Roz Kaveney

The Rhapsody of Blood series follows two women, Mara and Emma, in their struggle against the mysterious enemy Berin who taught men how to become gods through slaughter - the Rituals of Blood.Mara, immortal Huntress, destroys the Aztec gods, Robespierre and Jack the Ripper. She witnesses the flooding of Atlantis and the Crucifixion. She searches across the for her murdered sisters Sof and Lillit, cursed by wishes all three made before time From the forests of Europe to the deserts of Asia and Africa Jerusalem to Alexandria, Paris and past, present and future London, Mara is up against conquistadors, zombies and primordial fungus with allies that range from Jehovah to Montezuma, Voltaire to HG Wells and cockney spymistress Polly.An ogre eats her lover Caroline, whose ghost recruits modern Emma to the fight. Originally with no powers save wit and intelligence, Emma faces down angels, elves, vampires, a mad monstrous Britartist and invading mathematical entities and becomes the new ruler of Hell...Formidable apart, unstoppable as allies, Mara and Emma are the world's last hope against the wily Berlin and his prophesy of doom.The Ring of Flesh will Burst, the Sleepers Will Awake and All Will be Undone

"Roz Kaveney's modern adaptations of Catullus' poems bring them right up to date - in all their, sometimes shocking, 'new-ness' a good reminder how edgy ancient poetry could be."- Mary Beard, Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge"To make Catullus' much-translated poems seem surprising and fresh is a rare achievement - but nothing less than the most scabrous, the most tender of Roman poets deserves. A wonderful feat."- Tom Holland, historian and novelist"Hilarious, poignant, mischievous, distraught, Roz Kaveney's twinkling versions capture the staggering range of Catullus' poetic moods, subjects, and forms ... She nails the jokes, uproariously; brilliantly sees how Catullus' world and ours superimpose ..."- Nick Lowe, Reader in Classics, Royal Holloway University"In a great time for female translators of Catullus, Roz Kaveney's versions are a particular delight. With her use of language and verse structure, she seems to capture the authentic voice of the poet."- Tony Keen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame

From the deep dark forests of primordial Europe to the deserts of Africa... From the gardens of what was once Hell and is now something new and different to the sinister silent halls of a rebuilt Valhalla... From the gloomy London of the late Victorian London to a very different London of bright lights, coffee shops and cocktail parties...Mara the Huntress and a newly apotheosized Emma pursue the mysterious enemy who devised and teaches the Rituals of Blood, and the people he has corrupted - the Huntsman god, some annoying hipsters and the man they called the Ripper. With new friends like H.G. Wells and Mary, the mother of Josette, and old acquaintances like Polly Wilde, Elodie and the restored and resurrected Sof, they frustrate some of the enemy's schemes but still have no sense of his end game.This fourth volume of the much admired Rhapsody of Blood sequence is as grim and occasionally hilarious as its predecessors.

Written by a world expert in Science Fiction, From Alien to The Matrix is a hugely entertaining and enlightening read and a new critical approach to SF films that considers them as autonomous creations and contributions to the genre and to the broader culture. Kaveney looks at the movies of alien invasion and movie franchises, and offers a celebration of Galaxy Quest; deep readings of the Alien quartet, of Dark City, Starship Troopers and Strange Days; extended consideration of the Star Wars series and the Terminator films, and much more.