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Robert Asprin's Myth-Fits
by Jody Lynn NyeRobert Asprin's "excellent, lighthearted fantasy series" (Epic Illustrated) continues with more antics from magician Skeeve and his eclectic team at M.Y.T.H., Inc. Business is slow for M.Y.T.H., Inc., and its president, Bunny, is getting nervous that the company might not meet its quarterly goal. So when a job comes in that's worth an absurd amount of gold--and also happens to take them to Winslow, the most luxurious vacation resort in any dimension--the team jumps at the opportunity to recoup some cash and maybe catch some R&R. Only, magician Skeeve has an unsettling feeling that this mission might be trickier than it seems. Someone in Winslow is messing with the magic lines and working hard to ensure that the M.Y.T.H. crew gets nowhere near the powerful relic that they've been hired to find. And as the mysterious manipulation turns deadly, Skeeve, Bunny, Aahz, and the rest of their partners find themselves in a race not only to finish the job but also to escape paradise alive...
Robert Asprin's Myth-Quoted
by Jody Lynn NyeA CAMPAIGN OF MYTH-INFORMATION Since it was founded, M.Y.T.H., Inc. has dealt with all manner of vile and evil creatures. But not even a magician of Skeeve's caliber is prepared to face the most duplicitous monsters of all: politicians. <P><P>Emo Weavil and his cousin Wilmer Weavil-Scuttil have been running against each other for governor of the island of Bokromi--for five years. Their magical mudslinging (literal and otherwise) strategies continue to postpone the election, leaving the realm in a state of leaderless chaos. Hired to moderate a fair and balanced race between the candidates, Skeeve and Bunny attempt to clean up the dirty politics, only to become targets of the tabloids and paparazzi who are more interested in innuendo than in the facts...
Robert Holdstock SF Gateway Omnibus: Earthwind, Where Time Winds Blow, In the Valley of the Statues
by Robert HoldstockFrom The SF Gateway, the most comprehensive digital library of classic SFF titles ever assembled, comes an ideal sample introduction to the fantastic work of Robert Holdstock, one of modern fantasy's most original and influential voices. Holdstock's Mythago Wood, winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel, is regarded as the definitive treatment of the wildwood, and his Merlin Codex trilogy is one of the few truly original takes on the Arthurian legend. This omnibus contains two of his early SF novels: Earthwind and Where Time Winds Blow and a collection of his highly-acclaimed short fiction, In the Valley of the Statues.
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Typhoon
by Wesley ChuIn this white-knuckled and high-stakes thriller, set in the expansive world of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead series, three different people in China—a rural farmer, an urban military veteran, and an American student—are caught in the typhoon of undead as chaos sweeps over the most populous country in Asia.In the aftermath of a horrifying outbreak, the last remnants of the Chinese government have estimated that one billion walkers (called jiangshi) are currently roaming the country. Across this desolate landscape, large groups of survivors have clustered together for safety in settlements that have been built to protect against the unceasing wave of jiangshi. In one of these settlements, Beacon of Light, scavengers of vastly different backgrounds struggle to provide supplies for the survival of thousands. Before this devastation, Zhu was one of the millions of poor farmers who left their rural roots for the promise of consistent employment in one of China’s booming factory towns. Elena was an American teaching English in China while on a gap year before beginning law school. Hengyen was a grizzled military officer of some renown, and a passionate believer in his nation’s ability to surmount any obstacle. But with the settlement’s 3,000 mouths to feed and the scavengers having to travel further and further in search of food, Zhu ends up at his home village, where he is shocked to find survivors. Does he force them to join the settlement or keep their existence a secret? Meanwhile, a veritable typhoon of walkers is headed towards the Beacon of Light. When the conniving leader of the Beacon, Secretary Guo, tasks Hengyen with rounding up all survivors in the area for a desperate last stand, the military man sees it for the foolish, futile directive that it is. Ever the patriot, though, he will stand with his compatriots to the very last. But Zhu finds himself caught between his love for Elena, his duty to the Beacon, and his desire to flee with the villagers. With time running out and the stakes higher than ever, these three survivors must figure out how to live with the overwhelming odds against them.
Robert Pollok’s The Course of Time and Literary Theodicy in the Romantic Age: The Rise and Fall of a Christian Epic (Routledge Studies in Romanticism)
by Deryl DavisThis book explores the contexts and reception history of Robert Pollok’s religious epic The Course of Time (1827), one of the best- selling long poems of the nineteenth century, which has been almost entirely forgotten today. Widely read in the United States and across the British Empire, the poem’s combination of evangelical Calvinism, High Romanticism, and native Scottishness proved irresistible to many readers. This monograph traces the poem’s origins as a defense of Biblical authority, divine providence, and religious orthodoxy (against figures like Byron and Joseph Priestley) and explores the reasons for The Course of Time’s enormous, decades- long popularity and later precipitous decline. A close reading of the poem and an examination of its reception history offers readers important insights into the dynamic relationship between religion and wider culture in the nineteenth century, the uses of literature as a vehicle for theological argument and theodicy, and the important but often overlooked role that religion played in literary— and, particularly, Scottish— Romanticism. This work will appeal to scholars of religious history, literary history, Evangelicalism, Romanticism, Scottish literature, and nineteenth- century culture.
Robin: An Origin Story (DC Super Heroes Origins)
by Michael DahlHow did Robin become Batman's crime-fighting partner? Discover the story behind the Boy Wonder's journey from typical teenager to super hero sidekick, including the source of his acrobatic skills. With action-packed illustrations and easy-to-follow text, these early reader books are perfect for young super hero fans.
The Robin and the Kestrel (Bardic Voices #2)
by Mercedes LackeyFor the first time in paperback, a new solo novel by a fantasy great. Set in the same world as Bardic Voices, Book I: The Lark and the Wren, this fantasy novel is "deft and readable . . . as lively as one might wish, and the reappearances of the Skull Hill Ghost from The Lark and the Wren are especially well-rendered" (Dragon).
The Robin and the Reindeer
by Rosa BaileyA little reindeer, lost in the forest ... and a robin, who will help her fly home; this is a gift book for children and parents to treasure.Little Reindeer is lost in the forest.It begins to snow. And as the snowflakes crowd through the trees, she catches a glimpse of something: a flash of startling red and wings blurring in the air. A robin! In a piece of woodland magic, the generous robin lends the red from his feathers to Little Reindeer's nose, and they fly home together. A perfect gift book for the winter season, with a gorgeous foiled and textured cover. For anyone who loves The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, or The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Robin Hood, 1192: Young Adult Time Travel Adventure (The Symbiont Time Travel Adventures Series #7)
by T.L.B. WoodPetra and Kipp, accompanied by fellow time travelers Peter and Elani, travel to medieval England to answer a nagging question in the time-travel adventure, Robin Hood - 1192, by T.L.B. WoodWas Robin Hood a real man or a myth?The ever-curious time traveler, Kipp, becomes intrigued with this question after reading the novel, Ivanhoe. He convinces his partner, Petra, that a trip to medieval England's dangerous and politically complicated times is necessary to solve the puzzle.Accompanied by fellow travelers, Peter and Elani, the team assumes disguises as humans partnered with their companion dogs. But the class conflicts between the conquering Normans and the native Saxons quickly turns the adventure into the most dangerous feat the four investigators have undertaken.Now the travelers face a new question: Can they find the way back to their own time?THE SYMBIONT TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURES,1. The Symbiont2. Tombstone, 18813. Whitechapel, 18884.The Great Locomotive Chase, 18625. Titanic, 19126. A Conspiracy to Murder, 18657. Robin Hood, 1192
Robin Hood and the Beasts of Sherwood
by Clayton EmerySir Guy rushed Marian. He wore fine chain mail to the wrist and heavy horsehide gloves. He fended the woman back with his sword, then lashed out with his fist and hit her in the jaw, caught her by her black hair, yanked her forward and cuffed her again. "Marian Fitzooth," he breathed in her face, "it's over. Your husband is led astray. Your home burns. The children in the woods are dead. And you are mine!" Marian glared hatred in the wild torchlight as she felt underneath her for a dagger. The lord gestured with his chin to the cowed women and child and the sick man on the bed. "Kill them." The author of this book donated a digital copy to Bookshare.org. Join us in thanking Clayton Emery for providing his accessible digital book to this community.
Robin Hood - Mark of the Black Arrow
by James R. Tuck Debbie ViguieA vast darkness is spreading. If left unchecked, it will engulf the world, and so Richard the Lionheart must depart England on a holy mission. In his absence, the safety of the realm is entrusted to his brother, Prince John. <P><P>When the king departs, black sorcery begins to grip the land, threatening noble and peasant alike. Horrific creatures stalk the forests, yet the violence they commit pales when compared to the atrocities of men. A handful of rebels fight back, but are doomed to fail unless they can find a hero to lead them.
Robin Robin to the Rescue (The Amazing Adventures of the DC Super-Pets)
by Steve KorteThe Penguin, the Joker, and Catwoman are causing trouble in Gotham City at the same time! Robin Robin and the Boy Wonder swing into action. Will they be able to rescue the zoo’s penguins, return stolen jewelry, and stop the bank from being robbed, all on the same night?
Robin St. James and the Secrets of the Chosen
by E. J. HarveyFans of Beautiful Creatures and The Mortal Instruments will love this brand new gripping, thrilling, fantasy novel that traces one girl's quest to uncover her past and discover the powers inside herself. Robin is having a pretty rough time of things. Her family, the St Jameses, are labelled 'weird' by the other townsfolk, school is hell, the guy she fancies is way out of her league, and her beloved grandfather has gone missing. Searching for clues to where her grandfather has gone, Robin stumbles upon the truth: she is the key to a prophecy that could lead to the world being saved or destroyed. With lives at risk and a sinister group called The Collective shadowing her every move, will Robin be able to confront her fears, harness her new-found powers, and defeat evil?
Robinson Jr.: The greatest killer is not the one who has nothing to lose
by Pier-Giorgio TomatisRobinson Jr. by Pier-Giorgio Tomatis The greatest killer is not the one who has nothing to lose but the one who has lost everything. Robinson Jr. Peter Cruise is a quiet Scot who lives in Edinburgh with his whole family: his beautiful wife and two children. One evening, before dinner, stuck in the elevator, he is unable to witness the invasion of Earth by a strange alien race. Since he manages to get out of that uncomfortable position and makes his way through the rubble, a long ordeal will begin for him in search of his family and a reason to live in a horribly transformed world to host his new masters.
Robinson Jr.: Le plus grand tueur n'est pas celui qui n'a rien à perdre mais celui qui a tout perdu.
by Pier-Giorgio TomatisRobinson Jr. de Pier-Giorgio Tomatis Le plus grand tueur n'est pas celui qui n'a rien à perdre mais celui qui a tout perdu. Robinson jr. Peter Cruise est un Écossais tranquille qui vit à Édimbourg avec toute sa famille : sa belle épouse et ses deux enfants. Un soir, avant le dîner, coincé dans l'ascenseur, il est incapable d'assister à l'invasion de la Terre par une étrange race extraterrestre. Puisqu'il parvient à sortir de cette position inconfortable et à se frayer un chemin à travers les décombres, une longue épreuve va commencer pour lui à la recherche de sa famille et d'une raison de vivre dans un monde horriblement transformé pour accueillir ses nouveaux maîtres.
Robinson Jr.: Robinson Jr.
by Pier-Giorgio TomatisRobinson Jr. von Pier Giorgio Tomatis Der größte Mörder ist nicht derjenige, der nichts zu verlieren hat, sondern derjenige, der alles verloren hat. Robinson jr. Peter Cruise ist ein ruhiger Schotte, der mit seiner ganzen Familie in Edinburgh lebt: seiner schönen Frau und zwei Kindern. Eines Abends vor dem Abendessen, im Fahrstuhl gefangen, kann er die Invasion der Erde durch eine fremde außerirdische Rasse nicht miterleben. Da es ihm gelingt, aus dieser unbequemen Position herauszukommen und sich seinen Weg durch die Trümmer zu bahnen, beginnt für ihn eine lange Tortur auf der Suche nach seiner Familie und einem Grund, in einer schrecklich veränderten Welt zu leben, um seine neuen Meister zu beherbergen.
Robinson Sr.: The aliens are back. Save yourself ...
by Pier-Giorgio TomatisRobinson Sr. by Pier-Giorgio Tomatis The aliens are back. Save yourself ... Robinson Sr. If you thought that the aliens of Blue Paradise were missing, you will have to change your mind. They are back. More deadly than ever. They still want our planet and they don't care about the fate of its inhabitants. Our only luck is to have Peter Cruise among us: the human who is the greatest killer of aliens in the entire Universe. Will it be enough to save us?
Robinson Sr.: Les extraterrestres sont de retour. Sauve toi ...
by Pier-Giorgio TomatisRobinson Sr. par Pier-Giorgio Tomatis Les extraterrestres sont de retour. Sauve toi ... Si vous pensiez que les extraterrestres de Blue Paradise avaient disparu, vous devrez changer d'avis. Ils sont de retour. Plus meurtrier que jamais. Ils veulent toujours notre planète et se fichent du sort de ses habitants. Notre seule chance est d'avoir Peter Cruise parmi nous : l'humain qui est le plus grand tueur d'extraterrestres dans tout l'Univers. Cela suffira-t-il à nous sauver ?
Robinson Sr.: Los extraterrestres están de vuelta. Ponganse a salvo ...
by Pier-Giorgio TomatisRobinson Sr. de Pier-Giorgio Tomatis Los extraterrestres están de vuelta. Ponganse a salvo ... Robinson Sr. Si pensabas que los extraterrestres de Blue Paradise estaban desaparecidos, tendrás que cambiar de opinión. Ellos están de regreso. Más mortales que nunca. Todavía quieren nuestro planeta y no les importa el destino de sus habitantes. Nuestra única suerte es tener entre nosotros a Peter Cruise: el humano que es el mayor asesino de extraterrestres de todo el Universo. ¿Será suficiente para salvarnos?
Un robo descerebrado (Tren a lugares imposibles #Volumen 2)
by P. G. BellUn viaje al interior de la ciudad de los troles... atravesando el valle asombroso y pasando por nube falsa... ¡en un tren lleno de magia! Únete al viaje a lugares imposibles, donde hay magia en cada parada... Suzy Smith y sus amigos se reúnen para el relanzamiento del Expreso Postal Imposible. Pero al empezar las celebraciones, un violento terremoto sacude la Ciudad de los Troles. Algo siniestro está ocurriendo bajo tierra y Suzy espera hallar la respuesta mientras se ocupa de las entregas pendientes. Durante su loco viaje, probará los nuevos mecanismos del tren y encontrará nuevos aliados y enemigos (desde una nube dotada de consciencia hasta un mago presuntuoso).
Robo-Rabbit Boy, Go!: A Branches Book (Press Start!)
by Thomas FlinthamWhen hero Super Rabbit Boy disappears, it's up to Robo-Rabbit Boy to power up and save the day!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Uh-oh, Super Rabbit Boy is in big trouble. He's been kidnapped by Queen Spooky and her ghost troop! Without Super Rabbit Boy, Animal Town is scared. So meanie King Viking creates Robo-Rabbit Boy to help. Robo-Rabbit Boy is fast like Super Rabbit Boy and strong like Super Rabbit Boy, but is he a hero like Super Rabbit Boy? This latest Press Start! adventure is fully charged!With full-color art by Thomas Flintham!
Robo Sacer: Necroliberalism and Cyborg Resistance in Mexican and Chicanx Dystopias (Critical Mexican Studies)
by David S. DaltonRobo Sacer engages the digital humanities, critical race theory, border studies, biopolitical theory, and necropolitical theory to interrogate how technology has been used to oppress people of Mexican descent—both within Mexico and in the United States—since the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994. As the book argues, robo-sacer identity emerges as transnational flows of bodies, capital, and technology become an institutionalized state of exception that relegates people from marginalized communities to the periphery. And yet the same technology can be utilized by the oppressed in the service of resistance. The texts studied here represent speculative stories about this technological empowerment. These texts theorize different means of techno-resistance to key realities that have emerged within Mexican and Chicano/a/x communities under the rise and reign of neoliberalism. The first three chapters deal with dehumanization, the trafficking of death, and unbalanced access to technology. The final two chapters deal with the major forms of violence—feminicide and drug-related violence—that have grown exponentially in Mexico with the rise of neoliberalism. These stories theorize the role of technology both in oppressing and in providing the subaltern with necessary tools for resistance.Robo Sacer builds on the previous studies of Sayak Valencia, Irmgard Emmelhainz, Guy Emerson, Achille Mbembe, and of course Giorgio Agamben, but it differentiates itself from them through its theorization on how technology—and particularly cyborg subjectivity—can amend the reigning biopolitical and necropolitical structures of power in potentially liberatory ways. Robo Sacer shows how the cyborg can denaturalize constructs of zoē by providing an outlet through which the oppressed can tell their stories, thus imbuing the oppressed with the power to combat imperialist forces.
Robo-Sauce
by Adam RubinFans of the best-selling Dragons Love Tacos will devour Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri&’s newest story, a hilarious picture book about robots that magically transforms into a super shiny metal ROBO-BOOK. FACT: Robots are awesome. They have lasers for eyes, rockets for feet, and supercomputers for brains! Plus, robots never have to eat steamed beans or take baths, or go to bed. If only there were some sort of magical &“Robo-Sauce&” that turned squishy little humans into giant awesome robots… Well, now there is. Giggle at the irreverent humor, gasp at the ingenious fold-out surprise ending, and gather the whole family to enjoy a unique story about the power of imagination. It&’s picture book technology the likes of which humanity has never seen!
RoboCop vs. The Terminator
by Frank MillerComics&’ greatest creators pit the supreme machine killer against the ultimate cybernetic cop in one of the most celebrated crossovers ever! When fate reveals that the technology that built RoboCop will lead to the creation of Skynet, Alex Murphy must engage in time-twisting battle against both the murderous computer network and the human resistance fighters out to destroy him!Dark Horse is proud to collect for the first time ever, Frank Miller and Walter Simonson&’s classic RoboCop vs. The Terminator #1–#4 in a newly restored edition!* From the all-star team of Frank Miller and Walter Simonson!* New cover by Simonson!
Robogenesis
by Daniel H. WilsonThe stunningly creative, epic sequel to Wilson's blockbuster thriller and New York Times bestseller Robopocalypse "The machine is still out there. Still alive." Humankind had triumphed over the machines. At the end of Robopocalypse, the modern world was largely devastated, humankind was pressed to the point of annihilation, and the earth was left in tatters . . . but the master artificial intelligence presence known as Archos had been killed. In Robogenesis, we see that Archos has survived. Spread across the far reaches of the world, the machine code has fragmented into millions of pieces, hiding and regrouping. In a series of riveting narratives, Robogenesis explores the fates of characters new and old, robotic and human, as they fight to build a new world in the wake of a devastating war. Readers will bear witness as survivors find one another, form into groups, and react to a drastically different (and deadly) technological landscape. All the while, the remnants of Archos's shattered intelligence are seeping deeper into new breeds of machines, mounting a war that will not allow for humans to win again. Daniel H. Wilson makes a triumphant return to the apocalyptic world he created, for an action-filled, raucous, very smart thrill ride about humanity and technology pushed to the tipping point.