James Phelan: 22 books

In Somebody Telling Somebody Else, James Phelan proposes a paradigm shift for narrative theory, a turn from viewing narrative as a structure to viewing it as a rhetorical action in which a teller selectively deploys the resources of storytelling in order to accomplish particular purposes in relation...

For the past forty years The Nature of Narrative has been a seminal work for literary students, teachers, writers, and scholars. Countering the tendency to view the novel as the paradigm case of literary narrative, authors Robert Scholes and Robert Kellogg in the original edition offered a compelling...

Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics. Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of...

Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debates addresses two frequently asked questions about narrative studies: “what is narrative theory?” and “how do different approaches to narrative relate to each other?” In engaging with these questions, the book demonstrates the diversity and...

This astute guide to the literary achievements of American novelists in the twentieth century places their work in its historical context and offers detailed analyses of landmark novels based on a clearly laid out set of tools for analyzing narrative form. Includes a valuable overview of twentieth-...

13 books. 13 nightmares. 1 destiny. Are you one of them? This is it. My nightmares have finally come true. Sam’s deepest fears have become real and his enemies grow ever-more powerful. Struggling to stay one step ahead, Sam must locate 11 more dreamers and solve the next piece of the puzzle. Can Sam...

An unexpected saviour ensures Sam lives to continue his search for the last 13. His next all-too-real nightmare leads him to Paris and the Council of Dreamers. With Solaris seemingly one step ahead of Sam’s every move, unlikely alliances form. Treasure beyond belief beckons, while tragedy strikes at...

Solaris stands facing us, his arm raised, his flame weapon pointed and ready. Sam’s nightmares become more unpredictable, and even more dangerous, as he seeks the next Dreamer. His search takes him to Cuba, where unknown pursuers, long-forgotten treasure and the perils of the ocean await. Meanwhile,...

Not this, anything but this. In the aftermath of their devastating tragedy, the Academy turns towards an unlikely ally. But Sam’s trust in everyone around him continues to be tested to the limits. Sam journeys to South America, his dream leading him to a long-lost ancient city. Hidden deep within the...

You know I will follow you anywhere you try to hide. When you dream, any of you, you’re in my world. Solaris remains an ever-present threat as Sam’s search for the next Dreamer takes him to the Grand Canyon. All is not as it seems as strange secrets and devastating betrayals force him to question...

Will the chilling prophecy and the ultimate battle against Solaris come true? Nothing could have prepared Sam for this terrifying new life as one of the last 13 Dreamers. From New York to Egypt, to Italy—the search for the last 13 will take Sam across the globe. He cannot do it alone, but who can he really trust? 13 books. 13 nightmares. One destiny. Are you one of them?

Sam heads to Japan with Tobias to meet the next Dreamer, a famous professional gamer. While at a tournament in Tokyo, Stella arrives, forcing Sam and Dreamer number nine to take extreme evasive action. As ever, Solaris is on the scene in a flash … Meanwhile, Alex and Shiva are captive in Shiva’s...

At the end there is only—darkness. With only days left in the final countdown, Sam and Eva must brave the dangers of Antarctica to rescue Alex and find the twelfth Dreamer and Gear. As the world plunges further into chaos, the last 13 prepare to fulfil the prophecy. But all is not as it seems. An impossible,...

I don’t know what’s real and what’s not anymore. The barrier between dreams and reality is more blurred than ever as Sam is drawn into an age-old battle for the Dreamscape. Even more confusing is that the next Dreamer seems to know as much as Sam about the importance of her dreams and the search...