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Author: Barry Hughart
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781596062009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains Barry Hughart's three novels concerning Master Li and Number Ten Ox, including the World Fantasy Award-winning, BRIDGE OF BIRDS.
Author: Barry Hughart
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780552126465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barry Hughart
Publisher: Spectra
Published: 2011-08-17
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 0307800970
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet in a mythical, medieval China where folklore and history are indistinguishable, a dead monk, an ancientand now missingmanuscript, and a ghostly murderer entice the venerable Master Li and his faithful companion Number Ten Ox into the Valley of Sorrows for a deadly and uproarious confrontation with the long-dead Laughing Prince.
Author: Barry Hughart
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2010-12-29
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0307768627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third book in the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Ox--accompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughter--on a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix, Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.
Author: Barry Hughart
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2010-12-29
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0307768627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third book in the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series When a resepcted mandarin is murdered in the heart of the Forbidden City, Master Li and his sidekick, Number Ten Ox, are called in to investigate. Thus begins a Sherlockian adventure that takes Master Li and Number Ten Ox--accompanied by a scarred puppeteer and his shamanka daughter--on a wild chase across China. With murder, mayhem, and magic aplenty, and Chinese folklore and literary references thrown into the mix, Eight Skilled Gentlemen is a hilarious romp through Ancient China.
Author: Don D'Ammassa
Publisher: Infobase Learning
Published: 2015-04-22
Total Pages: 2061
ISBN-13: 1438140630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents articles on the horror and fantasy genres of fiction, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.
Author: Sean Kleefeld
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-05-28
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1350028193
DOWNLOAD EBOOK**Nominated for the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work** The first critical guide to cover the history, form and key critical issues of the medium, Webcomics helps readers explore the diverse and increasingly popular worlds of online comics. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: ·The history of webcomics and how developments in technology from the 1980s onwards presented new opportunities for comics creators and audiences ·Cultural contexts – from the new financial and business models allowed by digital media to social justice causes in contemporary webcomics ·Key texts – from early examples of the form such as Girl Genius and Penny Arcade to popular current titles such as Questionable Content and Dumbing of Age ·Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying webcomics Webcomics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading, and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study.
Author: Richard Bleiler
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe "Scribner Writers Series has set the standard for literary reference for more than 25 years. In addition to addressing the lives and careers of important writers, the articles discuss the themes and a styles of major works and place them in pertinent historical, social and political concerns for today's readers. Novelists, playwrights, essayists, poets, short story writers, and more recently, genre writers in science fiction and mystery, are all expertly discussed in the more than 17 sets comprising this series. To see listings of writers for any volume in this section, go to the "Scribner Writers Series section online at www.gale.com/scribners. J.K. Rowling, Peter Straub, Anne McCaffrey--these are among the many widely-read authors in fantasy and horror genres covered in this addition to Scribner's 1985 two-volume set. Essays written by scholars--yet accessible to the general reader and student--treat both writers who have risen to prominence since the 1985 edition, and those whose careers have continued since original coverage, such as Stephen King, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Harlan Ellison. The index cumulates the index from the first two volumes.
Author: Dana Ferguson
Publisher: Book Review Index Cumulation
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 1304
ISBN-13: 9781414419121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBook Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. The up-to-date coverage, wide scope and inclusion of citations for both newly published and older materials make Book Review Index an exceptionally useful reference tool. More than 600 publications are indexed, including journals and national general interest publications and newspapers. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.
