Author: Lynn Flewelling
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0553590081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With their most treacherous mission yet behind them, heroes Seregil and Alec resume their double life as dissolute nobles and master spies. But in a world of rivals and charmers, fate has a different plan.… After their victory in Aurënen, Alec and Seregil have returned home to Rhíminee. But with most of their allies dead or exiled, it is difficult for them to settle in. Hoping for diversion, they accept an assignment that will take them back to Seregil’s homeland. En route, however, they are ambushed and separated, and both are sold into slavery. Clinging to life, Seregil is sustained only by the hope that Alec is alive. But it is not Alec’s life his strange master wants—it is his blood. For his unique lineage is capable of producing a rare treasure, but only through a harrowing process that will test him body and soul and unwittingly entangle him and Seregil in the realm of alchemists and madmen—and an enigmatic creature that may hold their very destiny in its inhuman hands…. But will it prove to be savior or monster?
Shadows Return
Author: Lynn Flewelling
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0553590081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With their most treacherous mission yet behind them, heroes Seregil and Alec resume their double life as dissolute nobles and master spies. But in a world of rivals and charmers, fate has a different plan.… After their victory in Aurënen, Alec and Seregil have returned home to Rhíminee. But with most of their allies dead or exiled, it is difficult for them to settle in. Hoping for diversion, they accept an assignment that will take them back to Seregil’s homeland. En route, however, they are ambushed and separated, and both are sold into slavery. Clinging to life, Seregil is sustained only by the hope that Alec is alive. But it is not Alec’s life his strange master wants—it is his blood. For his unique lineage is capable of producing a rare treasure, but only through a harrowing process that will test him body and soul and unwittingly entangle him and Seregil in the realm of alchemists and madmen—and an enigmatic creature that may hold their very destiny in its inhuman hands…. But will it prove to be savior or monster?
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0553590081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With their most treacherous mission yet behind them, heroes Seregil and Alec resume their double life as dissolute nobles and master spies. But in a world of rivals and charmers, fate has a different plan.… After their victory in Aurënen, Alec and Seregil have returned home to Rhíminee. But with most of their allies dead or exiled, it is difficult for them to settle in. Hoping for diversion, they accept an assignment that will take them back to Seregil’s homeland. En route, however, they are ambushed and separated, and both are sold into slavery. Clinging to life, Seregil is sustained only by the hope that Alec is alive. But it is not Alec’s life his strange master wants—it is his blood. For his unique lineage is capable of producing a rare treasure, but only through a harrowing process that will test him body and soul and unwittingly entangle him and Seregil in the realm of alchemists and madmen—and an enigmatic creature that may hold their very destiny in its inhuman hands…. But will it prove to be savior or monster?
Return and Other Stories Based on the Novel Arianna's Tale
Author: LA Quill
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105466841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
From the author of fantasy novel Arianna's Tale come ten new short stories set in the magickal world of Vorima. These stories, featuring the main characters introduced in Arianna's Tale, give the reader further insight into the characters and aid in the understanding of the greater plot of the entire Imperial Series. Some of the stories included in this anthology take place before the events portrayed in Arianna's Tale. These include Arrival, Deception, Exiled, and Awakening. The first two deal with Damuk and his family. The second two are concerned with Arianna and her family and friends. The other six stories all happen within the novel but are not describes. All ten short stories are alluded to during the course of the novel. If you enjoyed any of the novels in The Imperial Series, are looking for a quick introduction to the world of Vorima, or simply want a fun and interesting read, this anthology is for you.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105466841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
From the author of fantasy novel Arianna's Tale come ten new short stories set in the magickal world of Vorima. These stories, featuring the main characters introduced in Arianna's Tale, give the reader further insight into the characters and aid in the understanding of the greater plot of the entire Imperial Series. Some of the stories included in this anthology take place before the events portrayed in Arianna's Tale. These include Arrival, Deception, Exiled, and Awakening. The first two deal with Damuk and his family. The second two are concerned with Arianna and her family and friends. The other six stories all happen within the novel but are not describes. All ten short stories are alluded to during the course of the novel. If you enjoyed any of the novels in The Imperial Series, are looking for a quick introduction to the world of Vorima, or simply want a fun and interesting read, this anthology is for you.
Exile's Return
Author: Raymond E. Feist
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380977109
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The evil Duke of Olasko is lord no more—vanquished by his nemesis Tal Hawkins, the Talon of the Silver Hawk. Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, the once-feared despot has been reduced to an exile's existence, forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved. Conclave of Shadows: Book Three Only days ago, Kaspar, the powerful Duke of Olasko, had great armies at his command and was feared by nations. Now, half a world away from home, he is separated from his former seat of power by merciless deserts, forbidding mountains, and vast oceans. The fall of the tyrant is complete, his dark dreams of vengeance overwhelmed by the daily struggle for his very survival. But Kaspar's prodigious skills and cunning provide him the opportunity he seeks, guarding merchant travelers returning to the other side of the world and back to his homeland. Yet there is a larger drama that will entangle the broken dictator. An evil more devastating and deadly than any encountered in Midkemia for centuries seeks entrance to the land—the mystical tool of a dark empire hungry for conquest and destruction—and Kaspar has inadvertently discovered the key. The man responsible for the slaughter of countless men, women, and children must now assume a far stranger and most unlikely role—that of hero—if his world is to survive. For dire peril is advancing daily, and a long-slumbering malevolence is awakening to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting and unprepared. Suddenly, Midkemia's last hope is a disgraced and exiled duke whose history is written in blood, and who now must wield his sword as her champion ... if he so chooses.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380977109
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The evil Duke of Olasko is lord no more—vanquished by his nemesis Tal Hawkins, the Talon of the Silver Hawk. Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, the once-feared despot has been reduced to an exile's existence, forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved. Conclave of Shadows: Book Three Only days ago, Kaspar, the powerful Duke of Olasko, had great armies at his command and was feared by nations. Now, half a world away from home, he is separated from his former seat of power by merciless deserts, forbidding mountains, and vast oceans. The fall of the tyrant is complete, his dark dreams of vengeance overwhelmed by the daily struggle for his very survival. But Kaspar's prodigious skills and cunning provide him the opportunity he seeks, guarding merchant travelers returning to the other side of the world and back to his homeland. Yet there is a larger drama that will entangle the broken dictator. An evil more devastating and deadly than any encountered in Midkemia for centuries seeks entrance to the land—the mystical tool of a dark empire hungry for conquest and destruction—and Kaspar has inadvertently discovered the key. The man responsible for the slaughter of countless men, women, and children must now assume a far stranger and most unlikely role—that of hero—if his world is to survive. For dire peril is advancing daily, and a long-slumbering malevolence is awakening to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting and unprepared. Suddenly, Midkemia's last hope is a disgraced and exiled duke whose history is written in blood, and who now must wield his sword as her champion ... if he so chooses.
The Return of the Shadow
Author: Christopher Tolkien
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780007365302
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
'The Return of the Shadow' is the story of the first part of 'The History of The Lord of the Rings', from its inception to the end of the first volume, 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780007365302
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
'The Return of the Shadow' is the story of the first part of 'The History of The Lord of the Rings', from its inception to the end of the first volume, 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.
After a shadow, and other stories
Author: Arthur T. S.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9359953229
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
"After a Shadow, and Other Stories" by T. S. Arthur is a set of sad and notion-upsetting stories that discover the complicated nature of people and society. Arthur paints a photograph of moral dilemmas, emotional struggles, and the consequences of selections on people's lives via a number of gripping testimonies. "After a Shadow," the pick out tale, is a cautionary tale that indicates what occurs while you deliver in to choice. It brings out the ethical complexity of 1's acts and how they will have an effect on others for a long time. Arthur successfully weaves together issues of love, morality, and the complex nature of human relationships at some stage in the collection. Each tale shows a small part of society and deals with problems of morality, private responsibility, and the results of alternatives. The tales in this series make you reflect onconsideration on life in popular, and frequently serve as ethical tales that make you consider the moral issues in society. The deep stories that T. S. Arthur writes take readers into the complicated international of human beings, making them suppose and give them useful statistics about how our choices affect our lives and relationships inside the long term.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9359953229
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
"After a Shadow, and Other Stories" by T. S. Arthur is a set of sad and notion-upsetting stories that discover the complicated nature of people and society. Arthur paints a photograph of moral dilemmas, emotional struggles, and the consequences of selections on people's lives via a number of gripping testimonies. "After a Shadow," the pick out tale, is a cautionary tale that indicates what occurs while you deliver in to choice. It brings out the ethical complexity of 1's acts and how they will have an effect on others for a long time. Arthur successfully weaves together issues of love, morality, and the complex nature of human relationships at some stage in the collection. Each tale shows a small part of society and deals with problems of morality, private responsibility, and the results of alternatives. The tales in this series make you reflect onconsideration on life in popular, and frequently serve as ethical tales that make you consider the moral issues in society. The deep stories that T. S. Arthur writes take readers into the complicated international of human beings, making them suppose and give them useful statistics about how our choices affect our lives and relationships inside the long term.
The Shadows
Author: Alex North
Publisher: Celadon Books
ISBN: 1250318025
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
"This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own... As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder." – The New York Times The haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it’s attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat. Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim--were Paul’s friends. Paul has slowly put his life back together. But now his mother, old and suffering from dementia, has taken a turn for the worse. Though every inch of him resists, it is time to come home. It's not long before things start to go wrong. Paul learns that Detective Amanda Beck is investigating another copycat that has struck in the nearby town of Featherbank. His mother is distressed, insistent that there's something in the house. And someone is following him. Which reminds him of the most unsettling thing about that awful day twenty-five years ago. It wasn't just the murder. It was the fact that afterward, Charlie Crabtree was never seen again...
Publisher: Celadon Books
ISBN: 1250318025
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
"This is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own... As with all the best illusions, you are left feeling not tricked, but full of wonder." – The New York Times The haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it’s attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat. Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim--were Paul’s friends. Paul has slowly put his life back together. But now his mother, old and suffering from dementia, has taken a turn for the worse. Though every inch of him resists, it is time to come home. It's not long before things start to go wrong. Paul learns that Detective Amanda Beck is investigating another copycat that has struck in the nearby town of Featherbank. His mother is distressed, insistent that there's something in the house. And someone is following him. Which reminds him of the most unsettling thing about that awful day twenty-five years ago. It wasn't just the murder. It was the fact that afterward, Charlie Crabtree was never seen again...
Peter Schlemihl; And Other Stories
Author: Adelbert von Chamisso
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387042280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387042280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The Shadow on the Blind and Other Stories
Author: Louisa Baldwin
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840226126
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The late Victorians had an insatiable appetite for the macabre and sensational: stories of murder and suspense, ghosts, the supernatural and the inexplicable were the stuff of life to them. The two writers in this volume well represent the last decade of the nineteenth century, and are of interest in themselves as well as for their contribution to the chilling of the Victorian spine. Mrs. Alfred Baldwin attempted as a child to contact her dead sister through a seance, and took to writing when stricken by a mysterious illness six weeks after marriage. She was also the mother of the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. Lettice Galbraith is herself no less mysterious than the stories she wrote. She appeared on the literary scene in 1893, published a novel and two collections of stories in that year, a further story ("The Blue Room") in 1897, and then nothing more. Readers of 'The Empty Picture Frame', 'The Case of Sir Nigel Otterburne', 'The Trainer's Ghost' and 'The Seance Room' will recognise the Victorian spirit at its finest.
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840226126
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The late Victorians had an insatiable appetite for the macabre and sensational: stories of murder and suspense, ghosts, the supernatural and the inexplicable were the stuff of life to them. The two writers in this volume well represent the last decade of the nineteenth century, and are of interest in themselves as well as for their contribution to the chilling of the Victorian spine. Mrs. Alfred Baldwin attempted as a child to contact her dead sister through a seance, and took to writing when stricken by a mysterious illness six weeks after marriage. She was also the mother of the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. Lettice Galbraith is herself no less mysterious than the stories she wrote. She appeared on the literary scene in 1893, published a novel and two collections of stories in that year, a further story ("The Blue Room") in 1897, and then nothing more. Readers of 'The Empty Picture Frame', 'The Case of Sir Nigel Otterburne', 'The Trainer's Ghost' and 'The Seance Room' will recognise the Victorian spirit at its finest.
Beats of Loneliness & Other Stories
Author: Misfit
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482818981
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The book brings to light the sentiment of loneliness in its varied manifestations.The quiet existence of the aged, the solitary hours spent by the homemakers, the idle moments of an officegoer during vacations, all find an echo in these stories. Reclusive life led by people belonging to the disadvantaged sections of the society as also those pursuing their goals with single-minded devotion is portrayed very effectively. The thoughts,emotions,fears,obsessions,anxieties and eccentricities accompanying people left on the remote shores of mankind forms the subject matter of the work. Role of nature as an indifferent observer, as a healer as well as a friend is intertwined into the very fabric of each story.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482818981
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The book brings to light the sentiment of loneliness in its varied manifestations.The quiet existence of the aged, the solitary hours spent by the homemakers, the idle moments of an officegoer during vacations, all find an echo in these stories. Reclusive life led by people belonging to the disadvantaged sections of the society as also those pursuing their goals with single-minded devotion is portrayed very effectively. The thoughts,emotions,fears,obsessions,anxieties and eccentricities accompanying people left on the remote shores of mankind forms the subject matter of the work. Role of nature as an indifferent observer, as a healer as well as a friend is intertwined into the very fabric of each story.
Return of the Deep Ones and Other Mythos Tales
Author: Brian Lumley
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Brian Lumley, author of the bestselling Necroscope and Vampire World series of novels, has for many years been a devotee' of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, by such nightmare fables as Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Lovecraft’s legendary Deep Ones have taken their place in terror fiction alongside the vampire and the werewolf. Now they are given the Lumley treatment in—RETURN OF THE DEEP ONES! But the Mythos was not restricted to tales of oceanic horror; nightmares out of space and time—and inner earth—abound in Lovecraft’s fiction. Thus, with the addition of Beneath the Moors, Inception, and the novella, Lord of the Worms, Brian Lumley offers his latest homage to Lovecraft the Master. Now, from forbidden depths of dream and ocean, the RETURN OF THE DEEP ONES! In the field of no-holds-barred terror fiction, there’s Brian Lumley—and then there’s the rest …
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Brian Lumley, author of the bestselling Necroscope and Vampire World series of novels, has for many years been a devotee' of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, by such nightmare fables as Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Lovecraft’s legendary Deep Ones have taken their place in terror fiction alongside the vampire and the werewolf. Now they are given the Lumley treatment in—RETURN OF THE DEEP ONES! But the Mythos was not restricted to tales of oceanic horror; nightmares out of space and time—and inner earth—abound in Lovecraft’s fiction. Thus, with the addition of Beneath the Moors, Inception, and the novella, Lord of the Worms, Brian Lumley offers his latest homage to Lovecraft the Master. Now, from forbidden depths of dream and ocean, the RETURN OF THE DEEP ONES! In the field of no-holds-barred terror fiction, there’s Brian Lumley—and then there’s the rest …