It has been twenty-seven years since the last sunrise. Vampires have waged war against humanity, building their eternal empire. Only a few sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. One of them is Gabriel de León, the last silversaint, now forced to tell his story: of fierce battles and forbidden love, of the Wars of the Blood and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: The Holy Grail.
<p>This is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo's supernatural encounter with angels - who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes.</p>
The nature of Old Khotanese metre has been a matter of controversy for more than a century. Nicholas Sims-Williams presents a new metrical analysis of the Book of Zambasta, the longest surviving Khotanese poem, arguing that the metre is based on the quantitative (moraic) principle, but with an obligatory ictus in the cadences which leads to the systematic lightening of certain unstressed syllables. The results shed light on the equally controversial issue of Khotanese accentuation and many other aspects of the language and its history. The book includes the complete text of the poem with interlinear scansion.
Were early modern religious conflicts wars 'of religion', 'for religion', 'between religions', or 'about religion'? The ways in which war was waged and peace was agreed in the 'long sixteenth century' were strongly influenced by, had a deep connection with, and produced a lasting impact on, the religious divide of Latin Christianity in the wake of the Reformation. This collection of essays seeks to analyse historically these influences, connections, and impacts from multiple points of view.
Were early modern religious conflicts wars "of religion", "for religion", "between religions", or "about religion"?
This spectacular advent calendar book has a flap to lift alongside a special poem for every day of advent and a magical fold-out concertina displaying a beautiful snowy landscape. With sturdy flaps, sparkling foil and a ribbon tie closure, this beautiful gift book is designed to be shared together as the days get closer to Christmas - filling your family with festive cheer, year after year.
