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A collection of twelve short stories and two novelettes from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, organized around the theme of the female hypnotist. The book also contains an extensive annotated bibliography of 19th and early 20th century novels, dimes novels, and short stories having female hypnotists/mesmerists as characters. (2025)
In some works, such as fairy tales, magic items either endow the main characters with magical powers or have magical powers themselves. Writers often use them as plot devices or MacGuffins to drive the plot of a story. [8] [page needed] Wands and staves often feature in fantasy works in the hands of wizards. [9]
These are lists of works of fiction that have been made into feature films. The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work’s author and the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest ...
This is a list of nonfiction works that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
A superhero is most often the protagonist of superhero fiction. However, some titles, such as Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross, use superheroes as secondary characters.A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a type of stock character possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers" and dedicated to protecting the public.
Invisibility in fiction is a common plot device in stories, plays, films, animated works, video games, and other media, found in both the fantasy and science fiction genres. In fantasy, invisibility is often invoked and dismissed at will by a person, with a magic spell or potion, or a cloak, ring or other object.
Other science fiction and horror films released in the late 1950s and 1960s with enlargement or shrinking as a major plot element include Tarantula, The Phantom Planet, Fantastic Voyage (which was adapted into an animated television series of the same name), and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman—which got a remake in 1993 starring Daryl Hannah and ...
Hemalurgy is the third metallic art in the Mistborn series, and is based on the powers of the force Ruin (balancer of the force of preservation; and depicted as evil). It allows the transfer of allomantic and feruchemical powers from one person to another, though with a net loss of power. It is the least known among the three arts. [15]