Download or read book The Castoffs Vol 4 written by MK Reed and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ursa is reunited with her mother at last—but her mom is the Priestess, leading a massive Surrogate army that threatens to swallow the town of Plumstead and then the world! She's got Charris and Trinh by her side, and a militia of mages and townsfolk at her back, but will that be enough? The Priestess's massive force is held at bay by a magical barrier—but with its caster trapped inside with the Surrogate, wasting away, this precarious standoff could give way at any time! These young mages may have learned to trust each other, their allies, and themselves, but this battle could define the fate of the world.

Download or read book The Castoffs written by M. K. Reed and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ursa is reunited with her mother at last-but her mom is the Priestess, leading a massive Surrogate army that threatens to swallow the town of Plumstead and then the world! She's got Charris and Trinh by her side, and a militia of mages and townsfolk at her back, but will that be enough? The Priestess's massive force is held at bay by a magical barrier-but with its caster trapped inside with the Surrogate, wasting away, this precarious standoff could give way at any time! These young mages may have learned to trust each other, their allies, and themselves, but this battle could define the fate of the world.

Download or read book The Castoffs Vol 1 written by MK Reed and published by Oni Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, mages fought for their survival against the Surrogate, a hive-minded robot army that consumed everything in its path. Now, a trio of young apprentice mages must cross the ruined forests to deliver a magical cure to a nearby town. But the girls couldn't be more different. Charris, a hotheaded fighter with elemental powers, Trinh, a shy mage who can literally turn invisible, and Ursa, a healer with more power than she lets on. The three girls must learn to trust and rely on each other if they’re going to save the village! Brian Smith, New York Times bestselling author (Stuff of Legend), teams up with MK Reed (Americus) and artist Molly Ostertag (Strong Female Protagonist) on a thrilling new fantasy adventure!

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Download or read book Cartwright s Cavaliers written by Mark Wandrey and published by Seventh Seal Press. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heir to one of the leading "Four Horsemen" mercenary companies, Jim Cartwright is having a bad year. Having failed his high school VOWS tests, he's just learned his mother bankrupted the family company before disappearing, robbing him of his Cavalier birthright. But the Horsemen of eras past were smart-they left a legacy of equipment Jim can use to complete the next contract and resurrect the company. It's up to Jim to find the people he needs to operate the machinery of war, train them, and lead them to victory. If he's good enough, the company can still be salvaged.But then again, he's never been good enough.

Download or read book Undone Deeds written by Mark Del Franco and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connor Grey is a druid consultant for the Boston PD on their "strange" cases. So his world is turned upside down when he suddenly finds that he himself has become one. Wrongly accused of a terrorist attack that rocked the city to its core, Connor evades arrest by going underground, where rumors of war are roiling. A final confrontation between the Celtic and Teutonic fey looks inevitable-with Boston as the battlefield...

Download or read book Journal of Moral Theology Volume 4 Number 1 written by James F. Caccamo and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TECHNOLOGY Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015 Edited by James F. Caccamo and David M. McCarthy Natural Law in a Digital Age Nadia Delicata Faith in the Church of Facebook Matthew John Paul Tan Progress and Progressio: Technology, Self-betterment, and Integral Human Development Joseph G. Wolyniak Containing a "Pandora's" Box: The Importance of Labor Unions in the Digital Age Patrick Flanagan We Do Not Know How to Love: Observations on Theology, Technology, and Disability Jana M. Bennett Unmanned: Autonomous Drones as a Problem of Theological Anthropology Kara N. Slade Learning With Digital Technologies: Privileging Persons Over Machines Mary E. Hess What's in a Tech? Factors in Evaluating the Morality of Our Information and Communication Practices James F. Caccamo

Download or read book Journey to the Pole written by Peter Lerangis and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1909, a secret group of American explorers, including the leader's teenage son and stepson, and their sponsor's nephew, must concede defeat and give up their dreams of reaching the South Pole, yet going back to civilization isn't nearly as easy as they thought it would be and so each passing day becomes a battle for survival against the elements.

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