Download or read book The Black Keep written by Tom Bielawski and published by Tom Bielawski. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being marooned in the vast and mysterious underworld known as the Underllars, Carym and Zach must try to find a way back to the surface and continue their quest for the Everpool. But Zach's new secret, and his growing paranoia, casts the shadow of suspicion upon him by all of the companions. His life-long friendship with Carym is in danger, as is their quest to find the Everpool, even as the hunters of the Dark Lord close in.

Download or read book The Black Coast written by Mike Brooks and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Dragons. Fearsome Raiders. A Daemonic Warlord on the Rise. When the citizens of Black Keep see ships on the horizon, terror takes them because they know who is coming: for generations, the keep has been raided by the fearsome clanspeople of Tjakorsha. Saddling their war dragons, Black Keep's warriors rush to defend their home only to discover that the clanspeople have not come to pillage at all. Driven from their own land by a daemonic despot who prophesises the end of the world, the raiders come in search of a new home . . . Meanwhile the wider continent of Narida is lurching toward war. Black Keep is about to be caught in the crossfire – if only its new mismatched society can survive. The start of an unmissable fantasy series.

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Download or read book Keep written by Dave Madole and published by Dave Madole. This book was released on 2015-04-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surrounded by Extinction, the Keep is enclosed within a fifty foot wall. Only desert and destruction exist beyond. Inside this lone fortress, the Council of Constraint controls everything: curfew, clothes, career, names... In return for surrendering freedom, citizens receive survival. Most don't mind the exchange. The Son of Sara isn't like most people. However, no one seems to share his growing sense of dread. His mother is too busy. His father is dead. His friends think he’s reckless. Only nightly visits beyond the wall offer any relief. Then one day, he receives a letter signed by the Nightingale, the Keep's mysterious dissident. After that, nothing is the same. Unless he learns to live by the rules, Sarason could be called before the Council. He should stop before he is caught, but first he wants to know the Nightingale's identity, and why he was chosen to help her cause.

Download or read book Building the Black Metropolis written by Robert E. Weems Jr. and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jean Baptiste Point DuSable to Oprah Winfrey, black entrepreneurship has helped define Chicago. Robert E. Weems Jr. and Jason P. Chambers curate a collection of essays that place the city as the center of the black business world in the United States. Ranging from titans like Anthony Overton and Jesse Binga to McDonald’s operators to black organized crime, the scholars shed light on the long-overlooked history of African American work and entrepreneurship since the Great Migration. Together they examine how factors like the influx of southern migrants and the city’s unique segregation patterns made Chicago a prolific incubator of productive business development—and made building a black metropolis as much a necessity as an opportunity. Contributors: Jason P. Chambers, Marcia Chatelain, Will Cooley, Robert Howard, Christopher Robert Reed, Myiti Sengstacke Rice, Clovis E. Semmes, Juliet E. K. Walker, and Robert E. Weems Jr.

Download or read book Arvan Land of Dragons written by Robert Neri and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark, High Fantasy campaign setting for the Dice & Glory tabletop RPG.

Download or read book The Legacy of the Wisecrack written by Eddie Tafoya and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the claim of many a Borscht Belt comic that he is a practitioner of "the world's second-oldest professsion," stand-up comedy is a young and distinctly American literary form. It was not until the last decades of the nineteenth century when, enabled by unprecedented prosperity and the right to free expression, that monologists began appearing in American vaudeville halls. Yet even though it has since become an entertainment industry mainstay, stand-up comedy has received precious little scholarly attention. The Legacy of the Wisecrack: Stand-up Comedy as the Great American Literary Form looks at the theory of stand-up comedy, its literary dimensions, and its distinctly American qualities as it provides a detailed history of the forces that shaped it. The study concludes with a look at the works of specific comedians such as Steven Wright, whose three decades of performances comprise a single picaresque tale, and Richard Pryor, whose 1982 masterpiece Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip serves as modern America's answer to Dante Aligheri's epic poem, Inferno. The result is one of the first serious treatments of stand-up comedy as a literary form.

Download or read book The Black Holocaust written by Timothy White, Sr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bodies were stacked one upon another, the stench in the air was sickening and most fowl. Shackles could be heard as the chains met together. Moans and groans filled the darkness in the underbelly of the ship. The smell of human waste and bodily fluids made it unbearable. The screams of women and children could be heard coming from overhead, every day there was the sounds of the dead being thrown into the sea. This was the journey Africans would make to the place that is called America.

Download or read book Deadline written by Domino Finn and published by Blood & Treasure. This book was released on with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black knights. Dastardly pirates. Bloodthirsty rebels. And those are the good guys. War is coming to the Midlands. Like a kettle ready to bubble over, cities teeter at the brink of boiling, all while a spymaster fans the flames. Witness the rise of the Violet Order. It was always coming to this. Freedom isn't given, it's wrenched from the choking grips of those who would stifle, contain, and control. Legends are rife with noble heroes standing over vanquished enemies, but reality is more grisly. Peace is hard-won with blood and sacrifice, and sometimes the good guys pay the ultimate price. Thus Talon, Izzy, Kyle, and the Black Hats are tasked with raising an army, storming a fortress, and fighting a war on multiple fronts, all on an impossible deadline. In three days, Haven's beta test ends, and in three days, so too might their entire world. If you like Ernest Cline, Aleron Kong, Travis Bagwell, Matt Dinniman, or Luke Chmilenko, then you are going to love Domino Finn's contribution to the never-back-down hero who works smarter not harder. What Kindle readers are saying: ⚡⚡ "Finally a book series that combines my two favorite pastimes—reading and gaming!" ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "A shining beacon of hope in the LitRPG genre." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "It speaks directly to my nerdy gamer heart. Entertaining, witty, and a blast." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "No game company could make a game as good as this book!" ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Domino Finn continues to wow." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "I rarely give out five star reviews but this one deserves it. Superb plotting, pacing and exposition. Humor, angst, and well-developed characters using ingenuity and intelligence to solve their problems kept me reading straight through the night." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Nonstop action and just plain good storytelling." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Who knew the afterlife could be so fun?" ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Fast read. Good narrative. Gigantic climax." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Exhilarating from first to last." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "I like this author so much, I would literally cut off my own leg if I was stuck under a boulder just to crawl to my phone to download his next book." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Stacked with great story and fighting." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "I cheered, I booed, I may have even pumped my fist, much to the dismay of the cat beside me. 5 stars!" ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "For non-gamers this is a 5 star book. For gamers it deserves the unavailable 6th star." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Stunning in all aspects - a must read - you will kick yourself for not doing so!" ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "A triple-A title you won't find on Steam. I really like Ready Player One, but Afterlife Online is on another level." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "I'd choose a Domino Finn novel over Brandon Sanderson every day of the week!" ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Talon is such a badass. Izzy, Kyle, and the rest of the gang rock." ⚡⚡ ⚡⚡ "Stop what you're doing and go out and buy this book. Buy the whole series, it is seriously FEPIC." ⚡⚡

Download or read book The Godbreaker written by Mike Brooks and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War comes to Narida and Nothing Will Be The Same Again. As the Black Keep Council prepares for war, journeying far to protect their lands and friend, The God-King and his sister try to keep Narida together in the face of betrayal while the Splinter King remains at large. The Golden and his hordes of raiders press their advantage and sweep across the land with unholy powers. Sacrifices will be made, and not everyone will make it back to Black Keep alive...

Download or read book The Splinter King written by Mike Brooks and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world fractures as a dead god rises... Darel, dragon knight and the new leader of Black Keep, must travel to the palace of the God-King to beg for the lives of his people. But in the capital of Narida, Marin and his warrior husband will be drawn into a palace coup, and Princess Tila will resort to murder to keep her hold on power. In the far reaches of the kingdom an heir in exile is hunted by assassins, rumours of a rival God-King abound, and daemonic forces from across the seas draw ever nearer...

Download or read book Amigurumi Friends written by Jade Gauthier-Boutin and published by . This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amigurumi Friends shows crocheters of all skill levels how to create more than 100 adorable amigurumi animals and customize them in an infinite number of ways.

Download or read book Ozland The Everland Trilogy Book 3 written by Wendy Spinale and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz you know. Because in Ozland, the only way home is to kill the wicked queen. With Everland and Umberland both annihilated, the survivors have taken refuge in a small village tucked within the shadows of the Bloodred Queen's castle. Doc has found an actual cure for the Horologia virus, while Gwen, Pete, and Alyssa begin plotting the assassination of the queen with the help of Gail, an excellent huntress. But killing the queen won't be enough. The world has been destroyed and its needs a ruler to set things right again. A ruler who is good, kind, and fair. Someone like the former king of Germany. But he's dead . . . or is he? There's a rumor that the king has been hidden away in a secret land, where only the worthiest can find him. Desperate to end the war, a plan is hatched that could put everything right again. Yet before it's set in motion, the village is burned to the ground, all survivors taken prisoner to the castle. Except Gail.But is one girl enough to find a long-dead king, kill the wicked queen, and save the world?

Download or read book Imperium du Sang written by Matthew Kowalski and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-12 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Empire of Blood I Amadeus, born in eldritch form before the pact of states, before a union forged. My immortal birth rip, rended and slashed into my already broken depraved soul; in a sleepy town in the west

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Photoshop Workflow Bible written by Mark Fitzgerald and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The digital photographer's workflow is divided into two distinct parts - the Production Workflow and the Creative Workflow. The Production workflow is used to import and organize large numbers of images, and prepare them for presentation via proof printing, Web, or slideshow. Increasingly, photographers are turning to Adobe's acclaimed new Lightroom software to manage this part of the workflow. After the best images are identified, photographers move to the second part of the workflow, the Creative Workflow, to fine-tune special images using a variety of advanced digital tools so that the creative vision is realized. An overwhelming majority of digital photographers use Photoshop for this advanced editing. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom & Photoshop Workflow Bible effectively guides digital photographers through both parts of this process. Author Mark Fitzgerald, an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop CS3 offers readers a clear path to using both Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS3 to create a complete digital workflow. Fitzgerald uses tips, tricks, and step-by-step directions to demonstrate how to integrate these two powerful programs to optimize image management and create stunning images. The first part of this book is dedicated to offering an overview of the complete workflow, clearly defining the purpose of both Photoshop and Lightroom within a photographer’s workflow and explaining the basics of image files and how to organize them. The second part delves into using Lightroom to manage the Production Workflow. It begins with an in-depth look at the Lightroom workspace and how images are imported into it. Photographers are then guided through organizing images within Lightroom, processing photos, sharing photos with others in a variety of formats and creating files to use outside of Lightroom. Finally, the workflow is put into action by demonstrating how a wildlife photographer used Lightroom in the field while photographing migrating polar bears in the arctic. The third part focuses on Photoshop and the Creative Workflow, starting with opening files in Photoshop as well as suggesting when and how photographers should be utilizing Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw. A review of the Photoshop workspace is followed by information on adjusting tonality and color with a wide variety of tools, and working with layers. Part four moves into more advanced Photoshop tools and techniques, such as selections, layer masks and using Photoshop’s retouching tools. There is also a discussion on the nuances of using Photoshop and Lightroom together and how to use Photoshop actions in Lightroom. Part five focuses on putting all of the pieces together to create the complete Creative Workflow with Photoshop. It begins with a discussion for creating strategies for success. The author then moves on to how to solve special portrait retouching problems and how to add creative finishing touches. Then Fitzgerald demonstrates the entire process with a downloadable practice file so you can follow along and practice your newly learned skills.

Download or read book Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible written by Mark Fitzgerald and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-31 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take years off your keepsake photos or enhance the current ones with Photoshop CS3's powerful tools and the expert techniques and tips you'll find in this comprehensive guide. Using step-by-step instructions and over 500 pages of full-color examples, this book shows you how to clone, blend layers, add contrast, reduce glare, soften wrinkles, rescue torn photos, and more. From portraits to landscapes to architectural masterpieces, fine-tune your favorites with this expert guide.

Download or read book The Queens of Innis Lear written by Tessa Gratton and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynasties battle for the crown in Tessa Gratton's debut adult epic fantasy, The Queens of Innis Lear. Three Queens. One crown. All out war. Gaela. Ruthless Commander. I am the rightful heir of Innis Lear. No more will I wait in the shadows and watch my mother’s murderer bleed my island dry. The King’s hold on the crown must end—willingly or at the edge of my sword. Regan. Master Manipulator. To secure my place on the throne, I must produce an heir. Countless times I have fed the island’s forests my blood. Yet, my ambition is cursed. No matter what or whom I must destroy, I will wield the magic of Innis Lear. Elia. Star-blessed Priest. My sisters hide in the shadows like serpents, waiting to strike our ailing king. I must protect my father, even if it means marrying a stranger. We all have to make sacrifices. Love and freedom will be mine. "Amazing. Just Amazing."--Robin McKinley At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.