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Maeve Fly
by CJ Leede"This is gory and brutal and beautiful and painful and terrifying and a pure delight." —Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling authorA provocative and unforgettable debut that is both a blood-soaked love letter to Los Angeles and a gleeful send-up to iconic horror villains, Maeve Fly will thrill fans of My Heart is a Chainsaw and Caroline Kepnes’ You series.By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child’s favorite ice princess. By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the other, imitating her misanthropic literary heroes.But when Gideon Green - her best friend’s brother - moves to town, he awakens something dangerous within her, and the world she knows suddenly shifts beneath her feet.Untethered, Maeve ditches her discontented act and tries on a new persona. A bolder, bloodier one, inspired by the pages of American Psycho. Step aside Patrick Bateman, it’s Maeve’s turn with the knife."An apocalyptic Anaheim Psycho." —Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted HouseAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Mage of Fools
by Eugen BaconIn the dystopian world of Mafinga, Jasmin must contend with a dictator's sorcerer to cleanse the socialist state of its deadly pollution.Mafinga's malevolent king dislikes books and, together with his sorcerer Atari, has collapsed the environment to almost uninhabitable. The sun has killed all the able men, including Jasmin's husband Godi. But Jasmin has Godi's secret story machine that tells of a better world, far different from the wastelands of Mafinga. Jasmin's crime for possessing the machine and its forbidden literature filled with subversive text is punishable by death. Fate grants a cruel reprieve in the service of a childless queen who claims Jasmin's children as her own. Jasmin is powerless—until she discovers secrets behind the king and his sorcerer.
Magia Desatada: Serie Magia Desatada Libro Uno (Magia Interdimensional #1)
by M. L. RyanEn mi mundo hay dos tipos de personas: las que tienen mucha magia y las que tienen poca o ninguna. Los que tienen, normalmente señores de la guerra y sus secuaces, utilizan sus habilidades arcanas para mantener a los que no tienen bajo sus pulgares encantados. Por desgracia, yo pertenezco a la segunda categoría. ¿La única cosa peor en este mundo brutal y sin ley que ser una persona con problemas de magia? Ser una mujer. Por mi cuenta desde los once años, me mantuve viva haciéndome pasar por un chico, robando para mantener mi barriga llena y sin quedarme en un lugar por mucho tiempo. ¿Solitaria? Claro, pero ello me mantuvo a salvo durante ocho largos años. Hasta que elegí la banda equivocada para robar una barra de pan. Si no fuera por los guerreros mágicos que pasaban por allí, el error habría sido fatal. El último lugar en el que quería estar era en manos de un señor de la guerra, pero no me dieron muchas opciones. Después de rescatarme, me llevaron a su campamento. Tenía toda la intención de salir a la primera oportunidad. Y lo habría hecho, también, si todos no hubieran sido tan condenadamente amables. O si no me hubieran ofrecido enseñarme a usar la poderosa magia que no sabía que tenía. Supongo que tendré que ver si soy tan buena en la magia como creen... Magia desatada, primer libro de la serie Magia interdimensional, es una historia ingeniosa y llena de acción ambientada en la dimensión paralela de Dekankara, introducida por primera vez en la premiada serie Dimensión de Coursodon de M.L. Ryan.
Magia mental (Tríada #1)
by Poppy Dennison Marta Gil AlmirónVolumen 1 de la serie "Tríada"«Las especies mágicas no deben mezclarse jamás». De acuerdo a las normas, Simon Osborne debería ignorar los gritos de ayuda de los niños. Después de todo son cachorros de hombres-lobo, y él es aprendiz de mago. Pero, por primera vez en su vida, Simon rompe las reglas y rescata a los cachorros, salvándoles de un demonio empeñado en arrebatarles su magia. Por supuesto, todas las acciones tienen consecuencias, y la atrevida acción de Simon le proporciona el rechazo de sus semejantes y la atención del cachorro del Alfa, un hombre llamado Gray Townsend. Lo último que necesita Gray es un mago en su vida, pero Simon ha salvado a su hijo. Dado que Simon es ahora un amigo de la manada, Gray no puede hacer nada sobre ello, o sobre la prohibida atracción que lo acompaña. Desgraciadamente para el Alfa, necesita la ayuda de Simon para rastrear al demonio responsable del secuestro, antes de que ataque de nuevo. Simon y Gray deben unir sus fuerzas para proteger a la manada, mientras se esfuerzan por resistir la tentación que amenaza por destruirles a los dos.
Magic Fire
by Christopher PikeMark Charm is a pyromaniac. But it is only in his senior year of high school that he takes his personal obsession citywide. And on a dry autumn night Mark starts to wonder what it would be like if the whole city burned.
Magic For Sale
by Carrie ClickardOn the corner of Hemlock and Blight, the magic shop of Miss Pustula Night is open for business. Creepy curiosities and endless enchantments fill the shelves, but it&’s the rumor of a shop ghost that really has kids excited. Brave Georgie McQuist has been double-dared to find the phantom, and he's up to the task-- but he never expected that he'd give the ghost a fright! Together, boy and ghost take on the task of cataloging every last treasure in Miss Pustula's crowded and cavernous cellar, down to the last spell and skeleton-- but what will the witch do when she catches them there? The deliciously spooky, tongue-twistingly clever rhymes in this story are illustrated in lavish detail-- each creep and kraken crawls across the pages, and Miss Night's shelves are crowded with pickled elves and dusty potions. From the first friendly fright to the last lurking ghoul, this adventure is perfect for Halloween. . . and beyond.
Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series #3)
by Alice HoffmanIn an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic.Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? <P><P>With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the “Unnamed Arts.” Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. It is here that she learns her first important lesson: Always love someone who will love you back. <P><P>When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it’s here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters. Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love and a showcase of Alice Hoffman’s masterful storytelling. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Magic Over Boys: Magic Over Boys: A High School Paranormal Bully Romance (Shadowlight Academy #2)
by Kailin GowThe Beautiful Ones at Shadowlight Academy is broken. Shadowlight Academy itself is barely standing. The Beautiful Boys are gone...leaving me to pick up the pieces... To Stand Strong. Me. Against an Army. ***** Unlike many high school heroines in fantasy books, I always knew I was not ordinary. Far from it. Since I was two, I have been seeing angels and demons. Given the gift of battle as a warrior, my role as a slayer often interferes with my role as a normal girl. So no, I was never a typical girl who had just found out she was heir to some magical family or something like that. I've been "gifted" practically all my life. So when my ordinary family moved us to San Francisco to a new school where my father teaches, I didn't think much of the school. Shadowlight Academy, the most exclusive and posh prep academy for the super rich. I thought I would be there to slay the evil like an undercover superhero amongst the ordinary. I just didn't think the ordinary would all be extremely unordinary. Especially the three most popular kids in school, known as the Beautiful Ones. Then there's the hot brooding rebel boy who didn't seem to fit in, too. Everyone here has secrets, and I am determined to find out what, before it kills me...the entire Academy and even the world. *Gone Rogue is the third book in a high school paranormal academy series for mature teens and up. Expect a tough heroine who can take on anyone and anything, will, lots of steam literally and figuratively, and a reverse harem.
Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature
by Jenni AdamsA major contribution to Holocaust studies, the book examines the capacity of supernatural elements to dramatize the ethical and representational difficulties of Holocaust fiction. Exploring texts by such writers as D. M. Thomas and Markus Zusak it will appeal to scholars and students of Holocaust literature, magic realism, and contemporary fiction.
Magic Terror
by Peter StraubWelcome to another kind of terror as Peter Straub leads us into the outer reaches of the psyche. Here the master of the macabre is at his absolute best in seven exquisite tales of living, dying, and the terror that lies in between.
Magic for Beginners: Stories
by Kelly LinkNine stories that examine American middle- and lower-middle-class life from unexpected angles that mix fairy tale, science fiction, and zaniness. Stories include witches filled with ants, a house haunted by rabbits, and zombies.
Magic of the Moonlight: A Full Moon Novel
by Ellen SchreiberBeware of a bite under a full moon . . . It will complicate your love life. Celeste has more to worry about than a secret romance with a hot guy from the wrong side of town. That guy, Brandon, is a werewolf. With gossip and hostility swirling at school, it's time to find a cure for his nocturnal condition, and perhaps the one person who can help is his scientist father. But what if a "cure" makes things worse and Brandon becomes a werewolf full time? To keep Brandon's secret safe, Celeste must hide her relationship with him from her best friends, but with the Moonlight Ball approaching, she must make a choice. Her dream is to go with her one true love-Brandon. But once the sun goes down, the clouds separate, and the full moon appears, could she really walk into the dance on the arm of a werewolf? In this installment of the sumptuously romantic Full Moon series, Celeste faces her fears and her friends and finds out whether she's strong enough to stand up for herself and her one true love.
Magic: The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Rapunzel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of global sensation Behind Her Eyes (Tales from the Kingdoms #1)
by Sarah PinboroughFIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENTImagine a tower wreathed in legend, a powerful witch, a foolhardy king, an imprisoned girl, and a secret waiting to be discovered . . .And then imagine them all again . . .This is the tale of Rapunzel, retold as it always should have been.Magic is the first instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.__________________Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:Book 1: MAGICBook 2: BEAUTYBook 3: POISONBook 4: CHARMBook 5: BLOOD__________________PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
Magic: The definitive dark fantasy romance retelling of Rapunzel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of global sensation Behind Her Eyes (Tales from the Kingdoms #1)
by Sarah PinboroughFIVE FAIRYTALES. NINE KINGDOMS. ONE PRINCE.'This is not your Disney fairy tale. It is much, much better' WILDER'S BOOK REVIEW'Brilliantly subverts the classic fairy tale' ONE CHAPTER MORE'Loads of fun . . . Exposes the patriarchal, oppressive fairytale world order which we take for granted in the old yarns' THE INDEPENDENTImagine a tower wreathed in legend, a powerful witch, a foolhardy king, an imprisoned girl, and a secret waiting to be discovered . . .And then imagine them all again . . .This is the tale of Rapunzel, retold as it always should have been.Magic is the first instalment in this British Fantasy Award-winning world teeming with lovers, dragons, witches, and werewolves by Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Pinborough.Newly revised, rejacketed, and relaunched with a brand-new prequel and sequel, the Tales from the Kingdoms series is your next dark fantasy romance obsession.__________________Step into the Tales from the Kingdoms series:Book 1: MAGICBook 2: BEAUTYBook 3: POISONBook 4: CHARMBook 5: BLOOD__________________PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH:'Bloody brilliant' STEPHEN KING'An absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN'A twisted genius' LISA JEWELL'Queen of WTF' RUTH WARE'An absolute must-read' JOE HILL'A dark, electrifying page-turner' HARLAN COBEN'The queen of twisty reads' HARRIET TYCE'Everyone will be talking about this book' STYLIST'Expertly plotted' SUNDAY TIMES'One of the best endings to a book' PRIMA'The very definition of a page-turner' SUN
Magician and Fool: Book One, Arcana Oracle Series (Arcana Oracle Series)
by Susan WandsPamela Colman Smith, newly arrived from New York to her birthplace of London, is received as an oddball in Victorian society. Her second sight helps her in her new job: illustrating tarot cards for the Golden Dawn, a newly formed occult group. But when Pamela refuses to share her creations with Aleister Crowley, a controversial magician, he issues a threat: give up the cards&’ power, or he&’ll harm her muses.In the midst of this battle, two of Pamela&’s idols, the actors Henry Irving and William Terriss, take her under their wing. Henry, who tutors her as the leader of the Lyceum Theatre, becomes the muse for her Magician card. William Terriss, teaching her by examples of instinct and courage, becomes the muse for her Fool card. As Pamela begins to create the tarot deck, she is almost overwhelmed by the race to possess the magical power of her cards. In order to defeat Aleister, Henry and William will have to transform into living incarnations of the Magician and the Fool—and Pamela will have to learn how to conjure her own magic.
Magicians of Gor: Gor Book 25 (Gorean Saga #25)
by John NormanChaos reigns on the Counter-Earth in the long-running series that &“draw[s] on a combination of philosophy, science-fiction, and erotica&” (Vice). After the disaster of the delta campaign, Ar is essentially defenseless. The forces of Cos and her allies are welcomed into the city as liberators. Ar&’s Station, which held out so valiantly against superior forces in the North, is denounced as traitorous. Veterans of the delta campaign are despised and ridiculed. Patriotism and manhood are denigrated. Lawlessness and propaganda are rampant. Marlenus, the great ubar, who might have organized and led a resistance, who might have rallied the city, is presumed dead somewhere in the Voltai Mountains. Tarl is concerned with a warrior&’s vengeance upon sedition and treachery, and, in particular, with meeting one who stands high among the conspirators—a beautiful woman now enthroned as ubara, whose name is Talena. Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire. Magicians of Gor is the 25th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Magie der Gedanken (Triade #1)
by Poppy Dennison Stefanie ZurekBuch 1 in der Serie - TriadeMagische Wesen müssen stets unter sich bleiben. Den Regeln nach sollte Simon Osborne die Hilfeschreie der Kinder ignorieren. Immerhin handelt es sich um Welpen von Werwölfen und Simon ist ein Magierlehrling. Aber Simon beschließt, die Regeln dieses eine Mal zu brechen und die Welpen vor dem Dämon zu retten, der ihnen ihre Magie stehlen will. Natürlich zieht sein Handeln Konsequenzen nach sich. Simon erntet nicht nur die Missgunst seines Lehrmeisters, sondern auch die Aufmerksamkeit des Alpha-Werwolfs Gray Townsend. Das Letzte, was Gray in seinem Leben braucht, ist ein Magier, aber Simon hat nun mal seinen Sohn gerettet. Da Simon nun ein Freund des Rudels ist, bleibt Gray keine andere Wahl, als Simon in sein Leben zu lassen--und damit die verbotene Zuneigung, die er für Simon fühlt. Gray braucht die Hilfe des Magiers, um den Dämon aufzuspüren, bevor er wieder zuschlägt. Um das Rudel zu beschützen, müssen Simon und Gray sich zusammentun--ohne der Versuchung zu erliegen, die sie beide zerstören könnte.
Major Arcana: A Novel
by John Pistelli&“Perhaps the elusive great American novel for the twenty-first century.&” It begins with a gunshot: a student's public suicide on a university campus. The blast radius of this tragic explosion expands to encompass 50 years of our history and two of the grandest characters in recent American fiction: Simon Magnus, a comic-book writer who transfigured popular culture turned gender activist who transfigures the English language, and Ash del Greco, an online occultist who by the age of 20 has seen to the end of everything and wants desperately to prove the superiority of mind over matter. With a decades-spanning but tightly-knit plot, written in an expansive style, Major Arcana canvasses America&’s inner life and moral history from coast to coast and across two generations in a delirious saga about art, magic, love, and death. Originally serialized on the author&’s Substack newsletter, Major Arcana is a novel about the transformative power of popular culture. With a nod to Michael Chabon&’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, and for fans of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Pistelli reimagines the expansive novel for the 21st century.
Major Monster Mess (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #6)
by Victor Rivas Andres MiedosoIt’s Desmond and Andres versus creepy monster lunch ladies in the sixth book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!Usually the cafeteria is where good food goes to meet its maker, but at Kersville Elementary, lunchtime is a little different. For starters, the food is delicious and they serve dessert every day! But there’s one important thing to remember—Monsters cook great food, but they have to eat, too! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Make Great Decisions Christian Workbook for Teen Girls: A Practical & Biblical Guide to Choices that Matter
by Jocasta OdomGive a teen the scriptural guidance and support she needs to make good choicesBecoming a teenager is an incredible time in a girl's life—one filled with change, possibility, and lots of new decisions. The Make Great Decisions Workbook for Christian Teen Girls will help your teen make choices she'll be proud of by providing her with a place to reflect and communicate with God every day.What makes the Make Great Decisions Workbook for Christian Teen Girls stand out from other devotionals for women and teen girl books:Daily devotionals for great decisions—Teens face numerous choices every day, like whether they'll check social media, or how long they'll study for a biology test. These inspirational Bible quotes will empower and inspire them to make sound decisions about school, friends, family, romance, and more.Faith-driven prompts—They'll complete exercises like writing a personal prayer they can call on whenever they need it, setting short- and long-term goals, and thinking about who their true friends are and why.A place to get creative—This book provides ample space to doodle, sketch, and color as they explore their thoughts and feelings because sometimes, spiritual growth is expressed beyond words.Help the teen girl in your life grow into the extraordinary young woman God created her to be with the Make Great Decisions Workbook for Christian Teen Girls.
Making Love
by Nancy Holder Melanie Tem"A novel of sex and horror," this book is not so much about the physical act of "Making Love," but the unexplainable manner of "making people" to love--a man, two girl toddlers, eight almost identical young boys... Once Charlotte Tobias was a prim and severe schoolteacher, wielding her red pencil, writing to imaginary lovers and hiding the letters in a closet. Then, on the night of her fortiety birthday, Charlotte dreamed of love, and her life would never be the same again. He came to her, her own creation, bold and dark, naked and rippling with muscles. She named him Phanes. She gave him poetry and curiosity, and let him make love to her in ways and places she could never have imagined. She let him awaken her and change her and take her to the edge of her fantasies... But now Charlotte is losing control of her perfect lover. Her creation is leading her on a voyage through madness and anger and loss, revealing to Charlotte what truths lie just beyond her consciousness, what horrors can grow in the absence of a soul...
Making Money: A Discworld Novel (Moist von Lipwig #2)
by Terry Pratchett“Outlandish fun. . . . Making Money balances satire, knockabout farce and close observation of human—and non-human—foibles with impressive dexterity and deceptive ease. The result is another ingenious entertainment from the preeminent comic fantasist of our time.”—Washington PostThe hero of Going Postal has an even more dangerous job than the mail: overseeing the tanking Royal Bank and the printing of Ankh-Morpork’s first paper currency in this brilliant installment in New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld series.The Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork is facing a crisis, and who better to manage it than the man who turned around Ankh-Morpork’s inefficient Post Office, former arch-swindler-turned-Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig. Lord Vetinari once again makes Moist an offer he can’t refuse: resuscitate the venerable Royal Mint.The bank has many problems: the chief cashier is almost certainly a vampire, the elderly chairman and her two loaded crossbows needs a daily walkie, there’s something strange happening in the cellar, and running the Royal Mint is costing a mint.As Moist begins to make some ambitious changes, he accrues some dangerous enemies. Everyone knows money is power—and certain stakeholders will do anything to keep a firm grip on both . . .The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but Making Money is the second book in the Moist von Lipwig series. The full series, in order, includes:Going PostalMaking MoneyRaising Steam
Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s: Why Don't They Do It Like They Used To?
by David RocheIn Making and Remaking Horror in the 1970s and 2000s author David Roche takes up the assumption shared by many fans and scholars that original horror movies are more “disturbing,” and thus better than the remakes. He assesses the qualities of movies, old and recast, according to criteria that include subtext, originality, and cohesion. With a methodology that combines a formalist and cultural studies approach, Roche sifts aspects of the American horror movie that have been widely addressed (class, the patriarchal family, gender, and the opposition between terror and horror) and those that have been somewhat neglected (race, the Gothic, style, and verisimilitude). Containing seventy-eight black-and-white illustrations, the book is grounded in a close comparative analysis of the politics and aesthetics of four of the most significant independent American horror movies of the 1970s—The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Dawn of the Dead, and Halloween—and their twenty-first-century remakes. To what extent can the politics of these films be described as “disturbing” insomuch as they promote subversive subtexts that undermine essentialist perspectives? Do the politics of the film lie on the surface or are they wedded to the film's aesthetics? Early in the book, Roche explores historical contexts, aspects of identity (race, ethnicity, and class), and the structuring role played by the motif of the American nuclear family. He then asks to what extent these films disrupt genre expectations and attempt to provoke emotions of dread, terror, and horror through their representations of the monstrous and the formal strategies employed? In this inquiry, he examines definitions of the genre and its metafictional nature. Roche ends with a meditation on the extent to which the technical limitations of the horror films of the 1970s actually contribute to this “disturbing” quality. Moving far beyond the genre itself, Making and Remaking Horror studies the redux as a form of adaptation and enables a more complete discussion of the evolution of horror in contemporary American cinema.
Malas Especies
by T. D. ClareMalas especies es una novela de genero cruzado, parte ciencie ficcion, parte horror. Es a veces violento,inquietante y a veces bella y cautivadora. Es una historia contada en formato de diario, de un grupo de humanos que se encuentran en un aspero y nuevo mundo, sufriendo experimentos, forzados a criar familia, y torturados. Frecuentemente se les prohibe todo contacto humano, o a comunicarse entre ellos. Cada personaje intenta sobrevivir a su propia manera, batallando con sus cuerpos, pensamientos y memorias.
Malcolm: A Romance (The Cullen Collection #16)
by George MacDonaldA masterpiece of mystery and spiritual power from one of the Victorian era&’s greatest writers, the Scottish author who inspired C. S. Lewis. This towering 1875 novel, set in the Scottish fishing village of Cullen, is considered by many as George MacDonald&’s fictional masterwork. The intricate tale is more true to place than any of MacDonald&’s books. As Malcolm is drawn into the web of secrets surrounding majestic Lossie House, with the marquis of Lossie and his tempestuous daughter Florimel at the center of them, we meet some of MacDonald&’s most memorable characters. Through them Malcolm must unravel many mysteries that hang over the town and its people—and himself. The Scottish dialect is more impenetrable than in many of MacDonald&’s other Scottish novels, and has been translated into readable English in this newly updated edition by MacDonald&’s biographer Michael Phillips. Calling it a &“masterpiece of plot, drama, mystery, characterization, and spiritual depth,&” it was Malcolm which in the 1970s set Phillips on his life&’s-work to acquaint the world with MacDonald&’s forgotten legacy through new editions of MacDonald&’s work. Phillips says, &“Malcolm is always an ideal choice for new readers to begin a deeper acquaintance with MacDonald,&” especially as it is set in the locale from which The Cullen Collection of new editions derives its name. Phillips&’s lengthy informative introduction sets Malcolm&’s story colorfully into the context of MacDonald&’s two 1870s visits to Cullen. Phillips also provides readers new to the works of MacDonald with a historical overview of the Scotsman&’s writing and significance.