Author: Lucienne Diver
Publisher: WordFire +ORM
ISBN: 1614756112
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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A destination wedding in Delphi is interrupted as the immortal Titans rise again in the third novel of this urban fantasy series. Tori Karacis is not pleased to find her face on the front of yet another tabloid “news"paper, linked to Hollywood hottie Apollo Demas. It was only one dinner, and she was already pissed at him at the time. But tabloids are the least of her worries. Just before leaving for her cousin's destination wedding in Delphi, Tori learns that her arch nemeses, Zeus and Poseidon, have escaped police custody. And when angry gods escape . . . Even though she was looking forward to seeing Detective Nick Armani in a tux, Tori’s pre-flight jitters are confirmed when Apollo boards the same plane with his sexy new co-star on his arm. They’re all nearly torn out of the sky by a freak storm, but atop Mount Parnassus, something even more deadly awaits. A prophecy, a kidnapping, and a bloodletting that stirs up the mother of all trouble—literally. The Titan Rhea is awakened, and she’s none too happy with her offspring for losing their usurped dominion over the Earth. The Olympians have fallen. It’s time for the Titans to rise again. Which means it'll be a bad day for anyone standing in their way.
Author: Owen White
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674248449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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The surprising story of the wine industry’s role in the rise of French Algeria and the fall of empire. “We owe to wine a blessing far more precious than gold: the peopling of Algeria with Frenchmen,” stated agriculturist Pierre Berthault in the early 1930s. In the last decades of the nineteenth century, Europeans had displaced Algerians from the colony’s best agricultural land and planted grapevines. Soon enough, wine was the primary export of a region whose mostly Muslim inhabitants didn’t drink alcohol. Settlers made fortunes while drawing large numbers of Algerians into salaried work for the first time. But the success of Algerian wine resulted in friction with French producers, challenging the traditional view that imperial possessions should complement, not compete with, the metropole. By the middle of the twentieth century, amid the fight for independence, Algerians had come to see the rows of vines as an especially hated symbol of French domination. After the war, Algerians had to decide how far they would go to undo the transformations the colonists had wrought—including the world’s fourth-biggest wine industry. Owen White examines Algeria’s experiment with nationalized wine production in worker-run vineyards, the pressures that resulted in the failure of that experiment, and the eventual uprooting of most of the country’s vines. With a special focus on individual experiences of empire, from the wealthiest Europeans to the poorest laborers in the fields, The Blood of the Colony shows the central role of wine in the economic life of French Algeria and in its settler culture. White makes clear that the industry left a long-term mark on the development of the nation.
Author: Robert Newcomb
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345505034
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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The long-awaited moment is here, as Robert Newcomb brings his epic trilogy, The Destinies of Blood and Stone, to a triumphant close. Old questions will receive unexpected answers. Ancient prophecies will come to pass. New wonders and horrors will be revealed. And the lives of Prince Tristan and his sister, Shailiha–the Chosen Ones who alone can unite the sundered powers of the beneficent Vigors and the evil Vagaries–will change forever. On the far side of the impassable Tolenka Mountains, where the countries of Rustannica and Shashida fight an endless War of Attrition, a turning point has come. Vespasian, emperor of Rustannica, is desperate. The relentless battle has left his country battered and the treasury all but empty. Unless he can achieve a breakthrough his armies will crumble and the cause of the Vagaries will go down in abject defeat. But if he gathers all his strength in one daring throw of the dice, Vespasian may yet prevail. Meanwhile, in Eutracia, the wizards Faegan and Wigg make a startling discovery–a new form of magic that grants its users amazing powers. Among them may be an unforeseen method of crossing the Tolenka Mountains and entering directly into the War of Attrition, tilting the balance in favor of the Vigors . . . and bringing Tristan into full possession of the mystic endowments in his blood. But a new threat has surfaced in Eutracia. An ancient Vagaries spell has borne its poisonous fruit: half-human, half-serpent monstrosities who live only to slay and are commanded by a hideously transformed sorcerer-demon known as the Viper Lord. Now, as Tristan departs on a risky mission to cross into Rustannica and meet his destiny in an apocalyptic confrontation with Vespasian, Shailiha will remain behind to battle the Viper Lord and his murderous horde. Failure is unthinkable. But the cost of victory may be impossibly high.
Author: Robert Newcomb
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345477111
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Prince Tristan and his band of wizard and warrior allies confront their ultimate challenge as the forces of darkness unite to launch a horrific conspiracy to take over the world, while Tristan struggles to harness his own nascent magical talents to unite the powers of the Vigors and Vagaries into a single immutable force, in the conclusion of the epic fantasy trilogy. 15,000 first printing.
Author: Ashley Zakrzewski
Publisher: Ashley Zakrzewski
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
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Kentucky, The "Bluegrass State," has turned red. A decade after a catastrophic experiment gone wrong, vampires now boldly leave emptied bodies in the street, and humans will soon cower in fear. The Guardians, a clandestine force intent on stopping the carnage, have covertly infiltrated the dwindling human population as they prepare for the coming battle. Some will have to make tough decisions. Some will completely question whether they are on the right side of this war. Both sides have their strengths, weaknesses, and pitch-black secrets-- but who will prevail? Warning: This book does contain some romance elements so it can be classified as a Paranormal romance however it is more focused on the characters and their journey.
Author: Kristian Alva
Publisher: Dragon Stone Books
ISBN: 1937361128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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RISE OF THE BLOOD MASTERS is the FIFTH book in Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. The brave dragon rider, Tallin Arai, continues his fight against the Balborites, a cult of religious fanatics and deadly mageborn assassins that have been wreaking havoc across the continent. In the east, the dwarf kingdom crumbles into chaos. The dwarf clans go deeper into civil war, while an even greater danger rises up to destroy the entire dwarf kingdom, once and for all. In desperation, the dragon riders and the dwarves must turn to the elves for help. Can they set aside their differences long enough to save their homeland from the Balborite menace? Or will their kingdoms be destroyed?
Author: Alan Gibbons
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444003984
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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It has always been this way. The Helati are slaves. Each month, at the full moon, they are expelled to face the demon host, the Lost Souls. But something has changed in the fabric of the times. The demons are controlled by a new master, the Darkwing. Now the danger is permanent, the horror incessant. In a southern port, however, a fourteen year old slave girl, oblivious of her destiny, holds the key to ending the nightmare of the Lost Souls. But will she ever understand the secret that is hidden deep in her memory, the secret of the Black Tower? Alan Gibbons' latest novel is an epic fantasy that takes you through a fabled land, reminiscent of a mythical ancient India. On a roller-coaster ride you will meet shape-shifters, demons, magic, tyrants, an evil lord who is the master of the living dead and countless fighters for evil...and for good.
Author: Ashley Zakrzewski
Publisher: Ashley Zakrzewski
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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The Guardians successfully dethroned the leader of the Blood Takers, but what about his loyal followers? With Jakob out of the picture, their plan is simple. Set rules, reform the Rogues, and ultimately keep their secret. #1: Only drink what you need to survive. #2: Register with your assigned Governor. #3: No relationships with a human. Their rules aren't hard. You follow them, you live. You break them, and you die. When more and more rogues keep creeping up in existence, a red flag raises. Someone is turning humans for personal gain and using them to expose their secrets. Many lies are told on the night of Jakob's death, but no one could have foreseen the person behind this…
Author: Katja Hoyer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643138383
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
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In this vivid fifty-year history of Germany from 1871-1918—which inspired events that forever changed the European continent—here is the story of the Second Reich from its violent beginnings and rise to power to its calamitous defeat in the First World War. Before 1871, Germany was not yet nation but simply an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser? How would he convince proud Prussians, Bavarians, and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France—all without destroying itself in the process? In this unique study of five decades that changed the course of modern history, Katja Hoyer tells the story of the German Empire from its violent beginnings to its calamitous defeat in the First World War. This often startling narrative is a dramatic tale of national self-discovery, social upheaval, and realpolitik that ended, as it started, in blood and iron.
Author: Martin van Creveld
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429943688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 381
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The definitive one-volume history of Israel by its most distinguished historian From its Zionist beginnings at the end of the nineteenth century through the past sixty, tumultuous years, the state of Israel has been, as van Creveld argues, "the greatest success story in the entire twentieth century." In this crisp volume, he skillfully relates the improbable story of a nationless people who, given a hot and arid patch of land and coping with every imaginable obstacle, founded a country that is now the envy of surrounding states. While most studies on Israel focus on the political, this encompassing history weaves together the nation's economic, social, cultural and religious narratives while also offering diplomatic solutions to help Israel achieve peace. Without question, this is the best one-volume history of Israel and its people.
