Author: Katherine Gibson Newcomer
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496927907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The Phoenix and the Falcon is a romance despite the harshness of its setting. Helena and Valamir come together in a maelstrom of destruction as Attila the Hun sweeps across the steppes of Russia. Attilas cousin shatters Helenas life through violence. The depth of her loss awakens a sinister ancestral ability. Yet, Valamir, an Ostrogoth allied to Attila, rekindles in Helena the possibility of life, and even love. Still, she remains at war within herself. Despite her growing feelings for Valamir, she remains trapped by her grief and her thirst for closure through revenge. Filled with action, this novel combines sexual tension with a clash between the forces of light and dark as Helena struggles for the courage to return to the world of the living.
The Phoenix and the Falcon
Author: Katherine Gibson Newcomer
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496927907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The Phoenix and the Falcon is a romance despite the harshness of its setting. Helena and Valamir come together in a maelstrom of destruction as Attila the Hun sweeps across the steppes of Russia. Attilas cousin shatters Helenas life through violence. The depth of her loss awakens a sinister ancestral ability. Yet, Valamir, an Ostrogoth allied to Attila, rekindles in Helena the possibility of life, and even love. Still, she remains at war within herself. Despite her growing feelings for Valamir, she remains trapped by her grief and her thirst for closure through revenge. Filled with action, this novel combines sexual tension with a clash between the forces of light and dark as Helena struggles for the courage to return to the world of the living.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496927907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The Phoenix and the Falcon is a romance despite the harshness of its setting. Helena and Valamir come together in a maelstrom of destruction as Attila the Hun sweeps across the steppes of Russia. Attilas cousin shatters Helenas life through violence. The depth of her loss awakens a sinister ancestral ability. Yet, Valamir, an Ostrogoth allied to Attila, rekindles in Helena the possibility of life, and even love. Still, she remains at war within herself. Despite her growing feelings for Valamir, she remains trapped by her grief and her thirst for closure through revenge. Filled with action, this novel combines sexual tension with a clash between the forces of light and dark as Helena struggles for the courage to return to the world of the living.
Falcon Guard
Author: Robert Thurston
Publisher: ROC Hardcover
ISBN: 9780451452009
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher: ROC Hardcover
ISBN: 9780451452009
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Phoenix
Author: Joe Nigg
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022619549X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Arising triumphantly from the ashes of its predecessor, the phoenix has been an enduring symbol of resilience and renewal for thousands of years. But how did this mythical bird become so famous that it has played a part in cultures around the world and throughout human history? How much of its story do we actually know? Here to offer a comprehensive biography and engaging (un)natural history of the phoenix is Joseph Nigg, esteemed expert on otherworldly creatures from dragons to gryphons to sea monsters. Beginning in ancient Egypt and traveling around the globe and through the centuries, Nigg's vast and sweeping narrative takes readers on a brilliant tour of the cross-cultural lore of this famous, yet little-known, immortal bird. This entertaining and informative look at the life and transformation of the phoenix will be the authoritative source for anyone fascinated by folklore and mythology, re-igniting our curiosity about one of myth's greatest beasts.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022619549X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Arising triumphantly from the ashes of its predecessor, the phoenix has been an enduring symbol of resilience and renewal for thousands of years. But how did this mythical bird become so famous that it has played a part in cultures around the world and throughout human history? How much of its story do we actually know? Here to offer a comprehensive biography and engaging (un)natural history of the phoenix is Joseph Nigg, esteemed expert on otherworldly creatures from dragons to gryphons to sea monsters. Beginning in ancient Egypt and traveling around the globe and through the centuries, Nigg's vast and sweeping narrative takes readers on a brilliant tour of the cross-cultural lore of this famous, yet little-known, immortal bird. This entertaining and informative look at the life and transformation of the phoenix will be the authoritative source for anyone fascinated by folklore and mythology, re-igniting our curiosity about one of myth's greatest beasts.
The Summer of the Falcon
Author: GEORGE J
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780064400954
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A sensitive young girl grows into womanhood as she trains a falcon during three summers in the country. ‘The interrelatedness of nature is a thread that binds the book together and gives it depth. This is one of the best portraits of female adolescence in our literature.’ —SLJ.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780064400954
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A sensitive young girl grows into womanhood as she trains a falcon during three summers in the country. ‘The interrelatedness of nature is a thread that binds the book together and gives it depth. This is one of the best portraits of female adolescence in our literature.’ —SLJ.
The Classic Era
Author: Robert Thurston
Publisher: ROC Hardcover
ISBN: 9780451459510
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Collected together for the first time in one volume are the classic novels of the Jade Phoenix Trilogy featuring Aidan Pryde, a MechWarrior in training with Clan Jade Falcon who learns that there's more to war than honor and glory. Original.
Publisher: ROC Hardcover
ISBN: 9780451459510
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Collected together for the first time in one volume are the classic novels of the Jade Phoenix Trilogy featuring Aidan Pryde, a MechWarrior in training with Clan Jade Falcon who learns that there's more to war than honor and glory. Original.
Falcon Quinn and the Black Mirror
Author: Jennifer Finney Boylan
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061970298
Category : Angels
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Falcon Quinn and his neighbors, Max and Megan, board bus number 13 for school on an ordinary day in Cold River, Maine. Only the bus doesn't take its ordinary route, and Falcon and his friends soon find themselves in an extraordinary place-on Shadow Island, at the Academy for Monsters. With a student body stranger than the cast of any monster movie Falcon has ever seen, the academy is home to creatures and oddities of all kinds. Once at the academy, Falcon's friends begin to unleash their monster natures. Falcon has always felt different, with his one bright blue eye and one shadow black eye, but is he really a monster? The first book in this tween series will leave readers clamoring for more monsters and more Falcon Quinn!
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061970298
Category : Angels
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Falcon Quinn and his neighbors, Max and Megan, board bus number 13 for school on an ordinary day in Cold River, Maine. Only the bus doesn't take its ordinary route, and Falcon and his friends soon find themselves in an extraordinary place-on Shadow Island, at the Academy for Monsters. With a student body stranger than the cast of any monster movie Falcon has ever seen, the academy is home to creatures and oddities of all kinds. Once at the academy, Falcon's friends begin to unleash their monster natures. Falcon has always felt different, with his one bright blue eye and one shadow black eye, but is he really a monster? The first book in this tween series will leave readers clamoring for more monsters and more Falcon Quinn!
The Myth of the Phoenix
Author: R. Van den Broek
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
The Falcon
Author: Isabella Maldonado
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN: 9781420514421
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN: 9781420514421
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Let's Go, Freddy Falcon!
Author: Naren Aryal
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781937406295
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Follow Freddy Falcon around the campus of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls as he makes his way to Hunt Arena for the big hockey game. A book for UWRF fans of all ages.
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781937406295
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Follow Freddy Falcon around the campus of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls as he makes his way to Hunt Arena for the big hockey game. A book for UWRF fans of all ages.
Stewart
Author: Linda Birman
Publisher: Surrey, BC : Hancock House
ISBN: 9780888393890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Skyscraper Falcon takes readers to the fifty-sixth floor to view the remarkable life cycle of the peregrine falcon. In the spring of 1994, a peregrine falcon captured the heart and imaginations of the city of Seattle. This rare, wild bird nested on the fifty-sixth floor of the Washington Mutual tower, a downtown skyscraper. Volunteers from Seattle Peregrine Project set up a video camera, allowing visitors the privilege of watching the entire nesting process. Stewart: the Skyscraper Falcon takes readers to the 56th floor to view the remarkable life cycle of the peregrine falcon. Written for young readers, the author introduces Seattle's newest citizens throughout stunning color photographs and simple, yet full, text. Readers get acquainted with falcon biology and terminology. This book will be treasured by the entire family.
Publisher: Surrey, BC : Hancock House
ISBN: 9780888393890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Skyscraper Falcon takes readers to the fifty-sixth floor to view the remarkable life cycle of the peregrine falcon. In the spring of 1994, a peregrine falcon captured the heart and imaginations of the city of Seattle. This rare, wild bird nested on the fifty-sixth floor of the Washington Mutual tower, a downtown skyscraper. Volunteers from Seattle Peregrine Project set up a video camera, allowing visitors the privilege of watching the entire nesting process. Stewart: the Skyscraper Falcon takes readers to the 56th floor to view the remarkable life cycle of the peregrine falcon. Written for young readers, the author introduces Seattle's newest citizens throughout stunning color photographs and simple, yet full, text. Readers get acquainted with falcon biology and terminology. This book will be treasured by the entire family.