Download or read book Urchin King written by Katharina Gerlach and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Urchin King" was a semi-finalist for the "KBR Best Indie Book 2012" award. The 2012 Best Indie Book Contest was established and judged by the reviewers at The Kindle Book Review. They pre-screened hundreds of books and judged them on formatting, writing quality, and if the book "grabbed" them from the beginning. About the Book For fourteen years, street-urchin Paul's miserable existence has kept him safe from an ancient law that sentences all second-born twins to death. When he learns he is the younger twin of the mentally handicapped Crown Prince who's in danger of being killed for his disability, he agrees to play the role of the miraculously healed royal heir. Paul struggles to learn how to act like a born ruler, but finds that his greatest skill, getting by unnoticed, is now his greatest liability. He knows if he is discovered, he will be executed like all second-born twins. When a vengeful sorcerer threatens the kingdom, Paul is the only one who can oppose him. But using his unique talents will expose him. Now, he's got the choice. What is more important, his life or his family's and the kingdom's safety? Unfortunately, Amazon no longer allows Indie authors to include booktrailers or additional author pictures in the book description. Since I had to re-upload this book, my trailer is no longer available here. You'll have to search YouTube for the book's title to find it. Sorry. For readers of fantasy from 12-99 years Readers' Voices a unique twist on a fairy-tale king line...reminiscent of The Prince and the Pauper, "Katherine Gilraine" a wonderfully crafted book, "Nadele Jacobs" Fun, exciting, and wonderfully fluid reading that my teenagers have already stolen my Kindle from me for, "Cecile" A few words from the Authoress Yes, I know that the beginning resembles "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain somewhat, but not much. When I wrote this story, I wasn't aware of the similarity. Mark Twain's stories are not as widespread in Germany as they are in the USA, and it's been ages since I read the book. Only when a couple of reviewers pointed it out, I realized where my initial idea had come from. Despite the influence, this story is not a retelling but a stand-alone story in its own right which includes many details about everyday life in Europe during the Middle Ages.

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Download or read book Urchin King written by Katharina Gerlach and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: a unique twist on a fairy-tale king line...reminiscent of The Prince and the Pauper, Katherine Gilrainea wonderfully crafted book, Nadele JacobsFun, exciting, and wonderfully fluid reading that my teenagers have already stolen my Kindle from me for, CecileFor fourteen years, street-urchin Paul's miserable existence has kept him safe from an ancient law that sentences all second-born twins to death. When he learns he is the younger twin of the mentally handicapped Crown Prince, he agrees to play the role of the miraculously healed royal heir to save his brother who's in danger of being killed for his disability. Paul struggles to act like a born ruler, but finds that his greatest skill, getting by unnoticed, is now his greatest liability. He knows if he is discovered, he will be executed like all second-born twins.When a sorcerer bent on revenge threatens the kingdom, Paul seems to be the only one who can oppose him. But using his old skills will reveal his true identity, and Paul faces a difficult choice. What does he value more, his life or the security of his family and kingdom?

Download or read book The Star Crossed Stone written by Ken McNamara and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the four hundred thousand years that humanity has been collecting fossils, sea urchin fossils, or echinoids, have continually been among the most prized, from the Paleolithic era, when they decorated flint axes, to today, when paleobiologists study them for clues to the earth’s history. In The Star-Crossed Stone, Kenneth J. McNamara, an expert on fossil echinoids, takes readers on an incredible fossil hunt, with stops in history, paleontology, folklore, mythology, art, religion, and much more. Beginning with prehistoric times, when urchin fossils were used as jewelry, McNamara reveals how the fossil crept into the religious and cultural lives of societies around the world—the roots of the familiar five-pointed star, for example, can be traced to the pattern found on urchins. But McNamara’s vision is even broader than that: using our knowledge of early habits of fossil collecting, he explores the evolution of the human mind itself, drawing striking conclusions about humanity’s earliest appreciation of beauty and the first stirrings of artistic expression. Along the way, the fossil becomes a nexus through which we meet brilliant eccentrics and visionary archaeologists and develop new insights into topics as seemingly disparate as hieroglyphics, Beowulf, and even church organs. An idiosyncratic celebration of science, nature, and human ingenuity, The Star-Crossed Stone is as charming and unforgettable as the fossil at its heart.

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