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Grimdark

Autor: Shannon Morgan

Número de Páginas: 337

A mesmerizing, atmospheric modern gothic story set in a sinister English manor house where a woman discovers her destiny winding through centuries of previous incarnations . . . Teetering on the edge of the North Sea in Norfolk, Grimdark Hall is both grim and dark in name and nature. When Cló and Jude Honeyborne arrive from Toronto to claim Jude’s inheritance, Cló is unsettled by the foreboding ancient building and the hostility of Jude’s sisters, who stalk her every move. But Cló is drawn to the strange energy of the treacherous fens and the haunting sadness of a drowned village in the bay where ghostly church bells toll thirteen, sweeping her back into another woman’s memories . . . In 1645 Euphemia Figgis was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, screaming a curse on the Honeybornes as the flames consumed her. Now, flashes of Effie’s life torment Cló at every turn. Cló isn’t the only one who’s lived before: an odd little girl lurks about Grimdark claiming to be the reincarnation of a notorious pirate, and waiting in the shadows is a darker, vengeful incarnation who has hunted them both through the centuries in search of a medieval treasure. As echoes...

Disability, Literature, Genre

Autor: Ria Cheyne

Número de Páginas: 216

This title brings cultural disability studies and genre fiction studies into dialogue for the first time. Analysing representations of disability in contemporary science fiction, romance, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction, it offers new and transformative insights into both the workings of genre and the affective power of disability.

Guide des genres et sous-genres de l’imaginaire (édition 2022)

Autor: Apophis

Número de Páginas: 163

Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée. Vous ignorez la différence entre un planet opera et un space opera. Vous avez quelque difficulté à distinguer un livre steampunk d’une gaslamp fantasy. Si on vous dit dieselpunk, vous pensez : « science-fiction anti-écologique, peut-être ? » Pas de panique ! Aucun genre, aucun sous-genre de l’imaginaire n’échappe à l’œil d’Apophis ! Votre guide en ces terrifiantes et merveilleuses contrées. Apophis est tombé dans la SF quand il était tout petit. Après trente ans de lectures-tout-seul-dans-son-coin, il décide, sur la suggestion d’un professionnel de l’édition, d’ouvrir son blog, Le culte d’Apophis (https ://lecultedapophis.com/), afin de partager ses analyses et impressions sur les romans de Science-Fiction, Fantasy et Fantastique, qu’il dévore avec toujours autant de plaisir. Très intéressé par la taxonomie et la phylogénie de ces littératures, il commence l’écriture d’une série d’articles sur le sujet, qui formeront la base du présent Guide.

Grimdark

Autor: Tim Linward

Número de Páginas: 0

On Warhammer 40,000, Britain's most excessive sci-fi franchise, and its vision of a hellish postindustrial future. In the grim darkness of the British imagination, there is only Warhammer 40,000.... Featuring demons, chain swords, and supermen in power armor, Warhammer 40,000 is Britain's most excessive sci-fi franchise. For thirty years this cult war game and its tie-in media have enticed thousands of fans to build, paint, and play with armies of toy soldiers taken from the battlefields of the worst possible future. Why has this fantasy proven so irresistible? Part collection of essays, part ravings of a cult prophet, Grimdark examines Warhammer 40,000's place and impact in pop culture, and how this unique vision of a hellish future arose from the subconscious of postindustrial Britain.

Grimdark

Autor: Black Hare Press

Número de Páginas: 0

Grimdark, a sub-genre of speculative fiction, brings readers dystopian, violent worlds with amoral or morally questionable protagonists. The tone is always grim and dark--from whence the name comes--and valourises the protagonist's struggles as they choose between good and evil.

Fantasy and Science Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones

Autor: Helen Young

Número de Páginas: 240

rom advertisements to amusement parks, themed restaurants, and Renaissance fairs twenty-first century popular culture is strewn with reimaginings of the Middle Ages. They are nowhere more prevalent, however, than in the films, television series, books, and video games of speculative genres: fantasy and science fiction. Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies and George R. R. Martin's multimedia Game of Thrones franchise are just two of the most widely known and successful fantasy conglomerates of recent decades. Medievalism has often been understood as a defining feature of fantasy, and as the antithesis of science fiction, but such constructs vastly underestimate the complexities of both genres and their interactions. "Medieval" has multiple meanings in fantasy and science fiction, which shift with genre convention, and which bring about their own changes as authors and audiences engage with what has gone before in the recent and deeper pasts. Earlier volumes have examined some of the ways in which contemporary popular culture re-imagines the Middle Ages, offering broad overviews, but none considers fantasy, science fiction, or the two together. The...

Knee-Deep in Grit

Autor: Mark Lawrence , Adrian Tchaikovsky , Aliette De Bodard

Número de Páginas: 380

Get knee-deep in grit with twenty-six grimdark fantasy and sci-fi short stories from the shadowy vaults of Grimdark Magazine. The top names in dark speculative fiction and the genre's brightest newcomers bring you stories of war, betrayal, violence, and greed, as anti-heroes and adversaries fight to the bittersweet end. For the first time, two years of fiction from Grimdark Magazine are printed on dead trees and bound together like captive slaves to be read or reread and proudly placed among your favourite tomes on your bookshelf. Knee-Deep in Grit features short stories by authors including Mark Lawrence, Aliette de Bodard, Adrian Tchaikovsky, R. Scott Bakker, Kelly Sandoval, James A. Moore, and Victor Milan.

Shattered

Autor: It's Never Dark Enough , Joshua Pietrzykowski

Superman and the Authority (2021-) #3

Autor: Grant Morrison

Número de Páginas: 34

Superman put the Authority back together, but why? What threat is out there that only this group can contend with? The Ultra-Humanite, of course! This fearsome foe is forming a team of his own, one designed to go fist-to-fist with the Authority. It will be their baptism in battle to prove if Superman is right that regardless of who we are, there is a hero lurking inside even the worst of us. This penultimate issue is an important chapter in the new Superman mythos, helping to set up where Clark Kent goes next…and who he goes there with.

Grimdark

Autor: Black Hare Press

Número de Páginas: 0

Grimdark literature is characterised by its dark and violent tone, as well as its focus on morally ambiguous or flawed protagonists who are often struggling to survive in brutal and unforgiving worlds. While there is no strict definition of what qualifies as grimdark, common elements include graphic violence, bleak settings, and characters who are often driven by self-interest or survival rather than altruism or a sense of justice. This subgenre is often associated with fantasy and science fiction, but it can also be found in other genres such as horror and thriller. Sometimes seen as controversial, it can be a powerful critique of traditional heroic narratives and a reflection of the darker aspects of human nature. Regardless of one's perspective, it's clear that grimdark literature has become increasingly popular in recent years. Seventeen authors bring you their tales of dark and dastardly heroes. Ken Alders Brianna Bullen Jordan Chase-Young Kim Z. Dale Kai Delmas Kay Hanifen Tim Hanlon Kevin J. Kennedy Brett Mitchell Kent Catlyn Ladd Tim Law John Leahy Vijayaraj Mahendraraj Kelly Matsuura C.C. Parker Rick Ansell Pearson Dash Rai

Grimdark

Autor: M Vijayara , Rick Ansell Pearson , Brianna Bullen

Número de Páginas: 0

Grimdark literature is characterised by its dark and violent tone, as well as its focus on morally ambiguous or flawed protagonists who are often struggling to survive in brutal and unforgiving worlds. While there is no strict definition of what qualifies as grimdark, common elements include graphic violence, bleak settings, and characters who are often driven by self-interest or survival rather than altruism or a sense of justice. This subgenre is often associated with fantasy and science fiction, but it can also be found in other genres such as horror and thriller. Sometimes seen as controversial, it can be a powerful critique of traditional heroic narratives and a reflection of the darker aspects of human nature. Regardless of one's perspective, it's clear that grimdark literature has become increasingly popular in recent years. Seventeen authors bring you their tales of dark and dastardly heroes. Ken Alders Brianna Bullen Jordan Chase-Young Kim Z. Dale Kai Delmas Kay Hanifen Tim Hanlon Kevin J. Kennedy Brett Mitchell Kent Catlyn Ladd Tim Law John Leahy Vijayaraj Mahendraraj Kelly Matsuura C.C. Parker Rick Ansell Pearson Dash Rai

Grimdark Grimoires

Autor: Alex De-gruchy

Número de Páginas: 198

Swords and Sorcery. Demons and Dragons. Bards and Battlements. Strange and Sinister. You won't find any Wizard of Oz, "Portal Fantasy" type stories in this collection. Only High Fantasy stories that take place in a Secondary World will be found among these pages.

The Book of Random Tables

Autor: Matt. Davids

Número de Páginas: 0

d100 Random Tables for Dark Fantasy RPGs Bring the bleak worlds of grimdark fantasy to life. The Book of Random Tables: Grimdark is designed to help game masters add texture, mystery, and brutality to their RPG campaigns with dozens of d100 tables tailored specifically for the darker side of the genre. This book is not intended to provide complete adventures for you. Instead, it supplements your creativity, helping you layer meaningful details into every scene, settlement, and encounter. Use these tables during prep or roll on them in the middle of a session to surprise your players and enrich your world. What's Inside: Items & Things Seven d100 tables packed with strange, eerie, and unsettling discoveries, including: Items at the Bottom of a Pit Items Bricked Up in a Wall Items in a Burned Fishing Village Items in a Plague Doctor's Bag Items in a Shallow Grave ... and more. Perfect for adding texture and atmosphere to grim locales. NPCs Populate your world with: 400 Bandits, Thieves, and Spies 200 Mercenaries 100 Plague Doctors These pre-generated NPCs bring danger, intrigue, and bleak personalities to any encounter. Mutations & Symptoms One d100 table of grotesque corruptions...

Immortals' Requiem

Autor: Vincent Bobbe

Número de Páginas: 548

There are beings that live a shadow's breadth from our reality...They are the dreams and nightmares of humanity, the ancient seeds of fairy-tale and superstition. These are the Immortals, creatures of magic that should live forever... and they are fading.When a horror two thousand years dead returns to contemporary England, creatures long thought lost to myth and legend collide in a scramble for survival that could tumble civilisation back into the dark ages of blood and death.Immortals' Requiem is a Tolkienesque grimdark fantasy based in both a modern day city and vast supernatural worlds. If you like the idea of a drunken elf with a shotgun, an ancient warrior with a chainsaw and a whole host of violent supernatural beings you'll love this multiple award winning fantasy bestseller!

Grimdark

Autor: Shannon Morgan

Número de Páginas: 337

Thrilling and melancholic, with a through line of female connection and courage across centuries, this ambitious and evocative novel spans three timelines—present day, 1645, and 1216—in a remote English seaside town where legends of witches and ghosts obscure an even stranger truth. For fans of Simone St. James, Eve Chase and Jennifer McMahon. Teetering on the edge of the North Sea in Norfolk, Grimdark Hall is both grim and dark in name and nature. When Cló and Jude Honeyborne arrive from Toronto to claim Jude’s inheritance, Cló is unsettled by the foreboding ancient building and the hostility of Jude’s sisters, who stalk her every move. But Cló is drawn to the strange energy of the treacherous fens and the haunting sadness of a drowned village in the bay where ghostly church bells toll thirteen, sweeping her back into another woman’s memories . . . In 1645 Euphemia Figgis was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, screaming a curse on the Honeybornes as the flames consumed her. Now, flashes of Effie’s life torment Cló at every turn. Cló isn’t the only one who’s lived before: an odd little girl lurks about Grimdark claiming to be the reincarnation of a ...

Absolution

Autor: Jeff Vandermeer

Número de Páginas: 450

Saluée par Stephen King et bien d’autres, la série du Rempart Sud s’est assurée une place au panthéon de la littérature du XXIe siècle Toutes les expéditions qui ont tenté de percer les secrets de la Zone X se sont soldées par des suicides, des meurtres, des cancers foudroyants, des troubles mentaux... Jeff VanderMeer revient une ultime fois, dix ans avant la création de la Zone X, sur l’histoire de cet espace mystérieux et mortel en perpétuelle expansion, à travers trois premières expéditions entre journal de bord, roman d’espionnage, horreur et récit surréaliste. « Absolution est la meilleure entrée possible dans la saga du Rempart Sud. » Grimdark Magazine Né en 1968, Jeff VanderMeer est écrivain et éditeur. Best-seller aux États-Unis, la série du Rempart Sud a été traduite dans de nombreux pays. Son premier volume, Annihilation, a reçu les prix Nebula et Shirley Jackson et a été adapté en 2018 par Alex Garland. Après La Cité des Saints et des Fous, Borne, Astronautes morts, Annihilation, Autorité et Acceptation, Absolution est son septième roman publié aux éditions Au diable vauvert.

Half a King (Shattered Sea, Book 1)

Autor: Joe Abercrombie

Número de Páginas: 297

A classic coming-of-age tale set in a vivid and richly-imagined world from Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie. ‘A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page one and refused to let go’ GEORGE R.R. MARTIN

The Flash (2023-) #16

Autor: Simon Spurrier

Número de Páginas: 24

As the family continues their time in Skartaris, something is causing some serious seismic shakes—but is the cause of the quake something sinister? Also, Jai discovers how his abilities have evolved!

A Dark Path

Autor: Stuart Thaman

Número de Páginas: 376

From International Best-Selling Author Stuart Thaman: The Seven Portals to Wonder changed the world. The most advanced AI ever created powered the worlds, bringing infinite possibilities and endless adventure to everyone across the globe. War on Earth practically ceased as most of the planet's population became addicted to the game.Ben Hales was no different. He spent a few years saving enough money to buy lifetime passes for himself and his daughter, Ingrid. Now he has the cash, and Ingrid just turned 16, the minimum age required to play. Not everything-or everyone-in Wonder is quite as it seems. Evil lurks both inside and outside the game, and that evil finds Ben all too soon.Ravaged by loss and consumed by hatred, Ben awakens an ancient necromancer and a host of long-forgotten classes. Now he's building his citadel of darkness and raising an army of the dead with a singular goal: revenge.If it means the death of everyone inside Wonder... so be it.Check out Stuart Thaman's other epic fantasy and LitRPG novels! You can find them all at stuartthamanbooks.com today

Brutal

Autor: James Alderdice

Número de Páginas: 278

A man known only as the Sellsword has come to the border city of Aldreth, where rival wizards struggle for control of a weak-willed duke. Amidst murderous conspiracies and a scandal plagued dynasty, the Sellsword plays all sides to his advantage, bringing about a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men, while wooing the reckless and willful duchess. Though corrupt paladins, demonic adepts, and a surprisingly formidable assassin stand between the Sellsword and the unwholesome truth, spells and blades might not be what take the Sellsword down. It could be plain old bad luck ...