Author: RL West
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1645759911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Leyla Gray has been having nightmares, visions, and worst of all, she has been seeing people who aren’t really there. She tells herself it’s just the stress of her ending college semester and lack of sleep from studying. However, on returning from her break when she is almost kidnaped, she quickly realizes she’s not crazy. Saved by a man she thought was just another college student—who apparently wears armor and carries two swords—she doesn’t know what to think, especially when the man whom she thought was just a hallucination appears as well. What is she to think of her two new protectors claiming to be Guardians? Saved by the Angel of Death himself to watch over men and women who die tragically young, choosing to either save them or to let fate play out and give them a peaceful death instead, Leyla tries to understand why they would want to protect her as she learns that there is magic in her world both good and evil. Will Leyla find out what she, a seemingly normal mortal, has to do with the Guardians and the demonkinds bent on capturing her?
The Order of the Guardians
Author: RL West
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1645759911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Leyla Gray has been having nightmares, visions, and worst of all, she has been seeing people who aren’t really there. She tells herself it’s just the stress of her ending college semester and lack of sleep from studying. However, on returning from her break when she is almost kidnaped, she quickly realizes she’s not crazy. Saved by a man she thought was just another college student—who apparently wears armor and carries two swords—she doesn’t know what to think, especially when the man whom she thought was just a hallucination appears as well. What is she to think of her two new protectors claiming to be Guardians? Saved by the Angel of Death himself to watch over men and women who die tragically young, choosing to either save them or to let fate play out and give them a peaceful death instead, Leyla tries to understand why they would want to protect her as she learns that there is magic in her world both good and evil. Will Leyla find out what she, a seemingly normal mortal, has to do with the Guardians and the demonkinds bent on capturing her?
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1645759911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Leyla Gray has been having nightmares, visions, and worst of all, she has been seeing people who aren’t really there. She tells herself it’s just the stress of her ending college semester and lack of sleep from studying. However, on returning from her break when she is almost kidnaped, she quickly realizes she’s not crazy. Saved by a man she thought was just another college student—who apparently wears armor and carries two swords—she doesn’t know what to think, especially when the man whom she thought was just a hallucination appears as well. What is she to think of her two new protectors claiming to be Guardians? Saved by the Angel of Death himself to watch over men and women who die tragically young, choosing to either save them or to let fate play out and give them a peaceful death instead, Leyla tries to understand why they would want to protect her as she learns that there is magic in her world both good and evil. Will Leyla find out what she, a seemingly normal mortal, has to do with the Guardians and the demonkinds bent on capturing her?
Order of the Key
Author: Justine Manzano
Publisher: Sword and Silk Books
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
"There are a plethora of exciting young adult sci-fi books on the market, but sometimes you read one that stands out from the rest. The Order of the Key is that book." –Indies Today Jacklyn Madison never expected to be attacked by a beast on an evening snack run. Add a rescue mission enacted by a trained regiment of teenaged warriors, and her night officially becomes just like a scene from one of her beloved comic books. Turns out, her parents were once members of the Order of the Key, gifted humans that protect humanity from creatures spilling through inter-dimensional rifts. Unable to control her newfound abilities, Jacklyn and her family rejoin the Order. After an attack on their headquarters leaves Jacklyn questioning their leadership, Kyp—the boy who led her initial rescue—reveals a darker secret. The Order’s leader may be corrupt, and Jacklyn’s questions could put her family in danger. Drawn into the search for proof, Jacklyn must use her guts and magical brawn to protect her family, her friends, and herself from the monsters spilling from rifts, and those hiding within the Order.
Publisher: Sword and Silk Books
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
"There are a plethora of exciting young adult sci-fi books on the market, but sometimes you read one that stands out from the rest. The Order of the Key is that book." –Indies Today Jacklyn Madison never expected to be attacked by a beast on an evening snack run. Add a rescue mission enacted by a trained regiment of teenaged warriors, and her night officially becomes just like a scene from one of her beloved comic books. Turns out, her parents were once members of the Order of the Key, gifted humans that protect humanity from creatures spilling through inter-dimensional rifts. Unable to control her newfound abilities, Jacklyn and her family rejoin the Order. After an attack on their headquarters leaves Jacklyn questioning their leadership, Kyp—the boy who led her initial rescue—reveals a darker secret. The Order’s leader may be corrupt, and Jacklyn’s questions could put her family in danger. Drawn into the search for proof, Jacklyn must use her guts and magical brawn to protect her family, her friends, and herself from the monsters spilling from rifts, and those hiding within the Order.
The Sandman
Author: William Joyce
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442430427
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The second picture book in Academy Award winner Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood series tells how the Sandman dreamed up his sweet-dreams legacy. Full color.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442430427
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The second picture book in Academy Award winner Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood series tells how the Sandman dreamed up his sweet-dreams legacy. Full color.
The Named
Author: Marianne Curley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599908824
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Ethan is a member of the Named, sworn to fight the Order of Chaos, an evil group determined to permanently change the course of history. But he is also a normal high school student trying desperately to keep up with his homework and fit in. When he is assigned to mentor Isabel, a cute classmate and future member of the Named, the line between his two lives begins to blur. So begins an epic quest as Ethan, Isabel, and others travel through time to battle dark forces and protect the future.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599908824
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Ethan is a member of the Named, sworn to fight the Order of Chaos, an evil group determined to permanently change the course of history. But he is also a normal high school student trying desperately to keep up with his homework and fit in. When he is assigned to mentor Isabel, a cute classmate and future member of the Named, the line between his two lives begins to blur. So begins an epic quest as Ethan, Isabel, and others travel through time to battle dark forces and protect the future.
Militia Order in Afghanistan
Author: Matthew P. Dearing
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000406776
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan’s counterinsurgency environment, America leaned on militias to provide order and stabilize communities cut off from weak central government institutions. However, the lucrative market of protection challenged militia loyalty, as many engaged in banditry, vendettas, and predation. This book examines the varying militia experiments in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020 and their outcomes through three sub-national case studies. It argues that successful militia experiments in Afghanistan involved inclusion of local orders, where communities had well-established social structures and accountability mechanisms in place, and state patrons relied upon those structures as a restraint against militia behavior. Complementary management ensured patrons leaned on communities for strong accountability systems. But such environments were far from the norm. When patrons ignored community controls, militias preyed on civilians as they monopolized the market of protection. This book adds to the rich literature on the U.S. experience in Afghanistan, but differs by focusing on the interplay between states, communities, and militias. This book will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, Asian politics, security studies and International Relations.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000406776
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
This book offers a new insight into when and why paramilitary groups in Afghanistan engage in protective or predatory behavior against the civilians they purportedly defend. In Afghanistan’s counterinsurgency environment, America leaned on militias to provide order and stabilize communities cut off from weak central government institutions. However, the lucrative market of protection challenged militia loyalty, as many engaged in banditry, vendettas, and predation. This book examines the varying militia experiments in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2020 and their outcomes through three sub-national case studies. It argues that successful militia experiments in Afghanistan involved inclusion of local orders, where communities had well-established social structures and accountability mechanisms in place, and state patrons relied upon those structures as a restraint against militia behavior. Complementary management ensured patrons leaned on communities for strong accountability systems. But such environments were far from the norm. When patrons ignored community controls, militias preyed on civilians as they monopolized the market of protection. This book adds to the rich literature on the U.S. experience in Afghanistan, but differs by focusing on the interplay between states, communities, and militias. This book will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, Asian politics, security studies and International Relations.
The Guardians
Author: Susan Pedersen
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199570485
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
"A sweeping global history of the League of Nations' mandates system and the limits of imperial order"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199570485
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
"A sweeping global history of the League of Nations' mandates system and the limits of imperial order"--
River of Wind (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #13)
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545283442
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The adventure continues! In a land no owl knew existed, Soren, Coryn, and the Guardians find danger, knowledge, and new allies.Coryn and the Band have returned to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree and restored order. With the Ember safely hidden away, the tree shakes off its gaudy golden glow and recovers its natural majesty. Meanwhile, deep in the Palace of Mists, Bess finds an ancient map fragment that reveals that there are not 5 owl kingdoms -- as has been thought since time immemorial -- but 6. Coryn and the chaw of chaws set off to find this unknown land. In a landscape of perpetual winter, they discover a monastery of serene, learned owls, the likes of which no one has ever seen before.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545283442
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The adventure continues! In a land no owl knew existed, Soren, Coryn, and the Guardians find danger, knowledge, and new allies.Coryn and the Band have returned to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree and restored order. With the Ember safely hidden away, the tree shakes off its gaudy golden glow and recovers its natural majesty. Meanwhile, deep in the Palace of Mists, Bess finds an ancient map fragment that reveals that there are not 5 owl kingdoms -- as has been thought since time immemorial -- but 6. Coryn and the chaw of chaws set off to find this unknown land. In a landscape of perpetual winter, they discover a monastery of serene, learned owls, the likes of which no one has ever seen before.
The Capture
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007215177
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"A young Barn Owl named Soren lives peacefully with his family. After he is pushed from his nest by his older brother, his idyllic world transforms into one of confusion and danger, as he is captured by evil chick-snatching owls and taken to the St Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls"--Goodreads.com.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007215177
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"A young Barn Owl named Soren lives peacefully with his family. After he is pushed from his nest by his older brother, his idyllic world transforms into one of confusion and danger, as he is captured by evil chick-snatching owls and taken to the St Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls"--Goodreads.com.
Tapestry of Dark Souls
Author: Elaine Bergstrom
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786964707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
A young man must destroy the Gathering Cloth—a web in which the darkest evils of Ravenloft are trapped—before he is doomed to eternal darkness A creation of magic as old as Ravenloft itself, the tapestry possesses the power to attract and absorb the evil creatures that roam the Dark Domains. Only a reclusive order of monks, the Guardians, know of the tapestry's might. It is their duty to use it wisely and to prevent the beings bound within the cloth from escaping. Yet the number of Guardians is dwindling, their hold over the tapestry slipping with each passing year. Their only hope for containing the evil is Jonathan, a youth with strange magical powers. When the boy discovers his ties to the creatures of the cloth, however, he may become the guardians' doom instead of their champion.
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786964707
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
A young man must destroy the Gathering Cloth—a web in which the darkest evils of Ravenloft are trapped—before he is doomed to eternal darkness A creation of magic as old as Ravenloft itself, the tapestry possesses the power to attract and absorb the evil creatures that roam the Dark Domains. Only a reclusive order of monks, the Guardians, know of the tapestry's might. It is their duty to use it wisely and to prevent the beings bound within the cloth from escaping. Yet the number of Guardians is dwindling, their hold over the tapestry slipping with each passing year. Their only hope for containing the evil is Jonathan, a youth with strange magical powers. When the boy discovers his ties to the creatures of the cloth, however, he may become the guardians' doom instead of their champion.
The Key
Author: Marianne Curley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599907178
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The battle to protect the future is coming to an end as the evil Order of Chaos launches their final attack on the Named. To defeat the Order, the Named must locate the Key to a treasury of weapons hidden somewhere in the ancient city of Atlantis. The race is on to capture the Key before a horde of undead soldiers find it. And as the Named work against time, one of their own is plotting against them. "Enormously imaginative." -VOYA
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599907178
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The battle to protect the future is coming to an end as the evil Order of Chaos launches their final attack on the Named. To defeat the Order, the Named must locate the Key to a treasury of weapons hidden somewhere in the ancient city of Atlantis. The race is on to capture the Key before a horde of undead soldiers find it. And as the Named work against time, one of their own is plotting against them. "Enormously imaginative." -VOYA