Download or read book Scarab written by Helen Allan and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eternity as an immortal in slavery was not what she had in mind...

Download or read book The Academy Thief written by C. L. Stone and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kayli Winchester is living in poverty, forced to be the parent to her drunk father and teenage brother who she's desperate to keep in school. The only way she scrapes by is to utilize her talents as a pickpocket. Thinking she's been unobserved, Kayli has no idea the Academy has been watching, and now they need her skill. Offering her a job or jail, Kayli chooses to work with them. But the job turns out to be more than any of them baragined for, and now the boys of the Academy have to find a way to keep Kayli safe.

Download or read book The Scarab Path written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself crippled in ways no doctor can mend, haunted by ghosts of the past that she cannot appease, seeking for meaning in a city that no longer seems like home. The Empress Seda is regaining control over those imperial cities who refused to bow the knee to her, but she draws her power from something more sinister than mere armies and war machines. Only her consort, the former spymaster Thalric, knows the truth, and now the assassins are coming and he finds his life and his loyalties under threat yet again. Out past the desert of the Nem the ancient city of Khanaphes awaits them both, with a terrible secret entombed beneath its stones...

Download or read book Heralds of the Storm written by Andrew Bates and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2024-08-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ghost Storm Rages Drawn into a struggle against the forces of darkness, Thea Ghandour encounters and enigmatic figure who shares her same immodest goal: the ultimate destruction of evil. Maxwell Carpenter has tracked an entity of incredible power to an obscure temple in the heart of Chicago. Only with the aid of Thea and her fellow hunters can Carpenter hope to stand against its dark might. An Ancient Force Awakens But Thea learns that Carpenter has not yet revealed everything—not about his actual goals, nor about the mysterious entity's true nature. Only by entering the formidable Temple of Akhenaton can Thea hope to discover the truth—and uncover a revelation that may change the world. Heralds of the Storm is the first novel in the Year of the Scarab trilogy. This three-volume epic reveals the rise of an ancient power that threatens to forever alter the World of Darkness… the immortal beings known as Mummies.

Download or read book Tempest written by C L Stone and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kayli Winchester is on the run. Chased out of the hospital when Alice returns with a warning that she'll be coming for Kayli soon. Emergency protocol is initiated. Axel, Raven, Corey, Brandon, and Marc are preparing to run themselves. They need to separate from the Academy to protect everyone from the danger. Kayli and the Academy team will do whatever they can to protect their families and friends. They may have to leave Charleston forever to escape Alice's wrath. However, Alice proves she can be everywhere at once. She's aligned with powerful forces, a group possibly more powerful than the Academy, with corrupt police and officials on their side. No one is safe. No one can be trusted. When people go missing, the police are pointing fingers at Axel and the others.Just when Axel and the rest of the team are coming to understand their own complicated romantic relationships with Kayli, they're faced with the ultimate realization: staying together could get them all killed.There's only one way to handle this: Break all the rules, get to Alice, and ensure she'll never be able to exact revenge again. The consequences will be severe. Success could mean ejection from the Academy. Complete ex-communication. Family will be torn apart. And worse, the team might be forced to disband forever. Everything is at stake. Not even the Academy is prepared for how this will go down. The entire organization may not survive. Will Kayli?

Download or read book The Secret of the Sacred Scarab written by Fiona Ingram and published by Bublish, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret of the Sacred Scarab (The Chronicles of the Stone, Book One)

Download or read book Blood of the Mantis written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driven by the ghosts of the Darakyon, Achaeos has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh-town of Jerez, but he has only days before the magical box is lost to him forever. Meanwhile, the forces of the Empire are mustering over winter for their great offensive, gathering their soldiers and perfecting their new weapons. Stenwold and his followers have only a short time to gather what allies they can before the Wasp armies march again, conquering everything in their path. If they cannot throw back the Wasps this spring then the imperial black-and-gold flag will fly over every city in the Lowlands before the year's end. In Jerez begins a fierce struggle over the Shadow Box, as lake creatures, secret police and renegade magicians compete to take possession. If it falls into the hands of the Wasp Emperor, however, then no amount of fighting will suffice to save the world from his relentless ambition.

Download or read book The Artania Chronicles Collection Books 1 3 written by Laurie Woodward and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-06-17 with total page 1027 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in Laurie Woodward's 'Artania Chronicles' series of fantasy novels, now available in one volume! Artania - The Pharaohs' Cry: Eleven-year-old Bartholomew Borax III can’t go to school, play outside or make art, so he sketches in secret. After meeting the skateboarding painter, Alexander DeVinci, they're yanked into another realm by a magical painting. Their own world is very different than Artania: a world with living paintings and sculptures. But Artania is on the verge of destruction, and only Bartholomew's art can save it. With Egyptian gods and goddesses at his side, Bartholomew braves battles, duels and skateboarding escapes. But can he defeat the evil Sickhert's army and bring art back to the world? The Kidnapped Smile: It has been a year since Alex and Bartholomew ventured into the mystical Artania. Once again they are called upon to keep this art-created world safe. But peril waits at every turn: Traitorous pirates, fearful gods and goddesses, and monsters of the deep. The world’s safety lies in their hands. Alex and Bartholomew, with their spunky sidekick Gwen, return to Artania - but can they wrench the kidnapped Mona Lisa from the hands of ruthless pirates? Dragon Sky: Artania calls upon Alex, Gwen, and Bartholomew to save an endangered land. If the Golden Dragons do not return to the skies soon, all will turn to white. When they venture into this art-created world, Gwen is nowhere to be found. Thus begins a desperate search - but will they find the treasured Goldens and each other in time?

Download or read book The Oracle Sequence The Scarab written by Catherine Fisher and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final story in the Oracle sequence. We are again in the distand land of deserts and islands ruled by one god whose wishes are conveyed through the Oracle. The Archon, child god-on-earth, returns from his journey across the desert to the Well of Songs, to find the tyrannical General Argelin has siezed control and his reign of madness is oppressing the Two Lands. He has publicly denounced the gods, and established a reign of terror. Mirany is in hiding, and the Nine are scattered. Will Argelin's obsession bring the Rain Queen's wrath down on them all? And whose is the sinister new power hidden in the sign of the Scarab? In the descent into anarchy, Mirany and the Archon must attempt the final, impossible journey of the soul. Through the Nine Gateways into death. And back.

Download or read book The Complete Guide to Rearing Flower and Jewel Scarabs written by Orin McMonigle and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Scarab s Secret written by Nick Would and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One morning Khepri, a scarab beetle, meets the Pharaoh, Prince of Egypt, and they become friends. Then Khepri discovers a terrible trap in the Pharaoh's newly built tomb. This hauntingly told and dramatically illustrated story includes an endnote on Pharaohs and tomb building.Ages 6-8

Download or read book Horace Secret of Scarab Beetle written by William Meyer and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Horace j. Edwards is an ordinary boy whose family has just moved to Niles, Michigan. But on the first day of sixth grade, mysterious things start to happen. His grandfather dies and Horace receives a strange gift--a stone scarab beetle. As he works to uncover the secrets surrounding his grandfather's death and the beetle, Horace is transported back in time to the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna. He meets the future pharaoh, young King Tut, and together the two boys become engaged in a fight to save the city from total destruction and Egypt itself from Tut's evil uncle Smenk. In the process, Horace discovers that he is the heir to an order of guardians, known as the Keepers of Time. The Secret of the Scarab Beetle is the first book in the middle-grade fantasy series Horace j. Edwards and the Time Keepers.

Download or read book New Vampire Disorder Series Books 1 3 written by Marie Johnston and published by LE Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Salvation in the Sun written by Lauren Lee Merewether and published by LLMBooks Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-13 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This future she knows for certain—the great sun city will be her undoing. Amidst a power struggle between Pharaoh and the priesthood of Amun, Queen Nefertiti helps the ill-prepared new Pharaoh, Amenhotep, enact his father's plan to regain power for the throne. But what seemed a difficult task only becomes more grueling when Amenhotep loses himself in his radical obsessions. Standing alone to bear the burden of a failing country and stem the tide of a growing rebellion, Nefertiti must choose between her love for Pharaoh and her duty to Egypt in this dramatic retelling of a story forgotten by time. Salvation in the Sun is the first volume of Lauren Lee Merewether's debut family saga, The Lost Pharaoh Chronicles, a resurrection of an erased time that follows the five Kings of Egypt who were lost to history for over three millennia. The story continues in book two, Secrets in the Sand.

Download or read book Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes Book One written by Keith Giffen and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school student Jaime Reyes is thrust into the life of a hero after an encounter with extraterrestrial armor transforms him into the Blue Beetle! What is the armor’s true purpose, and what evils will our planet face if Jaime isn’t strong enough to use the armor correctly? Find out in Blue Beetle: Jaime Reyes Book One, collecting Blue Beetle #1-12.

Download or read book Day of the Scarab written by Catherine Fisher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-06-26 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As she works to return peace to Two Lands, Mirany travels through the Gates of the Underworld.

Download or read book High Society Lady Detective Collection Books 1 3 written by Sara Rosett and published by Sara Rosett. This book was released on with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to a world of grand country estates, sumptuous dinner parties, and high society whodunits. London, 1923. Olive Belgrave is a poor but spirited young lady who discovers she has a knack for solving crime. Olive proves that a "good egg" can crack even the toughest cases and shatter society’s expectations along the way. Each full-length novel in the bundle is a fair play whodunit puzzle, filled with charming banter, delightful plot twists, and cleverly planted clues. The High Society Lady Detective Bundle includes the first three books: Murder at Archly Manor, Murder at Blackburn Hall, and The Egyptian Antiquities Murder. If you're a fan of classic whodunits, subscribe to BritBox or Acorn TV, or enjoy a cozy night in with a Hallmark movie, the High Society Lady Detective series is perfect for you. Channel your inner Miss Fisher and crack these classic cases.