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A worldbuilder's guide to magic : essentials for writers, game developers and dungeon masters / by Stypczynski, Brent A.,1977-author;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Atmosphere -- 2. Techniques -- 3. Branches -- 4. Tools -- 5. Rules of Magic -- 6. Magic Items -- 7. Variety of Magics -- 8. Evolving Magic -- 9. Potential Magicians -- 10. Learning Magic -- 11. Society and Magic -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Selected Primary Texts and Series -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index."Constructing a functional system of magic that helps readers suspend disbelief is a crucial part of worldbuilding in the fantasy genres. Yet creating a believable, compelling and original fictional universe can be daunting. To help inspire writers, this guide provides an overview of how magic has been understood in history and used in myth, legend and modern fiction. Different forms of magic are explored and a broad range of stories-from Nordic myths to modern novels-are described and referenced. Discussion explores how magic as a concept shapes, and is shaped by, fictional worlds and societies."--
Subjects: Magic; Magic in literature.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Merlin's kin : world tales of the hero magician / by Sherman, Josepha.(CARDINAL)757429;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192).
Subjects: Magic in literature.; Magicians in literature.; Tales.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The symbolism and sources of Outlander : the Scottish fairies, folklore, ballads, magic and meanings that inspired the series / by Frankel, Valerie Estelle,1980-author.(CARDINAL)399793;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index.Outlander is much more than a television romance about a World War II nurse and a Jacobite soldier in a fetching kilt. The series--and the massive serial novel on which it is based--has been categorized as a period drama, adventure saga, military history and fantasy epic.Inspired by the Irish legends of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the prophecies of Brahan Seer, the storyline is filled with mythology and symbolism from around the world, from the Fair Folk and the Loch Ness monster to wendigos, ghosts, zombies and succubae.
Subjects: Gabaldon, Diana.; Symbolism in literature.; Magic in literature.; Folklore; Folklore in literature.;
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Stranger magic : charmed states and The Arabian nights / by Warner, Marina,1946-(CARDINAL)137262;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-516) and index.Solomon the wise king. The fisherman and the genie ; Master of jinn ; The city of brass ; Riding the wind : the flying carpet I ; Prince Ahmed and Fairy Peri Banou ; A tapestry of great price : the flying carpet II -- Dark arts, strange Gods. The prince of the Black Islands ; The worst witch ; Egyptian attitudes ; Hasan of Basra ; Magians and dervishes ; A fortune regained ; Dream knowledge -- Active goods. 'Everything you desire to know about the East...' ; The Greek king and Doctor Douban ; The thing-world of the Arabian Nights ; Abu Mohammed the Lazy ; The world of the talisman ; Marouf the cobbler ; The voice of the toy ; Money talks -- Oriental masquerades. Magnificent moustaches : Hamilton's fooling, Voltaire's impersonations ; Rosebud and Uns al-Wujud the darling boy ; The jinniya and the Egyptian prince ; 'Symbols of wonder' : William Beckford's arabesque ; Oriental masquerade ; Goethe's West-Eastern Divan -- Flights of reason. Camar al-Zaman and Princess Badoura ; Thought experiments : flight before flight ; Why Aladdin? ; Machine dreams ; The ebony horse ; The shadows of Lotte Reiniger ; Aladdin of the beautiful moles ; The couch : a case history ; Prince Ardashir and Hayat al-Nufus -- 'All the story of the night told over ...-- '.Our foremost theorist of myth, fairytale, and folktale explores the magical realm of the imagination where carpets fly and genies grant prophetic wishes. Stranger Magic examines the profound impact of the Arabian Nights on the West, the progressive exoticization of magic, and the growing acceptance of myth and magic in contemporary experience.National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, 2012.
Subjects: Arabian nights; Magic in literature.; Myth in literature.; Orientalism.;
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Easy magician origami / by Harbo, Christopher L.(CARDINAL)539602;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24)."Provides instructions and photo-illustrated diagrams for making a variety of easy, magic-related origami models"--Provided by publisher."RL: 1-2; IL: 1-3"--P. [4] of cover.NC540L
Subjects: Magic tricks in art; Magic tricks; Origami;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Dearest / by Kontis, Alethea.(CARDINAL)476416;
Readers met the Woodcutter sisters (named after the days of the week) in Enchanted and Hero. In this delightful third book, Alethea Kontis weaves together some fine-feathered fairy tales to focus on Friday Woodcutter, the kind and loving seamstress. When Friday stumbles upon seven sleeping brothers in her sister Sunday&#x;s palace, she takes one look at Tristan and knows he&#x;s her future. But the brothers are cursed to be swans by day. Can Friday&#x;s unique magic somehow break the spell?Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fairy tales.; Young adult fiction.; Princes; Magic; Frogs in literature;
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Enchanted / by Kontis, Alethea.(CARDINAL)476416;
It isn't easy being Sunday's child, not when you're the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday's only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true. When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night, Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland, and a man Sunday's family despises. The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to woo. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction to this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past, and hers?Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fairy tales.; Young adult fiction.; Princes; Magic; Frogs in literature;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Magical math tricks / by Owen, Ruth,1967-author.(CARDINAL)300402;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index."Math can be fun, fantastic, and even magical. Fun, hands-on activities bring STEAM learning to life. Simple, step-by-step instructions paired with colorful photos makes learning fun. Follow along with five magical math tricks. Then, learn how mathematicians make magic just like you!"--Grades 2-3.Ages 7-10.760L
Subjects: Magic tricks in mathematics education;
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Magic for sale / by Clickard, Carrie(Carrie L.),author.(CARDINAL)602534; Shelley, John,1959-illustrator.(CARDINAL)764596;
A young boy tracks down an elusive ghost in the hidden rooms of a fantastical magic shop.AD970L
Subjects: Fiction.; Ghost stories.; Magic; Stories in rhyme;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The magic books : a history of enchantment in 20 medieval manuscripts / by Lawrence-Mathers, Anne,1953-author.(CARDINAL)811504;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Astronomy and astrology in the Carolingian Empire: a new view of the skies -- Monks and magic in Anglo-Saxon England -- Clerical sign-reading and the problem of divination -- Astral magic in the court of Alfonso X -- A gift fit for a king: the visionary astrology of Georgius Zotorus Zaparus Fendulus -- The Ars notaria: ritual magic for students and scholars? -- King Solomon and the demons: the books of professonial magicians -- Christine di Pizan and astrology in the French court -- Divination and politics: the rise of geomancy -- Conclusion."Medieval Europe was preoccupied with magic. From the Carolingian Empire to Renaissance Italy and Tudor England, great rulers, religious figures, and scholars sought to harness supernatural power. They tried to summon spirits, predict the future, and even prolong life. Alongside science and religion, magic lay at the very heart of culture. In this beautifully illustrated account, Anne Lawrence-Mathers explores the medieval fascination with magic through twenty extraordinary illuminated manuscripts. These books were highly sought after, commissioned by kings and stored in great libraries. They include an astronomical compendium made for Charlemagne's son; The Sworn Book of Honorius, used by a secret society of trained magicians; and the highly influential Picatrix. This vivid new history shows how attitudes to magic and science changed over the medieval period-and produced great works of art as they did so"--
Subjects: Magic in literature.; Astrology in literature.; Divination in literature.; Magic; Astrology; Divination; Manuscripts, Medieval.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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