Download or read book Calgaich the Swordsman written by Gordon D. Shirreffs and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Swordsman s Handbook written by William Scott Wilson and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of historical writings by martial arts masters—from Miyamoto Musashi to Takuan Soho—is an essential primer on the history, philosophy, and practice of samurai swordsmanship There is perhaps no more potent symbol of the samurai era than the sword. By the seventeenth century in Japan, the art of swordsmanship had begun to take on an almost cult-like popularity. Swordsmanship was more than a mastery of technique; it was a path toward self-mastery. The Swordsman’s Handbook is the definitive collection of writings by men who saw the study of swordsmanship not only as essential to life and death, but as something that transcended life and death as well. Their teaching—that dealing with conflict is an art that requires grace and courage—speaks to us today with surprising immediacy and relevance. Included in this collection are writings by Kotada Yahei Toshitada, Takuan Soho, Yagyu Munenori, Miyamoto Musashi, Matsura Seizan, Issai Chozanshi, and Yamaoka Tesshu.
Download or read book The Swordsman s Lament written by G.M. White and published by G.M. White. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dead prince. A grieving king. A legendary swordsman accused of murder. Loyalty counts for nothing when the king demands blood. Royal champion, and confidant to the king, Belasko thought he was beyond intrigues and machinations. But when the grief-stricken King demands vengeance for his murdered son, Belasko discovers he is expendable. His options are clear: find the killer or die for a crime he didn’t commit. This breakneck fantasy thriller is perfect for fans of David Gemmell, Sebastien de Castell and Miles Cameron. Pick up your copy today! Praise for The Swordsman’s Lament: “A proper swashbuckling adventure.” - Becky’s Book Blog “A quick paced story that … left an imprint on my soul. Up there with the absolute best.” - The Coy Caterpillar Reads “Fast paced action throughout … a rollercoaster of a read. It’s fantasy and action that will appeal to readers of Bernard Cornwell ” - Books Behind The Title “A great introduction to a new hero and world that I look forward to returning to.” - Beyond The Books “From the first page, I was hooked! …If you love knights, swords, or medieval stories, this is definitely one for you!” - Dani Hoots “A fast paced and intelligent fantasy story.” - runalongtheshelves.net
Download or read book The Swordsman s Descent written by G.M. White and published by G.M. White. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost in a foreign city. Assassins around every corner. No allies in sight. Survival is key, when enemies are all around. Belasko, the Royal Champion, war hero, legendary swordsman, has distanced himself from the trappings of court life and toils at his academy. Searching for his successor. When a general Belasko defeated long ago stages a coup to place himself upon the Baskan throne, Queen Lilliana’s desire to negotiate a permanent peace takes them into a vipers nest of intrigue, suspicion, and betrayal. When blades are drawn, and all seems lost, can Belasko save the lives of those he loves the most?
Download or read book The Swordsman s Companion written by Guy Windsor and published by Swordschool Ltd. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking and enduringly popular guide to medieval Italian knightly combat. This book, first published in 2004, started a generation of swordsmen along their path to martial expertise. It includes instruction on both theory and practice, background material about the great swordsmen Fiore dei Liberi and Philippo Vadi, and advice on what equipment to purchase. Essential reading for anyone interested in swords, martial arts, or history!
Download or read book The Swordsman s Intent written by G.M. White and published by Twin Star Press. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last competition Belasko won was the catch a slippery pig contest at his village fair. Now he has to beat the best warriors in the kingdom. Belasko, a farm boy who ran away to war, is a decorated soldier and war hero. When Markus, the Royal Champion, stages a competition to choose a successor, a world of possibility opens up to him. Possibility that Belasko cannot resist. Can Belasko fulfil his potential, beat the finest blades in the kingdom, and become the first commoner to claim the title of Royal Champion? Set fifteen years before The Swordsman’s Lament, this novella sets in motion both the events of that novel and Belasko’s destiny. Buy it now or get it FREE by signing up to G.M. White's newsletter (https://gmwhite.co.uk/)
Download or read book The Reluctant Swordsman written by Dave Duncan and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man is transformed into a barbarian fighter in this adventure from “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). Wallie Smith can feel the pain. He goes to the hospital and remembers the doctors and the commotion, but when he wakes up it all seems like a dream. However, if that was a dream, how do you explain waking up in another body and in another world? Little Wallie finds himself in the physique of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by both an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess and a voluptuous slave girl. Is this a rude awakening or a dream come true? What in the world will Wallie do now that he has found himself stranded in a strange realm? Well, it just so happens that the Goddess is in need of a swordsman. It will not be easy, but if he succeeds he will have everything he wants. If he does not, things could get ugly. Wallie is reluctant but sees his chance. If only he had the faintest clue as to the adventure he is about to unleash! If only he could imagine the forces that will be out to vanquish him!
Download or read book The Swordsman written by William C. Heine and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Window To Yesterday written by Jeff Lefkowitz and published by . This book was released on 2019-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if ... buried deep inside your brain were eyewitness memories of events that changed history? Memories of what your own great, great - too many to write - grandfather or grandmother saw and did when they were young. Of how a prankster, a hothead, and a smart, tough girl were swept up in one of history's great clashes: the first war between the ruthless Roman Empire and underdog Judea. Are you the descendant of heroes? Or of cowards? Would you want to know? And what of those Judeans whose ideas, not swords, would one day conquer the world?It's too late for them. But it's not too late for you.This series debut is fun, thought-provoking, and historically accurate. But what's with the goat? For ages 12-120. *** "A wonderfully engaging and easy way for young teens to enter the tumultuous Jewish world of the first century C.E. Readers get to know in a very personal way the issues faced by the people who shaped what Judaism came to be. This book reminds me of ... As a Driven Leaf, ... by far ... the favorite among my students of Judaism in antiquity ... No wonder it has been republished many times ... I fully hope and expect that this book will have the same memorable impact on its young - and older - readers for an equally long ... time." -Elliot Dorff, Rabbi, Ph.D. Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy American Jewish University "What a fun ... way to learn about Jewish history! Jump in with these lovable characters as you go back in time ... This book is extremely well researched, using primary sources as a springboard for compelling historical fiction. Teachers of Jewish history, texts, and culture, this book is your new go-to resource!" -Dr. Rachel Lerner, Dean, Graduate Center for Jewish Education, American Jewish University
Download or read book The Swordsman s Oath written by Juliet E. McKenna and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2000-09-05 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swordmaster. . . Ryshad was a warrior, a sworn man pledged to defend the Empire and his lord with his sword and his life. Livak was a thief, a woman as dangerous and cunning as she was beautiful. Brought together by fate--and the wily wizard Shiv--these unlikely allies once traveled to the frozen lands of the North to find answers to an ancient mystery. Instead, though, they discovered death and worse at the hands of the Elietimm, a band of evil sorcerers who nearly destroyed them. Or Slave? Now, the Elietimm have infiltrated the Empire using their strange and deadly power. It is up to a reunited Ryshad and Livak, joined by Shiv, to discover the secret knowledge that can save the Empire--a mission that will lead them far from the lands they know. It is Ryshad, though, who will journey farthest, to a distant country where nothing is what it seems, not even the magical sword that has long protected him. And if that sword should turn against him now...
Download or read book Fontenay the Swordsman written by Fortuné Du Boisgobey and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conan the Swordsman written by Lyon Sprague De Camp and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Swordsman written by David McLeavy and published by Montag Press. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age of man has come to an end. The world is in ruins. Dwellers-ancient cowled monstrosities born of an unknowable dark power-hunt the remnants of civilization across the Mist-shrouded wastelands. Through this nightmarish landscape, Donovan Maltrese, last of the ancient Order of Swordsmen, pursues the Cleric, who through his unholy power has condemned Donovan to spiral slowly into inevitable madness. His home decimated, the rest of the Order slain, and his sanity slipping day by day, Donovan and the young girl Jana Hunter, herself a victim of the Cleric's dark magic, must travel to the end of the world in order to confront their sworn enemy and discover a cure for their affliction-if one exists at all. But little do they know that the secrets awaiting them there will determine not only their fate, but the fate of all mankind. "Forged with prose as bright and polished and sharp as a broadsword's blade and fused with characters who shine like gemstones, The Swordsman is a masterfully wrought fantasy." - Matthew C. Lucas (author of The Mountain)
Download or read book Sojan the Swordsman Under the Warrior Star written by Michael Moorcock and published by Planet Stories Double Features. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Moorcock's Sojan The Swordsman evisits the author's very first published character, the original incarnation of the Eternal Champion! Rewritten and expanded from its original appearance in Moorcock's self-published Tarzan Adventures fanzine, this tale of swordplay, airships, and bizarre landscapes sees the hero Sojan and his beloved Princess Noothar encountering strange races of men and even stranger monsters in a fast-paced adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Leigh Brackett. Joe R. Lansdale's Under the Warrior Star is the tale of Brax Hooker, a freelance journalist whose world travels in search of adventure lead him to a secret laboratory in the Rocky Mountains where a rogue scientist is attempting to create a universe in minature. Having come to believe his life has lost meaning, Brax agrees to be the first traveler into this new Universe, venturing into a forest world of strange plants, weird creatures, and deadly warriors. There Brax leads a life of adventure, discovering danger, a ton of surprises, and the love of his life under the hazy blue light of an alien sun.
Download or read book Paper Swordsmen written by John Christopher Hamm and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.
Download or read book The Samurai Swordsman written by Stephen Turnbull and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2008-02-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samurai tells the story of the courageous and highly disciplined fighting men of this time, showing how they evolved from the primitive fighters of the seventh century into an invincible military caste with a fearsome reputation. In the early seventh century, the samurai rose to prominence during the struggles between the emperor and the military leaders (shogun). They took part in the invasion of Korea, as well as helping to keep Japan free from foreign influence. From the Heian period through to the Onin wars, the history of the samurai is replete with tales of heroism and bloodshed. Although the samurai is most famous for his use of the sword, he also used a wide variety of other weapons, such as the crossbow, the dagger and the spear. Samurai armour and costume were constantly evolving, and by the twelfth century most samurai were wearing the box-like yoroi armour. Samurai examines samurai fighting tactics, as well as acts such as ritual suicide (hari-kiri) and the taking of enemy heads as trophies.
Download or read book The Master Swordsman the Magic Doorway written by Alice Provensen and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Chu wants to defend his family and protect the village from bandits. He apprentices with Master Li, the greatest teacher of the sword in all of China -- and finds that having the skill means he'll never have to use it. When the Emperor sees Mu Chi's magnificent mural, he decrees that the painter's reward shall be death. After all, no one but the Emperor should own such a perfect painting. Wielding the power of art, Mu Chi is able to find a way out of his dilemma. These two stories about masters of their arts are retold and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Alice Provensen, a master artist in her own right. Readers and listeners will be enchanted by the humor and irrepressible spirit with which these characters take on obstacles and triumph over them.
