The Wrath of Oberon

The Wrath of Oberon

Author: Daniel Parsons

Publisher: Daniel Parsons

Published: 2020-11-10

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1913564037

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A PROPHECY IN MOTION. MANKIND ON ITS KNEES. CAN ONE BOY CHANGE THEIR FATE? Thirteen-year-old Toby Thornton never expected Father Christmas to break into his parents’ townhouse in the dead of night, bruised, pale and on the run. After all, it was only hours ago that the old man and his elves helped him save the world from shapeshifters. But a lot can happen overnight. Thanks to a nefarious plan, their enemies have unleased Nicko’s most frightening nemesis onto the world, the Faerie King Oberon. Free after centuries in prison, Oberon wields unlimited magic, a vast army and a cunning plan to send humanity back to the Dark Ages. Cue an exhilarating manhunt through the frozen streets of Victorian London and a fight against the greatest threat civilisation has ever known. Will Toby choose to battle seemingly unwinnable odds or will he turn his back on humanity to fight another day? The Wrath of Oberon is the final novel in Daniel Parsons’s spellbinding Twisted Christmas Trilogy. It’s Percy Jackson meets Oliver Twist. If you like spectacular magic, mythical creatures and a race against the clock, you’ll love this white-knuckle fantasy adventure. Pick up The Wrath of Oberon to conclude this exciting series today!


'A Midsummer Nights Dream' in Context

'A Midsummer Nights Dream' in Context

Author: Keith Linley

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2016-11-21

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1783085568

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Everything you need to know about the cultural contexts of 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'. Is this just a light-hearted romp or is Shakespeare trying to make serious points about courtship, love, marriage and human folly? This book provides detailed in-depth discussion of the various influences that an Elizabethan audience would have brought to interpreting the play. How did people think about the world, about God, about sin, about kings, about civilized conduct, about the magic and madness of love and attraction? Historical, literary, political, sociological backgrounds are explained within the biblical-moral matrices by which the play would have been judged. This book links real life in the late 1590s to the world on the stage. Discover the orthodox beliefs people held about religion. Meet the Devil, Sin and Death. Learn about the social hierarchy, gender relationships, court corruption, class tensions, the literary profile of the time, attitudes to comedy – and all the subversions, transgressions, and oppositions that made the play a hilarious farce but also an unsettling picture of a world so close to disaster.


A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Author: Judith M. Kennedy

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1999-10-01

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1847141757

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This study traces the response to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from Shakespeare's day to the present, including critics from Britain, Europe and America.


Shakespeare's Professional Skills

Shakespeare's Professional Skills

Author: Neville Coghill

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-02-03

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780521148269

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Professor Coghill examines Shakespeare's work, not as poet, but as dramatist.