Историческая фантастика
Различные книги в жанре Историческая фантастикаTale of Genji
"What Waley did create is literary art of extraordinary beauty that brings to life in English the world Murasaki Shikibu imagined. The beauty of his art has not dimmed, but like the original text itself retains the power to move and enlighten."—Dennis Washburn, from his foreword Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature. Over the past century, this book has gained worldwide acceptance as not only the world's first novel but as one of the greatest works of literature of all time.The hero of the tale, Prince Genji, is a shining example of the Heian-era ideal man—accomplished in poetry, dance, music, painting, and, not least of all to the novel's many plots, romance. [i]The Tale of Genji and the characters and world it depicts have influenced Japanese culture to its very core. This celebrated translation by Arthur Waley gives Western readers a very genuine feel for the tone of this beloved classic.This edition contains the complete Waley translation of all six books of [i]The Tale of Genji and also contains a new foreword by Dennis Washburn with key insights into both the book and the importance of this translation for modern readers.
Geisha in Rivalry
Geisha in Rivalry , first published as Udekurabe in 1918, has a secure place among Kafu Nagai's masterpieces. Set against the backdrop of Tokyo's Shimbashi geisha district, a company of vivid characters play out their drama of illicit love, shady intrigue, and unrelenting rivalry. In the forefront are the geisha: some powerful and spiteful like the imperious Rikiji, some crude and obvious like the gaudy Kikuchiyo, some naive and pathetic like the heroine Komayo, and all engaged in finding a place for themselves in a world that offers no easy route of escape from their profession. Here, too, are the patrons of the geisha: the playboys, the actors, the successful businessmen, and the «upstart gentlemen» of late Meiji society. And here, again, are those who make the machinery of this world function: the geisha house proprietors, the teahouse mistresses, the actors' retainers, the servants. And, finally, here are the parasites of the demimonde, who live off its other denizens through guile and deceit. Through this often sordid but fascinating pageant move the figures of the geisha Komayo, her lovers, and the women who conspire to steal them from her.
Saline Solution
Retief ways might be the disgrace of Earth's diplomatic corps—but he always manages to get the job done, much to his boss's dismay!
The War-Nymphs of Venus
The voluptuous golden civilization of Arron was doomed. Licentious laughter echoed through the water-kingdom, unmindful of the relentless, clanking invasion of the Gorts. What fools, this handful of warrior-maidens led by a puny Earthman, to pit their thin strength against Tollgamo's iron army!<P> A classic space-opera from the Golden Age of Science Fiction!
Of Godlike Power
His unearthly power could destroy the world—was there no one to stop him? His words alone could change the world—completely and irrevocably. His words alone DID change the world. Was it mass hypnosis, a hex, or THE POWER? A classic of science fiction by the author voted most popular by the readers of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine!
Once Departed
The year is 1969. An American expat writer living in Spain encounters a beautiful woman with more on her mind than romance. Her mad schemes involve the resurrection of the Third Reich, Adolph Hitler, and zombies! This classic sci-fi suspense tale originally appeared in 1970, by the writer votes most popular by the readers of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine.
The Governor of Glave
The revolution was over and peace restored—so naturally Retief expected the worst!
No Escape from Destiny
It took a crackpot genius like Parker to appear in a room that he could not enter—and then prove he was not there!
Amra, Vol 2 No 69
George Scithers published AMRA, a leading sword and sorcery fanzine, beginning in 1959. The term «swords and sorcery» first appeared there, and AMRA became a leading proponent of the subgenre. Several of the articles originally published in AMRA were later re-printed as part of two volumes about Conan the Barbarian, which Scithers co-edited with L. Sprague de Camp. Contributors to the magazine included all the leading fantasists of the day: Poul Anderson, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, and many more. This volume includes work by: Poul Anderson, L.Sprague de Camp, Darrell Schweitzer, John M. Ford, and more.
Amra, Vol 2 No 68
George Scithers published AMRA, a leading sword and sorcery fanzine, beginning in 1959. The term «swords and sorcery» first appeared there, and AMRA became a leading proponent of the subgenre. Several of the articles originally published in AMRA were later re-printed as part of two volumes about Conan the Barbarian, which Scithers co-edited with L. Sprague de Camp. Contributors to the magazine included all the leading fantasists of the day: Poul Anderson, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, and many more. This volume includes work by: John M. Ford, John Boardman, L. Sprague de Camp, Darrell Schweitzer, and more.