Download or read book Order of the Dragonfly written by Anthony Toledo and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Order of the Dragonfly is a story about a group of war veterans and law enforcement officers who discover a nefarious and wicked empire's plot to enslave humanity. In a reality and time, not too different from our own, a secret society has infiltrated all levels of government and political systems. Utilizing various control measures, science and propaganda, the future of the children of this world is looking dark. The opposing group of justice and war veterans are chosen to receive the Book of Light, where they will be empowered to free as many victims as possible and deliver righteous judgement on the decaying evil spreading over society. In the end, the light shall overcome the darkness.

Download or read book Sequel of Dragon Oath written by Yi MuYouZi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddha said: "The Eight Tribes of Heaven Dragon, Man and Man, all see the Dragon Lady become Buddha." As for the gods, the dragons, the yakshas, the kanda, the asura, the garuda, and the mandara. After the Dragon and Heaven, the most tragic one was Carrolo, because he was Yue Fei's embodiment. Carrolo was a kind of giant bird with all kinds of solemn and precious colors on its wings. Legend has it that Yue Fei was the reincarnation of the Golden Winged Roc, and Jia Luo was the reincarnation of the Golden Winged Roc. When its life ended, the dragons vomited poison and were no longer able to eat. As a result, Garuda flew up and down seven times before finally dying on top of the Vajra Mountain. The complicated plot, ups and downs, locked in a clumsy work, all of this is in the "Heavenly Dragon's Eight Postscript." [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] Close]

Download or read book The Path of the Dragonfly written by and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shak is anything but a simple soldier with a clear-cut mission in life. He's consumed with the relentless need for revenge against a man who was once his best friend. But that obsession is far from his only. Shak can't forget he'd abandoned two helpless children during a battle. Though the deed that he can't forgive himself for happened in the past, far from changing, he can't get past it...until his grandmother, a witch, offers him the chance to redeem the dishonorable act. Those same children he'd left to their fate are in dire straits. To rescue them, he must travel to the mysterious and treacherous Crystal Valley and then find a way to get them back where they belong. Further complicating his life, the Crystal Valley holds a secret that threatens two armies, and Shak alone can save them. With an unequivocal mission staring him in the face, he discovers his enemy is close by--actually following him--and vengeance could at last be his. At a crossroads, he has no choice but to determine which task he'll undertake... and which to give up forevermore.

Download or read book Dragonfly in Amber written by Diana Gabaldon and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 1170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Outlander, a magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland. For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones, about a love that transcends the boundaries of time and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his. Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart, in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

Download or read book The Heritage Of The Halflings The Halflings Of Athranor 2 Fantasy written by Alfred Bekker and published by Alfredbooks. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heritage Of The Halflings (The Halflings Of Athranor 2) Fantasy novel by Alfred Bekker The halflings of Athranor led a quiet, tranquil life. But now Arvan Aradis, the young human who grew up among them, has returned. He is in search of the only weapon that can defeat the Corrupter of Fate - and that was entrusted to the halflings centuries ago. But the small race has long forgotten its obligation. Arvan and his companions - the halflings Borro, Neldo, and Zalea, and the elf Lirandil - are on their own in their search for the lost Rune Tree.

Download or read book The Dragonfly s Question written by Darcy Hitchcock and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TO CREATE A POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, WE MUST FIRST ENVISION IT. This book is great way to teach sustainability concepts to employees and citizens. This novella and discussion guide covers a wide range of topics including distributed energy, smart growth, toxics, urban ag, local currencies, sustainable investing, homelessness, etc. This is wrapped in a sweet father-daughter story set 8 years in the future. Read it to understand how to shape our future or just read it for fun. Give it to your friends and family to help them understand where the world is headed. Also available as a Kindle book. *******

Download or read book A Sublime Tale of Unnatural Events written by Maggie Bowcock and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sublime tale of Unnatural Events. The Internal world of Marjoram Maple is stretched beyond the boundaries of her imagination as she with her brother Jack are caught in a supernatural event brought about by a fiery visitation to their family home. This mythical adventure begins when Jack appears one morning with a strange ring of fire around his head. This fire seems to bring to life and release the energy of inanimate objects including a group of sunflowers that are the subject matter in one of their mother’s (Marigold Maple) paintings. This group of sunflowers leads the two teenagers on a spiritual journey. The main characters are the eccentric Maple family. They have four daughters who are named after botanicals, (Marjoram, Geranium, Rosewood and Lavender) and a son called Jack. Marigold the mother is a painter of flowers and Big Red the father is the local fire chief. It is set in a small mountain village called ‘Wonder’. The story is made up of a series of visual vignettes as they embark on a journey into a heavenly realm and there they meet a series of characters who serve as metaphors for supernatural beings. Intervention by these supernatural beings bring the whole family together in an adventure of mythical proportions where they discover that they have been charged with a mission: to return to their home town of ‘Wonder’ and rescue the dragonflies who are the warrior guardians of the town, and have been taken captive by a deadly ‘shadow’ that is intent on destruction. In their adventure they discover ‘Dandelion,’ a supreme being, who is the source of life on earth. The family is accompanied in their battle by a group of violets from Dandelion’s armed forces, and a host of spiritual beings known as ‘Thingamys.' This story is a celebration of creativity, diversity and moral fortitude against a backdrop of more serious issues that young people face in a sometimes unjust world.

Download or read book Songs of the Dragonfly written by Duston Anderten and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone needs a break climbing up the steep mountain of wisdom in all the non-fiction books on the subject of metaphysics and spiritual growth. But entertaining fiction in spiritual growth has yet to fully address the growing interest in metaphysics and the increasing popularity of Buddhism and new-age alternatives. This new series provides thought-provoking entertainment for all spiritually curious individuals to explore. Several young adult misfits learn to change the world by using ancient teachings to change themselves. Extreme, often comical characters, dive into difficult life dilemmas, testing philosophical solutions to better their lives - while contemplating profound possibilities about the universe. If such outrageous characters can find more peaceful paths in their reckless lives, so can the rest of us. In this first book, Begging for Enlightenment, Jason The Juggler stumbles down the path of enlightenment while doing battle with samurai warriors, TV evangelists, ex-girlfriends, and his life-long nemesis...his angry past. Strippers, saintly actors, and visionary monks all offer guidance and wisdom, whether they want to or not.

Download or read book By the Tale of the Dragonfly written by Vincent Hancock and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on five diary journals, the accounts in this work is a true-life genre of Rex, an itinerant soldier of fortune during the second millennia of the twentieth century. When the second world war broke out, Rex left his job as a Police Special Constable in Bilston, England to enlist with the Corp of Royal Engineers. On June 4th, 1944, Rex was sent as advance party to the beachhead at Arromanches on the Normandy coastline as part of the greatest naval invasion in history, Operation Overlord or D Day. Rex spent a hard year fighting against the Nazis well entrenched in Northern Europe. He was then relocated to India to help fight against the Japanese Imperial forces. When the war against Japan ended abruptly with the two atomic bomb explosions, our protagonist decided to opt for a life of high adventure after purchasing two former Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats. He then became the skipper of his own destiny making a living as a mercenary on the high seas in the South Pacific. This is his story.

Download or read book Tales from the Marula written by Leon de Villiers and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2020-01-05 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every evening at sunset the troop of baboons climb to the top of the big Marula tree. All is quiet. The baboons are waiting for the evening star to appear. Who will be the first to see the star tonight? "There it is!" cries one of the little ones. As soon as the star has appeared, a little voice begs: "Please tell us a story!” A collection of fifteen highly original and entertaining animal stories.

Download or read book Rogue s Pawn An Adult Fantasy Romance written by Jeffe Kennedy and published by Jeffe Kennedy. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be careful what you wish for…. When I walked out on my awful boyfriend, wishing to be somewhere—anywhere—else, I never expected to wake up in Faerie. And, as a scientist, I find it even harder to believe that I now seem to be a sorceress. A pretty crappy sorceress, it turns out, because every thought that crosses my mind becomes suddenly and frighteningly real—including the black dog that has long haunted my nightmares Now I’m a captive, a pawn for the fae lord, Rogue, and the feral and treacherous Faerie court, all vying to control me and the vast powers I don’t understand. Worse, Rogue, the closest thing I have to a friend in this place, is intent on seducing me. He’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen, enthralling, tempting, and lethally dangerous. He’s as devastatingly clever as he is alluring, and he tricks me into promising him my firstborn child, which he intends to sire… I don’t dare give into him. I may not have the willpower to resist him. He’s my only protection against those who would destroy me. Unless I can learn to use my magic.

Download or read book Curse Painter written by Jordan Rivet and published by Staunton Street Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art is magic. Art is a curse. Briar can curse with the flick of a paintbrush. Her paintings maim, bewitch, and—most effectively of all—destroy. But Briar doesn't want to hurt people anymore. She has fled her family's deadly curse business to start a new life peddling nonlethal jinxes and petty revenge. Briar’s destructive powers catch the eye of a charismatic young outlaw called Archer, who hires her to help him save a kidnapped friend from a ruthless baron. Briar thinks this is her chance to make amends for her crimes, but the family business won’t let her go so easily. When her violent past jeopardizes Archer’s rescue mission, Briar must confront the dark arts she left behind—and decide what she’s willing to destroy in order to be good. Read the new fantasy adventure inspired by Robin Hood from the author of Steel and Fire, Empire of Talents, and the Fire Queen’s Apprentice! "Richly detailed, artistic, hopeful, and an instant classic, Curse Painter is everything you could hope for in a bright fantasy novel - perfect for all ages but most especially those who adore a powerful story of goodness and magic." - Sarah K. L. Wilson, USA Today Bestselling Young Adult Author "I could not stop reading this book." - Chrissie Weselake "This book is easily one of the best YA fantasy books of the year. Engaging, witty, and full of action, Curse Painter is a phenomenally enjoyable book guaranteed to delight readers of all ages." - Sophia Lee Delorey

Download or read book Children of the Dragonfly written by Robert Bensen and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes the losses of childhood can be recovered only in the flight of the dragonfly.Native American children have long been subject to removal from their homes for placement in residential schools and, more recently, in foster or adoptive homes. The governments of both the United States and Canada, having reduced Native nations to the legal status of dependent children, historically have asserted a surrogate parentalism over Native children themselves. Children of the Dragonfly is the first anthology to document this struggle for cultural survival on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. Through autobiography and interviews, fiction and traditional tales, official transcripts and poetry, these voicesÑ Seneca, Cherokee, Mohawk, Navajo, and many othersÑ weave powerful accounts of struggle and loss into a moving testimony to perseverance and survival. Invoking the dragonfly spirit of Zuni legend who helps children restore a way of life that has been taken from them, the anthology explores the breadth of the conflict about Native childhood. Included are works of contemporary authors Sherman Alexie, Joy Harjo, Luci Tapahonso, and others; classic writers Zitkala-Sa and E. Pauline Johnson; and contributions from twenty important new writers as well. They take readers from the boarding school movement of the 1870s to the Sixties Scoop in Canada and the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in the United States. They also spotlight the tragic consequences of racist practices such as the suppression of Indian identity in government schools and the campaign against Indian childbearing through involuntary sterilization. CONTENTS Part 1. Traditional Stories and Lives Severt Young Bear (Lakota) and R. D. Theisz, To Say "Child" Zitkala-Sa (Yankton Sioux), The Toad and the Boy Delia Oshogay (Chippewa), Oshkikwe's Baby Michele Dean Stock (Seneca), The Seven Dancers Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey (Cherokee), Goldilocks Thereafter Marietta Brady (Navajo), Two Stories Part 2. Boarding and Residential Schools Embe (Marianna Burgess), from Stiya: or, a Carlisle Indian Girl at Home Black Bear (Blackfeet), Who Am I? E. Pauline Johnson (Mohawk), As It Was in the Beginning Lee Maracle (Stoh:lo), Black Robes Gordon D. Henry, Jr. (White Earth Chippewa), The Prisoner of Haiku Luci Tapahonso (Navajo), The Snakeman Joy Harjo (Muskogee), The Woman Who Fell from the Sky Part 3. Child Welfare and Health Services Problems That American Indian Families Face in Raising Their Children, United States Senate, April 8 and 9, 1974 Mary TallMountain (Athabaskan), Five Poems Virginia Woolfclan, Missing Sister Lela Northcross Wakely (Potawatomi/Kickapoo), Indian Health Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene), from Indian Killer Milton Lee (Cheyenne River Sioux) and Jamie Lee, The Search for Indian Part 4. Children of the Dragonfly Peter Cuch (Ute), I Wonder What the Car Looked Like S. L. Wilde (Anishnaabe), A Letter to My Grandmother Eric Gansworth (Onondaga), It Goes Something Like This Kimberly Roppolo (Cherokee/Choctaw/Creek), Breeds and Outlaws Phil Young (Cherokee) and Robert Bensen, Wetumka Lawrence Sampson (Delaware/Eastern Band Cherokee), The Long Road Home Beverley McKiver (Ojibway), When the Heron Speaks Joyce carlEtta Mandrake (White Earth Chippewa), Memory Lane Is the Next Street Over Alan Michelson (Mohawk), Lost Tribe Patricia Aqiimuk Paul (Inupiaq), The Connection Terry Trevor (Cherokee/Delaware/Seneca), Pushing up the Sky Annalee Lucia Bensen (Mohegan/Cherokee), Two Dragonfly Dream Songs

Download or read book The Lovely Knowing written by Mishi McCoy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What we experience in our life’s journeys does not define us. Who we are is magnificently more than our life experiences. Who we are, is who we choose to be in spite of those experiences. There is an inner gift that each of us possesses as deep insightful knowing and is available as peace regardless of our circumstances. It isn’t as difficult to access this gift as some would make it out to be. It is quiet simple. We can always choose the way of Love, the “knowing”, and in so doing, we live the life that is our divine right and legacy, a life worth living.

Download or read book A Dragonfly s Purpose written by Sujata Sharma and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life was almost perfect for Sujata Sharma, a professor in AIIMS, with every best-laid plan in place. She had been deeply involved with research and teaching, with an active family and social life, pursuing physical fitness. In just seven days, she found herself away from home, checked into a hospital, facing an uncertain future with a rare autoimmune disease, Guillain Barre Syndrome, which rendered her almost paralyzed. The road back towards recovery was long and uphill. With the help of her doctors, family and colleagues, she started her journey from the grip of the deadly disease, which ended spectacularly with her finally winning a trophy with her departmental team in the first-ever ‘AIIMS Got talent’. In her quest towards discovering inner strength, she found her life’s purpose to be similar to a dragonfly’s purpose, which is to live fully in the moment and perform to its best ability despite the limitations that are imposed by destiny.

Download or read book Xanth 13 Isle of View written by Piers Anthony and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lovelorn Loveworn Love Lost Perplexed Prince Dolph, Xanth's precocious shapeshifter, should be in love but isn't. Nonetheless, he must chose between two fiancées -- Nada the uninterested and Electra the uninteresting -- or all three of them will suffer the most dire consequences. Luckily a convenient catastrophe has popped up to distract Dolph form his dilemma -- the foal-napping of young Che Centaur by goblins. And the only one who knows where Che is is a nice but remarkably naive elflike gir named Jenny from the World of Two Moons. If anyone can save the missing centaur...she sure can't.

Download or read book The Witch of the Whirlwind written by R.J. Young and published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the Wind can kill when the Gods are angry. It’s been two decades since the Sky Elders returned to the mortal realm, entrusting the Itiwana tribe with protecting the Tree of Life. Tawa, chieftain of the Itiwana, is now an experienced warrior, beloved by his people. After the village is attacked by the Witch of the Whirlwind, Tawa learns he must fulfill an old promise and go on a quest. Tawa’s quest takes him far from home, where he must fight his foes alone. Meanwhile, Tawa’s children must honor their own promises. Young Pahana is appointed as interim ruler while his father is away, and he struggles with the burden of defending his people and protecting the sacred tree. The disruptive influence of the newcomer Hayoka blurs the line between friendship and duty. Tawa’s daughter Kia is one of the most powerful Shamans in the world. She finds herself tempted by outside forces who want to use the young prodigy’s formidable abilities for their own agenda. Unbeknownst to them all, the Witch of the Whirlwind is preparing to unleash the greatest threat that the Itiwana have ever faced.