness of Magicians (Paperback, Reprint)
Kat Howard
R476 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"A remarkable writer." -Neil Gaiman, bestselling author of American Gods An Alex Award Winner There is a dark secret that is hiding at the heart of New York City and diminishing the city's magicians' power in this fantasy thriller by acclaimed author Kat Howard. In New York City, magic controls everything. But the power of magic is fading. No one knows what is happening, except for Sydney-a new, rare magician with incredible power that has been unmatched in decades, and she may be the only person who is able to stop the darkness that is weakening the magic. But Sydney doesn't want to help the system, she wants to destroy it. Sydney comes from the House of Shadows, which controls the magic with the help of sacrifices from magicians.

Piper Prince (Hardcover): Amber Argyle Piper Prince (Hardcover)
Amber Argyle
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Waheela - Northwest Canada's Wily Giant Wolves That Like Headless Men Mythology for Kids True Canadian Mythology, Legends... Waheela - Northwest Canada's Wily Giant Wolves That Like Headless Men Mythology for Kids True Canadian Mythology, Legends & Folklore (Hardcover)
Professor Beaver
R750 R660 Discovery Miles 6 600 Save R90 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hunted - Paranormal Romance (Paperback): Mila Young Hunted - Paranormal Romance (Paperback)
Mila Young
R491 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rumpelstiltskin - And Other Angry Imps with Rather Unusual Names (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World) - Origins of... Rumpelstiltskin - And Other Angry Imps with Rather Unusual Names (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World) - Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World (Hardcover)
Amelia Carruthers; Illustrated by Various
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Midlothian Folk Tales (Paperback): Lea Taylor Midlothian Folk Tales (Paperback)
Lea Taylor; Illustrated by Sylvia Troon; Foreword by Donald Smith
R390 R352 Discovery Miles 3 520 Save R38 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Storyteller Lea Taylor brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, rushing rivers, uplands and sweeping valleys of Midlothian. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet kings and queens, saints and sinners, witches and wizards, ghosts and giants, fools and tricksters - all as mysterious and powerful as the landscape they inhabit. Retold in an engaging style, and richly illustrated with unique line drawings, these humorous, clever and enchanting folk tales are sure to be enjoyed and shared time and again.

Passing Time (Paperback, New edition): Michel Butor Passing Time (Paperback, New edition)
Michel Butor; Translated by Jean Stewart
R429 R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Looking Glass (Paperback): Christina Henry Looking Glass (Paperback)
Christina Henry
R462 R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Save R32 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Gods of War and Darkness (Hardcover): Nattie Kate Mason The Gods of War and Darkness (Hardcover)
Nattie Kate Mason
R847 Discovery Miles 8 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dark Flames - Sun and the Moon (Hardcover): Edward M. Malo The Dark Flames - Sun and the Moon (Hardcover)
Edward M. Malo
R1,003 Discovery Miles 10 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person. This story begins in Rome....200BC. A Vampire named Moros relates his tale of becoming an immortal and the life of a cursed vampire. He also writes of a clan war which is brewing in the cities of Rome and Athens amongst the other vampires. It is in Rome that Moros finds his true love, an Asian princess named Meeka who was lost in her world in the Jade Palace. Meeka's father has gone mad and was willing to kill everyone for a son; a heir who would find immortality thru his son. Though Meeka found solace with Moros, their life together somehow felt incomplete. This was until a little girl who looked to be no more than five years of age entered their lives. While she did possess the body of an innocent... her mind does not belong to a child. Tammy is in fact an ancient vampire with many secrets. She tells the story of her mother and the creation of "The curse." Her tale includes assassins, an Egyptian princess and even a twist in time.

The Book of God - The Bible as a Novel (Paperback, New edition): Walter Wangerin The Book of God - The Bible as a Novel (Paperback, New edition)
Walter Wangerin 1
R462 R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Save R107 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'My purpose and effort in writing this 'holy history' was always to persuade the reader to feel - to experience, in fact and in spirit - this, the greatest of stories.' This innovative, dramatic and highly readable retelling of the Bible - from the Creation to the Acts of the Apostles - in the style of an epic novel has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. This blockbuster is now being reissued with a striking new cover for the 21st century.

Shadowlands Sector Three (Paperback): Mila Young Shadowlands Sector Three (Paperback)
Mila Young
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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