Author: Michael Novak
Publisher: Ae Press
ISBN: 9780998365602
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Gentle wizard Mikal Novastar's life is complacent and secure as a mystic instructor at the School of the Three Moons in the Great City of Addis. This changes, however, when an extraordinary prophecy urges him to embark upon a heroic and dangerous adventure. Armed with a staff of light and joined by his summoned feline Majam, and an inscrutable thief, and a very young half-elf, Mikal must overcome vicious wererats, ghastly blood goblins, horrific gloomhounds, savage slavers, an exceptional and mysterious Stone Mage, and the enigmatic dragon Em-Le. Nothing could have prepared him, however, for dealing with the calculating evil of Path Bloodhue and his powerful Red Robed Wizards. And against the legion of the perfidious Black Robed Wizards, with their lethal dark assassins and brutal black blades, how can he possibly hope to triumph or even survive? And then there are the squirrels.
Author: Michael E Novak
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692602256
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Mikal Novastar has recently been accepted into the exclusive and secretive Circle of the White Wizard. Although virtually sightless, he is capable of experiencing his world through the senses of his familiar, Majam, an exquisite white cat. His compassionate nature makes it difficult for him to refuse assistance to any who ask. He does, however, recognize his limitations. When he is called upon to face a dark enemy that he realizes is far beyond his abilities to overcome, he evokes from limbo an ancient warrior, Sir Rusel Ironwood, to be his champion. He is aware that he has made dangerous enemies and fears for his daughter's safety when he inadvertently reveals her existence as a student at The School of the Three Moons. When it becomes evident that she has been targeted by assassins he is torn between protecting his only child's well-being and his duty to defend the land from the ravages of the Dark Knight.
Author: Carolyne Larrington
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500778469
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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The heroes and villains of Norse mythology have endured for centuries, infiltrating art, opera, film, television and books, shape-shifting like the trickster Loki to suit the cultures that encountered them. Through careful analysis of the literature and archaeology of the Norse world, Carolyne Larrington takes us deep into the realm described in the Icelandic sagas, from the gloomy halls of Hel to the dazzling heights of Asgard. She expertly examines the myths many modern-day reimaginings, revealing the guises that have been worn by the figures of Norse myth, including Marvels muscled, golden-haired Thor and George R.R Martins White Walkers, who march inexorably southwards, bringing their eternal winter with them. This sophisticated yet accessible guide explores how these powerful stories have inspired our cultural landscape, from fuelling the creative genius of Wagner to the construction of the Nazis nationalist ideology. Larringtons elegantly written retellings capture the essence of the original myths while also delving into the history of their meanings. The myths continue to speak to such modern concerns as masculinity and environmental disaster after the inevitable, apocalyptic ragna rök, renewal comes from the roots of Yggdrasill, the World Tree.
Author: III William L. Truax
Publisher: William L. Truax III
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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In times when we have needed them, children's tales have often been a light in the darkness that has proven time and time again to help overcome any and all obstacles that maybe in our path. Here is a collection of Tales that I have written and all of them have a lesson to learn from them; whether it be of acceptance or of how fighting for something that you believe in will help win the day, or just having a bad day and in need of something fun; here I lay before you all a series of 10 stories that I have told my children before and those whom I have had the privilege of telling them to.
Author: Christopher Stasheff
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466826460
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Under the nom de guerre of Gar Pike, renegade psychic wizard Magnus D'Armand travels the stars fighting injustice and oppression, like his father, Rod Gallowglass, the Warlock in Spite of Himself. But unlike his famous father, Magnus refuses to play by the rules, sowing the seeds of freedom and revolution throughout the galaxy. A Wizard in the Way When his longtime traveling companion settled down and got married, Gar Pike—the Rogue Wizard—had thought it would be even better to work alone: no distractions, no disagreements, no one to care about but himself. But he wasn't alone for long. He recently managed to saddle himself with a new companion: Alea, a young woman with a certain amount of psychic ability and a heavy dose of attitude to boot. The funny thing is, he's beginning to like having her around—particularly when they land on the planet of Oldeira. The problems Gar and Alea encounter on Oldeira include not only the tyrannical Wizard Lords who rule the provinces, but also the attitude that has been beaten and bred into their serfs. To complicate matters, Gar and Alea adopt two desperate peasants who are perfect examples of the mind-set of the entire lower class. How to raise morale and shape these people into a force that will overcome their oppressors while not getting caught or killed themselves—these are all questions that Gar and Alea must answer fast. And the only way to do it is: The Way.
Author: Intan Paramaditha
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473562392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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*The most unusual novel you will read all year, where you create your own story* 'An ingenious choose-your-own-adventure challenge' Lauren Elkin, Guardian Longlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize You've grown roots, you're gathering moss. You're desperate to escape your boring life teaching English in Jakarta, to go out and see the world. So you make a Faustian pact with a devil, who gives you a gift, and a warning. A pair of red shoes to take you wherever you want to go. Turn the page and make your choice. You may become a tourist or an undocumented migrant, a mother or a murderer, and you will meet other travellers with their own stories to tell. Freedom awaits but borders are real. And no story is ever new. 'Sets you free to roam the Earth... an incisive commentary on the cosmopolitan condition' Tiffany Tsao 'An electrifying novel about cosmopolitanism and global nomadism that keeps readers on their toes' Book Riot Winner of an English PEN Translates Award, and a Heim Translation Fund Grant from PEN America
Author: J. E. Honey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590956458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Book One: "Way of the Wizards " Series Fifteen wizards who live in a barren place need to find apprentices to pass on their knowledge of magic and wizardry before they die. The first problem they face is remembering how to speak, as they currently use only telepathic communication. This gave me a fun way of introducing each of them and a glimpse into their characters. They send out seven wizards into the world who each bring back an apprentice. One wizard notices that four of the candidates are females this causes a discussion on the reasons why wizards have always been men and they have to change their rules. This created a way for me to look at the male and female differences real and imagined. Each apprentice has a form of communication problem giving me an opportunity to explore the ways kids adapt to protect themselves from life experiences and different forms of life abuse. Each apprentice has to go before the higher council who has to decide if each of them have the right spirit, stamina, strength and are dedicated to become wizards and to live in the middle of nowhere. There is lots of problem solving that takes place as each group adapts to the other and how each individual personality unfolds. As the wizards have lived so long with only each other for company they have all became more and more like each other and as things change so do they slowly become more of an individual. Author J. E. Honey James' ambitions as a writer are to communicate, entertain, and give something back for what he has received from the books and people that has helped him so often over the years. The author of many short stories, James has co-authored Purple Moon with Sue McCormack and offered many other story ideas to others. He has had a couple of short stories published by the Alternative Natural Philosophy Association. James is interested in other things such as painting, drawing, and carving, not to mention his studies with various healing energies. James has retired to Wales, and is devoting more time to writing the "Way of the Wizards" Series. Visit the wizards of Pearland and their apprentices at and interact with them!
Author: James Enge
Publisher: Pyr
ISBN: 1615924876
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Travelling alone in the depths of winter, Morlock Ambrosius (bitterly dry drunk, master of all magical makers, wandering swordsman, and son of Merlin Ambrosius and Nimue Viviana) is attacked by an unknown enemy. To unmask his enemy and end the attacks he must travel a long crooked way through the world: past the soul-eating Boneless One, past a subtle and treacherous master of golems, past the dragon-taming Khroi, past the predatory cities of Sarkunden and Aflraun, past the demons and dark gnomes of the northern woods. Soon he will find that his enemy wears a familiar face, and that the duel he has stumbled into will threaten more lives than his own, leaving nations shattered in its chaotic wake. And at the end of his long road waits the death of a legend.
Author: D. B. Clark
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532099088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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An attempt to us play writing to express three prose novels as Shakespeare might have written them as plays Poetry, Plays, Novels all in one. I have tried to use all of Shakespeare's play writing techniques to illustrate this new kind of literature
Author: R.J. Pommarane
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0990370933
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Follow the adventures of the Orthelios Twins as they reunite after years of estrangement to face a long dormant evil risen to claim the world as her own.
