Download or read book A Conspiracy of Ravens written by Samuel Fanous and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Conspiracy of Ravens presents readers with a compendium of collective bird nouns from the distant and not-so-distant past. This book collects more than one hundred of the best and most imaginative expressions and illustrates them with charming woodcuts by the eighteenth-century artist and naturalist Thomas Bewick.

Download or read book Conspiracy of Ravens written by Leah Moore and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen schoolgirl Anne unexpectedly inherits a mysterious locket and a crumbing English mansion estate from her long-lost aunt. She unearths the family secret that she's part of a magical legacy that gives her fantastic abilities, and she isn't the only girl whose family is involved. But not all the girls are so willing to use their new powers for good... From the writers of Albion and Wild Girl and the artist of Atomic Sheep comes this original graphic novel perfect for tween, teen, and adult fans of fantasy and superheroes alike!

Download or read book Conspiracy of Ravens written by Lila Bowen and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supernatural creatures create chaos across an unforgiving western landscape in the second book of a propulsive and cinematic fantasy adventure series that began with Wake of Vultures. "I don't care what else you've seen in the bookstore today. Buy this book because it's the thrilling, delightfully written, and important one you've always wanted to read."―Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author on Wake of Vultures Nettie Lonesome made a leap―not knowing what she'd become. But now her destiny as the Shadow is calling. A powerful alchemist is leaving a trail of dead across the prairie. And Nettie must face the ultimate challenge: side with her friends and the badge on her chest or take off alone on a dangerous mission that is pulling her inexorably toward the fight of her life. When it comes to monsters and men, the world isn't black and white. What good are two wings and a gun when your enemy can command a conspiracy of ravens? Praise for the Shadow series: "Bowen's writing is as sharp and superior as ever - her examination of Rhett's growing and complex sexuality and gender identity is wondrous, and is a topic that is truly not being explored anywhere else."―RT Book Reviews "Nettie Lonesome kicks major ass. There is something strange and wonderful going on in Lila Bowen's head. It's the weird west fantasy that I never knew I've always wanted to read. Now I need more!" ―Wesley Chu, New York Times bestselling author "Wake of Vultures is, quite simply, brilliant. A mind-bending mix of history, fantasy and folklore, it's a wild bronco of a read that'll leave you breathless for more."―Rachel Caine, New York Times bestselling author The Shadow Wake of Vultures Conspiracy of Ravens Malice of Crows Treason of Hawks

Download or read book A Conspiracy of Ravens written by Othuke Ominiabohs and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Unkindness of Ravens written by Chloe Rhodes and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collective nouns are one of the most charming oddities of the English language, but have you ever stopped to wonder where these peculiar terms actually came from?

Download or read book A Conspiracy of Ravens written by Dame Margaret James and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dame Margaret James, one of England's most famous and prolific authors of murder mysteries, has decided to write what will be her 40th (and final) book. Seeking a change of scenery for inspiration, Dame James has her new assistant, Anna, book an extended stay at the secluded Raven's Point Manor bed and breakfast located on the vast grounds of the Radcliffe family estate in New England. Dame James soon meets a menagerie of fellow guests at the manor including a French fashion designer, an Italian jeweller, a German scholar, and an American, farm-owning couple, as well as the boisterous innkeeper and mysterious groundskeeper. One night during dinner, a pair of siblings shows up to the manor in the middle of a storm after their car has broken down, and the guests learn the access road to the estate has been flooded. Less than 24 hours later, one of the manor's inhabitants winds up dead. Suddenly, everyone is left wondering if a murderer is among them and, more importantly, will they be next? A cleverly written, darkly humorous, and delightfully twisted murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie, A Conspiracy of Ravens will leave you guessing "whodunit?" until the very end.

Download or read book Conspiracy of Ravens written by J. C. McKenzie and published by Raven Crawford. This book was released on 2019-10-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raven Crawford knows better than to venture into the seductive world of the dark fae or agree to any of their salacious promises. She plans to pay off her debts so she can get on with her life and stay far away from the denizens of the Underworld.Unfortunately, her numbskull twin steals from the most tempting and lethal fae of them all. Now Raven must help the Lord of Shadows get back what her idiot brother stole. Her only weapons? Just a little ingenuity and a whole lot of snark. It's suicide for sure, but she'll do anything to protect her twin.

Download or read book Wake of Vultures written by Lila Bowen and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wake of Vultures is, quite simply, brilliant. A mind-bending mix of history, fantasy and folklore, it's a wild bronco of a read that'll leave you breathless for more."―Rachel Caine, New York Times bestselling author Supernatural creatures create chaos across an unforgiving western landscape in the first book of a propulsive and cinematic fantasy adventure starring ever fearless Nettie Lonesome. Nettie Lonesome dreams of a greater life than toiling as a slave in the sandy desert. But when a stranger attacks her, Nettie wins more than the fight. Now she's got friends, a good horse, and a better gun. But if she can't kill the thing haunting her nightmares and stealing children across the prairie, she'll lose it all—and never find out what happened to her real family. Praise of Wake of Vultures "Nettie Lonesome kicks major ass. There is something strange and wonderful going on in Lila Bowen's head. It's the weird west fantasy that I never knew I've always wanted to read. Now I need more!" ―Wesley Chu, New York Times bestselling author The Shadow Wake of Vultures Conspiracy of Ravens Malice of Crows Treason of Hawks

Download or read book The City of Ravens written by Richard Baker and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mayhem erupts in Ravens Bluff—and it’s up to one rogue to stop it—in this first of four standalone novels, each set in a mighty city of Faerûn Jack Ravenwild is a charming ne'er-do-well with as much ambition as he has skill. But for the first time ever, his designs have far exceeded his talents—plunging him into a dangerous and complex web of intrigue that may put an end to his days of skulduggery and adventure. When a beautiful woman named Alana commissions Jack to find a lost book, he readily accepts, intent on winning her heart. But in his quest to retrieve the book, Jack uncovers Alana's true intentions—and becomes entrapped in other dangerous pursuits. Suddenly, Jack finds himself caught in the middle of a search for lost dwarven treasure and a conspiracy to seize the reins of power through the nobility's Game of Masks. Worse yet, Jack must choose between a life of freedom and saving Ravens Bluff, a city he doesn't even know he loves.

Download or read book The Ravenmaster written by Christopher Skaife and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones. But their role is even more important than that—legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, the Tower will crumble into dust and great harm will befall the kingdom. The responsibility for ensuring that such a disaster never comes to pass falls to one man: the Ravenmaster. The current holder of the position is Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife, and in this fascinating, entertaining and touching book he memorably describes the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour. The Ravenmaster is a compelling, inspiring and irreverent story that will delight and surprise anyone with an interest in British history or animal behaviour.

Download or read book An Unkindness of Ravens 3 written by Dan Panosian and published by Boom! Studios. This book was released on 2020-12-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilma doesn’t know whom to trust in town - not even the Ravens, who have revealed truths about her past that she never imagined. But when Wilma spends more time with the enigmatic Scarlett, she has no clue that she’s been drawn further into the conspiracy that’s already destroyed one life - and may have targeted Wilma next!

Download or read book Blackwing written by Ed McDonald and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A remarkably assured fantasy debut that mixes of the inventiveness of China Miéville with the fast paced heroics of David Gemmell.”—Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Legion of Flame Set on a postapocalyptic frontier, Blackwing is a gritty fantasy debut about a man’s desperate battle to survive his own dark destiny... Hope, reason, humanity: the Misery breaks them all. Under its cracked and wailing sky, the Misery is a vast and blighted expanse, the arcane remnant of a devastating war with the immortals known as the Deep Kings. The war ended nearly a century ago, and the enemy is kept at bay only by the existence of the Engine, a terrible weapon that protects the Misery’s border. Across the corrupted no-man’s-land teeming with twisted magic and malevolent wraiths, the Deep Kings and their armies bide their time. Watching. Waiting. Bounty hunter Ryhalt Galharrow has breathed Misery dust for twenty bitter years. When he’s ordered to locate a masked noblewoman at a frontier outpost, he finds himself caught in the middle of an attack by the Deep Kings, one that signifies they may no longer fear the Engine. Only a formidable show of power from the very woman he is seeking, Lady Ezabeth Tanza, repels the assault. Ezabeth is a shadow from Galharrow’s grim past, and together they stumble onto a web of conspiracy that threatens to end the fragile peace the Engine has provided. Galharrow is not ready for the truth about the blood he’s spilled or the gods he’s supposed to serve…

Download or read book The Ravens written by Kass Morgan and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loner Vivi Deveraux is thrilled to join Westerly College's Kappas, who are secretly witches, until she meets perfect, polished Scarlett Winter, who will stop at nothing to be the sorority's next president.

Download or read book The Lady of the Ravens Queens of the Tower Book 1 written by Joanna Hickson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A fascinating portrait of the women who helped make a dynasty’ The Times ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly

Download or read book An Unkindness Of Ravens written by Ruth Rendell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fatalities and feminism combine in this captivating mystery from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Perfect for readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'A brilliant reshuffling of a pack of clues . . . Rendell at her richest' -- Sunday Times 'Well-plotted . . . baffling . . . Still the tops' -- Sunday Telegraph 'A climax as chilling and unexpected as any she's perpetrated before' -- The Times 'Another great novel from this author; she never disappoints' -- ***** Reader review 'Another Rendell worth staying up late reading...' -- ***** Reader review 'Rendell rules!' -- ***** Reader review 'Very hard to put down once you start' -- ***** Reader review ***************************************************************************************************** The raven: not a particularly predatory bird, but far from soft and submissive, adopted as the symbol of a militant feminist group... Detective Chief Inspector Wexford thought he was merely doing a neighbourly good deed when he agreed to talk to Joy Williams about her missing husband. He certainly didn't expect to be investigating a most unusual homicide. Rodney Williams was neither handsome nor wealthy - but he had an unerring eye for a pretty girl and when he disappeared and two other men were later attacked by a young woman, Wexford couldn't help wondering if there was a connection. If there wasn't, where was Rodney Williams and why had he vanished? He had committed no crime - apart from telling his wife the occasional lie...

Download or read book A Compendium of Collective Nouns written by Woop Studios and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated guide compiles over 2,000 collective nouns and brings them to life in stunningly colorful, graphic artwork from the design dynamos at Woop Studios. Chock-full of treasures of the English language, the diversity of terms collected here covers topics from plants and animals (a parade of elephants, an embarrassment of pandas) to people and things (a pomposity of professors, an exultation of fireworks) and range from the familiar (a pride of lions) to the downright obscure (an ooze of amoebas). Pronunciations, definitions, etymologies, and historical anecdotes make this beautiful book an entertaining read, a standout reference, and a visual treat. Language lovers and art appreciators alike will be captivated by this gem, rich in word and image.

Download or read book A Barrel of Monkeys written by Samuel Fanous and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We're all familiar with 'a flock of sheep' but what are the collective nouns for racehorses, pigs, zebras or giraffes? Drawing on a range of sources, from fifteenth-century hunting terms to more recent inventions that have now entered the language, this book collects over 100 examples of the most interesting collective nouns for animals, each illustrated with charming woodcuts by the renowned naturalist engraver of the eighteenth century, Thomas Bewick.Some describe a key characteristic of the animal in question: 'a shrewdness of apes', 'a busyness of ferrets'. Others are delightfully humorous: 'a piddle of puppies', 'a crash of rhinoceroses'.Featuring pets, farmyard animals, big cats and wild beasts, this beautifully presented book is the perfect gift for animal lovers and all those with an interest in this quirky linguistic tradition.