A TALE OF SWEET LOVE AND BITTER REVENGEHugo is stuck in a loop, repeating his life over and over, only to be betrayed and murdered by those closest to him—his own family—every single time. But enough is enough! Now on his seventh life, he swears revenge. After hearing rumors that the powerful archduke’s daughter is really a bloodthirsty monster, he offers himself as her groom in the hope that the allegiance will give him the power he needs or that she will at least kill him and free him fr...

Now that they’re roommates, Shiori and Alec are paving their way toward a beautiful life together. Alec has decided to face his past, and arranges a meeting with his brother Olivier as well as his former lover, Rebecca—to apologize, make amends, and look forward to a brighter future, one unburdened by regrets. Before that, however, he and Shiori start their search for a place to turn into an adventurer sharehouse and education center. As luck would have it, the perfect place has just lande...

Excitement is building in Storydia as the summer solstice festival nears, but sightings of a Fenrir—a wolf-type mythical beast—near Brovito Village have the locals worried that tourism will suffer as a result. And what if there is another wolf attack?! Shiori and Alec agree to investigate, but when the Fenrir goes out of its way to find them before they can find it, the stage is set for...a fateful bonding of brothers?What’s more, looming in the north as all of this is happening ar...

After parting ways with Marya, Ivy and her friends continue on their journey. They have fun fishing, playing in the water, and having all sorts of mystical experiences. But trouble is never far, and before they know it, they stumble upon a cave full of the illegal narcotic karyo flower! And the nearby village isn't any better--it's full of drug addicts! Not to mention, the church seems to have eyes in the shadows. Rather than run from the danger they've found themselves in, Ivy and her fri...

Featured in the 2020 Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal ShowIn 1993, Prince infamously changed his name to a unique, unpronounceable symbol. Yet this was only one of a long string of self-reinventions orchestrated by Prince as he refused to be typecast by the music industry’s limiting definitions of masculinity and femininity, of straightness and queerness, of authenticity and artifice, or of black music and white music.Revealing ho...

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current achievements and future possibilities for the application of epigenetic and epigenomic techniques to the improvement of crops. Creating crops more resilient to the stresses caused by climate change will be an important part of a climate-smart and sustainable agriculture strategy for the future. All critical environmental stressors are explored: temperature, salt, drought, pollutants, pests, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The exciting...

Winner, Rollins Book Award, Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, 2008Science fiction film offers its viewers many pleasures, not least of which is the possibility of imagining other worlds in which very different forms of society exist. Not surprisingly, however, these alternative worlds often become spaces in which filmmakers and film audiences can explore issues of concern in our own society. Through an analysis of over thirty...

Winner, Ray & Pat Browne Award for Best Reference/Primary Source Work in Popular and American Culture, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, 2016Known for their violence and prolific profanity, including free use of the n-word, the films of Quentin Tarantino, like the director himself, chronically blurt out in polite company what is extremely problematic even when deliberated in private. Consequently, there is an uncomfortable and often awkward ...

In Ivy's world, stars are everything. She's a Tamer, born to subdue monsters and animals, but she was also born starless! With her life in danger, Ivy flees into the forest where she befriends a weak little slime named Sora--the one creature she can tame. Together, the unlikely pair set off on a journey, salvaging rubbish to survive. Along the way they'll win hearts, evade danger, and discover there's more to starless Ivy than meets the eye!

Druid seems on edge these days. First, he senses a disturbance in the forest, but Ivy doesn't feel anything amiss. Then, they meet Zephyr, a party of adventurers. Sora insists they're safe, but Druid has a bad feeling about Zinal. So, just who is this guy? And does he have anything to do with the disturbance in the forest? Or is her father just being a worrywart?

With the crisis in Hataka Village behind them, Ivy and her friends set out for new adventures. Along the way, they creep through the caves where the forest monsters dwell, only to find the monsters who attacked her before are now friendly! Not only that, she's entrusted with a forest monster baby. Bewildered at this turn of events, Ivy arrives in an unusual village full of tension between the church and the villagers. Deciding it's best to move on quickly, Ivy's party visits the dump to st...

The people of Hataka Village are on edge. Strange things are happening in the forest, and it's making even the friendliest of creatures act out in surprising--and dangerous--ways! Determined to get to the bottom of things, Ivy and her friends head into the forest to investigate. Encountering the tragedy within, they determine a summoning circle is putting a spell on humans and animals alike. While Sol and Sora do their best to break the spells, Ivy searches for the summoning circle and the...