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1st Science Fiction Book Club / Readers Union hardcover, fine dw, fine (as new) book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

This is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of the fantasy field. It has proved to be the definitive guide to the genre, offering an exciting new analysis of this highly diverse and hugely popular sphere of literature, from precursors such as Shakespeare and Dante, through Lewis Carroll, George MacDonald and L. Frank Baum to J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and their modern successors, like Ursula Le Guin and Stephen R. Donaldson. With over 4,000 entries, and more than 1 million words, it covers every aspect of fantasy - in literature, films, television, opera, art and comics. Written and compiled by a team of editors with unparalleled collective experience in the field, it is an invaluable reference work not only for fans of the fantasy genre, but also for anyone interested in how elements of the fantastic are used in the imaginative arts.

Littlenose lives long, long, ago, when fierce wild animals roam the land, and it is very cold. His home is a cave, his clothes are made of fur, and his pet is a woolly mammoth called Two-Eyes. The Neanderthal winter lasts for months and months; it's a great time to go exploring. With ice, snow, mist, and fog all around, Littlenose finds all sorts of fun things to do, including sledding, hunting, and even rescuing strange tribespeople from the snow. But things are never calm for long in this naughty caveboy's world. His curiosity always leads him into trouble!

Set in the Australian outback, a rare night parrot discovery attracts smugglers, prompting wildlife officer Ric Butler to investigate. Facing sabotage from a malicious superior and being falsely accused of murder, Butler's life spirals out of control. He teams up with Jake Varoy, a cynical yet experienced colleague, as they navigate danger and deception. Their journey explores themes of resilience, camaraderie, and the fight against corruption in a harsh and unforgiving landscape.

This invaluable mini-dictionary of characters for modern readers includes the following outstanding features. 1,800 characters arranged in such format. Hangul-in-a-hurry is a fast method to learn the indigenous Korean alphabet. Stroke-count, radical and phonetic indices. Charts of surnames, simplified hanja, look-alike characters, others.

An adaptation of the adventures of Robin Hood.

A searing expos of the misuses and misrepresentations of science from the time of Galileo continuing through to the present day, this new edition includes updates on the asbestos industry, the chemicals industry, the sugar industry, the agriculture industry (the abuse of antibiotics), and the automobile industry (lead in gasoline). The final chapter has been expanded to include the full-blooded assault on science mounted by the Trump administration.