Download or read book Heirs Of The Dragon written by S. Tomisaka and published by Viz Media. This book was released on 1995 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three seminal events have irrevocably changed Chinese history: the Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square, and now, China's initiation into capitalism via the free market. Japanese journalist Satoshi Tomisaka profiles the inspiring Chinese entrepreneurs who have weathered these changes, and even dramatically profited from them. Tomisaka's memorable cast of characters speak with a candor previously not possible, shedding light on the future of Chinese society, its people, and their role in the global economy.
Download or read book Sea Dragon Heir written by Storm Constantine and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five lifetimes after the Palindrake family was defeated by the king of Fire, "the Palindrake heir, Valraven V, has a twin sister, a woman who embodies their inheritance of power in a way that no wife ever could. ... But the tidal power in their blood draws them to each other, into a forbidden passion that could sweep away bonds of fire placed upon the oceanic magic of the sea."--Jacket.
Download or read book Odriel s Heirs written by Hayley Reese Chow and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-02-23 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brave, burning with fire, harnessed the Dragon's Rage.... As the Dragon Heir, seventeen-year-old Kaia inherited the power of flame to protect her homeland from a godlike necromancer's undead army. But after centuries of peace, the necromancer has faded to myth, and the Dragon Heir is feared by the people. Persecuted and cast out, Kaia struggles to embrace and control her seemingly useless gift while confined to her family's farm. But when the necromancer's undead terrorize the land once again, Kaia runs away to join the battle. With the help of her childhood rival, the handsome Shadow Heir, and a snarky, cursed cat, Kaia must figure out how to control both her fire and her confidence in time to save Okarria. If she fails, she will sacrifice her family, her new friends, and the enchanting world she has only just begun to see. And time is running out.
Download or read book The Book of Swords written by George R. R. Martin and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction—and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters—many of them set in their authors’ best-loved worlds. Join today’s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel. FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES: “The Best Man Wins” by K. J. Parker “Her Father’s Sword” by Robin Hobb “The Hidden Girl” by Ken Liu “The Sword of Destiny” by Matthew Hughes “‘I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow” by Kate Elliott “The Triumph of Virtue” by Walter Jon Williams “The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham “Hrunting” by C. J. Cherryh “A Long, Cold Trail” by Garth Nix “When I Was a Highwayman” by Ellen Kushner “The Smoke of Gold Is Glory” by Scott Lynch “The Colgrid Conundrum” by Rich Larson “The King’s Evil” by Elizabeth Bear “Waterfalling” by Lavie Tidhar “The Sword Tyraste” by Cecelia Holland “The Sons of the Dragon” by George R. R. Martin And an introduction by Gardner Dozois “When fine writer and expert editor [Gardner] Dozois beckons, authors deliver—and this surely will be one of the year’s essential anthologies.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Download or read book The Lost Heir Wings of Fire 2 written by Tui T. Sutherland and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues with a thrilling underwater adventure -- and a mystery that will change everything! The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last.She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the great SeaWing Kingdom. Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery, Tsunami is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother, Queen Coral.But Tsunami's triumphant return doesn't go quite the way she'd imagined. Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off the queen's heirs for years, and Tsunami may be the next target. The dragonets came to the SeaWings for protection, but this ocean hides secrets, betrayal--and perhaps even death.
Download or read book Fire Blood written by George R. R. Martin and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon “The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin’s fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped.”—Entertainment Weekly Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel’s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty-five black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley—including five illustrations exclusive to the trade paperback edition. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed. With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros. Praise for Fire & Blood “A masterpiece of popular historical fiction.”—The Sunday Times “The saga is a rich and dark one, full of both the title’s promised elements. . . . It’s hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat, or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should ‘bend the knee,’ ‘take the black’ and join the Night’s Watch, or simply meet an inventive and horrible end.”—The Guardian
Download or read book How to Train Your Dragon The Serpent s Heir written by Dean DeBlois and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dragons of Berk are coming to Dark Horse! Hiccup, Toothless, and all their dragon-riding friends from DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon films are starting new adventures in comics! Created with the help of the film's writer, director, and producer Dean DeBlois, these graphic novellas will bridge the gap between the second film and the upcoming third film. More adventures, more dragon lore, and more fun! You won't have to wait years for more dragons; they are coming to you--in comics!
Download or read book In the Shadow of the Oak King written by Courtway Jones and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the building of Camelot to the tempering of Arthur's allies Gawaine, King Ban, and Lancelot, this tale of love, loyalty, and war reveals a fascinating world where battles are won by faith as well as force, and peace is as elusive as the mist of time itself. First in a planned trilogy. A lively extension of Arthurian lore. . . .--Publishers Weekly.
Download or read book The Wizard Heir written by Cinda Williams Chima and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-10-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sequel to The Warrior Heir by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima. Sixteen-year-old Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one exclusive private school after another. And it's not his attitude that's the problem: it's the trail of magical accidents—lately, disasters—that follow in his wake. Seph is a wizard, orphaned and untrained, and his powers are escalating out of control. After causing a tragic fire at an after-hours party, Seph is sent to the Havens, a secluded boys' school on the coast of Maine. At first, it seems like the answer to his prayers. Gregory Leicester, the headmaster, promises to train Seph in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards. But Seph's enthusiasm dampens when he learns that training comes at a steep cost, and that Leicester plans to use his students' powers to serve his own wicked agenda. In this companion novel to The Warrior Heir, everyone's got a secret to keep: Jason Haley, a fellow student who's been warned to keep away from Seph; the enchanter Linda Downey, who knew his parents; the rogue wizard Leander Hastings; and the warriors Jack Swift and Ellen Stephenson. The only question is: Does Seph have the strength to survive this wizard war?
Download or read book Split Heirs written by Lawrence Watt-Evans and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High comedy, low pratfalls, and thrilling derring-do combine in a magical and fantastic epic about the Ancient and Honorable Kingdom of the Hydrangeans; the mighty, though rather stupid, warrior Gudge; and the mysterious Black Weasel. "Confusion reigns in this often funny, frequently precious fantasy about usurped thrones and lost heirs. After the Gorgorian barbarians conquer the civilized kingdom of Hydrangea, their leader Gudge makes himself king, marries Hydrangean Princess Artemisia and settles down to a highly satisfactory life of drinking and debauchery. Royal triplets, separated at birth because of a Gorgorian superstition that multiple births suggest the mother's infidelity, receive very different upbringings. The only girl, Avena, is brought up in the palace as Prince Arbol, heir to the throne and a fearsome swordsman. One brother, Wulfrith, is raised by a shepherd; although a young ewe is his favorite companion, his size makes him a fearsome battler. The other brother, Dunwin, reared by the outlawed wizard Clootie, develops into a talented magician. To this basic brew Watt-Evans (the Ethshar series) and Friesner (Gnome Man's Land ) have added a couple of dragons, some attempted seductions, mistaken identities and misguided spells to produce a lighthearted fantasy." -- Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Alonica written by G. M. Kelso and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After ten years of training, Zintare returns home to find out his home has been destroyed and his father had perished in what was known as the last battle of The Dragon Wars. When he meets with an old acquaintance, he is led to the Dragon Spine Mountains to finish his training from a new mentor. Finding out from his mentor, that he is half dragon and needs to follow a certain path, Zintare must decide which. The path of his reptilian kin, leading to power and glory over Alonica, or that of his human kin, which leads to honor. The fate of Alonica rests on his choice.
Download or read book Heir to the Dragon written by Robert N. Charrette and published by New Amer Library. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenged to prove his worth, Theodore Kurita, heir apparent to the Draconis Combine, begins a twenty-year odyssey of lethal encounters and narrow escapes, at the end of which he must confront his worst enemy--his own father. Original.
Download or read book The Guardians and the Heirs of the Brown Dragon written by Katherine M. L. Smith and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The terrifying news spreads throughout the land like wildfire, and no one rests easily anymore. Morbane, the most powerful Black Dragon in the world, has risen, and he will not rest until he has destroyed the Guardians, an ancient race of dragons that have long protected Balsk. Their prophecy for victory against Morbane depends on two special dragons who will embody the spirit and power of the Brown Dragonthe founder of the Guardians. And so arise two unlikely heroes: Umphy, a runt plagued by dreams and an unknown illness, may hold the key to discovering the powerful secret he carries within himself. Tarragon is a powerful, rebellious young dragon whose size, strength, and protective instincts may be the equal of Morbane himself! But when both dragons are banished from their clans, they embark on separate paths that will change their lives forever. Umphys path takes him to a powerful northern kingdom, where he becomes caught in a web of vengeance and dark magic. And when Morbane viciously attacks Tarragons home, the young dragon begins a search for the survivors that leads him to a confrontation that will test his strengthand his fate.
Download or read book In the Red written by Geremie Barmé and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Download or read book Dragon s Heir written by Leah E. Welker and published by Lightbound Media. This book was released on 2024-07-20 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Heirs, one quest. . . . Sarah Lind is far from her Pennsylvanian home, having fallen into the perilous yet magical Six Realms and fallen in with their equally deadly and alluring prince, the dragon-shifter Koriben. Yet Earth's secret guardian, the Tree of Ice, has given Sarah a way back: if she finds and unlocks all six moongates hidden across the Six Realms, the Tree will reveal the seventh moongate to Earth. As Sarah races against all odds to find her way home, she risks something even greater than her life: her heart. Koriben Sunfilled, Heir of Flame, knows his duty: to protect Sarah, the declared Heir of Ice, on their joined quest to redeem the Covenants his people depend on in their existential war against the dark Devourer. Yet he wrestles with his growing feelings for her and the destiny that could divide them. But if Sarah rejects her birthright, his people could pay the price—starting with his dying father. The only way for Sarah and Koriben to survive and succeed is for them to embrace the connection growing between them. Yet they are in a race against time, because in ten days . . . . . . the Devourer comes for them all.
Download or read book In the Red written by Geremie R. Barmé and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-11 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China, Geremie R. Barmé notes, has become one of the greatest writing and publishing nations on the planet, and both cultural activists and the state are embroiled in debates about the production and distribution of its cultural products. But what happens when global culture and Chinese capitalist-socialism meet in the marketplace? In the Redinvestigates what goes on behind the rhetoric of the official Chinese government and the dissident community and provides a unique perspective on mainstream Western perceptions of cultural developments, artistic freedom, and popular lifestyles in China today. Illustrated with fascinating cartoons and photographs and rich with facts, anecdotes, and events, In the Red exposes the complex relationship between "official" culture (produced, supported, or sanctioned by the government) and "nonofficial" or countercultures (especially among urban youths and dissidents). Two key and contrasting events loom large in this narrative: the 1989 protests that ended with the June 4 massacre and a nationwide purge, and Deng Xiaoping's 1992 "tour of the south," in which he emphasized the need for radical economic reform. Although a level of political tolerance has evolved since the 1970s, Barmé sheds light on the significance of the intermittent denunciations of artists, ideas, and works.
Download or read book The Dragon Heir written by Cinda Williams Chima and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-10-18 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third thrilling installment of the Heir Chronicles series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima. The covenant that was meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has been stolen, and Trinity must prepare for attack. Everyone is doing their part—Seph is monitoring the Weirwalls, Jack and Ellen are training their ghostly army, even Anaweir Will and Fitch are setting booby traps around the town's perimeter. But to Jason Haley it seems like everyone wants to keep him out of the action. He may not be the most powerful wizard in Trinity, but he's prepared to fight for his friends. Everything changes when Jason finds a powerful talisman—a huge opal called the Dragonheart—buried in a cave. The stone seems to sing to Jason's very soul, showing him that he is meant for more than anyone knew. Moral compasses spin out of control as a final battle storms through what was once a sanctuary for the gifted. With so much to lose, what will the people of Trinity be willing to fight for—and what will they sacrifice?
