A boy forced to become a man before his time. From his strict and violent upbringing he became one of the most feared Knights of his time in and around the lands where men were fighting for supremacy by conquering all of those that were willing to oppose them.

Collects Black Knight: Curse Of The Ebony Blade (2021) #1-5. Dane Whitman rides again as the Black Knight, wielder of the magical Ebony Blade! But Dane bears the burden of the blade's curse: an insatiable lust for blood and mayhem that forever threatens to swallow its owner in darkness. Following the battle against the King in Black, a reinvigorated Dane has a renewed sense of purpose. But the Ebony Blade is the key to a new enemy's evil plan, and only Dane can prevent the coming death and destruction. The conflict - spanning from mythical Camelot to modern-day NYC - will test Dane like never before and challenge everything he believes about himself, the Ebony Blade and the entire history of his lineage! What is the dread power of…the Ebony Chalice?

Renowned scholar Thomas Asbridge brings to life medieval England’s most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it. Caught on the wrong side of an English civil war and condemned by his father to the gallows at age five, William Marshal defied all odds to become one of England’s most celebrated knights. Thomas Asbridge’s rousing narrative chronicles William’s rise, using his life as a prism to view the origins, experiences, and influence of the knight in British history. In William’s day, the brutish realities of war and politics collided with romanticized myths about an Arthurian “golden age,” giving rise to a new chivalric ideal. Asbridge details the training rituals, weaponry, and battle tactics of knighthood, and explores the codes of chivalry and courtliness that shaped their daily lives. These skills were essential to survive one of the most turbulent periods in English history—an era of striking transformation, as the West emerged from the Dark Ages. A leading retainer of five English kings, Marshal served the great figures of this age, from Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine to Richard the Lionheart and his infamous brother John, and was involved in some of the most critical phases of medieval history, from the Magna Carta to the survival of the Angevin/Plantagenet dynasty. Asbridge introduces this storied knight to modern readers and places him firmly in the context of the majesty, passion, and bloody intrigue of the Middle Ages. The Greatest Knight features 16 pages of black-and-white and color illustrations.

How to Play Chess is a book about general principles and laws of the game of chess written by Charlotte Boardman Rogers. The author provides the survey of the history of chess from its origins in India about five thousand years ago and its development over centuries. Further on, the book explains basics and fundamental rules of the game and suggestions for beginners. The second part of the book provides some advanced principles of Openings, End Game and Middle Game, concluding with key to problems and examples of master play.

In "Integral Tarot: Decoding the Essence", Suzanne Wagner helps you uncover the essence of Tarot within yourself. With the knowledge she shares, you to can begin to understand your own intuitive skills and gain access to the mysteries that are in your life. She reveals how you can finally use the Tarot as a tool to get answers to the patterns and problems that are happening within your life. Suzanne's book is filled with practical advice, shockingly simple strategies, varied ways to understand and interpret the information that is given in the cards and in depth explanations into the symbolism held within each card. Anyone curious about Tarot will enjoy the ease and depth of Integral Tarot. This book uncovers the mysteries surrounding this ancient form of divination in a way that the modern mind can understand and integrate. This refreshing look at the well-known deck by Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris goes deeper than many books into the revelation and exploration of the soul. Integral Tarot allows you to not only do readings but to grow and evolve as you journey into the mystery that is life. If you are on the search for your own inner awareness and want to expand your mind beyond what you have previously known, then this book is the one for you. Integral Tarot includes: In depth descriptions of the Major Arcana into physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Explanations of reversed meaning of the cards. Astrological perspectives and interpretations of each card. Famous Quotes to allow the mind to remember the meaning of cards with humor and insight. Interpretations of the symbols illustrated on the Aleister Crowley Tarot. Numerous spreads with which to work and explore the Tarot. Health significance of cards to be able to indicate and understand health related problems. Yes/No/Maybe positions of the cards to quickly interpret an answer for the reader. This is what others have to say about Integral Tarot: Decoding the Essence: Ronald Scott Maestri, Comedian, Producer and Talk Show Host on QVC and Shop at Home Network, said this about Integral Tarot: Suzanne Wagner dazzles me every time she reads my Tarot cards. I'd watch in amazement, as she would literally dance across the messages of the cards, hitting me right between the eyes with their messages of truth and wisdom. Her personal experience and understanding of them is obviously quite vast, based on her own years of working experience. In a rare opportunity, Suzanne shares her incredible insights into how to read each and every card with her book, "Integral Tarot". Today, I have a greater insight into myself. I start each day with my own personal readings. Using Suzanne's book as my guide, those cards speak truths directly to me, even more clearly than when I was a passive observer getting read by someone else. Now, I can hear my guardian angel speak right through me, and you will too. I highly recommend this book to you. It will change your life, just as it continues to change mine. Joel Castleberg, Producer and Owner of Panama Pictures said this about the book: "I have owned and experimented with a Tarot deck for over 15 years and never really knew how to work with it." "Working with Suzanne's Tarot book for only a short time has been extraordinary...in terms of learning about the Tarot, but mostly as a guide in my own personal exploration of consciousness."

'Alekhine's games and writings inspired me from an early age...I fell inlove with the rich complexity of his ideas at the chessboard... I hope readers of this book will feel similarly inspired by Alekhine's masterpieces.' From the foreword by Garry Kasparov Alexahnder Alekhine captivated the chess world with his dazzling combatitive play. His genius has been a strong influence on every great player since, none more so than Garry Kasparov. This book contains a selection of the very best of Alekhine's annotation of his own games, converted to algebraic by John Nunn. These games span his career from the early encounters with Lasker, Tarrasch and Rubenstein, through his world title battles, to his meetings with the new generation of players who were to dominate chess in the 1950s.

The American illustrator and author Howard Pyle is best known for his celebrated children’s books. His magazine and book illustrations are regarded as among the finest of the turn-of-the-century period in the Art Nouveau style. Pyle achieved especial fame as an accomplished and original illustrator of historical legends and fairy stories, noted for the vivid richness and historical accuracy of his work — both as a writer and an artist. Many of Pyle’s children’s stories are now regarded as American classics, including 'The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood', 'Otto of the Silver Hand', 'Jack Ballister’s Fortunes' and his magical tales of Arthurian legend. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Pyle’s complete published works, with hundreds of illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pyle’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 14 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘The Garden behind the Moon’ * All of the novels feature Pyle’s original illustrations — over a 1,000 illustrations * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare uncollected short stories available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes a wide range of Pyle’s illustration work for other novelists * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883) Within the Capes (1885) The Rose of Paradise (1888) Otto of the Silver Hand (1888) A Modern Aladdin (1892) Men of Iron (1892) The Story of Jack Ballister’s Fortunes (1895) The Garden behind the Moon (1895) Rejected of Men (1903) The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903) The Story of the Champions of the Round Table (1905) The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions (1907) The Ruby of Kishmoor (1908) The Story of the Grail and the Passing of King Arthur (1910) The Shorter Fiction Pepper and Salt (1886) The Wonder Clock (1888) Twilight Land (1895) The Price of Blood (1899) Stolen Treasure (1907) Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates (1921) Uncollected Short Stories The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Works Illustrated by Pyle Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill Battle (1874) by Oliver Wendell Holmes A Story of the Golden Age by James Baldwin The One Hoss Shay (1892) by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sir Christopher (1901) by Maud Wilder Goodwin Captain Ravenshaw (1901) by Robert Neilson Stephens Illustrations from ‘Chivalry’ (1901) by James Branch Cabell The Island of Enchantment (1905) by Justus Miles Forman Dulcibel (1907) by Henry Peterson Lincoln’s Last Day (1910) by William H. Crook Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

A Complete, Solid and Flexible Chess Opening Repertoire for Black & White – with the King’s Fianchetto When experienced chess teacher Emmanuel Neiman learned that some of his pupils hesitated to play in competitions for fear of being crushed in the opening, he wanted to help. Neiman knew that amateurs have little time to seriously study opening theory, so he had to come up with a practical, complete, easy-to-learn and solid opening repertoire that would not outdate rapidly. And that is what he did. Neiman advises amateurs to play (with both colours!) the flexible King’s Fianchetto system, where the Bishop is a defender of the King and at the same time an attacker. No matter what side you are, you use the same basic ideas: as White you are targeting the light squares and as Black the dark squares, while applying roughly the same strategies, plans and tactical motifs. Neiman has teamed up with Samy Shoker, who gained the Grandmaster title by mainly playing the King’s Fianchetto systems (and sometimes beating 2700+ rated players with it!). The result is a complete and practical repertoire which will give club players a sound and flexible middlegame position they can feel at home in. In many lines Neiman and Shoker not only present a solid approach but also a sharp and aggressive alternative. The authors don’t promise you a large advantage every time you play their system, but one thing is certain: after studying this entertaining book you can play the opening confidently and you will be a better all-round player because you have learned many essential middlegame lessons. Even (very) strong players will find the ideas of Neiman and Shoker useful as an easy-to-play occasional weapon.