Temmi and Cush, the flying bear, are once again thrown into danger when they're set the task of returning some misplaced treasure back to its rightful owner - the frost dragon. The dragon is a fierce and powerful creature and their journey is beset with adventure and danger and they encounter many weird and wonderful characters. But just who is it that wants the treasure so much they're prepared to enrage the ferocious dragon? A beautifully written fantasy for younger readers with likeable characters and exciting adventures.
When the Witch-Queen's guards come to Temmi's village to steal one of the flying bears, Temmi is furious. But when he realizes that it's Cush they've come for, Temmi's favourite of the bears, Temmi decides to set out for the ice palace and rescue his friend. Will he be able to win round the Princess and save the little bear?
Ewan is amazed to discover the ghost of a boy in the house where he's staying, but soon they become firm friends. The ghost, Ziggy, and his other ghoulish friends are in desperate need of Ewan's help. The local ghost-nappers are out to get them - they want to take them away to the Ghostlands theme park, from which there is no escape.Stephen Elboz's quirky and original style brings the story to life with a great sense of humour and a sharp wit.
Fantasy is a genre in motion, gradually expanding its reach and historical sources to embrace a global identity Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature, Second Edition is a snapshot of the genre in this moment, identifying new themes and sources that are emerging to inspire, enhance and invigorate the published works of fantasy writers.
The fourth and final book in the series about Kit Stixby and his friend, Prince Henry, which began with A Handful of Magic and contiued with A land Without Magic and A Wild Kind of Magic.Kit and Prince Henry set off to South America to meet up with Dr Stixby, who is on board the Oceanic Kew on a plant collecting assignment. But when they arrive the doctor has disappeared and it's up to Kit and Prince Henry to find out what's happened. Could their old adversary, Stafford Sparks,have a hand in the strange goings-on?BLAll three books in this series have been extremely well reviewed with A Handful of Magic being picked as the Guardian's book of the monthBLAn author to recommend to readers who've enjoyed the Harry Potter books
Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical past when magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand in earthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Western estimation by the historical past and novelists became increasingly preoccupied with the present, fantasy was temporarily marginalized until the late 20th century, when it enjoyed a spectacular resurgence in every stratum of the literary marketplace. Stableford provides an invaluable guide to this sequence of events and to the current state of the field. The chronology tracks the evolution of fantasy from the origins of literature to the 21st century. The introduction explains the nature of the impulses creating and shaping fantasy literature, the problems of its definition and the reasons for its changing historical fortunes. The dictionary includes cross-referenced entries on more than 700 authors, ranging across the entire historical spectrum, while more than 200 other entries describe the fantasy subgenres, key images in fantasy literature, technical terms used in fantasy criticism, and the intimately convoluted relationship between literary fantasies, scholarly fantasies, and lifestyle fantasies. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography that ranges from general textbooks and specialized accounts of the history and scholarship of fantasy literature, through bibliographies and accounts of the fantasy literature of different nations, to individual author studies and useful websites.
Bridie's grandfather has vanished, and the menacing Crickbone brothers have taken over his yard. Suddenly Bridie finds herself all alone in the city. It never looked so strange and threatening before. But then she begins to discover friends in the unlikeliest of places, and ends up meeting Miss Firbanks, owner of the Byzantium Bazaar, a department store where time stands still and dust covers everything. Now all Bridie has to do is solve the mystery of what happened to Gramps, and for that she enlists the help of the street people.
