Download or read book The Spires of Dasny written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intertwined mark of The Three has unwound, sending spirals of ribbons of Gold, Silver and Blue in different directions, separating Seyra, Grifton and Elky on their own journeys marked by the Stars above. For the first time since the three dragon riders came together, they'll each have to follow their paths alone. Grifton struggles with his recent losses by leaving his newly chosen knights to be trained by Hu'gan as he seeks to lose himself as a hedge knight, fighting for kingdoms who need his talents, caring not if he survives or not... that is until he's seen the turmoil of expanding kingdoms, and worse yet, the disappearance of dragons. Will he find his need to protect and serve The Kingdom of the Spires again? Or will he choose to oppose all that don't align with his cause? Grifton took a lone, desolate journey. One where he hoped to purge his soul. Traveling not as the First Knight, but moreso as a hedge knight, serving in battles that echo his own convictions. The map of the realms had enlarged, and with it all the feuding systems. Coming upon a fortress, he circled and landed with Athan behind the crumbling stone, near the towering oaks running behind the castle walls. Faded by countless days of sun and rain, torn green and gold pennons flap in the light breeze along crenelated walls. He drew near the oak-and-iron door raised near two dragon lengths above him. Milling in the bailey, a palfrey sorrel with swayback was eating parched grass. A man-at-arms rapidly approached, a halberd in one hand and a shield in the other. Its sigil so worn; Grifton's eyes narrowed to discern the mighty oak with leaves of flaking green. The man's eyes fixed on Grifton's shield, its sigil of the dark blue dragon made of metal, not paint. "Pray tell, who comes here and for what business?" "I'm but a traveling knight, seeking rest, food, and news." He pointed his halberd towards the shield in Grifton's hand. "What king do you serve?" His wary eyes darted back and forth. "None come with me, if that is your concern. I serve the King of the Spires, King Dreyth, and his Queen, Seyra." His chin puckered, causing a frown as he thought. "I have heard not of a King of the Spires. You travel alone, you say? Where is your horse? Surely you did not walk to come here." "I left my destrier in the trees to rest and eat. What is this kingdom? Do you have need for a wandering knight?" "This is the Kingdom of Dragmorth, the Mighty Oak. Knights we can use, but a lost and wandering small townsman, we have no need." Grifton's brow raised in warning. "I come with good intentions to help where there is need, but do not anger me or my sword, as we are swift to correct such errors." Grifton raised the hand from his sword and splayed his fingers skyward, sending arcs of lightning sizzling above. The noise of clashing armor hit as the knights clamored to get away before the thunder crashed around their fortress, leaving their mouths agape in fear. "A sorcerer!" one exclaimed. "A demon!" shouted another. "Neither" answered Grifton, "but a most dangerous knight given the use of dragon magic to fell the foes of those who cannot protect themselves." Mumbled words worked towards him and a blasphemy he could not ignore gurgled forth from one knight, stating there were no dragons in recent years. A smirk worked the corners of Grifton's lips. At first, the pennons barely waved in the battlements, then a warm wind had them flapping their tattered edges as Athan breached the southern wall of the fortress, flaming overhead before landing at Grifton's side, hazel eyes full of embers. The farthest knights scrambled and fled back towards the keep. The others fell where they stood, save for the man-at-arms, whose legs seemed affixed with quicksand. His mouth agape and his breaches soiled; he stammered the word dragon as if it were a mythical beast.

Download or read book The Spires of Dasny written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-05-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Callie raced through the sparse forest, her mantle catching upon the briars and pulling her back. She wrenched free and kept running seeking shelter or at least a place where she could draw her sword freely. Horse hooves beat like the pounding of drums, pursuing her even in the trees. She knew by instinct, if they caught her, they would do unspeakable things. She had heard the rumors and saw the graves. Knights rode hard and fast to slaughter any persons of affiliation to dragons. A new battle raged from kingdom to kingdom and protectors of dragons were to be eliminated. She, however, was no protector of dragons. If only she was, she thought. Her misdeed was in speaking of them, of wishing the stories of dragons were true, of hoping someday she would see such a creature she could only piece together in her imagination. In her mind, the dragon she saw was as fierce as a sleuth of bears, with sword-sharp teeth and talons that could rend bison with a flick of their forearms. She was Callie of the Fire, she reminded herself, the name her father gave her from their hearth. She was a master of weapons' daughter. The best in both Dugan's Pass and Midpoint. Her flame red hair escaped the hood of her mantle, making her an easily seen target for the men approaching. Their shouts came closer as she pushed out of the tree line and unsheathed her sword. There had been rumors of this great uprising and rumors of dragons, too. She had always hoped for the latter, as she felt this was their only hope of protection. It did little now for saving her father. He was sought out as he was known to be preparing the townspeople in the event of battle. Callie's only comfort was in her father's constant training of her in all weapons and making her wear the heavy coat of mail under her clothing. At least it would buy her time in her demise or in those leering eyes seeking their pleasure at her expense. Bile rose to her throat, threatening to spill out, but she allowed her anger to rise and crest. Only the fire of her anger could help her fight this battle. Five men to one. She frowned not liking the odds, but the gods had seen fit to place this burden upon her pallid shoulders. One man lunged. His sword clanged against hers, metal glinting in the hazy sun. Shouts rang around them as the other knights goaded him on, telling him she was an insignificant wench and should be easily tossed to the ground and made ready for their growing pleasure. She roared an unworldly yell and charged into the first knight, running her blade through his chest. She quickly pulled it out and waved it menacing in front of her. The knights grew quiet for a heartbeat. She could only pray they turned tail and let her be. That was not the case. They fanned out to surround her, their leers displaced with sheer hatred. She took a deep breath and prepared for the inevitable. Two knights charged her front and back. She whirled and met their blades, ringing loudly in her ears. Two more joined the fray. She spun and spun, meeting blade after blade until one sword slashed through her mantle and the cloth of her dress, extracting hoots and hollers from the knights. One knight slipped in behind her and grabbed her by her hair, twisting and jerking her as the others laughed and approached her. Her lungs burned from the exertion. She had hoped to take at least two more of the knights down before being killed. Her father would have been proud of her and her fight. She would not cry. No matter what they did next. She screamed at them, a blood curdling yell but was met with laughter... until the sky filled with roars not of her own.

Download or read book The Spires of Dasny written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continue the saga of the award winning young adult bestselling series, The Spires of Dasny as Book 4 takes you on a journey to another kingdom. Belinda, an ambassador from the Spires of Dasny is now living amongst the Stone dragons and teaching the ways of the Spires to them, including the bonds made between dragon and rider. She stays with them after they healed her beloved dragon, Sezalor... or so those in the Spires believe. It's only after Seyra hears from the Truth Speaker, that she learns the truth behind Belinda. What she learns could not only destroy the Spires, but every other kingdom in their world. Belinda holds a magic so powerful, so destructive, there may be no way of stopping her. Belinda Returning to Sezalor's lair, I pause to connect to the Rocks. Splaying my hand open, I lay my palm flat against the wall immediately feeling the surge of power enter me. "Time is short. As promised, you will have your own kingdom as long as you carry the Rock and Water energy for us to expand. We have been locked in one place for too long. Agola grew old and set in his ways, this is why you have this opportunity to expand with us. Use the energy we absorbed by the stone-encased Xi to bring our Stone dragons under control." A blinding flash cracks through the wall. I feel like I'm hit by lightning, my head screams in pain with an ache like it's being crushed by an enormous hand. Behind me, the roar of Sezalor adds to the unbearable pain. Clasping both hands over my head, I beg for it to stop. Anything, please take this pain from me! Briefly, I smell burning. In my horror I look down to find myself being burnt alive before I'm hit by a wall of Water. Darkness. Rebirth. I suck in First Breath. Expelled from the womb of Rock and Water, I stand on shaky legs and return to my chamber to dry. As my hands move the drying cloth over my body, I discover more scales covering me from my shoulders to the biceps. I grin. Large, stone scales. Who needs armor when I have these?

Download or read book The Spires of Dasny written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The night when the rogue knights killed my family and torched our town, I fled. I scrambled up the Spires of Dasny, even though I knew it once was a haven for dragons and the old Dragon Riders School. The ground thundered. I trembled in the small niche tucked into the mountain. Had the knights returned? I caught my breath as an enormous green eye peered in. A dragon!I awoke in a deep, dark cavern. Staring at me through one opened eye lay a huge black dragon. I had been taught the stories of the dragons, of the days long ago when they ruled the sky and searched for their riders, but this wasn't at all what I had been taught. Why was I there? Suddenly, pressure built up in my head. My eyes sprung wide in fear and... I heard him.What happens when three dragon riders come together as told in the prophecy? The Blind, the Healer and the Magician...There are secrets to be uncovered, but only if Seyra is brave enough. Discover the intriguing lives of the brash young Seyra and Dreyth, the one who rescues her--or is it she who rescues him? *I loved this story. It had shades of Anne McCaffery to it - and I loved her books.**This was amazing. I loved this line because it says so much. "One dragon eye slowly opened. It is possible. Sleep now. Sleep heals all things. We will talk later." This has the beginnings of something grand. So good.* *I thought of Anne McCaffrey while reading, so the author must be doing something right. I liked the way you gave us all the information we needed without it feeling like an information dump. The section on the dragon riders felt natural.*

Download or read book The Spires of Dasny written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A battle was brought to their doorstep of the Spires, and now they must travel to the Kingdom of Kraken Purge, not only to seek revenge, but to rescue Hu'gan, their Mage and battle trainer. Kraken Purge detests dragons and any who are affiliated with them and will kill any who share a love of the sky beasts. Prepare as they may, it will not help them. The Spires of Dasny will not fight alone. They bring with them the immortal dragon of story and song, Zelspar, the Dragon of Evermore, the dragon from the world's beginning. He will bring with him his legions of dragons who now reside in a haven prepared for them on the floating island of Avalon, in a dimension only accessible by portals. What they find is that the hatred of dragons has grown and spread like wildfire. Can they extinguish the flame before it's too late? All through the castle grounds, gasps rang out at the sudden darkening of their sky. While the Spires of Dasny had its Dragon School and over a thousand dragons strong, it was but a pittance of what now stood outside the castle gates. Grifton raced to reach Athan and join the dragons paying homage to Zelspar, not only because he came to give them aid in battle, but that he deemed them worthy of his extensive knowledge and battle skills. As he climbed onto Athan's back, memories flooded him of the great and mighty Zelspar. He had been in this world since its beginning with the ancient names of Starleira, Rynik, Galdean and Kaida, the girl who was the first dragon rider, having been raised by the dragons. It was during this ancient time in their world that Zelspar fought the immortal Dargenoin, who sought to change the world to evil. Through an outstanding feat Zelspar was able to encase Dargenoin into a dragon's tear and hide him where none would ever find him again. Grifton's heart beat hard against his bones in knowing the greatest of all dragons now stood outside their castle gates. In a commanding voice, the great one spoke. "I've come and brought with me my legions. We heard of your battle." His yellow eyes narrowed as he spoke to all gathered. "Dragons once ruled this world and by all that is dragon, we will not stand for the savage acts of those knights who came to kill every dragon they saw!" Roars met with his words and flames shot above the dragons as each echoed his sentiment. People gathered upon the battlements between the knights to look upon the gathering below them with awe and curiosity. Students from the Dragon School pooled in each opening of the Spires to look upon the one they had only heard of in their studies. The air was charged full of an electrical current where gooseflesh rippled from person to person.

Download or read book Of Us And Them written by T L Coughlin and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have your last breath. Seventeen-year-old Evren was born for one purpose: to serve as a vessel for the Leviathans, an alien species hidden in global dragon lore. She longs to join the secret society who concealed them in history-and as last of the twelve prophesied Paladins, she needs to. With the world in ruin, their unification will signal the Leviathans' return to Earth to protect humans from their worst enemy: themselves. But Evren's ambitions are dashed when a Paladin is found dead. The murder sets her world ablaze and now she must stop the saboteur, or risk destroying a celestial plan millennia in the making. However, finding the truth-and the killer-in a society built on deceit won't be easy, especially with Evren's fierce and guarded mother as its leader. Can Evren salvage what's left of her fate? Or will dark discoveries make her the next victim?

Download or read book The Legend of the Dragon Child written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She had stumbled across his path long ago, in a time when two moons lit the night sky. She had been on one of her excursions, collection Dragon scales for armor when she saw his eyes. Piercing eyes lurking between the boulders that guarded the mouth of a cave. Their eyes locked. Neither moved.Ah, but first you should know something about her, of the Legend. You see, she carries a mark across her left shoulder, four deep slashing scars - the mark of the Dragon.The villagers found her in the forest, alone and bleeding, curled around a Dragon's scale of Blue and Gold. She was no more than five years of age. No parents were ever found. They took her in, half out of fear and half out of pity. They heard the stories. She might be the one they were told would be found.

Download or read book Dragon Chosen written by Kristin Secorsky and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-14 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evalina Voll is a simple farm girl who dreams of one day becoming a dragon rider. The only problem is there hasn't been a female dragon rider chosen in almost fifty years. One day, a rare red-and-black dragon is found injured in a meadow near her home. The events that follow propel Evalina on an adventure of a lifetime. Evalina finds herself far from home in King's Citadel, training to be a dragon rider. Whispers of a dark prophecy puts Evalina and the land of Eryieth at great risk. A seer's prophecy marked the choosing of the next female dragon rider with the return of an ancient evil to the land. Entrusted with a great secret, Evalina embarks on an adventurous quest to locate a mythical amulet that can either save or destroy Eryieth.

Download or read book The Clash of Land and Sea written by Nicholas K. R. Clausen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Book In The Dragon Riders Of Arvain Series.

Download or read book Mists of Darkness written by M. J. Evans and published by . This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a ceremony passed down through the ages, the horse named Jazz is endowed with a glowing horn and a new name. Nick becomes his partner as the first unicorn rider. However, the celebration is short-lived as word reaches Celestia of ominous dark mist that descended upon the Churchill Downs race track in Kentucky. When the mist dissipated, several horses had vanished. The unicorns knew immediately that this was the work of Hasbadana, the ruler of the Dark Kingdom.

Download or read book The Broken Scale written by Nicholas K. R. Clausen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world filled with war, Chaos and destruction, A world filled with dragons. When Hayden sets out to become a Metallic Dragon Rider he discovers that his dreams are far from reality as he gets ready for the Trials that stand between him and a dragon egg. The Trials test Hayden in every way but he finds that it is what happens after the Trials that he could not have prepared for. War breaks out as the dwarves and their red dragons descend upon Celestial City, home of the Metallic Riders. Hayden and his friends find themselves at the center of the maelstrom and all of Arvain is resting on what they choose to do next.

Download or read book A Dragon for Christmas written by Marc Secchia and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas Dragon tale like no other.The start of a new Dragon Rider epic for fans of Anne McCaffrey, Eragon and How to Train Your Dragon. Santa Claus - Santaclaws - is really a dragon. Keir thinks he knows about bad luck. His Elven mother is dying of a wasting disease. His Human father, severely injured in the war, struggles to walk. A brutal Winterfall clasps his mountainous kingdom in talons of ice. The people are starving. His family, his little sisters, depend on him to see them to Dragonmas Day.They need a miracle. But who believes in miracles anymore?Long ago, the mighty Dragon Santaclaws rescued Humankind and resettled them in the magical realm of Tyanbran - but Santaclaws and his miracles are gone, and his Dragons disappeared. Now, a stubborn half-Elf must brave blizzards and treacherous trails to bring food to the kingdom, and find winterberry to ease his mother's suffering.What he discovers on this journey will shatter all unbelief. The lightning-born treasure he places beneath his Dragonmas tree changes everything, for wishes are different when it comes to Dragons.Wishes take wing, and come true.

Download or read book Jawab i shikwa written by Muhammad Iqbal and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though much of Iqbal's best poetry is written in Persian, he is also a poet of colossal stature in Urdu. Shikwa (1909) and Jawab-i-Shikwa (1913) extol the legacy of Islam and its civilising role in history, bemoan the fate of Muslims everywhere, and squarely confront the dilemmas of Islam in modern times. Shikwa is thus, in the form of a complaint to Allah for having let down the Muslims and Jawab-i-Shikwa is Allah's reply to thepoet's complaint.

Download or read book Standing Soldiers Kneeling Slaves written by Kirk Savage and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of U.S. Civil War monuments that shows how they distort history and perpetuate white supremacy The United States began as a slave society, holding millions of Africans and their descendants in bondage, and remained so until a civil war took the lives of a half million soldiers, some once slaves themselves. Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves explores how the history of slavery and its violent end was told in public spaces—specifically in the sculptural monuments that came to dominate streets, parks, and town squares in nineteenth-century America. Looking at monuments built and unbuilt, Kirk Savage shows how the greatest era of monument building in American history took place amid struggles over race, gender, and collective memory. Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves probes a host of fascinating questions and remains the only sustained investigation of post-Civil War monument building as a process of national and racial definition. Featuring a new preface by the author that reflects on recent events surrounding the meaning of these monuments, and new photography and illustrations throughout, this new and expanded edition reveals how monuments exposed the myth of a "united" people, and have only become more controversial with the passage of time.

Download or read book Banners South written by Edmund J. Raus and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines and documents the effects of the Civil War upon the citizens of Cortland County, New York, especially those who served in the 23rd New York Infantry, 1861-1863.

Download or read book Behind the Mist written by M. J. Evans and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a Gold Medal from the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards, Behind the Mist is the first book of The Mist Trilogy, the horse lover's fantasy, in which the noble and great horses are chosen to become unicorns when they die. The Legion of the Unicorn and Nick, the first human allowed into their kingdom, must battle the evil unicorn, Hasbadana.

Download or read book Remembering the Civil War written by Caroline E. Janney and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation