Fantasy Realism

Upon becoming a new mother, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal was called to Mexico to reconnect with her ancestors and recover her grandmother’s story, only to return to the sudden loss of her marriage, home, and reality. In Magical/Realism, Villarreal crosses into the erasure of memory and self, fragmented by migration, borders, and colonial and intimate violence, reconstructing her story with pieces of American pop culture, and the music, video games, and fantasy that have helped her make sense of it all.

Lost in the Wonderland is a journey through strange roads, wild rivers, and half-remembered songs. It begins with a botched bank robbery and spirals into a netherworld where music is seeded and rises in the airwaves. When the worlds collide, the spell shatters, leaving the odd, the brave, and the broken-hearted to search for their lost spark, through misguided choices, stolen Christmas nativities, roadside attractions, pills, and flamethrowers. Blending magical realism with mythic undertones, Lost in the Wonderland follows people caught between worlds, driven by longing and the need to belong.

With the curses of three kingdoms broken, Queen Sealyn embarks on a quest to the far-off realm of Glatania. There, her crew must forge alliances with rebels, confront evil royals, face enchanting magic, and try to unlock the secrets hidden within the land to lift the dark curse. Time is of the essence, for the sinister forces of the malevolent kingdom of Stoltland are eagerly waiting to invade. The illustrious Luxen school of magic continues to guide its eager students in mastering the art of controlling magic, as the youthful Skarpin and his companions embark on enchanting adventures.

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This audio study guide for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes, such as social hierarchies, the meaning and morality of survival, and motherhood in extreme circumstances.

Viviane Rose has lived with auditory hallucinations all her life. Despite this, she has a good job as the manager of the laundry at Vince Malum Residential Living Center, a long-term care facility for the mentally ill. She works there to be near her catatonic mother and amnesiac fiance, and she lives with her grumpy grandfather. Family is her top priority. Viviane has all aspects of her life running like clockwork until one of her hallucinations manifests and begins killing the patients at the Center.

Dos escuelas de escritores hiperbreves luchan por hacerse con el dominio del género. Los fundadores de las escuelas son los gemelos Salazar, irremediablemente enfrentados por su ideología y por un odio fratricida. Es este libro se recogen las obras de los excéntricos o los desgraciados que formaron parte de una de estas escuelas. Fantasía, horror, ciencia ficción, noir y realismo mágico quedan miniaturizados en los cien microcuentos que recoge la antología.