Download or read book Drinking from the Dragon s Well written by Alex Smith and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part memoir, part travelogue, Drinking from the Dragon’s Well is a vivid and warmly personal account of a year spent teaching English in Wuhan, China, and later in Taiwan. One of the drove of foreign teachers to descend upon the once inaccessible People’s Republic of China, Alex Smith arrives filled with great expectations. She proceeds to negotiate a city, and a country, for which no amount of reading could prepare her. Her eagerness to learn the language, make friends and explore the culture often turns to bewilderment as she copes with unglamorous daily life – and with the loneliness of a stranger in a strange land. This is not pre-packaged, tourist China. A keen-eyed and sensitive observer, Smith attempts to plumb the soul of an ancient country that is beginning both to open up to the outside world, and to have a startling impact on it. Her fresh, highly readable narrative draws the reader into the mayhem, mystery and magic of modern-day China with remarkable deftness.
Download or read book A Cool Drink of Water written by Barbara Kerley and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts people around the world collecting, chilling, and drinking water.
Download or read book Son of Dragons written by Andrea R Cooper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of false peace, the dead rise as soldiers for the Warloc's scheme. For thousands of years he has stood ready for the final battle. Though the witch and her cursed Elvin have destroyed his physical body, now with his protégé, he has honed a new way to wage war. Shunned by her own people and weary-hearted from centuries of lost loves, Elvin warrior Mirhana scours the land to silence the undead. Her heart has turned as cold as the sword she wields, until a prince seeks her aid. Never has Prince Landon met a woman like Mirhana. Both beautiful and deadly, she haunts his dreams. The battle at hand becomes more enchanting than fighting to remain true to his unseen betrothed. When a traitor emerges, new alliances are tested and the only remaining hope is to follow the prophecy and find the . . . Son of Dragons. Sensuality Level: Sensual
Download or read book Dragons in the Water written by J. H. Wear and published by Melange Books, LLC. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragons in the Water When Harry accepted an invitation to join a dragon boat racing team by the eccentric Sheldon, he was plunged into the world of paddling, festivals and romance. But with Sheldon there is always a mystery and unknown forces involved as well. * * * * At The Edge Of Darkness Can Rodney, a claustrophobic suffering vampire find romance? Rodney wants Irene. Her friend Shelly feels uneasy about him. And meet Sheldon, a whole other mystery.
Download or read book A Threatening of Dragons written by and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are rumors of trouble between dragons and the people of the North Region, but who can negotiate with angry dragons, clawed and fanged, and armed with eyes as deadly as their fire? The bard Svarnil and the librarian Nulif find themselves on the quest to discover what is making the dragons so restless, and how peace can be restored in the Region. It will require all their bravery, all their wisdom, and all their faith in each other to survive this adventure, in which they must face the distrust not only of the dragons and a sorcerer, but also of Svarnil's fellow elves.
Download or read book Arvan Land of Dragons written by Robert Neri and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark, High Fantasy campaign setting for the Dice & Glory tabletop RPG.
Download or read book Poets Heroes and their Dragons 2 vols written by James R. Russell and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 1629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume is a collection of articles published by Professor James R. Russell of Harvard University, in various journals over the past decades.
Download or read book The Dragons of Sara Sara written by Robert A. Chalmers and published by R.A.Chalmers. This book was released on 2013-12-28 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innocence and terror meet in a fast-paced evocation of a time far in the future. Set among momentous happenings, Robert Chalmers catches a society on the brink of a new age. In an age far ahead in time, two young people from very different walks of life find themselves thrown together in a battle to save the world from darkness. The Lord of Darkness is stirring and the forces of light are awakened. The two are inextricably linked when they forge a pact to fight together for the good of all. As the young friends grow and mature a new role emerges for each, as they gather forces about themselves ahead of the storm. 'Every separate voice is perfectly judged, reverberating in the mind's ear and leaving a tense echo as the battle looms’ Pick up your copy, by Robert Chalmers and start reading now.
Download or read book The Dragon in Medieval East Christian and Islamic Art written by Sara Kuehn and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a pioneering work on a key iconographic motif, that of the dragon. It examines the perception of this complex, multifaceted motif within the overall intellectual and visual universe of the medieval Irano-Turkish world. Using a broadly comparative approach, the author explores the ever-shifting semantics of the dragon motif as it emerges in neighbouring Muslim and non-Muslim cultures. The book will be of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between the pre-Islamic, Islamic and Eastern Christian (especially Armenian) world. The study is fully illustrated, with 209 (b/w and full colour) plates, many of previously unpublished material. Illustrations include photographs of architectural structures visited by the author, as well as a vast collection of artefacts, all of which are described and discussed in detail with inscription readings, historical data and textual sources.
Download or read book Dragons Dirigibles written by Cindy Spencer Pape and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book seven of The Gaslight Chronicles When airship engineer Melody McKay's dirigible explodes and plunges her into the yard of a gothic manor, she suspects foul play. With her ankle injured—an indignity far too feminine for her taste—she resolves to crack the mystery while in the care of Victor Arrington, the stuffy-yet-disarming Earl of Blackwell. Ex-Royal Navy Captain Victor runs a tight house and is on a mission to protect his niece and foil a ring of smugglers using fire-breathing metal dragons. He has no time for romantic attachments. Particularly not with women who fall from the sky wearing trousers and pilot's goggles. As he and Melody navigate a treachery so deep it threatens the lives of everyone in Black Heath, the earl becomes unexpectedly attached to his fiery houseguest, and Melody discovers a softness in her heart for him. But when the smugglers strike, there's more at risk than just their future together. 48,000 words
Download or read book Poo Poo and the Dragons written by C.S. Forester and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even very friendly dragons with impeccable manners can get into a load of mischief. Riotous and unexpected events unfold as Poo-Poo and his dragons romp and galumph from one adventure to another in this treasured children's classic
Download or read book The Dragons of Sara Sara Awakening written by Robert Chalmers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innocence and terror meet in a fast paced evocation of a time far in the future. Set among momentous happenings, Robert Chalmers catches a society on the brink of a new age. In an age far ahead in time, two young people from very different walks of life find themselves thrown together in a battle to save the world from darkness. The Lord of Darkness is stirring and the forces of light are awakened. The two are inextricably linked when they forge a pact to fight together for the good of all. As the young friends grow and mature a new role emerges for each, as they gather forces about themselves ahead of the storm. 'Every separate voice is perfectly judged, reverberating in the mind's ear and leaving a tense echo as the battle loomsÕ
Download or read book The Celestial Seven and the Dragon Heist written by Patrick C. Coulson and published by Patrick C Coulson. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Celestial Seven led by Julian Chapman had succeeded in finding the Pentacle Pendant before the Insidious Alliance. However Julian had been concerned to find that the Witch Maxine Irre had five dragons locked in the cellars under her house and decided in this new adventure to release them. His companions were not quite so sure. But eventually they agreed to go along with his plans after talking to Cedric the biggest of the dragons, and visiting the lair of the Green Man. Follow their adventures as they take five dragons across Europe to the East Carpathian Mountains. A magical and hazardous journey awaited them. But first they had to plan the escape from Dragon House.
Download or read book Dragons Teeth written by John H. Hoel and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a little of every sort of subject in this book. Some are serious, some funny. Most of the stories will take you on a trip. Some, in odd ways, will make one think deeper than he normally might if he or she would just take the time to think about what the story might mean as there are many covert symbols used throughout the context of most stories.
Download or read book Valkyrie Dragons and Kings The Long Road Home written by John A. Honea and Mikaela A. Case and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for family begins as Shenzon sets out on an epic galactic adventure across the unknown. With a new ship, crew, and outlook on life, Shenzon has to depend on God alone to find his children and his brothers, Edward and Francis. He will soon find out that this adventure will be dangerous and spiritually difficult. Edward and Francis find themselves in the unknown. Danger lies ahead of them as Edward is faced with a difficult decision of saving his older brother from a crime he never committed, or getting the crew to safety. When Edward makes his decision, he finds that he has the opportunity to be what he always wanted; the king of the Valkyrie people. Later, the people he was pledged to serve and protect blames him for deaths among the population and being a tyrant. The monks of the community prophesy of a man that will come to save the people and take over the throne from Edward. A stranger in black then challenges him. Is the stranger the monks saw to save them all?
Download or read book There Will be Dragons written by John Ringo and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paradise Lost In the future there is no want, no war, no disease nor ill-timed death. The world is a paradise¾and then, in a moment, it ends. The council that controls the Net falls out and goes to war. Everywhere people who have never known a moment of want or pain are left wondering how to survive. But scattered across the face of the earth are communities which have returned to the natural life of soil and small farm. In the village of Raven's Mill, Edmund Talbot, master smith and unassuming historian, finds that all the problems of the world are falling in his lap. Refugees are flooding in, bandits are roaming the woods, and his former lover and his only daughter struggle through the Fallen landscape. Enemies, new and old, gather like jackals around a wounded lion. But what the jackals do not know is that while old he may be, this lion is far from death. And hidden in the past is a mystery that has waited until this time to be revealed. You cross Edmund Talbot at your peril, for a smith is not all he once was. . . . At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for the Science Fiction of John Ringo "MARVELOUS!" ¾David Weber "Explosive. . . . Fans of strong military SF will appreciate Ringo's lively narrative and flavorful characters. . . . One of the best new practitioners of military SF." ¾Publishers Weekly ". . . since his imagination, clearly influenced by Kipling and rock and roll, is fertile, and his storytelling skill sound, [When the Devil Dances] is irresistible." ¾Booklist ". . . fast-paced military sf peopled with three-dimensional characters and spiced with personal drama as well as tactical finesse." ¾Library Journal "If Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo . . . good reading with solid characterizations¾a rare combination." ¾Philadelphia Weekly Press "Ringo provides a textbook example of how a novel in the military SF subgenre should be written. . . . Crackerjack storytelling." ¾Starlog
Download or read book Sea Dragons Trilogy written by Ava Richardson and published by Relay Publishing. This book was released on with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will Lila's dreams reshape her world, or will darkness consume them all? Lila is the spirited daughter of the Raider leader. Raised to follow in her father's footsteps, Lila dreams of transforming their plundering ways into something noble. Her vision? To unite the Raiders as Dragon Mercenaries, riding majestic creatures to defend merchant fleets and navies. When fate brings Lila face to face with the unruly dragon she is destined to bond with, an unlikely duo is formed. Together, they discover that their intertwined futures are just the beginning of a grander tale. A distressing message arrives from the West Witches, urging Lila and her newfound friend, the unseasoned magician Danu, to embark on a perilous mission to the Ise of Sebol. There, they must uncover the looming threat that jeopardizes the Western Isles. As evil sweeps through the land, Lila realizes that aid may come from an unexpected source—the dragon riders of Torvald, sworn enemies of the Raiders. Determined to save her friends, Lila sets forth on a treacherous journey into hostile territory, seeking allies against the darkness threatening to consume them all. Only by embracing her destined leadership can Lila hope to prevail. Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing Sea Dragons Trilogy: Books 1 -3, including Dragon Raider, Dragon Crown,and Dragon Prophecy. Join Lila on an extraordinary fantasy adventure where she dares to dream of a brighter future for her people.
