Download or read book The Shadow Stone written by Richard Baker and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience New York Times best-selling author Richard Baker’s classic novel set in the high fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms. Accosted by bullies on a forest trail, Aeron had no way of knowing that the confrontation would change his life forever. Accused of a crime for which he bears no blame, he is pursued deep into the forests of the Maerchwood. First rescued, and then tutored, by the mysterious Storm Walker, he discovers a previously undreamed-of talent for magic, and his life is swept up in the study of the arcane arts, until the very principles of magic, and indeed the future of Faerûn, come under attack from the unspeakably evil influences of the Shadow Stone.

Download or read book Shadows on the Rock written by Willa Cather and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-05 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shadows on the Rock" is a historical novel written by the American author Willa Cather. The book was published in 1931 and is set in the 17th century in colonial New France, specifically in Quebec City. The novel focuses on the lives of the early French settlers and the challenges they faced while establishing a life in the rugged wilderness of North America. The central character is Cécile Auclair, a young girl who, with her father, makes the difficult journey from France to Quebec to join her mother. The novel provides a vivid portrayal of daily life, relationships, and the interactions between the French settlers and the indigenous people of the region. "Shadows on the Rock" is known for its rich historical detail and evocative descriptions of the landscape and characters. Willa Cather's storytelling captures the enduring spirit and resilience of the early settlers in North America. The novel is celebrated for its historical accuracy and its exploration of the human experience in a challenging and often harsh environment.

Download or read book In the Shadow of Stone written by Rob Kaufman and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you discovered that the people you trust the most are liars? That's what Jack Fontaine confronts in this gripping novel described as "amazingly suspenseful and romantic with something unexpected at every turn". Jack Fontaine is summoned to the deathbed of his sister. She asks him to keep the DVD she's made for her only daughter, Jenna, safe and hidden until Jenna's 18th birthday. Only then should she watch it - alone. Jack promises to fulfill her wish but is sidetracked when he is betrayed by his closest confidant. The DVD ends up in the hands of felons who reveal the secret it holds and jeopardize Jenna's future and the promise Jack made to his sister. Unable to trust anyone, Jack knows he must make things right on his own... no matter who gets hurt or killed along the way. This psychological thriller includes the best of the many worlds of fiction - from suspense and mystery to continuous action and twisted romance, readers who enjoyed Kaufman's One Last Lie will again be unable to put this book down until they find out what truly lurks in the shadow of stone.

Download or read book Journey of the Shadow written by Warith Stone Abdullah and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When incidents around the world hint at the reemergence of an ancient evil known as Nyugo, the Sonzai-a clan of modern-day Japanese warriors equipped with supernatural abilities-are called into action. Their youthful commander Tsumisu knows little of the powers he possesses, but he wields them fiercely. Akari, his katana, is a blade that no human could have forged, and he is a swordsman of unmatched skill. As he searches for clues into Nyugo's return, Tsumisu, his trusted friend Shujin, and the Sonzai warriors soon realize that the spiritual balance of the world may be in danger. When their investigation turns up an ancient artifact, Tsumisu and Shujin quickly find themselves caught in the midst of a struggle between Devonians and Ordovicians-extraterrestrial beings whose eight-hundred-year-old search for the Chosen One has brought them to Earth. As dimensions are crossed and battles are waged, Tsumisu draws the attention of Nataliya Artemis, an Ordovician who holds the key to a magnificent power and the knowledge of a stunning truth about Shujin. In the first volume in the Journey of the Shadow saga, Stone Abdullah weaves a fantastical tale of good versus evil in a modern world of supernatural power.

Download or read book Shadow on the Stones written by Moyra Caldecott and published by Tricycle Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Temple of the Sun priests Lady Kyra and Lord Khuren must maintain the peace and spiritual strength of their civilization and defend Lady Kyra's daughter Deva from the rising influence of Groth, the dark god of chaos and barbarity.

Download or read book Ce Qui Fut Sans Lumiere written by Yves Bonnefoy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1991-02-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bilingual edition of the contemporary master's fifth work, Ce qui fut sans lumi, re, will delight, engage, and stir all lovers of poetry. Included here is an extensive new interview with the poet in English translation. "Included here is a very helpful and touchingly personal interview with the poet. . . . For readers with no prior knowledge of Bonnefoy's work, this volume would be an excellent place to start."—Stephen Romer, Times Literary Supplement

Download or read book The Shadow out of Time written by Howard Phillips Lovecraft and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, "The Shadow Out of Time" is the tale of a professor of political economics that is thrown into a mind-shattering journey through time and space, while his body is held hostage by an alien mind. Horrified and panic-stricken by the implications of his experiences, he hopes against all reason and evidence that he has merely lost his mind.

Download or read book Kings of Shadow and Stone written by Breanna Diaz and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power can lead to a crown or a cage. Passion can give you wings? or a grave.The Coroner raised her scythe, but the forces of the Dalis razed her people to the ground. Keres' chains are now in the hands of her enemy and he's bringing her to heel. Twists of fate and warfare are entangling her. She must learn to play the strings or become the spell-bound puppet.

Download or read book Lighting the Shadow written by Rachel Eliza Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighting the Shadow opens itself to a space of meditation in an attempt to grasp the tensions of beauty, terror, and transformation within the self and the greater world

Download or read book Stepping Stones written by Dennis O'Driscoll and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the life of twentieth-century Irish poet Seamus Heaney, from his infancy to his Nobel Prize in 1995, and also discusses his post-Nobel life, family, writings, and other related topics.

Download or read book The Shadow of the Wind written by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

Download or read book Shadow Chaser written by Jerel Law and published by Tommy Nelson. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join part angel Jonah Stone as he faces his biggest challenge yet! Many months have passed since part angel siblings Jonah, Eliza, and Jeremiah Stone began their angelic training. As part angels, or quarterlings, the siblings joined other children of nephilim to begin honing their special powers. In this third installment in the Son of Angels series, Jonah’s story comes to resemble a modern-day Job as he’s faced with trials that affect his health, strength, relationships, and most-prized possessions. As he and the other quarterlings prepare for mid-term exams, their powers are tested once again in the most fierce battle against Abaddon’s forces yet. Will Jonah’s faith in Elohim continue to persevere as he fights Abaddon in his hardest battle yet? Parents today are looking for fiction that makes Christianity and the Bible exciting for their kids. This series is the first Christian answer to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles, the Secret Series, and other middle-grade series packed with action, adventure, and supernatural fights. But the message is solidly based in Scripture, conveying God is always in control. Meets national education standards.

Download or read book In the Shadow of Diablo written by Dan Hanel and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Shadow of Diablo – Mystery of the Great Stone House alternates between a local teacher's present day adventure and the historical accounts of the brutal murder of Dr. John Marsh, one of the most important figures in California history.Harrison Barrett is a Brentwood science teacher who is compelled to investigate the sudden and tragic suicide of one of his high school students. Along with colleague Celeste Scott, Harrison finds himself engulfed in the legend of a hidden treasure and entwined with the real-life tale of a distraught son – Charles Marsh, whose father was slain 150 years prior.Past and present are linked as Charles seeks justice and Harrison searches for answers. The journeys of both men are filled with mystery and intrigue, separated by generations but united by a common yearning, a common motive… and a common setting – the shadow of Diablo.

Download or read book The Darkling Thrush written by Thomas Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shadow of Darkness written by D. C. Stone and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadow of Darkness combines the mystery and allure of witchcraft from old Salem, involving the central characters whose pasts reconnect them to present day time. It is a murder mystery with a romantic backdrop offering surprising twists and turns, hiding behind every corner. Diane Roberts is a modern day witch who bartends at a local Go-Go bar, just outside of Atlantic City. When her best friend Alicia mysteriously disappears, Diane immediately goes to her friend's house, looking for clues, only to find a man's ring that appears to hold extraordinary powers. Detective Stone arrives on the scene as the investigating officer, but is making no progress in solving the case. When several close friends are also murdered, Diane takes matters into her own hands in the only way she knows, witchcraft. A mysterious man blocks her every move and Diane starts to doubt her own ability. She seeks out the help of another witch. She is told that the only way for her to save Alicia and others from harm, is to go back in time to where it all started, Salem, 1692. Diane is also warned, that going back in time to change her own past, may also change her destiny.

Download or read book Shadow of the Rock written by Thomas Mogford and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Een advocaat uit Gibraltar helpt een joodse vriend, die in Marokko wordt beschuldigd van de moord op een jong meisje.

Download or read book The Complete Poems of Thomas Hardy written by Thomas Hardy and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1982 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of the nineteenth-century English writer's poems features previously uncollected works including epigraphs, Domicilium, and songs from The Dynasts