Immortals Wish

Download or read book Immortal Wishes written by Ellen Schattschneider and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnography of female asceticism and spiritual practice in Japan.

Download or read book Immortal From Another World written by Ai ShangYuWeiWen and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ye Fei, who brought along his father's flying immortal from outer space, came to the continent after surviving for 500 years. Even though he was called an idiot by others, his family love and love made him truly feel the warmth of his family.

Download or read book Dying Wishes written by Anitha Krishnan and published by Dream Pedlar Publications. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Finalist *** When I was seven, my mother died. I struck a bargain with the Gods to bring her back to life. For thirteen years now, I have served as a Harbinger of Death, coaxing dying wishes out of mortals so that the God of Death may grant them moksha, liberation from the cycles of birth and death. The man about to die this evening claims he has nothing to offer me. He is dying a content man, a rarity in our world. But when the God of Death arrives to lead his soul away, the man changes his mind about dying and flees, surreptitiously planting on me an enigma. I only know I cannot trust any God with this secret. And that I will pay an unbearable price for this concealment. Yet again, I underestimate how savagely the Gods can wound me. Set in Burlington, Ontario, this contemporary fantasy novel weaves Hindu mythology and South Indian folklore into a quest for belonging across different worlds – the World of Mortals and the World of Gods, India and Canada, the past and the present, the world outside and the one within. It is an offering to lovers of whimsical worlds and heartbreaking prose, and to anyone yearning to simply belong.

Download or read book My Immortal Boyfriend written by Qian MoChengShang and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was not even born a month ago, yet I was possessed by a bat demon, which caused me to lose my soul and dissipate the sun. My life should not have ended like this. I was saved by a person called Tang Yu, and from then on, I embarked on an unimaginably strange and twisted journey with him ...

Download or read book The Carpe Noctem Chronicles:Of Blood and Magic written by Danika Jayde and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vixy’s quest for blood continues with her having to visit an island of deadly Sirens, a village of animalistic Vampires, a run-in with Werewolves, and much, much more in her strive to save her brother Alex’s life. But even if she survives all the dangers she has to face dead-on just to obtain the blood she needs, will she accomplish the request from the Witch Navinanex to even perform her magic. Will Vixy survive the ritual itself that takes away her humanity, and if she survives it, in exchange will she lose her sanity? And just what comes next for her if she does...

Download or read book How to Live Forever written by Stephen R L Clark and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immortality is a subject which has long been explored and imagined by science fiction writers. In his intriguing new study, Stephen R.L.Clark argues that the genre of science fiction writing allows investigation of philosophical questions about immortality without the constraints of academic philosophy. He reveals how fantasy accounts of issues such as resurrection, disembodied survival, reincarnation and devices or drugs for preserving life can be used as an important resource for philosophical inquiry and examines how a society of immortals might function through a reading of the vampire myth. How to Live Forever is a compelling study which introduces students and professional philosophers to the possibilities of using science fiction in their work. It includes extensive suggestions for further reading, both fictional and philosophical, and examines the work of such major science fiction authors as Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Larry Niven, William Gibson, and Colin Wilson.

Download or read book Monks, Bandits, Lovers, and Immortals written by and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent collection of eleven early [1250–1450] Chinese plays will give readers a vivid sense of life and a clear understanding of dramatic literature during an extraordinarily eventful period in Chinese history. Not only are the eleven plays in this volume expertly translated into lively, idiomatic English; they are each provided with illuminating, scholarly introductions that are yet fully intelligible to the educated lay reader. A marvelous volume.--Victor Mair, University of Pennsylvania