Download or read book The Ouroboros Wave written by Jyouji Hayashi and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ninety years from now, a satellite detects a nearby black hole scientists dub Kali for the Hindu goddess of destruction. As human society expands to Mars and beyond, the generations-long project to harness the power of the black hole pits the retrograde humans of Earth against the imminently rational men and women of the Artificial Accretion Disk Development association. While conflicts simmer, a mystery within Kali itself tests the limits of intelligence--both that of human and machine. -- VIZ Media

Download or read book The Ouroboros Effect written by D. Juliano and published by Mindful Elements Library In. This book was released on 2010 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 25th century humanity has colonized space and achieved technological immortality through advances in medical science and nanotechnology. After a war with sentient artificial persons, a treaty has made it illegal to force them into service for any reason. As a result, this extremely risk-averse and fragile society is faced with a dilemma that had long been absent: some must give up their immortality so that others may live. To answer this call, volunteers create an elite all-human rescue team to handle emergencies and disasters both planetside and in deep space. The story follows that team's leader, Commander John Mitchell, a man who struggles with a rare condition - The Ouroboros Effect - triggered by the trauma of losing his wife and daughter in a failed rescue attempt. John believes that his technology and training can keep him alive, but he will come to find that his greatest dangers lie within.

Download or read book Lost Cantos of the Ouroboros Caves written by Maggie Schein and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enticing collection of tales told in the fabulist and metafiction traditions, Lost Cantos of the Ouroboros Caves embraces a cyclical movement of renewal, like the ancient ouroboros motif itself, in which artfully rendered answers always give rise to perplexing new questions. Maggie Schein's stories introduce medicine men, monks, immortals, witches, seekers, and souls in various stages of their cycles in and out of lived life, as well as the occasional talking animal, all searching for meaning and for connections to one another through storytelling. Each fable is a meditation on love, death, growth, pain, identity, self, spirit, cruelty, beauty, and the natural order, as seen from the perspectives of the primal, the celestial, or the spiritual. Rooted in the archetypes of mythology and philosophy, Schein's lost cantos are stories about the events that make up our lives and our deaths. She makes deft use of familiar forms and universal symbols to explore anew through narrative those questions and experiences that have always vexed us about our confounding existence and the speculative possibilities that abound within and beyond the moral coil. Schein's tales ask us to reconsider what it means to live and to die, to be simultaneously a creature of magic and the mundane, of the extraordinary and the all-too-ordinary. The result is a delicate but potent collection of alluring fables for the modern reader, recalling classical stories and myths of days long past and asking once more the questions that continue to haunt us. This expanded edition adds three new fables not included in the original edition as well as new illustrations for all eleven stories from artist Jonathan Hannah.

Download or read book A Wild Last Boss Appeared Volume 8 written by Firehead and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mizgarz, the battle continues. The Twelve Heavenly Stars, the Seven Heroes, and the Sei’s party join forces to confront Sol, an avatar of an ouroboros and one of the Seven Luminaries. In modern Japan, where Lufas’s avatar existed, she recovered Dina, who was actually the Thirteenth Heavenly Star, the Snake. Now, Lufas remembers everything. All of the Twelve Heavenly Stars have finally been gathered, and the board is set. The final battle for the survival of Mizgarz has begun! The enemy (last boss)? The Goddess Alovenus, who created the world. Meanwhile, Dina and a very familiar golem are manipulated by the Goddess. It was clear the two would be used as enemies eventually, so instead of being surprised, Lufas is filled with determination. She isn’t going to kindly ask the Goddess for their safe return. She’ll just steal them back!

Download or read book Out of This World written by Rachel S. Cordasco and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-first century has witnessed an explosion of speculative fiction in translation (SFT). Rachel Cordasco examines speculative fiction published in English translation since 1960, ranging from Soviet-era fiction to the Arabic-language dystopias that emerged following the Iraq War. Individual chapters on SFT from Korean, Czech, Finnish, and eleven other source languages feature an introduction by an expert in the language's speculative fiction tradition and its present-day output. Cordasco then breaks down each chapter by subgenre--including science fiction, fantasy, and horror--to guide readers toward the kinds of works that most interest them. Her discussion of available SFT stands alongside an analysis of how various subgenres emerged and developed in a given language. She also examines the reasons a given subgenre has been translated into English. An informative and one-of-a-kind guide, Out of This World offers readers and scholars alike a tour of speculative fiction's new globalized era.

Download or read book Ouroboros written by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge and published by GirlyEngine Press. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ouroboros was a fun filled, fantastical roller coaster ride!” – Anky’s Book Bubble "LESBIAN FAIRIES. More specifically: Lesbian. Goth. Rockstar. Fairy. Very cute and sweet and I just love lesbian fairies so I am along for the ride!" – Devann, GoodReads “The world of The Circuit Fae is filled with snarky voices, rich world building, awesome action and heart-warming romance” – Christina Bauer, author of Angelbound All introverted geek girl Syl Skye wants is to get close to her girlfriend. But when you can kill with a simple touch, a normal date night’s not really in the cards. As it happens, Syl is also a sleeper-princess of the fair Fae. Last year after a freak accident, her power Awakened, granting her white flame to purify the darkness. Rouen Rivoche is that darkness—a dark Fae princess whose power to bewitch mortals is as terrifying as the violet lightning she controls. Rouen is Syl’s total opposite. Her mortal enemy. She’s also Syl’s beloved girlfriend. And even though they joined forces to defeat the evil Circuit Fae who harnessed the killing magic in technology to take over the school…that was so last year. Now, Syl’s touch could mean Rouen’s death. Her increasing power is spiraling out of control, threatening to burn down everything she and Rouen have built together. Their lives, their love, their very world. Can Syl and Rouen find a way to control their runaway powers—and their runaway hearts? THE CIRCUIT FAE SERIES 1. Moribund 1.5 Derailed 2. Ouroboros 2.5 Dethroned 3. Inimical 3.5 Rekindled 4. Nemesis 4.5 Revenged 5. Eidolon Perfect for readers of lesbian and LGBTQIA+ romance, urban fantasy, YA, and fairy stories, and fans of enemies to lovers, angsty feels, soft girl/tough girl dynamics, kickass moms, and manga-style fight scenes. "Ouroboros is like the energizer bunny it slaps you with lots of action right from the beginning and never lets up! I had a hard time laying it down each and every time. I can’t wait to see what Syl and Rouen get into in book three of the Circuit Fae Series, Inimical." – The Avid Reader "I really enjoyed the F/F romance with a good setting. I need book three in my life!!! Since both novels were very quick to read, if you are traveling or looking for a fun fast-paced journey, then definitely stop by this series!" – Alice-Elizabeth, GoodReads "It's refreshing to read a book where the lesbian characters actually get to have a relationship. No tired old tropes here. Finally!" - Marie, GoodReads “I couldn't wait to see what happened next in this book, and I didn't want to put it down.” – Radioactive Book Worm “This book has literally checked off every single item of my checklist called "everything I love in YA literature, or literature in general". You've got fantasy worlds, sarcastic heroines, seasons magic, and more" – The Reading Life

Download or read book A Wild Last Boss Appeared Volume 9 written by Firehead and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a Wild Last Boss versus the Goddess of Creation in single combat that transcends dimensions, the laws of physics, and basic common sense! When Lufas regained her memories, the Goddess Alovenus awoke the remaining ouroboroses and began the end of the world. However, the Twelve Heavenly Stars, the Seven Heroes, and the devilfolk joined forces to defeat the ouroboroses. Now, it’s only Lufas, Benetnasch, and the Devil King Orm facing down Alovenus as the universe crumbles around them. But Lufas knows something even the Goddess herself has nearly forgotten. Despite her divine abilities, something doesn’t quite add up, and Lufas has the answer. With her secret out, a battle for the universe is underway as Alovenus finally sees Lufas as a true enemy and not simply a nuisance to be dealt with. How will the battle play out? Will Lufas win? Or will Alovenus defeat her and build a brand new universe to start this entire cycle once again?

Download or read book Gateways to the Otherworld Volume 2 of 2 EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Island of Knowledge written by Marcelo Gleiser and published by Civitas Books. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why discovering the limits to science may be the most powerful discovery of allHow much can we know about the world? In this book, physicist Marcelo Gleiser traces our search for answers to the most fundamental questions of existence, the origin of the universe, the nature of reality, and the limits of knowledge. In so doing, he reaches a provocative conclusion: science, like religion, is fundamentally limited as a tool for understanding the world. As science and its philosophical interpretations advance, we face the unsettling recognition of how much we don't know. Gleiser shows that by aband.

Download or read book The Serpent Grail written by Philip Gardiner and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the extraordinary story of the discovery of the ultimate secrets of some of the world's most enigmatic mysteries - including the Holy Grail, the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone.

Download or read book Under The Wave At Waimea written by Paul Theroux and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Theroux’s work is like no one else’s.” –Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review From legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember. Now in his sixties, big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey has passed his prime and is losing his “stoke.” The younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still idolize the Shark, but his sponsors are looking elsewhere. One night, while driving home from a bar after one too many, Joe accidentally kills a stranger near Waimea, a tragedy that sends his life out of control. As the repercussions of the accident spiral ever wider, Joe's devoted girlfriend, Olive, throws herself into uncovering the dead man’s identity and helping Joe find vitality and refuge in the waves again. Set in the lush, gritty underside of an island paradise readers rarely see, UNDER THE WAVE AT WAIMEA offers a dramatic, affecting commentary on privilege, mortality, and the lives we choose to remember. It is a masterstroke by one of the greatest writers of our time.

Download or read book Our Lady of the Lost and Found written by Diane Schoemperlen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-07-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Monday morning in April, a middle-aged writer walks into her living room to water the plants and finds a woman standing beside her potted fig tree. Dressed in a navy blue trench coat and white Nikes, the woman introduces herself as "Mary. Mother of God.... You know. Mary." Instead of a golden robe or a crown, she arrives bearing a practical wheeled suitcase. Weary after two thousand years of adoration and petition, Mary is looking for a little R & R. She's asked in for lunch, and decides to stay a week. As the story of their visit unfolds, so does the story of Mary-one of the most complex and powerful female figures of our time-and her changing image in culture, art, history, as well as the thousands of recorded sightings that have placed her everywhere from a privet hedge to the dented bumper of a Camaro. As this Everywoman and Mary become friends, their conversations, both profound and intimate, touch upon Mary's significance and enduring relevance. Told with humor and grace, Our Lady of the Lost and Found is an absorbing tour through Mary's history and a thoughtful meditation on spirituality, our need for faith, and our desire to believe in something larger than ourselves.

Download or read book The Heart of the Great Mother written by Christine R. Page and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals sacred spiritual tools to connect with the love, passion, and creative powers of the Great Mother for spiritual transformation • Explores the three faces of the Great Mother’s love and wisdom in our lives and how to build our magician’s wand, which enables us to be masters of our creativity • Details the journey of the soul through the twelve signs of the zodiac to integrate the shadow self and embody the soul’s true light • Explains how we are being called to birth a new world, one that embraces the divine feminine qualities of intuition, emotional creative power, and rhythmic renewal The year 2012 marked the birth of a new cycle of time that will last for the next 26,000 years. In charge of such birth is the Great Mother, the eternal source of all creation. She is calling on the feminine within us all to create a world worthy of the next seven generations and begin an era of peace, abundance, and spiritual evolution. To birth this new world, we must release our hold on old destructive patterns and instead embrace the divine feminine qualities of intuition, powerful creativity, and rhythmic renewal. As Christine Page reveals, the Great Mother hears our heart’s yearning to escape our old ways of suffering and struggle to find peace, fulfillment, and joy. She is reaching out to us across the dimensions, offering spiritual initiation and the chance to know ourselves fully right now. Dr. Page explains how important it is to acknowledge and integrate our shadow selves--the unloved parts of us--so we can radiate our light from the fullness of who we are without shame or judgment. Drawing on alchemy and mythology, the author details the journey of the soul through the twelve signs of the zodiac until our inner light shines. She also explores how to connect with and use sacred spiritual tools to open our hearts and merge with the Great Mother’s love and creative powers. Exploring the mythology of the Triple Goddess, the author explains how the three faces of the Great Mother help us on our spiritual journey of transformation: As virgin she inspires us to manifest our dreams. As mother, she teaches us to celebrate and nurture all living things, especially ourselves. As crone, she shows us that creativity changes like the seasons, encouraging us not to be possessed by our creations but to embrace mystery and impermanence. Finally, the Great Mother emboldens us to build our magician’s wand, the rod of light along the spine which enables us to be masters of our creativity, bringing forth transformation for ourselves and generations of children still to come as we embark into a new era of expanded consciousness and love.

Download or read book The Wave written by Walter Mosley and published by Aspect. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Blue Light" returns to the realm of science fiction. Errol is awakened by a strange prank caller claiming to be his father, who has been dead for several years. Curious, and not a little unnerved, Errol sneaks into the graveyard where his father is buried. What he finds will change his life forever.

Download or read book The Ouroboros Cycle Book Three A Long Awaited Treachery written by G.D. Falksen and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a thousand years, the immortal Shashavani have hidden from the world in the halls of their mountain fortress, amassing great stores of knowledge in a haven of academic tranquility. And while Doctor Varanus has never found tranquility much to her taste, even she cannot deny that the peace and quiet make for a pleasant diversion following the chaos of her recent adventures in London. Having left the horrors of bloodshed and wellness behind her, Varanus has thrown herself headlong into the study of the Shashavani condition, determined to learn the secrets of their undying power. But all is not as it seems in the House of Shashava. As winter snow covers the Shashavani valley and chokes the mountain passes, sinister events are unfolding in the shadows. Whispers of conspiracy echo through the halls. Soon loyalties will be tested and friendships betrayed. Blood will flow. For upon the frozen steppe, an ancient evil stirs and turns its gaze toward the House of Shashava, hungering for power and revenge. As darkness descends, one question remains: Do you serve the Winter King?

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Kaiju written by Sean Wallace and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giant monsters whose every roar and footstep shakes the earth, whose simple stroll through a city wreaks havoc: KAIJU! And even though humankind has never really seen such monsters - we tremble at the thought of them and love to shiver as their screen versions make mayhem: the beast from twenty-thousand fathoms, Godzilla demolishing Tokyo, the massive creature in Cloverfield destroying New York, all of Earth warring with the colossal monsters in Pacific Rim. Now, for the first time, a definitive anthology that gathers a wide range of larger-than-life short fiction with creatures that run a gargantuan gamut: the stealthy gabbleduck of Neal Asher's Polity universe; Gary McMahon's huge sea-born terror; An Owomoyela 's incredibly tall alien invaders; Frank Wu's city-razing, eighty-foot-high, fire-breathing lizard; Lavie Tidhar's titanic ship-devouring monstrosity; a really big Midwest US smackdown related by Jeremiah Tolbert . . . and many more mega-monster stories to feed your need for killer kaiju! With an introduction by Robert Hood, co-editor of the groundbreaking, Ditmar Award-winning Daikaiju: Giant Monster Tales and host of Undead Backbrain, the premier website for matters relating to giant monsters.

Download or read book The Ouroboros written by Howard Coale and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a story of obsession, alienation, loneliness, betrayal, and self-betrayal, a young man's pursuit of his dream woman leads him to the Far East, and to experiences beyond his depth