Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434439798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The overman named Garth sought immortal fame. The oracle told him to serve the Forgotten King to get that fame. But this King sent Garth after a basilisk whose gaze could turn men to stone. What sane use could anyone have for a monster like that?
The Lure of the Basilisk
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434439798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The overman named Garth sought immortal fame. The oracle told him to serve the Forgotten King to get that fame. But this King sent Garth after a basilisk whose gaze could turn men to stone. What sane use could anyone have for a monster like that?
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434439798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The overman named Garth sought immortal fame. The oracle told him to serve the Forgotten King to get that fame. But this King sent Garth after a basilisk whose gaze could turn men to stone. What sane use could anyone have for a monster like that?
The Basilisk's Lair
Author: R. L. LaFevers
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547488238
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A reluctant young hero must chase down an evil serpent king in “this satisfying middle-grade adventure . . . in colonial British West Africa” (Kirkus Reviews). Nate Fludd is back in the camel saddle in pursuit of a missing, deadly basilisk—the mythical King of Serpents. As if saving a Dhughani village from the beast isn’t hard enough, Nate and Aunt Phil must begin to solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearance and protect The Fludd Book of Beasts from a sinister man who always seems to be one step ahead of them. With more lively illustrations by Kelly Murphy, The Basilisk’s Lair picks up immediately where the first book in the series, Flight of the Phoenix, left off. This historical fantasy chapter book series is perfect for intermediate readers.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547488238
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A reluctant young hero must chase down an evil serpent king in “this satisfying middle-grade adventure . . . in colonial British West Africa” (Kirkus Reviews). Nate Fludd is back in the camel saddle in pursuit of a missing, deadly basilisk—the mythical King of Serpents. As if saving a Dhughani village from the beast isn’t hard enough, Nate and Aunt Phil must begin to solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearance and protect The Fludd Book of Beasts from a sinister man who always seems to be one step ahead of them. With more lively illustrations by Kelly Murphy, The Basilisk’s Lair picks up immediately where the first book in the series, Flight of the Phoenix, left off. This historical fantasy chapter book series is perfect for intermediate readers.
The Lure of the Basilisk
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780345286246
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780345286246
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Lure of the Basilisk
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780345314949
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780345314949
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The Lure of the Basilisk
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780586071496
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780586071496
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning: Volume VIII. The Ring and the Book, Books V-VIII
Author: Robert Browning
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198186472
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
This is the second instalment of Browning's great murder-story set in the Italy of the 1690s, The Ring and the Book, a poem which Henry James called a 'monstrous magnificence'. Here Browning lets the central characters of his poem - the corrupt aristocrat and murderer Franceschini, his victim, and her rescuer - tell the story in their own words.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198186472
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
This is the second instalment of Browning's great murder-story set in the Italy of the 1690s, The Ring and the Book, a poem which Henry James called a 'monstrous magnificence'. Here Browning lets the central characters of his poem - the corrupt aristocrat and murderer Franceschini, his victim, and her rescuer - tell the story in their own words.
Touched by the Gods
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Misenchanted Press
ISBN: 1619910381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
The gods had chosen the Domdur to rule the world, and had chosen Malledd to be their champion among the Domdur.They had not asked Malledd whether he wanted the job.Now a wizard has raised an army of the undead to overthrow the Domdur Empire, and the world awaits the divine champion who is to save them -- but will Malledd come?And if he does, can he be the savior the Domdur expect, or has the gods' favor turned elsewhere?
Publisher: Misenchanted Press
ISBN: 1619910381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
The gods had chosen the Domdur to rule the world, and had chosen Malledd to be their champion among the Domdur.They had not asked Malledd whether he wanted the job.Now a wizard has raised an army of the undead to overthrow the Domdur Empire, and the world awaits the divine champion who is to save them -- but will Malledd come?And if he does, can he be the savior the Domdur expect, or has the gods' favor turned elsewhere?
The Seven Altars of Dusarra
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479404764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Garth of Ordunin had been set a new task by the Forgotten King: Bring back to Skelleth whatever he found upon the altars of the seven temples of Dusarra. As he went about his blasphemous errand he learned more about the Dark Gods--and more about his own destiny!
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479404764
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Garth of Ordunin had been set a new task by the Forgotten King: Bring back to Skelleth whatever he found upon the altars of the seven temples of Dusarra. As he went about his blasphemous errand he learned more about the Dark Gods--and more about his own destiny!
The Book of Silence
Author: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479407941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
Garth had given the mighty Sword of Bheleu into the Forgotten King's keeping. Now he needed it back, and the King demanded that Garth bring him the Book of Silence in exchange -- but Garth feared that the King would use the Book to bring about an Age of Death.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479407941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
Garth had given the mighty Sword of Bheleu into the Forgotten King's keeping. Now he needed it back, and the King demanded that Garth bring him the Book of Silence in exchange -- but Garth feared that the King would use the Book to bring about an Age of Death.
The Ultimate Dragon
Author: Byron Preiss
Publisher: ibooks
ISBN: 1596876778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
In this mythic and wondrous collection, some of the best-known authors of the fantastic explore the legends and lore of the fire-breathing creatures that have captured the imagination of adventure lovers everywhere – dragons. From S.P. Somtow’s dramatic tale of an ancient dragon owned by a family in modern Thailand to Ursula K. Le Guins’s classic story of the power of a dragon’s naming, from Tanith Lee’s portrait of a dying dragon to Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg’s look at a dragon whose love for a human woman could spell doom for the whole Earth—here are spectacular dragon stories transcending time and place..
Publisher: ibooks
ISBN: 1596876778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
In this mythic and wondrous collection, some of the best-known authors of the fantastic explore the legends and lore of the fire-breathing creatures that have captured the imagination of adventure lovers everywhere – dragons. From S.P. Somtow’s dramatic tale of an ancient dragon owned by a family in modern Thailand to Ursula K. Le Guins’s classic story of the power of a dragon’s naming, from Tanith Lee’s portrait of a dying dragon to Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg’s look at a dragon whose love for a human woman could spell doom for the whole Earth—here are spectacular dragon stories transcending time and place..