Queering Faith In Fantasy Literature
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Queering Faith In Fantasy Literature
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Author : Taylor Driggers
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-01-13
Queering Faith In Fantasy Literature written by Taylor Driggers and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
Fantasy literature inhabits the realms of the orthodox and heterodox, the divine and demonic simultaneously, making it uniquely positioned to imaginatively re-envision Christian theology from a position of difference. Having an affinity for the monstrous and the 'other', and a preoccupation with desires and forms of embodiment that subvert dominant understandings of reality, fantasy texts hold hitherto unexplored potential for articulating queer and feminist religious perspectives. Focusing primarily on fantastic literature of the mid- to late twentieth century, this book examines how Christian theology in the genre is dismantled, re-imagined and transformed from the margins of gender and sexuality. Aligning fantasy with Derrida's theories of deconstruction, Taylor Driggers explores how the genre can re-figure God as the 'other' excluded and erased from theology. Through careful readings of C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces, Angela Carter's The Passion of New Eve, and Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea novels, Driggers contends that fantasy can challenge cis-normative, heterosexual, and patriarchal theology. Also engaging with the theories of Hélène Cixous, Luce Irigaray, Marcella Althaus-Reid, and Linn Marie Tonstad, this book demonstrates that whilst fantasy cannot save Christianity from itself, nor rehabilitate it for marginalised subjects, it confronts theology with its silenced others in a way that bypasses institutional debates on inclusion and leadership, asking how theology might be imagined otherwise.
It Ends In Fire
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Author : Andrew Shvarts
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-07-06
It Ends In Fire written by Andrew Shvarts and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
A James Patterson Presents novel Only those from the most powerful magical families can attend Blackwater Academy, but new student Alka has them fooled. Now it's time to take down the oppressive wizard ruling class from the inside. Alka Chelrazi is on a mission: 1. Infiltrate Blackwater Academy 2. Win the Great Game 3. Burn Wizard society to the ground As a child, Alka witnessed her parents' brutal murder at the hands of Wizards before she was taken in by an underground rebel group. Now, Alka is deep undercover at the most prestigious school of magic in the Republic: Blackwater Academy, a place where status is everything, where decadent galas end in blood-splattered duels, where every student has their own agenda. To survive, Alka will have to lie, cheat, kill, and use every trick in her spy's toolkit. And for the first time in her life, the fiercely independent Alka will have to make friends in order to recruit the misfits and the outcasts into her motley rebellion. But even as she draws closer to victory—to vengeance—she sinks deeper into danger as suspicious professors and murderous rivals seek the traitor in their midst, as dark revelations unravel her resolve. Can Alka destroy the twisted game...without becoming a part of it?
Huntress
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Author : Malinda Lo
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2011-04-05
Huntress written by Malinda Lo and has been published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-05 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Nature is out of balance in the human kingdom. The sun hasn't shone in years, and crops are failing. Worse yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. And the people's survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and Kaede and Taisin, two seventeen-year-old girls, are picked to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen. Taisin is a sage, thrumming with magic, and Kaede is of the earth, without a speck of the otherworldly. And yet the two girls' destinies are drawn together during the mission. As members of their party succumb to unearthly attacks and fairy tricks, the two come to rely on each other and even begin to fall in love. But the Kingdom needs only one huntress to save it, and what it takes could tear Kaede and Taisin apart forever. The exciting adventure prequel to Malinda Lo's highly acclaimed novel Ash is overflowing with lush Chinese influences and details inspired by the I Ching, and is filled with action and romance.
The Flame Of The Dragon S Oath
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Author : Niranjan K
language : en
Publisher: Geetha Krishnan
Release Date : 2023-07-27
The Flame Of The Dragon S Oath written by Niranjan K and has been published by Geetha Krishnan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-27 with Fiction categories.
Three humans are all that stands between the destruction of their world and its salvation, but can they win against the forces ranged against them? When Adrian accepts his appointment as the Lord of the town of Remint, he expects a quiet life with occasional trips to the capital to visit his friends. Little does he expect to stumble upon an injured man and to strike up a friendship with the wizard of the town immediately on arrival. Evan is in Remint for more reason than one with a secret or two. When Adrian discovers dragons in the nearby forest, Evan finds he must hold back on how dire things actually are. As a plot comes to life, dragons are just as much a part of the problem as they are the solution. Faith has assisted the healer in Remint till his death, and all she wants is to go to the capital and learn to be a healer. The last thing she expects is to become friends with a wizard and to be drawn into a world of dragons, magic and more danger than she had ever faced. With a wave of revenge and destruction ready to crash down, the fate of the entire Edaloa is suddenly resting in the hands of a few. Nightmares stirring both past and present come to mix with the waves, haunting both Adrian, Evan and Faith. Will they find a way to help push back the tides and save Edaloa? Or will they stand, frozen in fear, as the tide comes ashore, ripping all they value apart? The Flame of the Dragon’s Oath is a queer, epic, fantasy adventure. If you love dragons, magical creatures, sassy vampires, strong female characters and found family tropes, you will love this book. Buy The Flame of the Dragon’s Oath to ride with dragons today!
Wrath
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Author : John Gwynne
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-11-17
Wrath written by John Gwynne and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-17 with Fiction categories.
The fourth in The Faithful and the Fallen series, Wrath by John Gwynne is the breathtaking, pulse-pounding conclusion to an epic series. It’s time to brave the final battle . . . Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has seized the fortress at Drassil, and now possesses three of the Seven Treasures. And with Calidus and Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the rest. They will allow him to open a portal to the Otherworld – so Asroth and his demon-horde can break into the Banished Lands and finally become flesh. Meanwhile Corban has been captured by the Jotun, warrior giants who ride enormous bears into battle. His warband scattered, Corban must make new allies to survive. But can he bond with competing factions of warlike giants? Somehow he must, to counter the threat Nathair represents. His life hangs in the balance – and with it, the fate of the Banished Lands. Truth, courage and loyalty will be tested as never before.
Beyond The Black Door
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Author : A.M. Strickland
language : en
Publisher: Imprint
Release Date : 2019-10-29
Beyond The Black Door written by A.M. Strickland and has been published by Imprint this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Beyond the Black Door is a young adult dark fantasy about unlocking the mysteries around and within us—no matter the cost... Everyone has a soul. Some are beautiful gardens, others are frightening dungeons. Soulwalkers—like Kamai and her mother—can journey into other people's souls while they sleep. But no matter where Kamai visits, she sees the black door. It follows her into every soul, and her mother has told her to never, ever open it. When Kamai touches the door, it is warm and beating, like it has a pulse. When she puts her ear to it, she hears her own name whispered from the other side. And when tragedy strikes, Kamai does the unthinkable: she opens the door. A.M. Strickland's imaginative dark fantasy features court intrigue and romance, a main character coming to terms with her asexuality, and twists and turns as a seductive mystery unfolds that endangers not just Kamai's own soul, but the entire kingdom ... An Imprint Book “I couldn’t put down this deliciously dark dream of a fantasy.” —New York Times bestselling author Lisa Maxwell “A dark delight, gorgeously written and as twisty and enigmatic as a labyrinth at twilight. I wanted to stay lost in its pages forever, wandering ever deeper into the maze of Strickland’s beguiling, intricately imagined world.” —Margaret Rogerson, New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens
Shuggie Bain
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Author : Douglas Stuart
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2020-02-20
Shuggie Bain written by Douglas Stuart and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-20 with Fiction categories.
Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of 'Book of the Year' and 'Debut of the Year' at the British Book Awards The Million-Copy Bestseller 'An amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love.' – The judges of the Booker Prize 'Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty.' – Observer It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, the children try their best to save her, yet one by one they must abandon her to save themselves. It is her son Shuggie who holds out hope the longest. Shuggie is different, he is clearly no’ right. But Shuggie believes that if he tries his hardest, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape this hopeless place. Shuggie Bain lays bare the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride. For readers of A Little Life and Angela's Ashes, it is a heartbreaking novel by a brilliant writer with a powerful and important story to tell. 'A heartbreaking novel' – The Times 'Tender and unsentimental . . . The Billy Elliot-ish character of Shuggie . . . leaps off the page.' – Daily Mail
Jack Of Hearts And Other Parts
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Author : L. C. Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Jack Of Hearts And Other Parts written by L. C. Rosen and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Couldn't get enough of Love, Simon or The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue? This is the (slightly NSFW) book for you! --------------- 'My first time getting it in the butt was kind of weird. I think it's going to be weird for everyone's first time, though.' Meet Jack Rothman. He's seventeen and loves partying, makeup and boys - sometimes all at the same time. His sex life makes him the hot topic for the high school gossip machine. But who cares? Like Jack always says, 'it could be worse'. He doesn't actually expect that to come true. But after Jack starts writing an online sex advice column, the mysterious love letters he's been getting take a turn for the creepy. Jack's secret admirer knows everything: where he's hanging out, who he's sleeping with, who his mum is dating. They claim they love Jack, but not his unashamedly queer lifestyle. They need him to curb his sexuality, or they'll force him. As the pressure mounts, Jack must unmask his stalker before their obsession becomes genuinely dangerous...
Out Of Salem
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Author : Hal Schrieve
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2019-03-26
Out Of Salem written by Hal Schrieve and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-26 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature A Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Book of 2019 The best Teen Zombie Werewolf Witchy Faerie fantasy murder mystery you've ever read—by debut author, Hal Schrieve. Genderqueer fourteen-year-old Z Chilworth has to adjust quickly to their new status as a zombie after waking from death from a car crash that killed their parents and sisters. Always a talented witch, Z now can barely perform magic and is rapidly decaying. Faced with rejection from their remaining family members and old friends, Z moves in with their mother's friend, Mrs. Dunnigan, and befriends Aysel, a loud would-be-goth classmate who is, like Z, a loner. As Z struggles to find a way to repair the broken magical seal holding their body together, Aysel fears that her classmates will discover her status as an unregistered werewolf. When a local psychiatrist is murdered by what seems to be werewolves, the town of Salem, Oregon, becomes even more hostile to "monsters," and Z and Aysel are driven together in an attempt to survive a place where most people wish that neither of them existed. Rarely has a first-time author created characters of such immediacy and power as Z, Aysel, Tommy (suspected fey) and Elaine (also a werewolf), or a world that parallels our own so clearly and disturbingly.
Each Of Us A Desert
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Author : Mark Oshiro
language : en
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Each Of Us A Desert written by Mark Oshiro and has been published by Tor Teen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
From award-winning author Mark Oshiro comes a powerful coming-of-age fantasy novel about finding home and falling in love amidst the dangers of a desert where stories come to life Xochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enigmatic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo's wish is granted—in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter of the town's murderous conqueror. But when the two set out on a magical journey across the desert, they find their hearts could be a match... if only they can survive the nightmare-like terrors that arise when the sun goes down. Fresh off of Anger Is a Gift's smashing success, Oshiro branches out into a fantastical direction with their new YA novel, Each of Us a Desert. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.