Nathaire a thrice infamous alchemist, astrologer and necromancer has unleashed upon the world horrors from Abaddon. Can Gaspard du Nord fight this evil? Or will the world be overrun by the horrors of Abaddon…

Death is not the end...You are a knightly warrior, returning to your ancestral castle having been away for a number of years fighting a crusade against the forces of darkness in the Mauristatian principality of Bathoria. You are just within sight of home when you are struck down by a band of murderers. Driven by the need to know why you have been killed, and on whose orders, you rise again as a ghost. This is where your adventure begins, as you set out to solve the mystery of your own murder. All that follows occurs during the course of one night.

The character named Byron in this story thought he was a dying man so he used The Necromancer stick's power to visit the other side, and then he came up with a scheme to raise money. His life had changed but he had no way of knowing that his good fortune would lead him on an odyssey running for his life and trying to reunite with his beautiful wife.

The Dawn of Magick is the first story of Donothor. The tragic fantasy chronicles the lives and deeds of many ilks of the world Sagain. Threads of fate and Magick intertwine the doomed world of sorcery with three other worlds. When the story begins, Sagain is a pastoral mundane world dominated by preternatural beings called Old Ones. Nature's most powerful forces foment a cataclysm and kindle the flicker of Magick. The flicker grows into a blaze and creates great artifacts. The power of Magick descends along family lines. As sorcerers live longer and grow more powerful, greed and competition lead to conflict. Orders of Light and Dark Sorcery choose leaders and allies, create citadels and seven fantastic wonders, and rip Sagain and its people through their ageless conflict. Spells cast by avaricious sorcerers bring forces of evil to Sagain. This begins a conflict that stretches across space and time. Powerful spells enable the imprisonment of consummate evil and facilitate the escape of a fortunate few from the doomed world. What is the source of Magick? What are the powers of the thirteen and two staves? What roles have the mysterious Old Ones, the old wanderer Confusious, Iyaca Vassi, and the Orders of Light and Dark Sorcery in the story? Does only evil lurk behind the dark walls of Koorlost, the citadel of Dark Sorcery? Does only good reside within the alabaster walls of the Laurels and its Tower of Radiance, the citadel of Light Sorcery? Are dragons, the great wyrms of the skies, good or evil? What threads connect four worlds? Ripples that began long ago in a doomed world create great waves in Donothor, Parallan, and...a blue world. The story continues in Deathquest to Parallan, the Orb of Chalar, the Death of Magick, and the Chalice of Mystery.

In this book, Dante, Seamus Heaney and Derek Walcott engage in an eloquent and meaningful conversation. Dante's capacity for being faithful to the collective historical experience and true to the recognitions of the emerging self, the permanent immediacy of his poetry, the healthy state of his language, which is so close to the object that the two are identified, and his adamant refusal to get lost in the wide and open sea of abstraction - all these are shown to have affected, and to continue to affect, Heaney's and Walcott's work. The Flight of the Vemacular, however, is not only a record of what Dante means to the two contemporary poets but also a cogent study of Heaney's and Walcott's attitude towards language and of their views on the function of poetry in our time. Heaney's programmatic endeavour to be adept at dialect and Walcott's idiosyncratic redefinition of the vernacular in poetry as tone rather than as dialect - apart from having Dantean overtones - are presented as being associated with the belief that poetry is a social reality and that langauge is a living alphabet bound to the opened ground of the world.

The wind of the North whispers a name, and all who hear it are frozen in fear. It is the name of the Necromancer. And it means death... In the South, Linaera dreams of becoming a healer. A novice at the Academy of Magic, she skips most of her battle magic classes (because who needs battle magic anyway?) When her mentor, Terrin, decides to send her on a quest to the icy North, Linaera will have to learn far more than a simple fire spell to survive the ravenous undead. Even so, greater dangers lie in wait. There is a dark secret hiding in the depths of the North; a secret that will make her stronger—or destroy her. Magic and adventure beckon in the world of Arachadia. There’s dark humour for the cynics, and a sweet love story for the romantics. If you like stories about mages, bad-tempered ghosts, dragons, elves and thief guilds—you’ve come to the right place.

She has never feared the walking dead. It's the power required to reanimate the dead that startles her, seduces her. The power that dwells inside her . . . and is growing. For Professor Ruby Montagne, being a necromancer has brought her nothing but heartache, and she walked away from that part of her life long ago. However, her quiet existence in San Francisco is shattered when she stumbles upon the body of a slain witch, and the supernatural community insists she transform him into a revenant to track the killer. But his murder was just the beginning, and Ruby soon realizes that the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine--and that revenants have nasty minds of their own. Now demonic creatures have escaped into the human world, and zombies once again walk the streets. For humanity's sake, Ruby forms an unlikely alliance with a witch, a revenant, and Ewan March, a demon warrior who sets her senses on fire. She's always distrusted demons, and Ewan is no exception. But circumstances push them closer together, and Ruby not only finds it harder to resist him, she isn't sure she even wants to. But she suspects his job of patrolling the portal separating humans and demons conceals a dark and deadly past that may consume them both. With events spiraling out of control, Ruby unravels a plot that threatens the human and demon realms and puts Ruby's very soul in jeopardy. Because when the dead walk, no one is safe. Especially Ruby.

In a world where magic is all but forgotten, one novice necromancer will discover the true cost of freedom and power. Gotthilf joined the Children of The Ice to master the dark art of necromancy. Instead, he uncovers a sinister plot by his masters and chooses to flee a fate worse than death. Pursued by an undead monstrosity, he finds refuge in an old cave, but at a terrible cost. Stripped of his supplies and on the brink of defeat, Gotthilf stumbles upon a shocking discovery—two ancient warrior sisters, trapped in a curse of eternal torment. With their help, he must not only overcome the relentless pursuit of the undead abomination but also unravel the dark secrets of a devil who has the power to trap even the bravest of souls into an eternal nightmare with naught but a look. Will Gotthilf be able to outsmart the devil and break the curse, or will he, too, be doomed to an eternity of suffering?

Step Into a World Where Magic Breathes and Dragons Roam Embark on an unforgettable journey through a land embroiled in shadow and light, where the fate of realms rests on the shoulders of a rogue and a necromancer. Rogue and the Necromancer: Farah's Forbidden Magic, and Dreams about Dragons unveils an epic tale of desire, destiny, and dragons that will ensnare your heart and ignite your imagination. Imagine a world where the morning light glistens over farmlands, signaling not just a new day but the dawn of adventures for an unlikely hero. Farah, marked by magic, finds herself in the crucible of her destiny, wrestling with powers that threaten to consume her and desires that could unravel the fabric of her world. Beneath the veil of night, whispers of a forbidden love and the haunting dreams of dragons begin to carve out a path that could lead to salvation or destruction. With every page turn, traverse through echoes of tragedy and vows in the moonlight, where rogues rise and heroes are forged in the fires of trial and loss. The tale of Farah unfolds through enchanted forests, ancient ruins, and the very skies themselves, entwined with the enigmatic allure of necromantic magic and the indomitable spirit of dragons. This saga will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions and adventures, featuring a cast of characters as diverse and dynamic as the magical realms they inhabit. As alliances are tested and secrets come to light, Farah's quest for power and purpose draws her ever closer to her destiny. From the bright glades where elf magic thrives to the deep dungeons where darkness whispers, her journey is one of self-discovery, fraught with choices that will define the era to come. Will Farah embrace the forbidden magic that beckons her, or will the dreams of dragons remain just out of reach? Don't miss your chance to experience this mesmerizing tale of adventure, magic, and dragons. Rogue and the Necromancer: Farah's Forbidden Magic, and Dreams about Dragons beckons you to lose yourself in a world where the line between hero and villain blurs, and where every choice could lead to glory or despair. Take your first step into a saga that promises to captivate your senses and challenge everything you thought you knew about magic and might.

One of the West Coast Romantic poets, Clark Ashton Smith was also an accomplished master of Weird fantasy fiction. Recognised as one of the “big three of Weird Tales”, along with Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft, his work is characterised for its extraordinarily ornate vocabulary, inventive and cosmic perspective and a vein of sardonic, ribald humour. This comprehensive eBook presents Smith’s complete published works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Smith’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major books * All of the short stories published during and shortly after the author’s life * Special hyperlinked contents tables for the popular Averoigne, Hyperborean, Poseidonis, Zothique, Mars and Xiccarph short stories * Features rare tales appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories * Easily locate the poems or stories you want to read * Rare poetry collections * Includes essays – spend hours exploring the author’s varied works * Smith’s brief autobiography * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres * UPDATED with 6 themed story contents tables, 6 rare tales to 'Miscellaneous Short Stories' section and improved texts Please note: some posthumous tales and poems cannot appear due to remaining copyrights. When new works become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Averoigne Series The Hyperborean Cycle The Poseidonis Stories The Zothique Tales The Mars Cycle The Xiccarph Chronicles The Short Story Collections The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies (1933) Out of Space and Time (1942) Lost Worlds (1944) Genius Loci and Other Tales (1948) The Abominations of Yondo (1960) Tales of Science and Sorcery (1964) Other Dimensions (1970) Hyperborea (1971) Poseidonis (1973) Miscellaneous Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Poetry Collections The Star-Treader and Other Poems (1912) Odes and Sonnets (1918) Ebony and Crystal (1922) Sandalwood (1925) The Dark Chateau and Other Poems (1951) Spells and Philtres (1958) The Hill of Dionysus (1962) Poems in Prose (1965) Selected Poems (1971) The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction Miscellaneous Essays