Download or read book Fluke Family Hero written by Robert Erickson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-12-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second in the Fluke Family series, Fluke Family Hero explores Maynerd Fluke Dumsted's career as the sheriff of his hometown. King Kryan Kruke now rules the Kingdom of Gnat, but he is still up to his old tricks. He schemes to rule the four lands of Gnaught by capitalizing on Maynerd's relationship to the long dead hero, Richard the Brave. The King hopes to springboard that fame to his advantage by transforming Maynerd into the new national hero. The chance arrivals of bad luck Fata Morgana and a young felon named Blacky further complicates Maynerd's efforts to keep the peace, but Fata may hold the keys to his heart. Dumsted town falls into turmoil when the local banker plots to fix the elections for Mayor and Sheriff by kidnapping the incumbents. He intends to sell them to the notorious bandits, the Moola Rude, but the plan goes awry. With Maynerd's only supporters locked in jail, his fate seems sealed. King Kruke has vanished and Scarface, the leader of the Moola Rude, sits on the throne of Gnat. Oh, where is a hero when a kingdom is in such grave need? Maynerd must save his friends and the Kingdom of Gnat from certain destruction by King Scarface or lose everything.
Download or read book Fluke Family Fortune written by Robert Erickson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in the Fluke Family series, Fluke Family Fortune sets the stage for the comical misadventures of Maynerd Fluke Dumsted. To afford the love of the beautiful but shrewish Sue Tue, Maynerd Dumsted sets out to follow the clues to the family fortune hidden somewhere in the cursed kingdom of Gnat. A sometimes well-intentioned ghost gnome tags along for laughs, but his selfish machinations often mean more trouble for Maynerd. Other friends join the fun, such as the lovable fire-year-old orphan, Dandy May, who cavorts with dandelion fairies; the head-bashing ogress, Grissel who hates songs sung about her; an ineffectual thousand-year-old madman; a retired clodhopper named Sam Simple and his fun loving mule, Jazibell. A family curse and the grandiose scheme of the brigand King Kryan Kruke to transform him into the new national hero, in order to reunite the four scattered kingdoms of the land of Gnaught, further complicates Maynerd's plans to find the family fortune.
Download or read book Fluke Family King written by Robert Erickson and published by Urlink Print & Media, LLC. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantasy novel Fluke Family King is the third installment in the misadventures of Sir Maynerd Fluke Dumsted, knight and Royal National Hero. Lifting her bronze face to the sky, Hebe searched for that spark which would bring her the power she needed, but it was surprisingly close. The whole island seethed in a magical turmoil, rotating like a vortex from the heart of Luloo Land. She witnessed the battle ensuing there through the eyes of the Oracle and realized that Maynerd was losing against impossible odds. The very island was organized against him, suffocating him in smoke and flame while the blackest monster imaginable beat him to the ground at every step. She could feel his agony--see his tears. He would die without her help. Hebe knew immediately what she had to do. She reached into the very power of Luloo Land and employed the winds and the rain to generate the energy she needed to recharge. It was so strong here. She had never felt anything like it before. Even the Demons of the Deep took notice as the black clouds thickened over Luloo Land. Rain pelted the ground in torrents, extinguishing the inferno that threatened the forests, but the energy grew until Hebe called it to her uplifted hands in twin flashes of lightening. The resulting thunder flattened trees to the ground, and the beasts sheltered within them raced to escape.
Download or read book Fluke Family Fortune written by Robert A Erickson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in the Fluke Family series, "Fluke Family Fortune" sets the stage for the comical misadventures of Maynerd Fluke Dumsted. To afford the love of the beautiful but shrewish Sue Tue, Maynerd Dumsted sets out to follow the clues to the family fortune hidden somewhere in the cursed kingdom of Gnat. A sometimes well-intentioned ghost gnome tags along for laughs, but his selfish machinations often mean more trouble for Maynerd. Other friends join the fun, such as the lovable fire-year-old orphan, Dandy May, who cavorts with dandelion fairies; the head-bashing ogress, Grissel who hates songs sung about her; an ineffectual thousand-year-old madman; a retired clodhopper named Sam Simple and his fun loving mule, Jazibell. A family curse and the grandiose scheme of the brigand King Kryan Kruke to transform him into the new national hero, in order to reunite the four scattered kingdoms of the land of Gnaught, further complicates Maynerd
Download or read book Fluke Family King written by Robert a G Erickson and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantasy novel Fluke Family King is the third installment in the misadventures of Sir Maynerd Fluke Dumsted, knight and Royal National Hero.Lifting her bronze face to the sky, Hebe searched for that spark which would bring her the power she needed, but it was surprisingly close. The whole island seethed in a magical turmoil, rotating like a vortex from the heart of Luloo Land. She witnessed the battle ensuing there through the eyes of the Oracle and realized that Maynerd was losing against impossible odds. The very island was organized against him, suffocating him in smoke and flame while the blackest monster imaginable beat him to the ground at every step. She could feel his agony-see his tears. He would die without her help.Hebe knew immediately what she had to do. She reached into the very power of Luloo Land and employed the winds and the rain to generate the energy she needed to recharge. It was so strong here. She had never felt anything like it before.Even the Demons of the Deep took notice as the black clouds thickened over Luloo Land. Rain pelted the ground in torrents, extinguishing the inferno that threatened the forests, but the energy grew until Hebe called it to her uplifted hands in twin flashes of lightening. The resulting thunder flattened trees to the ground, and the beasts sheltered within them raced to escape.
Download or read book Fluke Family King written by Robert Erickson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantasy novel Fluke Family King is the third installment in the misadventures of Sir Maynerd Fluke Dumsted, knight and Royal National Hero. Lifting her bronze face to the sky, Hebe searched for that spark which would bring her the power she needed, but it was surprisingly close. The whole island seethed in a magical turmoil, rotating like a vortex from the heart of Luloo Land. She witnessed the battle ensuing there through the eyes of the Oracle and realized that Maynerd was losing against impossible odds. The very island was organized against him, suffocating him in smoke and flame while the blackest monster imaginable beat him to the ground at every step. She could feel his agony--see his tears. He would die without her help. Hebe knew immediately what she had to do. She reached into the very power of Luloo Land and employed the winds and the rain to generate the energy she needed to recharge. It was so strong here. She had never felt anything like it before. Even the Demons of the Deep took notice as the black clouds thickened over Luloo Land. Rain pelted the ground in torrents, extinguishing the inferno that threatened the forests, but the energy grew until Hebe called it to her uplifted hands in twin flashes of lightening. The resulting thunder flattened trees to the ground, and the beasts sheltered within them raced to escape.
Download or read book Fluke Family Sorcerer written by Robert a G Erickson and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maynerd Fluke Dumsted is fresh from a win against the Demons of the Deep, but he must defeat them in a greater battle to save Mithra, his new ladylove, and his friends.The Fluke Family Curse winds up to full speed in this rollicking battle for survival to defeat Maynerd Dumsted's archrivals, Nog, and Maremar, the King of the Demons of the Deep.Mithra, his lady love, asks for Maynerd's help to recover her inheritance after his parent's death from pirates. Maynerd agrees to help along with his giant bodyguard Corbin, his adopted daughter, Dandy May as well as an assortment of other friends.When they arrive in Ashrhine City to visit the Master of Owenrod Castle, they're immediately met with distrust and scepticim. But a mysterious sorcerer named Fingis sells Maynerd out to the Anointing a super powerful spirit force that threatens to destroy him and his friends.Maynerd must discover the secret behind the Anointing and his treacherous golem creation to save himself and all of his friends.
Download or read book James Herbert The Authorised True Story 1943 2013 written by Craig Cabell and published by Metro Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legacy of a master of horror lives on in this fully authorized biography James Herbert was an enduringly popular author whose books sell in the hundreds of thousands across the world and are made into films. He broke away from the cut-and-thrust populist horror novels of the 1970s and 1980s to create more thought-provoking works, featuring the scientific reasoning behind the manifestations of the ghosts and spirits in which he truly believed. Yet despite his worldwide fan base, surprisingly little is known about the man himself. Before his recent death, James Herbert granted his friend and confidant Craig Cabell more than a dozen exclusive candid interviews. The result is an incredibly frank and revealing portrait of one of the giants of contemporary popular fiction, shedding light on his personal demons that drove the boy from London's East End to become the preeminent horror writer of his generation. Cabell shares personal correspondence and reminiscences, including one of Herbert's previously unpublished pieces, entitled To Ye All. In addition to this, James granted the author full access to his photographic archives, making this a title that no James Herbert fan can be without.
Download or read book Fluke written by James Herbert and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fluke is the moving story of a dog with the memories of a human, with the signature twisting plot Master of Horror James Herbert is famed for. A dog wanders the streets, compelled by a ravenous hunger. Hunting a prey he cannot not define, driven by a primal instinct he cannot ignore. He is more than he thinks, more than he can remember and in the depths of his brain the memory of what he once was is clawing for release . . .
Download or read book Flyover Nation written by Dana Loesch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dana Loesch believes in Christianity, patriotism, traditional marriage, and the right to bear arms, among other “quaint” ideas. For the elites in DC, Los Angeles, New York, and Silicon Valley, that makes her as bizarre as a three-headed dog. Loesch is alarmed that America is fracturing into two countries—not North and South, but Coastal and Flyover. Worse, the people in charge don’t understand the first thing about how most of the country thinks and lives. Consider a few examples . . . • In Flyover America, people believe criminals should be punished. Coastal America focuses on “rehabilitation.” • Flyovers think the Declaration of Independence was crystal clear: “All men are created equal.” For Coastals, Black Lives Matter—but anyone who adds that all lives matter must be a racist. • Coastals think they understand firearms because they watched a TV movie about Columbine. Fly- overs get a deer rifle for their thirteenth birthday. • Coastals talk about blue-collar workers in the abstract. Flyovers have a relative who works the night shift in a granola bar factory, where the big perk is taking home a bag full of granola bars every Friday. • Coastals think every problem—from hurt feelings to the cost of birth control—requires government intervention and huge federal spending. Flyovers know that money isn’t magic fairy dust, and many problems can be solved only by individual character and hard work. It would all be funny—if Coastals weren’t winning on most of today’s big issues. As Loesch writes, “Most of these pinkies-out, cocktail- drinking-appletini fans selfishly entertain grandiose plans of economic equality without realizing the negative impact their plans would have on the very people they pride themselves on helping. That’s the true class warfare.” Loesch shines the light of truth on everything from feminism to gun violence to abortion. She reveals the damage done by elitists who flat-out don’t get the lives and values of people in the heart of the country. And she asks commonsense questions such as: How can you be angry at Walmart if you’ve never shopped in one? How can you hate the police if you’ve never needed help from a cop? How can you attack Christians if you don’t have a single friend who goes to church? In other words, how can you run a country you’ve never been to? And how much could our politics improve if Coastals would actually listen to their fellow Americans? This book is a rallying cry for anyone who wants our leaders to understand and respect the culture that made America exceptional in the first place.
Download or read book Dictionary of American Young Adult Fiction 1997 2001 written by Agnes Regan Perkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young adult readers have special needs and concerns, and librarians have become increasingly interested in selecting books suitable for them. This reference provides information about 290 books for young adults. These books received major awards between 1997 and 2001, reflect the voices of 242 different authors, and range from new to familiar themes. Included are nearly 750 alphabetically arranged entries for individual works, authors, characters, and settings. Many of these books were originally written for adults but have become popular among younger readers. Entries for works provide plot summaries and critical assessments, while author entries focus on those aspects of the writers' lives most relevant to literature for young people. The reference is a valuable selection tool for librarians and teachers and a useful guide for students.
Download or read book Sayville Orphan Heroes written by Jack Whitehouse and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prospects were bleak for the four Whitehouse children in 1929 when they were orphaned at the start of the Great Depression. They faced life in dangerously overcrowded orphanages in New York City or the uncertainty of a trip on the orphan trains. They were fortunate enough to land at the Children's Cottages Orphanage in Sayville, New York and St. Ann's Episcopal Church. Author Jack Whitehouse spins a personal tale of the compassion exhibited by the entire Sayville community, including such families as the Roosevelts and Astors, which allowed the children to thrive. Discover how the town came together to love and nurture these members of the Greatest Generation, who became true American heroes
Download or read book Heroes All written by D.M. Hanson and published by Combined Minds Creative. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even before the attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s official entry into WWII, America’s maritime forces launched convoys to support our Allies in Europe through the Lend-Lease Act which gave then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt authority to send equipment and food to the war effort without violating our position of neutrality. Once the war was declared on the United States by Nazi Germany, and the Allies agreed upon a “Europe First” Strategy, convoy operations became the main enabling effort in the war. While this was going on, the United States military was planning and then executing the largest amphibious operations in the history of warfare, culminating in the landings in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. During that timeframe, the names of Patton, Eisenhower, and Montgomery were immortalized. Less well known to the average American were the naval leaders in the Atlantic and Mediterranean campaigns. But this story is not about well-known figures in history, this is the story of the real heroes in any conflict: the young men who went to war and did their part. Heroes All is a story of a single amphibious ship and her crew amongst the thousands of ships that took part in the war. The sailors that served on the Landing Ship, Tank, or LST, were truly unsung heroes in WWII and they remain so today. However, the young sailors that served on these ships were the critical enabler in the bloody battles that followed on land. With incredible fortitude, these young men did their duty and delivered men and supplies ashore again and again. Heroes All is a wonderful tribute to a tiny slice of America’s Greatest Generation. As I read the book, I could sense Donna’s mission was to tell the story to honor her father. She succeeded." Andrew L. Lewis, Vice Admiral, USN (retired)
Download or read book Fluke Family Sorcerer written by Robert Erickson and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-24 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maynerd Fluke Dumsted is fresh from a win against the Demons of the Deep, but he must defeat them in a greater battle to save Mithra, his new ladylove, and his friends.The Fluke Family Curse winds up to full speed in this rollicking battle for survival to defeat Maynerd Dumsted's archrivals, Nog, and Maremar, the King of the Demons of the Deep.Mithra, his lady love, asks for Maynerd's help to recover her inheritance after his parent's death from pirates. Maynerd agrees to help along with his giant bodyguard Corbin, his adopted daughter, Dandy May as well as an assortment of other friends.When they arrive in Ashrhine City to visit the Master of Owenrod Castle, they're immediately met with distrust and skepticism. But a mysterious sorcerer named Fingis sells Maynerd out to the Anointing a super powerful spirit force that threatens to destroy him and his friends.Maynerd must discover the secret behind the Anointing and his treacherous golem creation to save himself and all of his friends. Fluke Family Sorcerer: Book 5 in the Saga of Maynerd Dumsted Robert A.G. Erickson Robert A.G. Erickson, 298 pages, (paperback) $12.95, 9798705397945 (Reviewed: May, 2021 by blueink review) It doesn't take long for Robert A.G. Erickson to strike up tones of lighthearted humor, intrigue and fantasy in Fluke Family Sorcerer, the fifth installment in his series chronicling the exploits of an unlikely hero. Within the first chapters, readers familiar with the series' previous books will rediscover the author's imaginative flair for world-building, his knack for compelling action sequences and love of pithy dialogue. Most of all, they'll recognize Sir Maynerd Dumsted, the bumbling, lovable antihero who anchors Erickson's sprawling fantasy series. Once again, this knight who falls far short of the standard hero mold sets out on a dizzying array of adventures; once again, he runs into epic villains, impressive magic and romantic run-ins along the way. In this installment, Maynerd battles a nefarious set of enemies known as the Demons of the Deep, seeks to unravel the mysteries of a sorcerer named Fingis, and must survive an epic threat from the Anointing, a spirit force that threatens the hapless knight and his friends. These challenges come with a quest to recover the lost family treasure that belongs to a "gorgeous, blond-haired woman" named Mithra, who serves as Maynerd's new love interest. As before, Erickson packs every page with intrigue and action. From Maynerd's first conversations with his "ghost gnome" companion on board the ship Fyre Mayden to the final quest to discover the secret of the Anointing, Erickson is committed to his plot's dynamism and characters. That goal can sometimes feel weighed down, as the fifth book is built upon so much backstory that it's easy even for veteran readers of the series to get a little lost. It takes some time to navigate the details and find fluency in this expansive world. Happily, the author keeps things rolling with plenty of humor, banter and fun. Fans of the series will discover lots of new adventures to love, and newcomers will find charm in Erickson's conversational, engaging style. Also available as an ebook. Review Rating: 5 Stars - Congratulations on your 5-star review! Reviewed By Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite ... Like all great fantasy books, Fluke Family Sorcerer draws the reader in with an immersive world and an intricate plot containing awe-inspiring magical sequences, close friendships, intoxicating romance, a plethora of magical creatures, and plenty of action. If you're a fantasy lover, give The Saga of Maynerd Dumsted a shot.
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Download or read book Blackberry Pie Murder written by Joanne Fluke and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, has been oddly quiet, but rest assured, Hannah Swensen will bake her way to an unsolved murder . . . It's been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it's been a whole four months since anyone in the Swensen family has come across a dead body—a detail that just made the front page of the local paper. And that means Hannah Swensen can finally focus on her bakery . . . or can she? Life is never really quiet for Hannah. After all, her mother's wedding is a little over a month away and guess who Delores put in charge of the planning? Yet just when Hannah believes her biggest challenge will be whether to use buttercream or fondant for the wedding cake, she accidentally hits a stranger with her cookie truck while driving down a winding country road in a raging thunderstorm. Hannah is wracked with guilt, and things get even worse when she's arrested . . . for murder! But an autopsy soon reveals the mystery man, his shirt covered in stains from blackberry pie, would have died even if Hannah hadn't hit him. To clear her name, Hannah will have to follow a trail of pie crumbs to track down the identity of the deceased, find a baker who knows more about murder than how to roll out a perfect pie crust—and get herself to the church on time.
Download or read book The American Thriller written by P. Cobley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Analysing seventies texts about crime, police, detectives, corruption, paranoia and revenge, The American Thriller aims to open debates on genre in the light of audience theory, literary history and the place of popular fiction at the moment of its production.