Download or read book The Palace of Glass written by Django Wexler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An action-packed middle-grade fantasy with classic writing, a resourceful heroine, a host of magical creatures, and no shortage of narrow escapes—for fans of Story Thieves, Inkheart, Coraline, and Harry Potter. For Alice, danger threatens from inside the library as well as out. Having figured out the role her master and uncle, Geryon, played in her father's disappearance, Alice turns to Ending—the mysterious, magical giant feline and guardian of Geryon's library—for a spell to incapacitate Geryon. But, like all cats, Ending is adept at keeping secrets and Alice doesn't know the whole story. Once she traps Geryon with Ending's spell, there's no one to stop the other Readers from sending their apprentices to pillage Geryon's library. As Alice prepares to face an impending attack from the combined might of the Readers, she gathers what forces she can—the apprentices she once thought might be her friends, the magical creatures imprisoned in Geryon's library—not knowing who, if anyone, she can trust.

Download or read book The Fall of the Readers written by Django Wexler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling conclusion to Alice's adventures in The Forbidden Library she must lead her band of friends, magical beings, and creatures against the collected might of the Old Readers—perfect for fans of Story Thieves, Inkheart, Coraline, and Harry Potter. When Alice defeated her uncle Geryon and declared war on the totalitarian ways of the Old Readers, she knew she would have a hard fight ahead. What she didn't anticipate was the ruthlessness of the Old Reader—who can control magic and enter worlds through books. All the creatures she promised to liberate and protect are being threatened, and slowly all of Alice's defenses are being worn away. So when Ending (the giant cat-like creature who guards the magical labyrinth in Geryon's library) hints at a dangerous final solution, Alice jumps at the chance, no matter the cost to her life. She and her friends—a fire sprite, Ashes the cat, and the other apprentice Readers she met during her previous adventures—go on a quest to free the one creature possibly strong enough to overturn the Old Readers once and for all. But before it’s all over, Alice will be betrayed, her true identity will be revealed, and she’ll have to be willing to give up the person she loves the most. This is beautifully written, classic, bold historical fantasy—brave, bloody, action-packed and adventurous—with a girl at the center.

Download or read book The Mad Apprentice written by Django Wexler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dark and thrilling sequel to the book Kirkus called, "Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, and Inkheart all rolled into one" When Alice's mysterious Uncle Geryon sends her to help capture a rogue apprentice--a boy who has the same ability Alice has to Read himself into stories--she knows to expect a wild and unpredictable trip. But even though Alice has visited the magical realms inside libraries before, this adventure is far more dangerous. Because Torment, the magic creature holding this library together, has gone mad. But he might also have information about Alice's missing father.

Download or read book The Luminous Chronicles written by Srizon Shammo Banday and published by Ocleno. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the enchanting town of Veridalia, secrets have been concealed for centuries. When a mysterious relic awakens, the choice to reveal its hidden world to the outside sparks a journey of magic, unity, and transformation. Follow the tale of Amelia and Henry, from their humble beginnings as curious explorers to their heroic roles in guiding Veridalia through challenges both mystical and profound. As the town opens its doors to the world, it becomes a hub of wonder and discovery, blending ancient enchantments with the marvels of the modern age. But the relic's power attracts a malevolent force that threatens to consume everything. In the face of darkness, Veridalia's residents unite to protect their home, embracing a legacy of unity and choice. "Veridalia: Unveiling the Magic Within" is a captivating journey of courage, resilience, and the enduring power of choice, where a town's hidden world is revealed, and its destiny is shaped by its people.

Download or read book The Dawn of the Witch 5 light novel written by Kakeru Kobashiri and published by Kodansha USA. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saybil has spent the last three years holed up in the Forbidden Library working on his magic potions. And thanks to his work, Zero's dream of a world where anyone can use magic is on its way to becoming a reality, as the potions spreading throughout the Great Continent give even non-magic users access to the beneficial powers of sorcery. Now, however, illegal potions are making their way to market-seemingly produced by a mysterious visitor named Har Bell, who comes from an unknown land across the fabled Ocean of Death. Saybil, Hort, and Kudo join an elite party to seek out this New World, which, despite the advanced state of their sorcery, is suffering under the twin scourges of a mana shortage and a brutal class system. Our heroes must cross the Ocean of Death and face a world of unknowns in their quest to help Har Bell save her people!

Download or read book The Enduring Fantastic written by Anna Höglund and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantastic fiction is traditionally understood as Western genre literature such as fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Expanding on this understanding, these essays explore how the fantastic has been used in Western societies since the Middle Ages as a tool for organizing and materializing abstractions in order to make sense of the present social order. Disciplines represented here include literature studies, gender studies, biology, ethnology, archeology, history, religion, game studies, cultural sociology, and film studies. Individual essays cover topics such as the fantastic creatures of medieval chronicle, mummy medicine in eighteenth-century Sweden, how fears of disease filtered through the universal and adaptable vampire, the gender aspects of goddess worship in the secular West, ecocentrism in fantasy fiction, how videogames are dealing with the remediation of heritage, and more.

Download or read book The Dawn of the Witch 2 Light Novel written by Kakeru Kobashiri and published by Kodansha America LLC. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Accomplish something as a mage—it can be anything you choose. The only stipulation is that you have to serve the village in some way.” Saybil, Hort, and Kudo, three students from the Royal Academy of Magic of the Kingdom of Wenias, have been sent to the so-called Witch’s Village on a special field training program. Each has begun an enterprise that plays to their strengths as mages: Hort is working as a handymage, Kudo as a magical physician, and Saybil as a mana merchant, the first of his kind. While he may be the worst student in the history of the Academy, his limitless wellspring of mana makes him uniquely suited to support the others—until he’s told that simply dispensing mana isn’t enough! If he wants to graduate, he’s going to have to find a way to do more. Rocked by this revelation, Saybil finds himself at a crossroads…but there’s no time to worry about that now! Trouble is brewing, horrors lurk in the depths of the forest, and worst of all, love is in the air…?! Kakeru Kobashiri presents the next volume in this new series set in the fantastic world of Grimoire of Zero