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Narrating the Mesh

Form and Story in the Anthropocene

by Marco Caracciolo ...

Series series Under the Sign of Nature
A hierarchical model of human societies’ relations with the natural world is at the root of today’s climate crisis; Narrating the Mesh contends that narrative form is instrumental in countering this ideology. Drawing inspiration from Timothy Morton’s concept of the "mesh" as a metaphor for the human-nonhuman relationship in the face of climate change, Marco Caracciolo investigates how narratives ... Read more

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A hierarchical model of human societies’ relations with the natural world is at the root of today’s climate crisis; Narrating the Mesh contends that narrative form is instrumental in countering this ideology. Drawing inspiration from Timothy Morton’s concept of the "mesh" as a metaphor for the human-nonhuman relationship in the face of climate change, Marco Caracciolo investigates how narratives
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On Soulsring Worlds

Narrative Complexity, Digital Communities, and Interpretation in Dark Souls and Elden Ring

by Marco Caracciolo ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Game Studies
The first book-length study devoted to FromSoftware games, On Soulsring Worlds explores how the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring are able to reconcile extreme difficulty in both gameplay and narrative with broad appeal.Arguing that the games are strategically positioned in relation to contemporary audiences and designed to tap into the new forms of interpretation afforded by digital media, the ... Read more

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The first book-length study devoted to FromSoftware games, On Soulsring Worlds explores how the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring are able to reconcile extreme difficulty in both gameplay and narrative with broad appeal.Arguing that the games are strategically positioned in relation to contemporary audiences and designed to tap into the new forms of interpretation afforded by digital media, the
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Embodiment and the Cosmic Perspective in Twentieth-Century Fiction

by Marco Caracciolo ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature
In dialogue with groundbreaking technologies and scientific models, twentieth century fiction presents readers with a vast mosaic of perspectives on the cosmos. The literary imagination of the world beyond the human scale, however, faces a fundamental difficulty: if, as researchers in both cognitive science and narrative theory argue, fiction is a practice geared toward the human embodied mind, ... Read more

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In dialogue with groundbreaking technologies and scientific models, twentieth century fiction presents readers with a vast mosaic of perspectives on the cosmos. The literary imagination of the world beyond the human scale, however, faces a fundamental difficulty: if, as researchers in both cognitive science and narrative theory argue, fiction is a practice geared toward the human embodied mind,
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Strange Narrators in Contemporary Fiction

Explorations in Readers' Engagement with Characters

by Marco Caracciolo ...

Series series Frontiers of Narrative
A storyteller’s craft can often be judged by how convincingly the narrative captures the identity and personality of its characters. In this book, the characters who take center stage are “strange” first-person narrators: they are fascinating because of how they are at odds with what the reader would wish or expect to hear—while remaining reassuringly familiar in voice, interactions, and ... Read more

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A storyteller’s craft can often be judged by how convincingly the narrative captures the identity and personality of its characters. In this book, the characters who take center stage are “strange” first-person narrators: they are fascinating because of how they are at odds with what the reader would wish or expect to hear—while remaining reassuringly familiar in voice, interactions, and
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Slow Narrative and Nonhuman Materialities

by Marco Caracciolo ...

Series series Frontiers of Narrative
Winner of the 2024 Barbara Perkins and George Perkins PrizeSlow Narrative and Nonhuman Materialities investigates how the experience of slowness in contemporary narrative practices can create a vision of interconnectedness between human communities and the nonhuman world. Here, slowness is not a matter of measurable time but a transformative experience for audiences of contemporary narratives ... Read more

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Winner of the 2024 Barbara Perkins and George Perkins PrizeSlow Narrative and Nonhuman Materialities investigates how the experience of slowness in contemporary narrative practices can create a vision of interconnectedness between human communities and the nonhuman world. Here, slowness is not a matter of measurable time but a transformative experience for audiences of contemporary narratives
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Murder Très Gauche

by Susan Kiernan-Lewis ...

Series Book 7 - The Stranded in Provence Mysteries
One thing you can say about the apocalypse, the traffic problem seems to be solved.But that’s about all, especially for one American ex-pat stranded in France and trying to make the best of it. When a fellow American at the nearby alien detention camp is accused of murdering her French lover it’s up to Jules to prove she didn’t do it. Jules will travel to Aix-en-Provence to see how her ... Read more

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One thing you can say about the apocalypse, the traffic problem seems to be solved.But that’s about all, especially for one American ex-pat stranded in France and trying to make the best of it. When a fellow American at the nearby alien detention camp is accused of murdering her French lover it’s up to Jules to prove she didn’t do it. Jules will travel to Aix-en-Provence to see how her
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Cardiff Stadium Murder, The

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by Stephen Puleston ...

Narrated by Joseph Tweedale, Joseph Tweedale ...

Series Audiobook 0 - Inspector John Marco
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Eddie Westford is connected to some powerful people in Cardiff. But who would slit his throat in the car park of Cardiff City football club?Inspector John Marco discovers photographs of Westford sitting in various luxury cars and Westford’s connections with the organised hooligan gangs of Cardiff points to a connection with hardened criminals.But is it that easy?Evidence suggesting Westford is a ... Read more

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Eddie Westford is connected to some powerful people in Cardiff. But who would slit his throat in the car park of Cardiff City football club?Inspector John Marco discovers photographs of Westford sitting in various luxury cars and Westford’s connections with the organised hooligan gangs of Cardiff points to a connection with hardened criminals.But is it that easy?Evidence suggesting Westford is a
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Ménage à Murder

by Susan Kiernan-Lewis ...

Series Book 4 - The Claire Baskerville Mysteries
A shocking murder very near to Claire makes it clear just how far her father will go to get what he wants. Stunned by the brutality of the cold-blooded murder of an innocent, Claire will need to use every skill she possesses if she’s going to find the killer before he sets his sights on the next person she loves. ... Read more

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A shocking murder very near to Claire makes it clear just how far her father will go to get what he wants. Stunned by the brutality of the cold-blooded murder of an innocent, Claire will need to use every skill she possesses if she’s going to find the killer before he sets his sights on the next person she loves.
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Accent on Murder

by Susan Kiernan-Lewis ...

Series Book 3 - The Stranded in Provence Mysteries
Murder is murder no matter how you pronounce it.Trying to learn a foreign language can be murder--especially when your French tutor is strangled to death hours after your last lesson and your best friend is arrested for the crime.Normally that wouldn't be a problem for stranded super sleuth and intrepid expat Jules Hooker except she just got her ONE chance to go back to the US and sticking around ... Read more

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Murder is murder no matter how you pronounce it.Trying to learn a foreign language can be murder--especially when your French tutor is strangled to death hours after your last lesson and your best friend is arrested for the crime.Normally that wouldn't be a problem for stranded super sleuth and intrepid expat Jules Hooker except she just got her ONE chance to go back to the US and sticking around
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The Assassin's Blade

The Throne of Glass Prequel Novellas

by Sarah J. Maas ...

Series Book 0 - Throne of Glass
The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.With this collection of prequel novellas, step into the world of the complete, #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no ... Read more

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The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.With this collection of prequel novellas, step into the world of the complete, #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no
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Dust and Shadow

A Dystopian Romance Adventure

by Lindsey Pogue ...

Series Book 0 - Forgotten Lands
In a world where water is power, truth is the deadliest weapon.Centuries after the world crumbled, sandstorms scour the American West and survival depends on secrets. In the desert town of Sagebrush, Marshal Cunningham controls every drop of precious water—and every life that depends on it.Jo Mason has spent years watching the marshal’s cruelty destroy her family and community. When her chance for ... Read more

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In a world where water is power, truth is the deadliest weapon.Centuries after the world crumbled, sandstorms scour the American West and survival depends on secrets. In the desert town of Sagebrush, Marshal Cunningham controls every drop of precious water—and every life that depends on it.Jo Mason has spent years watching the marshal’s cruelty destroy her family and community. When her chance for
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Murdering Madeleine

by Susan Kiernan-Lewis ...

Series Book 11 - The Claire Baskerville Mysteries
When a high ranking American politician is murdered in the bed of a young sex worker, the US embassy and the Paris police make fast work of its obvious political implications and blanket the case. It never made the papers or social media. When the politician’s daughter Madeleine comes to Claire and Jean-Marc—now working together—to beg them to find the truth about her father’s death, they know ... Read more

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When a high ranking American politician is murdered in the bed of a young sex worker, the US embassy and the Paris police make fast work of its obvious political implications and blanket the case. It never made the papers or social media. When the politician’s daughter Madeleine comes to Claire and Jean-Marc—now working together—to beg them to find the truth about her father’s death, they know
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