- Paperback: 523 pages
- Publisher: PagAnarchy Press; Paperback Storm edition (1 Dec 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 095579840X
- ISBN-13: 978-0955798405
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.6 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 791,828 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Bernadette breaks into her ex-boyfriend's house to steal his laptop, little does she realise the enormity of what she has let herself in for. Join Bernadette as she is unwittingly drawn into a bizarre yet uplifting circus of sex, drugs, music, witchcraft, anarchy and apples. LIBER MALORUM is an extraordinary serpent of a journey that weaves into the kaotic underbelly of civilisation. It spins through the myths and legends of an eclectic mix of 23 authors into a dangerous anti-authoritarian tapestry of spell-binding proportions. This is a call-out for the tearing down of fences, beliefs and boundaries. It is an intriguing seed of disobedience planted into the fertile soil of the strangest world: our own. LIBER MALORUM presents original stories from Ramsey Dukes, Frater Kaotec, Nathaniel Harris, Douglas Ezzy, Indigo Niebla, Profth, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, J. Elizabeth Lawrence, Ceri Buck, Henry Lauer, David Blank, PenDragon, Lilith, Jet Moon, Sulien Leybourn, Gavin Andrew, Frater Carfax, Anton Channing, Caroline Foldes, Stella Damiana, DJ Lawrence and Jaq D. Hawkins. With cameos from Robert Anton Wilson, Pete Carroll, Hakim Bey, Dr. Timothy Leary, William J. Murray, Donald Tyson, Delaney Crawley and of course William Blake.
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Scullion has chosen 23 contemporary magicians, witches and fools and arranged a mammoth book - all with the themes of magic and disobedience. The apple is a crazy fruit that appears in many different mythologies from across the globe and the contributed stories reflect this is a magnificent way.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just Brilliant!,
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This review is from: Liber Malorum: Children of the Apple (Paperback)
This book is just brilliant. The stories of 23 magical authors have been woven together by Sean Scullion to create multi-faceted viewpoints of anti-authoritarianism, different myths surrounding the apple and, as the description on the back says, the kaotic underbelly of our civilisation.
There are stories and poems about orchards, norse gods, wild dancing at midnight in the woods, chaos magic, conspiracies, Greek goddesses, elves and sacred groves, the tree of life, queer rebellion in police cells, benandanti, tricksters and freaks, festivals, the Isle of Apples, pirates (aaaarrrrr), faerie hugging, revenge and revelation, WWII prison escapes, Avalon, cyber worlds, sex magic and of course apples apples apples! Readers are introduced to fool sorcery, and the book explores the spaces where magic and disobedience spring from; the mythical edges where belief systems coalesce and dissolve and transformation takes place. One of few books to dare to bring together politics and spirituality, Liber Malorum brings together different levels and atmospheres of writing. From the quirky to the pragmatic, from the mystical to the everyday, the writing is marked by its incredible range and breadth. This makes the book inclusive and intelligent. This will prove to be an important piece of work, a butterfly wingbeat at the heart of the logos.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Take A Bite!,
By magnus (Birmingham. UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Liber Malorum: Children of the Apple (Paperback)
I've just finished reading this brilliant book and wanted to congratulate and thank the author. It's pitched so perfectly, woven so expertly that I would thoroughly recommend it to both the seasoned magicko and the total novice alike... not to mention being a great read that I would suggest to anyone, regardless of whether they are willing to take a bite and set foot on the paths of magic.
As A primer for the uninitiated, I couldn't find a better place to begin a magical education than right here. For the lay reader, the story moves along at a fair clip that will hold your attention (and recollection) with ease. The contributor chapters are woven into the fabric of the tale with flair and humour and will certainly give you more than enough of a flavour to stir your desire to branch out and take a bite of their work. For the veteran "hatted" there are points of departure and easily reconstructable models for exploration. Consider this a recipe book for the best pies, strudels and tartes known to contemporary Magicians. (the reading list alone is worth the admittance) Wide-brimmed (and silly) hats off to ya, Master Fool.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A work of genius!,
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This review is from: Liber Malorum: Children of the Apple (Paperback)
What a concept, multiple authors with one connecting strand to tie a plethora of stories into a single work. I haven't seen a similar format since Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man.
The amazing thing is that the stories are good, both from recognised authors (Ramsey Dukes among them!) and from new names. Sean Scullion has done a brilliant job of weaving the stories together within his own story, no small task to say the least! This is destined to be an occult classic, along the same lines as the Robert Anton Wilson books that are quoted with permission within Liber Malorum. The play on words in the title should make it obvious to all who understand the significance of the golden apple that this is a unique and clever piece of work that will expand the mind beyond what one might expect of ordinary fiction.
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