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I am looking for some suggestions on really good fiction, science fiction type of book. Help?

I like mythology, thrillers, suspense, things such as vampires, witches, werewolves, dragons, etc. author names or the names of the books would be greatly appreciated

Dragon series by Anne McCaffrey. Mercedes Lackey has some terrible books about vampires There are some stories written by Charlaine Harris that I liked. He also writes mysteries. I am a big fan of Raymond Feist, you might like.

Lucus at Brave New Books 1/27/2010: The Destroyer Star & The Future of Mankind 10/13

Mythology By Philip, Neil $24.73 Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil in different mythologies around the world. Author: Philip, Neil Series Title: Eyewitness Books Publication Date: 2011/03/21 Number of Pages: 71 Binding Type: Hardcover Grade Level: 46 Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 9.00 Height: 11.50

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YTC SUMMIT 7470 Quetzalcoatl Dragon Figurine C4 $113.75 Cast in vibrant colors inspired by Aztec artisans this stunning Quetzalcoatl dragon figurine will catch the eye of collectors who specialize in mythology or just the unique and unusual. The brilliant hues alone are enough to draw people to wherever you display it for a better look at the incredible detail vested in the textured skin and overlapping rows of feathers. Gift your favorite dragon devotee with this exciting piece. Hand painted cold cast resin. Width: 10.25 . Height: 8.25 .

YTC SUMMIT 7466 Water Dragon Figurine C1 $146.25 Bending his mighty neck to shake off the last drops this water dragon prepares to rise up and defend his lair. Fans of mythology who also have an appreciation for craftsmanship will love the gift of this beautifully detailed piece. Cast with an eye to realism and appealing to the collector of unique figurines the artisans have delivered an amazing work with life in every scale of the dragon and curl of the waves under his feet. Cold cast resin. Width: 10.5 . Height: 11.25 .

YTC SUMMIT 7468 Lucky Dragon Figurine C12 $65 There is more than just power and fury to these fabulous fantasy creatures. There is good fortune as well particularly when you are gifted with this lucky dragon figurine. Anyone with a passion for the literature and art of mythology will love the design of this amazing piece that takes the skin scales and feathers from different beasts and draws from them an unbelievable work like this one. Vibrant color controlled fury a terrific figure that will speak to the dragon devotee in everyone. Hand painted cold cast resin. Length: 9 . Height: 6.25 .

Amos and the Wild Welshman $10.2 Once upon a time, during the Great Depression, a ten year old boy comes to a tiny Welsh mining village in the mountains of western Pennsylvania. There he is confronted by creatures he never believed existed: a ghost, elves, a tiny red dragon (the Royal Dragon of Wales), and a mischievous Tylwyth Teg (Welsh troll). The adventures his new friends lead him on, and his quest to save a Welsh miner's son, challenge his courage and resourcefulness. He builds self-confidence, adapts to change, and learns to appreciate the values of fellowship and his newly found heritage. Amos and the Wild Welshman is an adventure story with splashes of fantasy, folklore, Welsh mythology and humor.

An Instinct for Dragons $31.95 From J.R.R. Tolkien's treasure-hoarding Smaug to the bright red beasts of the Chinese New Year's celebration, this magnificent, fire-breathing creature is ingrained in our culture. But where did the dragon originate? And how is it that people from Africa to China to America picture it the same? An Instinct for Dragons is anthropologist David E Jones's account of his search for the mysterious birth of this ubiquitous monster. In a vast synthesis of art, mythology, history, and anthropology, Jones finds that the dragon is in fact a universal image. Not only does every culture in the world have a name for it -- smok in Polish, tatsu in Japanese, unktena in Cherokee -- but dragons everywhere share many of the same characteristics: multiple heads, talon-like claws, blazing breath. Jones spans dragon lore from the Loch Ness monster to the Internet, as well as dragon inscriptions on cave walls, cliffs, and pots. His conclusion is stunning: not only is our fear and fascination with dragons a direct resultof the predators who threatened our evolution - eagles, leopards, and pythons - but humankind is essentially hardwired to believe in this creature. Captivating and eloquent, An Instinct for Dragons decodes the ancient puzzle of the oldest and fiercest monster.

Ancient Egypt the Light of the World $42.95 Volume one of a two volume set. (This description is for all volumes.) A work of reclamation and restitution in twelve books. Vol. I; Sign-language and mythology as primitive modes of representation; Totemism, tattoo and fetishism as forms of sign-language; Elemental and ancestral spirits, or the gods and the glorified; Egyptian Book of the Dead and the mysteries of Amenta; The sign-language of astronomical mythology, The Primitive African paradise, Egyptian wisdom, The Drowning of the dragon; The sign-language of astronomical mythology Part II, Horus of the double horizon, The making of Amenta, The Irish Amenta, The mount of glory; Egyptian wisdom and the Hebrew genesis; The Egyptian wisdom in other Jewish writings. Vol. II; The ark, the deluge, and the world's great year; The exodus from Egypt and the desert of Amenta, The seed of Ysiraal, The title of Pharaoh; Egyptian wisdom in the revelation of John the Divine; The Jesus-Legend traced in Egypt for ten thousand years, Child-Horus, The Jesus-Legend in Rome, The Egypto-Gnostic Jesus, Double Horus, or Jesus and the Christ, The mysteries and miracles, Jesus in the Mount, Sut and Horus as historic characters in the Canonical Gospels, The group in Bethany, The founders of the Kingdom, The Last Supper: the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, The resurrection from Amenta, The sayings of Jesus. Gerald Massey was a celebrated poet and served as the model for George Eliot's famous novel, Felix Holt the Radical.

Ancient Egypt the Light of the World $34.95 Volume two of a two volume set. (This description is for all volumes.) A work of reclamation and restitution in twelve books. Vol. I; Sign-language and mythology as primitive modes of representation; Totemism, tattoo and fetishism as forms of sign-language; Elemental and ancestral spirits, or the gods and the glorified; Egyptian Book of the Dead and the mysteries of Amenta; The sign-language of astronomical mythology, The Primitive African paradise, Egyptian wisdom, The Drowning of the dragon; The sign-language of astronomical mythology Part II, Horus of the double horizon, The making of Amenta, The Irish Amenta, The mount of glory; Egyptian wisdom and the Hebrew genesis; The Egyptian wisdom in other Jewish writings. Vol. II; The ark, the deluge, and the world's great year; The exodus from Egypt and the desert of Amenta, The seed of Ysiraal, The title of Pharaoh; Egyptian wisdom in the revelation of John the Divine; The Jesus-Legend traced in Egypt for ten thousand years, Child-Horus, The Jesus-Legend in Rome, The Egypto-Gnostic Jesus, Double Horus, or Jesus and the Christ, The mysteries and miracles, Jesus in the Mount, Sut and Horus as historic characters in the Canonical Gospels, The group in Bethany, The founders of the Kingdom, The Last Supper: the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, The resurrection from Amenta, The sayings of Jesus. Gerald Massey was a celebrated poet and served as the model for George Eliot's famous novel, Felix Holt the Radical.

Are We There Yet? $29.95 The journey of Buddhism over centuries, from India to China and then to Japan, is the stuff of mythology. But now, in our own time, we have witnessed and documented its historic crossing of the Pacific and its subsequent evolution in the Americas and Europe. In 1982, writer Peter Muryo Matthiessen, the first dharma successor of Roshi Bernie Glassman, traveled with Glassman to pay respects to the teachers in their lineage, some of the great living Zen masters of twentieth-century Japan. What took place was an important meeting of minds representing the past, present, and future of Zen practice, an intimate connection between ancestors and descendants marking a critical point in the Zen journey from the East to the West. This historic event was captured in the moment by the selective lens of Peter Cunningham. Matthiessen''s exquisite poetic accounts of this pilgrimage, which formed a part of his book Nine-Headed Dragon River, accompany the photos.

Beowulf $14.89 The first true masterpiece of English literature, Beowulf depicts the thrilling adventures of a Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. A true pleasure to read, the work has influenced many important writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. Part history and part mythology, Beowulf begins in the court of the Danish king, where a demon named Grendel devours men in their sleep. The mighty warrior Beowulf kills the monster, but rejoicing turns to terror when Grendel''s mother attacks the hall to avenge the death of her child. After slaying the mighty beast, Beowulf becomes king, ruling peacefully for fifty years. But the day comes when he must confront a foe more powerful than any he has yet faced--an ancient dragon who guards a horde of treasure. Once again Beowulf must gather his strength and courage to defeat the monster, but this time victory exacts a terrible price. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Beowulf, Large-Print Edition $16.09 The first true masterpiece of English literature, Beowulf depicts the thrilling adventures of a Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. A true pleasure to read, the work has influenced many important writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. Part history and part mythology, Beowulf begins in the court of the Danish king, where a demon named Grendel devours men in their sleep. The mighty warrior Beowulf kills the monster, but rejoicing turns to terror when Grendel''s mother attacks the hall to avenge the death of her child. After slaying the mighty beast, Beowulf becomes king, ruling peacefully for fifty years. But the day comes when he must confront a foe more powerful than any he has yet faced--an ancient dragon who guards a horde of treasure. Once again Beowulf must gather his strength and courage to defeat the monster, but this time victory exacts a terrible price. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Case of Howard Phillips Lovecraft $29.95 A highly original film, The Case of Howard Phillips Lovecraft stands out among the prestigious entries in the Century of Writers Series from Arte, partly because of the film's subject--Howard Phillips Lovecraft. H.P. Lovecraft has thrilled countless readers by creating his own imaginative worlds and mythologies in his books, becoming a legend in the process.Disgusted by life and uninterested in earthly subjects, Lovecraft intentionally avoided reality when writing, veering into the unknown and inspiring the fear that lurks in nightmares. But, how do you portray the indefinable mythology that gave birth to Dragon, or the mysterious Cthulhu, or the uniquely strange Necronomicon? Directors Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic asked themselves this question before responding with this unorthodox documentary that re-creates the atmosphere of claustrophobia, anxiety, and madness of Lovecraft's life and work.

Cherokee Dragon: A Novel of the Real People $5.99 Few writers portray Native American life and history as richly, authentically, and insightfully as Robert J. Conley. Conley represents an important voice of the Cherokee past. The novels in his Real People series combine powerful characters, gripping plots, and vivid descriptions of tradition and mythology to preserve Cherokee culture and history.In Cherokee Dragon, the tenth novel in the series, Robert Conley explores the life if Dragging Canoe, the last great war chief of the united Cherokee tribe. In the late eighteenth century, as the English settlers begin steadily encroaching upon the Cherokee lands, the Nation divided among several towns and many chiefs?unites in a series of battles. But the united front is not one that lasts: Dragging Canoe''s belief that they must fight the settlers to preserve their lands and their culture is far from universal.

Chinese Mythology in Anime and Manga: Ranma , Fruits Basket, Dragon Ball, Hoshin Engi, Shinzo, Monkey Magic, the Story of Saiunkoku $24.67 Chinese Mythology in Anime and Manga: Ranma , Fruits Basket, Dragon Ball, Hoshin Engi, Shinzo, Monkey Magic, the Story of Saiunkoku

Chinese Mythology: Chinese Dragon, Shangdi, Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Fucanglong, Jiang Shi, Diyu, Nian, South Pointing Chariot $30.09 Chinese Mythology: Chinese Dragon, Shangdi, Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Fucanglong, Jiang Shi, Diyu, Nian, South Pointing Chariot

Deadhouse Gates $131.47 Give me the evocation of a rich, complex and yet ultimately unknowable other world, with a compelling suggestion of intricate history and mythology and lore. Give me mystery amid the grand narrative. Give me a world in which every sea hides a crumbled Atlantis, every ruin has a tale to tell, every mattock blade is a silent legacy of struggles unknown. Give me, in other words, the fantasy work of Steven Erikson. Erikson is a master of lost and forgotten epochs, a weaver of ancient epics on a scale that would approach absurdity if it wasn't so much fun. --Andrew Leonard, Salon.com on The Malazan Book of the Fallen Steven Erikson afflicts me with awe. Vast in scope, almost frighteningly fecund in imagination, and rich in sympathy, his work does something that only the rarest of books can manage: it alters the reader's perceptions of reality. --Stephen R. Donaldson on Deadhouse Gates I stand slack-jawed in awe of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This masterwork of imagination may be the high water mark of epic fantasy. This marathon of ambition has a depth and breadth and sense of vast reaches of inimical time unlike anything else available today. The Black Company, Zelazny's Amber, Vance's Dying Earth, and other mighty drumbeats are but foreshadowings of this dark dragon's hoard. --Glen Cook on The Malazan Book of the Fallen One of the best fantasy novels of the year. --SF Site on Deadhouse Gates Rare is the writer who so fluidly combines a sense of mythic power and depth of world, with fully realized characters and thrilling action, but Steven Erikson manages it spectacularly. The books are reminiscent of Tolkein's scope, Zelazny's cleverness and wit, andDonaldson's brooding atmospherics; yet all combined with dazzling talent into a narrative flow that keeps the reader turning pages. Some writers open windows on worlds, Erikson opens worlds and makes them so real, so magical, you're not sure if you can escape--and I don't want to. -Michael

Dragon Dreams $38.91 A beautiful young woman; An intimidating old man; An ugly dragon; A mysterious sword; A mythology from the dawn of time. All challenge the sanity of an unwilling young sailor selected as the leader of a secret organization that is over 2000 years old. While stationed at an old Kamikaze base, he saves an old man, with a secret life, from a frozen river. His valiant rescue empowers him by ancient mandate, to become the Master of the White Ninja, a position he does not understand, nor want. A tapestry of myth, love, danger and death, Dragon Dreams will capture an open mind in a novel of historical fact and mythology.

Dragonhenge $4.91 This unique collaboration by two multiple award-winning creators results in a feast of visual and lyrical splendour. Millions of years before the emergence of humankind, the great dragon civilization dominated this world. It left few traces behind save legends and one mighty structure: Dragonhenge. The dragons were profound storytellers, and collected here are tales from their oral mythology-from tales that explain the origin of all things to legends of battle and conquest. The fusion of magnificent art and singing prose is both deeply affecting and poignantly observant of foibles we may recognize in ourselves.

Dragons $8.15 Dragons have been a part of mythology for thousands of years, and stories about them are filled with thrills and danger. From ancient China to medieval Europe, great dragon legends from history are presented alongside beautiful historical artwork in this fascinating volume. The heroic epic of Beowulf and the Dragon is featured in graphic-novel style, using detailed artwork to draw even the most reluctant readers into the world of these powerful mythical creatures.

Dragons $0.08 Experience in words and pictures the many faces of the dragon from the worlds of Forgotten Realms , Dragonlance , Magic: The Gathering and Eberron . Contributors include R.A. Salvatore, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Scott McGough, and Keith Baker.From the Publisher:Four worlds, five authors, seven artists and one legendary beast.For the first time ever, five writers from four different settings are gathered together in a single beautiful coffee table book. There is one story each from the foremost authors in the Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Magic: The Gathering, and Eberron worlds. Preceding each story will be a beautiful, full-color plate illustration of a dragon.Ancient beasts imbued with magic, and prone to madness. Masters of a world where they are kings among men. Legendary creatures few have ever seen, and lived to tell the tale. Eldritch constructs bent to the service of godlike wizards. From four worlds of magic and mystery, one monster rises above all others to threaten death, offer hope, spread fear, or horde treasure. No matter what the world, only a dragon can set it, and the imaginations of millions, afire. Four of the most exciting shared worlds in the history of fantasy come together for the first time in one volume, drawn together at last by the mighty dragons of myth and legend.About the Author:R.A. Salvatore has published numerous Forgotten Realms novels, most of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He is also known as the best-selling author of the Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones novelization from Del Rey.Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman are the original co-creators of the Dragonlance mythology. Together they have co-authored numerous Dragonlance novels and short stories.Keith Baker's Eberron setting was chosen out of 11,000 submissions to become the first new Dungeons & Dragons setting in ten years.Scott McGough is a fr

Dragons & Fantasy Beasts $19.99 Perfect for artists and fantasy enthusiasts, this exciting, colorful pocket-sized book provides a fascinating visual and practical source of reference to all the famous creatures of myth and legend. Each spread explores one dragon or beast through a vibrant completed color illustration, a vivid description of its origins and history and thumbnail construction sketches and guidelines. Additional information for each creature offers pointers and inspiration for creature design and development. The handy pocket-sized package and dynamic, inspirational images make this a truly must-have book for any one with an interest in fantasy or mythology.

Dragons and Dragon Lore $26.95 Ingersoll became intensely interested in dragon worship & the dragon myth during a journey in China & Mongolia. In the royal city of Peking appears the apotheosis of the dragon in every conceivable form of symbolism & architecture. Dragons leading up the steps of temples & palaces of the Manchu emperors and the superb dragon screen guarding the approach to one of the royal palaces are but two of the numerous examples of the universal former belief in these mythical animals, and of the still prevailing beliefs among the common people of China. The present work will arouse a widespread interest among students of animal form & history on one hand, and of folk lore, primitive religion & mythology on the other.

Dragons and Dragon Lore $9.43 This rare and fascinating book is filled with incredible information about the oldest mythological story in the world -- that of the dragon. Similar stories exist worldwise, in all cultures, of this elusive and powerful creature. The author, Ernest Ingersoll, has slated that the dragon is connected with the powers and doings of the earliest gods, and like them is vague, changeable and contradictory in its attributes, maintaining from first to last only one definable characteristic -- association with and control of water. The strong point of this book is that it is so all-inclusive. China, India, Korea, and Japan are covered in the East, as well as Babylonian and Egyptian legends, while Welsh, English, Irish, French, and other tales of Christendom are covered in the West. Other topics like the origin of the dragon are found, plus a complete overview of the dragon as being the divine spirit of the waters and the dragon as a rain god. Ingersoll contends that the dragon mythology was actually born in the East, then carried to the West later. The ancient gods of the eastern world played both good and bad roles, which caused the legends of dragon and dragon-slayer to spring up. Many of the early gods were strongly associated with dragons and serpents, as the walls of many ancient temples will attest. When the evil dragons of prehistory were carried over to the Western world, we found ourselves with Satan, who inherited the dragon's horns, red color, tail, cloven hoofs, and wings. This was no coincidence. The name of Satan (Shatan) also came from an Oriental language of the East -- out of Persia. Most of us in the West have no idea of the depth and magnitude of dragon lore intheEastern world, but that is the most important part of the dragon story. This book is rich with facts and is extremely well researched. It will cause one to wonder why so many dragon stories from so many separate places around the world seem to have so much in common.

Dungeons & Dragons Creatures from Folklore and Mythology: Dragon, Demon, Devil, Golem, Kobold, Elf, Giant, Gnome, Hobgoblin, Dwarf, Vampire $24.54 Chapters: Dragon, Demon, Devil, Golem, Kobold, Elf, Gnome, Giant, Hobgoblin, Dwarf, Vampire, Lycanthrope, Troll, Elemental, Bugbear, Ghost, Archon, Ogre, Naga, Zombie, Angel, Barghest, Chimera, Cyclops, Basilisk, Unicorn, Genie, Medusa, Minotaur, Satyr, Wyvern, Hydra, Catoblepas, Centaur, Sphinx, Wraith, Gorgon, Griffon, Homunculus, Wight, Hippogriff, Dryad, Harpy, Spectre, Manticore, Roc, Leucrotta, Hell Hound, Peryton, Cockatrice, Kraken, Pegasus, Pixie, Nixie, Shedu, Nymph, Lammasu, Sirine, Imp, Ki-Rin, Kappa, Nereid, Oread, Merfolk, Amphisbaena, Faun, Pech, Boobrie, Al-Mi''raj, Ahuizotl, Selkie. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 652. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher''s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In the Dungeons

Friends of Thunder: Folktales of the Oklahoma Cherokees $19.95 The Cherokee husband-and-wife team who recorded and translated these folktales in 1961 helped to preserve the lore of seventeen elder Oklahoma Cherokees. This volume includes a wide variety of folklore; talking-animal stories, tales of a dragon-like creature and other monsters, accounts of little people inhabiting the hills of eastern Oklahoma, variants of European tales, fragments of Cherokee mythology and cosmology, and legends and lore of historical personages and events. The authors present the stories exactly as they were told, adding brief comments to place the stories clearly in the context of Cherokee life and thought. Musical notations are included wherever a song formed part of a story.

I, Dragon $10.42 Once in every 20 years, a work of fantasy is so powerful that it creates its own mythology. I, Dragon is such a book. All other tales you?ve read about dragons are lies and half-truths. Now, for the first time ever, is the true story of the decimation and final extinction of all the Mystic Beasts told by the 3,000 dragon who survived it. Shartallion XII is an eighty-foot long, onyx Dragon Prince of the Kiln with a volcanic temper but with the eyes of an angel that see into other dimensions. One of the select few dragons in possession of the Diamond I, he is also a shape-shifter, able to step in and out of identities, including those of human beings (whom he finds utterly corrupted and into whose entities he sometimes becomes lost). Annointed at an early age as ?The Dragon of Destiny? Shartallion has also accidentally unlocked The Asking Prayer, a mantra through which one man has been given the power to disintegrate any Mystic Beast ? dragon, gryphon, unicorn or Kohmm