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  • Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversionby Jack Zipes

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 36.95

    The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives ? their behavior, values, and relationship... more...

  • Faith Journey Through Fantasy Landsby Russell W. Dalton

    Fortress Press 2003; US$ 14.99

    Faith Journey through Fantasy Lands engages popular culture in the hugely successful stories of Harry Potter, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings. Russell W. Dalton guides the reader through these contemporary fantasy stories, illuminating them with light from the Christian faith journey. The book opens doors to faith-sharing, particularly with... more...

  • Transnational Gothicby Monika Elbert; Bridget M. Marshall

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 104.95

    Presenting a variety of approaches to late eighteenth-and nineteenth-century Gothic literature, this collection provides a transnational view of the emergence and flowering of the Gothic. Its focus on British, American, Continental, Caribbean and Asian literature deepens our understanding of the Gothic as not merely a national but a global aesthetic. more...

  • Voices of the Futureby Etan Thomas

    Haymarket Books 2013; US$ 16.00

    NBA star Etan Thomas helps give voice to the poetic and socially conscious ideas of young people. more...

  • The Centre of Thingsby Christopher Harvie

    Taylor and Francis 1991; US$ 39.95

    `This is an excellent survey of the British political novel.' - Contemporary Review more...

  • Imagination of Evilby Mary Evans

    Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 110.00

    From its growth in Europe in the nineteenth century, detective fiction has developed into one of the most popular genres of literature and popular culture more widely. In this monograph, Mary Evans examines detective fiction and its complex relationship to the modern and to modernity. She focuses on two key themes: the moral relationship of detection... more...

  • Beyond Cyberpunkby Graham J. Murphy; Sherryl Vint

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 42.95

    This book is a collection of essays that considers the continuing cultural relevance of the cyberpunk genre into the new millennium. Cyberpunk is no longer an emergent phenomenon, but in our digital age of CGI-driven entertainment, the information economy, and globalized capital, we have never more been in need of a fiction capable of engaging with... more...

  • Fast Slideby Melanie Jackson

    Orca Book Publishers 2010; US$ 9.95

    Clay Gibson, teen lifeguard, has to solve the mystery of the emptied register. more...

  • The Postnational Fantasyby Masood Ashraf Raja; Jason W. Ellis; Swaralipi Nandi

    McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 40.00

    In twelve critical and interdisciplinary essays, this text examines the relationship between the fantastic in novels, movies and video games and real-world debates about nationalism, globalization and cosmopolitanism. Topics covered include science fiction and postcolonialism, issues of ethnicity, nation and transnational discourse. Altogether, these... more...

  • The Aftermathby Sara Michelle

    Saddleback Publishing 2012; US$ 11.95

    From what we’ve calculated, it’s been seven days since The End. We don’t really have a more suitable name for it. There was absolutely no warning. It was three days after Christmas. We were alone and scared. Nobody expected the theories and stories to actually come true. After 2012 passed with no strange activity, the whole idea of the... more...