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Tale of tales [videorecording] / by Cassel, Vincent,1966-; Garrone, Matteo,1968-; Hayek, Salma,1966-; Jones, Toby,1967-; Reilly, John C.,1965-; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.;
Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly.Based on three spellbinding stories of magic and the macabre by 17th-century folklorist Giambattista Basile, Tale of Tales unleashes a barrage of mind-bogglingly gorgeous and fantastical imagery as it brings to life the misadventures of three kings. In the kingdom of Longtrellis, the King (John C. Reilly) and his Queen (Salma Hayek) attempt to conceive a child through very unusual means. Meanwhile, in Highhills, the none-too-bright monarch (Toby Jones) marries his daughter off to a brutal ogre while developing a strange obsession with breeding a giant flea. At the same time, the sex-obsessed ruler of Strongcliff (Vincent Cassel) is in for a shock when the woman with whom he falls in love is not quite what she seems. Overflowing with surreal, dazzling surprises, this intoxicating cinematic spectacle is a delirious excursion into the dark heart of fairy tales.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Fairy tales; Good and evil; Kings and rulers; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.

Queen of our times : the life of Elizabeth II / by Hardman, Robert,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Queens;

The high mountain court / by Mulford, A. K.,author.;
To save herself, her people, and help rid the world of the evil Northern Court King, nineteen-year-old Remy, the last red witch, joins Prince Hale of the Eastern Kingdom on a dangerous quest to find the lost relics needed to reclaim her kingdom.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Imaginary wars and battles; Kings and rulers; Magic; Princes; Quests (Expeditions); Witch hunting; Witches;

The half king / by Landers, Melissa,author.;
"The Great Betrayal changed everything for the Allied Realm. Long ago, the kingdom's noble houses rose up against the goddess ... and for their treachery, the firstborn of each noble family was cursed. One with perilous beauty. One with destructive knowledge. One with insatiable bloodlust. But the royal house Mortara received the worst affliction of all. For while the king exists during the day, he fades into nothingness at night ... until his twenty-first birthday, when he will be lost to the shadows forever. Now an acolyte has arrived at court. Like all the second-born children of the Allied Realm, she's destined to serve the goddess and become a Seer ... only Cerise Solon has no gift of foretelling. In fact, she has no magical gift at all. Instead, she's surrounded by courtiers and priests--smiling sycophants whose hearts are filled with secrets and lies. And at the center of it all sits His Majesty Kian Hannibal Mortara, with his haunting eyes, sharp tongue, and an unerring ability to send her pulse skittering at the worst possible moments. Falling for him is unthinkable. Because the king is the last of his line, and as the specter of his twenty-first birthday--and the full force of his curse--approaches, the kingdom holds its breath. But there's only one way to save a dying king ... and it lies with the one person who's hiding the biggest secret of all. Cerise."--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Courts and courtiers; Imaginary places; Kings and rulers; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy;

Cleopatra : a life / by Schiff, Stacy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C.; Queens;
© 2010., Little, Brown and Co.,

Seasonal fears / by McGuire, Seanan,author.;
"From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire, Seasonal Fears is the extraordinary companion novel to Middlegame. The king of winter and the queen of summer are dead. The fight for their crowns begins! Melanie has a destiny, though it isn't the one everyone assumes it to be. She's delicate; she's fragile; she's dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn't want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of the one person who gives his life meaning, who brings summer to his world. So, when a new road is laid out in front of them--a road that will lead through untold dangers toward a possible lifetime together--walking down it seems to be the only option. But others are following behind, with violence in their hearts. It looks like Destiny has a plan for them, after all ... "One must maintain a little bit of summer even in the middle of winter."--Thoreau"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Alchemy; Death; Dystopias; Fate and fatalism; Kings and rulers; Man-woman relationships; Queens; Seasons;

The great cave rescue / by Bright, Robin,1966-; Dias, Dave.; Guru Animation Studio Ltd.;
The Rainbow King needs True's help: the giant plants in Wishing Heart Hollow need water--fast!GRL: G, lexile: 490L.LSC
Subjects: Radio and television novels.; True (Fictitious character from Guru Studio); Kings and rulers; Flowers; Helping behavior;

Young Elizabeth : the making of the Queen / by Williams, Kate,1974-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: Abdication Day -- 'A lucky fellow if she accepts you' -- 'Such a nice name' -- 'All the equipment a lady needs' -- 'Queen, Empress of India, the whole bag of tricks' -- 'Great changes' -- 'Who is this Hitler?' -- 'Do let me see what is happening' -- 'After all, she is only nineteen' -- 'A flash of colour' -- 'An obedient sitter' -- 'Came down a Queen' -- Regina."A lively and poignant biography of the young princess who, at the impressionable age of eleven, found that she was now heiress to the throne" --Provided by the publisher.LSC
Subjects: Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-; Queens;

Lady smoke / by Sebastian, Laura.;
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Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Princesses; Kings and rulers; Courts and courtiers; Hostages; Women pirates; Imaginary wars and battles; Marriage;

Six wild crowns / by Race, Holly,author.;
As tradition has it, the king of Elben must marry six queens and magically bind each of them to one of the island's palaces or the kingdom will fall. Clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be her beloved Henry's favorite queen. She relishes the games at court and the political rivalries with his other wives. Seymour is the opposite - originally sent to Boleyn's court as a reluctant spy and assassin, she ends up catching Henry's eye and is forced into a loveless marriage with the king. But when the two queens become the unlikeliest of things - friends and allies - the balance of power begins to shift. Together, they uncover a dark and deadly truth at the heart of the island's magic. Boleyn and Seymour's only hope of survival rests on uniting all six of the rival queens - but Henry will never let that happen.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Imaginary places; Islands; Kings and rulers; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Queens;

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