Download or read book Child of the Riftgate written by Tim Cove and published by Tim Cove. This book was released on 2020-09-27 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every myth is real. Every legend is true. The answers lie ... beyond the riftgate. But Jane Baker doesn’t want answers, she wants ice-cream. She doesn’t want friends or adventures, she wants to be alone. She doesn’t want to be the most hunted person in a parallel world, or caught in a twisting web of secrets and treachery, but then again, when has Jane ever got what she wanted? Never, that’s when. Now, thrown together with a bizarre assortment of allies, Jane must nurture a strength within herself that she never knew existed. For the fate of a world has come to rest on her shoulders, and saving it will require more than epic quests and deadly conflict, it will require her to confront a lie that has defined her life, and embrace a truth that will shake the foundations of the universe...

Download or read book Beta Earth Legacy written by J.R. Napier and published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-10-25 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our heroes from - Beta Earth: Between Worlds return. The now legendary status Clave. The stronghearted Lana. The ever vigilant Vin. The young prodigy Anul. The increasingly ambitious Gaidon. The hopelessly desperate Abel and the alloy enhanced enigma Kamon. All of them now older and more skilled. Will be put to the ultimate test as they are dragged into an ever growing war for Paradise. --KIRKUS REVIEW-- The search for Paradise, which people believe will be the only place to survive the fated collision between two inhabited planets, leads to endless battles in Napier’s (Beta Earth: Between Worlds 2.0 Edition, 2014, etc.) latest sci-fi outing. This collection comprises three stories, each drastically shorter than the last. In the first, “Awakening,” Theia, or Beta Earth, initially the “second chance” planet, has fallen prey to crimes and criminals that plague the original Earth. The new utopia is Paradise, which proves elusive. Factions such as the United Federation, a global military force, and Final Bloodline, a cult, are hunting members of Project Guardian. The members, free of “limiters” (which block people’s true potential for power), are more susceptible as vessels for Tryle, a dormant “messenger” who will lead the way to Paradise. Mercenary Clave tries to protect Raph, who survived a UF attack on Beta Earth, from succumbing to Tryle while dodging bounty hunter Gene, who’s out for revenge. “Awakening” is sometimes disjointed, coming across as a series of smaller battles with little story progression. There likewise isn’t resolution by the end, which feels like the conclusion of a chapter rather than a story. The sometimes lethal clashes, though, are entertaining, resembling Dungeons & Dragons games; those in confrontations, generally one-on-one, will often “score” a hit or blow. The second story, “System Failure,” is more focused, zeroing in on Montello (a small but notable character in “Awakening”), who helps hackers work remotely. He recruits them for an assault against the government and incurs the wrath and eventual retribution of Kid Vicious, whom Montello embarrassed during a display of skills. The exhilarating “System Failure” features numerous references to earlier characters. The much shorter final yarn, “A Boy and His Cat,” spotlights Travis, a significant character in a prior story (under another name), who endures a tragic event that ultimately leads to his powerful status later in life. Disjointed storylines don’t diminish Napier’s endearing and contagious adoration of the sci-fi genre. ---- The book is not your average read. If I may use a tree analogy. It's like reading different branches that form into a solid structure and dig to the roots. Be brave. Give it a chance and it will take you to the heights of euphoria. -JR Napier

Download or read book Caszandra written by Andrea K Höst and published by Andrea K Hösth. This book was released on with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 3 of the Touchstone Trilogy. Cassandra Devlin doesn’t know what she's for. But she knows she's running out of time. Since Cass was rescued from the abandoned world of Muina, the Aussie teen has proven more than useful to the people of Tare. Expeditions to their home world no longer end in slaughter. The teaching city of Kalasa has been unlocked. After years of searching for answers, they are starting to make progress. But space is tearing itself apart. Ionoth attack in ever-greater numbers. And "the useful stray" has been injured so many times that the Tarens hesitate to use her for fear of losing her. With one particular Taren now her most important person, Cass is determined to contribute everything she can, and hopes to find some answers of her own. What is the link between Muina and Earth? Why are the reclusive Nurans so interested in 'rescuing' her? And what role in the crisis do the inhuman Cruzatch play? Can Cass keep herself together long enough to find out? Keywords: science fiction, ya, young adult, young adult science fiction, science fiction romance, teen, psychics, space adventure, portal fantasy, australian author

Download or read book Enemy of Kings written by Tim Cove and published by Tim Cove. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Baker has been kidnapped, hunted and attacked. She’s battled through fire and blood and uncovered shocking truths about her past. What she needs is a hot shower and a long rest. But Jane cannot rest. Not while millions of lives depend on her. Not while an ancient corruption is spreading across the lands. A corruption with mysterious links to Jane herself... Not when the man who was supposed to be her saviour has turned out to be a total jerk! No. Jane cannot rest. Instead, she must unlock new levels of strength, as she travels across a kingdom torn apart by murder and betrayal. The journey will be perilous. Jane’s enemies are powerful and cunning. But Jane is about to discover that assassins and monsters are a walk in the park compared to the most hostile and treacherous creatures of all... Her family.

Download or read book Edgeworld written by Chuck Austen and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An edgy, potent adventure series that’s part science-fiction, part detective series, part western, Edgeworld is a unique blend of energy, comedy and darkness like nothing you’ve ever read. On the edge of known space, on the backwater, frontier planet of Pala, magistrate Killian Jess, and native Palan Cheela fight to protect a planet, and people, the rest of the galaxy has forgotten. Battling military occupation, alien invasions, otherworldly infestations, drug running, gang violence, black market traders, and the disastrous, ecological aftermath of a brutal, planet-wide war, they must learn to work together and collect any allies they can from the castoffs, misfits, and aliens occupying Pala, in order to save the world they love. Edgeworld marks the surprise return to comics of Dreamworks television producer Chuck Austen, the X-Men and Superman writer, partnering with his good friend, long-time Marvel/DC artist Patrick Olliffe.

Download or read book Mystic Empire written by Tracy Hickman and published by Aspect. This book was released on 2009-05-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty Years have passed since the Mystics founded Calsandria, and now their nation is mired in politics and bloodlines. A woman with no magic, Theona Conlan leads the desperate search for the missing Prince of House Arvad. In the faery realm, Dwynwyn learns that slave creatures are mastering a magic that threatens the fragile peace between the faeries and their enemies. And while the goblin Lunid builds a device to reach across worlds, her masters plot to use it for their own dark ends. But unknown to them all, the gates between realities are about to burst open and plunge humans, faeries, and goblins into a war that can be won only with an undiscovered magic... One that will unite--or destroy--three worlds.

Download or read book The Old Way written by David Beal and published by David Beal. This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sci-fi space survival. The main characters are attacked by a mysterious force and are forced to try and survive while trying to save their families and peoples from annihilation

Download or read book Mistress of the Empire written by Raymond E. Feist and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world on the other side of the rift: Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies. Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy. Besieged by spies and rival houses, stalked by a secret and merciless brotherhood of assassins, the brilliant Lady Mara of the Acoma faces the most deadly challenge she has ever known. The fearsome Black Robes see Mara as the ultimate threat to their ancient power. In search of allies who will join her against them, Mara must travel beyond civilization's borders and even into the hives of the alien cho-ja. As those near and dear to her fall victim to many enemies, Mara cries out for vengeance. Drawing on all of her courage and guile she prepares to fight her greatest battle of all--for her life, her home, and the Empire itself.

Download or read book Edgeworld Volume 2 A Reason to Live written by Chuck Austen and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An edgy adventure series that’s part science fiction, part detective series, part western, Edgeworld is a unique blend of energy, comedy, and darkness like nothing you’ve ever read! On the backwater frontier planet of Pala, magistrate Killian Jess and native Palan Cheela fight to protect a planet and people that the rest of the galaxy has forgotten. Battling military occupation, alien invasions, otherworldly infestations, drug running, gang violence, black market traders and the aftermath of a brutal planet-wide war, they must learn to work together and collect together any allies they can from the castoffs, misfits and aliens occupying Pala to save the place they love. Collects the original digital series Edgeworld: A Reason to Live.

Download or read book The Bloodstone written by Arlene F. Marks and published by Brain Lag. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen years have passed since the corrupt Council of the First was purged. Since then, the Nash'terel, shapeshifting essence vampires from a distant world, have resumed their quiet lives on Earth, hiding their true nature from their human prey. In small town Ontario, Travis lives with his adoptive grandpas, dividing his time between school and hockey practice. Everyone, including Travis, thinks he's an ordinary Canadian teen, until a series of uncontrolled shapeshifts and a growing telekinetic talent reveal his Nash'terel heritage. Having "superpowers" sounds great, until he has to put his dream of NHL stardom on hold and move across the country to train them. He may not be happy, but he's going to need control of those powers in order to survive. Someone has put a bounty on dashkra, the alien mineral that all Nash'terel carry inside them. While Travis struggles to adjust to his new existence, his grandpas and their contacts must work to find out who has turned their kind into prey—yet again.

Download or read book Adrian Jade in Queen Lara Vega s Secret Roses written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sheila has vanished, whereas the three head overseers are officially gone from the world called Vero. Their lives were taken away by the Gold Overseer, whose only sole purpose is to control life, death, time, space, and eternality all for him. He and four other overseers hired a man named King Oleg to help spread their evil presents throughout the entire universe. This came to a sudden halt by Queen Nye of Shag belonging to the Mali Empire. Unfortunately, her reign came to a sudden end within several years following her domination of the Republic of Vero.” “In the eyes of the Gold Overseer, this was great news to hear from his spies. Now, he can send out his best man named King Oleg to start the new age of menace to the universe once more. King Lo-Sole an African King becomes King Oleg worse nightmare. In every attempt to find him, it always came to a dead end. However, King Oleg along with several others seeks the same interest as the Gold Overseer.” “When King Lo-Sole was finally killed within foreign lands in the attempt to slay his archenemy King Oleg. A new face brimming with the intelligent, tactical warfare experiences, an expert on seduction, a professional on using others to get what she wants, and is a person that doesn’t gives a rat ass about anything arise. This woman name is called Queen Lara Vega. This woman went as far as to slay any nations that pose a threat to her new world order on Vero. To do this, she marries a man named King Tilting by warfare means. The only problem was that he was married to three women for political reasons, which Queen Lara Vega didn’t know about or they assumed.” “The three wives that King Tilting has been wedded too, is named Alicia, Rosaria, and Lady Clair are the only ones that pose a threat to her. However, there is another problem that lies within the marriage. She and three ladies have given birth to King Tilting’s children. In a force agreement Alicia, Jade, Rosaria, Nina, Nyre, Tengo, Lady Clair, and JLee must help and protect their queen and former sisters.” “Like all household, trouble comes in different varities of form such as secrets, betrayal, seduction, warfare, life and death, and finally survival of the fittest. Will Jade ever figure out her family’s secrets and meet Adrian in the future? The question is, who will lead and who will die in the hands of their beholders. These are the “secret roses” of Queen Lara Vega and her five epic phases....”

Download or read book Snare written by Katharine Kerr and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-05-16 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the beloved Deverry series ("Dragonspell, Darkspell") turns her hand to a new kind of tale with this epic fantasy of religious pilgrims on a hostile desert planet.

Download or read book Planes of Existence written by Kyle Lance Proudfoot and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  Planes Of Existence is a Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel with a good dosage of Humor and Horror which I, Kyle Lance Proudfoot, have written. It combines the best elements of both science fiction and fantasy and is hyper modern and futuristic taking place on far distant planets in the Universe. Leading from The Black Dungeon Doorway which is published by AuthorHouse UK it expands upon Character Classes introduced in The Free Show giving life to their profiles. There is great adventure, plenty of magic and technological devices and absolutely phenomenal battles. There is also a strong portrayal of the theme of Light and Shadow. I maintain my highly descriptive and exciting style of writing.  Planes Of Existence is Part 2, the sequel of The Black Dungeon Doorway. This will give me time to promote and try to make a bestseller of The Black Dungeon Doorway which is already published by AuthorHouse UK. There is also a Free Draft Promo of it.  My plan is to write a trilogy; the third title is The Door Of Light or Door Of Light and is a progression towards the Light and Good which is standard in all stories and most Hollywood plot lines.

Download or read book A Darkness at Sethanon The Riftwar Saga Book 3 written by Raymond E. Feist and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, master of magic and adventure, now available in ebook

Download or read book The Art of DragonVale written by Backflip Studios and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with over 1,000 concept sketches and more than 200 full-color pages, The Art of DragonVale is the definitive fan guide to the wildly popular DragonVale and DragonVale World games. Go behind the scenes to see how teams of artists and designers work together to bring these richly imaginative worlds to life. Glimpse the creative process and see early concepts for some of the most famous and fantastic dragons in the DragonVale family. This beautiful book includes hundreds of never before seen images, style explorations, behind-the-scenes insights, stories from the artists and more. With a foreword from bestselling fantasy author R.A. Salvatore, The Art of DragonVale is a must-have for anyone who loves dragons. And who doesn't love dragons?

Download or read book Islands of the Vale written by Eleanor G. Hayden and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Art of Naughty Dog written by Naughty Dog Studios and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2014 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naughty Dog are responsible for developing some of the most iconic games of this generation including Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter and Uncharted. Now they invite you on a 30-year retrospective tour with this beautifully designed volume. Charting their 30-year history from being the precocious pup of the gaming world, to their current status as one of the industry's pedigree breeds, The Art of Naughty Dog is a comprehensive guide to one of the most influential game developers in the world. This volume collects decades of production art, essays and inside stories.