Download or read book Dragondoom written by Dennis L. McKiernan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thousand years before the Winter War, Elgo, prince of the Vanadurin, killed the Dragon Sleeth and returned home with the fabulous wealth from the dead beast’s lair. But there was more in the bounty than gems and gold, for the treasure was cursed, and in time it brought death to noble and peasant, war between Man and Dwarf, strife and destruction beyond reckoning. Now, generations later, as the conflict continues, the great Dragon Black Kalgalath, in league with the Wizard Andrak, appears to avenge Sleeth’s death and claim the Dragon-cursed hoard. Against this unholy alliance, two sworn enemies set forth to find a legendary long-lost weapon: a warhammer of incalculable power that may be the only hope of victory. But neither the Warrior Maiden Elyn nor the Dwarf Thork is prepared for the dangers awaiting them on this quest....
Download or read book Here Be Dragons written by Dennis McCarthy and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we find polar bears only in the Arctic and penguins only in the Antarctic? Why do oceanic islands often have many types of birds but no large native mammals? As Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace travelled across distant lands studying the wildlife they both noticed that the distribution of plants and animals formed striking patterns - patterns that held strong clues to the past of the planet. The study of the spatial distribution of living things is known as biogeography. It is a field that could be said to have begun with Darwin and Wallace. In this lively book, Denis McCarthy tells the story of biogeography, from the 19th century to its growth into a major field of interdisciplinary research in the present day. It is a story that encompasses two great, insightful theories that were to provide the explanations to the strange patterns of life across the world - evolution, and plate tectonics. We find animals and plants where we do because, over time, the continents have moved, separating and coalescing in a long, slow dance; because sea levels have risen, cutting off one bit of land from another, and fallen, creating land bridges; because new and barren volcanic islands have risen up from the sea; and because animals and plants vary greatly in their ability to travel, and separation has caused the formation of new species. The story of biogeography is the story of how life has responded and has in turn altered the ever changing Earth. It is a narrative that includes many fascinating tales - of pygmy mammoths and elephant birds; of changing landscapes; of radical ideas by bold young scientists first dismissed and later, with vastly growing evidence, widely accepted. The story is not yet done: there are still questions to be answered and biogeography is a lively area of research and debate. But our view of the planet has been changed profoundly by biogeography and its related fields: the emerging understanding is of a deeply interconnected system in which life and physical forces interact dynamically in space and time.
Download or read book The Dragonstone written by Dennis L. McKiernan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Mithgar, Dennis L. McKiernan’s classic bestselling fantasy series of adventure where legends are forged in the fires of sorcery.... For as long as she can remember, the Elven Lady Arin has been besieged by visions from the past—or the future. But none has ever left her so shaken as the one that foretells the fall of Mithgar: images of raging dragons and brutal legions laying waste to everything in their path signifying a devastating war that will threaten the land. There is more to the prophecy than a warning—riddles within the vision that Arin must decipher if she is to prevent the forthcoming destruction. And it will take a journey across countless leagues—connected to a relic of immense power known as the Dragonstone—to find the answers to Mithgar’s salvation....
Download or read book Neon Dragon written by John F. Dobbyn and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This explosive first novel brings to life the legal detective team of Michael Knight and Lex Devlin who pursue an investigation that involves drugs, prostitution, human trafficking, and, ultimately, a corruption scandal that could bring down the most powerful people in Boston.
Download or read book Richard Dragon Kung Fu Fighter Coming of the Dragon written by Dennis O'Neil and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these action-packed 1970s tales, American martial artist Richard Dragon crisscrosses the globe for the cause of justice. Along the way, he runs across slavery rings, a madman who has possession of an atomic bomb, the monstrous Preying Mantis, the mysterious Dr. Moon, and much more. Collects Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #1-18, The Brave and the Bold #132, and DC Comics Presents #39.
Download or read book D Is For Dragon written by Brittany Long Olsen and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore a world full of magical creatures from A to Z. Featuring 26 colorful illustrations, this book about legendary and fantastic beasts has interactive questions to help children discover more about colors, numbers, and sounds.
Download or read book Dragon of Doom written by Rose Estes and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader's decisions will determine whether Morgan, a young magician, can defeat the evil sorcerer, Zed, and the black dragon he has conjured up.
Download or read book The Book of Dragons written by Jonathan Strahan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R. F. Kuang, Kate Elliott, Todd McCaffrey, Garth Nix, Peter S. Beagle, and other fantasy and science fiction masters take on the greatest mythical beast. From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today— Garth Nix, Scott Lynch, R. F. Kuang, Ann Leckie & Rachel Swirsky, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, Beth Cato, Zen Cho, C. S. E Cooney, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Elliott, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Seanan Maguire, Patricia A McKillip, K. J. Parker, Kelly Robson, Michael Swanwick, Jo Walton, Elle Katharine White, Jane Yolen, Kelly Barnhill, Brooke Bolander, Sarah Gailey, and J. Y. Yang—and illustrated by award-nominated artist Rovina Cai with black-and-white line drawings specific to each entry throughout, this extraordinary collection vividly breathes fire and life into one of our most captivating and feared magical creatures as never before and is sure to become a treasured keepsake for fans of fantasy, science fiction, and fairy tales. “A treasure trove of wonder.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A heaping hoard of literary gems that fans of dragon-powered stories will surely treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Seems almost certain to be the most significant fantasy anthology of 2020.” —Locus
Download or read book Dragon Tide written by Sarah K. L. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This omnibus edition is one of two omnibuses containing the entire Dragon Tide series. This first omnibus contains episodes 1-5 of the popular dragon rider series.
Download or read book The Dragon the Earl and the Troll written by Gordon R. Dickson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tis the season for treachery: The Earl of Somerset is throwing a lavish Christmas feast, a revel above all others to celebrate the holiday. But the Dark Powers have chosen this joyous time to launch a massive offensive. An army of land-hungry trolls has laid siege outside the Earl's fortress, while a nest of venomous traitors waits to hatch its deadly plan from the inside. Now Sir James, the brave Dragon Knight, must fight a battle unlike any he has ever known - a battle no man, knight or dragon can win. Not even if he is all three in one.
Download or read book The Party Line written by Dennis D. Gagnon and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elderly man reflects back to 1971 when, as an adventurous youth of seventeen years, he discovered a realm of unconscious, extrasensory communication—revealing a world filled with gods! The youth explores an aethereal realm inhabited by a monster, a ghost, dragons locked in eternal conflict, a phoenix, spiritual teachers, and perhaps a goddess or two. In a series of ill-planned probes into the nether world, the youth manages to ensnare his dear friend in an ongoing conflict of voices coalescing into ever more powerful forces—leading to his friend’s tragic demise. His friend’s ghost demands vengeance. Should he avenge his friend’s death? If so, how can he kill a monster that is the creation of the hateful, unconscious thoughts of millions of sentient beings? Through sustained meditations on the logic of scientific proof, including examination of fundamental evidence for quantum theory, the youth becomes convinced that all is consciousness—no material world exists. Perhaps with sheer will he could choose from the many possible worlds one that does not include his friend’s death? But he soon realizes that just as there are laws of the physical world there are also inexorable forces in the conscious domain. He finds that he must meet the monster of his suffering on its own terms.
Download or read book Big Fun written by Tony DiTerlizzi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After eating breakfast, good friends Meno the space alien and Yamagoo the jellyfish make time for fun.
Download or read book The Adventure Begins Dungeons Dragons written by Dennis R. Shealy and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic Dungeons & Dragons television show from the 1980s returns in a Little Golden Book! Journey into the magical and exciting realm of Dungeons & Dragons! This Little Golden Book introduces young readers to the characters and world of the classic 80s television show Dungeons & Dragons, and tells the story of how they get trapped in a land full of magic, dragons, and more. Children ages 2 to 5 who are interested in Dungeons & Dragons will love this Little Golden Book, and so will adult collectors who grew up watching the original show. Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.
Download or read book Dragonslayers written by Joseph A. McCullough and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its fiery breath, scaly armour, and baleful, malevolent stare, the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil and corruption in European folklore and mythology. Often serving as a stand-in for Satan, or the power of evil gods, dragons spread death and hopelessness throughout the land. Only heroes of uncommon valour, courageousness, and purity could hope to battle these monsters and emerge victorious. Those that did became legends. They became dragonslayers. The list of dragonslayers is small, but it is filled with great and legendary names. Hercules, Beowulf, Sigfried, and Saint George all battled to the death with dragons. Other heroes such as Cadmus, founder of the city of Thebes, Dieudonné de Gozon, the Knight of Rhodes, and the Russian warrior Dobrynya Nikitch might be less well known to western readers, but also fought and defeated dragons. This book retells the greatest legends of this select group of warriors, while examining the myth of the dragonslayer in a historical, mythological, and even theological context.
Download or read book Wizard for Hire written by Obert Skye and published by Wizard for Hire. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After fourteen-year-old Ozzy's scientist parents are kidnapped, Ozzy's only help may be a classified ad that says "Wizards for hire."
Download or read book Dragon Assassin written by Arthur Slade and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling YA fantasy novel from award-winning author Arthur Slade! Carmen is a student at Red Assassin School. She's an expert at bladed weapons and poisons; and she's desperate to finish at the top of the class, ahead of her twin brother. The students have been trained to hunt using giant black swans, but Carmen has discovered a dragon. All she has to do is get on his back. One problem: he's killed everyone who gets near him. Then the Emperor declares war on assassins. And there might be a traitor among them. Carmen wants to graduate. But the emperor wants her dead. Her classmates might, too. Graduation night is about to become the fight of her life. In this heartstopping adventure by Arthur Slade, readers will root for Carmen - an Assassin with a heart of gold, determined to follow her dream against all odds.
Download or read book Caverns of Socrates written by Dennis L. McKiernan and published by ROC Trade. This book was released on 1995 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They called themselves the Black Foxes, a group of adventure gamers whose chosen transformations formed a group of superior powers: a pathfinder, a master healer, a magical bard, a Shadowmaster, and their leader, an extraordinary warrior. The Black Foxes are chosen to test Avery, an incredibly powerful artificial intelligence -powerful enough to create a virtual reality universe so convincing that the Black Foxes would forget the outside world. But a delicate balance is easily destroyed, and control over Avery is lost. Now the Black Foxes must carry out a dangerous quest and defeat a Demonqueen -their only hope for survival is to beat Avery at its own deadly game.
