Download or read book Bel Nemeton Caledfwlch written by Jon Black and published by 18thwall Productions. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A globe-trotting quest for the historical King Arthur's sword. From the Preditors and Editors Readers' Poll Award-Winning Author Jon Black... When Dr. Vivian Cuinnsey found Merlin's tomb, she thought the adventure was over. But now her Merlin exhibition is attacked, drawing her back into danger. There's just two problems. First, Jake Booker, treasure hunter and her former partner, is held captive by zealous students convinced he is stealing antiquities. Second, someone else wants Arthur's sword. In the present, Vivian and Jake are up against mercenaries, musty academics, and a mysterious swordsman in a two-fisted, and two-brained, adventure. In the past, Merlin and the young King Arthur seek out the blade that will unite Britain. A dragonblade. A magical blade that will draw them deep into hostile Pict territory, where nothing is safe and allies are hard to come by. From crusader tombs to elite fighting rings to the roaring roads of the Autobahn, chase Vivian and Jake in their pursuit of King Arthur's blade.

Download or read book Gabriel s Trumpet written by Jon Black and published by 18thwall Productions. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can someone truly come back from the dead? That's the question confronting Dr. Marcus Roads, physician and investigator for the Boston Society for Psychical Research, in this Jazz Age supernatural mystery. Gabriel Gibbs, a jazz trumpet player, was murdered in New Orleans two years ago. Now, Gabriel is back ... with a gleaming silver trumpet and preternatural musical talent. Marcus's superiors task him with a high-stakes investigation. Is it really Gabriel? Or is someone (or something) claiming to be him? From tracing the musician's origins in the tragic Mississippi Delta community of Pilate's Point, Marcus follows in Gabriel's footsteps through New Orleans and into the mysterious deep bayous. Ending in Harlem at the height of its Renaissance, Marcus searches its streets for his ultimate goal: a face-to-face encounter with the trumpeter whose life threatens to consume his Marcus's own. The latest work by award-winning novelist and music historian Jon Black, Gabriel's Trumpet simmers in the music and musical scene of the 1920s. Having walked in the same footsteps as his characters, Jon vividly brings to life the great locations of America's Jazz Age, putting readers right in the action alongside Marcus as he struggles to answer two questions... Who, really, is Gabriel Gibbs? And what is the truth behind Gabriel's Trumpet?

Download or read book Bel Nemeton written by Jon Black and published by 18thwall Productions. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UNCOVERING MERLIN'S TOMB A globe-trotting quest for the treasures of the historical Merlin. From the Preditors and Editors Readers' Poll Award-Winning Author Jon Black... Carvings have been unearthed in the Middle East. They bear impossible names--Arthur and Merlin, albeit in a native transliteration. How did these names come so far? Do they imply the existence of a historical Arthur and Merlin? The scholars do what they always do. They arrange a press meeting. But scholars aren't the only attendees. After heavily-armed mercenaries steal the stone, Dr. Vivian Cuinnsey is forced to work with Jake Booker, a self-professed treasure hunter. Can he be trusted? Or is he just one more force after Merlin's treasure for personal profit? From the Middle East to the caves of Israel to German record rooms to Oxford's secret underworld, chase Vivian and Jake in their pursuit of Merlin's greatest treasure.

Download or read book The Celts 2 volumes written by John T. Koch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This succinct, accessible two-volume set covers all aspects of Celtic historical life, from prehistory to the present day. The study of Celtic history has a wide international appeal, but unfortunately many of the available books on the subject are out-of-date, narrowly specialized, or contain incorrect information. Online information on the Celts is similarly unreliable. This two-volume set provides a well-written, up-to-date, and densely informative reference on Celtic history that is ideal for high school or college-aged students as well as general readers. The Celts: History, Life, and Culture uses a cross-disciplinary approach to explore all facets of this ancient society. The book introduces the archaeology, art history, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, music, and mythology of the Celts and examines the global influence of their legacy. Written entirely by acknowledged experts, the content is accessible without being simplistic. Unlike other texts in the field, The Celts: History, Life, and Culture celebrates all of the cultures associated with Celtic languages at all periods, providing for a richer and more comprehensive examination of the topic.

Download or read book British Place names in Their Historical Setting written by Edmund McClure and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published under the directions of the General Literature Committee.

Download or read book After Avalon written by Nicole Petit and published by 18thwall Productions. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Arthur is dead. Camelot has fallen. Britain drowns in Saxons. These are the stories of what came after. Merlin's prophecies begin such, in introduction: "In the days when Arthur's dream was dimmed, as grey embers under storm, actors from our reverie still acted. A boy ventures into decaying Broceliande with the May Hawk's daughter, both in search of fathers. Sir Gawain, bereft of his nation, rides in search of my tomb-but finds a friend turned enemy. In the Britain's hour of need, the round table will be restored to defend Logres in the sky, in the London Blitz. "My tutor, Bleys, will take a fool's horse, and two adventurers will trace my dying steps across the world. Sir Lionel's remains will visit the remains of the Arthurian world, and the Victorians will strive to make a gentleman of Mordred. The Questing Beast will never cease to haunt Pellinore's line, no matter how far north they trend. The old witch, Morgan, will seek forgiveness. The holy lance will appear once more. And a queen who is no longer a queen will meet a knight who is no longer a knight, and both will marvel at the grave of the greatest king who served his country. "These may be read, in full, inside. "But I am tired now, and Nimue calls for me..." An all-new anthology from the award-winning curator Nicole Petit, featuring stories by Colin Fisher, Leigh Ann Cowan, Amy Wolf, Thomas Olivieri, Jon Black, Patricia S. Bowne, Claudia Quint, David Wiley, Christian Bone, Patrick S. Baker, and Elizabeth Zuckerman.

Download or read book Silver Screen Sleuths written by Nicole Petit and published by 18thwall Productions. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a Rollicking Riot of Crime-Solving Fun! All your favorite stars pull on their deerstalkers and investigate! Adventurous Mysteries in the Tradition of Old Hollywood Award-winning curator Nicole Petit presents seven all-new mystery stories featuring the stars of Golden Age Hollywood. Basil Rathbone plays a game of deduction and death against a madman who is convinced he's as good as Sherlock Holmes. Errol Flynn crosses swords with men who take his star-power a bit too literally. Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart, and Henry Fonda have a double date with murder in the legendary Coconut Grove. Shirley Temple pays a diplomatic visit to East Berlin as plans for a German super-communication device are stolen, and a little girl is caught in the crossfire. A paranoid director tasks Vincent Price with discovering why a dead man was found in his temple set. George Zucco's latest low-budget western is interrupted by murder - and the ancient cult that may have committed them. Margaret Rutherford tangles with ghosts and Nazis at a stately manor home where all may not be as it seems. Silver Screen Sleuths presents mystery stories in the style and tradition of Golden Age B-movie mysteries, starring the stars themselves. Curated by Nicole Petit and featuring stories by Josh Reynolds, Jon Black, Nicole Petit & James Bojaciuk, C.L. Werner, M.H. Norris, William Martin, & John Linwood Grant.

Download or read book Rainbringer written by Edward M Erdelac and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The oaths of secrecy she [Zora Neale Hurston] swore, and the terrifying physical and emotional ordeals she endured...left their mark on her, and there were certain parts of her material which she never dared to reveal, even in scientific publications." - Alan LomaxZORA! She traveled the 1930's south alone with a loaded forty four and an unmatched desire to see and to know. She was at home in the supper clubs of New York City, back road juke joints, under ropes of Spanish moss, and dancing around the Vodoun peristyle. Her experiences brought us Their Eyes Were Watching God, Mules And Men, Tell My Horse, and Jonah's Gourd Vine. But between the lines she wrote lie the words unwritten, truths too fantastic to divulge....until now. LEAVES FLOATING IN A DREAM'S WAKE, BEYOND THE BLACK ARCADE. EKWENSU'S LULLABY. KING YELLER. GODS OF THE GRIM NATION. THE SHADOW IN THE CHAPEL OF EASE. BLACK WOMAN, WHITE CITY. THE DEATHLESS SNAKE. Eight weird and fantastic stories spanning the breadth of her amazing life. Eight times when she faced the nameless alien denizens of the outer darkness and didn't blink. ZORA! Celebrated writer, groundbreaking anthropologist, Hoodoo initiate, footloose queen of the Harlem Renaissance, Mythos detective.

Download or read book Night Call written by Brenden Carlson and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2020-10-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rogue robot is terrorizing the dark underbelly of 1930s Manhattan. Can detective Elias Roche and his new Automatic partner track it down? The year is 1933. Even in a world with free energy, robot labour, and megacorporations, nothing could stop the collapse of the American Dream. As the world-spanning Great Depression rages on, the remaining New York–based mafias clash with police for control of the broken city. Elias Roche, former police officer turned Mafia enforcer, works to maintain a tenuous peace between the two parties. Accustomed to settling disputes with the business end of a gun, Roche must expand his repertoire after a violent murder is covered up by the FBI. With the Mafia insisting they’re innocent of the crime and the police powerless to help, Roche and his new Automatic partner, Allen, must root out those responsible before the situation sparks a war in the city streets. FINALIST FOR THE 2021 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE

Download or read book Speakeasies and Spiritualists written by Nicole Petit and published by 18thwall Productions. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Most mediums with their spurious and specious methods, with their ghostly trumpets and spectral hands, hold few secrets--and fewer terrors." - Rose Mackenberg, "Exposing the Weird Secrets of 'Mediums' and 'Spirits'" Rose Mackenberg is unjustly forgotten. She was Harry Houdini's chief investigator. She testified before congress about psychic fraud, and discovered all the tricks of the seance trade. We proudly present the first fiction featuring Rose Mackenberg and her spook-busting career by award-winning mystery author M.H. Norris and James Bojaciuk. Speakeasies and Spiritualists also presents eight stories inspired by Rose Mackenberg and the spiritualists' Jazz Age milieu. Psychic investigators on the trail of the trail of a jazz musician who seems to have crawled from the grave. Amateur, livingroom seances going very wrong when mixed with grief for those who died in the war. Strange men warning out of Florida storms. Dream Demons stalking Chicago, feeding off bar-dwellers, and floors painted with mystic stars. FEATURING STORIES BY M.H. Norris, James Bojaciuk, Peter Rawlik, Josh Reynolds, John Linwood Grant, Jon Black, Donald J. Bingle, Aaron Smith, Brendan Foley, and William J. Martin. As well as original articles by Rose Mackenberg herself.

Download or read book Casefiles of the Royal Occultist written by Josh Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating, Organizing, and Occasionally Suppressing that Which Man Was Not Meant to Know! Jazz Age Britain is rife with the unspeakable.From the shattered cities of the western front to the high occult parties of London, a monstrously altered hound stalks. Possessed by the mind of a ruthless German scientist, the beast pursues revenge against the man he blames for sealing him in this body--the Royal Occultist himself. But this is not the only surgical horror at work. Dedicated to giving the gods physical form, Dr. Ptolemy builds his own vessels for ancient beings and eldritch terrors, either on his own or alongside the Hound.Only the Royal Occultist can stand resolute against these implacable foes.Charles St. Cyprian and his assistant, Ebe Gallowglass, defend the British Empire against sinister secret societies, eldritch occurrences, and foul creatures of myth and legend. If there are satyrs running amok in Somerset, or werewolves prowling Wolverhampton, the daring duo will be there to see them off.Casefiles of the Royal Occultist: Hochmuller's Hound is the second installment of a series collecting all of Josh Reynolds' Royal Occultist stories. This volume features two all-new, never before published stories revealing the first battles between St. Cyprian and the mad Dr. Ptolemy.

Download or read book The Piano Tuner written by Daniel Mason and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book A San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year “A gripping and resonant novel. . . . It immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor. . . . Riveting.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In 1886 a shy, middle-aged piano tuner named Edgar Drake receives an unusual commission from the British War Office: to travel to the remote jungles of northeast Burma and there repair a rare piano belonging to an eccentric army surgeon who has proven mysteriously indispensable to the imperial design. From this irresistible beginning, The Piano Tuner launches readers into a world of seductive, vibrantly rendered characters, and enmeshes them in an unbreakable spell of storytelling.

Download or read book Sockhops and Seances written by Kara Dennison and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-Winning curator Nicole Petit presents the ginchiest look into the supernatural world of the 1950s. Between poodle skirts and white picket fences, there should be only one place to meet a monster: at the local drive-in. Captured by technicolor, these creatures of the night are banished by hanging up the speaker.But there are other forces at work in the night. The ghost of a wooden roller coaster haunts the theme park that tore it down. Hot-Rodders race a particularly hellish speed demon. An American P.I. in London braves the fog to find a man chasing lights in the sky. A small town boy detective takes on three impossible, eldritch cases. There's no telling what's out there, beyond the drive-in's screen.Sockhops & Seances features stories by Kara Dennison, Sophie Iles, Jaap Boekestein, Richard Sheppard, James Dorr, Josh Reynolds, Joshua Wanisko, Jackson Kuhl, David M. Heonig, M. Lopes da Silva, and Jon Black.

Download or read book Through Darkest Europe written by Harry Turtledove and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *io9's New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Put On Your Radar This Fall From the modern master of alternate history and New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove, Through Darkest Europe envisions a world dominated by a prosperous and democratic Middle East—and under threat from the world's worst trouble spot. Senior investigator Khalid al-Zarzisi is a modern man, a product of the unsurpassed educational systems of North Africa and the Middle East. Liberal, tolerant, and above all rich, the countries and cultures of North Africa and the Middle East have dominated the globe for centuries, from the Far East to the young nations of the Sunset Lands. But one region has festered for decades: Europe, whose despots and monarchs can barely contain the simmering anger of their people. From Ireland to Scandinavia, Italy to Spain, European fundamentalists have carried out assassinations, hijackings, and bombings on their own soil and elsewhere. Extremist fundamentalist leaders have begun calling for a "crusade", an obscure term from the mists of European history. Now Khalid has been sent to Rome, ground zero of backwater discontent. He and his partner Dawud have been tasked with figuring out how to protect the tinpot Grand Duke, the impoverished Pope, and the overall status quo, before European instability starts overflowing into the First World. Then the bombs start to go off. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Ruled Britannia written by Harry Turtledove and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-11-05 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1597. For nearly a decade, the island of Britain has been under the rule of King Philip in the name of Spain. The citizenry live under an enforced curfew—and in fear of the Inquisition’s agents, who put heretics to the torch in public displays. And with Queen Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London, the British have no symbol to unite them against the enemy who occupies their land. William Shakespeare has no interest in politics. His passion is writing for the theatre, where his words bring laughter and tears to a populace afraid to speak out against the tyranny of the Spanish crown. But now Shakespeare is given an opportunity to pen his greatest work—a drama that will incite the people of Britain to rise against their persecutors—and change the course of history.

Download or read book The Mysteries of Avalon written by August Hunt and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mysteries of Avalon is a unique and ground-breaking book which challenges many of the accepted views of the Arthurian tradition. From clues in old tales and documents, place-names and the mythic landscape, August Hunt weaves a tapestry of the Celtic gods and goddesses and of the Arthurian tales that heralds a new chapter in the interpretation of the deeds and existence of the greatest heroes of British legend - King Arthur and Merlin. Not only does the author place these figures in the British landscape, he also dispels many of the older inaccurate ideas about them and demonstrates which of their tales have been assimilated with other early sources to produce the popular images that exist today. By applying his wealth of knowledge and exploring the obscure and unresolved areas of the Arthurian tales, August Hunt provides new and provocative interpretations leading to startling conclusions about many subjects including the nature of Merlin, the dragon spirit of Britain, the real Holy Grail, the location of Avalon and the identities, human and divine, of the major characters in the Arthurian tales. Amongst these the author also focuses on the significant but often shadowy female figures of the myths like the Lady of the Lake, the mother of Arthur and the nine goddesses of Avalon. The quest for the hidden mysteries leads from Wales to Cornwall to Scotland, from Ireland to France to Italy, but most of all from the forgotten fragments of the past to the unfolding of the myths that dwell at the heart of the British psyche. The author includes fascinating appendices on a new interpretation of the Ogham alphabet and how to use it for divination, the symbolism and ritual uses of the Thirteen Treasures of Britain, and the zodiacal correspondences of King Arthur's battles.

Download or read book I ll Never Get Out of this World Alive written by Steve Earle and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doc Ebersole lives with the ghost of Hank Williams. Literally. In 1963, ten years after giving Hank the overdose that killed him, Doc is wracked by addiction. Having lost his licence to practise medicine, he lives in a rented room in the red-light district on the south side of San Antonio, performing abortions and patching up the odd knife or gunshot wound. But when Graciela, a young Mexican immigrant, appears in the neighbourhood in search of Doc's services, miraculous things begin to happen. Everyone she meets is transformed for the better, except, maybe, for Hank's angry ghost - who isn't at all pleased to see Doc doing well. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive is a poetic ghost story, as well as a ballad of regret and redemption, and miracles.