Download or read book Troll Wars written by Charles G Dyer and published by BookCountry. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the end of the Dark Ages. Macans (a.k.a. Gnomes) live peacefully and mind their own business. While most of the men are out on patrol, Trolls kidnap Brodo’s wife Ada and his sons, Morel and Rada. Led by Toki, a small group of Macans track the kidnappers through the forest to a cave at the foot of a mountain range. The ensuing battle, together with an earlier similar attack, marks the beginning of a war of attrition. Trolls are five times bigger than Macans but they are rather stupid and somewhat cowardly. Intelligence, bravery, ingenuity, poisoned arrows and a little bit of magic gives the Macans a small advantage. Trolls usually operate in pairs or small groups but a crackpot king has organised them more and formed a small army. This seriously undermines the Macans’ superiority. Read this action-packed drama to see how things turn out...

Download or read book The Great Troll War written by Jasper Fforde and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final instalment of the Last Dragonslayer Chronicles, demonstrating that with a small band of committed followers, a large tin of resolve and steely determination, almost anything can be achieved . . . Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange and her sidekick and fellow Orphan Tiger Prawns have been driven to the tip of the UnUnited Kingdoms - Cornwall - by the invasion of the Trolls. Their one defence is a six-foot-wide trench full of buttons, something which the Trolls find unaccountably terrifying (it's their clickiness). Worse than being eaten by Trolls is the prospect of the Mighty Shandar requisitioning the Quarkbeast and using him to achieve supreme power and domination - an ambition that has been four hundred years in the planning and which will ultimately leave the Earth a cold cinder, devoid of all life. Nothing has ever looked so bleak, but Jennifer, assisted by a renegade vegan Troll, a bunch of misfit sorcerers, the Princess (or is she now the ruler?) of the UnUnited (or are they now United?) Kingdoms, and Tiger, must find a way to vanquish the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, and along the way discover the truth about her parents, herself, and what is in the locked glovebox of her VW Beetle . . .

Download or read book The Great Troll War written by Jasper Fforde and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final instalment of the Last Dragonslayer Chronicles, demonstrating that with a small band of committed followers, a large tin of resolve and steely determination, almost anything can be achieved . . . Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange and her sidekick and fellow Orphan Tiger Prawns have been driven to the tip of the UnUnited Kingdoms - Cornwall - by the invasion of the Trolls. Their one defence is a six-foot-wide trench full of buttons, something which the Trolls find unaccountably terrifying (it's their clickiness). Worse than being eaten by Trolls is the prospect of the Mighty Shandar requisitioning the Quarkbeast and using him to achieve supreme power and domination - an ambition that has been four hundred years in the planning and which will ultimately leave the Earth a cold cinder, devoid of all life. Nothing has ever looked so bleak, but Jennifer, assisted by a renegade vegan Troll, a bunch of misfit sorcerers, the Princess (or is she now the ruler?) of the UnUnited (or are they now United?) Kingdoms, and Tiger, must find a way to vanquish the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, and along the way discover the truth about her parents, herself, and what is in the locked glovebox of her VW Beetle . . .

Download or read book The Last Dragonslayer written by Jasper Fforde and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As magic fades from the world, 15-year-old Jennifer Strange is having trouble keeping her magician employment agency business afloat, until she begins having visions that foretell the death of the last dragon and the coming of Big Magic.

Download or read book Take Morgue to the Morgue Enter the Sinister World of a New Age Cult written by Joe Dixon and published by Magus Books. This book was released on with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freak, monster, Satanist, sicko, weirdo, idiot, Luciferian, demon, defiler, devil, necromancer, coward, creep, cult leader, pathological narcissist, psychopath, predator, pretentious poser, toxic malignancy ... rinse, repeat. The insults for shock artist Morgue come thick and fast. They seek him here, they seek him there, those critics, detractors and knockers seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven? Is he in hell? Is he a fraud? Has he gone rogue? That damned, elusive fiend who belongs in a prison cell. The denigrators are never short of abuse and vitriol for the man they love to hate. Who is Morgue? Why do so many people loathe him so much? Morgue is no ordinary shock artist. He has now graduated to sinister cult leader, grifting from the weak-minded and vulnerable. To his haters, he's shocking in every way, a shocking human being, a disgrace, an abomination … an actual monster. Morgue will shock you to the core with his grotesque behavior, shock you out of your complacency with his nauseating conduct, shock you into seeing the reality of a cult that preys on all the suckers it can round up. You will feel the aftershock of his vileness. To his obsessive, manic fans, Morgue is Shock and Awe. To everyone else, it's shocking that this person isn't in jail, and they earnestly hope and expect that he soon will be given that he has been accused of serious crimes. This book is a commentary on these people – these sick, warped individuals who run cults – and the strange world they inhabit and strange people they attract. What makes them this way? Is there any cure? How should they be dealt with? What kind of people are drawn to them? Why are they able to fool so many people? Why don't their victims realize what is going on? It's time to take on the cult godfathers. Come and find out about the sinister world of the cult leader, one of the worst predators of the modern era. If humanity is not careful, these cult leaders will define the future. A future nightmare!

Download or read book The Eye of Illumination written by W.C. Gorski and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a time. A time long before the Troll-Wars and the days of Noah. A time long forgotten and lost to recorded history, where kings, men, Elves, Dwarves and El’dwars ruled in harmony in their separate nation-states. And there were Wizards who used their mystical powers to serve the inhabitants of the realm, building the peace, projecting and overseeing all that was good within the lands of these allied nations. It was a good time. Oh, that’s not to say there weren’t a few minor incidents amongst the usual unsavory types. But isn’t that always the case in any normal society? Or is it? To the North lay the lands of Norsada where all was not good. Norsada was home to the Muzoule, despicable creatures who had a growing hatred for the inhabitants of the Realm. Their loathing for all that was good became a religion to them, and they rallied the defeated Trolls and Gnomes to war against the believers of the Lord of Creation. Since their defeat and loss of territories at the end of the Troll-Wars, their evil was ever growing. It was a vile festering malevolent influence that slowly began sweeping its way South to the Realm, insidiously infecting the weak of mind, the faint of heart and those who lust for power. The source of this evil emanated from the glowing Eye. The Eye of Illumination that sat in place of the capstone upon a pyramid in the midst of Northern most area of the Muzoule territories. The glowing eye was a source connection to a greater evil sealed within the portal of the Second Heaven. It was a dimensional prison reserved for the devil, the so called Shinning-One, along with his fallen angles. For them, there was no way out. No way to rule. No way to control and torture, until the Sword of Leahanna. The Sword by itself was a killing machine, created by the Elfin Warrior Leahanna. The Sword as created was not controllable. However in the past, it was a most effective tool paramount to winning the Troll-Wars. But, it was indiscriminate of who it killed when held high as it took control of its wielder. The Elfin Queen Leahanna employed the Sword in battle; and in doing so, it unintentionally and without discretion murdered her late husband K’Thilladorn. From that point on, Queen Leahanna could not bear to look upon the murderous weapon. To bring the Sword under control, the Elfin Priestess Lynthena nurtured from a small speck a Pearl within the crystalline waters of I’Thilliander. When inserted within the pommel of the Sword, it brought this killing machine under usable control and was tested in battle by Commander K’Leander. It worked. Still, the Queen could not tolerate its presence within the Elfin forest of I’Thillianne. She ordered that both the Pearl and the Sword be separated and hidden in separate locations, never to be used again. However, there was another unexpected component to the Pearl and Sword’s functionality. When reunited, the Pearl with the Sword became a Key. As prophesied by the dying King K’Thilladorn, beware during the time of a full Blood-Moon. If the blade of this Sword, now the key were to be inserted into the slot of the fractured lock at the top of the Evil-One’s Ziggurat, hell would break loose. An open floodgate to evil would be unleashed. The porthole to another dimension, the second heaven reserved for the devil and his angles would be free to come crawling out to infect all living things. Evil would once again rein supreme over the land. Torture and agony would be the rule-of-day. The Illuminated One will have won. This is the story of how good God fearing men, women and the inhabitants of their era prevailed and overcame corruption and wickedness. It is a story of impaling evil and keeping it from ever becoming the worst disaster in unrecorded history. The Wizards of the High Tower would see to it!

Download or read book The Curiosities written by Brenna Yovanoff and published by Carolrhoda Lab ?. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed and New York Times bestselling YA authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff comes The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories. ? A vampire locked in a cage in the basement, for good luck. ? Bad guys, clever girls, and the various reasons why the guys have to stop breathing. ? A world where fires never go out (with references to vanilla ice cream). These are but a few of the curiosities collected in this volume of short stories by three acclaimed practitioners of paranormal fiction. But The Curiosities is more than the stories. Since 2008, Maggie, Tessa, and Brenna have posted more than 250 works of short fiction to their website www.merryfates.com. Their goal was simple: create a space for experimentation and improvisation in their writing?all in public and without a backspace key. In that spirit, The Curiosities includes the stories and each author's comments, critiques, and kudos in the margins. Think of it as a guided tour of the creative processes of three acclaimed authors.

Download or read book Revolution and War in Contemporary Ukraine written by Olga Bertelsen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the reasons behind, and trajectories of, the rapid cultural changes in Ukraine since 2013? This volume highlights: the role of the Revolution of Dignity and the Russian-Ukrainian war in the formation of Ukrainian civil society; the forms of warfare waged by Moscow against Kyiv, including information and religious wars; Ukrainian and Russian identities and cultural realignment; sources of destabilization in Ukraine and beyond; memory politics and Russian foreign policies; the Kremlin’s geopolitical goals in its 'near abroad'; and factors determining Ukraine’s future and survival in a state of war. The studies included in this collection illuminate the growing gap between the political and social systems of Ukraine and Russia. The anthology illustrates how the Ukrainian revolution of 2013–2014, Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and its invasion of eastern Ukraine have altered the post-Cold War political landscape and, with it, the regional and global power and security dynamics.

Download or read book Rethinking Warfare in the 21st Century written by Iulian Chifu and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical and multifaceted analysis of the problems created by the politics and communicated representation of contemporary warfare.

Download or read book Archie Brevitt s Amazing Chivalric Escapade written by Cally Geraghty and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archie Brevitt is in for a shock – not only is he a wizard (news to him) but rumour has it his missing parents were infamous thieves and murderers! Unexpectedly back in the magical world surrounding Crackenridge Castle, Archie’s arrival is met with suspicion and gossip. He is quickly drawn into a race to be first to recover treasure hidden long ago in the castle walls and finds himself in possession of a mysterious and valuable golden gem – a magical gem that the powerful wizard, Erron Goulding, will stop at nothing to steal. Full of the extraordinary, with gargoyles, medieval knights, witches and wizards.

Download or read book Dilric s Quest written by Charles G Dyer and published by BookCountry. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To avoid discovery by Humans, Gnomes live in hidden in underground Lodges. One such Lodge is struck by a toxic waste tragedy, caused by ignorant Humans. The sole survivor, Dilric, faces a long and dangerous journey to find another Lodge. While trying to come to terms with the loss of his friends, wife and daughter, he faces many dangers. Suffering from chemical burns, fatigue and inconsolable anguish Dilric is attacked and seriously wounded. From the depths of despair, he is hauled back on his feet by duty. He feels it is his duty to his lost friends and family to carry on. He also feels an ever-increasing desire to avenge their senseless deaths. His often-misguided intentions lead him into surprising situations... Will Dilric ever forgive Humans for the destruction of his home and kin? And, will he ever find comfort in a female companion again? Join him on his quest to find out about that and other intriguing aspects of Gnomic life, technology and magic. The appendix provides comprehensive details about Gnome folklore.

Download or read book Outlaws written by Jen Calonita and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WANTED: ROYAL ACADEMY OUTLAWS Things are not looking great for Princess Devin Nile. In the past 24 hours, she and her four best friends have gotten kicked out of school, banished to the Hollow Woods, and declared as outlaws. (That's what happens when you accuse the Headmistress of Royal Academy of being in league with villains.) But Devin's not about to go down without a fight. Step one? Find the famous Red Riding Hood and her vigilante friends for backup. Step two? Come up with a plan to expose the truth about Headmistress Olivina to all of Enchantasia...or risk their homeland falling under villainous rule. No pressure, right?

Download or read book Guardians of Eternity Bundle 3 written by Alexandra Ivy and published by Zebra. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 1999 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guardians of Eternity are vampires and werewolves chosen to safeguard the world from growing darkness. For them, danger and seduction go hand in hand, and their fierce strength is matched only by their desire for those who are destined to be their mates… WHERE DARKNESS LIVES As imposing as she is beautiful, Sophia never shows weakness, but for her family’s sake, she’ll agree to be saddled with a bodyguard. Six feet of pure-blooded Were, Luc is gorgeous and ruthless. The man in him is sworn to protect, while the wolf intends to seduce and possess—assuming Sophia doesn’t get them both killed first… FEAR THE DARKNESS Cassie, a werewolf prophet, must be kept safe at all costs. Enter Caine, whose recent tangles with a demon lord have left him in need of redemption. He’s duty-bound to keep Cassie out of danger, and increasingly certain that he has found his true mate. But a deadly enemy is closer than they realize… DARKNESS AVENGED The vampire Santiago is determined to find the beautiful clan chief Nefri, who abruptly left him. Nefri is on a mission of her own—to prevent Santiago’s traitorous sire from unleashing a scourge on the mortal world. Failure is not an option, but neither is resisting Santiago… HUNT THE DARKNESS Roke never lets his raw sensuality get the better of him, until a nymph-like witch named Sally tricks him into mating with her. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless she can break the spell. But as desire leaves them both aching for more, Sally isn't sure if her world is more dangerous with Roke, or without him. WHEN DARKNESS ENDS Cyn, the hedonistic chief of Ireland’s vampire clan, is not happy to be relocated from the magical land of the fey to his desolate castle. Sharp-witted fairy princess Fallon seems immune to his seductive games. But they must stop an enemy from closing the veil that separates the dimensions, even as deep desire ignites…

Download or read book Hunt the Darkness written by Alexandra Ivy and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one of her spells backfires, witch Sally finds herself bound for eternity to Roke, a vampire, in a passionate marathon of love-making that can only end if they figure out how to break the spell.

Download or read book World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 1 written by BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 is a journey through an age of myth and legend, a time long before the Horde and the Alliance came to be. This definitive tome of Warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the world of Azeroth and its people. This ebook features twenty-five full-page paintings by World of Warcraft artist Peter Lee, as well as a cosmology chart, half a dozen maps charting changes through time, and other line art illustrations by Joseph Lacroix, and marks the first in a multipart series exploring the Warcraft universe; from the distant past to the modern era.

Download or read book Political Cyberbullying written by Sheri Bauman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politically motivated attacks are the newest type of aggression to erupt in the cyberworld, making Political Cyberbullying's analysis of the psychology of cyberbullying adult perpetrators, the effects on their victims, and ways we can reduce the damage an essential read. Although cyber-aggression is not a new phenomenon, the presidential campaign and election in 2016 appeared to embolden some adults who exploited the principle of free speech to attack others for their personal characteristics or views, bringing cyberbullying into the political realm. The political climate remained toxic through 2017 and 2018, and 2019 has both enflamed the vitriolic and venomous potential of public discourse and encouraged the appropriation of personal disclosure for political ends, something likely to continue through the 2020 election and after. In this work, psychologist Sheri Bauman, an expert on cyberbullying who has addressed audiences across the nation and internationally, summarizes the world of political cyber-aggression, its perpetrators and their psyche, and its targets and how they are chosen. She then explains steps we can take to defuse the effectiveness and the harms of these online assaults. Case studies bring primary points to life, and the clarity of the text will appeal to students, researchers, and others interested in aggression, communication, and politics online.

Download or read book The Troll s Grindstone written by Elizabeth H. Boyer and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 1986 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To save himself Leifr needs to get his hands on a magic sword and then find the troll's grindstone to sharpen it. But Sorkvir had hidden the grindstone, and the sword hangs on the wall of Sorkvir's throne room.