Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.39 | Fiction literature | 14 September 2010
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The Valley of the Horses is a historical novel by Jean M. Auel. It is the sequel to The Clan of the Cave Bear and second in the Earth's Children series.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.39 | Fiction literature | 14 September 2010
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The Clan of the Cave Bear is a historical novel by Jean M. Auel about prehistoric times set somewhat before the extinction of the Neanderthal race after 6.000.000 years as a species, and at least 10-15.000 years after Homo sapiens remains are documented and dated in Europe as a viable second human species. It is the first book in the Earth's Children book series which speculates on the possibilities of interactions between Neanderthal and modern Cro-Magnon humans.
East Asian Story Finder: A Guide to Tales from China, Japan and Korea, Listing Subjects and Sources
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Fiction literature | 13 September 2010
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East Asian Story Finder: A Guide to Tales from China, Japan and Korea, Listing Subjects and Sources
A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. Selected for their multicultural appeal to listeners and readers, the stories are divided cross-culturally into broad subject categories, from tales of supernatural love and devotion to stories dealing with Tengu, Tokkaebi, and other mystical creatures.
Added by: vega-m | Karma: 11.03 | Fiction literature | 13 September 2010
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Libba Bray - Gemma Doyle trilogy (3 books): A Great and Terrible Beauty + Rebel Angels + The Sweet Far ThingA Great and Terrible Beauty + Rebel Angels + The Sweet Far Thing
A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual novel.
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Fiction literature | 13 September 2010
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As the first international anthology to cover the entire scope of fantastic narrative, Fantastic Worlds presents over fifty tales, myths, and stories, ranging from Genesis to Ovid, Hans Christian Andersen to J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe to James Thurber, and Franz Kafka to Italo Calvino. Including tales of fairies and elves, ghost stories, high fantasy, and stories of social criticism and the conflict between science and religion, this volume presents a diverse selection of writings that all share the same capacity to liberate the human spirit through the wild mental acrobatics of fantasy.