Download or read book The Seven Talismans written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2019-10-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jorath is hardly adult but hopes to find the Talismans of the High Lords. They must do something to fight the people that want to eradicate their tribe. Set in a mediaeval style fantasy word with no ship’s clocks or black powder, this story is based on a novelization completed in 1992. The sequel was nearly completed in 1996 and now is called ‘The White Fire Stones’. Both stories can be read on their own. The cover is based on ‘Pauvre Fauvette’ (1881) by Jules Bastien-Lepage. About 55,300 words.

Download or read book The Mission s Talent written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2024-07-11 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talents Universe 7 This novel is set about four years after the events of “The Legal Talent.” Maisie has just returned from Morglun yet has to assemble an unusual “First Contact” mission to Andromeda with the support of the Arch Chancellor and the Military. The cover image is a photomontage. About 80,100 words

Download or read book The Legal Talent written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talent Universe Series 6 Maisie finally has to do the Legal training suggested some years earlier. Why is there a sudden urgency? Is it because someone shot at a delegation from Morglun? The start of this story is set almost three years after “The Master’s Talent”. With a nod to Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and also Ursula Le Guin. The photo montage is “Capitol by Night”. Summer 2024 revision. About 53,700 words.

Download or read book The Journeyman s Talent written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2016-06-05 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talents Universe 2 Maisie is no longer an Apprentice, but a Journeyman studying to be a Master, three times over, at the Circle College for Talent, 80,000 light years from Earth, on Caemoria. But on a visit to Laramos city to sign a contract for her full spectrum colour system she narrowly escapes being murdered. Why does she want to own a Flitter? Why was the Mogul of House Funathim assassinated? Summer 2024 version What will she spend her rapidly growing quantity of credits on? How has Earth managed to build a fusion powered starship without Talent? Maisie thinks it’s a bad sign that Earth has named them the ‘Valkyrie Class’ and that Russia, China, Europe and USA have all switched their military budgets to co-operate and build Valkyries, all managed by the Solar Alliance. The Wildgrave Plonnis seeks to understand by questioning Maisie while helping her to spend her new found wealth. She’s still the only Tellurian to ever leave the Solar System till the first Valkyrie ‘jumps’ just beyond the Kuiper belt. The cover is a photo-montage by Michael Watterson. About 132,000 words

Download or read book The Fay Child written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celtic Otherworld IX It’s a year since Daniel (Kevin and Órlaith’s child) was born. So now the Fay Godmothers must return, but they too now have children. Why does Morien want her child minded on Hy Brasil and why is Manannán visiting the Queen? The cover is based on “The Fairy Godmother” by Sarah Stilwell Weber. This is the corrected Spring 2024 edition. About 59,350 words.

Download or read book Under the Stone of Destiny written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celtic Otherworld I Four teenagers are trying to end the ruinous war. They are a human, a runaway Elf Princess, a Dryad Mage and a Dwarf Wizard. Or at least that’s what Caoimhghín (Kevin), the student Magus thinks they are. Most of the action is on a legendary Celtic Otherworld, in Magh Meall where all the Tuath Dé live. Out of food and close to despair in the mountains they are told to wait for another companion by Corbie, the rook Familiar of Dean David, from the Magi College. The cover is edited from a detail of “Miranda, The Tempest” by John William Waterhouse. Under the Stone of Destiny was originally written during July & August 2015 with parts in 1996. This is the corrected Summer 2024 edition. About 78,200 words.

Download or read book Hero Genesis written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celtic Otherworld IV Urban fantasy mostly in Worcestershire, also called Wychavon. Four teenagers doing A Levels get sucked into a strange situation with superheroes and aliens. They are rescued by the High Queen of the Aés Sidhe. The cover image is a detail from “Freya” by Doyle. This is the revised Summer 2024 edition. About 80,750 words.

Download or read book The Apprentice s Talent written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talents Universe 1 Mei Zhen Kelly is a twenty-three year old computer programmer from Belfast working in Dublin for nearly three years. She’s talented and very dedicated to her work. People think she’ll go far, now that she’s had her second major promotion. Only her Chinese mother called her Mei Zhen, her official name. Her parents died while she was at university and now everyone calls her Maisie. Wrapped up in her personal issues, she doesn’t pay a huge amount of attention to the news of the alien starship appearing at the edge of the Solar system. About 160,450 words

Download or read book The Master s Talent written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talents Universe 5 Maisie has returned from her visit to Tellus (Earth). Maisie is reaping the results of her foolishness. How can she teach class and be the Emperor’s Emissary on a “First Contact” Mission? How can she put off any public announcement about her relationship with Olef? Though the last part of the Maisie Trilogy (The Apprentice’s Talent, The Journeyman’s Talent) and book 5 of the “Talent’s Universe”, it’s best read after “The Solar Alliance” and “Starship Chief”. Summer 2024 revision. About 114,850 words.

Download or read book Goths and Rooks written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2024-05-08 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celtic Otherworld XII Who is the mysterious Marianne that’s started in Upper Sixth form after the Christmas holidays? What killed the two girls last term? The cover is based on “The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich. About 88,500 words.

Download or read book No Silver Lining written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celtic Otherworld V Urban fantasy mostly in Limerick. Alice (Eilis) joins the four English teenagers going to the University of Limerick, but senses a Horseman of the Apocalypse. Kate finds that Eilis is a strange friend with many surprises. This is the sequel to “Hero Genesis” and fifth in the Celtic Otherworld series, though the books can be read as pair or even on their own. The first three books of the series are a trilogy covering Alice’s magical development for her most critical three years. “If an in-house system fails, only one bank, or one retailer or one supplier is affected,” insisted Louise. “If everything is outsourced to the Cloud, even if it’s a hundred times more reliable it’s an apocalyptically bad event because you lose everything at once. There are too few cloud providers, who are too similar and too big.” The cover shows a detail of “Apocalypse” by Vasnetsov. This is the corrected Spring 2024 edition. About 65,450 words.

Download or read book Fairy Godmothers written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celtic Otherworld VII Alice (Eilis) had previously agreed to be a godmother for Órlaith. Now the baby has quickened and a geas is triggered. You can’t invoke a fay blessing for a baby without invoking a fay curse first! Everything you wanted to know about the Fairy Godmother, the Wicked Witch, Flower Fairies and Fairy doors. This book can be read on its own, though seventh in the Celtic Otherworld series. The events take place during the last parts of “Exiles and Rooks”. The sequel to “Exiles and Rooks” is “Conspiracies and Rooks”. It’s the fifth book with Alice as the main character. The cover is a detail from “Lady of Shalott” by John William Waterhouse. This is the corrected Spring 2024 edition. About 53,130 words.

Download or read book The Solar Alliance written by Ray McCarthy and published by Corvids Press. This book was released on 2017-01-08 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Talents Universe 3 As a result of the visit of the alien starship, the Intergal One, Earth has diverted all military, aerospace and technical research budgets into building fusion power stations and starships. Major Governments have avoided the UN by creating the Solar Alliance to manage this. Earth has now cracked the problem of fusion power and has the secret of how a Jump drive for a starship works. But what does the shadowy New World Order conspiracy want? Who is controlling the Solar Alliance and will the Valkyries be used to attack Caemoria or kidnap Talents? Summer 2024 revision. All persons are imaginary. The cover is a photo-montage by Michael Watterson. About 136,850 words.

Download or read book Gothic Classics 60 Books in One Volume written by Charles Dickens and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 9767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gothic Classics: 60+ Books in One Volume presents an unparalleled collection that traces the development and transformations of the Gothic genre across centuries and continents. Encompassing a broad spectrum of literary stylesfrom the foreboding ruins and landscapes of the 18th century to the psychological hauntings of the 19th and early 20th centuriesthis anthology highlights the thematic richness and diversity of Gothic literature. The works included offer readers a unique journey through terror, romance, and the supernatural, showcasing the evolution of the genre and including standout pieces that have influenced the shape of horror and speculative fiction as we know it today. The contributing authors and editors, a veritable who's who of literary giants such as Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, and Mary Shelley, bring together a mosaic of backgrounds, perspectives, and voices. These creators, many of whom were at the forefront of the Romantic, Victorian, and early modernist movements, offer a multi-faceted exploration of Gothic themes. Their collective oeuvre, reflective of the societal anxieties and fascinations of their times, enriches this anthology by presenting varied narratives that challenge the boundaries between the mortal and the spectral, the oppressor and the oppressed. Gothic Classics: 60+ Books in One Volume is an indispensable addition for students, scholars, and aficionados of the Gothic. This anthology invites readers into a labyrinth of haunted estates, forbidden desires, and ineffable mysteries, offering a comprehensive compendium that spans over two centuries of literary achievement. Through its pages, one discovers not only the depths of human imagination but also the enduring allure of the Gothic story, making it a perfect resource for those seeking to immerse themselves in the shadows and subtleties of Gothic literature's rich legacy.

Download or read book Into Eternal Darkness 100 Gothic Classics in One Edition written by Charles Dickens and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 16529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom The Castle of Otranto The Old English Baron Vathek The Ghost-Seer The Castle of Wolfenbach Caleb Williams The Mysteries of Udolpho The Italian A Sicilian Romance The Romance of the Forest The Monk The Orphan of the Rhine The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Christabel Zastrozzi St. Irvyne Manfred Northanger Abbey Frankenstein... Isabella, or the Pot of Basil La Belle Dame Sans Merci The Raven The Tell-Tale Heart The Fall of the House of Usher The Cask of Amontillado... The Vampyre... The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Porphyria's Lover St, John's Eve The Viy... Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street The House of the Seven Gables... The Woman in White Goblin Market The Headless Horseman Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Carmilla Uncle Silas The Man-Wolf The Great Amherst Mystery The Hound of the Baskervilles... The Picture of Dorian Gray The Horla The Forsaken Inn The Yellow Wallpaper The Island of Doctor Moreau The Invisible Man The Beetle The Turn of the Screw... Dracula... The Necromancers The House on the Borderland The Phantom of the Opera... Wolverden Tower...

Download or read book W H Ainsworth Collection 20 Historical Novels Gothic Romances Adventure Classics written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 6071 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully edited William Ainsworth collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Novels: Rookwood Jack Sheppard The Tower of London Guy Fawkes Old Saint Paul's The Miser's Daughter Windsor Castle The Lancashire Witches Auriol The Star Chamber Ovingdean Grange Cardinal Pole The Constable de Bourbon Boscobel The Good Old Times (The Manchester Rebels of the Fatal '45) Preston Fight The Leaguer of Lathom Chetwynd Calverley Short Stories: The Spectre Bride The Old London Merchant A Night's Adventure in Rome

Download or read book The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection Novels and Stories from Edgar Allan Poe Bram Stoker Henry James Mary Shelley Oscar Wilde and More Illustrated written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 1377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Gothic Horror Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic gothic stories. Included here are stories by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sheridan Le Fanu, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe. Mary Shelley FRANKENSTEIN Bram Stoker DRACULA Robert Louis Stevenson THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Henry James THE TURN OF THE SCREW Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu CARMILLA Oscar Wilde THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Edgar Allan Poe THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER THE TELL—TALE HEART THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM A TALE OF THE RAGGED MOUNTAINS THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH THE OBLONG BOX HOP-FROG THE BLACK CAT THE OVAL PORTRAIT THE PURLOINED LETTER THE RAVEN