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Not Before Sundown (orig. fin. Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi, United States: Troll - a love story) is a novel by Finnish writer Johanna Sinisalo published in 2000. In the same year it won a Finlandia Prize for literature. Since then it has won several awards including the James Tiptree, Jr. Award in 2004 for works of science fiction or fantasy ...
Thud! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 34th book in the Discworld series, first released in the United States on 13 September 2005, then the United Kingdom on 1 October 2005. It was released in the U.S. three weeks before Pratchett's native UK in order to coincide with a signing tour.
Norway. Published in. Norwegian Folktales. " Three Billy Goats Gruff " ( Norwegian: De tre bukkene Bruse) is a Norwegian fairy tale [ 1] collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their Norske Folkeeventyr, first published between 1841 and 1844. [ 2] It has an Aarne-Thompson type of 122E.
His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel " Sam " Vimes is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series. Vimes is depicted in the novels as somewhere between an Inspector Morse -type 'old-school' British policeman, and a film noir -esque grizzled detective. His appearances throughout the Discworld sequence show him ...
Followed by. Skavenslayer. Trollslayer, a novel written by William King, is the first in a series of twelve books following the adventures of Gotrek and Felix, in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. The book is written in an episodic format, with each chapter featuring a different adventure with different supporting characters and different villains.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel found the perfect way to troll Ted Cruz on Thursday night’s show, by recruiting RuPaul’s Drag Race star Trixie Mattel to read the Texas senator’s new book to a ...
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie, is a young adult urban fantasy novel by Holly Black. It was published in 2005 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, who recommended it for ages "14 up". [2] Valiant is a sequel to Black's debut novel Tithe (2002), and the second in a trilogy that is sometimes called [A] Modern Tale of Faerie (2002–2007).
After years of investing in self-checkouts, Five Below, Dollar General and others are refocusing on human cashiers, citing long-running concerns about lost inventory.