Download or read book Alex vs Axel The Impossible Quests written by Sam Copeland and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-05-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hilarious new fantasy adventure from the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken. Alex is a normal, everyday kid, living in a normal, everyday city. Axel is a monster-slaying hero, living in a world of magic. Unfortunately, when the two boys mysteriously swap places, each of them ends up being mistaken for the other. With zero experience of heroism, Alex is thrust into an epic quest to defeat the evil Felonius Gloam, who has stolen the Book of Lifetales and is using it to unravel the very fabric of the world of Aërth. Meanwhile, Axel is faced with double maths, a gran who's six months behind on the rent, and a crucial chess tournament he's got to win – when he doesn't even know how to play. Can the two boys complete their Impossible Quests and find a way back to their own lives, or will they both discover they don't have a life to come back to . . . ?

Download or read book Cinematic Quests for Identity written by Maria Garcia and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-02 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether embodied in literature, theater, or film, an enduring theme of many artistic works has been the protagonist’s search for identity. Such quests are typically psychological or spiritual journeys and depicted on the screen in a variety of manifestations—endeavors embarked upon to address an emotional trauma or to overcome an obstacle in the hero’s life. Using Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et La Bête as a leitmotif, these pursuits are discussed by author Maria Garcia as encounters with the “Beast.” At the end of their quests, heroes are reborn into their new identities, while the Beast disappears, transforms, or dies. In Cinematic Quests for Identity: The Hero’s Encounter with the Beast, Garcia examines the cinematic conventions of the male and female search for individuation across several genres. After discussing La Belle et La Bête, the author looks at a number of films including three iconic male journeys—The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Searchers, and The Deer Hunter. Additional chapters focus on The Silence of the Lambs, Bringing Up Baby, The Lady Eve, The Secret of Roan Inish, The Natural, and Moneyball. The book concludes with a consideration of the three fairy tale films by Catherine Breillat—Fat Girl, Bluebeard, and The Sleeping Beauty—and the female characters in several Robert Bresson films, including The Trial of Joan of Arc. Providing a unique and original perspective on films throughout the world, this provocative book draws upon Jungian thought, as well as several literary traditions including fairy tales, epic poetry, and Greek and Celtic mythology. Aimed at scholars of film and film theory, Cinematic Quests for Identity will also appeal to movie fans interested in a deeper understanding of films that explore a character’s struggle to live a conscious life.

Download or read book Dangerous Quests written by Jacqueline Rayner and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Arthur kills a unicorn, Merlin knows that terrible consequences lie in store for Camelot and its people. And things are set to get worse. After a hunting trip in the forest, Arthur is fatally attacked by a savage beast. As the crowned prince lies dying, Gauis knows that dark magic is at work and Merlin is the only one who can save him – but at what cost . . .Bringing the magic to life with exciting graphic novel illustrations!Continue the adventures at bbc.co.uk/merlinSeries created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps

Download or read book Kazin s Quest written by Carey Scheppner and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dragon lives, the dragon dies. The hoards of darkness then shall rise! In a world where magic is common, a young mage, Kazin, finds himself at the center of a prophesy about to be fulfilled. The prophesy speaks of hoards of darkness emerging from the north. With parts of the prophesy becoming evident, the arch mages seek the aid of their allies, the elves and dwarves, only to discover that they are struggling to neutralize threats of their own. As Kazin embarks on increasingly difficult tasks for the arch mages, he comes to discover that things are more dire than even the arch mages realize. On the way, the young mage accumulates an unusual entourage of unique companions who are inexplicably drawn into the prophesy with him. As events unfold, they must risk their lives to overcome numerous obstacles, each contributing their individual developing abilities and cunning. Can Kazin and his companions regain the aid of their allies and thwart an unknown enemy poised to strike at a vulnerable moment? Find out now in Kazins Quest, Book I of The Dragon Mage Trilogy!

Download or read book EDGE I Hero Quests Earth Attack Tyranno Quest 4 written by Steve Skidmore and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Tyranno prepares to unleash his alien armies on Earth, only one person stands in his way - YOU! Your quest is to save the planet by defeating Tyranno. But the evil Starlord is strong and powerful. It will take all your skill and strength to free the universe from the grip of Tyranno. All you need to do is make the right choices... You are the hero of this book. Only you can decide your own destiny... Kindle version supported by the Kindle Fire, Fire HD, Fire HDX, Fire DX and Paperwhite. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. We believe this title will be of interest to readers aged 7+ and to older readers who struggle with reading. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.

Download or read book Complete the Quest The Poisonous Library written by Brian McLachlan and published by Imprint. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Save your kingdom in this interactive role-playing adventure, which reads like a graphic novel but also plays like a game! It’s perfect for fans of all ages who are interested in the exciting world of fantasy gaming. Queen Evergreen has been poisoned! To save her, you must pick a team of heroes to travel across a series of perilous fantasy landscapes, from a witch’s desert tomb to a giant’s palace in the sky. YOU get to choose how they win they day, using the greatest heroic power of all: your imagination. On your journey, you’ll meet new heroes, battle a dungeon that’s also a dragon, and discover that the poisoned book that attacked Queen Evergreen was just the first part of an evil plot that threatens the entire realm. Award-winning creator Brian McLachlan has created a new kind of role-playing adventure for all ages, which reads like a graphic novel but also plays like a game. With story panels and colorful visuals, this book provides an easy reference to help readers learn the mechanics of role-playing games, while giving them room to let their imaginations soar! An Imprint Book

Download or read book Dragon Captives written by Lisa McMann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artimé, their younger twin sisters journey beyond the islands in this New York Times bestselling first novel of a new sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.” Identical twins Fifer and Thisbe Stowe have amazing yet uncontrollable magical abilities. They’re naturally more gifted than even their brother, Alex, the head mage of Artimé, could hope to be. But when they accidentally use their magic in the jungle of Artimé to strike down a beloved creature, Alex is furious, and threatens to lock them away until they can learn to control their power. The threat is soon forgotten, though, when Hux, the ice blue dragon, comes to Artimé bearing the horrible news that his siblings have been enslaved by the notoriously evil Revinir, ruler of the dragon land. Seeking a chance to right their wrong and escape their brother’s wrath, Thisbe, Fifer, and their friend Seth sneak away to rescue the dragons from grave peril. Will their untrained abilities be enough to save the dragons—and themselves—when they come face-to-face with the Revinir?

Download or read book Amalthean Quests Two written by Jeri Dion and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the twenty-fifth century and the Amalthean Quests team is back. Tayce Traun is in command of a new updated cruiser, Amalthea Two, with her former onboard computer transformed into Tayce's personal robotic escort - a Romid known as Twedor. The team travels through time and space to rid the universes of evil and lawlessness. Ranged against the Amalthean Quests team, powerful forces have pledged to destroy Questa and Enlopedia, as they did Tayce's home planet, Traun. The entire Empire of Honitonia is in danger of obliteration. The Witch Queen Aemiliyana has escaped from her prison in the Empire of Lost Traun and her one thought is that Tayce must die.

Download or read book EDGE I Hero Quests Fire Storm Tyranno Quest 2 written by Steve Skidmore and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyranno, the evil Starlord, plans to attack Earth with his alien armies. Your quest is to defeat Tyranno. But before YOU can challenge him, you must battle Vulkana, ruler of Fireworld. Defeat Vulkana and capture her Staff of Power. Use it to upgrade your DART suit with a brand new ability! You are the hero of this book. Only you can decide your own destiny... Kindle version supported by the Kindle Fire, Fire HD, Fire HDX, Fire DX and Paperwhite. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. We believe this title will be of interest to readers aged 7+ and to older readers who struggle with reading. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.

Download or read book Amalthean Quests One written by Jeri Dion and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space could be a lonely and hostile place especially if you were 21 yearons old and a lone female. Tayce Traun was that female. A young privileged daughter of a commodore cast out in the dead of night when her home world is destroyed by a powerful evil countess and her warrior army. For the first three yearons Tayce fights to keep her exploration cruiser, Amalthea One, from falling into the wrong hands with help from the on board guidance and operation's computer, who is her only friend and companion. Tayce vowed that she would avenge the death of her parents and the destruction of her home planet. She has an idea to create a crime fighting team and call it the Amalthean Quests Team. The new journey starts and slowly one by one new members join the team.

Download or read book The Folktale written by Stith Thompson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As interest in folklore increases, the folktale acquires greater significance for students and teachers of literature. The material is massive and scattered; thus, few students or teachers have accessibility to other than small segments or singular tales or material they find buried in archives. Stith Thompson has divided his book into four sections which permit both the novice and the teacher to examine oral tradition and its manifestation in folklore. The introductory section discusses the nature and forms of the folktale. A comprehensive second part traces the folktale geographically from Ireland to India, giving culturally diverse examples of the forms presented in the first part. The examples are followed by the analysis of several themes in such tales from North American Indian cultures. The concluding section treats theories of the folktale, the collection and classification of folk narrative, and then analyzes the living folklore process. This work will appeal to students of the sociology of literature, professors of comparative literature, and general readers interested in folklore.

Download or read book EDGE I Hero Quests Air Blast Tyranno Quest 1 written by Steve Skidmore and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyranno, the evil Starlord, plans to attack Earth with his alien armies. Your quest is to defeat Tyranno. But first YOU must battle Hurrikano, lord of Airworld, who is preparing the first strike. Use your high-tech DART suit to defeat Hurrikano and capture his Staff of Power before he can use it to invade Earth. You are the hero of this book. Only you can decide your own destiny... Kindle version supported by the Kindle Fire, Fire HD, Fire HDX, Fire DX and Paperwhite. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. We believe this title will be of interest to readers aged 7+ and to older readers who struggle with reading. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.

Download or read book Mystical Quest written by Katherine Higdon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After becoming an orphan, Sylvia Silver is taken in by her aunt. Loss and bitterness cause her aunt to act cruelly to Sylvia. She is blamed and resented and is tossed into an orphanage that proves to be not much better than her aunt's home. She finds a way to escape the orphanage to struggle on the streets. She learns to survive and wishes for change in her life. Little did she know that a mysterious jewel on a necklace her mother had given her would cause her wish to be granted. She will find herself in a strange land that she had only heard stories about. Her magical journey will begin with this mysterious jewel. She finds friendship and dangers in this unfamiliar place. She feels like she does not belong where the power of the jewel takes her and so she will search for a way to return home. Will she be able to find it?

Download or read book Dangerous Guide to Leading Innovation written by Impact Innovation and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a manager who feels that you are blocking your team's creative potential? If so, Dangerous Leadership for Innovation is the book for you. This practical guide to innovation and creativity not only shows managers how to define and focus their team's creativity before implementing their innovation ambitions, but it will also show how to nurture new creativity and keep teams fizzing with engergy for innovation. The reader will learn how to use techniques, games and scenarios to help their team to grow, learn and succeed using innovation. This book's personal approach to innovation and leadership combines beliefs, behaviours, skills and capabilities to help unleash a team's creativity. The Dangerous books feature myth-busting approaches to a range of business challenges, backed up with exercises and real-life examples of how Impact's strategies have transformed the organisations they've worked with.

Download or read book The Spirit Quest Chronicles written by Ruel S. De Vera and published by Anvil Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pages of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, here is Ruel S. De Vera’s fascinating series on the Spirit Questors, a band of young psychic volunteers who encounter and communicate with spirits and elementals. Inside are accounts of the Questors’ visits to houses and offices, and even to the Manila Film Center. These are true-to-life journeys into the supernatural—all of them reminders of the redemptive power of love.

Download or read book How Brands Become Icons written by Douglas B. Holt and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Iconic brands” (ie: Coca-Cola, Volkswagon, Corona) have social lives and cultural significance that go well beyond product benefits and features This book distills the strategies used to create the world’s most enduring brands into a new approach called “cultural branding". Brand identity is more critical than ever today, as more and more products compete for attention across an ever-increasing array of channels. This book offers marketers and managers an alternative to conventional branding strategies, which often backfire when companies attempt to create identity brands.

Download or read book Questing through the Riordanverse written by Carolyn M. Jones Medine and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questing through the Riordanverse: Studying Religion with the Works of Rick Riordan examines the works of Rick Riordan and explores how these works relate to Religion and Theology. Despite the success and popularity of the works, scholars have not given the Riordanverse as much attention as other Young Adult and Middle Grade fantasy books published during the first part of the Twenty-First Century. This volume begins to address that vacuum, drawing from a number of fields, including Psychology, Media Studies, Queer Theory, and African American Studies, to offer an interdisciplinary interpretation of Riordan’s works and their impact on Religion and Theology. Contributors represent a diverse background, including perspectives from young scholars and students who grew up with the series to senior scholars considering where the series fits in the tradition of fantasy, religion, and literature.