From Atlantis to Xanadu, this guidebook to imaginary lands is revised and updated, and includes information on literary fantasy settings such as Shangri-La, Middle Earth, Jurassic Park, and the world of Harry Potter. Illustrations.

An enchanting reference book for everything Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe is as infinite as the human imagination, but not all who wander are lost The Illustrated World of Tolkien is an excellent guide to Middle-earth an

For adults who like Harry Potter but want a more substantial reading experience, this volume proposes scientific explanations for the popular mythic story.

The definitive encyclopedia for the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, now in trade paperbackSince its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the gl

In an essay of prophetic vision, Lukacs defines a critical realism: ‚anyone who wants to become more intimately acquainted with the prehistory of the important ideologies of the [nineteen-] twenties and thirties … will be helped by a critical reading of this book.‘

Kniha Wanderers autora Kerri Andrews vydaná v nakladatelství Reaktion Books v roce 2021, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 304, ISBN-13: 9781789145014, zařazení do kategorie: Literární věda: autoři beletrie, románů a prózy.

Sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including biographies and motivations of many characters that never made it into the books, but helped bring Jordan's world to life. Included in the volume are: An entry for each named ..

A fully illustrated guide to Deborah Harkness's #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls trilogy–„an irresistible . . . wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy“ (People). Look for the hit TV series "A Discovery of W

Maps can transport us, they are filled with wonder, the possibility of real adventure and travels of the mind. This is an atlas of the journeys that writers make, encompassing not only the maps that actually appear in their books, but also the many m ..

It is stripped off – the paper – in great patches …The colour is repellent …In the places where it isn't faded and where the sun is just so – I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about …' Based on the aut ..

Zabavna zgodba o novih sosedih glasbenikih polna zabavnih dobesednih opisov in primerjav o vplivu glasbe na hišne ljubljenčke in ljudi. Polno smeha zagotovljeno. Spremlja jo prijetna pripoved in življenju in delu domoljubne družine glasbenikov Ipavcev.

Slikanica s poenostavljeno, a še vedno šaljivo, zgodbo Matička in zraven zgodba življenja slovenskega razsvetljenca A.T. Linharta z osnovnimi dejstvi. Umetniške, pripovedne in izrazne ilustracije.