Celine on Fire exposes the underlying warp and weft of our global society in an accessible and engaging manner, tracing the patterns of the past forward to the present. It shows, through engaging discourse, how disparate events come together to shape who we are today, and offers the brilliant lesson that who we are […]
One from a background of privilege, one poorest of the poor, two young people set out to make their fortunes slaying a Fire Scale. Every fifteen years, the great flame-scaled dragons emerge for a brief time to mate and eat, before sealing themselves back into their lairs among the Summer Alps. During the last Emerging, […]
Become the Force by Daniel M Jones is a guidepost to the spiritual movement of Jediism. In a world where it is becoming increasingly difficult to find spiritual succour, many are beginning to turn to new ways of finding what they need to nourish their souls. For some, like Jones, this is Jediism, a spirituality […]
As the frontpage says, Catakism is a ‘humorous purr-spective on humanity’s obsession with cats. Catakism is defined as a) the deep and reverent belief in Cat as master, guru, mentor, sage, and ridiculous ball of cuteness and b) the devotional beliefs and rituals practised by Catakists. This book is chock-full of adorable cat pics and […]
*****Intended for older children. His Royal Whiskers is a darkly whimsical fairy-tale worthy of the Brothers Grimm themselves. When an alchemy experiment goes wrong, turning the heir to the Petrossian Empire into a fluffy kitten, the bloodthirsty Czar is enraged. How can his son conquer anything as a cute fluffy kitten. And so, the accidental […]
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung Quiet Girl in a Noisy World is a quirky illustrated tribute to what it means to be an introvert. This charming collection of comics follows author/illustrator Debbie Tung in her journey of self discovery, learning that she is perfectly normal as is. These comics look at […]
In the midst of war, two young girls find mystery and magic that will come to shake the world. The Cottingley Secret, as the name hints, is a tale about the two young girls of Cottingley who photographer fairies on summer in the middle of the Great War. This story is actually two in one. […]
Quackery is a tour through the most unusual, wacky, and downright bizarre medications, tinctures, and medical tricks used down the years. Odd as most may seem, many of these were the paving stones along the road to medical innovation. There are five different sections looking at the various tools, tinctures, bizarre animal-based cures and tricks […]
Sea of Strangers continues Erica Cameron’s captivating Ryogan Chronicles, as Khya and company search for the legendary Kaisubeh. Having travelled to Ryogo, former home of the exiled Miriseh, Khya and her companions seek to learn Varan’s secrets in hopes of defeating him and freeing Yorri. But navigating Ryogo isn’t so easy. Though their efforts will […]
Cameron’s Island of Exiles is a fast-paced tale of one sister’s love and loyalty against all odds. Itagami, on the island of Shiara, is home to the Miriseh, and the people they protect. When early storms begin wracking the city, and neighboring clans encroach into Itagamin territory, life becomes increasingly difficult. One such encounter claims […]
