A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization.. Paul Bunyan - legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack - is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a miserable miner's life in Lump Town, a bleak hamlet controlled by famed industrialist El Boffo. When Bunyan's wife Lucette falls ill with a disease caused by the toxic mineral Lump, he embarks on a quest to save her. His only guide: the Chilali - a mysterious creature who speaks only in questions.. Bunyan's path leads to The Windy City - and to John Henry.
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9780593471166
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The Unwilling
By Braffet, Kelly
"Fantasy at its most sublime." - Erin Morgenstern, NYT bestselling author of The Night CircusA penetrating tale of magic, faith and pride ... The Unwilling is the story of Judah, a foundling born with a special gift and raised inside Highfall castle along with Gavin, the son and heir to Lord Elban's vast empire. Judah and Gavin share an unnatural bond that is both the key to her survival ... and possibly her undoing.As Gavin is groomed for his future role, Judah comes to realize that she has no real position within the kingdom, in fact, no hope at all of ever traveling beyond its castle walls. Elban - a lord as mighty as he is cruel - has his own plans for her, for all of them. She is a mere pawn to him, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
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9780778309406
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Hardcover
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
By Chang, Molly X.
She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one?
"With hauntingly poetic prose, Molly X. Chang spins a tale at the intersection of science fiction, fantasy, and the very real devastation that colonialism brings down on colonized peoples." - Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow
The gorgeous first edition hardcover of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods will feature a poster, color endpapers, a custom-stamped case, and a foil jacket!
Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen.
Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny
By Cecil, Mark
A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization.. Paul Bunyan - legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack - is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a miserable miner's life in Lump Town, a bleak hamlet controlled by famed industrialist El Boffo. When Bunyan's wife Lucette falls ill with a disease caused by the toxic mineral Lump, he embarks on a quest to save her. His only guide: the Chilali - a mysterious creature who speaks only in questions.. Bunyan's path leads to The Windy City - and to John Henry.
The Unwilling
By Braffet, Kelly
"Fantasy at its most sublime." - Erin Morgenstern, NYT bestselling author of The Night CircusA penetrating tale of magic, faith and pride ... The Unwilling is the story of Judah, a foundling born with a special gift and raised inside Highfall castle along with Gavin, the son and heir to Lord Elban's vast empire. Judah and Gavin share an unnatural bond that is both the key to her survival ... and possibly her undoing.As Gavin is groomed for his future role, Judah comes to realize that she has no real position within the kingdom, in fact, no hope at all of ever traveling beyond its castle walls. Elban - a lord as mighty as he is cruel - has his own plans for her, for all of them. She is a mere pawn to him, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
By Chang, Molly X.
She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one? "With hauntingly poetic prose, Molly X. Chang spins a tale at the intersection of science fiction, fantasy, and the very real devastation that colonialism brings down on colonized peoples." - Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow The gorgeous first edition hardcover of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods will feature a poster, color endpapers, a custom-stamped case, and a foil jacket! Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen.