Fans and scholars have long regarded the 1980s as a significant turning point in the history of comics in the United States, but most critical discussions of the period still focus on books from prominent creators such as Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Art Spiegelman, eclipsing the work of others who also played a key role in shaping comics as we know them today. The Other 1980s offers a more complicated and multivalent picture of this robust era of ambitious comics publishing....

Raven Kennedy’s Gild meets Jennifer L. Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash in this dark and riveting romantasy following a bastard princess caught up in the revenge of gods, the first book in a trilogy about survival, obsession, and the quiet fury of a woman who won’t be forgotten.A marriage forged in blood. A kingdom bathed in silence. And a princess who refuses to break.When Princess Mireille is wed to a foreign king with cold eyes and colder...

Collected Studies CS 1068The essays selected for this volume are chosen to reflect the important and intersecting ways in which over the last forty years Meg Twycross has shifted paradigms for people reading early English religious drama. The focus of Meg Twycross’s research has been on performance in its many aspects, and this volume chooses four of the most important strands of her work - the York plays; new ways of understanding acting and performance in late medieval theatre, p...

This first-ever interdisciplinary study of woman as prophet shows that, in these troubling times, ordinary women—especially Christian women—need to function as prophets by proclaiming, in word and deed, the indispensability of lovingly seeking the welfare of others. More specifically, social science shows that the person-centered love prophesied by women prophets is able to meet interpersonal challenges within the home and world, while philosophy and theology establish that women are able ...

In this spicy, heart-wrenching dark romantasy, one mage must unite forces with her cruel enemy—and first love—while fighting the growing angst and passion between them."I felt it then … felt how her presence was nothing more than a constant tease—a reminder that he could not satiate that hunger … could not feast on what it was he truly desired.”Five years ago, Silas La’Rune lost everything. After the deaths of his mother and Lena Daelyra, the love ...

Deadly tarot, wicked schemes, dangerous alliances . . . can you survive the Forge?Sexy, action-packed, and brimming with magic, A Vow in Vengeance is an unputdownable romantasy debut.Rune Ryker has nothing left to lose. Everything’s been stolen by the Immortals—her family, her home, her freedom. But she’s done playing by their rules.Each year, humans are forced to journey into the Immortal Realms, but twenty-year-old Rune o...

In a magical world of gods and mythical races, an outcast princess turned spy infiltrates a rival kingdom—uncovering secrets that force her to choose between obedience and defiance—in the first book of a propulsive romantic fantasy series for fans of Danielle L. Jensen’s The Bridge Kingdom series.“An addictive new romantic fantasy that combines beautiful world-building, a thrilling combination of heist and trials, and a toe-curling forbidden romance.”—Demi ...

In this spicy and dark romantasy setting BookTok ablaze, a young mage is captured by her mortal enemy bent on exacting revenge**.**Lena Daelyra has survived by following two rules: never let anyone find out what she is and never wield her powers. After all, Mages are hunted for sport and have no laws to protect them. Staying alive means keeping to herself in the gritty outskirts of the kingdom of ...

A sweeping enemies-to-lovers romantasy about a princess forced into marriage with a ruthless stormwielding commander, where forbidden desire, court intrigue, rebellion, and devastating secrets collide in a high-stakes standalone perfect for fans of Callie Hart, Devney Perry, and Carissa Broadbent. **Contains brand new, never-before-heard material!!**She was raised to hate him. Now she shares his bed.Princess Mayah of Tundrayn isn’t ...

This beguiling historical romantasy debut blends dark academia with the glamour of Bridgerton, as a scholar of magic investigates her sister’s murder—perfect for fans of Heather Fawcett and H. G. Parry.In an alternate London alive with botanical magic, Elswyth Elderwood is a thorn among roses: a bristly, scarred scholar in a world of socialites. Her sister Persephone is the opposite: a graceful debutante seeking a marriage that will save their family from ...

From Sydney J. Shields, the breakout author of The Honey Witch, comes An Arcane Study of Stars, a historical dark academia fantasy filled with ancient secret societies, a swoon-worthy rivals-to-lovers romance, and dangerous deals made after dark. Perfect for fans of The Atlas Six and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.When Claudia Jolicoeur is rejected from Cygnus University, a devilish stranger n...

The New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!She might be deadly, but she is not their weapon. This “sweeping romantasy” (Sable Sorensen, New York Times bestselling author of Dire Bound**) is brimming with romance, deadly stakes, and unforgettable magic. “Not to be missed!” (Gretchen Powell Fox, a...