Download or read book The Trials of Ildarwood Spectres of the Fall written by S.C. Selvyn and published by Avylaan Kingdom Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 10,000 years, the Trials have been a sacred tradition... But when all of the twelve-year-old children in Ranewood are banished into the nearest spectral forest, they quickly realize that the Ildarwood is not nearly as safe as they were told. Stalked by faceless hunters whose souls have been ravaged by Trials past, the children - now Ildarbound - must learn to control one of nine elements from the spirit realm to save the Ildarwood, their families, and themselves from an ancient spectral Blight. Who will master their abilities and rise to fight the growing threat? And who will lose their souls to the faceless hunters? Their stories are about to unfold… The Trials of Ildarwood: Spectres of the Fall is the illustrated first book in S.C. Selvyn's debut epic fantasy series. Written for imaginative teens and adults alike, there is something for everyone in this intricately-woven tale about incredible children who must learn how to use their unique gifts, not just to survive... but to thrive! Read it once, and you are bound to be inspired. Read it twice, and you'll uncover countless hidden layers that add incredible depth to the story's already rich details. This edition includes a map of Ranewood, twenty-eight chapter illustrations, and an appendix with detailed lore about the world of the Ildarwood.

Download or read book The Trials of Ildarwood Fall of the Forsaken written by S.C. Selvyn and published by Avylaan Kingdom Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-01-20 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Maze Runner" in this inspirational fantasy adventure! When four children are told their elemental gifts will leave them cursed, they must make a life-changing choice: explore the treacherous reaches of the Ildarwood in a desperate attempt to change their fates, or surrender to a life as outcasts. “Fall of the Forsaken” is the harrowing precursor to the Trials of Ildarwood series, an intricately-woven epic fantasy series. Taking place nineteen years before the prologue in “Spectres of the Fall,” this inspiring tale provides a brief yet exciting introduction to an imaginative world with vast lore, diverse cultures, and a fascinating history. The Ildarwood is calling. The adventure of a lifetime is about to begin!

Download or read book Chronicles of Pelenor written by Meg Cowley and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She stole a powerful artefact. He resurrected an ancient evil. They are mortal enemies and only one can survive... but both of them may be doomed in this heartrending saga of intrigue and betrayal. When orphan Harper takes a legendary Dragonheart, she unwittingly signs her own death warrant. Searching for the elven king's missing Dragonheart is his ruthless spymaster Dimitri - who has his own secret agenda to revolutionise the Kingdom of Pelenor - but the Dragonheart is only the beginning. To further his cause, Dimitri raises a revolutionary from beyond the grave. He realises too late that he did not raise an ally... but a dark, ancient power, hell bent on revenge. And Dimitri is bound to his cause. Trapped and thrust into the middle of rising conflict, Harper and Dimitri are forced to ally to survive. When Harper unexpectedly uncovers her identity, the truth will pit all against her, for Harper holds great darkness within her, yet, she is the crux to prevailing against the oncoming cataclysm. War comes for Pelenor. The Dark One will have his dominion. The ultimate sacrifice will be required - but who will give it, and will it be enough? Resilience and the strength to stand in the face of adversity is tested in this powerful epic fantasy series of morally grey characters, loyalty and romance, betrayal and intrigue, and a desperate struggle against impending devastation that has left thousands of readers wanting more. Praise for the series includes; ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "It pulled on every single emotion available to the soul. You will laugh, you will cry, you will smile, you will want more." - Goodreads Reviewer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "An epic ending in the best of high fantasy. The mixture of good and evil, darkness and light, and hope and despair carries you through from the first page to the last." - Amazon Reviewer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I couldn't put it down. The characters are so well written and believable they are almost real." - Amazon Reviewer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "The best fantasy series I've read in recent years." - Amazon Reviewer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "A wild ride from the beginning. I sobbed at several parts. Meg has done such a great job of making me truly care for these characters." - Amazon Reviewer The Chronicles of Pelenor is perfect for fans of Sylvia Mercedes' Venatrix Chronicles, JA Andrews' The Keeper Chronicles, and Elise Kova's Air Awakens, who love richly woven sagas of characters striving to overcome adversity from within and without, against a backdrop of an epic-scale world that comes alive on the page. This is a complete series collection including Heart of Dragons, Court of Shadows, Order of Valxiron, and Mark of Fate. Read the Chronicles of Pelenor now for just 99c, or free in Kindle Unlimited.

Download or read book The Settlement s Cradle written by Kyra Gregory and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They took them from their homes. They might not be the first to fight back. But can they be the first to win? When Skye is dragged away from home in broad daylight, along with a hundred others, she knows nobody is coming to their rescue. Brought to a place thought to have been uninhabited since the world first ended, they serve one purpose; to colonise the Epizon's reclaimed lands. Once able to live her life as she wished, even in secret, their every move is now watched, their days spent doing the will of the Governor, caught in the middle of a war between those that brought them there, and the people the land was stolen from. But abiding by the rules has never been Skye's strong suit and, before long, living beneath the rule of corrupt and violent wardens pushes her to find a way out. One way or another, she'll be free of this place-even if it means death. If you like headstrong protagonists, enemies to lovers, found family, and tales of rebellion, you will adore this intense, high-stakes series.

Download or read book Of Snow and Roses written by T M Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is she a powerful witch . . . or is it all in her head? When Neve awakens in a hospital room, cuffed to the bed, the only thing she knows is her name. Her doctor says she's been a patient at the Blackbriar Institute for most of her life, that she's been battling mental illness since she was a small child . . . that bouts of amnesia are common with her condition. But something doesn't add up. And weird things keep happening. Sparks erupt from her fingertips and wishes inexplicably come true. Neve has visions of a woman claiming to be her sister, warning that she's in danger. Is it all a delusion? Then there's Torbin, the mysterious man in her therapy group with fathomless pain in his dark eyes. At first he seems to hate her, but Neve feels drawn to him in ways she can't explain. Together, Neve and Torbin must uncover the secrets of the Institute and fight their way to freedom. Along the way, Neve will discover power beyond her imagination . . . and a love she never thought possible. Of Snow and Roses is a magical adventure inspired by the fairy tale, Snow White & Rose Red. If you like contemporary fantasy with plenty of twists, turns, and a splash of romance, you'll love this modern twist on a classic. Download today!

Download or read book The Five Fierce Tigers of Rosa Martinez written by Burt Kempner and published by Burt Kempner. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rosa Martinez is seriously ill. She has the loving support of her mother and grandfather and a doctor who takes good care of her. But she also has a secret weapon. Rosa can summon five tigers to come to her aid when she's ailing or in big trouble. Her disease may think it has the upper hand for now, but wait until it encounters Gautama, Arik, Vashti, Selena and Quan--the five fierce tigers of Rosa Martinez. Young readers will delight in their daring adventures and who knows: they may even be able to call forth guardian animals of their own when they need them.

Download or read book God Does Humanity Exist written by Kamand Kojouri and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful and evocative collection, poet Kamand Kojouri explores themes of resistance, empowerment, and hope. The four sections (Cries of Common Pain, Call to Action, Songs of Hope, and Echoes of Hope) are skilfully interwoven and resonate with urgency and relevance. During these turbulent times when the world at large is experiencing a crisis in humanity, God, Does Humanity Exist? is a beacon of light that encourages us to think and act with more compassion, empathy, and understanding.

Download or read book Mermaid of Sicily written by Jincey Lumpkin and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glamorous Gia Acquaviva struggles to maintain her freedom and hold onto her business empire. A Sicilian mob boss nips at her tail, hoping to lure her into his sick fantasies. Meanwhile, the global media hunts Gia, attempting to hold her accountable for a string of murders. Can the world's most famous mermaid escape their net, or will she be caught?

Download or read book Where You re All Going written by Joan Frank and published by Sarabande Books. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buzzfeed News,"15 Small Press Books To Kick Off Your 2020 Reading Season" The Millions, “February Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated” "Death looms in these four sparkling novellas—thus the book’s sly title—but until then there’s the wonder of life. Frank’s subjects include fascinating friendships and complicated marriages, awful parties and odd enthusiasm. Bonus: song mentions that add up to a terrifically eclectic playlist.” —Kim Hubbard, People Magazine In her quartet of novellas, Joan Frank invites readers into the inner lives of characters bewildered by love, grief, and inexplicable affinities. A young couple navigates a strange friendship and unexpected pregnancy; a woman recalls the bizarre fallout of her former lover's fame; a lonely widow is drawn to an arrogant young man; a wealthy spiritual seeker grapples with what wealth cannot affect. Witty and humane, Frank taps the riches of the novella form as she writes of loneliness, friendship, loss, and the filaments of intimacy that connect us through time.

Download or read book White Blood written by Kiki Petrosino and published by Sarabande Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her fourth full-length book, White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia, Kiki Petrosino turns her gaze to Virginia, where she digs into her genealogical and intellectual roots, while contemplating the knotty legacies of slavery and discrimination in the Upper South. From a stunning double crown sonnet, to erasure poetry contained within DNA testing results, the poems in this collection are as wide-ranging in form as they are bountiful in wordplay and truth. In her poem 'The Shop at Monticello,' she writes: 'I’m a black body in this Commonwealth, which turned black bodies/ into money. Now, I have money to spend on little trinkets to remind me/ of this fact. I’m a money machine & my body constitutes the common wealth.' Speaking to history, loss, and injustice with wisdom, innovation, and a scientific determination to find the poetic truth, White Blood plants Petrosino’s name ever more firmly in the contemporary canon.

Download or read book Prevent the Past the Complete Series written by Rebecca Hefner and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chasing Alice written by Stephanie Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the life, death, and legacy of Alice Davis, an English teacher from Parkside High School in Salisbury, Maryland. Alice was brutally murdered by her husband over Labor Day Weekend in 2011 and her community was turned upside down. The story is written by one of her former students, Stephanie L. Fowler.

Download or read book Even As We Breathe written by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen-year-old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove Park Inn and Resort brings him one step closer to escaping the hills that both cradle and suffocate him, he sees it as an opportunity. The experience introduces him to the beautiful and enigmatic Essie Stamper—a young Cherokee woman who is also working at the inn and dreaming of a better life. With World War II raging in Europe, the resort is the temporary home of Axis diplomats and their families, who are being held as prisoners of war. A secret room becomes a place where Cowney and Essie can escape the white world of the inn and imagine their futures free of the shadows of their families' pasts. Outside of this refuge, however, racism and prejudice are never far behind, and when the daughter of one of the residents goes missing, Cowney finds himself accused of abduction and murder. Even As We Breathe invokes the elements of bone, blood, and flesh as Cowney navigates difficult social, cultural, and ethnic divides. Betrayed by the friends he trusted, he begins to unearth deeper mysteries as he works to prove his innocence and clear his name. This richly written debut novel explores the immutable nature of the human spirit and the idea that physical existence, with all its strife and injustice, will not be humanity's lasting legacy.

Download or read book You Want More written by George Singleton and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his signature darkly acerbic and sharp-witted humor, George Singleton has built a reputation as one of the most astute and wise observers of the South. Now Tom Franklin introduces this master of the form with a compilation of acclaimed and prize-winning short fiction spanning twenty years and eight collections, including stories originally published in outlets like the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Playboy, the Georgia Review, the Southern Review, and many more. These stories bear the influence of Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver, at other times Barry Hannah and Donald Barthelme, and touch on the mysteries of childhood, the complexities of human relationships, and the absurdity of everyday life, with its inexorable defeats and small triumphs. Assembled here for the very first time, You Want More represents a body of work that showcases the incisive talent that earned George Singleton's place among "the great pillars of Southern literature." (New York Times)

Download or read book Unseen City written by Amy Shearn and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unseen City is a multi-generational portrait of New York and the unexpected connections between a lonely Brooklyn librarian, a widower returning to his roots, and a ghost still lingering in a home that was once part of an activist-founded farming settlement.

Download or read book The Greatest Hoax on Earth written by Alan C Logan and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Hoax unmasks the viral spread of a myth, creating a parable of our times. The deep analysis within is filled with suspense while also providing a meaningful wake-up call in the post-truth era.

Download or read book Girl on a Float written by Brian Bedard and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is actually a gradual accumulation, over a period of about ten years, of individual stories with a shared setting and recurring conflicts, most of which involve civilization and nature in some kind of revealing interaction. What I wanted to reveal is the South Dakota experience as it takes shape in a variety of dramatic situations. That experience invariably involves the challenges of living in a wild space-the Northern Plains-which tests people's physical strength and their practical wits within a raw and unpredictable climate. In this environment, you simply cannot ignore the natural world as a reminder and a teacher. The wind, for example, won't let you. I know there are people in the critical establishment who would argue that Nature can't really teach us anything any more; science and technology separate us; we are not governed by Nature's rules or values; we know more. I simply disagree, especially when it comes to a place like the Northern Plains. For me the greatness of South Dakota is that its population is in no way pretentious or presumptuous. These are flesh and blood human beings. Themes: They have the necessary virtues-patience, courage, creativity, loyalty to the land, responsibility, discipline, and independence. There is an intrinsic honesty in their culture, which I find refreshing and hopeful. They have heart, they have humility, they have faith. And they get it from having to respect and pay attention to the physical world, their dwelling place. But the goal of these stories is not Humans against Nature; it is Humans negotiating with Nature. South Dakota images and stories contain an integrity I respect and treasure. The stories are really a celebration of that wholeness; they help me preserve the beauty in memory. A chemistry of place, if you will, that I want to preserve in words. I think I have achieved this macro image with the 15 stories as a group. Three of these stories-Curse off the Corn Borer, The Fallen, and Arrow in the Neck- are among the best stories I have ever written.