Download or read book The Lost Crystal written by Tony Collins and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archaeological dig in the English countryside might be considered the safest of pastimes, but not for Simon Tappins. His life is turned upside down when a dramatic discovery sends him back two thousand years into a world time forgot. He is plunged into a dangerous period of British history, a pivotal point when the Roman Empire is collapsing and Saxon hordes are invading, sweeping aside the last legions. Simon is caught between the approaching Saxons and the ferocious but futile last stand of a Roman governor who, with the support of Germanic mercenaries, is intent on escaping with the wealth he has accumulated. Through all this runs Simons quest to solve a mystery. Only the lost crystal of Thar Cernunnos has the power to take him back to his own time, but while clues crop up regularly, they are always enigmatic, often cryptic, and seemingly impossible to solve. However, it is his emotional involvement with native girl Senicca that presents the greatest challenge. If he makes the wrong decision now, in two thousand years time, the consequences will be fatal. In accurate and fascinating detail many aspects of everyday life in these times are disclosed. The story explores what it was really like to live in a Roman town. The principal character experiences the sounds of the market place, the smells from the wine bars and food shops, and the choking smoke from the industrial quarter. But it is the people and their cultural and political organization which reveals the unique economic ambience of the town during this dangerous period. The story also weaves a strange tale of unearthly powers of priests, the terrifying predictions of Celtic Gods and the struggles, perils and small triumphs of surviving in a time filled with savage conflict.

Download or read book THE LOST CRYSTAL OF LEN The Lanterncup Series written by Marcus Tay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old boy named Ian Lanterncup is confounded after his father was killed by a dark-shimmering phantom at their window. Ian has no choice but to go back to school. He saves the school bully and flees for his life with his friends Drake, Alexis, and Joe by his side.They barely make it back home until Lorry Lanterncup, Ian's mom, gives them a quest to complete. She speaks to them about a crystal that can restore peace with another race. It supposedly hid in the far northwest where the tallest point of the world was.In this hilarious short novel, Ian and his friends collide with troublesome the whole way. Obviously, they deal with evil's minions, but mankind also joins in when destruction of their own society occurs.As arduous as that, Ian Lanterncup faces issues alone including voices in his head and getting quarrelsome with his best friend, Drake. But can Ian withstand vast obstruction when unusual times are present?

Download or read book Remembering Crystal written by Sebastian Loth and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully written and illustrated book that introduces a big subject to little ones Crystal had lived in the garden for many years. She was growing old. Zelda was just starting out in life. They were best friends. They read books together. They took trips together. And they talked about everything. But one day Crystal was not in the garden. She had died. In this gentle story, children learn, with Zelda, that true friendship is a gift that doesn’t die.

Download or read book The Lost Crystal written by Nicollette Ramirez and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-03-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost Crystal: Don't Get Lost is a story about two young boys who discover a young monster living in a mountain near their town and how they help the young monster's community to save it from the looming threat of Man.

Download or read book Crystal Clear written by Eric LeMarque and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping first-person account, former Olympian Eric LeMarque recounts a harrowing tale of survival—of eight days in the frozen wilderness, of losing his legs to frostbite, and coming face-to-face with death. But Eric’s ordeal on the mountain was only part of his struggle for survival—as he reveals, with startling candor, an even more harrowing and inspiring tale of fame and addiction, healing and triumph. On February 6, 2004, Eric, a former professional hockey player and expert snowboarder, set off for the top of 12,000-foot Mammoth Mountain in California’s vast Sierra Nevada mountain range. Wearing only a long-sleeve shirt, a thin wool hat, ski pants, and a lightweight jacket—and with only four pieces of gum for food—he soon found himself chest-high in snow, veering off the snowboard trail, and plunging into the wilderness. By nightfall he knew he was in a fight for his life…Surviving eight days in subfreezing temperatures, he would earn the name “The Miracle Man” by stunned National Guard Black Hawk Chopper rescuers. But Eric’s against-all-odds survival was no surprise to those who knew him. A gifted hockey player in his teens, he was later drafted by the Boston Bruins and a 1994 Olympian. But when his playing days were over, Eric felt adrift. Everything changed when he first tasted the rush of hard drugs—the highly addictive crystal meth—which filled a void left by hockey and fame. By the time Eric reached the peak of Mammoth Mountain in 2004, he was already dueling demons that had seized his soul. A riveting adventure, a brutal confessional, here Eric tells his remarkable story—his climb to success, his long and painful fall, and his ordeal in the wilderness. In the end, a man whose life had been based on athleticism would lose both his legs, relearn to walk—even snowboard—with prosthetics, and finally confront the ultimate test of survival: what it takes to find your way out of darkness, and—after so many lies—to tell truth… and begin to live again.

Download or read book The Crystal Bridge written by Pulsipher, Charlie and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel that spans worlds and genres, breaking rules at every turn. Imagine Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings meets Stargate. Kaden could use his Egg, a shell of light only he can see, to transport himself across the emptiness between universes to distant worlds, but he's afraid. This Egg may have saved his life once, but it failed to save another and the worlds it leads to are full of hidden dangers. Aren's sight reaches deep into the souls around her, exposing more than she ever wanted to see in friends, family, and strangers alike. When she turns her gaze on Kaden, his Egg responds, sending them spiraling across space and time to a world where dragons, elves, dwarves, and peculiar gods dwell. Separated, lost, and alone in a world on the brink of war, these teens must come to grips with their unique gifts if they ever want to see Earth again. Back home, a biotechnology company tinkers with the science of reality, hoping to cure death itself, but they awaken something shadowy and powerful, a being imprisoned in the void for millennia. This dark god longs to break free and devour everything, its hunger insatiable. Infinite universes would be consumed. Kaden and Aren must decide if they can save more than themselves. Can they save us all? What to Expect? Jaw-dropping fun. There are surprises in store: interesting worlds, a ton of compelling and quirky characters, and enough awe and adventure to satisfy just about anyone. Sci-fi and fantasy playing together. Bioprinting, gene therapy, quantum computers, wormholes, cloning, nanobots, and artificial intelligence meshed with gods, elves, dragons, dwarves, swords, arrows, and sorcery without the story suffering, feeling heavy, or confusing the snot out of you. Humor. This isn't a laugh out loud from cover to cover book, like Zombies at the Door, but the author is a huge fan of Joss Whedon and he can't help but inject some dry humor and funny moments into every book. Tears and fears. Most of the tears will come in the next couple books, but you may shed a tear over the cliffhanger ending (warning you ahead of time, but you should know that the next book more than makes up for it). Rho is also seriously creepy and you will bite your nails over the safety of the main characters too. Late nights. The author is an evil genius who strings you along from story to story and character to character with enticing scenes and new discoveries. Once you get a chapter or two in, you will have a hard time putting the book down.

Download or read book Rock Crystal written by Adalbert Stifter and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seemingly the simplest of stories—a passing anecdote of village life— Rock Crystal opens up into a tale of almost unendurable suspense. This jewel-like novella by the writer that Thomas Mann praised as "one of the most extraordinary, the most enigmatic, the most secretly daring and the most strangely gripping narrators in world literature" is among the most unusual, moving, and memorable of Christmas stories. Two children—Conrad and his little sister, Sanna—set out from their village high up in the Alps to visit their grandparents in the neighboring valley. It is the day before Christmas but the weather is mild, though of course night falls early in December and the children are warned not to linger. The grandparents welcome the children with presents and pack them off with kisses. Then snow begins to fall, ever more thickly and steadily. Undaunted, the children press on, only to take a wrong turn. The snow rises higher and higher, time passes: it is deep night when the sky clears and Conrad and Sanna discover themselves out on a glacier, terrifying and beautiful, the heart of the void. Adalbert Stifter's rapt and enigmatic tale, beautifully translated by Elizabeth Mayer and Marianne Moore, explores what can be found between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day—or on any night of the year.

Download or read book Forbidden Power written by Henry Norris and published by Printed in Canada by Hillside Printing and Copy Centre. This book was released on 2000 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Search for the Lost Crystals written by Joanne Lecuyer and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Spell of the Crystal Chair written by Gilbert Morris and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2000-02-07 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dark Lord has been busy, and once again Goel is sending the Seven Sleepers to spoil his plans. This time Josh and his friends are off to Whiteland, a place of sled dogs and igloos, polar bears, and seals. The Sleepers soon learn that Whiteland is also the home of the dreaded ice wraiths, the warlike Yanti people, and a crafty dark-hearted wizard. Then they hear the really scary news: their job is to destroy a special chair deep inside the wizard's palace. But what about the fearsome creature that guards the Crystal Chair? And what about the wizard himself? See what happens when the Sleepers obey Goel, the good leader who always gives his friends just what they need.

Download or read book Keeper of the Lost Cities written by Shannon Messenger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal–winning series In this riveting series opener, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world before the wrong person finds the answer first. Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that’s what she thinks… But the day Sophie meets Fitz, a mysterious (and adorable) boy, she learns she’s not alone. He’s a Telepath too, and it turns out the reason she has never felt at home is that, well…she isn’t. Fitz opens Sophie’s eyes to a shocking truth, and she is forced to leave behind her family for a new life in a place that is vastly different from what she has ever known. But Sophie still has secrets, and they’re buried deep in her memory for good reason: The answers are dangerous and in high-demand. What is her true identity, and why was she hidden among humans? The truth could mean life or death—and time is running out.

Download or read book The Last of the Ender Crystal written by Danica Davidson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After searching biome after biome for the lost shards of an enchanted Ender crystal that, in the wrong hands, could ensure the destruction of the entire Overworld, Stevie and Alex have tracked down all but one piece of the crystal. The magical book they’ve been using as a guide is finally fully readable—but several pages are missing! Following the one clue the book still holds, the friends travel through the portal to Earth, where the last shard may be hidden. There they reunite with Maison, who’s just about to celebrate her twelfth birthday. When Maison’s family reveals a secret about her ancestors, the friends realize that Maison may be the only one who can track down the final clues that will lead them to the last Ender shard. Can Stevie, Alex, and Maison uncover long-hidden knowledge and put the clues together in time to reassemble the crystal—and stop the Ender Dragon from breaking free of the End? Fans of Minecraft will rush to put the clues together in the fifth Unofficial Overworld Heroes Adventure!

Download or read book Crystal Flame written by Jayne Ann Krentz and published by Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kalena is a woman out for revenge, only Fire Whip, a stranger will be able to melt her cold heart.

Download or read book Perfect Black written by Crystal Wilkinson and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 NAACP Image Award Winner Crystal Wilkinson combines a deep love for her rural roots with a passion for language and storytelling in this compelling collection of poetry and prose about girlhood, racism, and political awakening, imbued with vivid imagery of growing up in Southern Appalachia. In Perfect Black, the acclaimed writer muses on such topics as motherhood, the politics of her Black body, lost fathers, mental illness, sexual abuse, and religion. It is a captivating conversation about life, love, loss, and pain, interwoven with striking illustrations by her long-time partner, Ronald W. Davis.

Download or read book The Crystal Chronicles written by Alessia Dickson and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Human Race Is In Danger Sixteen-year-old Alyssa Brooks is a high-school outcast who doesn't realize that she's living in a world where magic is very real and a dire threat to anyone not possessing the power to harness it. But everything changes when Alyssa moves into Magnorium, a school for strange supernaturals called Elementals. As Alyssa adjusts to this new life, she learns of the Society, a powerful group of Elementals dedicated to cleansing the earth of its mortal population. Alyssa soon discovers her own truth and power and becomes something greater than she could have imagined – or the Society could have feared. As the only ones brave enough to stop the Society, Alyssa and her three friends set off on a journey, with the future of humanity hanging in the balance. Will Alyssa be strong enough to carry the burden of the world, or will she break under the strain?

Download or read book The Crystal Fix written by Juliette Thornbury and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create a beautiful and empowering home environment with healing crystals. Infused with the energy of Mother Nature, every crystal has a unique set of healing properties which, armed with a little knowledge, you can unlock and harness to improve all aspects of life. From tackling insomnia to relieving anxiety and fostering creativity, crystals can energise, calm and inspire. Luminosity Crystals founder, Juliette Thornbury, provides all the information you need to source, care for and display your crystals – as well as tips wearing them and taking stones on-the-go. Whether you want to choose the right cluster for your coffee table, or to better understand the powerful potential of these stones, this essential guide will enable you to bring a little more of their transformative energy into your everyday life.

Download or read book The Crystal Sceptre A Story of Adventure written by Philip Verrill Mighels and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.