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Irish Myths and Legends Vol 2: Cuchulain and the Red Branch of Ulster Lady Augusta Gregory 9781848408876
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £14.79Lady Augusta Gregory's collection and translation of Irish folk legends brings, as Yeats observed, 'Ireland's gift of imagination to the world'. Following on from the bestselling Irish Myths and... -
W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway: Becoming a Comedian A. Wertheim 9781349671441
RRP: £44.99SciFier: £35.10W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and "Great Man," who brought so much laughter to millions while enduring so much anguish. This book explores... -
Refocus: the Films of Ken Russell Matthew Melia 9781474477666
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £22.51Ken Russell was among the most provocative, creative, original and important directors in British film and television history but his career and legacy have long suffered under the media cliches of... -
Superheroes of the Round Table by Jason Tondro
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £19.21Few scholars nursed on the literary canon would dispute that knowledge of Western literature benefits readers and writers of the superhero genre. This analysis of superhero comics as Romance... -
Dirty Lying Faeries Sabrina Blackburry 9781990778513
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.79The handsome stranger isn't just anyone-he's a powerful fae, charged with bringing Thea into his world. Believing that she's always been human, Thea must come to terms that everything she's known... -
The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.49"Come, and bring the dragon: there is justice to be done."Discover the magic of the Archipelago... The Poisoned King is the dazzling second book in Katherine Rundell's epic and bestselling Impossible... -
The Dragon Ark by Curatoria Draconis
RRP: £29.99SciFier: £22.79Join the Dragon Protector on her quest to find the rarest dragon in the world With dragon numbers in rapid decline, time is running out to ensure the survival of the species. Curatoria... -
Utopia Thomas More 9781857150612
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.74In the history of political thought few works have been more influential than Utopia, and few more misunderstood. First published in 1516, "Utopia" depicts an imaginary society free of private... -
The Pleasant Nights - Volume 1 by Don Beecher
RRP: £96.00SciFier: £75.94Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c. 1480-c. 1557) is particularly known for his dazzling anthology The Pleasant Nights... -
Studying Early and Silent Cinema Keith Withall 9781906733698
SciFier: £31.14In this accessible introduction to early and silent cinema, which is currently enjoying a renaissance, both academically and in the popular imagination thanks to The Artist, Keith Withall provides... -
The Merchant Prince by Armin Shimerman
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £15.74Despite his lack of physical stature, the five-foot-tall John Dee was a towering figure in Renaissance Europe: to royalty, enemy to the vicious de Medici clan -- and confidant of Dyckson, a member of... -
Painted Black by Greg Kihn
RRP: £23.99SciFier: £19.99Dust Bin Bob is back after saving the day for the Beatles in Manila, except this time he's hanging in Morocco with Brian Jones, the doomed original guitarist of the Rolling Stones. Brian buys an... -
Irish Myths and Legends by Lady Augusta Gregory
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £16.59Lady Augusta Gregory's Irish Myths and Legends, or Gods and Fighting Men as it was first titled in 1904, is an essential collection of Irish myths, legends and folk tales gathered by Gregory from... -
Unity: Assassin's Creed Book 7 Oliver Bowden 9781405918848
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £7.99Assassin's Creed: Unity is the seventh title in Oliver Bowden's phenomenally successful Assassin's Creed videogame tie-in series.1789: The magnificent city of Paris sees the dawn of the French... -
Studying Early and Silent Cinema Keith Withall 9781906733704
SciFier: £91.57In this accessible introduction to early and silent cinema, which is currently enjoying a renaissance, both academically and in the popular imagination thanks to The Artist, Keith Withall provides... -
Medieval Mayhem #4: A Graphic Novel Brett Bean 9780593383384
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £8.75Crack the case with the Zoo Patrol Squad in this series of fun graphic novels for young readers filled with zany animals, wild adventures, and unbelievable mysteries. Perfect for fans of Dogman and... -
The Turban by Chris Filstrup
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £15.41A turban is a strip of cloth folded and wrapped around the head; however, this description includes multifarious forms across space and time. This book follows the turban as it moves from... -
Paul Robeson by Scott Allen Nollen
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81This is the first book-length study of the 12 films starring African American Renaissance man Paul Robeson (1898-1976). Singer, actor, author, lawyer, athlete, pacifist and civil rights activist,... -
The Troyes Memoire: The Making of a Medieval Tapestry Christine R Kane (Royalty Account) 9781843835707
SciFier: £84.76First English translation of a late fifteenth century manuscript containing instructions for designing a medieval tapestry - the only such to survive. The "Troyes Memoire", a late... -
The Pleasant Nights - Volume 2 by Don Beecher
RRP: £81.00SciFier: £64.29Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c. 1480-c. 1557) is particularly known for his dazzling anthology The Pleasant Nights... -
Largo Winch 5 - See Venice... by Jean van Hamme
CinebookRRP: £5.99SciFier: £4.86In the middle of the night, a man runs through the narrow back alleys of Venice. Three men are after him. He breaks into a travel agency, where he faxes Winch a hastily scribbled message before being... -
Tragic Time in Drama, Film, and Videogames by Rebecca Bushnell
SciFier: £39.99This book explores how classical and Shakespearean tragedy has shaped the temporality of crisis on the stage and in time-travel films and videogames. In turn, it uncovers how performance and new... -
DC Finest: Justice League of America: Starro the Conqueror Gardner Fox 9781799507734
DC ComicsRRP: £36.00SciFier: £24.08Six heroes. One star-shaped alien menace. This is how legends are made. When an alien being with cosmic powers attacks Earth, a new era of heroism is born. Starro the Conqueror forces the DC Universe... -
Historicism, Psychoanalysis, and Early Modern Culture Carla Mazzio 9780415920537
SciFier: £42.70First published in 2000. Did people in early modern Europe have a concept of an inner self? Carla Mazzio and Douglas Trevor have brought together an outstanding group of literary, cultural, and... -
Tolkien and the Study of His Sources by Jason Fisher
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £13.61Over the past four decades, source criticism--the analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Since Tolkien drew... -
Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis 9780007157150
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £7.55The first novel in C.S. Lewis's classic sci-fi trilogy which tells the adventure of Dr Ransom who is kidnapped and transported to Mars In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science... -
Perelandra C. S. Lewis 9780007157167
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £8.22The second novel in Lewis's science fiction trilogy tells of Dr Ransom's voyage to the planet of Perelandra (Venus). In the second novel in C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr... -
A Book about the Film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life by Darl Larsen
SciFier: £53.49This reference identifies and explains the cultural, historical, and topical allusions in the film Monty Python's Meaning of Life, the Pythons' third and final original feature as a complete group... -
Joseph L. Mankiewicz by Brian Dauth
RRP: £24.95SciFier: £19.46Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Interviews features talks with the master director of such classics as All About Eve, The Barefoot Contessa, and Cleopatra. Mankiewicz (1909-1993) was a creative force in... -
When Unicorns Poop by Lexie Castle
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.83Did you know that when a unicorn poops, rainbows arch across the sky? And when they toot, shiny bubbles float all around! What happens when a unicorn sneezes or spits or cries? More magical whimsy... -
Red Hood: Outlaws Volume Four Patrick R. Young 9781799500193
DC ComicsRRP: £13.99SciFier: £9.31The Outlaws get down to Earth, and down to business! Now that the team is back on Earth, and back in real life, things are great. For Jason and Artemis, at least. Poor Bizarro is having a much... -
The Mystic Lamb by Jan Van der Veken
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.16Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck is one of Belgium's most significant artists, famous for his early contributions to the Northern Renaissance movement of the 15th century. His polyptych classic, the... -
Experiencing Music and Visual Cultures: Threshold, Intermediality, Synchresis Antonio Cascelli (Maynooth University, Ireland) 9780367678623
SciFier: £38.53Bringing the research of musicologists, art historians, and film studies scholars into dialogue, this book explores the relationships between visual art forms and music. The chapters are organized... -
Pinball Wizards by Adam Ruben
RRP: £17.95SciFier: £14.46Pinball's history is America's history, from gambling and war-themed machines to the arcade revolution and, ultimately, the decline of the need to leave your house. The strangest thing about pinball... -
The Enterprise Of Death Jesse Bullington 9781841499123
OrbitSciFier: £23.49As the witch-pyres of the Spanish Inquisition blanket Renaissance Europe in a moral haze, a young African slave is unwillingly apprenticed to an ancient necromancer. Her tormentor has bound her with... -
The Grey Horse by R. A. MacAvoy
SciFier: £14.99"No fantasy writer working today has a defter touch with Irish magic" (Morgan Llywelyn, author of Lion of Ireland). Set against the colorful and magical backdrop of Ireland, The Grey Horse chronicles... -
The Reactor: A Book about Grief and Repair Nick Blackburn 9780571367757
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £8.22'One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen Macdonald'Completely compelling.' Olivia Laing'Read it with awe and sorrow.' Fatima BhuttoAfter the sudden... -
American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s by Keith Dallas
RRP: £43.99SciFier: £36.59The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of FULL-COLOR HARDCOVERS, where TwoMorrows' top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! Keith... -
World at Your Feet by Elizabeth Semmelhack
SciFier: £23.87The one hundred shoes featured in this volume are among the most important in the collection and display a fantastic array of styles. Creative director and senior curator Elizabeth Semmelhack uses... -
Blockbuster Performances by Daniel Smith-Rowsey
RRP: £95.00SciFier: £54.95This book examines performances in the American film industry's highest-earning and most influential films. Countering decades of discourse and the conventional notion that special effects are the...