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Feast Of Souls
''Feast of Souls'' () is a fantasy novel by American writer Celia S. Friedman. It is the first book in the ''Magister Trilogy''. It was published in 2007 by DAW books DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim, with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted .... In this first book of the trilogy, Friedman introduces readers to a world of high fantasy, replete with vampire-like magical powers, erotic interludes, treachery, war, sorcery, and a draconic creature of horrific power and evil. Summary In this fantasy, the first of a new trilogy, the world's magic comes at a terrible cost: a witch's own finite life force, which drains away with each spell. The sole exceptions are the immortal Magisters, who secretly tap a more murderous fuel for their power. No woman has ever found its source, until young Kamala, hardened by life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan (born June 29, 1950) is an Americans, American artist of imaginative Realism (arts), realism. For more than 30 years, he worked as an illustrator, specializing in science fiction and fantasy cover art. Since the mid-1990s, he has pursued a fine art career, selling non-commissioned paintings through contemporary art gallery, galleries in the United States and through his website. The EMP Museum#Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted Whelan in June 2009, the first living artist so honored. According to his Hall of Fame citation His paintings have appeared on the covers of more than 350 books and magazines, including many Stephen King novels, most of the Del Rey Books, Del Rey editions of Anne McCaffrey's ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series, Piers Anthony's ''Incarnations of Immortality'' series, the Del Rey edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' ''Barsoom, Mars'' series, Melanie Rawn's ''Dragon Prince and Dragon Star'' series, the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jude Palencar
John Jude Palencar (born February 26, 1957) is an American illustrator and fine artist who specializes in works of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. In 2010, he was given the Hamilton King Award. Early life Palencar was born February 26, 1957, in Fairview Park, Ohio. He developed an interest in the subject matter of horror and science fiction early in life; dressing up as an alien with a homemade custom latex masks and exhibiting a fascination in both scaring others and being scared himself. In the third grade, his family would move to Middleburg Heights, Ohio. He would win his first award in art in fifth grade with a three-colour block print for the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s newspaper calendar contest. He went on to attended Midpark High School. It was in high school that the artist came under the art training of Frederick C. Graff, who up until today is an established award winning artist, primarily in watercolor. After winning numerous art awards and selling a few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magister Trilogy
The Magister Trilogy is a fantasy trilogy A trilogy is a set of three distinct works that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games. Three-part works that are considered components of ... written by Celia S. Friedman. It includes: *'' Feast of Souls'' (2007) *'' Wings of Wrath'' (February 3, 2009) *''Legacy of Kings'' (August 23, 2011). References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20040124201455/http://www.merentha.org/ C.S. Friedman's official fan site *http://www.csfriedman.com/ C.S. Friedman's personal site Fantasy novel trilogies {{fantasy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Fiction
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature, fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression ''fantastic literature'' is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics. An archaic spelling for the term is ''phantasy''. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by an absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these can occur in fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that reflect the actual Earth, but with some sense of otherness. Characteristics Many works of fantasy use magic (paranorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DAW Books
DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim, with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was the 1972 short story collection ''Spell of the Witch World'' by Andre Norton. Overview In its early years under the leadership of Wollheim and his wife Elsie, DAW gained a reputation of publishing popular, though not always critically acclaimed, works of science fiction and fantasy. Nevertheless, in the 1970s the company published numerous books, most of these paperback originals, by award-winning authors such as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Jerry Pournelle, and Roger Zelazny. In 1982, C. J. Cherryh's ''Downbelow Station'' became the first DAW book to win the Hugo Award for Hugo Award for Best Novel, best novel. Until June 1984, all DAW books were charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings Of Wrath
''Wings of Wrath'' () is a fantasy novel by American writer Celia S. Friedman. It is the second book in the ''Magister Trilogy''. It was published in 2009 by DAW books. Its plot follows almost immediately after the plots of the previous book, ''Feast of Souls''. While the point of view is always in third-person, the focus shifts between many different characters, including minor ones, to hear their thoughts during the course of a section of story. Plot summary The story opens with Kamala returning to Ethanus, despite the usual unwillingness of Magisters to show weakness around others of their kind. He willingly protects her while she heals, but tells her that he will turn her over to the Magisters to face justice for her violation of their Law (although he tells her this only so that she will flee to safety). Meanwhile, Salvator returns to the High Kingdom after his mother offers him the throne. A great deal of the political intrigue of the novel centers around the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, which later became fantasy literature, fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century onward, it has expanded into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animation, and video games. The expression ''fantastic literature'' is often used for this genre by Anglophone literary critics. An archaic spelling for the term is ''phantasy''. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by an absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these can occur in fantasy. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that reflect the actual Earth, but with some sense of otherness. Characteristics Many works of fantasy use magic (paranorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia S
Celia may refer to: Film and television * ''Celia'' (1949 film), British comedy thriller * ''Celia'' (1989 film), Australian drama * ''Celia'' (Colombian TV series), a Spanish-language telenovela based on the life of Celia Cruz * ''Celia'' (Spanish TV series), a Spanish TV-series based on Elena Fortún's novels Literature * Celia (''As You Like It''), a character in Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'' *Celia, the title character in the novels by Elena Fortún, including: **''Celia, lo que dice'' (1929) **'' Celia en el colegio'' (1932) **''Celia en el mundo'' (1934) Music Albums * ''Celia'' (album), an album by Tiwa Savage *''Celia'', tribute album by Angélique Kidjo 2019 * "Celia" (song), a 2011 single by Annah Mac Songs *"Celia", a jazz tune by Bud Powell on his 1950 album ''Jazz Giant'' *"Celia", a song by Phil Ochs on his 1964 album ''All the News That's Fit to Sing'' *"Celia", B-side of the 1974 single "Billy Don't Be a Hero" by Paper Lace *"Celia", a song by Camila Cabello on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DAW Books
DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim, with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was the 1972 short story collection ''Spell of the Witch World'' by Andre Norton. Overview In its early years under the leadership of Wollheim and his wife Elsie, DAW gained a reputation of publishing popular, though not always critically acclaimed, works of science fiction and fantasy. Nevertheless, in the 1970s the company published numerous books, most of these paperback originals, by award-winning authors such as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Jerry Pournelle, and Roger Zelazny. In 1982, C. J. Cherryh's ''Downbelow Station'' became the first DAW book to win the Hugo Award for Hugo Award for Best Novel, best novel. Until June 1984, all DAW books were charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 American Novels
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American Fantasy Novels
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