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The construction principles of Celtic art were re-discovered in the middle of the 20th century …
This reference shows the techniques for creating Celtic knots, spirals, keypatterns, zoomorphics (animal forms), lettering and plant and human forms. There are illustrations showing how more complex designs are variants or iterations of simpler constructions.
While there are other techniques for creating Celtic art, this treatise is detailed, extensive and clear.
Celtic art beguiles the eye and sings to the heart. It is grounded in the …
It takes some study to extract the insights on Celtic knots, spirals and keypatterns here but, it is worth the effort!
A collection of eight comics that introduce the series' lead character, the Sandman, Lord of Dreams.
A fantasy following a boy journeying away from the only home he’s ever known and …
Some things have two natures. Or three. Or more. Even stories.
Now, I am not saying a respectable story would go putting on airs like a fancy fur coat. It would just end up thin and threadbare. There’s a bit of alchemy of fashion, though, when you take a bit of the familiar here and, mix it with novel new thoughts there. With the right bit of magic, it can come out svelte and stylish – something to make you proud just to be there to see it.
And, without a doubt, you should be there for this tale. Ms. Valente is a moste excellent guide where things are wild. Take her hand and, don’t dream of sleeping on this newly-minted classic.
A fantasy following a boy journeying away from the only home he’s ever known and …
Some things have two natures. Or three. Or more. Even stories.
Now, I am not saying a respectable story would go putting on airs like a fancy fur coat. It would just end up thin and threadbare. There’s a bit of alchemy of fashion, though, when you take a bit of the familiar here and, mix it with novel new thoughts there. With the right bit of magic, it can come out svelte and stylish – something to make you proud just to be there to see it.
And, without a doubt, you should be there for this tale. Ms. Valente is a moste excellent guide where things are wild. Take her hand and, don’t dream of sleeping on this newly-minted classic.
A fantasy following a boy journeying away from the only home he’s ever known and into the magical realm of …
Have you ever wondered if all those ghost stories and bits of folklore your obaa told you were true?
After …
Ariel Blum is pushing thirty and doesn't have much to show for it. His computer programming skills are producing nothing …
A delightful and entertaining collection of short faery stories. Terri Windling's wonderful introduction covering the history and and some anthropology around faery stories alone was worth the price of the book. Not one of the tales disappointed, either.
Alas, the digital edition (Kindle, at least) needs some attention from an editor. The Introduction appears twice, both before and after the Preface. There are pairs of words run together every couple lines, as if through some sort of formatting accident. It really does a disservice to a good book to make the digital edition feel like shovelware.
A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her …
A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) …
The Tombs of Atuan is a fantasy novel by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in the …
Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth.
Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk …
The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Interdependency series, an …
