Fantasy and Your Family by bestselling author Richard Abanes presents a much-needed assessment of fantasy - its benefits and its drawbacks. Abanes begins with an in-depth look at folklore, myths, legends, and fairy tales, and their connection to fantasy. Part one also discusses issues involving child development, the affects of literature on children, and how those affects can ultimately change the course of society. Additionally, Abanes examines pop culture, the media, mass marketing, and the commercialization of children's literature by corporations interested primarily in making money. This volume then looks at the life of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien, the popularity of his fantasy works, their content, and what separates them from other fantasy volumes such as Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling and the children's horror books by R.L. Stine. A particularly interesting survey of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings includes a thorough analysis of its storyline, characters, and morality. These are compared side-by-side with Harry Potter. Finally, Abanes gives an overview of our culture's growing obsession with the occult, paganism, and witchcraft. Why is it happening? When did it begin? How is it influencing today's youth? All of these questions are answered through a concise, easy-to-understand writing style. Especially fascinating are the numerous sources of documentations that shows children are indeed being drawn to the occult via Harry Potter. Included are dozens of quotes by Wiccans, neopagans, and occultists that clearly express their belief that Rowling's fantasy will do much to further witchcraft and the occult. - Amazon.
The myth of the Victorian family remains a pervasive influence within a contemporary Britain that perceives itself to be in social crisis. Nostalgic for a golden age of "Victorian values" in which visions of supportive, united families predominate, the common consciousness, exhorted by social and political discourse, continues to vaunt the "traditional, natural" family as the template by which all other family forms are gauged. Yet this fantasy of family, nurtured and augmented throughout the Victorian era, was essentially a construct that belied the realities of a nineteenth-century world in which orphanhood, fostering, and stepfamilies were endemic. Focusing primarily on British children's texts written by women and drawing extensively on socio-historic material, The Fantasy of Family considers the paradoxes implicit to the perpetuation of the domestic ideal within the Victorian era and offers new perspectives on both nineteenth-century and contemporary society.
ARCANE FOREST Get Lost in Worlds of Fantasy and Awe! Read 9 different first books from 9 different Fantasy (romance) series. We hope you enjoy the books you are about to read and meet some new characters to love! Book 1 by W.J. May – Rae of Hope Book 2 by Chrissy Peebles – Eternal Vows Book 3 by Kaitlyn Davis – The Golden Cage Book 4 by C.J. Pinard – Eternal Immortals Book 5 by Kristen Middleton - Wicked Book 6 by Karin De Havin – Jin in Time Book 7 by Natasha Brown – Fledgling Book 8 by Emma Shade – Finding Obscurity Book 9 by Kate Thomas – Resounding Truth NOTE: These are all First-in-a-Series books. Some may end on cliff hangers. Keywords: Free, Freebie, Vampire, Wolf, werewolf, sexy alpha, free fantasy, supernatural, comic book, free paranormal, witch, paranormal romance, fantasy series
Enjoy The Tethering, book one in The Tethering, a new contemporary fantasy romance series by Young Adult author Megan O'Russell. All he wants is to win her love. A dark spell may separate them forever. ★★★★★ - “It's the magic we loved in Harry Potter, but happening right here and right now.” ★★★★★ - “A must if you like adventure and suspense!” ★★★★★ - “Would suggest this read to anyone who liked Beautiful Creatures, Harry Potter, and The Lightning Thief. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children.” ★★★★★ - “A delightful read…I couldn’t put it down!” – D.M. Cain, Author of The Phoenix Project A high school loner in a perfect town—that was Jacob’s life. Until his school was ripped apart by magic. After losing everything, Jacob is thrown into a world of enchantment. But the wonder of being a wizard isn’t enough to hide the danger lurking in the shadows. Emilia is the heir of her clan, raised to help her people hide right under the humans’ noses. She can’t escape her duty as a witch. But there are some wishes even spells can’t grant. When fate binds Jacob and Emilia together, war threatens to destroy all they hold dear. Wizards are under attack, and Jacob and Emilia find themselves at the center of a battle that will decide the survival of magic. Jacob wants to protect Emilia. Emilia has to save the world. Facing an enemy that can shatter their souls, will they find love or be devoured by flames? The Tethering is an action-packed tale of modern magic. If you’re ready for an epic love story, crave a dose of magic, and need an adventure to carry you away from the ordinary, join Megan O’Russell’s 350,000+ satisfied readers. Download The Tethering and begin your journey now! Full series now available in eBook, print, and audio format! *** This young adult fantasy adventure will delight paranormal romance readers. In a hidden world of witchcraft and wizardry, this clean romance is designed for contemporary fantasy fans seeking strong female leads, feminism in fantasy, and badass women in fiction. Complete with runaways, alternate worlds, class differences, and orphans, this ya fantasy series has everything for witches and wizards seeking the magic of a complete series that is ready to be your next binge read. The Tethering is also available in audiobook or paperback. *** The Tethering is perfect for fans of Kami Garcia, Rick Riordan, Missy Sheldrake, Anthea Sharp, J. C. Gilbert, Meg Collette, and TR Cameron.
David Neth’s urban fantasy series follows sister witches Samantha and Kathy as they face mythical creatures, monsters, spirits, and more magical foes. This bundle contains Oracle, Trickster, and Poltergeist, books 7, 8, and 9 in the Coven series. Oracle It’s better not to know things sometimes… Suspecting she might be pregnant, Samantha seeks out Vanita, an oracle, to ask whether she and Steven are even ready to have kids. During the reading, Samantha receives a vision of a man bleeding out on the ground. Learning from past mistakes, Samantha recruits Kathy’s help to track him down. After searching for hours in the frigid winter night, the sisters come up empty. Samantha returns to Vanita for further answers and learns that the man in the vision is none other than Vanita’s brother, Oren. When the sisters enact their plan to save Oren, they discover that Vanita isn’t as innocent as she let on. Right in front of the sisters’ eyes, she stabs her brother and steals her family’s powerful amulet to wreak havoc with it. The sisters are ready to launch into a search for Vanita, but must tend to Oren’s physical injuries, as well as some of their own intangible ones as Kathy finds Steven in a compromising situation, which erupts in the biggest marital spat he and Samantha have ever had. The sisters must pull together their emotions and trust each other if they’re going to get the amulet back. Otherwise, the world as they know it could be over. Oracle is the seventh book in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel to the Under the Moon series. Trickster Not everything is as it seems. A carnival birthday party for a one-year-old turns terrifying when a little girl lets out a scream from within the funhouse. Samantha and Kathy rush in to rescue her, only to find a demented clown hovering over the girl, feasting on her screams. He gets away, leaving the sisters scratching their heads as to who or what it might be. After asking around, the staff all claim that there are no clowns employed by the carnival, which doesn’t explain what the girls witnessed. To make matters worse, Kathy is pulled away after her friend has a surprising revelation about her boyfriend, Jeremy. That leaves Samantha, whose powers haven’t been working exactly right ever since she became pregnant. As the sisters struggle to find answers, another kid is found unconscious deep inside the funhouse tent. With hundreds of children arriving at the carnival for fun and games, the clock is ticking for the sisters to find a way to stop what lurks inside. And its only a matter of time before he gets what he’s after. Trickster is the eighth book in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel to the Under the Moon series. Poltergeist You never know what will follow you home. While touring a fixer-upper they’re considering buying, Samantha and Steven both have bad feelings about the house. Samantha, who is seven months pregnant, feels a wave of energy come over her as Steven and the realtor go down to the look at the basement without her. Deciding to pass on the abandoned house, Samantha and Steven later return home without a second thought about the house. Meanwhile, Kathy has been busy planning Samantha’s baby shower with Steven’s mother. It’s not until Steven points out Samantha’s odd behavior that Kathy begins to notice it too. As the baby shower looms nearer, Kathy is determined to figure out what’s going on with her sister before Samantha is the center of attention in front of everyone. When Kathy and Steven consult a medium about what might be going on, they learn that Samantha is very likely possessed by a poltergeist. And with her growing baby in her belly, the evil spirit may prove impossible to exorcise. Poltergeist is the ninth book in the Coven series, which serves as a prequel to the Under the Moon series. Keywords: urban fantasy demon, urban fantasy witch, urban fantasy wizard, urban fantasy mysteries, female urban fantasy, urban fantasy sword, urban fantasy action, urban fantasy demons, urban fantasy mage, urban fantasy sorcerer, urban fantasy angel, urban fantasy angels, fantasy books, urban fantasy series, complete urban fantasy series, paranormal books, supernatural books, fun urban fantasy, full length urban fantasy, humorous urban fantasy books, fantasy, female protagonist fantasy, supernatural thrillers books, witch fantasy, supernatural powers, come into powers, ghosts, angels, fae, wizard, demons, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, complete series, fantasy book, urban fantasy, books with magic, completed series, fantasy series, urban fantasy series for adults, supernatural mystery, supernatural thriller, supernatural suspense, ghost stories, paranormal mystery, contemporary fantasy, paranormal suspense, witches, witch, mage, vampires, magical worlds, alternate history, modern fantasy, dark fantasy, gargoyles
Enjoy this epic fae fantasy romance series by USA Today bestselling author M. Lynn and award winning author Melissa A. Craven. Griffin O’Shea is Forgotten. Maybe it’s a good thing no one outside the prison realm remembers everything he did to earn his place in the dark kingdom. Now that he’s back in the world of the Light Fae, he wants to earn their trust, their loyalty, and that means going after the missing prince and princess of Iskalt, children who call him uncle. It means searching through the human realm for a vanishing village only he can see and a book full of dangerous magic and devious secrets that are better left alone. With a human leading the search, Riona at his side, and a profound lack of magic, the chances of finding anything they seek have never been worse. But the odds won’t stop them. Nor will an illness threatening Griffin’s life. Even if he has to crawl through the portals and face the king of Myrkur on his knees, he cannot stop. Because there are things worse than death: Watching those he loves die before him. Seeing the realms of the fae crumble into dust. Returning to the prison realm means being forgotten once again. Returning without the book could mean certain death. But when all roads point to war, Griffin has no other choice. The king must be defeated. His vast army must be stopped. And this time, Griffin wants to be the hero instead of the villain. Fae's Power is the fifth book in the Queens of the Fae series featuring fae out for redepmtion, others desiring revenge, and an entire world that desperately needs to remember the things that have been lost to magic. Fans of Holly Black, Sara J. Mass, and Emily R. King will devour this series. ... KEYWORDS: fantasy books, Fae Fantasy, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, fantasy romance, full length fantasy, audiobooks, enemies to lovers, portal fantasy, human girl, prison realm, captive, prince, princess, royal, Fairy, Fae, Twins, Fantasy Realm, Historical Fantasy, Other authors you may enjoy: Raven Kennedy, Kelly St. Clare, Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, C.N Crawford, Elise Kova, Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison, D.K. Holmberg, Cordelia Castel, Kay L Moody, and Alisha Klapheke.
Some evil isn’t meant to end. War is inevitable, its outcome unpredictable. With the Tri-Gard in their grasp and magic returned to the land, Trystan should rejoice in the hope it has brought. Instead, he finds himself watching his sister let the power consume her. He watches Davion struggle with memories wrought by that same power, twisted and confusing. And he knows, nothing good comes from magic. The Dark King has brought his army across the border, gathering magic as they move, and Trystan must march to meet them with his army of farmers and merchants. An army that has not yet learned how to control their new power. This time, it looks like they’ve lost the war before spilling the first drop of blood. But the first rule of magic is that it shouldn’t be underestimated, because sometimes, it can have a life of its own.
Dear Bartleby, Tutting-on-Cress is so small as to be idyllic. Hate it already. Sent down from Oxford for playing one prank too many, Sebastian Hartford is well aware that he’s a disappointment to his family. Ordered to stay with — and learn from — two of his more respectable older siblings, Seb is prepared to be miserable in the country. Saddled with extracurricular schooling to keep him out of trouble, Seb can only let his mischievous mind run loose on the pages of his journal, “Bartleby.” But when he is offered a job as a spellcaster’s assistant to the enigmatic Lord Finlington, Seb’s creative flair finds a place to flourish. Soon, he is at the center of a search for a new Royal Spellcaster to the Crown — and falling in love with one of the contenders. But right as a future with a man who loves him starts to unfold, Seb’s past mistakes threaten to bar him from securing happiness. And jumping through social hoops may prove his growth to everyone — except himself.
Aliens and dragons and zombies . . .oh my! These are some of the characters that lurk within the pages of Other Worlds, a collection of short fiction from the author of The Starhawk Chronicles. Within, we explore new territories . . . and some familiar ones as well. —Follow Major Christi Thom on her first faster-than-light spaceflight, which yields some unexpected results. —The adventures of Jesse Forster and the crew of the Starhawk continue in two new stories that delve into the mysterious pasts of two of the most beloved characters, Morogo and Podo. —Travel with Kieran and Mohng, two unusual companions on a trio of adventures in the land of Druimoor. —Meet Vance Argon, soldier of the future, as he heads into a fateful confrontation with the most despicable villain in the Galaxy. These tales, and more, await daring readers, ranging from the serious, to the whimsical, and the downright silly. So take a voyage to Other Worlds. You are guaranteed to have an entertaining trip.
