Download or read book The Doppelganger Omnibus written by Marie Brennan and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the witches of Starfall have served the people of the fourteen domains while keeping their own secrets close. No one outside their ranks knows their power comes from a ritual that divides each newborn daughter in two: the witch, infused with magic, and the doppelganger, a soulless shell that is soon destroyed. Not all of the doppelgangers are dead, though, and their battle to survive will plunge Starfall into crisis. So long as her doppelganger lives, a witch cannot control her magic. But there are secrets even the witches do not know, and the doppelgangers hold power of their own . . . This omnibus includes the novels from the novel duology Warrior and Witch, as well as the prequel novella “Dancing the Warrior.”
Download or read book Reapers Redemption Omnibus a new adult urban fantasy box set written by Thea Atkinson and published by Thea Atkinson. This book was released on with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get all three books in the new adult urban fantasy Reapers Redemption series with one click. Monsters don't exist. Period. Unless they do... Nothing can convince Ayla to believe in the things that go bump in the night. Not her grandfather's insistence that he's some sort of wizard. Not her friend's spine-tingling stories of witchcraft and dark magic that haunted her dreams until her friend disappeared. And her nightmares after that. Then she gets 'the text'. And since it's from Sarah, alive and well after three years, Ayla will do what she must to help. Even if it means breaking into the abandoned Gothic cathedral in the middle of town. At midnight. Alone. But while she's prepared to face whatever dangers lurk in a creepy church in the middle of the night, she couldn't possibly be ready to face what she finds when she arrives… Readers who love Luanne Bennett and Amanda Bouchet will enjoy curling up with this complete box set of Reapers Redemption. Pick it up today and see if you believe in monsters.
Download or read book Experimental Heart Omnibus written by Shannon Pemrick and published by Shannon Pemrick. This book was released on 2018-07-21 with total page 1852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first THREE books of the Experimental Heart series in one collection. Includes Destiny, Pieces, and Secrets. For a relic of war, death is my inevitable release. Most people can’t kill without regret, but I don’t have that luxury. I am a tank-created nu-human, and my sole purpose hinges on the whims of my tyrannical maniac creator. Town annihilations to political assassinations—I never disobey. Until I want more. When I escape beyond the realm of my former master, my only goal is safety—freedom—a life I always wanted. I should have known my creator would send deadly pursuers. He wants to remind me of what I’m never fated to have. Then destiny tempts me with the unexpected. When a dragon—a creature said to be long extinct—offers me a chance at true freedom from my former master’s control, I don't know what to believe. In my line of work, trust kills. But something is different about this creature.... With nothing to lose, I agree to his terms. Now, I wait. Will he give me the freedom I crave, or did I seal my fate? EXPERIMENTAL HEART OMNIBUS 1 is the first three books in the Experimental Heart epic romantic urban-science fantasy series. If you love fantasy mixed with science fiction, strong willed heroines overcoming the torment of their past, fate vs choice, and a dash of slow burn romance, dive into the world of Lumaraeon today! --- EXPERIMENTAL HEART (Complete Series) Destiny (#1) Pieces (#2) Secrets (#3) Exposed (#4) Surrendered (#5) Reborn (#6) --- Note: Like all of Shannon Pemrick's work, the Experimental Heart series contains strong language, violence, substance use, love scenes, and difficult situations.
Download or read book Hidden Wishes Omnibus Books 1 3 written by Tao Wong and published by Starlit Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One faithful day Henry Tsien finds a briefcase and a ring within it. Within hours, his world has changed as a helpful jinn introduces him to a hidden world. What can an old-school gamer given magic do in a world filled with age-old, hidden, supernatural creatures? The Hidden Wishes series is an urban fantasy take on the GameLit genre. It is much lighter in terms of 'statistics' and its game system. This is the full trilogy of the series. Books include: - A Gamer’s Wish - A Squire’s Wish - A Jinn’s Wish Enjoy the entire Hidden Wishes series in just one book!
Download or read book Dancing the Warrior written by Marie Brennan and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those who serve the Warrior face the harshest of discipline. Trained from a young age to become lethal Hunters, they have no room in their ranks for the weak -- or for those who join them late. Her entire life, Seniade has felt a bond with the Warrior. Becoming a Hunter ought to be a dream come true. But first she has to prove herself worthy to stay . . . and she might just kill herself trying. Dancing the Warrior is a standalone novella set before the events of the novels Warrior and Witch, by the author of the acclaimed Memoirs of Lady Trent series.
Download or read book New Worlds Year Seven written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realms of story and wonder . . . New topics take center stage in this volume of award-winning author Marie Brennan’s set of worldbuilding guides for science fiction and fantasy writers. Ranging from the poverty-stricken reality of beggars and servants up to the heights of imperial rule, from the solidarity of guilds and unions to the spirituality of saints and miracles, the NEW WORLDS series offers insights into every corner of human society. This volume collects essays from the seventh year of the New Worlds Patreon.
Download or read book The Waking of Angantyr written by Marie Brennan and published by Swan Tower. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bondsmaid. Berserker. Bane. Hervor is no stranger to hardship. Not only is she a reviled bondsmaid, but she’s haunted by the ghosts of dead men. When a berserker fit turns her into a murderer, she has nothing left to lose: fleeing everything she’s known, Hervor goes to find a new future and a way to silence the past. Her quest will take her from the viking seas to the depths of a witch’s forest, from frozen mountains to a king’s golden hall. But the road ahead is no less bloody than the one behind, and the foul magic Hervor fears most is the only thing that can lay her ghosts to rest. They say when you seek revenge, you should dig two graves, but Hervor might be able to get away with one. Because the voices of the dead are getting stronger . . . and her greatest enemy may be herself.
Download or read book A Breviary of Fire written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” The words of composer Gustav Mahler animate this collection of sixteen tales from award-winning author Marie Brennan, inspired by mythological and folkloric traditions around the world. Here you will find flames of revenge, immortality, and grace, as a valkyrie seeks peace, a queen weaves and unweaves her own fate, and a goddess vanishes from mortal memory — but never from the page. TABLE OF CONTENTS * This Is How * Serpent, Wolf, and Half-Dead Thing * The Waking of Angantyr * Silence, Before the Horn * Daughter of Necessity * Your Body, My Prison, My Forge * For the Fairest * The Wives of Paris * The Me of Perfect Sight * The Gospel of Nachash * Salt Feels No Pain * At the Heart of Each Pearl Lies a Grain of Sand * Centuries of Kings * The Old Woman and the Tea * Ghost and Fox * Speak to the Moon * Story notes
Download or read book Witch written by Marie Brennan and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revolution has come to Starfall. To some, Mirei is a savior. Born from the union of opposing forces, her existence offers a way to heal the division between warrior and witch, and brings powerful new magic into the world. To others, Mirei is an abomination. She overturns the ancient traditions of the witches, threatening their stability and corrupting their magic with an influence that should be destroyed. But even Mirei's power is not enough to prevent a civil war. And while she struggles to reconcile Starfall's opposing factions, a more insidious threat is building within her -- because her newfound magic does not come without a price.
Download or read book New Worlds Year One written by Marie Brennan and published by Swan Tower. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into a world of your own making . . . Worldbuilding is one of the great pleasures of writing science fiction and fantasy -- and also one of its greatest challenges. Award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan draws on her academic training in anthropology to peel back the layers of a setting, going past the surface details to explore questions many authors never think to answer. She invites you to consider the endless variety of real-world cultures -- from climate to counterfeiting, from sumptuary laws to slang --and the equally endless possibilities speculative fiction has to offer. This volume collects essays from the first year of the New Worlds Patreon.
Download or read book Lies and Prophecy Illustrated Edition written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and prophecy. Kim never had to wonder what to major in at college. Her talent for divination made her future clear in more ways than one. But there are limits to what even a gifted seer can predict, and no card reading or prophetic dream can prepare Kim for what's to come during her junior year at Welton. Something has taken an interest in her friend Julian -- an unseen force neither of them can identify. What starts as a dark omen quickly turns dangerous, as Julian finds himself under attack. To defend him, Kim will need more than her strengths; she will have to call on a form of magic she has never been able to master. If she can't learn fast enough, she may lose her friend forever. Kim knows she isn't ready for this. But if she wants to save Julian -- and herself -- she'll have to prove her own prophecies wrong. This edition contains six illustrations by the artist Avery Liell-Kok.
Download or read book New Worlds Year Three written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create a world of wonder and imagination . . . The boundless complexity of worldbuilding can create a daunting challenge for writers of science fiction and fantasy. In the third volume of the NEW WORLDS series, award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie Brennan provides not only the building blocks for creating a setting, but advice on exposition and other aspects of craft. Whether you need guidance on security or sanitation, demographics or demons or drugs, you’re sure to find inspiration here. This volume collects essays from the third year of the New Worlds Patreon.
Download or read book Writing Fight Scenes written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever: • Held a sword? • Taken a karate class? • Punched another person in the face? Even if your answer is “no,” you can still write a good fight scene. In this guide, fantasy novelist Marie Brennan will show you how. Drawing on her experience with fencing, stage combat choreography, Okinawan martial arts, and above all writing, she lays out the components that turn the strikes into a compelling story. From purpose to tactics to prose, Writing Fight Scenes walks you through the anatomy and execution of combat on the page.
Download or read book New Worlds Year Two written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore a world of your own . . . Science fiction and fantasy are renowned for immersing their readers in rich, inventive settings. In this follow-up to the collection NEW WORLDS, YEAR ONE, award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan guides you through new aspects of worldbuilding and how they can generate stories. From beauty to books, from tattoos to taboos, these essays delve into the complexity of different cultures, both real and imaginary, and provide invaluable advice on crafting a world of your very own. This volume collects essays from the second year of the New Worlds Patreon.
Download or read book Cold Forged Flame written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of nothingness they summon her: a woman with no name and no memory, and the power to bring them what they need. Across an island that changes beneath her feet -- into a cavern that holds a terrible trap -- to the brink of her soul’s annihilation -- her journey will transform her forever.
Download or read book Chains and Memory written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manifestation was only the beginning. The Otherworld has returned -- bringing with it the sidhe, the source of humanity's psychic powers. Some mortals welcome these creatures of legend, some fear them . . . and no one is ready for the change their presence will bring. Last autumn Kim and Julian stood at the center of that storm. Now they face a challenge closer to home: a battle over the laws governing wilders, the closest genetic relatives of the sidhe. Many feel that change should wait until the current upheaval has ended . . . but Kim sees opportunity in the chaos, a chance to free Julian and all his kind from the chains of the deep shield that locks their gifts away. The roots of that shield run deeper than she knows. The quest to destroy it will lead her and Julian back into the world of the sidhe, where they will uncover ancient lies, face betrayal on all sides -- and gamble everything on the possibility of freedom.
Download or read book New Worlds Year Four written by Marie Brennan and published by Book View Cafe. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escape into another world . . . Bathing and banking, animals and adultery: human culture contains a truly daunting array of elements. The fourth volume of the NEW WORLDS series takes readers on a tour of all-new topics, delving into everything from childbirth to dream interpretation to the importance of generosity, as award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie Brennan continues her in-depth exploration of worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy. This volume collects essays from the fourth year of the New Worlds Patreon.
