Author: S. M. Beiko
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1773050710
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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As the winter ice begins to thaw, the fury of a demon builds Ñ all because one girl couldnÕt stay dead . . . Roan Harken considers herself a typical high school student Ñ dead parents, an infected eyeball, and living in the house of her estranged, currently comatose grandmother (well, maybe not so typical) Ñ but sheÕs uncovering the depth of the secrets her family left behind. Saved from the grasp of Death itself by a powerful fox spirit named Sil, Roan must harness mysterious ancient power . . . and quickly. A snake-monster called Zabor lies in wait in the bed of the frozen Assiniboine River, hungry for the sacrifice of spirit-blood in exchange for keeping the flood waters at bay. Thrust onto an ancient battlefield, Roan soon realizes that to maintain the balance of the world, she will have to sacrifice more than her life in order to take her place as Scion of the Fox. American Gods meets Princess Mononoke in this powerful first installment of a trilogy sure to capture readersÕ imaginations everywhere.
Author: Deborah Falaye
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062954067
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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“Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book.” —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster. I will be the worst monster they ever created. Fifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods. Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within. Following one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, Deborah Falaye’s debut novel, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.
Author: Samuel Shellabarger
Publisher: Bridgeworks
ISBN: 1461623391
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Set in the early 1500s in Renaissance Italy this novel is the story of Andrea Orsini, a peasant boy who rises far and becomes a secret agent for Cesare Borgia, who entrusts him with the most delicate political, military and romantic missions, Orson Welles was cast as Borgia, Tyronne Power as Orsini in the film version.
Author: M. N. J. Butler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781718115606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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"One of the ten best novels ever written about the Ancient Greeks." David Maclaine at Historicalnovels.info See full review at http://www.historicalnovels.info/Fox.htmlLeotychides has been born in the Eurypontid palace of Sparta, and regards himself as heir to one of Sparta's two thrones. But he finds that many people regard him as a bastard. When his father dies, his uncle challenges him for the throne. He must face many conflicts in his efforts to preserve the laws and traditions of his declining city.
Author: Sherwood Smith
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1440637040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Acclaimed Inda series within Sherwood Smith's epic fantasy Sartorias-deles universe • Military fantasy woven with courtly politics, vast worldbuilding, and diverse characters As the second son of the Prince and Princess of Choraed Elgaer, Inda was fated to protect the realm his older brother would inherit. Forced to flee his homeland before his thirteenth birthday, he finds himself on the perilous decks of a pirate ship, forcing himself never to think of all he has lost. But his military skills and inborn natural leadership ability cannot be erased, and four years later, Inda has become head of his own mercenary marine company, with a reputation for protecting merchant vessels against the marauding bands of pirates that plunder the waters. Meanwhile, after the untimely death of Inda's brother, his parents are desperately searching for their second son—for Inda is now the heir to Choraed Elgaer.
Author: S.M. Beiko
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1773052292
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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The dazzling second book in S.M. Beiko’s Realms of Ancient series Three months after the battle of Zabor, the five friends that came together to defeat her have been separated. Burdened with the Calamity Stone she acquired in Scion of the Fox, Roan has gone to Scotland to retrace her grandmother’s steps in an attempt to stop further evil from entering the world. Meanwhile, a wicked monster called Seela has risen from the ashy Bloodlands and is wreaking havoc on the world while children in Edinburgh are afflicted by a strange plague; Eli travels to Seoul to face judgment and is nearly murdered; Natti endures a taxing journey with two polar bears; Phae tries desperately to obtain the key to the Underworld; and Barton joins a Family-wide coalition as the last defense against an enemy that will stop at nothing to undo Ancient’s influence on Earth — before there is no longer an Earth to fight for. Darkness, death, and the ancient powers that shape the world will collide as our heroes discover that some children collapse under their dark inheritance, and those who don’t are haunted by blood.
Author: Nick Lake
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 1524713562
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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A teenage boy born in space makes his first trip to Earth in this engrossing sci-fi adventure for fans of The Martian from award-winning author Nick Lake. He’s going to a place he’s never been before: home. Moon 2 is a space station that orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth. It travels 17,500 miles an hour, making one full orbit every ninety minutes. It’s also the only home that fifteen-year-old Leo and two other teens have ever known. Born and raised on Moon 2, Leo and the twins, Orion and Libra, are finally old enough and strong enough to endure the dangerous trip to Earth. They’ve been “parented” by teams of astronauts since birth and have run countless drills to ready themselves for every conceivable difficulty they might face on the flight. But has anything really prepared them for life on terra firma? Because while the planet may be home to billions of people, living there is more treacherous than Leo and his friends could ever have imagined, and their very survival will mean defying impossible odds.
Author: R. D. Norton
Publisher: AIER
ISBN: 0913610674
Category : Finance, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Start Here: Getting Your Financial Life on Track is the guide to fulfilling your dreams. It's a study of tactics: concrete plans and procedures for getting what you want, specifically in the realm of money. Start Here guides you through many different stages of your financial life. The information is clear and concise, never too complex and never too simple. For example, when you decide to move in with your significant other, Start Here has many useful guidelines to protect the financial interests of you and your loved one. This practical advice covers everything from pre-nuptial agreements (both formal and informal) to creating and financing a "house" account. Unlike other similarly focused titles, Start Here is produced by an organization that has no agenda to push, no outside products to advertise, and no commercial services to highlight.
Author: Tracy Deonn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534441646
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! “Deonn writes…stories that humanize Black protagonists, like Bree, giving them agency and a place to both fail and, ultimately, to ascend.” —Booklist (starred review) The “worthy successor to an explosive debut” (Kirkus Reviews)—the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Margaret Rogerson! The shadows have risen, and the line is law. All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped. Bree wants to fight, but the Regents who rule the Order won’t let her. To them, she is an unknown girl with unheard-of power, and as the living anchor for the spell that preserves the Legendborn cycle, she must be protected. When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere, Bree’s powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can’t escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect Nick until death. If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them first—without losing herself in the process.
Author: Joanna Oram Fox
Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1911510231
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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First prize in Anaesthesia in the 2019 BMA Medical Book Awards! Here's what the reviewers said: "It is so easy to pick up and check things, and the illustrations and drawing instructions have allowed me to do my own drawings and learn how to label them." This book provides you with simple instructions on how to draw and interpret the crucial anatomy you need for your anaesthetic training. Covers all the relevant anatomy in: Head, neck and neuro – from Circle of Willis to cervical plexus Vertebral column – from the spinal cord to the sacrum Cardiac – coronary arteries and venous drainage of the heart Airway and respiratory – from airway sensation to the diaphragm Abdomen – from the abdominal aorta to the nephron, via a TAP block Limbs – from blood vessels in the arms to the ankle, via the femoral canal For the majority of sections, in addition to a simple drawing and detailed explanation, there are also step-by-step illustrations to show you how to draw the anatomy yourself – this active learning will deepen your understanding of the subject and improve your recall for potential viva questions! **Now updated to include laryngoscopic vocal cords**
