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Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales Jack Zipes 9780814347867
RRP: £83.00SciFier: £77.99Born into a wealthy and privileged family in Philadelphia, Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903) showed a clear interest in the supernatural and occult literature during his youth. Legend has it that,... -
A Cultural History of Jewish Dress Eric Silverman 9781845205133
SciFier: £114.99A Cultural History of Jewish Dress is the first comprehensive account of how Jews have been distinguished by their appearance from Ancient Israel to the present. For centuries Jews have dressed in... -
Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales Jack Zipes 9780814347850
RRP: £32.95SciFier: £21.01Born into a wealthy and privileged family in Philadelphia, Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903) showed a clear interest in the supernatural and occult literature during his youth. Legend has it that,... -
Unicorn Academy: Ariana and Whisper Julie Sykes 9781788004565 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.99SciFier: £2.12When your best friend is a unicorn, magical adventures are guaranteed! Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at... -
The Ultimate Directory of Silent Screen Performers by Billy H. Doyle
SciFier: £113.99Libraries abound with books on silent film history and numerous biographies on the legendary stars, but what about the thousands and thousands of actors who never obtained legendary status? Film... -
Karl Lagerfeld: A Graphic Biography Alfons Kaiser 9781419784460
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £13.49Written by Alfons Kaiser, a journalist and personal friend of Karl Lagerfeld, a graphic biography exploring the man behind the larger-than-life figure who became an iconic fashion brand in and of... -
Waneella: Pixelscapes Waneella 9780500028452
RRP: £40.00SciFier: £28.93The debut monograph from renowned pixel artist Waneella, showcasing a decade of her distinctive pixelated landscape compositions. This compelling monograph documents Waneella's journey from novice... -
Body Bits: Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts Paul Mason 9781526315175
RRP: £8.99SciFier: £6.72Bizarre, incredible and dead-awesome facts about the natural world!In Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts, you'll learn about some of the most astonishing creatures that used to roam on Earth. From... -
The Modern Venus: Dress, Underwear and Accessories in the late 18th-Century Atlantic World Elisabeth Gernerd 9781350293373
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £28.25From rumps and stays to muffs and handkerchiefs, underwear and accessories were critical components of the 18th-century woman's wardrobe. They not only created her shape, but expressed her character,... -
Composing for the Red Screen: Prokofiev and Soviet Film Kevin Bartig (Assistant Professor of Musicology, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI) 9780190213282
SciFier: £47.84Sound film captivated Sergey Prokofiev during the final two decades of his life: he considered composing for nearly two dozen pictures, eventually undertaking eight of them, all Soviet productions... -
Composing for the Red Screen: Prokofiev and Soviet Film Kevin Bartig (Assistant Professor of Musicology, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI) 9780199967599
SciFier: £79.24Sound film captivated Sergey Prokofiev during the final two decades of his life: he considered composing for nearly two dozen pictures, eventually undertaking eight of them, all Soviet productions... -
Mindstar Rising Peter F. Hamilton 9781509868674
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.97In a ravaged near-future England, a private detective with psychic powers might be the last hope standing between mankind and total collapse. Mindstar Rising is the first cyberpunk thriller in Peter... -
The Absolute at Large Karel Capek 9780803264595
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £12.89In this satirical classic, a brilliant scientist invents the Karburator, a reactor that can create abundant and practically free energy. However, the Karburator's superefficient energy production... -
The Eternal Kingdom by Ben Peek
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £16.99A nation in fragmentsOn the shores of Yeflam, Ayae struggles to keep her people together. She acts as liaison between the camp leaders and the immortals who could save them. Zaifyr's immortal... -
The Red Fairy Book Andrew Lang 9781513281575
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £8.49The Red Fairy Book (1890) is a collection of fairy tales by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang. Published in time for Christmas, The Red Fairy Book was the second volume out of 25 in the Lang's Fairy... -
New Approaches to Contemporary Adaptation Betty Kaklamanidou 9780814346259
RRP: £34.95SciFier: £32.49In New Approaches to Contemporary Adaptation, editor Betty Kaklamanidou defiantly claims that "all films are adaptations". The wide-ranging chapters included in this book highlight the growing and... -
The Art of Pin-up by Louis Meisel
SciFier: £62.09Since TASCHEN released The Great American Pin-up, international interest in this distinctly American art form has increased exponentially. Paintings by leading artists such as Alberto Vargas, George... -
Digital Playgrounds: The Hidden Politics of Children's Online Play Spaces, Virtual Worlds, and Connected Games Sara Grimes 9781442615564
RRP: £32.00SciFier: £24.89Digital Playgrounds explores the key developments, trends, debates, and controversies that have shaped children's commercial digital play spaces over the past two decades. It argues that children's... -
English Medieval Embroidery by Clare Browne
RRP: £27.50SciFier: £26.00An introduction to the design, production and use of luxury embroideries in medieval England (c. 1200-1530) In medieval Europe, embroidered textiles were indispensable symbols of wealth and power... -
The Red Fairy Book: Complete and Unabridged Andrew Lang 9781631582776
SciFier: £13.36"Andrew Lang and his associates managed to break the stranglehold of the pious sentimentality handed out to children by collecting-from all over the world-fairy tales of all people, and bringing out... -
Korean Film by Eungjun Min
SciFier: £78.49Despite its rise in the global market, recent political progress, and a surging interest worldwide, Korean films are relatively unknown and rarely studied. This new work begins by investigating the... -
Netflix Nostalgia: Streaming the Past on Demand Kathryn Pallister 9781498583053
SciFier: £103.49Whether it's "Flashback Friday" or "Throwback Thursday," audiences are hungry for nostalgic film and television, and the streaming giant Netflix serves up shows from the past that satisfy this... -
The Last Enchantment Mary Stewart 9781444737523
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £7.97By land and water shall it go home, and lie hidden in the floating stone until by fire it shall be raised again.Arthur has raised the sword and claimed his birthright as High King of Briton,... -
The Dragon Snatcher by M.P. Robertson
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.97A beautiful softback picture book about a little boy who has to save all the dragons from a wicked ice wizard. This fantasy book focuses on themes of bravery, kindness and making friends.In this... -
Seven Ways To Catch The Moon by M.P. Robertson
RRP: £6.99SciFier: £5.97A poetical softback picture book about a little girl who hopes to catch the moon and discovers seven ways to realise her dreams.Seven Ways To Catch The Moon takes the young girl on a mystical journey... -
Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy by Dr Dimitra Fimi (Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow, UK)
SciFier: £31.99Focusing on representations of Celtic motifs and traditions in post-1980s adult fantasy literature, this book illuminates how the historical, the mythological and the folkloric have served as... -
The Day I Became a Potato Pancake Arie Kaplan 9781681156569
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.21A fun-packed graphic novel with Hanukkah-themed, science fiction adventure.Naomi and her best friend Ben love playing with the cool inventions Naomi's scientist mother always works on, like the... -
Gender, Nationalism, and War: Conflict on the Movie Screen Matthew Evangelista (Cornell University, New York) 9780521173544
SciFier: £28.99Virginia Woolf famously wrote 'as a woman I have no country', suggesting that women had little stake in defending countries where they are considered second-class citizens, and should instead be... -
Fashion Theology Robert Covolo 9781481312738
RRP: £38.95SciFier: £24.16What is fashion? Where does it come from? Why has it come to permeate modern life?In the last half century, questions like these have drawn serious academic reflection, resulting in a new field of... -
The Fall of Numenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien 9780008655679
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £7.58J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. Guided by the Dark Lord Sauron, the Elves of Eregion forge the Rings of Power. Yet... -
Island: World Book Day 2017 David Almond 9781444937176 [USED COPY]
SciFier: £1.98A hopeful and moving coming-of-age story set on the island of Lindisfarne, by David Almond, author of the prize-winning Skellig and A Song for Ella Grey.Sixteen-year old Louise travels with her... -
A Brief History of Superheroes by Brian Robb
SciFier: £20.49A fascinating written exploration of the superhero phenomenon, from its beginnings in the depths of Great Depression to the blockbuster movies of today. For over 90 years, superheroes have been... -
House of Spies Daniel Silva 9780008272081
RRP: £7.99SciFier: £6.70From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Black Widow comes the thrilling new summer blockbuster featuring legendary spy, assassin and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Legendary spy,... -
Huge Detective by Adam Rose
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £11.67Something HUGE is coming... set in a world where humans and giants live in uneasy peace, two detectives from either side of the divide must work together to solve a bizarre crime! Perfect for fans of... -
Fashion Fictions: Imagining Sustainable Worlds Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd (Research Fellow, Nottingham Trent University, UK) 9781350435636
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £21.26If you could imagine an entirely new fashion system, what would you dream up? An open access book, Fashion Fictions: Imagining Sustainable Worlds presents a kaleidoscope of crowdsourced responses to... -
Steampunk London: Neo-Victorian Urban Space and Popular Transmedia Memory Dr Helena Esser (Independent Scholar, Germany) 9781350433946
SciFier: £30.99Tracing the genre through fiction, visual art, film and videogames from the 1980s to the present, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between neo-Victorianism, urban... -
Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble Jorge Aguirre 9781250749765
RRP: £22.99SciFier: £15.15Pablo, Maggie, and Takashi are living it up as their school's resident monster-banishing trio. (It turns out that fighting drooling trolls and vicious kelpies gets you invited to all the best parties... -
Unicorn Academy: Phoebe and Shimmer Julie Sykes 9781788009263
RRP: £5.99SciFier: £4.86When your best friend is a unicorn, magical adventures are guaranteed! Join in the fun at Unicorn Academy with the bestselling, action-packed, fantasy series by award-winning author, Julie Sykes... -
The Cinema of John Boorman Brian Hoyle 9780810883956
SciFier: £83.49John Boorman has written and directed more than 25 television and feature films, including such classics as Deliverance, Point Blank, Hope and Glory, and Excalibur. He has been nominated for five... -
The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood Gina Misiroglu 9781578591787
RRP: £38.99SciFier: £32.49Everything you ever wanted to know about the bad guys in comics, film, and television! A must-read for anyone who was ever enthralled with mythic wickedness, The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side...