Download or read book Oracle s Legacy Shadows of Fate written by R. B. Holbrook and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oracle is dying. The position as leader of the Structure is open for the taking. Powerful Pillars and ambitious objectives see the chance to take over and have started drawing the lines of battle for war. Augustus Granger, the man everyone fears will be the next Oracle, is being hunted. Though he never wanted the position, secrets of the past and a revelation of the future might force him to accept his fate. However, he must first help find a young eight-year-old boy who ran away from home and who is essential to saving the Structure from collapse. Moon, the shadows of the Structure, have one agenda: Destruction of the Structure at all costs. At their core lies Demon's Wrath, who has a weapon he can't wait to unleash upon the world.

Download or read book The Forgotten Oracle written by Prabhu TL and published by NestFame Creations Pvt Ltd.. This book was released on 2024-09-07 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a kingdom ruled by ancient prophecies and hidden legacies, a forgotten lineage awakens to restore the balance between light and darkness. "The Forgotten Oracle: A Tale of Prophecy and Destiny" invites readers into the enchanting world of Eldoria, where the past and present collide, and the future hinges on the bravery of a young woman and the forgotten wisdom she must reclaim. Elara, a seemingly ordinary young woman from the quiet village of Nareth, has her life irrevocably changed when she begins to experience vivid, unsettling visions. These visions reveal a hidden truth: Elara is the last living descendant of the Oracles, an ancient order of seers who once guided Eldoria with their prophetic insights. As she delves deeper into her family's mysterious past, Elara uncovers a journal belonging to her mother, Lyanna, a powerful Oracle who foresaw a great upheaval and hid her knowledge to protect her daughter. Eldoria is a land steeped in magic and mystery, where ancient rituals and forgotten gods linger in the shadows. The kingdom's balance of power is precariously maintained by the prophecies of the Oracles, and as Elara unlocks the secrets of her heritage, she learns of a dire prophecy foretelling the rise of a malevolent force known as the "Shadow." This entity seeks to rewrite destiny itself, plunging the kingdom into chaos and darkness. The prophecy also speaks of a "Guardian of Light," a figure destined to stand against the Shadow and restore balance. Elara must embrace her newfound abilities and take on the mantle of the Guardian to prevent the impending disaster. Elara's journey is one of self-discovery and courage, filled with trials and tribulations that test her resolve. Alongside her loyal companions—Kael, her steadfast friend and protector; Prince Alden, the enigmatic heir to the throne; Lady Isolde, a wise and experienced mentor; and Arion, a mysterious mage with crucial knowledge—Elara navigates the treacherous waters of court intrigue, political alliances, and magical dangers. Each ally brings unique strengths and perspectives, contributing to the rich tapestry of the narrative and the overarching theme of unity in the face of darkness. The richly imagined world of Eldoria provides a captivating backdrop for Elara's quest. From the tranquil village of Nareth to the bustling capital city and the eerie, enchanted forests, each location is imbued with history and magic. The ancient temples, hidden groves, and mystical artifacts that Elara encounters are not merely settings but integral elements of the plot, each holding secrets that propel her journey forward. At its heart, "The Forgotten Oracle" is a story of hope and resilience. It explores timeless themes of fate, free will, and the nature of power, delving into the complexities of leadership and the weight of legacy. Elara's journey is not just a battle against external forces but an internal struggle to accept her identity and the responsibilities that come with it. Her story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring light that shines within each of us, even in the darkest of times. "The Forgotten Oracle: A Tale of Prophecy and Destiny" is a spellbinding adventure that will captivate readers from the first page to the last. With its compelling characters, intricate plot, and richly detailed world, it is a must-read for fans of epic fantasy and tales of heroism and self-discovery. Join Elara on her journey to uncover the truth, embrace her destiny, and save Eldoria from the encroaching darkness. The fate of the kingdom rests in her hands, and the legacy of the Oracles will never be forgotten.

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Download or read book The Oracles of Troy written by Glyn Iliffe and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fantastic read and an excellent continuation of the story of the Iliad from the perspective of Odysseus. . . . Brilliant!” (Edinburgh Book Review) The Trojan War has been raging for ten years. Greece’s greatest warriors have fallen. But then a series of oracles appear with utterances from the gods, commands that must be fulfilled if Troy is to be defeated. Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, knows that only one man has the courage and intelligence to complete the tasks set by the Olympians: Odysseus, King of Ithaca. From an island haunted by a vengeful madman to a forsaken tomb and its deadly guardian, from the palace of a hostile king to the sacred heart of Troy itself, Odysseus and his friend Eperitus must follow the trail toward the greatest deception of all time . . . Praise for the writing of Glyn Iliffe: “Suspense, treachery, and bone-crunching action . . . will leave fans of the genre eagerly awaiting the rest of the series.” —The Times Literary Supplement “A must read for those who enjoy good old epic battles, chilling death scenes and the extravagance of ancient Greece.” —Lifestyle Magazine “The reader does not need to be classicist to enjoy this epic and stirring tale. It makes a great novel.” —Historical Novels Review

Download or read book Rogue Oracle written by Alayna Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE, THE MORE THERE MAY BE TO FEAR. Tara Sheridan is the best criminal profiler around—and the most unconventional. Trained as a forensic psychologist, Tara also specializes in Tarot card reading. But she doesn’t need her divination skills to realize that the new assignment from her friend and sometime lover, Agent Harry Li, is a dangerous proposition in every way. Former Cold War operatives, all linked to a top-secret operation tracking the disposal of nuclear weapons in Russia, are disappearing. There are no bodies, and no clues to their whereabouts. Harry suspects a conspiracy to sell arms to the highest bidder. The cards—and Tara’s increasingly ominous dreams—suggest something darker. Even as Tara sorts through her feelings for Harry and her fractured relationship with the mysterious order known as Delphi’s Daughters, a killer is growing more ruthless by the day. And a nightmare that began decades ago in Chernobyl will reach a terrifying endgame that not even Tara could have foreseen. . . .

Download or read book Stalingrad written by Vasily Grossman and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 1089 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in English for the first time, the prequel to Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate, the War and Peace of the twentieth Century. In April 1942, Hitler and Mussolini meet in Salzburg where they agree on a renewed assault on the Soviet Union. Launched in the summer, the campaign soon picks up speed, as the routed Red Army is driven back to the industrial center of Stalingrad on the banks of the Volga. In the rubble of the bombed-out city, Soviet forces dig in for a last stand. The story told in Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad unfolds across the length and breadth of Russia and Europe, and its characters include mothers and daughters, husbands and brothers, generals, nurses, political activists, steelworkers, and peasants, along with Hitler and other historical figures. At the heart of the novel is the Shaposhnikov family. Even as the Germans advance, the matriarch, Alexandra Vladimirovna, refuses to leave Stalingrad. Far from the front, her eldest daughter, Ludmila, is unhappily married to the Jewish physicist Viktor Shtrum. Viktor’s research may be of crucial military importance, but he is distracted by thoughts of his mother in the Ukraine, lost behind German lines. In Stalingrad, published here for the first time in English translation, and in its celebrated sequel, Life and Fate, Grossman writes with extraordinary power and deep compassion about the disasters of war and the ruthlessness of totalitarianism, without, however, losing sight of the little things that are the daily currency of human existence or of humanity’s inextinguishable, saving attachment to nature and life. Grossman’s two-volume masterpiece can now be seen as one of the supreme accomplishments of twentieth-century literature, tender and fearless, intimate and epic.

Download or read book Halloween Tarot Deck Book Set written by Karin Lee and published by U.S. Games Systems. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deck can be purchased separately.A black cat with glowing eyes leads us on our nocturnal sojourn through the 78 cards of the Major and Minor Arcana. The characters of the Major Arcana visit from the realms of horror stories and Halloween tradition. Frankenstein and his bride 'bring to life' the Emperor and the Empress cards. The Minor Arcana suits are Pumpkins, Imps, Ghosts, and Bats, each with a special significance.As the suit of the ancient element Earth, the Pumpkins describe all things that are physical and tangible, real and solid -- things you can taste and smell, and of course, count. The Ghost cards are haunted by the ancient element of Water, the symbol of the fluidity of the subconscious mind, dreams, instincts, and emotions. The Bats comprise the 'thinking suit, ' reflecting a bat version of the intellect -- the uncannily sensitive 'radar' of these nocturnal creatures that helps them find food and avoid collisions even on the blackest of Halloween nights. Since the traditional Tarot suit of Wands is linked with the ancient element Fire, the devilish scarlet Imps make a delightful Halloween suit equivalent

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Download or read book Shadow of the Xel naga written by Gabriel Mesta and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-01-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far in the future, 60,000 light-years from Earth, a loose confederacy of Terran exiles are locked in battle with the enigmatic Protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm. Each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars in a war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter -- or foretell its violent, bloody end. Bhekar Ro: a bleak, backwater world on the fringe of the Terran Dominion, where every day is a struggle to survive for its handful of human colonists. It is a veritable wasteland -- one speck of dust among many in the vast, dark sea of space. But when the most violent storm in recent memory unearths an unfathomable alien artifact, Bhekar Ro becomes the greatest prize in the Terran Sector -- the Holy Grail of the Zerg, the Protoss, and Humanity alike -- as forces from the three great powers converge to claim the lost secrets of the most powerful species the universe has ever known. shadow of the xel'naga An original tale of space warfare novels set in the world of the bestselling computer game!

Download or read book Sophie s World written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Download or read book Shadows of the Last War written by Keith Baker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-length adventure for the newest D&D( campaign setting is designed to showcase many of the most unique traits of the Eberron realm.

Download or read book The Legacy of Apollo written by Jamie Claire Fumo and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The wonderful breadth of Jamie Fumo's engaging examination of classical forms in the Middle Ages offers valuable new interpretations of Chaucer's work and rare -insight into medieval tropes of narrative authority.'-Suzanne Yeager, Department of English, Fordham University --

Download or read book Lady of Shadows Lady of Darkness Book 2 written by Melissa K. Roehrich and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2024-11-07 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Show me your darkness, and I'll show you mine. The stars are fading. The shadows are calling. The darkness threatens everything.

Download or read book Queen of Volts written by Amanda Foody and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A final deadly game will reveal the darkest secrets in the City of Sin in the thrilling conclusion of this “decadent and delicious” YA fantasy trilogy (Kirkus Reviews). Return to the City of Sin, where the perilous final game is about to begin . . . The players? Twenty-two of the most powerful, most notorious people in New Reynes. With no choice but to play, Enne and Levi are desperate to forge new alliances and bargain for their safety. But any misstep could turn deadly when a far more dangerous opponent appears on the board —one plucked straight from the city’s most gruesome legends. While Levi hides behind a mask of false promises, Enne is finally forced out from behind hers. As the game takes its final, vicious turn, these two must decide once and for all whether to be partners or enemies. Because in a game for survival, there are no winners . . . There are only monsters.

Download or read book The Legacy of Lethe written by Eric P. Caillibot and published by Unrealism Books. This book was released on 2022-02-12 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past is forgotten, but not gone. A magical empire of grey-skinned giants erupts into civil war as Verletzt, a bold idealist, challenges the stagnant doctrine of his rulers. His iconoclast movement struggles desperately against the brutal theocrats to win freedom and lead his people to a glorious destiny. Millennia later, Kayla Freeland’s prophetic sight shows her an approaching worldwide apocalypse. The devastating threat is somehow connected to an ancient weapon, hidden elemental forces and Vertletzt’s long-vanished civilization. Racing against time, she assembles an expedition to delve into the past and solve the riddle of her visions before it is too late. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Legacy of Lethe is both sequel and prequel to “The Conquest of Kiynan” but can be read as a stand-alone book. The story is split across multiple viewpoint characters in two timelines, forced to navigate conflict, heartbreak, coming of age and magic. The threads are gradually woven together, leading to a single, thrilling conclusion.

Download or read book Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama “African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.

Download or read book Oracle Bones written by Peter Hessler and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes.