Author: Ashwini Karumbaiah
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Vachan, Prisha, and Daana didnt know their vacation could turn out to be an adventurous saga! They reached the end of the tunnel. Prisha exclaimed, ‘Goodness! What is this?’, looking at the rugged walls and the wide space. The flashlight was handy, and they could assimilate the expanse of the space by its light. It was dark and scary. It seemed like a mine with layers and layers of rocks, resembling the ripples. It had a crude path running along the walls. To their amazement, the path ran in and out of the walls. ‘It looks like a maze,’ exclaimed Daana. ‘Let’s look at the map. This resembles the ripples represented in the map,’ said Prisha, who was quick to identify the pattern and match it to the visual she had of the map. She pulled the map out of her bag. They could see the resemblance, but they weren’t sure if that’s what the map meant. They started to walk on the path alongside the rugged walls. They disappeared behind the walls and emerged again, going round and round, up and down the path. After a while, they realised they were going round and round, leading nowhere. How did the curious trio reach this tunnel? What is in store for them beyond this maze? They stopped and realised the next riddle was at play: ‘One goes round and round with no end, you need to feel it.’
Mystery of the Forgotten Temple: The Trio's Quest
Author: Ashwini Karumbaiah
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Vachan, Prisha, and Daana didnt know their vacation could turn out to be an adventurous saga! They reached the end of the tunnel. Prisha exclaimed, ‘Goodness! What is this?’, looking at the rugged walls and the wide space. The flashlight was handy, and they could assimilate the expanse of the space by its light. It was dark and scary. It seemed like a mine with layers and layers of rocks, resembling the ripples. It had a crude path running along the walls. To their amazement, the path ran in and out of the walls. ‘It looks like a maze,’ exclaimed Daana. ‘Let’s look at the map. This resembles the ripples represented in the map,’ said Prisha, who was quick to identify the pattern and match it to the visual she had of the map. She pulled the map out of her bag. They could see the resemblance, but they weren’t sure if that’s what the map meant. They started to walk on the path alongside the rugged walls. They disappeared behind the walls and emerged again, going round and round, up and down the path. After a while, they realised they were going round and round, leading nowhere. How did the curious trio reach this tunnel? What is in store for them beyond this maze? They stopped and realised the next riddle was at play: ‘One goes round and round with no end, you need to feel it.’
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Vachan, Prisha, and Daana didnt know their vacation could turn out to be an adventurous saga! They reached the end of the tunnel. Prisha exclaimed, ‘Goodness! What is this?’, looking at the rugged walls and the wide space. The flashlight was handy, and they could assimilate the expanse of the space by its light. It was dark and scary. It seemed like a mine with layers and layers of rocks, resembling the ripples. It had a crude path running along the walls. To their amazement, the path ran in and out of the walls. ‘It looks like a maze,’ exclaimed Daana. ‘Let’s look at the map. This resembles the ripples represented in the map,’ said Prisha, who was quick to identify the pattern and match it to the visual she had of the map. She pulled the map out of her bag. They could see the resemblance, but they weren’t sure if that’s what the map meant. They started to walk on the path alongside the rugged walls. They disappeared behind the walls and emerged again, going round and round, up and down the path. After a while, they realised they were going round and round, leading nowhere. How did the curious trio reach this tunnel? What is in store for them beyond this maze? They stopped and realised the next riddle was at play: ‘One goes round and round with no end, you need to feel it.’
The Temple of Forgotten Secrets: After The Rift, Book 4
Author: C.J. Archer
Publisher: C.J. Archer
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From a multi-USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes this romantasy (romantic fantasy), the fourth in a 6-book series. “This was so utterly suspenseful but absolutely loaded with tender and sweet moments! I couldn't put this down for very long!” “Obsessed with this series.” “Love it! Entertaining, fun, enjoyable, and yet the characters are believable!” Glancia is plunged into perilous times, but it's the events in her village that worry Josie more. A suspicious fire puts the lives of those she loves at risk and threatens to shatter the uneasy peace. Josie and the captain of the palace guards investigate the cause of the blaze, but powerful enemies try to stop them. As the dangers grow more intense, so do the feelings between Josie and the captain. Feelings they can’t give in to until they know the captain’s past. With nobles circling and plotting, new arrivals in the village cause a stir, for they recognize one of the palace servants. Those who've lost their memories are suddenly more hopeful of learning about their past lives, but this new discovery only throws up more questions than answers. Answers the captain will do anything to discover.
Publisher: C.J. Archer
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From a multi-USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes this romantasy (romantic fantasy), the fourth in a 6-book series. “This was so utterly suspenseful but absolutely loaded with tender and sweet moments! I couldn't put this down for very long!” “Obsessed with this series.” “Love it! Entertaining, fun, enjoyable, and yet the characters are believable!” Glancia is plunged into perilous times, but it's the events in her village that worry Josie more. A suspicious fire puts the lives of those she loves at risk and threatens to shatter the uneasy peace. Josie and the captain of the palace guards investigate the cause of the blaze, but powerful enemies try to stop them. As the dangers grow more intense, so do the feelings between Josie and the captain. Feelings they can’t give in to until they know the captain’s past. With nobles circling and plotting, new arrivals in the village cause a stir, for they recognize one of the palace servants. Those who've lost their memories are suddenly more hopeful of learning about their past lives, but this new discovery only throws up more questions than answers. Answers the captain will do anything to discover.
The Sphinx Mystery
Author: Robert Temple
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594778841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
A book that verifies the existence of secret underground chambers beneath the Sphinx and demonstrates its origins as the Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis • Includes an anthology of eyewitness accounts from early travelers who explored the secret chambers before they were sealed in 1926 • Reveals that the Sphinx was originally carved as a monumental crouching Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god of the necropolis Shrouded in mystery for centuries, the Sphinx of Giza has frustrated many who have attempted to discover its original purpose. Accounts exist of the Sphinx as an oracle, as a king’s burial chamber, and as a temple for initiation into the Hermetic Mysteries. Egyptologists have argued for decades about whether there are secret chambers underneath the Sphinx, why the head-to-body ratio is out of proportion, and whose face adorns it. In The Sphinx Mystery, Robert Temple addresses the many mysteries of the Sphinx. He presents eyewitness accounts, published over a period of 281 years, of people who saw the secret chambers and even went inside them before they were sealed in 1926--accounts that had been forgotten until the author rediscovered them. He also describes his own exploration of a tunnel at the rear of the Sphinx, perhaps used for obtaining sacred divinatory dreams. Robert Temple reveals that the Sphinx was originally a monumental Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god, and that its face is that of a Middle Kingdom Pharaoh, Amenemhet II, which was a later re-carving. In addition, he provides photographic evidence of ancient sluice gate traces to demonstrate that, during the Old Kingdom, the Sphinx as Anubis sat surrounded by a moat filled with water--called Jackal Lake in the ancient Pyramid Texts--where religious ceremonies were held. He also provides evidence that the exact size and position of the Sphinx were geometrically determined in relation to the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren and that it was part of a pharaonic resurrection cult.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594778841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 653
Book Description
A book that verifies the existence of secret underground chambers beneath the Sphinx and demonstrates its origins as the Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis • Includes an anthology of eyewitness accounts from early travelers who explored the secret chambers before they were sealed in 1926 • Reveals that the Sphinx was originally carved as a monumental crouching Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god of the necropolis Shrouded in mystery for centuries, the Sphinx of Giza has frustrated many who have attempted to discover its original purpose. Accounts exist of the Sphinx as an oracle, as a king’s burial chamber, and as a temple for initiation into the Hermetic Mysteries. Egyptologists have argued for decades about whether there are secret chambers underneath the Sphinx, why the head-to-body ratio is out of proportion, and whose face adorns it. In The Sphinx Mystery, Robert Temple addresses the many mysteries of the Sphinx. He presents eyewitness accounts, published over a period of 281 years, of people who saw the secret chambers and even went inside them before they were sealed in 1926--accounts that had been forgotten until the author rediscovered them. He also describes his own exploration of a tunnel at the rear of the Sphinx, perhaps used for obtaining sacred divinatory dreams. Robert Temple reveals that the Sphinx was originally a monumental Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god, and that its face is that of a Middle Kingdom Pharaoh, Amenemhet II, which was a later re-carving. In addition, he provides photographic evidence of ancient sluice gate traces to demonstrate that, during the Old Kingdom, the Sphinx as Anubis sat surrounded by a moat filled with water--called Jackal Lake in the ancient Pyramid Texts--where religious ceremonies were held. He also provides evidence that the exact size and position of the Sphinx were geometrically determined in relation to the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren and that it was part of a pharaonic resurrection cult.
Temple Hill
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786963832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
In the city of Elversult, a human-elf thief and a crippled ex-warrior find themselves pitted against the Purple Masks, the Cult of the Dragon, and other nefarious foes Among the dark streets of Elversult move thieves and cutthroats—and they don't like independent operators like Lhasha Moonsliver. While on the run from the Purple Masks, she crosses paths with former White Shield mercenary Corin One-hand, whose drunken ways and injuries have not completely diminished his skills as a swordsman. But when Lhasha hires him to be her bodyguard, hoping her gnomish mentor will restore Corin’s lost arm, she gets far more than she bargained for. Together, the unlikely duo must battle the thieves' guild, the Cult of the Dragon, and other, darker foes. And Corin will have to remember the proud warrior he once was.
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786963832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
In the city of Elversult, a human-elf thief and a crippled ex-warrior find themselves pitted against the Purple Masks, the Cult of the Dragon, and other nefarious foes Among the dark streets of Elversult move thieves and cutthroats—and they don't like independent operators like Lhasha Moonsliver. While on the run from the Purple Masks, she crosses paths with former White Shield mercenary Corin One-hand, whose drunken ways and injuries have not completely diminished his skills as a swordsman. But when Lhasha hires him to be her bodyguard, hoping her gnomish mentor will restore Corin’s lost arm, she gets far more than she bargained for. Together, the unlikely duo must battle the thieves' guild, the Cult of the Dragon, and other, darker foes. And Corin will have to remember the proud warrior he once was.
The Lost Temple
Author: Tom Harper
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312380601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"With help from a brilliant Oxford professor and a beautiful Greek archaeologist with her own secrets to hide, Grant follows the notebook to a hidden cave on Crete, where a tablet of mysterious writing has lain hidden for thousands of years. Deciphered, it could lead to one of the greatest prizes in history. But the treasure is as dangerous as it is valuable. Seeking the places where history and myth collide, following the trail left by Homer in his epic poems of heroic warriors, vengeful gods, and treasure beyond anything known to man, Grant is plunged into a labyrinth of ancient cults, forgotten mysteries, and lost civilizations. But time is running out. The secrets of the distant past may hold the key to the newest threats of the modern world."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312380601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"With help from a brilliant Oxford professor and a beautiful Greek archaeologist with her own secrets to hide, Grant follows the notebook to a hidden cave on Crete, where a tablet of mysterious writing has lain hidden for thousands of years. Deciphered, it could lead to one of the greatest prizes in history. But the treasure is as dangerous as it is valuable. Seeking the places where history and myth collide, following the trail left by Homer in his epic poems of heroic warriors, vengeful gods, and treasure beyond anything known to man, Grant is plunged into a labyrinth of ancient cults, forgotten mysteries, and lost civilizations. But time is running out. The secrets of the distant past may hold the key to the newest threats of the modern world."--BOOK JACKET.
The Magic of the Lost Temple
Author: Sudha Murty
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9385890123
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents’ village in Karnataka. But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine there and involves herself in a flurry of activities, including papad making, organizing picnics and learning to ride a cycle, with her new-found friends. Things get exciting when Nooni stumbles upon an ancient fabled stepwell right in the middle of a forest. Join the intrepid Nooni on an adventure of a lifetime in this much-awaited book by Sudha Murty that is heart-warming, charming and absolutely unputdownable.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9385890123
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents’ village in Karnataka. But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine there and involves herself in a flurry of activities, including papad making, organizing picnics and learning to ride a cycle, with her new-found friends. Things get exciting when Nooni stumbles upon an ancient fabled stepwell right in the middle of a forest. Join the intrepid Nooni on an adventure of a lifetime in this much-awaited book by Sudha Murty that is heart-warming, charming and absolutely unputdownable.
Temple Secrets
Author: Susan Gabriel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998105055
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A town held together with secrets. A wealthy widow looking for an heir. One choice could shame high society into submission. Temple Secrets is a hilarious novel with a Southern gothic flair. If you like wisecracking humor, headstrong women, and twisty mysteries, then you'll love this compelling tale of an unconventional inheritance.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998105055
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A town held together with secrets. A wealthy widow looking for an heir. One choice could shame high society into submission. Temple Secrets is a hilarious novel with a Southern gothic flair. If you like wisecracking humor, headstrong women, and twisty mysteries, then you'll love this compelling tale of an unconventional inheritance.
Temple Alley Summer
Author: Sachiko Kashiwaba
Publisher: Yonder
ISBN: 9781632063052
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Winner of the 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Award A July/August 2021 Kids' Indie Next Pick A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From renowned Japanese children's author Sachiko Kashiwaba, Temple Alley Summer is a fantastical and mysterious adventure featuring the living dead, a magical pearl, and a suspiciously nosy black cat named Kiriko. Kazu knows something odd is going on when he sees a girl in a white kimono sneak out of his house in the middle of the night--was he dreaming? Did he see a ghost? Things get even stranger when he shows up to school the next day to see the very same figure sitting in his classroom. No one else thinks it's weird, and, even though Kazu doesn't remember ever seeing her before, they all seem convinced that the ghost-girl Akari has been their friend for years! When Kazu's summer project to learn about Kimyo Temple draws the meddling attention of his mysterious neighbor Ms. Minakami and his secretive new classmate Akari, Kazu soon learns that not everything is as it seems in his hometown. Kazu discovers that Kimyo Temple is linked to a long forgotten legend about bringing the dead to life, which could explain Akari's sudden appearance--is she a zombie or a ghost? Kazu and Akari join forces to find and protect the source of the temple's power. An unfinished story in a magazine from Akari's youth might just hold the key to keeping Akari in the world of the living, and it's up to them to find the story's ending and solve the mystery as the adults around them conspire to stop them from finding the truth.
Publisher: Yonder
ISBN: 9781632063052
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Winner of the 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Award A July/August 2021 Kids' Indie Next Pick A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From renowned Japanese children's author Sachiko Kashiwaba, Temple Alley Summer is a fantastical and mysterious adventure featuring the living dead, a magical pearl, and a suspiciously nosy black cat named Kiriko. Kazu knows something odd is going on when he sees a girl in a white kimono sneak out of his house in the middle of the night--was he dreaming? Did he see a ghost? Things get even stranger when he shows up to school the next day to see the very same figure sitting in his classroom. No one else thinks it's weird, and, even though Kazu doesn't remember ever seeing her before, they all seem convinced that the ghost-girl Akari has been their friend for years! When Kazu's summer project to learn about Kimyo Temple draws the meddling attention of his mysterious neighbor Ms. Minakami and his secretive new classmate Akari, Kazu soon learns that not everything is as it seems in his hometown. Kazu discovers that Kimyo Temple is linked to a long forgotten legend about bringing the dead to life, which could explain Akari's sudden appearance--is she a zombie or a ghost? Kazu and Akari join forces to find and protect the source of the temple's power. An unfinished story in a magazine from Akari's youth might just hold the key to keeping Akari in the world of the living, and it's up to them to find the story's ending and solve the mystery as the adults around them conspire to stop them from finding the truth.
THE CURSED ISLAND OF LE OTI, A THRILLING MYSTERY ADVENTURE:
Author:
Publisher: GLSFUTURA
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Seven young adults, en route to an adventure of a lifetime, crash-land on an uncharted island. Stranded and alone, they quickly discover that the island harbors remnants of an ancient civilization and a dark, supernatural curse. Each night, eerie phenomena plague their minds of sleep, Intensifying their fear and desperation. As they delve deeper into the island's mysteries, they unearth cryptic clues and hidden artifacts that hint at a lost culture's unimaginable blood-fueled hatred. In this hatred however, these same clues reveal the island's ancient inhabitants, are bound by that curse to protect their secrets from outsiders. Facing harrowing trials and supernatural entities, the group must decipher the ancient riddles and brave perilous landscapes to lift the curse. In a race against time and the island's vengeful spirits, they must combine their strengths and wits to survive and destroy the truth behind this island's haunting legacy. Source: Publisher
Publisher: GLSFUTURA
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Seven young adults, en route to an adventure of a lifetime, crash-land on an uncharted island. Stranded and alone, they quickly discover that the island harbors remnants of an ancient civilization and a dark, supernatural curse. Each night, eerie phenomena plague their minds of sleep, Intensifying their fear and desperation. As they delve deeper into the island's mysteries, they unearth cryptic clues and hidden artifacts that hint at a lost culture's unimaginable blood-fueled hatred. In this hatred however, these same clues reveal the island's ancient inhabitants, are bound by that curse to protect their secrets from outsiders. Facing harrowing trials and supernatural entities, the group must decipher the ancient riddles and brave perilous landscapes to lift the curse. In a race against time and the island's vengeful spirits, they must combine their strengths and wits to survive and destroy the truth behind this island's haunting legacy. Source: Publisher
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Author: Douglas Preston
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455540021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization -- culminating in a stunning medical mystery. Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In 2012 he climbed aboard a rickety, single-engine plane carrying the machine that would change everything: lidar, a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy. In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but an enigmatic, lost civilization. Venturing into this raw, treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful wilderness to confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, disease-carrying insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes. But it wasn't until they returned that tragedy struck: Preston and others found they had contracted in the ruins a horrifying, sometimes lethal-and incurable-disease. Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair-raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455540021
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization -- culminating in a stunning medical mystery. Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In 2012 he climbed aboard a rickety, single-engine plane carrying the machine that would change everything: lidar, a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy. In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but an enigmatic, lost civilization. Venturing into this raw, treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful wilderness to confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, disease-carrying insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes. But it wasn't until they returned that tragedy struck: Preston and others found they had contracted in the ruins a horrifying, sometimes lethal-and incurable-disease. Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair-raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century.