Author: Our Own Game Company
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456732358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This is A'Kyria.... Somewhere out in space lies the edge of the universe; a point where there is no more void, but an anti-void...or a full space. It is a wall of matter so wide, so far reaching that the beings of a thousand planets cannot trace the end of it. It is where dark matter ends and white matter begins. The end of the universe, it seems, is just the beginning of a world so vast that physics must discover new laws to explain it. The surface is merely the edge of where one stage of the universe transitions into the next. The mysterious white matter has mass but is not effected by or generates gravity. Other mass centers create gravity; they can exist anywhere and in any combination. In this Universe the types of lands are as diverse as the imagination can create. Suns orbit some lands to create rings of life along the endless surface. Our forbears who believed that the sun orbited the planet would find their beliefs valid. Life might exist in a figure 8 set of rings around cavern entrances, radiating areas from tropical to glacial. Moons or planetoids could spin around their own centers creating kaleidoscopes of orbiting bodies. In other areas, suns might exist below the surface creating cavernous lands that cover the surface like lichen; a Dyson sphere with the star positioned in the center and life on the walls. In A'Kyria, the lands do not need to be traditional or follow the methods we deem normal to create places of splendor. Some lands might not need a star at all, but maybe a moon heated by a sun when exiting a cavern and brings the heat down with it as it travels. Imagine a weaker, dimmer star that travels through a channel with all the life existing upon the surface of the cavern. The sun sets when it rises above the surface, leaving the cavern in darkness. There are lands in permanent twilight from suns that barely rise above the surface, as well as, others that remain fixed giving constant daylight and burned lands where the suns are too close together. There are frozen wastes and oceans that stretch to the edges of forever; lands of strange beliefs, alien, bizarre or comforting in its familiarity. It is a land of infinite possibilities, where magic and technology, peasant and space ranger can meet just as easily as neighbors taking out the trash. It is a world where the only limits are the limits you place on yourself. Welcome to A'Kyria.
A'Kyria
Author: Our Own Game Company
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456732358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This is A'Kyria.... Somewhere out in space lies the edge of the universe; a point where there is no more void, but an anti-void...or a full space. It is a wall of matter so wide, so far reaching that the beings of a thousand planets cannot trace the end of it. It is where dark matter ends and white matter begins. The end of the universe, it seems, is just the beginning of a world so vast that physics must discover new laws to explain it. The surface is merely the edge of where one stage of the universe transitions into the next. The mysterious white matter has mass but is not effected by or generates gravity. Other mass centers create gravity; they can exist anywhere and in any combination. In this Universe the types of lands are as diverse as the imagination can create. Suns orbit some lands to create rings of life along the endless surface. Our forbears who believed that the sun orbited the planet would find their beliefs valid. Life might exist in a figure 8 set of rings around cavern entrances, radiating areas from tropical to glacial. Moons or planetoids could spin around their own centers creating kaleidoscopes of orbiting bodies. In other areas, suns might exist below the surface creating cavernous lands that cover the surface like lichen; a Dyson sphere with the star positioned in the center and life on the walls. In A'Kyria, the lands do not need to be traditional or follow the methods we deem normal to create places of splendor. Some lands might not need a star at all, but maybe a moon heated by a sun when exiting a cavern and brings the heat down with it as it travels. Imagine a weaker, dimmer star that travels through a channel with all the life existing upon the surface of the cavern. The sun sets when it rises above the surface, leaving the cavern in darkness. There are lands in permanent twilight from suns that barely rise above the surface, as well as, others that remain fixed giving constant daylight and burned lands where the suns are too close together. There are frozen wastes and oceans that stretch to the edges of forever; lands of strange beliefs, alien, bizarre or comforting in its familiarity. It is a land of infinite possibilities, where magic and technology, peasant and space ranger can meet just as easily as neighbors taking out the trash. It is a world where the only limits are the limits you place on yourself. Welcome to A'Kyria.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456732358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
This is A'Kyria.... Somewhere out in space lies the edge of the universe; a point where there is no more void, but an anti-void...or a full space. It is a wall of matter so wide, so far reaching that the beings of a thousand planets cannot trace the end of it. It is where dark matter ends and white matter begins. The end of the universe, it seems, is just the beginning of a world so vast that physics must discover new laws to explain it. The surface is merely the edge of where one stage of the universe transitions into the next. The mysterious white matter has mass but is not effected by or generates gravity. Other mass centers create gravity; they can exist anywhere and in any combination. In this Universe the types of lands are as diverse as the imagination can create. Suns orbit some lands to create rings of life along the endless surface. Our forbears who believed that the sun orbited the planet would find their beliefs valid. Life might exist in a figure 8 set of rings around cavern entrances, radiating areas from tropical to glacial. Moons or planetoids could spin around their own centers creating kaleidoscopes of orbiting bodies. In other areas, suns might exist below the surface creating cavernous lands that cover the surface like lichen; a Dyson sphere with the star positioned in the center and life on the walls. In A'Kyria, the lands do not need to be traditional or follow the methods we deem normal to create places of splendor. Some lands might not need a star at all, but maybe a moon heated by a sun when exiting a cavern and brings the heat down with it as it travels. Imagine a weaker, dimmer star that travels through a channel with all the life existing upon the surface of the cavern. The sun sets when it rises above the surface, leaving the cavern in darkness. There are lands in permanent twilight from suns that barely rise above the surface, as well as, others that remain fixed giving constant daylight and burned lands where the suns are too close together. There are frozen wastes and oceans that stretch to the edges of forever; lands of strange beliefs, alien, bizarre or comforting in its familiarity. It is a land of infinite possibilities, where magic and technology, peasant and space ranger can meet just as easily as neighbors taking out the trash. It is a world where the only limits are the limits you place on yourself. Welcome to A'Kyria.
Metal Earth: Colder Elements
Author: Daniel J. Wente
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615594824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The sequel to Metal Earth: Judas Syndrome. Just a short time removed from the failed coup of the American government, Jaren now takes the action to the real threat, the Ikossians. Ikoss has recovered the new element and hoarded it to refine the most efficient fuel source ever. This new found fuel makes them an economic power and has enabled them to build a new space station, Prokov. Prokov sets the stage for the Ikossians to now attack Veeson right on their doorstep. If Jaren is to stop the imminent threat, he’ll have to recruit the best team he can in a short amount of time. Aren K’Napp and Nikailyn Ohm join him at the request of President Gellar. The Amercian alliance is putting faith into Jaren to covertly stop the Ikossians in hopes of avoiding an all-out war before it’s too late.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615594824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The sequel to Metal Earth: Judas Syndrome. Just a short time removed from the failed coup of the American government, Jaren now takes the action to the real threat, the Ikossians. Ikoss has recovered the new element and hoarded it to refine the most efficient fuel source ever. This new found fuel makes them an economic power and has enabled them to build a new space station, Prokov. Prokov sets the stage for the Ikossians to now attack Veeson right on their doorstep. If Jaren is to stop the imminent threat, he’ll have to recruit the best team he can in a short amount of time. Aren K’Napp and Nikailyn Ohm join him at the request of President Gellar. The Amercian alliance is putting faith into Jaren to covertly stop the Ikossians in hopes of avoiding an all-out war before it’s too late.
Metal Earth: Judas Syndrome
Author: Daniel J. Wente
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615239846
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Metal Earth: Judas Syndrome The location of living may have changed since the massive meteor attack that forced humans to live on four gigantic space stations, but the problems didn't change with them. The American Alliance is at odds with its two stations of Akryia and Oyioh. The alliance must also worry about an extreme underground uprising, not to mention the growing military threat of the Russian station of Ikoss. Captain Jaren Lee, on a quest from Senator Jopalmin, searches for an answer to quell the problems, a new element left by the meteors that may prove to be the most efficient fuel source ever. Naturally, things don't go as planned when Jaren runs into an ""old friend"" and must play politics between the American allies. Time is running out as Jaren tries to get the element before the Russians can find it and gain universal economic dominance.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615239846
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Metal Earth: Judas Syndrome The location of living may have changed since the massive meteor attack that forced humans to live on four gigantic space stations, but the problems didn't change with them. The American Alliance is at odds with its two stations of Akryia and Oyioh. The alliance must also worry about an extreme underground uprising, not to mention the growing military threat of the Russian station of Ikoss. Captain Jaren Lee, on a quest from Senator Jopalmin, searches for an answer to quell the problems, a new element left by the meteors that may prove to be the most efficient fuel source ever. Naturally, things don't go as planned when Jaren runs into an ""old friend"" and must play politics between the American allies. Time is running out as Jaren tries to get the element before the Russians can find it and gain universal economic dominance.
Metal Earth: War of Rogues
Author: Daniel J. Wente
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615950353
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The inevitable war has arrived. President Gellar has commanded Admiral Kaman and Captain Jaren Lee to advance the Alliance fleet. Janah Omen-Lee's attempts to bring in Veeson as an ally in the war have failed. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Hinkle has been trying to peacefully negotiate with the Ikossians and, as a sign of good faith, helped them repair the space station of Prokov. With tensions mounting between stations and citizens, time is no longer a luxury for the survival of Metal Earth under the Alliance. If President Borkhov and the Ikossians can rebuild Prokov and maintain energy dominance then it's only a matter of time before Veeson falls with Akyria and Oyioh soon to follow.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615950353
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The inevitable war has arrived. President Gellar has commanded Admiral Kaman and Captain Jaren Lee to advance the Alliance fleet. Janah Omen-Lee's attempts to bring in Veeson as an ally in the war have failed. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Hinkle has been trying to peacefully negotiate with the Ikossians and, as a sign of good faith, helped them repair the space station of Prokov. With tensions mounting between stations and citizens, time is no longer a luxury for the survival of Metal Earth under the Alliance. If President Borkhov and the Ikossians can rebuild Prokov and maintain energy dominance then it's only a matter of time before Veeson falls with Akyria and Oyioh soon to follow.
Invention and Method
Author: Hermogenes
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN: 1589831217
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This volume contains the Greek text, textual apparatus, and first published English translation of two treatises on rhetoric, with introductory material and notes. Once attributed to Hermogenes of Tarsus, these treatises are now believed to be by unknown authors writing in the second or third century C.E. or later. The first treatise, entitled On Invention, is a handbook for students providing formulas to aid them in the composition of declamations on assigned themes. The second treatise, On the Method of Forcefulness, discusses prose style with special attention to figures of speech. Extensive notes interpret the often-difficult content and relate it to other writing on rhetoric. The Greek text is that of Hugo Rabe (1913).
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN: 1589831217
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This volume contains the Greek text, textual apparatus, and first published English translation of two treatises on rhetoric, with introductory material and notes. Once attributed to Hermogenes of Tarsus, these treatises are now believed to be by unknown authors writing in the second or third century C.E. or later. The first treatise, entitled On Invention, is a handbook for students providing formulas to aid them in the composition of declamations on assigned themes. The second treatise, On the Method of Forcefulness, discusses prose style with special attention to figures of speech. Extensive notes interpret the often-difficult content and relate it to other writing on rhetoric. The Greek text is that of Hugo Rabe (1913).
Beer in the Snooker Club
Author: Waguih Ghali
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804170754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Set amidst the turbulence of 1950s Cairo, Beer in the Snooker Club is the story of Ram Bey, an over-educated, under-ambitious young Egyptian struggling to find out where he fits in. Ram’s favorite haunt is the fashionable Cairo Snooker Club, whose members strive to emulate English gentility; but his best friends are young intellectuals who devour the works of Sartre and engage in dangerous revolutionary activities to support Egyptian independence. By turns biting and comic, Beer in the Snooker Club — the first and only book by Waguih Ghali — became a cult classic when it was first published and remains a timeless portrait of a loveable rogue coming of age in turbulent times.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804170754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Set amidst the turbulence of 1950s Cairo, Beer in the Snooker Club is the story of Ram Bey, an over-educated, under-ambitious young Egyptian struggling to find out where he fits in. Ram’s favorite haunt is the fashionable Cairo Snooker Club, whose members strive to emulate English gentility; but his best friends are young intellectuals who devour the works of Sartre and engage in dangerous revolutionary activities to support Egyptian independence. By turns biting and comic, Beer in the Snooker Club — the first and only book by Waguih Ghali — became a cult classic when it was first published and remains a timeless portrait of a loveable rogue coming of age in turbulent times.
`Virgins of God' : The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity
Author: Susanna Elm
Publisher: Clarendon Press
ISBN: 0191591637
Category : Asceticism
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Many of the institutions fundamental to the role of men and women in society today were formed in late antiquity. This path-breaking study offers a comprehensive look at how Christian women of this time initiated alternative, ascetic ways of living, both with and without men. The author studies how these practices were institutionalized, and why later they were either eliminated or transformed by a new Christian Roman elite of men we now think of as the founding fathers of monasticism. - ;Situated in a period that witnessed the genesis of institutions fundamental to this day, this path-breaking study offers a comprehensive look at how ancient Christian women initiated ascetic ways of living, and how these practices were then institutionalized. Using the organization of female asceticism in Asia Minor and Egypt as a lever, the author demonstrates that - in direct contrast to later conceptions - asceticism began primarly as an urban movement. Crucially, it also originated with men and women living together, varying the model of the family. The book then traces how, in the course of the fourth century, these early organizational forms underwent a transformation. Concurrent with the doctrinal struggles to redefine the Trinity, and with the formation of a new Christian --eacute--;lite, men such as Basil of Caesarea changed the institutional configuration of ascetic life in common: they emphasized the segregation of the sexes, and the supremacy of the rural over urban models. At the same time, ascetics became clerics, who increasingly used female saints as symbols for the role of the new ecclesiastical elite. Earlier, more varied models of ascetic life were either silenced or condemned as heretical; and those who had been in fact their reformers became known as the founding fathers of monasticism. -
Publisher: Clarendon Press
ISBN: 0191591637
Category : Asceticism
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Many of the institutions fundamental to the role of men and women in society today were formed in late antiquity. This path-breaking study offers a comprehensive look at how Christian women of this time initiated alternative, ascetic ways of living, both with and without men. The author studies how these practices were institutionalized, and why later they were either eliminated or transformed by a new Christian Roman elite of men we now think of as the founding fathers of monasticism. - ;Situated in a period that witnessed the genesis of institutions fundamental to this day, this path-breaking study offers a comprehensive look at how ancient Christian women initiated ascetic ways of living, and how these practices were then institutionalized. Using the organization of female asceticism in Asia Minor and Egypt as a lever, the author demonstrates that - in direct contrast to later conceptions - asceticism began primarly as an urban movement. Crucially, it also originated with men and women living together, varying the model of the family. The book then traces how, in the course of the fourth century, these early organizational forms underwent a transformation. Concurrent with the doctrinal struggles to redefine the Trinity, and with the formation of a new Christian --eacute--;lite, men such as Basil of Caesarea changed the institutional configuration of ascetic life in common: they emphasized the segregation of the sexes, and the supremacy of the rural over urban models. At the same time, ascetics became clerics, who increasingly used female saints as symbols for the role of the new ecclesiastical elite. Earlier, more varied models of ascetic life were either silenced or condemned as heretical; and those who had been in fact their reformers became known as the founding fathers of monasticism. -
Johannine Epistles
Author: Ruth Edwards
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781850757504
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The three epistles of John occupy only five or six pages of an English Bible, yet they are among the most intriguing writings of the New Testament. Were they written by one person or more? In what sort of community did they originate, and what situation are they addressing? What is the background to their thought? How do they relate to the Gospel of John? What is their theological message, and does it have any relevance to the modern world? These are some of the issues considered in this student textbook Guide to the Johannine epistles.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781850757504
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The three epistles of John occupy only five or six pages of an English Bible, yet they are among the most intriguing writings of the New Testament. Were they written by one person or more? In what sort of community did they originate, and what situation are they addressing? What is the background to their thought? How do they relate to the Gospel of John? What is their theological message, and does it have any relevance to the modern world? These are some of the issues considered in this student textbook Guide to the Johannine epistles.
Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament
Author: Norman A. Beck
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The first basic thesis of Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament: Hidden Transcripts of Hope and Liberation is that the Jesus of history and his earliest and closest followers during his lifetime and during the decades after he had been crucified by the Romans had not only a deep longing for eternal life with God beyond the limits of this world, but also a strong desire for liberation from Roman political, economic, and social oppression. The second basic thesis of Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament is that within the Christian Scriptures there are more hidden transcripts, coded messages (anti-Roman cryptograms) of hope and liberation, for «freedom now» within this life, than we have realized throughout most of the history of interpretation. Hidden transcripts of hope and liberation are coded so that oppressed people are able to communicate to their fellow oppressed people in ways in which their message and their intent are shielded from the perceptions of their oppressors. These messages by the Jesus of history and by the writers of New Testament and related literature use the language of faith, of salvation, of Deity, and of adversaries of Deity, giving words that are commonly used by the oppressed people new and double meanings. Within interaction with other scholars who are publishing studies of hidden transcripts, this book is an analysis of hidden transcripts within each of the New Testament documents. The book is designed to be used in New Testament Studies courses at undergraduate and/or graduate levels, by study groups, and by all persons who desire a more adequate understanding of the Jesus of history, his closest followers, and their oral and written communications during the first three centuries C.E.
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The first basic thesis of Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament: Hidden Transcripts of Hope and Liberation is that the Jesus of history and his earliest and closest followers during his lifetime and during the decades after he had been crucified by the Romans had not only a deep longing for eternal life with God beyond the limits of this world, but also a strong desire for liberation from Roman political, economic, and social oppression. The second basic thesis of Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament is that within the Christian Scriptures there are more hidden transcripts, coded messages (anti-Roman cryptograms) of hope and liberation, for «freedom now» within this life, than we have realized throughout most of the history of interpretation. Hidden transcripts of hope and liberation are coded so that oppressed people are able to communicate to their fellow oppressed people in ways in which their message and their intent are shielded from the perceptions of their oppressors. These messages by the Jesus of history and by the writers of New Testament and related literature use the language of faith, of salvation, of Deity, and of adversaries of Deity, giving words that are commonly used by the oppressed people new and double meanings. Within interaction with other scholars who are publishing studies of hidden transcripts, this book is an analysis of hidden transcripts within each of the New Testament documents. The book is designed to be used in New Testament Studies courses at undergraduate and/or graduate levels, by study groups, and by all persons who desire a more adequate understanding of the Jesus of history, his closest followers, and their oral and written communications during the first three centuries C.E.
Down Bad
Author: Deborah Collins
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503559572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Meet Carmen, who appears to have it all together. Shes smart, independent, sexy, and proof that you could be a bad chick and still not have a man. Relying on her secret boy toy TC for male attention has gotten old and Carmen is ready to find her own man and send TC back home to his ol lady Tesha for good. Meanwhile, TC is enjoying the fact that he has the best of both worlds; a side chick who embraces being his side chick, and a main chick who doesnt have sense enough to leave him. What man wouldnt love that? Little do they know, their relafriendship will cause a chain reaction of secrets and betrayal to be unveiled and brought to the surface. When everyone starts to feel played, they go to desperate measures to seek revenge. From cheating , to lying, and even backstabbing, they are all simply just down bad. Go on a journey to Hammond, LA where everybody is for everybody, and love is just a four letter word.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503559572
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Meet Carmen, who appears to have it all together. Shes smart, independent, sexy, and proof that you could be a bad chick and still not have a man. Relying on her secret boy toy TC for male attention has gotten old and Carmen is ready to find her own man and send TC back home to his ol lady Tesha for good. Meanwhile, TC is enjoying the fact that he has the best of both worlds; a side chick who embraces being his side chick, and a main chick who doesnt have sense enough to leave him. What man wouldnt love that? Little do they know, their relafriendship will cause a chain reaction of secrets and betrayal to be unveiled and brought to the surface. When everyone starts to feel played, they go to desperate measures to seek revenge. From cheating , to lying, and even backstabbing, they are all simply just down bad. Go on a journey to Hammond, LA where everybody is for everybody, and love is just a four letter word.