Download or read book The Magic Ring a Knightly Romance A New Translation by A Platt written by Friedrich Heinrich Carl de Baron LA MOTTE FOUQUÉ and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Magic Ring a Knightly Romance written by De La Motte Fouqué and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-23 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Download or read book Three Parts Dead written by Max Gladstone and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of intrigue, a murdered god, and the business of necromancy: an urban fantasy set in an alternate reality

Download or read book Magic Tales and Fairy Tale Magic written by R. Bottigheimer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales.

Download or read book The Wizard s Guardian Book Three of the Guardian Trilogy written by Adeana Terrill and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirshalla, and now Miranda and Mynx due to the evil wizards duplication spell, have a lot to worry about: A magical battle finds Miranda trapped on another world that has almost no magic and is full of strange "technologies..". worse, the evil wizard Aragoth may be her only way home! Kidnapped by the evil wizard Zezaarian, Mirshalla finds he intends to bond with her. And to make sure Mirshalla cooperates he is using threat of torture and death against Tab and Daria who are in his dungeons. Can she escape? Can she rescue Tab and Daria? Mynx, and the others rush to the rescue... into the very heart of the capital city of the wizards. It is a race against time to keep Zezaarian from bonding with Mirshalla and killing Tab and Daria. All while worrying about those pesky fey prophesies of causing the downfall of a kingdom and finding Arkadeea, the fabled land of the fey.

Download or read book American Craftsmen written by Tom Doyle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cursed by a Persian sorcerer and haunted by ancestors after a mission gone wrong, magician Army Captain Dale Morton is targeted by Major Michael Endicott, who would protect Dale despite Dale's possibly demonic nature.

Download or read book The Craftsman written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Wizard s War and Other Stories written by Ian Irvine and published by Santhenar Trust. This book was released on 2015-11-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a million copies of Ian Irvine’s Three Worlds novels sold. A collection of original short and long stories, and novellas, set in Ian Irvine's internationally bestselling Three Worlds epic fantasy universe. The Price of Freedom. Tensor leads his troubled people to Santhenar to attack his Charon enemies. But can the Twisted Mirror show true? Or will it betray him? A long short story. The Harrows. Dare Lita open the box at the bottom of the pool? And if she does, will it save her people – or harrow them again? A short story. A Wizard's War. During the devastating Clysm, the first meeting of the two greatest wizards on Santhenar sets up a thousand years of conflict. Here, in Mendark’s own words, is the story of the worst deed of his life … and the deed that made him. A long short story. Darkness Visible. A young Karan goes to Carcharon to investigate her father’s death, and wishes she hadn’t. A short story. The Professional Liar. Llian, brilliant creator of the monumental Tale of the Mirror, is a tormented man, racked by guilt. Can he save himself – or is it too late? A long short story. The Seventh Sister. Aviel, the unluckiest girl in the world, finds a dying man dumped in the Sacrifice Tree. Can she solve the riddle of his murder and turn her miserable life around, or will the thumbless killer get her too? A novella. One Throw of the Die. The war has been lost and the surviving allies flee for their lives, pursued by Jal-Nish, who now holds all the magic in the world. Then Flydd's dying friend, Troist, begs him to save his twin daughters from the tyrant. It’s a suicide mission but Flydd cannot refuse. Can he rescue Liliwen and Meriwen, or will Jal-Nish destroy them all? A long novella. What reviewers say about the Three Worlds books “A compelling adventure in a landscape full of wonders.” – Locus “A page-turner of the highest order … Formidable!” – SFX on Geomancer “It is the most engrossing book I’ve read in years.” – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald “Readers of Eddings, Goodkind and Jordan will lap this one up.” – Starlog “Utterly absorbing.” Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly “For sheer excitement, there’s just no one like Irvine.” SFX on The Destiny of the Dead “As good as anything I have read in the fantasy genre.” – Adelaide Advertiser More reviews "In a world full of epic fantasy clones, this stands out as a world-building labour of love with some truly original touches." – Locus on A Shadow on the Glass “Hugely ambitious – an epic, tragic tale of history’s implacable impact on the present, full of driven, often unlikeable and inept characters, and betrayal. Interest and originality there is aplenty – and action.” – Starburst, UK, on The View from the Mirror quartet. “A page-turner of the highest order … Arguably the most inventive fantasy author to emerge in recent years, Irvine can now consider himself comfortably ranked next to the works of Robert Jordan and David Eddings and, more appropriately, the mighty Anne McCaffrey. Formidable!” – SFX on Geomancer. ‘It is the most engrossing book I’ve read in years, the lucid prose unfolding an action-and-suspense storyline featuring wonderfully credible characters.’ – Van Ikin, Sydney Morning Herald on Scrutator. “Hang on with both hands, because this story waits for no one.” Sandy Auden, SFX on The Fate of the Fallen. “The final payoff is fantastic. The most unflaggingly inventive storyteller we’ve seen in years.” Sydney Morning Herald on The Destiny of the Dead ‘Unbelievably, Irvine has managed to increase the pace of his story in this third and final volume – for sheer excitement, there’s just no one like Irvine around at the moment.’ SFX on The Destiny of the Dead. ‘This precise and beautifully crafted novel blooms from its ascetic opening to a resonant and rewarding climax. Makes what’s currently available on fantasy shelves seem hackneyed and formulaic. Utterly absorbing.” Stephen Davenport, Independent Weekly on The Destiny of the Dead.

Download or read book Wizard at Work written by Vivian Vande Velde and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young wizard, who runs a school to teach wizards, looks forward to a quiet summer off but is drawn into adventures with princesses, unicorns, and ghosts instead.

Download or read book Kamarathin Kingdom of Tursh written by Jason Yarnell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kamarathin: Kingdom of Tursh is the first world book published for D3 Games flagship game world of Kamarathin. Kamarathin is a low/dark fantasy game world dedicated towards the Hero System by HERO Games but easily adaptable to any game system.

Download or read book The Magic of Yggdrasill written by Yves Kodratoff and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book took its start with the author’s realization that what Old Norse calls 'magic' can be understood as 'unconscious', as stated by C. G. Jung: (we find) "magical means everything where unconscious influences are at work." This book reveals the existence of several Norse words specifically dedicated to magic, as are 'sköp', for instance, and it details the magic they carry with them. In our modern civilization these "skop" still exist but their magical nature is no longer obvious, though this point can be disputed. Once this magic is discovered and acknowledged, it becomes possible to infer from Norse poetry the existence and handling of unconscious archetypes within its associated myths. A few of them have been analyzed in detail and this enabled us to better understand some surprising traits of this mythology... up to detecting 'magical spells' imbedded within Norse poetry (they are usually dubbed as 'Galdralag"). The book ends by sending to the readers a positive of such 'spells' by which "Odinn" self-increased his thoughts and deeds, as given in Havamal. The book aims at four logically connected targets: 1) spotting Poetic Edda stanzas using a vocabulary calling upon magic for improving our knowledge of ancient Norse magic, 2) checking that no convincing proof of "Christian influences" on Poetic Edda had been provided by the academic community, 3) spotting a few images of Old Norse unconscious archetypes, and 4) finding a few typical instances of the Eddaic meter called Galdralag ("incantation meter").

Download or read book The Western Wizard written by Mickey Zucker Reichert and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Odin breathed life into the mortal realms, he also created the Cardinal Wizards: the Northern Wizard as the representative of Good, the Southern as master of Evil, and the Western and Eastern as the keepers of the balance between Good and Evil, each neutral, both sharing the burden of holding their fellow magic wielders in check. But now the days decreed in ancient prophecy have come upon the mortal realms. The Great War has been fought and a Renshai has proven its Champion. Yet even as the war's heroes struggle to place the rightful king of Bearn upon his throne, and the also true Renshai seeks to train a new generation of his warrior race, the word is carried forth on falcon's wings that the Western Wizard is no more. And unless Shadimar, the Wizard of the East, can find the one mortal with any hope of surviving the challenge of the Seven Tasks of Wizardry, the worlds of gods and mortals alike will fall....

Download or read book The Shadow of the Sun written by Ryszard Kapuscinski and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2001-07-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski hitchhikes with caravans, wanders the Sahara with nomads, and lives in the poverty-stricken slums of Nigeria. He wrestles a king cobra to the death and suffers through a bout of malaria. What emerges is an extraordinary depiction of Africa--not as a group of nations or geographic locations--but as a vibrant and frequently joyous montage of peoples, cultures, and encounters. Kapuscinski's trenchant observations, wry analysis and overwhelming humanity paint a remarkable portrait of the continent and its people. His unorthodox approach and profound respect for the people he meets challenge conventional understandings of the modern problems faced by Africa at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

Download or read book The Quintessential Wizard written by Michael Mearls and published by . This book was released on 2002-07-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking an in depth look at Wizards within the d20 system, this 128 page sourcebook is dedicated to players interested in running any Wizard-based character. A wealth of new skills, feats, spells and prestige classes are included, but The Quintessential Wizard sets itself apart by introducing many new character options that any Wizard may attempt. Full rules are included enabling every Wizard to research in arcane libraries, construct magical towers or carve out an inter-dimensional home, set up mighty guilds and lay waste to enemies with awesome magicks. The Quintessential Wizard is a must for every player wishing to exploit the full capabilities of his character.

Download or read book Wizard s Creed The Complete Series An Urban Fantasy Omnibus written by N.P. Martin and published by Dark World Press. This book was released on with total page 1253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a town where magic festers beneath the surface and monsters stalk the shadows, someone has to fight for the innocent. They call him wizard, fixer, finder, but mostly they call him Creed. Hexed by a witch? Stalked by a werewolf? Haunted by a crazy ghost? Creed's the one you call to get his hands dirty, so you don’t have to... Snark meets magic, and Creed is born. Meet at your own risk. If you like snarky heroes, lots of action, and a healthy dose of grit and gore, you’ll love N.P. Martin’s series of urban fantasy/occult suspense novels. Explore the Wizard’s Creed universe today. Buy the boxset to get five books you won’t want to put down!

Download or read book Ithanalin s Restoration written by Lawrence Watt-Evans and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite several years of study, Kilisha, an aspiring young apprentice wizard, has much to learn. After gathering ingredients for a lesson, she returns home to find her master, Ithanalin the Wise, transformed into a statue. A tax collector interrupted Ithanalin while working on a spell, a magic mirror tells her, with the result that the wizard's soul has been distributed among the various household objects. "The dish had run away with the spoon" is literally the case here, as all the furnishings have become animated and escaped out the door. In her efforts to track down the runaway objects and restore her petrified master to his former self, a quest that will eventually take her to the Overlord of Ethshar's fortress, Kilisha first tries to involve the Wizards' Guild but ultimately must rely on the few spells she knows and her master's spell book-as well as her own imagination, initiative and ingenuity. "Excellent pacing and naive charm make this good-natured fantasy especially suitable for teens." -- Publishers Weekly "Ebullient fantasy featuring sympathetic characters, fantastic sorceries, and a fairytale plot." -- Library Journal "Lawrence Watt-Evans delivers worlds brimming over with magic, mystery, and danger; fast-paced, action-packed, and thoroughly entertaining." --Realms of Fantasy

Download or read book Guildcraft written by Bastion Press and published by Bastion Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: