Download or read book Raven Speak written by Diane Lee Wilson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asa is the daughter of a Viking chief whose clan is struggling to survive a never-ending winter. All the able-bodied men head to sea in search of food, leaving behind the children, the elderly, the sick—and Jorgen the skald, the wise man who will stop at nothing to take over the clan. When Asa learns the skald wants to kill and eat her beloved horse, she runs away. But then she meets a strange woman who talks to her two pet ravens, and who warns Asa she’ll have to make a great sacrifice to save her clan. Now Asa must face the biggest challenge of her life in this eerie, absorbing adventure tale.
Download or read book The Raven Speaks written by Mattie Simms and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE RAVEN SPEAKS is a story that is part fictional and part true. I chose Kenner, Louisiana, a beautiful southern city for the distinguished setting of this book. The Raven is a symbolic figure used to guide the main character Mr. Daniels into spiritual truth. Mr. Daniels is chosen to advise the world that a spiritual change is coming and that Human kind must prepare for this change. THE RAVEN SPEAKS is a spiritual journey that carries you beyond this earthly depth to a celestial height beyond imagination. Mattie Simms was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. She is the youngest of three children. The offspring of her father a Blacksmith and mother a Literature Professor. She accredits her mother for her interest in writing. Some of her poetry was published in the GREAT AMERICAN POETRY ANTHOLOGY and the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF POETRY. Her love for children inspired her to write more books. Some of her catalog includes THE CHRISTMAS WELL, THE PETS FIREWORKS, and THE "Q" KIDS and THE "Q" KIDS HEALTH CENTER BOOK. Mattie Simms currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Presently, she is working on UNVEILED THOUGHTS her first book of poetry. www.TheQKidsKanlearn.com
Download or read book The Raven written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Raven Speaks written by Raven Hail and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Raven Tower written by Ann Leckie and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. "Absolutely wonderful. . .utterly brilliant." -- The New York Times Book Review For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained by the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the Raven's tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has been waiting to reveal itself. . .and to set in motion a chain of events that could destroy Iraden forever. "It's a delight to read something so different, so wonderful and strange." -- Patrick Rothfuss For more Ann Leckie, check out:Ancillary JusticeAncillary SwordAncillary Mercy Provenance
Download or read book Mark of the Raven The Ravenwood Saga Book 1 written by Morgan L. Busse and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Selene is the heir to the Great House of Ravenwood and the secret family gift of dreamwalking. As a dreamwalker, she can enter a person's dreams and manipulate their greatest fears or desires. For the last hundred years, the Ravenwood women have used their gift of dreaming for hire to gather information or to assassinate. As she discovers her family's dark secret, Selene is torn between upholding her family's legacy--a legacy that supports her people--or seeking the true reason behind her family's gift. Her dilemma comes to a head when she is tasked with assassinating the one man who can bring peace to the nations, but who will also bring about the downfall of her own house. One path holds glory and power, and will solidify her position as Lady of Ravenwood. The other path holds shame and execution. Which will she choose? And is she willing to pay the price for the path chosen?
Download or read book The Poet Edgar Allan Poe written by Jerome McGann and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poetry of Edgar Allan Poe has had a rough ride in America, as Emerson’s sneering quip about “The Jingle Man” testifies. That these poems have never lacked a popular audience has been a persistent annoyance in academic and literary circles; that they attracted the admiration of innovative poetic masters in Europe and especially France—notably Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Valéry—has been further cause for embarrassment. Jerome McGann offers a bold reassessment of Poe’s achievement, arguing that he belongs with Whitman and Dickinson as a foundational American poet and cultural presence. Not all American commentators have agreed with Emerson’s dim view of Poe’s verse. For McGann, a notable exception is William Carlos Williams, who said that the American poetic imagination made its first appearance in Poe’s work. The Poet Edgar Allan Poe explains what Williams and European admirers saw in Poe, how they understood his poetics, and why his poetry had such a decisive influence on Modern and Post-Modern art and writing. McGann contends that Poe was the first poet to demonstrate how the creative imagination could escape its inheritance of Romantic attitudes and conventions, and why an escape was desirable. The ethical and political significance of Poe’s work follows from what the poet takes as his great subject: the reader. The Poet Edgar Allan Poe takes its own readers on a spirited tour through a wide range of Poe’s verse as well as the critical and theoretical writings in which he laid out his arresting ideas about poetry and poetics.
Download or read book A Communion of Subjects written by Paul Waldau and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-22 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Communion of Subjects is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of the conceptualization of animals in world religions. Scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including Thomas Berry (cultural history), Wendy Doniger (study of myth), Elizabeth Lawrence (veterinary medicine, ritual studies), Marc Bekoff (cognitive ethology), Marc Hauser (behavioral science), Steven Wise (animals and law), Peter Singer (animals and ethics), and Jane Goodall (primatology) consider how major religious traditions have incorporated animals into their belief systems, myths, rituals, and art. Their findings offer profound insights into the relationship between human beings and animals, and a deeper understanding of the social and ecological web in which we all live.
Download or read book The Ravenmaster written by Christopher Skaife and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones. But their role is even more important than that—legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, the Tower will crumble into dust and great harm will befall the kingdom. The responsibility for ensuring that such a disaster never comes to pass falls to one man: the Ravenmaster. The current holder of the position is Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife, and in this fascinating, entertaining and touching book he memorably describes the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour. The Ravenmaster is a compelling, inspiring and irreverent story that will delight and surprise anyone with an interest in British history or animal behaviour.
Download or read book The Raven Witch Saga Box Set written by SG Turner and published by Chill Out Press. This book was released on 2019-10-06 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RAVEN WITCH SAGA BOX SET RAVEN “I want to start by saying how epic this book was! I'm a teenager (I'm using my mum’s account) and I felt this is (almost, it's definitely in the top 3) the best book I've read" "Refreshingly different from the usual YA novels" "There are so many feelings you want to get back to. With books I want that Twilight feeling back, that Harry Potter feeling-and RAVEN gives it! I'm so happy I get to look forward to a series that I love again" "I was gripped from start to finish. This book is a must for any Twilight fans out there. Raven has everything you expect from a fantasy novel and more" "...the perfect book for the young (younger) adult reader who enjoys the supernatural. It's easy to read, no sex or horrible violence, so it's very suitable for even younger readers" Shape shifters, witches, vampires, werewolves, werecats, ghosts…. these are just some of the creatures you’ll find hiding in plain sight in a small Canadian town in British Columbia. A town that is about to welcome a girl from England. A girl whose parents have mysteriously vanished. A girl whose life is about to change beyond all imagination… After the inexplicable disappearance of Lilly Taylor's parents, she has no choice but to move to Canada where she unravels some frightening yet intriguing family secrets... Her whole life had been based on a lie. Lilly had grown up in a loveless home with a father who she had barely ever seen and a mother who was... well, not very motherly. After they mysteriously disappear without a trace, Lilly is sent to Canada where she finds a whole new way of life. A life filled with love and people who care for her. But that's not all she discovers, Lilly also finds out that she isn't who, or what, she thinks she is. Lilly has a very special ability and it's just a matter of time before her true self starts to shine. And when it does, her life will never be the same again. DECEMBER MOON What would you do if you found out you’re actually a descendant from a family of witches? And your best friend, who now lives on another continent, is in extreme danger from one of the world’s most evil vampires? Would you do everything in your power to keep her safe? This is the very question December Moon must answer. But first, she must delve into her family history and find out the truth about who she really is, and where she comes from. Questions her quirky, yet dead, grandmother might be able to answer… THE LOST SOUL When December Moon starts hearing strange voices in her head, it becomes clear that someone is in danger. But who - and where - is he? Best friends December and Lilly have got their work cut out for them. Not only are they desperately trying to figure out the identity of the Lost Soul, and track him down, they've also got to investigate why Powell River's newest red-hot resident has got all of their men falling at her feet. But when they learn that the Nephilim might be involved, it becomes clear that they're ALL in extreme danger... A great series for lovers of Maggie Stiefvater, Stephenie Meyer, JK Rowling & Jules Verne.
Download or read book Brother Raven Speaks written by Michael Stout and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brother Raven Speaks is the first published collection of lyrics and poetry by Michael Stout.
Download or read book The Raven Journey written by Tabitha Beck and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make no mistake about this: this is a spiritual journey. The prompts are specific, but also general. The main prompts are mostly go this way and see what you see types of prompts. There are also roughly nine breaks where you will be prompted to do or to create something to help you integrate the main prompt experience.
Download or read book An Abecedarian of Animal Spirit Guides written by Mark G. Boyer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost every person has owned a pet at one time or another in life or known someone who has. In all world religions, animals serve as spirit guides; there is spirituality to animal and human dialogue. Animals have the ability to help us reach wholeness if we learn their wisdom and integrate it into our lives. This abecedarian--a book whose contents are in alphabetical order--explores the spiritual growth that is possible by reflecting on the wisdom of creatures, which serve as spirit guides in all world religions and help humans experience the divine. The author explores animal spirit guides in the Bible, The Quran, The Dhammapada, The Rig Veda, The Analects of Confucius, stories from Aesop and Grimm, and much more. In these pages you can explore bears and bees, eagles and elephants, ravens and roosters, tadpoles and turtles, and many more. For each of the thirty-two entries, the author presents a text identifying the animal spirit guide, a reflective study, a question for journaling or personal meditation, and a concluding prayer. The spiritual life can be nourished in many ways; in this book it is enhanced by animal spirit guides.
Download or read book Armed in Her Fashion written by Kate Heartfield and published by ChiZine Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Heartfield’s impressive novel tells the story of folklore figure Mad Meg (or Dull Gret), who legendarily led a group of women to pillage hell” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In 1328, Bruges is under siege by the Chatelaine of Hell and her army of chimeras—humans mixed with animals or armor, forged in the deep fires of the Hellbeast. At night, revenants crawl over the walls and bring plague and grief to this city of widows. Margriet de Vos learns she’s a widow herself when her good-for-nothing husband comes home dead from the war. He didn’t come back for her—in fact he moves right past her, pulls a secret chest of coins and weapons from under his floorboards, and goes back through the mouth of the beast called Hell. Margriet killed her first soldier when she was eleven, and she’s buried six of her seven children. She’ll do anything for Beatrix, her last surviving child, even if it means raiding Hell itself to get her inheritance back. Beatrix is haunted by a dead husband of her own, and blessed—or cursed—with an enchanted distaff that allows her to control the revenants and see the future. Together with a transgender man-at-arms who has unfinished business with the Chatelaine, a traumatized widow with a giant water-powered forge-hammer at her disposal, and a wealthy alderman’s wife who escapes Bruges with her children, Margriet and Beatrix forge a raiding party like Hell has never seen. “A strange, compelling, genre-bending debut . . . Part horror, part fantasy, part history, and part epic, it combines all of its elements into a commentary on gender, power, and patriarchy.” —Tor.com
Download or read book Lament written by Maggie Stiefvater and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a music prodigy, who’s about to find out she can see faeries. Two mysterious (and cute) guys enter her life. Trouble is, Luke is a soulless faerie assassin and Aodhan is a dark faerie soldier. Their orders from the Faerie Queen? Kill Deirdre.
Download or read book The Raven Boys The Raven Cycle Book 1 written by Maggie Stiefvater and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.
Download or read book The Dickensian written by Bertram Waldrom Matz and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
