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- Aru Shah and the song of death / by Chokshi, Roshani.;
- Accused of stealing the god of love's bow and arrow, Aru has ten days to find the real thief or risk being kicked out of the Otherworld.LSC
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Gods; Zombies; Sisters; Theft; Demonology; Hindu mythology;
- Thor. [videorecording] / by Alexander, Jaimie,actor.; Bale, Christian,1974-actor.; Bautista, David,1969-actor.; Cooper, Bradley,voice actor.; Crowe, Russell,1964-actor.; Diesel, Vin,voice actor.; Elliot, Peter S.,1962-editor of moving image work.; Feige, Kevin,film producer.; Giacchino, Michael,composer (expression); Gillen, Karen,actor.; Hemsworth, Chris,actor.; Idoine, Barry,director of photography.; Klementieff, Pom,actor.; Portman, Natalie,1981-actor.; Pratt, Chris,1979-actor.; Robinson, Jennifer Kaytin,screenwriter.; Roche, Tim,editor of moving image work.; Schmidt, Matthew(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Thompson, Tessa,1983-actor.; Vecchiarello, Jennifer,1983-editor of moving image work.; Waititi, Taika,film director,screenwriter,voice actor.; Winderbaum, Brad,film producer.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Marvel Studios,production company,publisher.;
- Music by Michael Giacchino ; edited by Matthew Schmidt, Tim Roche, Jennifer Vecchiarello, Peter S. Elliot ; director of photography, Barry Idoine.Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman, Chris Pratt, Jaimie Alexander, Karen Gillen, Taika Waititi, Dave Bautista, Russell Crowe, Pom Klementieff, Christian Bale, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper.The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced--a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who--to Thor's surprise--inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late.Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language, some suggestive material and partial nudity.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Thor (Norse deity); Adventure and adventurers; Good and evil; Mythology, Norse; Superheroes;
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- A brush with magic / by Ahn, Flora.;
- During her first trip to Korea, twelve-year-old Yumi discovers a magical ink brush in her grandfather's attic which inadvertently summons a dokkaebi, a creature from Korean fairy tales, and embarks on an adventure through Seoul while navigating newfound powers and the consequences of her magic.
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Goblins; Families; Mythology, Korean; Korean Americans;
- The shadow key : a novel in four branches / by Stokes-Chapman, Susan,1985-author.;
- "Dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital, Dr. Henry Talbot has little choice but to accept a mysterious offer of employment as a private physician from an inscrutable lord of a rural manor in Wales. Arriving at Plas Helyg, Lord Julian's isolated estate, Henry can't speak the language and finds himself treated with hostile suspicion by superstitious villagers, whose beliefs in myths and magic he's inclined to dismiss. But when he discovers that his predecessor died under peculiar, inexplicable circumstances, his determination to uncover the truth leads him down a path fraught with danger-made all the more perilous by his headstrong, reluctant ally Linette, Lord Julian's niece. Linette has lived a lonely life as Plas Helyg's unconventional mistress: her uncle treats her with disdain, her father is long dead, and her mother, long plagued by strange spells and believed by everyone around her to be deeply unwell, spends most of her time locked away in her rooms. Fiercely self-reliant, Linette refuses to wear women's clothes, has no interest in marriage, and takes an interest in the welfare of the men working in Lord Julian's mines, against his wishes. Linette has always suspected something is not quite right in the village, but it is only through Henry's dogged investigations that the dark truth about those closest to her will come to light-a truth that will bind hers and Henry's destinies together forever in ways neither thought possible"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Novels.; Physicians; Villages; Mythology, Celtic;
- The gate, the girl, and the dragon / by Lin, Grace.;
- "Jin is a Stone Lion--one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time. What isn't a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin's perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him. Stuck outside the gate, Jin must find help from unlikely allies, including a girl who can hear a mysterious voice and a worm who claims he is a dragon. Together, they must find the sphere and return it to the world beyond the gate...or risk losing everything"--
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Portal fantasy fiction.; Mythology, Chinese; Spirits; Statues; Animals; Ability; Doorways;
- The tiger's apprentice [videorecording] / by Golding, Henry,1987-voice actor.; Magee, David,1962-screenwriter.; Yost, Christopher L.,screenwriter.; Hui, Raman,film director.; Liu, Lucy,1968-voice actor.; Soo Hoo, Brandon,voice actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Yep, Laurence,1948-Tiger's apprentice.; Yeoh, Michelle,1962-voice actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
- Voices: Henry Golding, Brandon Soo Hoo, Lucy Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Oh, Leah Lewis, Patrick Gallagher, Bowen Yang, Sherry Cola.In San Francisco's Chinatown, Tom discovers his family's legacy: they guard the phoenix egg, a powerful artifact that can either create or destroy. Stepping into this role, Tom teams up with a savvy tiger and zodiac warriors who can shift forms. Together, they dive into a high-stakes adventure, battling foes to protect the egg and uphold their family's honor.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG; for action/violence, thematic elements, some language and suggestive references.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Antiquities; Chinese Americans; Astrology, Chinese; Mythology, Chinese; Magic; Family secrets; Phoenix (Mythical bird); Eggs; Tiger; Zodiac;
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- Titans / by O'Hearn, Kate.;
- When a human boy is spotted on Titus, Titans Astraea and her winged horse Zephyr must figure out how he got there and why. They uncover a conspiracy to take over Titus and ultimately the universe.Ages 8-12.LSC
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Titans (Mythology); Pegasus (Greek mythology); Animals, Mythical; Mythology, Greek; Conspiracies;
- Aphrodite : A Novel. by Rogerson, Phoenicia.;
- 'Aphrodite' is a feminist tale that brilliantly reimagines the story of Aphrodite and how she transformed herself from a lowly outsider to the darling goddess of love. But being a goddess isnt quite what she thought. Those who oppose the stifling rule of Zeus tend to disappear, or worse. And one day, Aphrodite decides shes had enough. From the author of 'Herc'.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Classics; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; FICTION / Fantasy / Historical; FICTION / Feminist; FICTION / Historical / Ancient; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;
- Stone blind : a novel / by Haynes, Natalie,author.;
- "The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene's temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revenge--on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon's actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair andher gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon"--
- Subjects: Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Medusa (Gorgon); Perseus (Greek mythological character); Blessing and cursing; Gorgons (Greek mythology); Monsters; Mythology, Greek; Quests (Expeditions);
- Momo Arashima breaks the Mirror of the Sun / by Sugiura, Misa.;
- When kids begin to disappear, Momo teams up with the magical fox spirit, Niko, and her friends to confront a dangerous enemy from Shinto legend, Tamamo-no-mae, and embark on a quest to the Sky Kingdom to steal the legendary Mirror of the Sun to save their world.
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Gods, Shinto; Japanese Americans; Mythology, Japanese; Ability;
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