Download or read book The Queen of Xana written by Fred Pilcher and published by Frederick Pilcher. This book was released on 2018-08-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Queen of Xana is an adult fairy story, not for children, and a policial allegory. In the mythical land of Xana, Queen Julia governs as a typical medieval monarch in which the country's vast wealth is concentrated in a tiny aristocracy. Her daughter, and heiress to the throne, Princess Agatha, is champion of the impoverished commoners. The evil sorcerer Magi comes to Xana, kills the queen, and ravages aristocrats and commoners alike. Princess Agatha is protected by her fairy godmother, who declares that she can save her people only if she identifies her handsome prince incognito in the crowd on her very first try and makes love to him. She will not have a second chance. She succeeds by being alert when an extraordinary event happens. Then she asserts her right to rule instead of disappearing into pampered obscurity like most fairytale princesses. Queen Agatha now concocts one radial political scheme after another as she strives relentlessly to achieve her goal of prosperity for all. On the way she must deal with corruption on her own council of advisors, a vicious usurer, the school bully, barbarians kidnapping and enslaving her people, and invasion by a foreign army much larger than her own. And on the way she nurtures several children of humble background into adult greatness. But will the prosperity that she has created outlast her own lifetime?

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Download or read book The Free Bastards written by Jonathan French and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited war has come in the sweeping conclusion to the Lot Lands trilogy—another irresistibly swashbuckling, swaggering, foul-mouthed fantasy from the author of The Grey Bastards. “[A] rip-roaring, shelf-bending conclusion . . . nothing short of an adventure fantasy masterwork.”—Kirkus Reviews (Best Books of the Year) War has come to the Lot Lands—and Oats stands upon the frontline. The Hisparthan armies on the horizon are mighty, bolstered by divine champions, dread sorcerers, and gunpowder. It’s almost more than the half-orc rebellion can hope to repel. But Oats has won impossible fights before. He’s a thriceblood, after all, more orc than man. And he hasn’t forgotten how to kill. He’ll stack the bodies high for his chief and his brethren, if that’s the price of freeing the Lots from human tyranny. Besides, the invading forces are getting a damned sight more than they bargained for. They’re not facing a handful of half-orc hoofs, but a true army—one forged from all the peoples of the Lots. At its head are Fetching, in full command of the ruinous power that runs through her veins, and Jackal, armed with the blessings of a dead god. Yet Oats can’t help but find his faith wavering. Once the strongest Bastard, he soon realizes that in this battle, even the strength of a thriceblood is easily conquered. And after a grievous loss strikes, he begins to fear that this war will lead the Lots not to freedom but to ruin. So when another path to peace beckons, he has no choice but to walk it. Even if it means betting the Lots’ fate, and his own, on the promises of the Bastards’ wiliest adversary—and making a perilous journey into the heart of Hispartha itself. Brimming with all the epic battles, surprising sorcery, and fiendish twists a Bastards fan could wish for, alongside unforgettable moments for characters old and new, The Free Bastards builds a new future for the Lots—even as it gives our beloved trio of Jackal, Fetching, and Oats the rousing, blood-soaked sendoff they deserve.

Download or read book The Legend of Queen Agatha written by Sam Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Legend of Queen Agatha" will carry you away to the magical land of Xana, where Queen Julia rules as a typical medieval aristocrat while her teenage daughter, Princess Agatha, champions the commoners. When the evil sorcerer Magi kills the queen and ravages her land and her people, Agatha is protected by her fairy godmother, who informs her that her Prince Charming will come, but he will not identify himself. It's up to the princess to find him and make love to him (just kissing is not enough) - and only him - if Magi is to be vanquished and the Bad Times dispelled. Love is made, and the fairy tale continues. But the typical Cinderella story ends when Agatha insists on stepping into the lead rather than becoming irrelevant, as is so often the fate of fairy tale princesses. Queen Agatha is determined to fulfill her destiny of inspiring the good people of Xana to rebuild their ruined land into the greatest prosperity the world has ever known. Everyone should prosper from the fruits of their own labor, with no one left out. To achieve her vision Queen Agatha must carry out bold, radical actions. According to some versions of the legend, clothing is optional. It's up to you to decide which version you want to embrace in this provocative and controversial allegory.

Download or read book Agatha the Beloved Queen written by Fred Pilcher and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-29 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Agatha the Beloved Queen" includes medieval fantasy, philosophical fiction, and erotic fiction. It is an adult fairy story, not a children's fairy story. The target audience is adults 18+ who admire strong women, sympathize with the common people in preference to the fabulously wealthy, and for whom occasional fantasy, a fairy godmother and an evil sorcerer, and a few explicit adult scenes will enliven a story. People who are socially and politically conservative probably won't like it. Queen Julia rules the mystical and medieval land of Xana in which fabulous wealth is concentrated in a tiny aristocracy and most of the common people are very poor. Her daughter, Princess Agatha, is champion of the commoners but does not have the power to correct the imbalance. The evil sorcerer Magi comes to Xana, kills the queen, and ravages aristocrats and commoners alike. Her fairy godmother comes to Agatha and says that if she identifies her handsome prince incognito in the crowd on her very first try and makes love to him (just kissing is not enough), Magi will be destroyed. But she will not have a second chance. Agatha succeeds, and now as queen devotes her entire reign to devising economic and social methods to bring prosperity to all. She must deal with corruption on her own council of advisers, a vicious usurer, the school bully, brutal bandits on the frontier, and invasion by an army much larger than her own. She nurtures several children with humble backgrounds into adult greatness. In Agatha we discover an inspired princess who becomes a wise queen with a destiny, a mission to bring prosperity to every person in her medieval land. Agatha has infinite compassion for the downtrodden, a work ethic that inspires work ethic in her people. She loves children and children love her. She has zero tolerance for abusive behavior; when it happens she stops it real fast. To put the proverbial icing on the cake, Agatha and her handsome prince are both sexually insatiable - with each other. The methods used by Queen Agatha in the fifteenth century to bring prosperity to all may also work in our 21st century. However, some readers may disagree that her methods were wise and wholesome. The author leaves that decision to you.

Download or read book Tyrants Tormentors and the Tiara written by James J Meadows III and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven years have passed since Queen Sylvia liberated Aurba from the sorcerer lords whose war for world domination left the continent in ruins. Since then, the four deposed tyrants, Clement, Darien, Lillian and Xanaphia have suffered in lonely exile. They return for revenge only to discover someone has beaten them to her. Darlyth, lord of the demons, has broken free of his millennia long imprisonment and seeks to steal the source of Sylvia’s legendary powers, an enchanted tiara only she can control. As Queen Sylvia suffers horrific tortures, cruel betrayals, and the cunning schemes of the demon lord’s disloyal minions, the four mortal enemies must battle harsh weather, inner doubts, vicious monsters and the greatest evil to ever walk the land. All in a quest to save the life of someone they’d rather kill and prevent the destruction of a world they almost destroyed.

Download or read book Speaking Bones written by Ken Liu and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle continues in this silkpunk fantasy as science and destiny collide against the will of the gods in this final installment in the epic Dandelion Dynasty series from the “genius” (Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Award­–winning author of the Eternal Sky series) Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–winning author Ken Liu. The concluding book of The Dandelion Dynasty begins immediately after the events of The Veiled Throne, in the middle of two wars on two lands among three people separated by an ocean yet held together by the invisible strands of love. Harried by Lyucu pursuers, Princess Théra and Pékyu Takval try to reestablish an ancestral dream even as their hearts grow in doubt. The people of Dara continue to struggle against the genocidal Lyucu as both nations vacillate between starkly contrasting visions for their futures. Even the gods cannot see through the Wall of Storms, for only mortal hearts can decide mortal fates. Award-winning author Ken Liu fulfills the covenants first laid out a decade ago in a series delving deep into the connection between national myths and national constitutions in this “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR).

Download or read book Elephant written by Anoushka Lucas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-28 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of Best Writer at The Stage Debut Awards 2023 "The men with the Piano look up the narrow staircase of our little flat and they turn to Dad, light their fags, and say; “We might have to take the windows out". A piano came through the sky and landed in Lylah's council flat, just for her. As she pours over the keys and sound floods into all the rooms, Lylah falls in love. At school, Lylah can't ask questions – she's got to be good, good, good or else she'll lose her scholarship. At home she can't ask questions; her cousins say she talks weird, and her parents are distracted. So she asks her piano: Where did you come from? Why are you here? And their shared history tumbles into the light. Part gig, part musical love story, part journey through Empire, this all-new expanded production of Olivier Award nominee Anoushka Lucas' “exquisite” (Evening Standard) Elephant transferred to the Bush Theatre's main house. This revised and expanded edition of the play accompanies the new 2023 production.

Download or read book Cost of Life written by Joshua Corin and published by Alibi. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Preston & Child, James Rollins, and Brad Thor comes a gripping new thriller from Joshua Corin, in which an audacious hijacking is just the beginning of a twisted international nightmare. Flight 816 has been hijacked and the terrorists have decided to auction off the passengers online. The passengers who receive the highest bids will be released. The passengers who receive the lowest bids will be executed. Life can’t be better for veteran pilot Larry Walder. He has a great job, a terrific kid, a gorgeous wife—and no inkling that tonight will be the end of the world as he knows it. In the early hours before the Fourth of July, three men break into Larry’s home. And as the day lurches on to its terrifying course, a life is taken, and Flight 816 from Atlanta to Cozumel, Mexico, vanishes off the radar. In the air, Larry must find a way to save his family, his crew, and his passengers. On the ground, disgraced FBI agent Xanadu Marx goes rogue, making it her mission to track down the missing flight before the hijackers reach their diabolical endgame. With the casualties racking up and the world’s busiest airport under lockdown, a message arrives: This is no ordinary hijacking, no typical hostage crisis. This ransom is a totally different beast—the first hint of a conspiracy that might bring America to its knees. Praise for Cost of Life “Joshua Corin is a master storyteller. Cost of Life is a thriller par excellence: brilliantly imaginative, well written, and delightfully diabolical. Highly recommended!”—Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling co-creator of the Pendergast novels “In Cost of Life, Joshua Corin turns a humdrum airline flight into a ride on an F-15 with a smoking engine—fast, terrifying, and oh so fun. I loved the writing. Corin’s whip-smart dialogue crashed me straight into a world of fascinating characters and complicated allegiances. I couldn’t stop reading until the wheels touched down on that final tarmac.”—Rebecca Cantrell, New York Times bestselling author of The World Beneath “Fraught with danger and surprises, Cost of Life is a tale chock-full of action, adventure, and intrigue. Treachery comes from all directions, so consider yourself warned.”—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lincoln Myth Don’t miss any of Joshua Corin’s electrifying Xanadu Marx thrillers: COST OF LIFE • FORGIVE ME • AMERICAN LIES

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Download or read book Five against One written by Kim Neely and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other band, Pearl Jam embodies the alternative style that dominates rock today. From their early days as fame-ducking grunge pioneers, through their headline-making battle with Ticketmaster, to their current status as self-assured survivors, Five Against One brings to life Pearl Jam's tumultuous ascent to superstardom in rich detail. A compelling portrait of the band's elusive leader Eddie Vedder and family photos never seen before by the public make this a must-have for every Pearl Jam fan.

Download or read book The Grace of Kings written by Ken Liu and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time Two men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR. Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, they each find themselves the leader of separate factions—two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice. Fans of intrigue, intimate plots, and action will find a new series to embrace in the Dandelion Dynasty.

Download or read book Everything I Own written by Daniel Ward and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, when you have the time and the space, the thoughts start to fill it, you know? Unless you fill it yourself. With a little burn mout. Or a little tune. Errol lost his dad last year. Listening to his old man's Spotify playlist, he remembers his dad's passion over the 1981 Brixton uprising and his certainty that change was coming. Errol is tired of the fight and, as his son takes up the fight with the BLM movement, he questions if this is a revolution or a repetition. A thought-provoking journey of loss, history and uprising in Everything I Own, an intimate yet provocative intergenerational conversation between father and son written by Daniel Ward. This edition was published to coincide with the run at London's Brixton House in June 2024.

Download or read book The Famous History of Cassandra written by Gaultier de Coste La Calprenède (seigneur de) and published by . This book was released on 1703 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book While Idaho Slept written by J. Reuben Appelman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike. Just after 4:00 am on November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were viciously stabbed to death in an off-campus house. The killings would shake the small blue-collar college town of Moscow, Idaho, dominate mainstream news coverage, and become a social media obsession, drawing millions of clicks and views. While a reticent Moscow Police Department, the FBI, and the Idaho State Police searched for the killer, unending conjecture and countless theories blazed online, in chatrooms and platforms from Reddit and YouTube to Facebook and TikTok. For more than a month, the clash of armchair investigators and law enforcement professionals raged, until a suspect—a 28-year-old Ph.D. candidate studying criminology—was arrested at his family home 2,500 miles away in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania on the day before New Year’s Eve. While Idaho Slept is a thought-provoking, literary chronicle of a small-town murder investigation blistering beneath the unceasing light of international interest, as traditional investigators, citizen sleuths, and the true-crime media acted—sometimes together, often in conflict—to uncover the truth. As J. Reuben Appelman brings this terrible crime into focus, he humanizes the four victims, examining the richness of their lives, dissects the mind and motivations of their presumed killer, and explores the world of northern Idaho, a rugged, deeply conservative stronghold steeped in Christian values and American patriotism. Going deep inside the case, Appelman addresses a crucial question: With so many millions of citizens armed by access and hungry to take part in a true crime hunt of their own, has the nature of homicide investigations permanently changed? Rising above the sensational, While Idaho Slept illuminates the intrinsic connection between today’s media, citizen sleuths, our societal mania for murder tales, and an impatient public’s insatiable appetite for spectacle as never before. Running beneath, the pulse of the story is a heartbreaking narrative of the people we love, the dreams we all share, and the uncertain time left for sharing them.

Download or read book Andy Wood To live die and shine in pre grunge Seattle written by Valeria Sgarella and published by Ledizioni. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book introduces the life and career of the late Andrew Wood, a key figure in the Seattle pre-grunge music scene, from his early band Malfunkshun to Mother Love Bone, up to the process that ultimately gave birth to Pearl Jam, via Temple Of The Dog.First released in 2016 as the very first publication on Andy Wood worldwide, the book includes conversations with people in Wood’s closest circle; among others, his mother, Toni Wood, his brother Kevin Wood, his longtime friend and bandmate Regan Hägar, former Mother Love Bone members Stone Gossard, Greg Gilmore and Bruce Fairweather, Seattle producer Jack Endino. and Mudhoney’s Mark Arm and Steve Turner. Plus, the book includes previously unseen pictures and documents, which testify an unrepeatable time in music, and help understand Wood’s multifaceted and unique personality.Often referred to as “the pioneer of grunge”, Wood was a true groundbreaking – and gender-fluid icon, whose legacy is still relevant. Now more than ever.