Author: Ty Johnston Publisher: Ty Johnston ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 46
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Her family has been part of the most deadly assassin’s guild in all known universes since long before she was born. Her training has taken years, her whole life. She has been hidden away as part of her apprenticeship, blending in with a world not her own, always hiding who she really is. Now it is time for her first kill. Yet that is only the beginning. Behind the scenes there is turmoil within the guild. A change is coming. And when Scribe learns the truth, she only hopes she can survive.
Author: Ty Johnston Publisher: Ty Johnston ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 363
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Epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, call it what you will, perhaps even edges of a little Grimdark, all and more can be found within the ten stories provided here where heroes face daunting odds, sometimes triumphing and sometimes failing. Barbarians, knights, assassins, each gets their turn, as do men and women from other stripes. All face the dangers of magic and the blade, and sometimes otherworldly beasts. Table of contents Lord of Thunder Scribe: An Assassin’s Tale Black Devil by Moonlight War and Demons Bread and Blades Afraid of the Dark With Reason The Grim Stone Warrior The Scroll of Ul Afqa Land of the Forgotten
Author: Miles West Publisher: Miles West ISBN: Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 276
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Life is hard. It is hard as a teenager just graduating High School and trying to make your way in the world. It is exponentially harder however when that world is shattered by newly gained knowledge of a complete other world within. A world of assassins and subterfuge coupled along with mysterious occurrences of a being that should not exist. Grymm is a story of a young man who faces a darkness that has chosen him and a fate that could literally consume him for eternity. Death has come for him, and not to gather his extinguished flame of life but rather as its predecessor next in line to take up the dark onus of harvesting souls. It is a position that will alter him and draw him into the darkness unless he has help from someone that is long gone from his life. Will it be enough and in time?
Author: Matthew Guinn Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 039324802X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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Detectives Canby and Underwood hunt down a serial killer in this “heady mix of history, sizzle, punch, and danger” (Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author of The Patriot Threat). Disgraced former detective and Civil War veteran Thomas Canby partners with Atlanta’s first African American police officer, Cyrus Underwood, to track down a serial murderer who seems to be targeting the city’s wealthiest black entrepreneurs. Even after the killer is revealed, his astonishing ability to elude capture raises the question: is there such a thing as supernatural evil at loose in the world? Matthew Guinn draws readers into a vortex of tense, atmospheric storytelling, confronting the fears of both old South and new, compelling the reader through a breathless, disturbing finale. A Los Angeles Public Library Best Book of the Year and a Finalist for the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize.
Author: Robin Hobb Publisher: Spectra ISBN: 0553565699 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 769
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“An enthralling conclusion to this superb trilogy, displaying an exceptional combination of originality, magic, adventure, character, and drama.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz—or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered and abandoned the capital, while the rightful heir, Prince Verity, is lost to his mad quest—perhaps to death. Only Verity’s return—or the heir his princess carries—can save the Six Duchies. But Fitz will not wait. Driven by loss and bitter memories, he undertakes a quest: to kill Regal. The journey casts him into deep waters, as he discovers wild currents of magic within him—currents that will either drown him or make him something more than he was. Praise for Robin Hobb and Assassin’s Quest “Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb’s books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.”—George R. R. Martin “Superbly written, wholly satisfying, unforgettable: better than any fantasy trilogy in print—including mine!”—Melanie Rawn
Author: Amanda H. Podany Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190059044 Category : Middle East Languages : en Pages : 673
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"This sweeping history of the ancient Near East (Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia, Iran) takes readers on a journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquest of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women, from kings, priestesses, and merchants to bricklayers, musicians, and weavers. Their habits of daily life, beliefs, triumphs, and crises, and the changes that they faced over time are explored through their written words and the archaeological remains of the buildings, cities, and empires in which they lived. Rather than chronicling three thousand years of kingdoms, the book instead creates a tapestry of life stories through which readers come to know specific individuals from many walks of life, and to understand their places within the broad history of events and institutions in the ancient Near East. These life stories are preserved on ancient cuneiform tablets, which allow us to trace, for example, the career of a weaver as she advanced to became a supervisor of a workshop, listen to a king trying to persuade his generals to prepare for a siege, and feel the pain of a starving young couple who were driven to sell all four of their young children into slavery during a famine. What might seem at first glance to be a remote and inaccessible ancient culture proves to be a comprehensible world, one that bequeathed to us many of our institutions and beliefs, a truly fascinating place to visit"--
Author: Mike S Publisher: ISBN: 9781393923275 Category : Languages : en Pages : 90
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ATTENTION DARK FANTASY READERS: If you're looking for an action-packed assassin adventure with an unassuming hero, sword battles and dark magic, you must buy this book! BUT FIRST A WARNING... This is not a long, drawn-out story. At 70-ish pages it's a quick read and it will give you that "fantasy fix" you're looking for. When you buy Betrayal, you'll enjoy the following timeless gothic elements that the Dark Fantasy sub-genre is known for: - Middle Age style speech and dress - Lunar Knights and Shadow Titans - Sword fights and epic battles - Magical modified weapons - A brotherhood of diverse assassins - Shadow magic and wizards - A fantasy adventure into the dark unknown - Mysterious ancient prophecies - Supernatural powers ...AND SO MUCH MORE! Below is a just a taste of the story you're going to get: After shadow titans killed his parents, young Wren is taken in by a secret league of assassins. For years he served as a squire. But it's finally time for his first mission. The Elder gathers the League's best assassins: Viper, Jackal, and Winter Fox. He instructs them to head toward the Narvik Sea to dispose of Lunar Knights in the area. This concerns the others, as it would surely increase the Shadow King's power in that region. Wren particularly still holds a grudge because of what happened to his family. The Elder reminds them that the League is impartial to such matters and sends them on their way. Despite his misgivings, Wren goes on the adventure. Nervous and unsure of himself, he clings to the experience of the others who would rather not have the boy around. Little do they know, there is a betrayer among them and enemies lurk in the darkness. Not only will Wren's world be turned upside down, but he will embark on an adventure that will change the fate of all mankind. Within this action-packed fantasy adventure, you'll find sword battles, magical wizards, a league of assassins, Middle Age speech, style and clothing. Not to mention the supernatural powers, betrayal, modified weapons, shadow titans, ancient prophecies, and MUCH MUCH MORE! But don't take our word for it. Buy this book today and see for yourself!
Author: Robin Hobb Publisher: Spectra ISBN: 0553897470 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 769
Book Description
“An enthralling conclusion to this superb trilogy, displaying an exceptional combination of originality, magic, adventure, character, and drama.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz—or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered and abandoned the capital, while the rightful heir, Prince Verity, is lost to his mad quest—perhaps to death. Only Verity’s return—or the heir his princess carries—can save the Six Duchies. But Fitz will not wait. Driven by loss and bitter memories, he undertakes a quest: to kill Regal. The journey casts him into deep waters, as he discovers wild currents of magic within him—currents that will either drown him or make him something more than he was. Praise for Robin Hobb and Assassin’s Quest “Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb’s books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.”—George R. R. Martin “Superbly written, wholly satisfying, unforgettable: better than any fantasy trilogy in print—including mine!”—Melanie Rawn
Author: Richard A. Horsley Publisher: Fortress Press ISBN: 1451416725 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 482
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"If earlier scholarship on apocalyptic literature was once described as "clueless about apocalypticism, " it was due in part to a focus on questions of definition, literary genre, and theological eccentricity. Richard A. Horsley takes a different approach, letting the language of the apocalypses themselves reveal their chief concern: the expanding domination by foreign empires and the form that popular defiance should take. Most telling are the traces where Judean scribes wrote themselves into their texts - and thus into God's purposes in history."--Jaquette du livre.
Author: Barbie Zelizer Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226979717 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 307
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Covering the Body (the title refers to the charge given journalists to follow a president) is a powerful reassessment of the media's role in shaping our collective memory of the assassination--at the same time as it used the assassination coverage to legitimize its own role as official interpreter of American reality. Of the more than fifty reporters covering Kennedy in Dallas, no one actually saw the assassination. And faced with a monumentally important story that was continuously breaking, most journalists had no time to verify leads or substantiate reports. Rather, they took discrete moments of their stories and turned them into one coherent narrative, blurring what was and was not "professional" about their coverage.
Author: Ty Johnston
Author: Ty Johnston
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Author: Robin Hobb
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