Flame tree publishing jun 2024 (8 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beautiful edition featuring the origins of modern Western Civilisation in the crescent of the middle east, just before the Ancient Egyptian culture.A gorgeous Collector's Edition. Exploring the ancient origins of Sumer we find the beginnings of civilization as we know it now, with language, cities, religious conviction, organised society and a wealth of culture revealed in clay tablets collected in ancient libraries. Between the rivers of the Tigris and the Euphrates rose a powerful force just before the Ancient Egyptians and Chinese, later to be succeeded by Babylon, a powerful city state in 1800 BCE, a centre of spiritual, economic and military power that emerged just before the mighty Indus and Mycenean civilizations.Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works of myth and history into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beautiful edition taking the reader through the origins and history the mighty Celts, known at the time of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable.To most of us, Celtic culture is at once distinctive and enigmatic. Though we may acknowledge the Celtic heritage of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Spain (Galicia) and France (Brittany), and be familiar with the mythology and literature that has given us Arthurian legend and all manner of boastful gods, High Kings, wilful Queens, noble warriors, fairies, goblins and wizards, few of us are aware that the origins of Celtic people lie in Austria, or that the many tribes that made up this very broad designation have a history that spans much further afield, to ancient Greece and Egypt. This fascinating new book, written by Martin Dougherty and with a foreword by Prof Ralph Haussler, covers the history that has fed the legends: the origins, migrations, allegiances, society, culture, myths and literature of the Celts, from the 'Hallstatt Era' beginning in 1200 BCE to the Gaels of western Scotland and northeastern Ireland and eventual Christianization.Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction: authors, myths, tales and history without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new Introduction and a Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Rocky Zukas lives with the ghosts of what happens when you fall in love with a monster. Lucky to be alive, Rocky roams his beachside hometown living on autopilot, waiting for life to start again. November Riley has never been far from the boy that stole her heart. She watches from the shadows, knowing she can never make things right between them, but never giving up on the chance they could try one more time.A new documentary is bringing Gabriel Riley, the Beach Night Killer, back to national consciousness. The dead serial killer has a trio of new fans that are ready to make Old Orchard Beach, Maine their home for the end of the summer season. When the new strangers in town discover Rocky's relationship to the past of one of their own, he becomes their number one target. Can November protect him, or will these other vampires prove too strong When the night falls, blood will spill, and death will reign.'--Provided by publisher.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tales from the classic era of ghost stories, one of the most popular and enduring fiction categories.A selection of mysterious and intriguing tales from the shadows, featuring M.R. James, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Edith Wharton and Algernon Blackwood, with F. Marion Crawford's The Doll's Ghost and Guy de Maupassant's The Apparition.Ghost Story Anthologies. Ghost stories appear in most traditions around the world, with tales of the supernatural and the presence of ancestors felt around the campfires of storytellers. With new introductions, these specially curated collections bring together the twisting narratives of Charles Maturin, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Wharton, Algernon Blackwood and many more classic and ancient sources. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chinese Ghost stories bring the past into the present, with everyday tales, fables and the antics of mischievous gods.A delightful collection of Chinese ghost stories such as The Painted Skin, The Laughing Ghost, The God of the City, The Magic Sword, The Dangerous Reward and more.Ghost Story Anthologies. Ghost stories appear in most traditions around the world, with tales of the supernatural and the presence of ancestors felt around the campfires of storytellers. With new introductions, these specially curated collections bring together the twisting narratives of Charles Maturin, H.P. Lovecraft, Edith Wharton, Algernon Blackwood and many more classic and ancient sources.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unser langlebiges Hardcover-Notizbuch mit geradem Buchrücken übertrifft die Grenzen klassischer Notizbücher. Mit 176 Seiten aus hochwertigem cremefarbenem Papier bietet das für den täglichen Gebrauch unentbehrliche Notizbuch viel Platz, um den Überblick über die täglichen Aufgaben stilvoll zu bewahren. Die Seiten sind ohne Linien. Ein Lesebändchen und eine kleine Tasche am inneren Einbanddeckel runden das Produkt ab.Das Titelbild ist fünffarbig bedruckt, geprägt, doppelt foliert und auf Silber- oder Goldpapier gedruckt. Produkteigenschaften:Maße: 21 cm Hoch x 14,8 cm Breit und 2 cm Dick176 cremefarbene leere Seiten.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unser langlebiges Hardcover-Notizbuch mit geradem Buchrücken übertrifft die Grenzen klassischer Notizbücher. Mit 176 Seiten aus hochwertigem cremefarbenem Papier bietet das für den täglichen Gebrauch unentbehrliche Notizbuch viel Platz, um den Überblick über die täglichen Aufgaben stilvoll zu bewahren. Die Seiten sind ohne Linien. Ein Lesebändchen und eine kleine Tasche am inneren Einbanddeckel runden das Produkt ab.Das Titelbild ist fünffarbig bedruckt, geprägt, doppelt foliert und auf Silber- oder Goldpapier gedruckt. Produkteigenschaften:Maße: 21 cm Hoch x 14,8 cm Breit und 2 cm Dick176 cremefarbene leere Seiten.…