Download or read book The Gryphon s Shadow written by Matt Nieland and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Marine turned covert operative Allen Schmidt finds top secret German documents that reveal the allies' worst nightmare: the Nazis are building atomic bombs. The Gryphon's Shadow is a military thriller that takes the reader from the deserts of North Africa to the fields of France, from the rocky coastline of Albania to the snowy slopes of Austria in an action-packed adventure as Schmidt struggles to stop the Nazi bomb. To unravel the mystery of the German bomb program and the sadistic SS officer who protects it, Schmidt will need the help of his OSS team and his new found love, British agent Anne Walker.But things go wrong and Schmidt realizes someone compromised his mission. As a spy investigation ensues, Schmidt realizes it was someone on the inside, someone close to him.Schmidt learns that the Germans completed the bomb and his team has 24 hours to infiltrate into enemy territory, sneak into an underground Nazi laboratory and destroy the bombs in a heart-pounding race against time before Hitler drops an atomic bomb on London. Deep in the heart of the Nazi lab, Schmidt comes face to face with something he didn't expect.
Download or read book The Black Gryphon written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in Mercedes Lackey's classic Mage Wars trilogy featuring the gryphons, set in the beloved fantasy world of Valdemar It is an age when Valdemar is yet unfounded, its organization of Heralds yet unformed, and magic is still a wild and uncontrolled force. Skandranon Rashkae is perhaps the finest specimen of his race, with gleaming ebony feathers, majestic wingspan, keen magesight, and sharp intelligence. Courageous, bold, and crafty, Skan is everything a gryphon should be. He is the fulfillment of everything that the Mage of Silence, the human sorcerer called Urtho, intended to achieve when he created these magical beings to be his champions, the defenders of his realm—a verdant plain long coveted by the evil mage Maar. Now Maar is once again advancing on Urtho's Keep, this time with a huge force spearheaded by magical constructs of his own—cruel birds of prey ready to perform any evil their creator may demand of them. And when one of Urtho's Seers wakes from a horrifying vision in which she sees a devastating magical weapon being placed in the hands of Maar's common soldiers, Skandrannon is sent to spy across enemy lines, cloaked in the protective of Urtho's powerful Spell of Silence.
Download or read book The Revenge of the Shadow King written by Derek Benz and published by Orchard Books (NY). This book was released on 2006 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Max Sumner and three friends play a magical card game called Round Table, they realize that it is up to them to prevent the wicked creatures of the cards from destroying their town, indeed, their world.
Download or read book The White Gryphon written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 1996-03-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been ten years since the magical Cataclysm, which destroyed the twin strongholds of the two world's most powerful Mages, killing Urtho, creator of the gryphons, and sending his forces into exile. Now Urthro's peoples--human and non-human alike live in a terraced city carved into the face of a gleaming white cliff on the edge of the Western Ocean. Secure at least, ...until the fleet of the mysterious Black Kings appears in their harbor, bringing envoys who inform the residents of White Gryphon that their newfound home lies on the northern perimeter of lands claimed by this powerful kingdom. Desperate not to lose their hard won home, Skandranon, along with his longtime friend Amberdrake--agree to accompany the envoys back to the Court of the Black Kings, hoping to negotiate an alliance. ...When a high ranking noble who opposes this alliance is found murdered--Skandranon and Amberdrake realize that they are up against unknown enemies who will stop at nothing, even the use of diabolical Blood Magic, to destroy White Gryphon.
Download or read book Green Gryphon written by J. S. Kennedy and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic's backs.... The world has changed, and out of the ashes, myths are given new forms. But nobody likes to lose power, and humans... they lost the most. As a hunter for the exclusive Catch and Release Mercenary Guild, Mackenzie Green has little choice in her assignments. When Lucan, the arrogant Dragon Protector, hires her to track a kidnapped child, she balks, her elemental magic far better suited to playing bodyguard or hunting down rogue vampires. But as Mackenzie learns, nothing is as it seems. Not her magic, not the child, not even Lucan. With evil stirring, Kenzie must make a choice. Lose face and save an innocent child or forsake her honor and let a monster snuff out the kid's bright light. Pick up the first book in the Mackenzie Green Series, a new urban fantasy novel full of powerful magic, cultured vampires, and arrogant shifters.
Download or read book The Dark Griffin written by K. J. Taylor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being chosen as a griffin's companion has allowed Arren Cardockson to gain a place of status within the land of Cymria. But Arren can never escape the prejudice that comes with his Northerner slave origins. For chained within the Arena where rogue griffins battle to entertain the crowds, there lies another soul crying out to be freed-a kindred spirit that will allow Arren to fulfill his destiny and release the darkness in his heart.
Download or read book Gryphon s Eyrie written by Andre Norton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1992-12-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The urge within him is overwhelming, and Kerovan is driven to the mountains followed closely by Lady Joisan. Together they wage the final battle against That Which Runs the Ridges to protect the world from Everlasting Undeath which will take them if they fail.
Download or read book Shadow s End written by Thea Harrison and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2015-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Beluviel, consort to the Elven High Lord, and Graydon, gryphon and First Sentinel of the Wyr, even the slightest desire for each other is forbidden. But two hundred years ago, after a desperate play to save Beluviel's stepson left them indebted to the cruel Djinn Malphas, they found their fates inexorably linked together-and the hunger between them growing too strong to ignore...
Download or read book The Shadow of Albion written by Andre Norton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 19th century romantic fantasy in which orphan Sarah Cunningham wakes up from an accident to find everyone believes she is the Marchioness of Roxbury. The novel describes the way Sarah copes with her new persona.
Download or read book Gryphon s Heir written by D.R. Ranshaw and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six years after the end of the Great War, schoolmaster Rhissan Griffith believes himself just another young man struggling to find success at a private school in rural England. An idle wish for a little magic in the midst of his frustrating, unfulfilling life catapults Rhiss into a situation that winds up being far more than he ever imagined possible... or desirable. After school one dismal and rainy afternoon, an extraordinary door to perilous adventure unexpectedly opens in his life. It promises to thrust Rhiss into unimaginable realms of wonder and terror, encounters with beings fantastical and mythological, and answers to questions regarding a past - and a future - he has never before even contemplated. Leaving his old life behind, Rhiss accepts the challenge and walks unsuspectingly into a desperate and deadly conflict that shakes his faith and everything he ever knew or believed about himself. But how could an ordinary man help to shape the course of a world locked in battle against an ancient evil?
Download or read book Shadowbridge written by Gregory Frost and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sprung from a timeless dream, Shadowbridge is a world of linked spans arching high above glittering seas. It is a world of parading ghosts, inscrutable gods, and dangerous magic. Most of all, it is a world of stories. No one knows those stories better than Leodora, a young shadow-puppeteer who travels Shadowbridge collecting the intertwining tales and myths of each place she passes through, then retells them in performances whose genius has begun to attract fame . . . and less welcome attention. For Leodora is fleeing a violent past, as are her two companions: her manager, Soter, an elderly drunkard who also served Ledora’ s father, the legendary puppeteer Bardsham; and Diverus, her musical accompanist, a young man who has been blessed, and perhaps cursed, by the touch of a nameless god. Now, as the strands of a destiny she did not choose begin to tighten around her, Leodora is about to cross the most perilous bridge of all–the one leading from the past to the future. Shadowbridge is the first novel in a two-book adventure.
Download or read book Windsworn written by Derek Alan Siddoway and published by Derek Alan Siddoway. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the kingdom comes under fire, an unlikely hero takes flight… As a blacksmith’s apprentice, Eva keeps her hands busy and her head out of the clouds. When she stumbles upon a stolen gryphon egg, she must leave the safety of her quiet life behind and join the Windsworn—an elite band of warriors who ride fierce gryphons into battle. As Eva struggles to earn her place among the warriors, she discovers a sinister plot that could draw on the secrets from her past to bring about the Windsworn’s downfall. To save her new friends, Eva must summon her courage and uncover the truth of her mysterious origins before the kingdom plunges into all-out war. Windsworn is the first book in the breathtaking Gryphon Riders YA fantasy series. If you like epic battles, magical creatures, and heartfelt coming-of-age adventures, then you’ll love Derek Alan Siddoway’s action-packed tale. Download Windsworn to hang on tight for a high-flying thrill ride today!
Download or read book The Gryphon s Lair written by Kelley Armstrong and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exciting second book in the fantastical series for ages 10-14 by NYT bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong. Rowan is now the Royal Monster Hunter, and her twin brother, Rhydd, is destined to be king. But her mother's cousin Heward is still determined that his children be the ones to inherit the titles, and will stop at nothing to show that Rowan and Rhydd are too immature to properly lead. After the gryphon that Rowan captured in Book One gives birth but then dies, Rowan is left with a baby gryphon she knows she cannot keep. And it grows faster than anyone can imagine . . . In order to save face after an accident involving the troublesome gryphon, Rowan, with the help of her friends Dain and Alianor, along with an entourage of monstrous companions, must make a journey to the mountains to release the gryphon back into the wild. What starts off as a simple enough task soon becomes a dangerous quest, as the group encounters numerous rare and deadly monsters along the way, including wyverns and ceffyl-dwrs. Nothing is easy when you're a "monster magnet" like Rowan. Can she prove herself worthy of the title of Royal Monster Hunter? Find out in this exciting second book in the Royal Guide to Monster Slaying series!
Download or read book Skyfall written by Elizabeth Munro and published by Blue Swell Books. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Cloud is expelled from Master Sky’s ranger training program, the last gryphon she expects to find at her den is her old lover Soar. Now she’s the only gryphon with the skills to get inside a corrupt Calgary eyrie and Soar needs her in more ways than one. Cloud has little choice but to accept the mission. Success will get her back in Sky’s good books but accepting Soar as her working partner will either heal her broken heart or ruin it completely. Master Soar walked out of Cloud’s life when her departure to the ranger program was inevitable. She was motivated, beautiful and too young to tie herself to someone like him. As much as it hurt, it was better to let her go. But when the Calgary eyrie is at the centre of a conspiracy to destroy his own, he’s forced to play every card he has, including Cloud. When Cloud shuts him out and starts to operate on her own he has no choice but to go in after her, risking the entire mission to get the gryphon he loves out alive.
Download or read book Gryphon Insurrection Boxed Set Eyrie Ashen Weald and Starling written by K. Vale Nagle and published by STET Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-18 with total page 1278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bloody massacre. A looming civil war. Can two opposed gryphons work together to save their kind? Zeph thrills at the wind in his wings and the hunt for wild parrot. As a simple forest gryphon, he never thought much about his sophisticated city-dwelling cousins living in the lofty eyrie at the edge of the woods. But his carefree life turns upside down when he comes across a young city gryphon stunned by her discovery of a field littered with slaughtered animals. Kia always has her beak in a book. But when her best friend goes missing, she flies down to the woodland and gets tangled up with a wild country gryphon and a shocking conspiracy. With food in short supply and war on the horizon, Kia must choose between forsaking her own or allowing Zeph’s people to be wiped off the map. Forced to overcome their prejudice and misconceptions, the unlikely pair races against time to prevent an apocalypse. Can Zeph and Kia unite their species before a fiery conflict destroys them all? Eyrie is the first book in the high-flying Gryphon Insurrection epic fantasy series. If you like mythical creatures, graphic battles, and moral dilemmas, then you’ll love K. Vale Nagle’s darkly compassionate tale. Buy this boxed set to soar into action today! Includes three complete fantasy novels: Eyrie, Ashen Weald, and Starling.
Download or read book A Squire s Quest written by Derick W J Tan and published by Derick W J Tan. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Gryphon s Wings written by T. C. Portier and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trip to Egypt turns fatal for Cody and Alex. After spending thirty years in London, fleeing their homeland, a secret that was kept for years is revealed to their son Titus. Strange events occur that fill their simple lives with danger, and dark forces rally to strike against them. But hope is kindled as they reunite with old friends. However, their reunion is greeted with tragic news from home surrounding Codys family. Cody and Alex are forced to leave behind their lives in London and embark of a new journey to embrace a new destinyone filled with many changes and challenges. Their first challenge: the defeat of Persiam, the demon of fear.
