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Vega Jane is a series of four young adult fantasy novels written by American author David Baldacci.It follows the adventures of a teenage girl as she uncovers secrets about the fictional village of Wormwood and faces the dangers of the 'Quag', a forest filled with beasts. [2]
Bak (Assamese aqueous creature) Bakeneko and Nekomata (cat) Boto Encantado (river dolphin) Itachi (weasel or marten) Jorōgumo and Tsuchigumo (spider) Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox) Kawauso (river otter) Kushtaka (otter) Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag and Yuxa (snake) Pipa Jing (jade pipa) Selkie (seal) Tanuki (racoon dog ...
Bak – Assamese aqueous creature that can take human form after killing them. Dokkaebi – A mythical being in Korean folklore or fairy tales. Although usually frightening, it could also represent a humorous, grotesque-looking ogre or goblin. Ebu Gogo – Human-like creatures in Indonesian mythology. Garuda – Vishnu's bird-like mount.
The daevas, or Homo sanguinus, [2] is an extinct human cousin species who lived in matriarchal clan-based societies and regularly practiced human sacrifice, slavery, and thaumaturgy. Before the Common Era , the daevas founded the Daevite Empire that covered most of Eurasia, and remains a threat to humanity despite having long since fallen.
Chip in the Not Quite Human movie adaptions based on the books by Seth McEvoy (1987) Dot Matrix in Spaceballs (1987) Toaster and Kirby in The Brave Little Toaster film series (1987–1997) ED-209 in RoboCop (1987) Data, positronic brain android from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–2002) R.O.T.O.R. (1987), the main antagonist of the movie ...
Anthropomorphic reptilian races or beings commonly appear in fantasy and science fiction. They can be based on various reptiles, like lizards, crocodiles, alligators, snakes, dinosaurs, and the fictional dragons. They are often depicted as powerful warriors, though their relative intelligence to humans varies – as with other anthropomorphic ...
Tolkien's elves were followed by Poul Anderson's grim Norse-style elves of human size, in his 1954 fantasy The Broken Sword. [7] Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionavar Tapestry series, starting with his 1984 fantasy The Summer Tree, includes both lios alfar (light elves) and swart alfar (dark elves), using variations on the original Norse or Icelandic terms.
The Camel Club is a group of fictional characters created by American novelist David Baldacci. They are the protagonists of five of his novels: The Camel Club, The Collectors, Stone Cold, Divine Justice, and Hell's Corner. The original members are Oliver Stone, Reuben Rhodes, Caleb Shaw, and Milton Farb.