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The Summer King (novel)
''The Summer King'' is a fantasy novel by O. R. Melling about twin sisters and the Irish fairy world. It was first published on June 30, 1999, and is the second book in the Chronicles of Faerie series, the first being The Hunter's Moon, the third being The Light-Bearer's Daughter ''The Light-Bearer's Daughter'' is a fantasy novel by O.R. Melling. It was published on March 1, 2001, and is the third book in the Chronicles of Faerie ''The Chronicles of Faerie'' is a young adult fantasy series by O.R. Melling. It consis ..., and the fourth and last being The Book of Dreams. Plot Laurel attempts to figure out the circumstances of her twin sister Honor's death. Laurel believes that Honor's death may have been caused by fairies. In order to find out more, Laurel takes on the quest that Honor had promised to complete for a fairy named Faerie. References The Chronicles of Faerie series 1999 Canadian novels 1999 fantasy novels {{Canada-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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WikiProject Books
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicles Of Faerie
''The Chronicles of Faerie'' is a young adult fantasy series by O.R. Melling. It consists of four books, the first being '' The Hunter's Moon'' (1993), the second being '' The Summer King'' (1990), the third being '' The Light-Bearer's Daughter'' (2001), and the fourth and final being '' The Book of Dreams'' (2003). References Fantasy books by series {{Canada-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunter's Moon (novel)
''The Hunter's Moon'' is a fantasy novel by O.R. Melling about two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other Canadian, that set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people. It was published in 1993 by Amulet Books and is the first book in the Chronicles of Faerie, with the second being '' The Summer King'', the third being '' The Light-Bearer's Daughter'', and the fourth and final being '' The Book of Dreams''. It was awarded the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award in 1994. Plot Gwen, a Canadian, is visiting her cousin, Findabhair (finn-ah-veer), in Ireland. The two, who keep regular correspondence, share a deep love of Irish mythology. Since their youth, they have tried to find a doorway to another world called Faerieland. Now sixteen, they travel to Tara, without telling their parents, the ancient seat of the High Kings in Ireland in search of adventure. While they are there, the cousins challenge an ancient law by sleeping in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light-Bearer's Daughter
''The Light-Bearer's Daughter'' is a fantasy novel by O.R. Melling. It was published on March 1, 2001, and is the third book in the Chronicles of Faerie ''The Chronicles of Faerie'' is a young adult fantasy series by O.R. Melling. It consists of four books, the first being '' The Hunter's Moon'' (1993), the second being '' The Summer King'' (1990), the third being '' The Light-Bearer's Daughter'' ... series, the first being '' The Hunter's Moon'', the second being '' The Summer King'', and the fourth and final being '' The Book of Dreams''. Plot In this book, a young girl named Dana from Ireland runs away from home when her father informs her that they are moving to Canada. Her mother disappeared when Dana was small. Dana begins to discover more about the world of Faerie and learns the reasons behind her mother's disappearance. References Kirkus reviews The Chronicles of Faerie series 2001 Canadian novels 2001 fantasy novels {{Canada-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Novel
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the '' Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and ''The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkus Reviews
''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature. ''Kirkus Reviews'', published on the first and 15th of each month; previews books before their publication. ''Kirkus'' reviews over 10,000 titles per year. History Virginia Kirkus was hired by Harper & Brothers to establish a children's book department in 1926. The department was eliminated as an economic measure in 1932 (for about a year), so Kirkus left and soon established her own book review service. Initially, she arranged to get galley proofs of "20 or so" books in advance of their publication; almost 80 years later, the service was receiving hundreds of books weekly and reviewing about 100. Initially titled ''Bulletin'' by Kirkus' Bookshop Service from 1933 to 1954, the title was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Book Of Dreams (O
''Book of Dreams'' is a 1977 album by Steve Miller Band. Book of Dreams may also refer to: Literature * ''Book of Dreams'' (novel), a 1961 novel by Jack Kerouac * ''The Book of Dreams'' (Vance novel), the final novel (1981) in ''The Demon Princes'' series by Jack Vance * '' Yume No Hon: The Book of Dreams'', a 2005 novel by Catherynne M. Valente * '' My Education: A Book of Dreams'', a collection of essays by William S. Burroughs * ''Book of Dreams'', chapters 83-90 of the Coptic version of the Book of Enoch, circa 160CE * ''The Book of Dreams'' of Ibn Abi al-Dunya * ''Book of Dreams'', of Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi * ''Book of Dreams'', by Wang Zhaoyuan * ''Book of Dreams'', a novel by T. Davis Bunn 2012 * ''A Book of Dreams'', a 1973 memoir by Peter Reich, son of Wilhelm Reich * ''The Book of Dreams'', a historical fiction novel by Tim Severin * The Book of Dreams (Melling novel), a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by O. R. Melling * '' The Sandman: Book of Dreams'', by Neil Gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chronicles Of Faerie Series
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Canadian Novels
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