Download or read book The Death of Magick written by Benjamin Towe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-10-24 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Envision a naive young man beguiled, robbed, and ridiculed by a beautiful sorceress. Imagine the young man became the greatest assassin that ever lived. See in your mind's eye an assassin consumed by hatred of all things Magick and committed to their destruction. Visualize the creation- through the power of a Wish- of an artifact of great power to assist his quest. Picture the assassin's second Wish- a Wish for more time and a labyrinth to keep his treasure forever secure from any that might seek the artifact. Realize the consequences of the imperfect Wish- albeit difficult, a path to the assassin's treasure, the Death of Magick. Envision the struggle across space and time between a just and powerful sorceress with rainbow tresses and a demon of timeless evil. The sorceress must seek the weapon created to bring about her destruction.The strongest and wisest of two very different worlds attempt to unravel the mysteries of ancient parchments and devise a plan to defeat the demon threatening both worlds. A new generation of Donothor and Parallan- empowered by Light, Dark, and Illusory Magick- accepts the challenge and assists their king and mentors. What roles have a beautiful mysterious red-haired elf, the bloodline of an enemy, and an artifact of evil? Will the sacrifices of generations be for naught? If they find the Death of Magick, will the weapon destroy them before they face the demon?

Download or read book Drake s Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology written by Ernest Drake and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call it an encyclopedia of dragonology--this beautifully illustrated, lovingly assembled tribute to all things dragonological features a guide to dragon species; an in-depth look at dragons' habits including those notorious hoarding practices; practical essentials like how to care for sick dragons; and a comprehensive glossary, index, and much more!

Download or read book The Dragonlands written by IE Castellano and published by Laurel Highlands Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths about Dragons all have a kernel of truth. Welcome to the world of Dragons and learn how they came to live in the Dragonlands. A World In-between Series Companion Story

Download or read book Changeful Pathways Friends and Foes written by Benjamin Towe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2024-10-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tome reprises deeds of characters from earlier stories including Deathquest to Parallan, Orb of Chalar, Death of Magick, Dawn of Magick, and Thirttene Friends and then depicts journeys of Donothor’s heroine Ravenna, daughter of sorceress Chalar and father known only as Nocerre. Ravenna spends idyllic early years among Dark Elves in Black Dragon’s Horn. The young red-haired elf learns tidbits of her nefarious father and searches for him. Her mother’s tainted reputation forces Ravenna to keep secret her skills of Magick. Both Magick and her formidable weaponry skills aid her journeys. Although powerful allies assist her search, she encounters untold obstacles and joins Donothor’s Rangers. The saga includes detailed accounts of events in Donothor’s greatest conflict, the Iron Mountains War. Ravenna travels many paths, finds unexpected friends, and encounters challenging foes.

Download or read book The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga written by Daniel Biebuyck and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The feats of the hero Mwindo are here glorified in the bilingual text of an epic which was sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Admirably structured, coherent, and richly poetic, the epic is in prose form, interspersed with song and proverbs in verse. An example of the classic tradition of oral folk literature, the tale has important implications for the comparative study of African culture, as the text provides profound insights into the social structure, value system, linguistics, and cosmology of this African people.

Download or read book DarkIsle written by D.A. Nelson and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2008-11-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT’S A MAGICAL world if you know where to look. . . . For 10-year-old Morag, that magical world is no farther than the cellar of her cruel foster parents’ home. That’s where she’s shocked to meet Aldiss, a talking rat, and his resourceful companion, Bertie the dodo bird. Morag jumps at the chance to escape a life of drudgery and join them on their quest to save their homeland from an evil warlock named Devlish, who is intent on destroying it. But first, Bertie and Aldiss will need to stop bickering long enough to free the only guide who knows where to find Devlish: Shona, a dragon who’s been turned to stone. Together, these four friends begin their journey to a mysterious island beyond the horizon, where danger and glory await—along with clues to the disappearance of Morag’s parents, whose destiny seems somehow linked to her own.

Download or read book Shadow Lands written by J.R. Colson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrandr has spent most of his adult life by himself. Love means nothing to him after the death of his mother. Who can ever love a dragon who is hated by his siblings and whose father wants nothing to do with him? Thrandr’s life is wrapped up in the war of the Shadow Lands. He is sent to the human world to help keep track of Darius and to search for allies. His life is turned upside down by doe-eyed Dusana. Dusana’s world is based on science and facts until she moves to a new school and meets the mysterious Thrandr and his friends. She is drawn to the secret beauty she finds hidden within Thrandr. Everything that Dusana has ever believed in is put to test when she is catapulted into the Shadow Lands and the war that has engulfed it. Can Dusana break through the barriers that Thrandr has erected around himself and discover who he really is? Will Thrandr be able to show Dusana the magic of the Shadow Lands and gain her love? Exciting times await when Dusana decides to stay in the Shadow Lands with the man who has captured her heart and who has showed her a world that is far beyond the scientific facts that she has so long clung to.

Download or read book African Folktales written by Roger Abrahams and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Download or read book Komodo the Living Dragon written by Richard L. Lutz and published by DIMI PRESS. This book was released on 1997 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a very accurate account of the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon (actually a monitor lizard). A bizarre beast, the Komodo is unchanged as a species for millions of years, yet was not discovered until this century!

Download or read book Bearing the Blades written by Tyger Price and published by Amy Price. This book was released on 2024-04-28 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her fate is to fight. He’s sick of seeing death. When their potent chemistry ignites a powerful alliance, will they risk love in the face of peril? Adianna craves normalcy. Training vigorously for battle against a ruthless enemy, the eighteen-year-old blade bearer carries the destiny of uniting a deeply divided land on her shoulders. But when she uses her talents to aid a man defending himself from three ogre-goblins, she’s unprepared for the spark of attraction she knows she can never pursue. Healer Kendrick desperately needs to hide. Running from his past to avoid all contact with the endless misery and bloodshed, he’s caught off-guard when a mysterious young woman joins him to stave off back-to-back threats. And as they are drawn together, his feelings for the beautiful warrior grow even though his merest touch causes her unimaginable pain. Navigating intense emotions while evading bloodthirsty hunters, Adianna fears her destined role may prevent her from giving in to her deepest desires. And as sinister foes hunt them down, Kendrick is terrified following his heart means he’ll lose everything he’s ever loved. Will the besieged couple’s unexpected union bring their demise or trigger a new hope? Bearing the Blades is the dynamic first book in the Blades of Sheorae YA swords & sorcery, fantasy romance series. Highly recommended for those who love ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART, DRAGON TONGUE, and THRONE OF GLASS. If you like slow-burn relationships, intriguing magic, and coming of age challenges through mystical settings, then you’ll adore Tyger Price’s thrilling adventure. Buy Bearing the Blades to survive a deadly rift today!

Download or read book The American Way written by Gene Brewer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-05-16 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not handsome enough to succeed in politics, the Coach vows to produce three sons, the first of whom is slated to become President of the United States; the second, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; and the third, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. But even the best-laid plans can go awry, as they most certainly do in this hilarious spoof of American society, politics, and values.

Download or read book Uresia Grave of Heaven written by S. John Ross and published by Cumberland Games & Diversions. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gods have died, heaven has fallen, and man has rebuilt his world on the wreckage. The Elves belong to an ancient demon. The Dwarves can turn to smoke and walk on the wind. Men wage wars of trade for the emeralds which fuel the most powerful sorceries, and the Satyrs sail the high seas ... to stage panty-raids. Beneath it all, the dungeons are the crushed remains of heaven itself. This is Uresia: Grave of Heaven, the acclaimed, eccentric, and basically good-natured fantasy world by S. John Ross. Uresia is a world explored at several zoom-levels, from the broad sweep of kingdoms to a detailed fantasy city to the day-to-day of a remote rural village to the individual troubles and triumphs of specific characters across the grave. Familiar enough to provide firm footing for traditional-fantasy fans (it's a world of warriors, wizards, thieves and vagabonds), but with a warmth & personality entirely its own, with unexpected details around every corner (it's a world where Slimes and haunted snowmen are valid PCs, the "common tongue" is dangerous in the wrong company, and your campaign is just as likely to visit a sporting arena as the nearby trap-laden ruin). Uresia was designed from the core as a game world, with every detail chosen to inspire characters and adventures. This is a wholly-revised-and-expanded edition, perfect for newcomers and satisfying to long-time fans.

Download or read book The Caskian Scandal written by Stanley Bruce Carter and published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sisters Geggelkek are half-goblin, half-human, and totally horny. Behind the respectable facade of their stately home in the midst of the Yorkshire moors, they will go to any lengths to find hot young studs to satisfy their green-blooded lust, even if they have to build the men from scratch or teleport themselves to the ends of the earth to seek them out. This is a shocking and lurid tale of sex, perversion and blasphemy, told by a man driven to the brink of madness by his secret knowledge. If you dare read more, you'll find "The Caskian Scandal" to be steam-goth fiction at its finest.

Download or read book Ember Spark and the Frost Phoenix written by Abi Elphinstone and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-10-24 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second title in this magical NEW series filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world of daring dragons and magical maladies by the best-selling author of Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone . . . 'This new fantasy series for younger readers is bubbling with action and imagination… A joy.' The Daily Mail 'Elphinstone has the confidence to embrace fantasy's most popular tropes - unicorns, dragons, dark-hearted villains - and make them thoroughly her own.' The Telegraph Ember Spark has been working as an apprentice to Rusty Fizzbang, vet to magical creatures. When a baby frost phoenix guides her north to the Arctic circle, she soon realises that the migrating Neverwhales are at risk. And with arch-villain, Jasper Hornswoggle, tracking her, danger is afoot not just for the Neverwhales, but for ALL of the magical creatures. Praise for Ember Spark ‘A total masterclass in high-action, high-stakes, high-fun adventure.’ Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse ‘Quirky and magical, this wonderful adventure proves what everyone should know – Abi Elphinstone is a writer to be cherished.’ Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls ‘Ember Spark herself is a wonderful heroine – she’s brave, curious and always up for an adventure.’ Katie Tsang, author of the Dragon Realm series ‘I adored Ember Spark. Abi is a master storyteller . . . she’s created a thrilling adventure fizzing with heart and magic and wonder.’ Zohra Nabi, author of The Kingdom over the Sea ‘Kids are going to go wild for this joyful, moving, thrill-ride of a book, guaranteed to leave you smiling. Every word is magic.’ Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe series ‘Sure to ignite any reader’s imagination and warm their heart. Wonderful and wonder-filled!’ Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy who Grew Dragons 'Utterly charming, wonderfully wild and sprinkled with gutsy characters, dastardly villains & magical creatures galore . . .' Jo Clarke, author of The Travelling School Mysteries 'Ember Spark is bursting with adventure, magic & that very special Abi Elphinstone sparkle . . .' Mel Taylor-Bessent, author of The Christmas Carrolls

Download or read book Ash Ridley and the Phoenix written by Lisa Foiles and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Ash waves goodbye to her miserable life as a traveling circus stablehand when she and her feisty bird, Flynn, are whisked away to the Academy of Beasts and Magic: a school where wealthy children train unicorns, manticores, and scarf-wearing ice dragons. The downside to owning such a highly magical beast? Everyone wants him. When a mysterious sorcerer suggests the Academy may have dark intentions, Ash realizes her tiny bird might be the key to saving Cascadia…or destroying it.

Download or read book Sugar Spice and Magical Midlife written by Tara West and published by Shifting Sands Publishing. This book was released on 2024-11-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pinch of desperation. A tablespoon of desire. A cup of madness. A recipe for disaster. Mm. Do you smell that? It’s the warm, gooey cinnamon from my oven-hot rolls. I make the best baked goods in all of New Mexico, perhaps the whole world, in my so-very-humble opinion, using a secret family recipe, and a little forbidden magic. My bakery has been booming ever since I got rid of that big bag of moldy beans, aka the world’s most grotesque farting and armpit-sniffing ex-husband. My life is finally on track. My autistic preteen son is thriving despite his unpredictable magic. My bumbling apprentice and her disappearing pygmy dragon only manage to set the place on fire a few times a month. And then he walks into my life. A tall, tanned, virile shifter, who, after one steamy night, makes me believe in a whole new kind of magic. There’s just one problem—he’s an outlaw, accused of a crime he says he didn’t commit. Am I stupid enough to believe him? Possibly. Am I reckless enough to follow him to the ends of the earth to prove his innocence? Definitely. Especially when the succubus he claims framed him might be the same demon who killed my parents. Five reasons my life sucks. 1. My farty-breath ex-husband refuses to be a good father. 2. My favorite bra busted. 3. Gnomes stole my v!br@tor. 4. A succubus is trying to possess me. 5. My shifter boyfriend is going to be hung for a crime he didn't commit.

Download or read book Habitats written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates and explains the astonishing range of habitats on Earth and the intricate balance of their animal and plant communities This book is a beautiful visual reference to the world's natural habitats and the plants and animals that live there. It explores global habitat types, including desert, Arctic tundra, and tropical forest - and distinctive regional habitats, such as the windswept puna grasslands of the Andes or the dripping, fern-clad rainforests of New Zealand. Packed with fascinating illustrations, the book analyzes how each habitat works and examines its unique combination of plants and animals, along with the features that suit them to live there. It then goes deeper, telling stories about how the inhabitants relate to one another and interact. Stories are told using images and graphics, showing what is going on in the natural ecosystem. The stories include survival strategies and life cycles, how pollinators fertilize plants, and how animals distribute the seeds, how similar species divide up food or living space to avoid competition, and how some species cooperate in intimate partnerships. Earth's pristine wildernesses are dwindling, so the book includes national parks, wildlife reserves, and other protected areas, and the conservation efforts needed to preserve our precious biological diversity.