The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shans international best-selling vampire saga with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. Darren joins the vampire Mr Crepsley as his assistant & they return to the Cirque du Freak. There Darren makes friends with the snake-boy Evra Von (who knows what Darren has become). He also meets a local boy Sam & RV an eco-warrior & animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers & starts coming to terms with his half-vampire existence. But he defiantly refuses to drink human blood & tries desperately to cling on to the part of him which is still human. Then disaster strikes & Darren has to make a terrible choice... The stunning illustrations & manga format give a new dimension to this ever-popular vampire saga available for the first time in translation in the UK. This will be a must-have for Shan fans & manga aficionados alike. ...

Darren Shan has been made a half-vampire by Mr Crepsley but the Cirque Du Freak holds more unpleasant surprises for the vampire's assistant. Darren joins the vampire Mr Crepsley as his assistant & they return to the Cirque Du Freak. There Darren makes friends with the snake-boy Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) & a local boy Sam & RV an eco-warrior & animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers as the youngest half-vampire in existence but he defiantly refuses to drink human blood
- the whole idea sickens him
- & he tries desperately to cling on to the part of him which is human. Darren comes face to face with pure evil in the form of Mr Tiny the leader of the Little People who join the Cirque Du Freak & who eat anything
- including human flesh. When he discovers animal bones RV frees the wolf-man from his cage
- & no-one could possibly guess how truly terrible the whole effect would be.



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More thrilling horror & excitement abound in another masterpiece collection of vintage Vampirella classics! Reprinting issues numbered 43-49 of Vampirella Magazine" Vampirella does battle with the forces of Chaos & a new deadly nemesis
- The Blood Red Queen Of Hearts! Also featuring classic reprinted covers by Enrich & Ken Kelly as well as stories & art by virtuoso talents like Jose Gonzalez Esteban Maroto Len Wein Neil Adams & others."
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Discover the frightening world of ghosts & ghouls vampires & werewolves & the artistry behind bringing these fantastical creatures to frightening life. Perfect for the Halloween season
- lets hope the budding artists arent too terrified to finish their drawings! The How To Draw series takes a highly visual & practical approach to drawing featuring step-by-step instructions for each art project. Duotone lines highlight each step.
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Join the wonderfully weird Otherhand family & their faithful guardian Edgar the raven & discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherh&. Its Halloween & the Otherhands are enjoying the Annual Pumpkin Hunt. & there are preparations to be made for the Great Halloween Ball. Minty is all a-fluster. Solstice is busy spraying fake cobwebs everywhere. Valevine is in charge of disorganising everyones carefully laid plans & Cudweed seems hungrier than ever & oddly preoccupied with fresh brains. In fact when Silas Valevines long lost brother turns up with Samantha the Otherhands would be well-advised to check out their guests. Its not long before wily Edgar works out that theres a preponderance of vampires & not all of them have false teeth. Just when hes about to solve the latest mystery at Otherhand Castle the lights go out... Dedicated website on Raven Mysteries: www.ravenmysteries.co.uk ...

On Strong Beach an awkward teen with a terrible haircut has a reversal of fortune when he finds artefacts from the future lining a seagulls' nest. By the Hox River in Nebraska a window fuels both family pride & deadly revenge. In a godforsaken barn in what they suspect is Kentucky Presidents Eisenhower John Adams & Rutherford B. Hayes are bemused to find themselves reincarnated as horses. & in the collection's title story Clyde & Magreb
- he a traditional capes-&-coffins vampire she the more progressive variety
- settle in an Italian lemon grove in the hope that its ripe fruit will keep their thirst for blood at bay. Karen Russell is an audacious talent with a wicked sense of humour & this hotly anticipated new collection confirms her place as a master of the short story form & one of the most imaginative young writers at work today.

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Infamous poet Lord Byron comes to life with incendiary brilliance in this spellbinding blend of gothic imagination & documented fact. Wandering in the mountains of Greece the supreme sensualist is drawn to the beauty of a mysterious fugitive slave; soon he is utterly entranced & his fate is sealed. He embarks on a life of adventure even his genius could not have foreseen; chosen to enjoy powers beyond those any vampire has ever known Byron traverses the centuries & enters a dark intoxicating world of long-lost secrets ancient arts & scorching excesses of evil. But Byrons gift is also his torment: an all-consuming thirst that withers life at the root damning all those he loves. With its impeccable scholarship & breathtaking storytelling THE VAMPYRE is a wonderful combination of fact & fantasy. ...

The Arnolfini Portrait depicting the wedding of a young couple is one of the most famous paintings of the Early Renaissance. With its unprecedented precision & masterful use of color (down to the most minute details reflected in the background mirror) the painting is a testament to the mastery of Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) leader of the Early Netherland School. Though he cannot be credited as many have claimed as the inventor of oil painting his use of the medium was highly innovative allowing for great intensity & depth of color. Often imitated but never equaled van Eyck left an indelible impression on Renaissance art & paved the way for future realist painters. Every book in Taschen's Basic Art Series"

Features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life & work covering the cultural & historical importance of the artist; Approx. 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions; & a concise biography."

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The Ready to Paint The Masters Series" shows readers how to paint in the style of their favourite painter. Michael Sanders shows how to reproduce three famous paintings by Vincent Van Gogh using step by step photographs & detailed instructions. He then paints two further compositions of his own using the style & techniques of Van Gogh. Six tracings are provided for readers to pull out & transfer on to the painting surface: one for each project plus a bonus tracing. Michael Sanders has studied & reproduced many of Van Goghs works as an artistic exercise & has gained insight into the painters methods right down to individual brush strokes. Lovers of Van Goghs amazing paintings can now learn how to paint their favorites using acrylic paints." ...

This is a definitive biography based on new materials by the bestselling prize-winning authors of Pollock". Vincent van Gogh created some of the best loved
- & most expensive
- works of art ever made from the early " The Potato Eaters" to his late masterpieces " Sunflowers" & " The Starry Night". He had worked as an art dealer a missionary & as a teacher in England & only in his late twenties did he begin a life that would be fundamental in shaping modern art. But when he died in Auvers-sur-Oise in 1890 at the age of thirty-seven he was largely unknown. Written with the exclusive cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum Pulitzer-winning authors Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith recreate his extraordinary life
- & the inside of his troubled mind
- like never before. Drawing on all of his (and his familys) extensive letters which offer exquisitely-written glimpses into his thoughts & feelings this is the definitive portrait of one of the worlds cultural giants."



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