The Mammoth Book of Merlin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mammoth Book of Merlin write by Mike Ashley. This book was released on 2009-09-24. The Mammoth Book of Merlin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A superb collection of stories of magic and adventure from the golden age of Arthurian legend by bestselling writers. Enter into the darker realms of the age of the Knights of the Round Table, when magic held sway and Merlin vied with Arthur's heroic new world. Included are: Jane Yolen on Merlin's youth and coming of age; Marion Zimmer Bradley on Nimuë, Merlin's lover and doom; Charles de Lint on Merlin's influence through the centuries; Darrell Schweitzer on the legends of Merlin's birth; plus stories by Tanith Lee, Peter Tremayne, Phyllis Ann Karr, Jennifer Roberson, and many others. There is also a detailed introduction by Mike Ashley on the mystery and magic of Merlin and his world.
The Mammoth Book of King Arthur
The Mammoth Book of King Arthur - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mammoth Book of King Arthur write by Mike Ashley. This book was released on 2011-09-01. The Mammoth Book of King Arthur available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The most complete guide ever to the real Arthurian world and the legends that surround it He defeated the Saxons so decisively at the Battle of Badon that he held the Saxon invasion of Britain at bay for at least a generation. He has inspired more stories, books and films than any other historical or legendary figure. But who was the real King Arthur? Here is the most comprehensive guide to the real Arthurian world and the legends that surround and often obscure it. Sifting fact from fancy, Mike Ashley reveals the originals not only of King Arthur but also of Merlin. Guinevere, Lancelot and the knights of the Round Table - as well as all the major Arthurian sites. He traces each of the legends as they developed and brilliantly shows how they were later used to inspire major works of art, poetry, fiction and film. There is clear evidence that. The Arthurian legends arose from the exploits of not just one man, but at least three originating in Wales, Scotland and Brittany The true historical Arthur really existed and is distantly related to the present royal family The real Arthur and the real Merlin never knew each other The real Lancelot was not British but was closer to a sixth-century asylum-seeker The Holy Grail legend probably grew out of a cosmic catastrophe that could have destroyed most of civilization
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction write by Mike Ashley. This book was released on 2010-07-31. The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the envelope, by the biggest names in an emerging new crop of high-tech futuristic SF - including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher. High-tech SF has made a significant comeback in the last decade, as bestselling authors successfully blend the super-science of 'hard science fiction' with real characters in an understandable scenario. It is perhaps a reflection of how technologically controlled our world is that readers increasingly look for science fiction that considers the fates of mankind as a result of increasing scientific domination. This anthology brings together the most extreme examples of the new high-tech, far-future science fiction, pushing the limits way beyond normal boundaries. The stories include: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String", "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe", "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds and Creates a Choice of Christs", "An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe", "Murder in Virtual Reality", "A Spaceship So Large That There is An Entire Planetary System Within It", and "An Analytical Engine At The End of Time", and "Encountering the Untouchable."
The Merlin Chronicles
The Merlin Chronicles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Merlin Chronicles write by . This book was released on 1995. The Merlin Chronicles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
When God Was A Woman
When God Was A Woman - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook When God Was A Woman write by Merlin Stone. This book was released on 2012-05-09. When God Was A Woman available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here, archaeologically documented,is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women’s roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women’s status.
