Joseph Jordan: 17 books

Dickens Novels as Verse adds to Dickens criticism by being unlike most Dickens criticism. It argues that some of the great Dickens novels (A Tale of Two Cities, Our Mutual Friend and Great Expectations) are held together by book-length patterns in topics that, like alliteration in lyric verse, are...

The fate of a Kingdom rests on the treasures it collects and there are few bigger prizes than The Star of the West, one of the Seven Legendary Jewels of the Empire. While royalty maneuvers to acquire it by coin, plans are set in motion to steal the gem first. Amidst intrigue in the Imperial City of...

Long ago, Master Copurn discovered the secret of using powerful gemstones to control the massive metal warriors known as golems. In doing so, he helped to forge an Empire. The university that bears his name still practices the art. There is no greater honor at the University of Copurn than...