Fantasy
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Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair
Morris, WilliamDuke Classics 2012This influential early work of fantasy is a must-read for serious fans of the genre. Spanning this world and another world known as Oakenrealm, Child Christopher and Goldilind the...
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Chivalry
Cabell, James BranchDuke Classics 2012As a revered fantasy writer, James Branch Cabell came to be known for richly imagined universes rife with fascinating detail. This early novel takes place in the "real world" of ea...
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The Bell in the Fog : And Other Stories
Atherton, GertrudeDuke Classics 2012American author Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton achieved significant literary acclaim during her career, garnering comparisons to luminaries like Henry James and Ambrose Bierce. Th...
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The Roots of the Mountains : Wherein is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, Their Friends, Their Neighbors, Their Foemen, and Their Fellows in Arms
Morris, WilliamDuke Classics 2012Said to have been one of the source materials upon which J. R. R. Tolkien drew when creating his beloved Lord of the Rings series, The Roots of the Mountains is a classic fantasy t...
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Kai Lung's Golden Hours : Kai Lung Series, Book 2
Bramah, ErnestDuke Classics 2012British author Ernest Bramah develops his own unique versions of classic Chinese folktales—and creates a few entirely new ones—in the stories collected in Kai Lung's Golden Hours....
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Allan and the Holy Flower : Allan Quatermain Series, Book 7
Haggard, H. RiderDuke Classics 2012A quest for a rare orchid may not seem like the most exciting premise for an action-adventure tale, but in Allan and the Holy Flower, master of the genre H. Rider Haggard works his...
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Allan's Wife : Allan Quatermain Series, Book 3
Haggard, H. RiderDuke Classics 2012H. Rider Haggard's ongoing saga about dashing explorer Allan Quatermain continues in Allan's Wife, a novel that recounts some of the quests that Quatermain fell into while married...
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Upsidonia
Marshall, ArchibaldDuke Classics 2012Though regarded as a significant literary figure in the genre of realism, Archibald Marshall was also a pioneer of science fiction. Upsidonia is a perfect embodiment of this seemin...
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Countdown 7 Days, Volume 2
Karakara, KemuriDigital Manga Publishing 2012 1. editionFinding himself at the Sheol School for the Afterlife, Onigawara isn't really wanting to learn about being dead...he wants to collect on the deal he made with teacher Mitamura. Com...
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The Water of the Wondrous Isles
Morris, WilliamDuke Classics 2012Drawing on medieval legend and age-old fantasy tropes, William Morris' Water of the Wondrous Isles combines the best of both of these genres and updates them with an interesting th...
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Red Nails
Howard, Robert E.Duke Classics 2012Can't get enough of Conan the Barbarian? Fans rank the tale Red Nails as one of the best stories in the series that ultimately inspired Arnold Schwarzenegger's star turn in the fam...
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The Mirror of Kong Ho
Bramah, ErnestDuke Classics 2012British author Ernest Bramah was a solitary man who did not relish the fame his writing brought him. Over the course of his career, Bramah explored a number of different genres, ex...
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Long Odds
Haggard, H. RiderDuke Classics 2012The subjects and historical periods that British action-adventure writer H. Rider Haggard tackled in his vast body of work ranged considerably, but one element remains a constant t...
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When the World Shook : Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot
Haggard, H. RiderDuke Classics 2012A cantankerous trio of friends sets off on a grand nautical adventure, determined to see the world and shake off the lingering effects of the tragedies and disappointments that eac...
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Clarimonde : La Morte Amoureuse
Gautier, TheophileDuke Classics 2012Forbidden love drives the plot of the classic short story Clarimonde, which some historians describe as one of the earliest gothic vampire tales. When a man's lost love is miraculo...
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The Mummy's Foot
Gautier, TheophileDuke Classics 2012Plunge into the distant past with this creepy tale from renowned gothic horror master Theophile Gautier. A man whiling away a pleasant afternoon browsing in the antique shops of Pa...
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The Wizard
Haggard, H. RiderDuke Classics 2012Pious man of God Thomas Owen makes a pilgrimage to the depths of Africa to try to bring a hopeful message of Christian faith to the struggling masses. Though he expects to meet som...
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The Hollow Land
Morris, WilliamDuke Classics 2012If you like your epic fantasy tales wrapped up in a dreamy layer of intricate, lyrical language, you'll love William Morris' engrossing novel The Hollow Land. Fans of Tolkien will...
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The Mahatma and the Hare : A Dream Story
Haggard, H. RiderDuke Classics 2012Much of H. Rider Haggard's body of work focuses on the globetrotting adventures of grizzled explorer Allan Quatermain. The thought-provoking tale The Mahatma and the Hare finds the...
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Maiwa's Revenge: The War of the Little Hand : Allan Quatermain Series, Book 4
Haggard, H. RiderDuke Classics 2012Intrepid adventurer and explorer Allan Quatermain can't turn away from a challenge, especially if an injustice has been perpetrated. In this tale of a hunting trip that goes horrib...