Author: Marcos Efron Publisher: ISBN: 9780692702932 Category : Languages : en Pages : 288
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Jacob has been groomed his whole life to succeed his father as High Minister of Citadel, the last of the walled cities that rose from the ashes of the Cloud Wars. Beyond the high walls lies the Fallow, a dangerous wasteland. But life is not easy in Citadel either, where the fearsome Blackboots maintain a strict law and order. Citadeleans aren't complaining, however, because only within her walls is the Dome, a marvel of engineering that purifies the toxic waters flowing in from the White Mountains.When Jacob's father is found dead and he's accused of his murder, Jacob escapes into the Fallow, where all the terrifying tales of savagery are confirmed. Jacob must now accomplish the impossible and break back into Citadel. With new friends and allies at his side, the entitled boy born into privilege must transform into a young man poised to lead Citadel into a new and brighter future.
Author: Philip Ross Norman Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1800466218 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 340
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BEYOND is the first in a series, a sci-fi fantasy adventure set in a mysterious and sometimes nightmarish world, weaving fast action narrative around plucky children fighting against a brutal system. By turns comic and absurd, there is a dark undercurrent that sweeps up from time to time to engulf the unwary.
Author: R.V. Johnson Publisher: Lost In New World Publishing ISBN: 0986165549 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 560
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One touch kills. But not at first. Even so, you may wish it had. Beyond Astura is a grand science fiction-epic fantasy reminiscent of The Wheel of Time, The Belgariad, and The Lord of the Rings series all rolled into one. In the third novel of the series, “The Flow of Power”, all sentient beings face a mind afflicting evil, a deadly foe no one could prepare for. The existence and power of the insidious, and alien, One Mind can no longer be denied as it closes in on Crystalyn Creek. She is the only being—a mere human—that has ever thwarted its raw hunger to feed on the emotions and memories stemming from brain neurons throughout its long lifespan. With her sister Jade as the unwilling host, the parasitic creature is far stronger than it ever has been. Defeating such evil without harming her sibling becomes a desperate trial of instinct and survival. With the power of the great river of magic dwindling, Crystalyn’s symbol magic is crucial against the alien’s aggression, with its horde of controlled people and a black dragon. Meanwhile, a young and untrained User of magic makes his way across the land unknowingly tied to Crystalyn’s fate. Even with their collective strength, it may not be enough for anyone to survive what came from the cold darkness of space. Whether of Dark or Light affinity, human or nonhuman, all must stand against it or succumb to a state of mind worse than death…
Author: Melissa Scott Publisher: Crossroad Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 336
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A star-flung empire the prize — in a deadly war of succession The Silvertree Empress is dead, the last of her line. The heir named in her will is an impossibility, her favorite, Keira Renault, member of a family deposed and disgraced generations before — the man she claimed as the power behind her throne. As the Empire’s notables jockey for position behind the various claimants, Keira must defeat his rivals in simulation and reality — and somehow hold the factions together long enough for the Empire to survive.
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN: 1588392953 Category : Art, Ancient Languages : en Pages : 554
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This important volume describes the art created in the second millennium B.C. for royal palaces, temples, and tombs from Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia to Cyprus, Egypt, and the Aegean.
Author: K.A. Meechan Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1039141773 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 84
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Walter is a rat of the Norway Clan, with an ancient lineage going back millions of years and across continents. When his clan settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, hundreds of years ago, they quickly made it their home, with their burrows and lifestyle changing—evolving—right along with the city itself. With his own family of ten pups and his mate, Poppy, Walter lives beneath the historic Old Town Clock, and ventures out each night to provide them with whatever food he can scrounge up in the areas around the Harbourfront and the Public Gardens. Providing for his family is his number-one priority, which means taking care of his own safety as well as theirs. After all, if something were to happen to him, who would take care of his pups and his mate? Perhaps that’s why he’s let himself get so comfortable in the familiar area surrounding the Old Town Clock, playing it safe rather than venturing any further, looking for adventure or greener pastures. But when his cousin Ralph shows up, boasting of an endless bounty of food and opportunity to be found a little further afield—for those brave enough to go and get it—Walter starts to question his choices and what is truly best for his family. In spite of the inherent dangers, including the rumoured re-emergence of the Eurasian Clan—a long-time violent nemesis of the Norway Clan—Walter gives in to the urge to explore with his cousin, seeking adventure and new possibilities for himself and his family. But when his mate wants to get in on the fun, the danger starts to feel very real indeed. A highly entertaining, adventurous story about inclusion, empowerment, and respect, as well as the value of family and diversity, this is the perfect chapter book for young readers, age 7 to 14.
Author: John Daulton Publisher: John Daulton ISBN: 0989478718 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 625
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John Daulton's Hostiles brings the opening trilogy of the bestselling The Galactic Mage series to its pulse-pounding denouement. With the apparent betrayal by Blue Fire sending the forces of Earth and the forces of Prosperion whirling into chaos, what's to become of Altin and Orli's love, much less their lives? And worse, failed diplomacy now risks the lives of billions more as war rages across the galaxy, the very heavens bloated by the hate of so many races bent on revenge and dominance. Hostiles picks up the story where Rift in the Races left off, leaving Altin and Orli struggling to survive the fallout of failed interplanetary politics. Somehow, they must endure the intergalactic menace of planet-sized magic, a vengeful space fleet, and the untimely rise of a jealous orc army bent on righting the wrongs of humanity's Prosperion past. And not only must they endure it, they must, if possible, make it right. *** Hostiles is the third book in the Galactic Mage Series. Book 4, Alien Arrivals, begins the next trilogy in the series and is expected in summer 2014. A series prequel, Ilbei Spadebreaker and the Harpy's Wild, is expected in March 2014.
Author: Demet Arpacık Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG ISBN: 3111143872 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 356
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This ethnographic work examines both the colonial language governmentality imposed by the Turkish state and the Kurdish language activism as a response to this system. Through a genealogical study, it calls for a reconsideration of the linguistic condition in Turkey as being more than nationalist, highlighting its foundation in intertwined ideologies of racism, imperialism, and colonialism. It then provides an analysis of new possibilities and directions led by the actors of the Kurdish language movement, which seeks to enhance not only the linguistic but also the socio-political condition of the Kurdish people by taking a "beyond language" approach. The work advances our thinking about language oppression and minority language activism.
Author: Carole Crumley Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 0323144020 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 655
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Regional Dynamics: Burgundian Landscapes in Historical Perspective challenges traditional practices and approaches to regional studies by anthropologists and economic geographers. This book attempts to incorporate various fields such as natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities for a more comprehensive framework in regional studies. A region that has historical record of depth, i.e., Burgundy, France, is chosen for this book. The book begins with a chapter on theories that critique the past approaches to regional studies and introduces relevant concepts covered in the book such as landscape, sociohistorical structures, heterarchy, etc. The following chapters focus on the physical structures of the region, the archaeological excavations, settlement and land use during the Iron Age and Gallo-Roman times, multiscalar research design, and Roman period beginning from its conquest until the Middle Ages. A summary of important themes is given in the last chapter. This book caters to many students and professionals in various fields like anthropology, geography, archeology, history, economics, and ecology.
Author: David Gemmell Publisher: Del Rey ISBN: 0345486137 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
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“Gemmell’s great reading—the action never letsup. He’s several rungs above the good—right into the fabulous!”—Anne McCaffrey While the warlike and merciless Aenir wreak havoc upon the territory outside the mountain stronghold of the clans, Sigarni, the Hawk Queen, arrives in a parallel version of her own universe through a gate in space and time. Taliesen, last of the gatekeepers, has no idea why she has come. But he knows that heroes are needed and grants her passage into the ravaged land. Only Caswallon—loner, warrior, and thief—realizes the true extent of the danger and the mayhem that his people will come to face. As Taliesen tries to discover Sigarni’s purpose, Caswallon must attempt to unite the clans to overcome their greatest peril. “For anyone who appreciates super heroic fantasy, David Gemmell’s offerings are mandatory.”—Time Out London
Author: Marcos Efron
Author: Philip Ross Norman
Author: R.V. Johnson
Author: Melissa Scott
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Author: K.A. Meechan
Author: John Daulton
Author: Demet Arpacık
Author: Carole Crumley
Author: David Gemmell