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  • The Night Parade of 100 Demons
    Marie Brennan
    A thrilling epic fantasy adventure in the astonishing realm of Legend of the Five Rings, as two rival clans join forces to investigate a lethal supernatural mystery.Chaos has broken out in the isolated Dragon Clan settlement of Seibo Mura. During the full moon, horrifying creatures rampage through the village, unleashing havoc and death. When the Dragon samurai Agasha no Isao R...
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    14,73 €

  • The Market of 100 Fortunes
    Marie Brennan
    Enthralling fantasy mystery from the world of Legend of the Five Rings as two samurai risk everything to rescue an old friend from the clutches of a shadowy trickster.Having vanquished demons and halted invasions of devious creatures from the Spirit Realms, Asako Sekken and Agasha no Isao Ryotora are finally going to be married. But when a note from their old ally Sayashi arriv...
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    14,73 €

  • The Future of Outer Space Law
    Anna Marie Brennan
    This book identifies and discusses problems and opportunities for the future theory and practice of outer space law. This book is both practical and theoretical in scope. It will be of interest to academics, researchers and students and will be useful to international organisations, diplomats and other government officials and policymakers. ...
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    267,98 €

  • New Worlds, Year Eight
    Marie Brennan
    Worlds without end . . .From weathered ancient megaliths to the glory of a solar eclipse, from the tricks of propaganda to the world’s oldest profession, award-winning author Marie Brennan leads writers of science fiction and fantasy through far-flung corners of society and culture in the eighth volume of her NEW WORLDS series of worldbuilding guides.This volume collects essays...
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    12,00 €

  • A Breviary of Fire
    Marie Brennan
    'Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.'The words of composer Gustav Mahler animate this collection of sixteen tales from award-winning author Marie Brennan, inspired by mythological and folkloric traditions around the world. Here you will find flames of revenge, immortality, and grace, as a valkyrie seeks peace, a queen weaves and unweaves her own...
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    9,88 €

  • New Worlds, Year Seven
    Marie Brennan
    Realms of story and wonder . . .New topics take center stage in this volume of award-winning author Marie Brennan’s set of worldbuilding guides for science fiction and fantasy writers. Ranging from the poverty-stricken reality of beggars and servants up to the heights of imperial rule, from the solidarity of guilds and unions to the spirituality of saints and miracles, the NEW ...
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    12,00 €

  • The Waking of Angantyr
    MARIE BRENNAN
    Bondsmaid. Berserker. Bane.Hervor is no stranger to hardship. Not only is she a reviled bondsmaid, but she’s haunted by the ghosts of dead men. When a berserker fit turns her into a murderer, she has nothing left to lose: fleeing everything she’s known, Hervor goes to find a new future and a way to silence the past.Her quest will take her from the viking seas to the depths of a...
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    15,69 €

  • With Fate Conspire
    Marie Brennan
    ABOVEVictorian London is ’the monster city' -- a place of industry and progress, poverty and disease, with veins of iron threading through its flesh.BELOWThe Onyx Court is dying -- its queen missing, its criminals unchecked, and the very fabric of the Onyx Hall itself torn apart by the iron of the Underground Railroad.BETWEENNo one believed Eliza O’Malley that her childhood swe...
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    12,72 €

  • New Worlds, Year Six
    Marie Brennan
    Enter a land of infinite possibility . . .In this, the sixth volume of the NEW WORLDS series of worldbuilding guides for science fiction and fantasy writers, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes a deep dive into topics as weighty as slavery, as illicit as crime, and as fun as the inner workings of a magic system. With essays ranging from siege warfare to artistic patronage ...
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    12,01 €

  • A Star Shall Fall
    Marie Brennan
    ABOVEThe Age of Enlightenment has come to England. Among the triumphs of science is the prediction by Sir Edmond Halley that a comet last seen in 1682 will return in 1758 -- a prediction that will soon be put to the test.BELOWA century ago, the fae of the Onyx Court fought to defeat the Great Fire of London, an elemental Dragon that destroyed four-fifths of the city. In the aft...
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    12,76 €

  • In Ashes Lie
    Marie Brennan
    ABOVEIt is the seventeenth century. For twenty years, the City of London has been torn apart: by war, by plague, by fire.BELOWThe Onyx Court is London’s faerie shadow. Dedicated to co-existence with mortals, it struggles to survive against rival courts who oppose everything it stands for.BETWEENNow, when these two realms are at their most divided, they face a threat neither can...
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    12,80 €

  • Midnight Never Come
    Marie Brennan
    ABOVEThe year is 1590. The City of London flourishes, the most brilliant jewel in the crown of Elizabeth I, Gloriana, the Virgin Queen.BELOWThe Onyx Court is London’s faerie shadow. Ruled by Invidiana, its heartless queen, it reflects and distorts the glory of the mortal court.BETWEENYears ago, Elizabeth forged a pact with her faerie counterpart to secure both of their thrones....
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    11,85 €

  • Down a Street That Wasn’t There
    Marie Brennan
    Step beyond the ordinary . . .Beneath the surface of our reality lies a world of magic and danger -- a world where buildings have guardian spirits, shapeshifting coyotes prey on the hopeful and the desperate, and ancient traditions prepare for an apocalyptic future. These seven urban fantasy tales from award-winning author Marie Brennan paint the everyday with a layer of wonder...
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    9,94 €

  • New Worlds, Year Four
    Marie Brennan
    Escape into another world . . .Bathing and banking, animals and adultery: human culture contains a truly daunting array of elements. The fourth volume of the NEW WORLDS series takes readers on a tour of all-new topics, delving into everything from childbirth to dream interpretation to the importance of generosity, as award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie ...
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    8,14 €

  • Ars Historica
    Marie Brennan
    The past is prologue . . .Kit Marlowe. Guy Fawkes. Ada Lovelace. Kings and sailors and sainted nuns populate these seven stories of historical fantasy by award-winning author Marie Brennan. They span the ages from the second century B.C.E. to the nineteenth century C.E., from ancient Persia to the London of the Onyx Court. Discover the secret histories, hear the stories that ha...
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    6,87 €

  • Maps to Nowhere
    Marie Brennan
    Follow the map to another world . . .Two cities joined by their reflections. A realm of feathered serpents and jaguar-men. A desert where a former goddess seeks the ultimate truth. In this collection, award-winning author Marie Brennan takes you to ten different fantastical lands, including the world of her famed scholar-heroine Lady Trent. Journey with her to places rich and s...
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    6,85 €

  • New Worlds, Year Three
    Marie Brennan
    Create a world of wonder and imagination . . .The boundless complexity of worldbuilding can create a daunting challenge for writers of science fiction and fantasy. In the third volume of the NEW WORLDS series, award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie Brennan provides not only the building blocks for creating a setting, but advice on exposition and other aspe...
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    8,17 €

  • The Nine Lands
    Marie Brennan
    A young woman with an unreliable prophetic gift. A street musician searching for the magic she lost. A king whose voice is too dangerous for ordinary people to hear. This collection of short stories explores the Nine Lands, a realm created by award-winning author Marie Brennan. From the spirit-haunted jungle of the Nahele Peninsula to the cold archipelago of Kagesedo, from the ...
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    10,02 €

  • New Worlds, Year Two
    Marie Brennan
    Explore a world of your own . . .Science fiction and fantasy are renowned for immersing their readers in rich, inventive settings. In this follow-up to the collection New Worlds, Year One, award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan guides you through new aspects of worldbuilding and how they can generate stories. From beauty to books, from tattoos to taboos, these essays delve ...
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    8,27 €

  • Bubble Off Plumb
    David Tallerman / E. E. King / Marie Brennan
    What do stories about ephemeral Martian settlers, fascinating dimensional rifts, Spanish-speaking hummingbirds, Loki's children, WWII twins, hitchhiking swamp cats, a steam-punk octopus, Arkham card-games, using bad luck for fun and profit, demon home security systems, alternative criminal justice, workplace time travel, marketing to body-snatchers, alien attraction, and wa...
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    12,50 €

  • New Worlds, Year One
    Marie Brennan
    Step into a world of your own making . . .Worldbuilding is one of the great pleasures of writing science fiction and fantasy — and also one of its greatest challenges. Award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan draws on her academic training in anthropology to peel back the layers of a setting, going past the surface details to explore questions many authors never think to answ...
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    8,22 €

  • Alliterated Alphabet Animals
    Marie Dancy-Brennan
    A book for children of alphabet cartoon animals. Each animal’s name begins with a different letter of the alphabet and has an alliterative rhyme to go with it. ...
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    29,12 €