Download or read book Nature Mage written by Duncan Pile and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaspi is an ordinary boy, living in the mountain village of Aemon's Reach, but life, for Gaspi, is forever changed the day magic erupts in him. He discovers he has a powerful gift - he is a Nature Mage, able to control natural forces and creatures and bend them to his will. It is a rare gift, and no-one has been born with it in centuries, but Gaspi's powers also have a dark side, and without training they will kill him. He is forced to leave his home and travel to the distant city of Helioport, where the Archmages of the College of Collective Magicks will teach him how to use his powers. Accompanied by his guardian and his best friends, Gaspi sets off on the long journey to Helioport. The journey is fraught with danger, and Gaspi and his friends discover that there are demonic creatures abroad, intent on finding and killing anyone with magical ability. As Gaspi begins his magical studies, a shadow hangs over him and over the city of magicians. Gaspi's story of a demonic attack is not an isolated incident.As these stories increase, Hephistole, the Chancellor of the college, is growing increasingly certain that someone or something is directing the demonic forces, but who, and to what end? As things unfold, Gaspi finds himself in the middle of dark and terrible times, and can only hope that his powerful gift will develop in time to make a difference when the time comes.
Download or read book Nature Mage written by Duncan Pile and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaspi is an ordinary boy, living in the mountain village of Aemon's Reach, but life, for Gaspi, is forever changed the day magic erupts in him. He discovers he has a powerful gift - he is a Nature Mage, able to control natural forces and creatures and bend them to his will. It is a rare gift, and no-one has been born with it in centuries, but Gaspi's powers also have a dark side, and without training they will kill him. He is forced to leave his home and travel to the distant city of Helioport, where the Archmages of the College of Collective Magicks will teach him how to use his powers. Accompanied by his guardian and his best friends, Gaspi sets off on the long journey to Helioport. The journey is fraught with danger, and Gaspi and his friends discover that there are demonic creatures abroad, intent on finding and killing anyone with magical ability. As Gaspi begins his magical studies, a shadow hangs over him and over the city of magicians. Gaspi's story of a demonic attack is not an isolated incident. As these stories multiply, Hephistole, the Chancellor of the college, is growing increasingly certain that someone or something is directing the demonic forces, but who, and to what end? As things unfold, Gaspi finds himself in the middle of dark and terrible times, and can only hope that his powerful gift will develop in time to make a difference when the time comes.
Download or read book Hezok and the Dark Spirit written by Lance K. Aberle and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark spirits. Haunts existing only in tales told to children late at night around the fire. But there are those who believe otherwise, and to find their secrets a marauding wizard will stop at nothing. Summoned by the Count of Velos, the tracker Maraine has been commissioned to pursue the wizard. The trail leads into the goblin lands of the Runik. But what he finds is an old terror left forgotten in a dwarven tomb that has been loosed upon the world. Desperate to survive it, Maraine becomes entangled with a tribe of goblins and partners with its captain, Hezok. Together they track the trail of the dark spirit and discover the true intentions of the marauding wizard. This unlikely union becomes the only chance of stopping the dark spirit and its ceaseless mayhem, if it can be stopped.
Download or read book Mage s Blood written by David Hair and published by Jo Fletcher Books. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Moontide is coming. Urte stands on the brink of war. Now three seemingly ordinary people will decide the fate of the world. Urte is divided, its two continents separated by impassable seas. But once every twelve years, the Moontide sees the waters sink to their lowest point and the Leviathan Bridge is revealed, linking east to west for twenty-four short months. The Rondian emperor, overlord of the west, is hell-bent on ruling both continents, and for the last two Moontides he has led armies of battle-magi across the bridge on crusades of conquest, pillaging his way across Antiopa. But the people of the east have been preparing--and, this time, they are ready for a fight. An epic fantasy, rich in intricate plots, intrigue and treachery. Vast forces collide and ordinary people make heart-rending choices that will shake the world.
Download or read book GURPS For Dummies written by Adam Griffith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-03-21 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the adventure begin with this straightforward guide to GURPS! This is it—the key that unlocks the riches of GURPS (Generic Universal Role Playing System) and gives you a wealth of information on how to create your character and fine-tune your play. Produced in partnership with Steve Jackson Games, the game's creator, GURPS For Dummies is the ideal companion to GURPS Basic Set, 4th Edition that explains the rules. It gives you insight into the choices you’ll make in everything from creating a fun, dynamic character using the allotted number of points, to playing in an adventure, to becoming a GM. Whether you want to be an Amazon princess or a stalwart warrior, an old-fashioned swashbuckler or a modern investigator, a tough cop or a cat burglar, a sorcerer casting spells or a cosmic ranger, fighting lawlessness in the asteroids, this guide will help you: Determine your character’s basic attributes: IQ, DX (dexterity), ST (strength) and HT (health) Figure out your character’s secondary characteristics Choose advantages (including powers and perks) and disadvantages (including quirks and disadvantages with a self-control roll modifier) Optimize your points by using talents Select your skills based on functional area or the campaign setting Enhance your character with spells, magic items, magic staves, and powerstones Strategically purchase equipment for different characters, tech levels, and campaign types Create and manage a character sheet, write a character background, keep a character log, and more—all with samples Choose good combat techniques and play with your character If you want to become a GM, this guide gets you going with advice on creating the adventure, managing the character creation process, managing combat, and interpreting the rules. There’s even a handy Cheat Sheet tear-out GM screen in the front of the book. There are tips throughout, plus advice on how to: Create your very own GURPS universe for your campaign, whether it’s dungeon-crawl, high-adventure, combat-focused, puzzle-focused, or masquerade-type Provide a basic write-up of the world for your players, including technology level, supernatural and supernormal abilities and powers, races, setting, character templates, cultural and social information, and limitations Create an electronic combat grid, a battle log, a tactical map, and more—with samples Do mapping, planning, and plotting Create memorable NPC (nonplayer characters), both good guys and bad guys GURPS For Dummies helps you create more detailed, exciting, and interesting characters and take your game to the next level. That’s important whether you’re saving a princess or saving the planet…searching for hidden treasure or for secrets to eliminate disease… fighting crime or combating armies of evil robots…casting spells in medieval castles or destroying terrorist cells in modern day milieus. With GURPS, the only limitation is your imagination.
Download or read book Mage Heart written by Jane Routley and published by Clan Destine Press. This book was released on 2011-05-07 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mage Heart is the first in The Dion ChroniclesProvincial and naive--and the most powerful mage in the realm--young Dion Holyhands is an innocent adrift in a world of intrigues and treacheries; a world where foul, hungry demons lurking just beyond its borders.And now she has been called upon to serve her Duke's favourite mistress: the extraordinary Kitten Avignon, Our Lady of Roses. The mesmerising courtesan is a woman in dire jeopardy, stalked by a fearsome necromancer who will not sleep until his beautiful prey suffers horribly and is destroyed.And with Evil's night approaching, shielding the Lady and herself from harm will require every ounce of a power Dion is only beginning to recognise and fear; a great gift suddenly imperiled by blossoming womanhood and dangerous desire.The Dion Chronicles: Mage Heart, Fire Angels and Aramaya
Download or read book Mage Wars written by Will McDermott and published by Dynamite. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark secret lurking beneath the surface of Etheria erupts near the Straywood Forest, engulfing the lives of two wood elves and threatening the tenuous peace between the elves and the dwarves of the Anvil Throne. While on patrol, an elven Beastmaster named Lithann rushes to the aid of a fellow elf being attacked by strange beasts she’s never seen before…but she is too late. When the creatures disappear underground with her friend, Lithann descends into the darkness with her loyal fox, Wiley, to save him. There she meets an outcast dwarf named Digur, who may hold the key to her survival, and a mysterious Sortilege elf named Inesta, who has secrets of his own. Will McDermott is a game writer and author. He has written for many computer games, including Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, TERA, ZMR, and HAWKEN. Will has also written five other game-related novels—two in the Magic: the Gathering universe (Judgment and The Moons of Mirrodin), and three in the Necromunda corner of the Warhammer 40K universe (Blood Royal, Cardinal Crimson, and Lasgun Wedding). Will has raised three gamer children and lives in the Seattle area with his game designer wife and the cutest dog in the universe (whose name is not Wiley, but probably should be).
Download or read book The Clever Nature of Wool written by Robert N Stephenson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of published works by Robert N Stephenson including the title story and the Aurealis award-winning The Rains of La Strange - THe Hardcover Edition has two extra stories at the end - a bonus for spending extra.
Download or read book The Youngest Mage written by Rena Dunsworth and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before he can go to school though, he will learn the basics of magery from two teachers, Leanha, and Bekma the wise and wonderful wizard. His biggest obstacle to learning is his pride, which he has in abundance. Through it all, he will learn much, and all that before he takes one step into the Mage School.
Download or read book Blue Mage Equinox written by Cleave Bourbon and published by Shadesilver Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-25 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arran had a sheltered life among the witches of the Citadel, until an incident with the witch seer exiled him out into the world on his own. With the help of a traveling minstrel, he learned to fend for himself against forces bent on taking the status of Blue Mage away from him. When he meets and falls in love with a woman named Teoni, everything changes. She seems as smitten with him as he is with her, but there’s one problem: It turns out she is the Green Mage, his supposed mortal enemy. Arran must look past the manipulation of the gods and form his own path to victory in the Tournament of Mages.
Download or read book A Murder of Mages written by Marshall Ryan Maresca and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book of the Maradaine Constabulary series blends high fantasy, murder mystery, and gritty urban magic... Marking the debut of the second series set amid the bustling streets and crime-ridden districts of the exotic city called Maradaine, A Murder of Mages introduces us to this spellbinding port city as seen through the eyes of the people who strive to maintain law and order: the hardworking men and women of the Maradaine Constabulary. Satrine Rainey—former street rat, ex-spy, mother of two, and wife to a Constabulary Inspector who lies on the edge of death, injured in the line of duty—has been forced to fake her way into the post of Constabulary Inspector to support her family. Minox Welling is a brilliant, unorthodox Inspector and an Uncircled mage—almost a crime in itself. Nicknamed “the jinx” because of the misfortunes that seem to befall anyone around him, Minox has been partnered with Satrine because no one else will work with either of them. Their first case together—the ritual murder of a Circled mage— sends Satrine back to the streets she grew up on and brings Minox face-to-face with mage politics he’s desperate to avoid. As the body count rises, Satrine and Minox must race to catch the killer before their own secrets are exposed and they, too, become targets.
Download or read book Dragons are a Mage s Best Friend written by Nikki Haverstock and published by Ranch Dog Entertainment, LLC. This book was released on with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things that Ella worries about at 2 a.m. __Does it hurt to get smited by an angel? __What do dragons like for breakfast? __Is her friendship a curse? Ella and Vanessa must investigate the latest murder in their small but magical gambling town with only a few minor inconveniences like an avenging angel, a surprise posse of clueless ghosts, and an illegal baby dragon. The owner of Fuzzybatts, a long time Rambler store, was found dead by his two children and now his widow wants answers. Plus Emily, Ella’s close friend, has gone missing after sharing a threat against her life. Ella will do anything to find her even if that means talking to someone she hoped to never see again.
Download or read book Grey Mage Protector written by Cleave Bourbon and published by Shadesilver Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s called the protector for a reason… …it’s just not the reason everyone thinks. Asleth, the Grey Mage, has been instrumental in helping the blood mage, the necromancer, and the green thumb, but why? When did he decide to take on the responsibility of keeping the mages safe and together? Or, was that decision made for him? You’ll love this fifth installment of the Tournament of Mages because the truth about Asleth is finally revealed, and you’re not going to see it coming.
Download or read book Red Mage Ascending written by Cleave Bourbon and published by Shadesilver Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-21 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The servant girl has a secret… …and she’s hiding it in plain sight. Hana works for a well-to-do family who treats her well, but something is not quite right. The servant girl doesn’t act like a servant. She speaks multiple languages including high elvish, she is an accomplished musician, and she is a skilled artist. There is also another talent, but it’s a secret Hana guards closely. She can use blood magic. She is in hiding because she knows that if she is found out, she will have to fight in the Tournament of Mages, a contest where she will be pitted against five other mages with different forms of magic. She has left everything behind, her family, her friends, and the one secret she dares not reveal. You’ll love this first entry into the Tournament of Mages series because once you learn Hana’s story you will want to uncover the other mages’ stories too. Get it now.
Download or read book Contemporary Topics in Molecular Immunology written by R. Reisfeld and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series was originally entitled Contemporary Topics in Immunochemistry, and Volume 1 bearing that name was published. Upon its editorial review and while charting the development of future volumes, the editors began to sense that the word "Immunochemistry" was somewhat restrictive according to its present interpretation. Accompanying the expansion of knowledge in immuno biology is a demand for explanations in molecular terms. Since the intent of the series is to focus attention on research at the molecular level in any aspect of immunology, the editors and publisher felt the term "Immunochemistry" should be replaced with "Molecular Immunology." Thus, the series now bears a revised appellation, Contemporary Topics in Molecular Immunology. The editors feel this more accurately reflects the intended breath of the series. An apology is offered to writers, librarians, and other catalogers for the inconvenience this change will cause. F. P. Inman General Editor Athens, Georgia March,1973 vii Preface The earliest explorers into immunology were at once confronted by myriad molecular riddles which became increasingly complex as immunochemical tech niques resolved one question only to raise scores of others. Even as our knowledge of cellular immunology was growing remarkably fast, during the past two decades exciting experiments delineated the molecular structure of immuno globulins. These joint advances not only shaped the Gestalt of present-day immunology, but paved the way for an incisive molecular approach to the challenges of research.
Download or read book Twisted Reunions The Keeper Chronicles Book 2 written by Kester James Finley and published by Kester James Finley. This book was released on 2018-05-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three people can keep a secret if two are dead. For Truddie Mae, the fallout from the Harvester includes emotional burdens. Members have come and gone, and secrets have been uncovered. Wishing to leave it all behind her, she’ll soon find it has ways of keeping up. A simple excursion leads to a discovery threatening the Keepers on every level. Forced to act as leader, she must rally remaining teammates and dig deeper into the mystery of their magical lives. New threats and unseen forces strike back, this time with more bite. Evil attacks from every direction leading to an outcome that will haunt the Keepers forever. Sometimes the past rises to the top no matter how deep you bury the bodies. Navigating a surge of supernatural villainy alongside others, she’ll quickly realize reunions aren’t always happy and that some can be downright devilishly twisted. Struggling to maintain the veil while dodging a conspiracy, will her group unearth the agenda meant to end them before it finally does or will her past doom them all?
Download or read book The Impulse of Fantasy Literature written by Colin N. Manlove and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book grew out of the author's wish to go beyond a formal definition of fantasy to discover a basic urge and interest common to the genre. He finds this urge to be the celebration of identity. Fantasy is ultimately concerned to heighten and praise being, whether that being is God's creation, the world, or the creations of the fantasy writer themselves. This interest can take the form of direct eulogy or of more unconscious fascination. It is seen in fantasy's conservatism and its frequently elegiac mode, and is demonstrated through its formal characteristics such as circular structure and the use of juxtaposition to heighten individuality. It is more overtly present in modern than in pre-1800 fantasy, partly because modern fantasy developed as a Romantic reaction against technology and everything that reduced direct contact between people and the environment. These aspects of fantasy are illustrated from detailed discussion of the tales of Grimm, Walter de la Mare's Told Again, W. M. Thackeray's The Rose and the Ring, Charles Williams's prose fantasies, Ursula le Guin's Earthsea trilogy, E. Nesbit's magic books, George MacDonald's Phantastes and Lilith, T. H. White's The Once and Future King, Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels, William Morris's late romances, Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter, E. R. Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros, and Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn. Together these authors and works provide a cross-section of what is a fundamentally panegyric genre demonstrating its variety, its strengths, and its limitations.
