Product Description Derided as seventies throwbacks upon their arrival and misremembered by the wider population as one-hit wonders, Marillion rode the 1980s as one of the most successful bands in Britain. Delivering the musical and conceptual density of early progressive rock with the caustic energy of punk, the Aylesbury heroes both spearheaded the neo-prog revival and produced its crown jewel in their number one album Misplaced Childhood and its Top 5 singles 'Kayleigh' and 'Lavender.' Musically, their influence reaches from prog legends Dream Theater and Steven Wilson to household names like Radiohead and Muse. The 1980s encapsulated Marillion's birth, commercial apex, and near-implosion. This book combines meticulous history with careful musical analysis to chronicle their most turbulent decade from their first gig, through the dizzying success and destructive decadence of their time with frontman Fish, to his bitter departure and replacement by Steve Hogarth. It turns an experienced critical eye not only on their five albums of the decade - from the seminal Script For A Jester's Tear to Season's End - Hogarth's debut - and a line up that remains as active as ever. The book also discusses demos, singles, and Fish's solo debut to dissect a band which critics still love to hate, even as today's music industry stands upon their shoulders as pioneers of self promotion and internet-based crowd funding. About the Author Nathaniel Webb is an American author, musician, and game designer. As a lead guitarist, he has toured and recorded for numerous acts including Grammy-nominated singer's Beth Hart and Jana Mashonee, Colombian pop star Marre, and Talking to the Walls. His writing includes the novels Expedition: Summerlands, The Days of Guns and Roses, and Arcadia Mon Amour. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Wesleyan University, Nathaniel lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and son under a big pile of cats.

Marillion in the 1980s (Decades in Music)

Arts & Photography

Webb, Nathaniel

Music

Sonicbond Publishing

Emily Sledge finally has her dream job: guarding the rips in the Veil as part of the globetrotting Sabre & Torch Society. Even if her mentor keeps embarrassing her by saving her skin. But war is looming back home, and Emily's latest mission takes a complex turn when she traces her monstrous prey to an enchanted painting. Determined to prove she can stand solo, Emily guides her friends through the painting into Arcadia, a realm of magic suffering under the rule of the tyrannical King Zero. But the cruel rules of Zero's world come as a shock, and Emily realizes that if she wants to survive, she can't solve every problem on her own... not when the citizens of Arcadia all have their secrets and magic always comes with a price.

Arcadia Mon Amour (Veil of Worlds)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Vulpine Press

Gifted Emily Sledge has just graduated at the top of her class from the secretive and dangerous Harkness Academy.There's just one problem: she doesn't have a job lined up. Never one to give up, Emily ditches a promising interview to chase a mysterious message in a bottle. But instead of landing her the perfect job, the clue leads her to a forgotten castle where a band of young romantics prepare to make their final stand against an unknown enemy from beyond the Veil. Isolated and in danger, Emily must choose between her career and the strangers who need her help. But all is not as it seems in the Castle Forlorn, and Emily has to grow up fast if she wants to survive threats that she can't just hit with a hammer... all while the clock ticks down to the final invasion.

The Days of Guns and Roses (Veil of Worlds)

Gifted Emily Sledge has just graduated at the top of her class from the secretive and dangerous Harkness Academy.There's just one problem: she doesn't have a job lined up. Never one to give up, Emily ditches a promising interview to chase a mysterious message in a bottle. But instead of landing her the perfect job, the clue leads her to a forgotten castle where a band of young romantics prepare to make their final stand against an unknown enemy from beyond the Veil. Isolated and in danger, Emily must choose between her career and the strangers who need her help. But all is not as it seems in the Castle Forlorn, and Emily has to grow up fast if she wants to survive threats that she can't just hit with a hammer... all while the clock ticks down to the final invasion.

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

No hit points. No levels. Just us. Hollywood Economic Cooperation Zone, 2063. Merchandise Technician Emma Burke spends her days practicing magic out of view of her employer's security cameras. Emma's adventuring party has nearly earned entry to the Summerlands, a realm of clean air and blue skies where the magic and monsters are real and adventurers gamble their lives in pursuit of gold and glory... all streamed in real time to a worldwide audience of billions. But when tragedy derails her plans, Emma must leave everything behind to flee into the Summerlands. Desperate to win the money she needs to make things right, Emma drives herself and her party towards ever greater dangers, only to find that the troubles of her old world have ways of reaching into her new one...

Expedition: Summerlands

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Gaming

Level Up Publishing

In the second issue of MYTHIC we present a new collection of all new science fiction and fantasy stories that strive to entertain our readers. Some stories offer thought-provoking insights into humanity while others provide light-hearted romps in time and space and parts in between.

Mythic #2: Spring 2017

Brittenford, Maree

GOMEL, ELANA

Kilgore, Shaun

Chamberlain, Gregg

Baker, Patrick S.

Friend, Timothy

Shimek, Michael

Gauthier, Jon

Case, Stephen Reid

Science Fiction

Founders House Publishing, LLC

Wyngraf: Issue 1

Children's Books

Cook, Amanda

Crawford, Dan

Fiori, Angelica

Inwood, Natasha

Moté, Rajiv

Prentice, J. A.

Quevedo, Katherine

Slemp, Nathan

Independently published

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