Author: Dave Freer
Publisher: Baen
ISBN: 9781439133194
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Only a Human Mage Can Save Their World Now—and the Last Remaining Mage is Conspiring With a Rogue Dragon to Destroy It All! Fantasy Adventure by the Co-Author of Pyramid Scheme and Pyramid Power. Tasmarin is a place of dragons, a plane cut off from all other worlds, where dragons can be dragons and humans can be dinner. It’s a place of islands, forests, mountains and wild oceans, filled with magical denizens. Fionn—the black dragon—calmly tells anyone who will listen that he’s going to destroy the place. Of course he’s a joker, a troublemaker and a dragon of no fixed abode. No one ever believes him. He’s dead serious. Others strive to refresh the magics that built this place. To do so they need the combined magics of all the intelligent species, to renew the ancient balance and compact. There is just one problem. They need a human mage, and dragons systematically eliminated those centuries ago. Their augury has revealed that there is one, and they seek her desperately. Unfortunately, she’s fallen in with Fionn, who really doesn’t want them to succeed. He has his own reasons and dark designs. The part he hadn’t worked out is that she will affect his plans too. Chaos, roguery, heroism, theft, love, kidnapping, magic and war follow. And more chaos. “Good characterization, ripsnorting action and an ingenious plot make this a feast for sword and sorcery fans.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Dave Freer’s A Mankind Witch "There are great pleasures in life: a cold beer on a hot summer day, an Irish coffee in mid-winter, and a Dave Freer adventure story any time of the year."–Eric Flint, New York Times best-selling creator of the Ring of Fire series

Author: Eric Van Lustbader
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 142991341X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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A towering epic of fantasy, The Pearl, is launched in The Ring of Five Dragons. Filled with action, color, and the myriad details of another world, The Pearl is the first great fantasy series of the new millennium, set to rival Robert Jordan, David Eddings, George R. R. Martin, Terry Brooks, and Terry Goodkind in popular appeal. This astonishing first volume opens as the Kundalan people have suffered for a century under the viciously oppressive, technologically-superior V'ornn invaders. In the resulting crisis of faith -- why hasn't their goddess Miina saved them? -- Kundalan religion has fallen under the control of evil forces from within who forbid the teaching of traditional sorcery, pretending to have no magic of their own. The V'ornn's mysterious leaders, the Gyrgon, know better, and search for the lost Ring of Five Dragons, the key to the door of the fabled Kundalan Storehouse, and perhaps to Kundalan sorcery as well. But misused, the Ring is the trigger of seemingly inexorable annihilation for V'ornn and Kundalan alike. Now from among the oppressed must arise the hero of prophecy, the Dar Sala-at, who alone can wield the sorcerous power to save the world. Thus begins a huge epic rooted in the conflict between spiritual and technological cultures. The twisting plot raises difficult and provocative moral questions in the course of a constantly surprising, sometimes shocking, fantastic adventure that will transport fantasy readers to new heights of enthusiasm, and make them ask for more. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author: Morgan Rice
Publisher: Morgan Rice
ISBN: 1094371254
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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“Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring) “The beginnings of something remarkable are there.” --San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes) From #1 bestseller Morgan Rice, author of A Quest of Heroes (over 1,300 five star reviews) comes a startlingly new fantasy series. In RING OF DRAGONS (Age of the Sorcerers—Book Four), Ravin has the capital surrounded. With the cowardly Vars at the helm, and with only tides and walls left to protect it, the city lies in chaos and near ruin. Just one battle remains between survival and destruction. The boy, meanwhile, holds the secret of the King’s assassination. Will he reveal it in time and change the fate of the capital? Will Devin finish the unfinished sword? Will Lenore pursue her love for Devin? Will Greave find the cure in time to save his sister? And will Nerra rise up to lead an army of dragons? AGE OF THE SORCERERS weaves an epic sage of love, of passion, of sibling rivalry; of rogues and hidden treasure; of monks and warriors; of honor and glory, and of betrayal, fate and destiny. It is a tale you will not put down until the early hours, one that will transport you to another world and have you fall in in love with characters you will never forget. It appeals to all ages and genders. Books #5-#8 are also available! “A spirited fantasy ….Only the beginning of what promises to be an epic young adult series.” --Midwest Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes) “Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing.” --Publishers Weekly (re A Quest of Heroes)

Author: Eric Lustbader
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780812572339
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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Struggling to survive an existence of enforced slavery, the people of Kundala are slowly dying. However, only one man is destined to wield the awesome power of the Pearl - his name is Achaea. To fulfil his destiny, he must be reborn, his spirit fused into the body of a young Kundalini girl, Riane.

Author: Dave Freer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781618247421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Tasmarin is a place of dragons, a plane cut off from all other worlds, where dragons can be dragons and humans can be dinner. It's a place of islands, forests, mountains and wild oceans, filled with magical denizens. Fionn--the black dragon--calmly tells anyone who will listen that he's going to destroy the place.Of course he's a joker, a troublemaker and a dragon of no fixed abode. No one ever believes him.He's dead serious.Others strive to refresh the magics that built this place. To do so they need the combined magics of all the intelligent species, to renew the ancient balance and compact. There is just one problem. They need a human mage, and dragons systematically eliminated those centuries ago. Their augury has revealed that there is one, and they seek her desperately. Unfortunately, she's fallen in with Fionn, who really doesn't want them to succeed. He has his own reasons and dark designs. The part he hadn't worked out is that she will affect his plans too.Chaos, roguery, heroism, theft, love, kidnapping, magic and war follow. And more chaos.At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author: Debi Ennis Binder
Publisher: Debi Ennis Binder
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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Something dark and terrible is striking unseen in the night, bringing death and ruin to the peaceable lands of Nesht, and then vanishing back into the cold mists of the surrounding mountains. Two powerful Ring-Witches, Mayra and Wolfe, join uneasy forces to investigate the ongoing—and very puzzling—destruction. How can something be formidable enough to incinerate entire villages and tracts of forests, slaughtering people and animals, yet leave behind massive amounts of valuable gold and jewels? What do these savage invaders want? As they investigate, they hear and feel a large, powerful presence—but it refuses to show itself. When they probe, it brings scorching, mind-rending pain to Mayra—and then inconsolably apologizes for its actions! When Mayra finds a huge, bloodstained talon, she finally knows what that destructive force trying to contact them is—a dragon. A creature so long unseen they are now a myth. Once upon a time, dragons treasured witches as allies. What has changed? Why are they attacking humans? Mayra and Wolfe must learn the truth and stop a war the humans cannot possibly win. But joining the dragons would be just the beginning, for Mayra and Wolfe and their small but fierce assembly of witches quickly learn that there are some things worth more than a life. Some causes that even mighty dragons will die for.

Author: Ricardo Chévere
Publisher:
ISBN: 1466996293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 663

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This is the anticipated sequel to Dragons: The Essential Ties, which gave rise to an epic dragon adventure like none other. For ages, dragons have been magic's greatest and most powerful foes, but what if a dragon falls under a magical spell? Andrea is now a young teenager whose happy life has revolved around the two most powerful dragons of the world, but her father, Mauricio, has always resented their presence in his daughter's life. Borys and Gina's passion for each other has grown and intensified, and so have their powers. They have been secretly plotting against their own masters but have never found the perfect opportunity to rebel; now, the Fury may give them just that. Alanna is still looking for her lost love, David, but in the meantime, she has kept herself busy hunting magical beings in the company of her essential partner, Lien, and a young teenage girl named Alondra. Heroes and villains alike will discover that wielding too much power can literally bring your deepest and strongest uncontrolled emotions to life, especially in a world of sorcerers, witches, wizards, and dragons.

Author: Amparo Ortiz
Publisher: Page Street YA
ISBN: 1645673170
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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A deadly new sport is making dragons disappear. Playing in the Blazewrath World Cup with Team Puerto Rico and the Sol de Noche dragons had been Lana Torres’s dream come true—until it turned into a nightmare. To rid the world of the dragon supremacists, Lana and her friends had to cancel the games forever. Without the sport that brought them together, the whole team returns to Puerto Rico to recover. But rest isn’t in the cards. Someone is kidnapping dragons and has set their sights on the Sol de Noches. To keep their dragons safe, Team Puerto Rico has to take down an underground cabal of evil magic users who are fighting stolen dragons to the death. But even if they join forces with Blazewrath-superstar-turned-international-fugitive Takeshi Endo, will they be able to stop the most powerful witch the world has ever seen?

Author: Alice Peebles
Publisher: Hungry Tomato ™
ISBN: 1467772151
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Supernatural fiends and fire-breathing tormentors loom large in myth and folklore, grabbing animals and people to satisfy their huge appetites. They turn the world of humans topsy-turvy with terror. But who would be the hardest to defeat in battle? Which one reigns supreme? Meet the top ten most powerful and fearsome of these mythical beasts, including: ? a seven-headed dragon ? the fire-breathing son of a dwarf king ? disembodied heads that haunt graveyards ? a giant snake-woman Find out about each demon or dragon's features and skills, where in the world they come from, how they rank compared to one another, and how you might defeat them if you ever strayed into their remote realms.

Author: Sean Mcmullen
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765347083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Now in paperback--the second novel in the Moonworlds Saga, a fantasy epic of daunting skill and scope, delivered by one of Australia's leading fantasy writers.