Download or read book The Ogre s Pact written by Troy Denning and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first title in a classic trilogy about the giants of the Forgotten Realms world. The Ogre’s Pact is the first novel in a trilogy that deals with the giants of the Forgotten Realms setting. Giants are little written about, and this trilogy, written by New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning ten years ago, was the first to detail them. This reissue features new cover art. AUTHOR BIO: TROY DENNING is the New York Times best-selling author of Waterdeep. He has written numerous other novels set in the Forgotten Realms world as well as the Prism Pentad, set in the Dark Sun® world of Athas. He is the author of Star by Star, Tatoonine Ghost, and Recovery, all set in the Star Wars universe.

Download or read book The Valley written by M. W. Kohler and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For any that think that life in a magical world is all joy and wonder, come find the truth for yourself. It is work. It is need. It can also be dangerous! This is the first book of the, The Valley series. This book will create the foundation for the characters that make up the future of Rightful Magic, as well as give you the purpose and value of those who hold rightful magic as a truth. You will also find those who are of the basis for Dark Magic, and their terrible goals. What are the races of a Magical Valley to do against a beast so driven by the unbelieving outer world, that it must destroy all those of the Valley, and Rightful Magic? They must find Michael, who is of that outside world and can see not just the difference of the worlds, but can also see the value of both. Michael must then fight the battle that the Valley folk cannot, for they do not understand how their world can be hated, or feared. He seeks to destroy the beast that cannot be named and while doing this, he saves the woman who becomes his wife and is as intent on the rightfulness of the Valley, as he is. Their children become not just a part of the Valley, but unknowingly, become the beginning of the power of the Rightful Magic. Cory, the first born, becomes the power that drives the true value of magic, to awareness. DeeDee, his younger sister, gives value to her brother and the Valley. Tom and Sandy, who become Corys wife and DeeDees husband, giving support to them as no others from the outer world could. Come find the truth of a magical Valley and a magical Plain, and all those who are a part of them. Come find what is to be the beginning of the future, for all the magical worlds.

Download or read book Night of Blood written by Richard A. Knaak and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times–bestselling author: This follow-up to the popular War of Souls trilogy chronicles the adventures of the minotaurs as they are caught up in chaos and changing destinies The War of Souls has come to Krynn and touched every land, every race. In the minotaur empire, a terrible coup—the Night of Blood—brings power to a new ruling clan and elevates the usurper General Hotak. He owes his might to a pact forged with the ancient enemies of the horned empire and the aid of his consort. A priestess and gifted necromancer, Hotak's right-hand woman has the ghosts of Krynn under her thumb, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to see their leader's dreams of conquest come to fruition. Meanwhile, Hotak’s nephew races to find a way to put an end to his uncle’s tyranny, while a general mounts his own rebellion with a rag-tag band of minotaurs. As Krynn devolves further into chaos, the struggle for power and riches spawns the Minotaur Wars—and threatens to sweep across the entire continent of Ansalon.

Download or read book The Black Talon written by Richard A. Knaak and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient ogre empire threatens cataclysm for all in this thrilling follow-up to the New York Times–bestselling Minotaur Wars trilogy With a dire enemy now seated on the throne of the minotaur empire, Golgren returns to his own realm on the mainland. A one-handed half-breed ogre with great ambitions, he uses brutal means to consolidate his power—and forge unlikely alliances. Along the way, he must cope with an elite band of sorcerers, whose magical tactics are not easily thwarted. These Ogre Titans—led by their inner circle, the Black Talon—emerge as his greatest rivals. Golgren's obsession to resurrect the glorious past of the ogre race will engulf humans and elves, but may ultimately be decided by a deadly, capricious god.

Download or read book Oust the Griffon written by Kurt McClung and published by Humanoids Inc. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half-man, half-dragon, Adam Serre Shadow is on an urgent mission to find the “tear of the dragon” to preserve the kingdom’s peace...

Download or read book Bones of the Dragon written by Margaret Weis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Weis and Hickman, the co-creators of five "New York Times"-bestselling epic fantasy series, comes a wonderful new saga set in a world of heroes, dragons, gods, and magic.

Download or read book The Complete Dragonships of Vindras Series written by Margaret Weis and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 1917 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discounted ebundle includes: Bones of the Dragon, Secret of the Dragon, Rage of the Dragon, Doom of the Dragon “Action-packed, utterly riveting.” —ComicBookBin Filled with heroes and heroines and spanning locales of exotic adventure in a magic-forged world, the Dragonships of Vindras series fully illustrates the mastery of world-building and storytelling that has made Weis and Hickman into the bestselling fantasy co-authors of all time. Welcome to the World of Dragonships! Bones of the Dragon Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindras, an undefeated champion of the Torgun clan, and eventually the Chief of Chiefs of all Vindras clans, an honor he truly feels he deserves as one who has been blessed by Skoval, the god of war. But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise. Secret of the Dragon Weis and Hickman's second action-packed book in the series features a world of Viking-like warriors who sail the seas in ships powered by dragons, following their gods on a quest that will determine not only the fate of mortals but the fate of the gods as well. Rage of the Dragon In the ever-twisting saga of Skylan Ivorson and the Vindrasi Clan, this third volume pits our heroes and their lone surviving dragon against a vast army. Enemies become friends and vice versa, as adventure, romance, and war pull readers through another epic tale by the bestselling author duo. Doom of the Dragon Age-old enemies must band together to combat a group of fiendish beings bent on their destruction. With the help of a newly formed Dragon Brigade, heroes from both sides race to uncover long-hidden magical secrets that are the key to defeating their enemies and protecting their world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Empire of Blood written by Richard A. Knaak and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faros is Krynn's last hope against the plague that threatens to destroy it in this final title in the Minotaur Wars trilogy The War of Souls has ended, but Krynn is still rife with conflict. The elven land of Silvanesti is no more, replaced by the minotaur colony of Ambeon. And in Nethosak, new emperor sits on the throne, his dark Protectors backed by the magic of the Forerunners. Resistance to the empire is all but crushed. The rebellion's last hope, Faros, struggles with personal demons. But when he is unexpectedly bolstered by the very gods he has renounced, the legitimate heir rises up against terriyfing obstacles, both all too real and fantastical. A plague of abominations descends upon Faros’s forces as they storm the capital—forcing a memorable showdown with the evil usurpers.

Download or read book What Gender Is What Gender Does written by Judith Roof and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Gender Is, What Gender Does provides a forceful new paradigm for considering genders. With depth and insight, Judith Roof argues that genders are much more than binary. And they are constantly morphing: they are conscious and unconscious, simultaneously conventional and idiosyncratic. At any moment, more than one gender dynamic is at work in any individual. Roof’s interpretation of genders isn’t content with either biological duality or endlessly open performativity, and what results is a nuanced and surprising representation of gender—an account that captures the complexities of lived experience as well as lived ideology. For Roof, genders are interacting sets of operations that link individual desires to multiple, shifting manifestations of sociocultural positioning and self-presentation. Thus, “to gender” is to signal, mask, suggest, mislead, and simplify the uncontainable chaos of desires characteristic of subjects but roundly contained by society. Drawing illustrative material from contemporary popular culture productions, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Spider-Man, Shrek, Shallow Hal, Sex and the City, Bridesmaids, Bond films, and “bromance” movies, What Gender Is, What Gender Does demonstrates how the persistent conflation of gender and sexual difference is, on the one hand, a simple taxonomic urge and, on the other, a cover that offers the security of identity in place of the frustrations and fears of the real asymmetries of personal power dynamics.

Download or read book Bone Dance written by Lee Roland and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One by one, the magical inhabitants of Elder Valley are disappearing and it’s up to Maeve, a runaway witch with an erratic nature and dubious powers, to save them. Maeve’s been a vagabond, riding the roads with her trucker friends, but the magic she’s tried to escape for years is forcing her home. Worse, it has given her responsibility for a strange lonely witch, an impertinent little harpy, and a love-struck dragon. With an evil sorcerer’s thugs in furious pursuit, Maeve must keep her charges safe as they race across the country to save her home from death and ruin.

Download or read book The Literatures of the French Pacific written by Raylene L. Ramsay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A path-breaking analysis of hybridity in the literatures of the Francophone Pacific.

Download or read book The Fire Rose written by Richard A. Knaak and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fate of Golgren's burgeoning empire hinges on finding a mysterious artifact in this second Ogre Titans novel set after the Minotaur Wars trilogy At last the Grand Khan of all his people, the half-breed ogre Golgren now has great power—and great enemies. As the Knights of Neraka encroach on one border and the minotaur empire crosses another, the rise of a new, unlikely rival among his own kind augurs the death stroke to all his ambitions—and perhaps his very life. Now Golgren must abandon everything to embark on a quest he can trust to no other. The Fire Rose is a mysterious artifact that could prove the salvation—or destruction—of his growing empire. But Safrag, the new master of the Ogre Titans, is just as eager to claim the precious artifact and promote his own might . . .

Download or read book Fly Trap written by Piers Anthony and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking tale of female robots and sentient animals by a New York Times–bestselling author. Elasa the robot’s friend Mona exchanges to the colony planet to occupy the body of a woman five months pregnant. Even so, she gets more than she bargained for, as she works with a precognitive lamb.

Download or read book France since 1870 written by Charles Sowerwine and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly revised, updated and expanded new edition of an established text surveys the cultural, social and political history of France from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the Paris Commune through to Emmanuel Macron's presidency. Incorporating the newest interpretations of past events, Sowerwine seamlessly integrates culture, gender, and race into political and social history. This edition features extended coverage of the 2007-8 financial crisis, the rise of the political and cultural far right and the issues of colonialism and its contemporary repercussions. This is an essential resource for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students of history, French studies or European studies taking courses on modern French history or European history. This text will also appeal to scholars and readers with an interest in modern French history. 'Richly informative and lucidly presented, Sowerwine's France since 1870 offers essential reading for students and researchers. Particularly powerful is the new final chapter, which draws on historical expertise to explore and explain the literary and political malaise of contemporary France.' – Jessica Wardhaugh, University of Warwick, UK. 'This third edition is unparalleled in its reach and excellence as a history of modern France from 1870 to the present. Sowerwine seamlessly integrates culture, gender, and race into political and social history. His incorporation of the newest interpretations of past events as well as the historical perspective he lends to current events such as terror attacks, new laws regarding labor and marriage, modern globalization, neo-liberalism-as well as to France's darkening mood--make this highly readable book a true masterpiece.' – Elinor Accampo, University of Southern California, USA. 'Her recent social and economic challenges have cast deep shadows into the story of modern France that Charles Sowerwine tells so clearly. Those dark questions about culture, politics and society have their full place in this This scholarly but accessible reassessment of French history since 1870. This edition raises new questions about France's story, directly and compellingly, and remains the key text for readers who are curious about modern France.' – Julian Wright, Northumbria University, UK. 'Following on the fine precedent set by earlier editions, this masterful survey offers students and the public alike a readable and illuminating account of the tortuous and ever intriguing path of French history since 1870.' – George Sheridan, University of Oregon, USA.

Download or read book Demon Lord 2099 Vol 1 light novel written by Daigo Murasaki and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FUTURE WAITS FOR NO ONE The cyberpunk metropolis Shinjuku-a massive city-state bedecked with neon signs, towering skyscrapers, and the latest cutting-edge technology. It is here, in year 2099 of the Fused Era, where the legendary Demon Lord Veltol has his second coming five centuries in the making. But this landscape is nothing like the one he conquered all those years ago, for the fusion of magic and engineering has elevated civilization to dazzling, unprecedented heights. Veltol may have been reduced to a historical footnote, but make no mistake...this brave new world will be his for the taking!

Download or read book Orc Eroica Vol 5 light novel written by Rifujin na Magonote and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2024-10-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Bash saves the ogre siblings Rudo and Ruka, they beg him to take them on as disciples! The pair are out for revenge against the person who murdered their mother. Now that Bash has his very first disciple, Rudo’s training begins, and they start a journey to track down the murderer. Along the way, they make a stop in succubus country. But what will happen when the queen proposes a tour of succubus cuisine? Will our hero be able to resist risking it all on a succubus and condemning himself to a life of sagehood?!

Download or read book The Ogre Life written by Gary S. Kadet and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-07 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Lesser is a man at a crossroads - seated in the kitchen of his Brooklyn apartment with a corpse lying on the floor next to him, typing furiously on his laptop. As he tries to make sense of the life that brought him to this point, he’s convinced that everyone and everything is overwhelmed by chaos. With that thought in mind, he tells a story he wishes to strip of the trappings and art of storytelling and relate the cold facts of its random absurdity in a series of non-linear events. He traces his life as a secret, fetishistic enthusiast for female bodybuilders (called a “Schmoe”), then as a bodybuilding competitor himself, his marriage to German competitive bodybuilder Martina and his love affair with world class professional bodybuilder Erika Verletzen, an impassioned, indomitable lunatic. Erika brings WWFP Pro Jurg Betrug into the mix. Jurg, a menacing gangster of the German criminal “milieu,” has plans for all involved. But what about the corpse on the floor? Just what will Simon do with the body and with himself? Meanwhile, time is ticking away - and the corpse on the floor is beginning to stink!