Author: Kristen Ciccarelli
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062568078
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Kristen Ciccarelli’s bestselling Iskari series comes to a captivating end with this final companion novel to The Last Namsara, which Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone, calls “one of my favorite books of all time.” At the end of one world, there always lies another. Safire, a soldier, knows her role in this world is to serve the king of Firgaard—helping to maintain the peace in her oft-troubled nation. Eris, a deadly pirate, has no such conviction. Known as the Death Dancer for her ability to evade even the most determined of pursuers, she possesses a superhuman power to move between worlds. Now Safire and Eris—sworn enemies—find themselves on a common mission: to find Asha, the last Namsara. From the port city of Darmoor to the fabled faraway Star Isles, their search and their stories become woven ever more tightly together as they discover that the uncertain fate they’re hurtling toward just may be a shared one. In this world—and the next.
The Sky Weaver
Author: Kristen Ciccarelli
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062568078
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Kristen Ciccarelli’s bestselling Iskari series comes to a captivating end with this final companion novel to The Last Namsara, which Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone, calls “one of my favorite books of all time.” At the end of one world, there always lies another. Safire, a soldier, knows her role in this world is to serve the king of Firgaard—helping to maintain the peace in her oft-troubled nation. Eris, a deadly pirate, has no such conviction. Known as the Death Dancer for her ability to evade even the most determined of pursuers, she possesses a superhuman power to move between worlds. Now Safire and Eris—sworn enemies—find themselves on a common mission: to find Asha, the last Namsara. From the port city of Darmoor to the fabled faraway Star Isles, their search and their stories become woven ever more tightly together as they discover that the uncertain fate they’re hurtling toward just may be a shared one. In this world—and the next.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062568078
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Kristen Ciccarelli’s bestselling Iskari series comes to a captivating end with this final companion novel to The Last Namsara, which Tomi Adeyemi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone, calls “one of my favorite books of all time.” At the end of one world, there always lies another. Safire, a soldier, knows her role in this world is to serve the king of Firgaard—helping to maintain the peace in her oft-troubled nation. Eris, a deadly pirate, has no such conviction. Known as the Death Dancer for her ability to evade even the most determined of pursuers, she possesses a superhuman power to move between worlds. Now Safire and Eris—sworn enemies—find themselves on a common mission: to find Asha, the last Namsara. From the port city of Darmoor to the fabled faraway Star Isles, their search and their stories become woven ever more tightly together as they discover that the uncertain fate they’re hurtling toward just may be a shared one. In this world—and the next.
Truth
The Falling Sky
Author: Davi Kopenawa
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674293576
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
The 10th anniversary edition A Guardian Best Book about Deforestation A New Scientist Best Book of the Year A Taipei Times Best Book of the Year “A perfectly grounded account of what it is like to live an indigenous life in communion with one’s personal spirits. We are losing worlds upon worlds.” —Louise Erdrich, New York Times Book Review “The Yanomami of the Amazon, like all the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Australia, have experienced the end of what was once their world. Yet they have survived and somehow succeeded in making sense of a wounded existence. They have a lot to teach us.” —Amitav Ghosh, The Guardian “A literary treasure...a must for anyone who wants to understand more of the diverse beauty and wonder of existence.” —New Scientist A now classic account of the life and thought of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami, The Falling Sky paints an unforgettable picture of an indigenous culture living in harmony with the Amazon forest and its creatures, and its devastating encounter with the global mining industry. In richly evocative language, Kopenawa recounts his initiation as a shaman and first experience of outsiders: missionaries, cattle ranchers, government officials, and gold prospectors seeking to extract the riches of the Amazon. A coming-of-age story entwined with a rare first-person articulation of shamanic philosophy, this impassioned plea to respect indigenous peoples’ rights is a powerful rebuke to the accelerating depredation of the Amazon and other natural treasures threatened by climate change and development.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674293576
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
The 10th anniversary edition A Guardian Best Book about Deforestation A New Scientist Best Book of the Year A Taipei Times Best Book of the Year “A perfectly grounded account of what it is like to live an indigenous life in communion with one’s personal spirits. We are losing worlds upon worlds.” —Louise Erdrich, New York Times Book Review “The Yanomami of the Amazon, like all the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Australia, have experienced the end of what was once their world. Yet they have survived and somehow succeeded in making sense of a wounded existence. They have a lot to teach us.” —Amitav Ghosh, The Guardian “A literary treasure...a must for anyone who wants to understand more of the diverse beauty and wonder of existence.” —New Scientist A now classic account of the life and thought of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami, The Falling Sky paints an unforgettable picture of an indigenous culture living in harmony with the Amazon forest and its creatures, and its devastating encounter with the global mining industry. In richly evocative language, Kopenawa recounts his initiation as a shaman and first experience of outsiders: missionaries, cattle ranchers, government officials, and gold prospectors seeking to extract the riches of the Amazon. A coming-of-age story entwined with a rare first-person articulation of shamanic philosophy, this impassioned plea to respect indigenous peoples’ rights is a powerful rebuke to the accelerating depredation of the Amazon and other natural treasures threatened by climate change and development.
The Four Hundred Songs of War and Wisdom
Author: George L. Hart
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 023151252X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries CE in old Tamil—the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu—was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India. Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asia's history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the Purananuru is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the Purananuru has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. To this hidden gem of world literature George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 023151252X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries CE in old Tamil—the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu—was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India. Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asia's history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the Purananuru is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the Purananuru has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. To this hidden gem of world literature George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.
Shattered Spells
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
In the aftermath of the dragon's retreat from our world, the only ones left behind are the ones who hate the humans, and those who love them. So things are still tense with the Dragonni who have stayed in our realm. But right now, I have far worse worries than this. Kilnakarn, the Kelpie King who abducted me and kept me as one of his enslaved concubines for two years, has tracked me down. He and his cronies are out to exact revenge, furious that the goddess Morgana saved me. Yutani, Talia, Wendy, and Wager are doing everything they can to help keep me safe, but sooner or later I'm going to have to face my worst nightmare, and either destroy him, or be destroyed.
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
In the aftermath of the dragon's retreat from our world, the only ones left behind are the ones who hate the humans, and those who love them. So things are still tense with the Dragonni who have stayed in our realm. But right now, I have far worse worries than this. Kilnakarn, the Kelpie King who abducted me and kept me as one of his enslaved concubines for two years, has tracked me down. He and his cronies are out to exact revenge, furious that the goddess Morgana saved me. Yutani, Talia, Wendy, and Wager are doing everything they can to help keep me safe, but sooner or later I'm going to have to face my worst nightmare, and either destroy him, or be destroyed.
Bedlam Calling
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A Bewitching Bedlam Anthology, containing the (previously published) shorts: A WISH FACTOR: (Bubba's Origin Story): When the baby cjinn, Younger Son, attempts to find his name, he ends up in a world he did not expect, filled with dangers he never dreamed of. (Bubba's origin story). Takes place when Maddy was young. BLOOD MUSIC: Prequel-novelette to the Bewitching Bedlam Series. When fun-loving witch Maddy Gallowglass moves to Bedlam to restore an old mansion and turn it into a magical bed-and-breakfast, the last thing she expects is to meet her match in the gorgeous vampire Aegis, a former servant of Apollo. BLOOD VENGEANCE: (Takes place between BEWITCHING BEDLAM and MAUDLIN'S MAYHEM) When Maddy and Aegis go on vacation, a blast from the past threatens to destroy them both. Maddy and Aegis need to relax after opening the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, so they go on a post-New Year’s trip up to a mountain chalet. But what neither realizes, is that a dark cloud from the past is shadowing them both, and a resulting avalanche holds them hostage, at the mercy of a menace from Maddy’s past, who is ready to destroy Mad Mauldin and all she holds dear. TIGER TAILS: (Takes place between BEWITCHING BEDLAM and MAUDLIN'S MAYHEM) When Sandy needs help rescuing her ward, she never dreams that she’ll end up with a tiger by the tail. Sandy Clauson is Mad Maudlin’s best friend. When Sandy’s ward Jenna goes missing on Paulson’s Peak, Sandy must face the wrath of a major storm to find her. When weretiger Max Davenport—new to Bedlam—offers to help, Sandy finds that, not only does he guide her through the ice and snow, but he comes dangerously close to melting the walls that guard her heart. Keywords: Witches, cats, cjinn, Weres, Shapeshifters, Romance, Paranormal, Ghosts, Vampires, faerie, fairy, small town, Kickass women, Badass heroine, Fun times, strange happenings, strong women, a little bit steamy, mystery, hot vampire rocker, fabulous best friends, magic romance, vampire romance, elementals, Bed and Breakfast, B&B, magical creatures, spells, spells gone awry, curses, family secrets, hauntings, friendly ghost, challenging foes, Norse, Celtic, mythology
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A Bewitching Bedlam Anthology, containing the (previously published) shorts: A WISH FACTOR: (Bubba's Origin Story): When the baby cjinn, Younger Son, attempts to find his name, he ends up in a world he did not expect, filled with dangers he never dreamed of. (Bubba's origin story). Takes place when Maddy was young. BLOOD MUSIC: Prequel-novelette to the Bewitching Bedlam Series. When fun-loving witch Maddy Gallowglass moves to Bedlam to restore an old mansion and turn it into a magical bed-and-breakfast, the last thing she expects is to meet her match in the gorgeous vampire Aegis, a former servant of Apollo. BLOOD VENGEANCE: (Takes place between BEWITCHING BEDLAM and MAUDLIN'S MAYHEM) When Maddy and Aegis go on vacation, a blast from the past threatens to destroy them both. Maddy and Aegis need to relax after opening the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, so they go on a post-New Year’s trip up to a mountain chalet. But what neither realizes, is that a dark cloud from the past is shadowing them both, and a resulting avalanche holds them hostage, at the mercy of a menace from Maddy’s past, who is ready to destroy Mad Mauldin and all she holds dear. TIGER TAILS: (Takes place between BEWITCHING BEDLAM and MAUDLIN'S MAYHEM) When Sandy needs help rescuing her ward, she never dreams that she’ll end up with a tiger by the tail. Sandy Clauson is Mad Maudlin’s best friend. When Sandy’s ward Jenna goes missing on Paulson’s Peak, Sandy must face the wrath of a major storm to find her. When weretiger Max Davenport—new to Bedlam—offers to help, Sandy finds that, not only does he guide her through the ice and snow, but he comes dangerously close to melting the walls that guard her heart. Keywords: Witches, cats, cjinn, Weres, Shapeshifters, Romance, Paranormal, Ghosts, Vampires, faerie, fairy, small town, Kickass women, Badass heroine, Fun times, strange happenings, strong women, a little bit steamy, mystery, hot vampire rocker, fabulous best friends, magic romance, vampire romance, elementals, Bed and Breakfast, B&B, magical creatures, spells, spells gone awry, curses, family secrets, hauntings, friendly ghost, challenging foes, Norse, Celtic, mythology
Night Veil
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, the Vampiric Fae are on the move, hunting anyone in their path. As the war with the vampires ratchets up, Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court, enshrouds New Forest in her chilling grasp. Cicely Waters had always thought she was simply one of the magic-born-a witch who can control the wind-but recently she discovered she's also one of the shifting Fae. Now she must perfect her gift. Because Cicely and her friends may have escaped from Myst and her Shadow Hunters, but Myst has managed to capture the Fae Prince who holds Cicely's heart. Keywords: Witches, Fae, Vampires, Shapeshifters, Weres, Elementals, Vampiric Fae, faerie, fairy, Romance, Winter, Snow, Owls, Dark, Paranormal, Action and adventure, Kickass heroine, strong women, Fae Queens, murder, mayhem, fantasy, urban fantasy, magic, bird shifters, cat shifters, wolf shifters, soulmates, magic guild, Pacific North West, challenging foes, life changes, new life, elemental magic, creepy foes, unlikely allies, surprising allies
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, the Vampiric Fae are on the move, hunting anyone in their path. As the war with the vampires ratchets up, Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court, enshrouds New Forest in her chilling grasp. Cicely Waters had always thought she was simply one of the magic-born-a witch who can control the wind-but recently she discovered she's also one of the shifting Fae. Now she must perfect her gift. Because Cicely and her friends may have escaped from Myst and her Shadow Hunters, but Myst has managed to capture the Fae Prince who holds Cicely's heart. Keywords: Witches, Fae, Vampires, Shapeshifters, Weres, Elementals, Vampiric Fae, faerie, fairy, Romance, Winter, Snow, Owls, Dark, Paranormal, Action and adventure, Kickass heroine, strong women, Fae Queens, murder, mayhem, fantasy, urban fantasy, magic, bird shifters, cat shifters, wolf shifters, soulmates, magic guild, Pacific North West, challenging foes, life changes, new life, elemental magic, creepy foes, unlikely allies, surprising allies
Well of Secrets
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Time has moved on in Chiqetaw. Seven years have passed since we last saw Emerald and her family, and life has changed. Emerald is now 45, and Joe is 35. While Chiqetaw remains a quirky little town, the Chintz ‘n China Tea Shop is now an internet café. Miranda’s a graduate student and Kip’s just graduated high school. Emerald and Joe have settled into a new normal after an accident has completely altered their life together. Though the ghosts have been plentiful and always present, all has been quiet on the mystery front. But when they visit Harlow and James’s new home up near Mount Baker, Emerald literally stumbles over an old well that leads her into an old mystery surrounding the tragic death of a child. A strange and dangerous creature near the area may have been involved with the death, and now she fears that if it’s not destroyed, Harlow, James, and their daughter Eileen will be in danger of history repeating itself. Keywords: Paranormal mystery, cozy mystery, cats, ghosts, Kickass women, tea, china, magic, formidable foes, bikers, Pacific North West, single mother, Tea shop, small town, strong women, strange happenings, amazing best friends, strong relationships, magical items, amateur detective, paranormal, relatable mc
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Time has moved on in Chiqetaw. Seven years have passed since we last saw Emerald and her family, and life has changed. Emerald is now 45, and Joe is 35. While Chiqetaw remains a quirky little town, the Chintz ‘n China Tea Shop is now an internet café. Miranda’s a graduate student and Kip’s just graduated high school. Emerald and Joe have settled into a new normal after an accident has completely altered their life together. Though the ghosts have been plentiful and always present, all has been quiet on the mystery front. But when they visit Harlow and James’s new home up near Mount Baker, Emerald literally stumbles over an old well that leads her into an old mystery surrounding the tragic death of a child. A strange and dangerous creature near the area may have been involved with the death, and now she fears that if it’s not destroyed, Harlow, James, and their daughter Eileen will be in danger of history repeating itself. Keywords: Paranormal mystery, cozy mystery, cats, ghosts, Kickass women, tea, china, magic, formidable foes, bikers, Pacific North West, single mother, Tea shop, small town, strong women, strange happenings, amazing best friends, strong relationships, magical items, amateur detective, paranormal, relatable mc
The Poisoned Forest
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
To the rakshasa who enslaved my sister: you just made the worst mistake you’ll ever make in your life. Yes, I’m a hedge dragon. An abomination, or so they call my kind. I’m a loner, but I’m also loyal to my sister. Turns out, the rest of the family couldn’t care less. I’m the only one willing to go after her when she vanishes. She’s being held in Owlanvine, a city in the desert. To reach her, I must travel through the Poisoned Forest, one of the darkest, deadliest places in Wildemoone. But the Lord of the Hunt and his Lady take pity on me and offer me help. Now, together with a small band of allies who I swear are more trouble than they’re worth, I’m out to save my sister before she’s lost forever, and before the forest does all of us in. This is a spinoff of the Wild Hunt Series. You do not need to read the Wild Hunt Series to read the Hedge Dragon Series. Keywords: Fae, Gods and Goddesses, Demigods, dragons, hedge dragons, witches, vampires, romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, magic, faerie, fae, fairy, shapeshifters, weres, coyote shifter, stag shifter, ghosts, dragons, psychic, elemental magic, wolf shifters, strong women, kickass heroine, steamy, gargoyle, cats, mystery, demigod romance, fae romance, steamy, dwarves, amazons, elementals, mythic fantasy, surprising allies, other realms, changes in life, challenging foes, fantastic friendships, high fantasy, epic fantasy, spells, magical creatures, Celtic, Norse, Greek, mythology
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
To the rakshasa who enslaved my sister: you just made the worst mistake you’ll ever make in your life. Yes, I’m a hedge dragon. An abomination, or so they call my kind. I’m a loner, but I’m also loyal to my sister. Turns out, the rest of the family couldn’t care less. I’m the only one willing to go after her when she vanishes. She’s being held in Owlanvine, a city in the desert. To reach her, I must travel through the Poisoned Forest, one of the darkest, deadliest places in Wildemoone. But the Lord of the Hunt and his Lady take pity on me and offer me help. Now, together with a small band of allies who I swear are more trouble than they’re worth, I’m out to save my sister before she’s lost forever, and before the forest does all of us in. This is a spinoff of the Wild Hunt Series. You do not need to read the Wild Hunt Series to read the Hedge Dragon Series. Keywords: Fae, Gods and Goddesses, Demigods, dragons, hedge dragons, witches, vampires, romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, magic, faerie, fae, fairy, shapeshifters, weres, coyote shifter, stag shifter, ghosts, dragons, psychic, elemental magic, wolf shifters, strong women, kickass heroine, steamy, gargoyle, cats, mystery, demigod romance, fae romance, steamy, dwarves, amazons, elementals, mythic fantasy, surprising allies, other realms, changes in life, challenging foes, fantastic friendships, high fantasy, epic fantasy, spells, magical creatures, Celtic, Norse, Greek, mythology
Glossed and Found
Author: Yasmine Galenorn
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Originally written under the name of "India Ink" Murder is never pretty... When Venus Envy's new makeup artist vanishes on the night of the Thanksgiving Gala, Persia knows that something is terribly wrong. The police think Lisa drowned--her car was found parked near Lookout Pier, and a storm had raged through town the night of the dance. But Persia refuses to believe it. Lisa Tremont was terrified of water and would never have gone out on a pier by herself, and Lisa had just confided to Persia that she'd discovered what happened to a missing inheritance belonging to her and her sister. Could Lisa have stumbled too close to the thief? Working against the clock, Persia must find her friend while fending off escalating threats from her ex-boyfriend Elliot as the holidays close in with their glittering beauty. Keywords: Cozy mystery, bath and beauty shop, day spa, small town, amateur detective, Pacific North West, childhood home, cats, dogs, birds, relatable mc, woman sleuth, perfume, fragrance, perfumer, cozy mystery with cats, cosmetics
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Originally written under the name of "India Ink" Murder is never pretty... When Venus Envy's new makeup artist vanishes on the night of the Thanksgiving Gala, Persia knows that something is terribly wrong. The police think Lisa drowned--her car was found parked near Lookout Pier, and a storm had raged through town the night of the dance. But Persia refuses to believe it. Lisa Tremont was terrified of water and would never have gone out on a pier by herself, and Lisa had just confided to Persia that she'd discovered what happened to a missing inheritance belonging to her and her sister. Could Lisa have stumbled too close to the thief? Working against the clock, Persia must find her friend while fending off escalating threats from her ex-boyfriend Elliot as the holidays close in with their glittering beauty. Keywords: Cozy mystery, bath and beauty shop, day spa, small town, amateur detective, Pacific North West, childhood home, cats, dogs, birds, relatable mc, woman sleuth, perfume, fragrance, perfumer, cozy mystery with cats, cosmetics