{"product_id":"the-white-stag-and-other-k-s-nikakis-9780645192742","title":"The White Stag and Other Stories: With Deep Fantasy Retellings","description":"A dying man trudges holloways deep in winter's frigid grip. He clings to life only to see the birth of his grandson but then a white stag appears and changes everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lame woman ekes out an isolated existence until a broken-winged angel crashes to earth. It's not his first visit, nor her first life, but is she finally ready to welcome him in? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young man drowns in the Australian Outback, his death no different to that of countless other young men who rest in lonely, sunbaked cemeteries. But he finds no peace-until the storm arrives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beautiful Velven, Genn, rejects the advances of the gloriously handsome Orin, a Waiwin who longs to lock wings with her. She believes him unworthy of trust but when a great she-dragon dies and leaves behind a single, precious egg, Genn is faced with a terrible choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does fantasy offer us apart from exotic tales full of bravery, beauty, and battles for all that is good and true in the world? What insights can it deliver as we pursue our more mundane lives? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep Fantasy suggests answers to these questions as it explores the \u003ci\u003esecond\u003c\/i\u003e, hidden stories that our unconscious minds recognise even while our conscious minds remain blind to them. And it is these \u003ci\u003ehidden\u003c\/i\u003e stories, told through symbols and metaphors, and drawing on the timeless archetypes of myth and dream, where the real power of fantasy lies. The Deep Fantasy retellings of \u003ci\u003eThe White Stag\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e reveal that things are rarely what they seem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr Karen Simpson Nikakis holds a Ph.D in Joseph Campbell's hero myth applied to a female hero and an M.Ed (Hons) in the purposes of dragons in fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. S. Nikakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645192740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645192742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sov Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"K. S. Nikakis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742983467263,"sku":"9780645192742","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-white-stag-and-other-k-s-nikakis-9780645192742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}