The Crimson Orb

The Crimson Orb
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 348
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1544216599
ISBN-13 : 9781544216591
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crimson Orb by : Joyce Hertzoff

While thousands of people travel to Meecham to seek the legendary Crimson Orb, teenage Nissa Day is more concerned about her missing magic teacher, the wizard Madoc, who failed to return after a journey to care for his ailing father. Together with her older brother Blane, she rides east from Holm Manor to look for him, taking two strange books they found in Madoc's chambers. They secure passage from East Harbor to Fairhaven, the capital of the East Islands. At the Citadel in Fairhaven, they are joined by Madoc's brother Gareth, sister Carys, and two of Gareth's men. Their perilous journey back across the sea by ship, then south on horseback and west through the Frozen Tundra of Sorn eventually brings them to Meecham, a town teaming with Orb seekers. They learn Madoc is being held by four outlaws, who believe he can lead them to the red crystal before anyone else. Through their adventures, Nissa learns how little she knows about her world. She is able to develop unexpected skills, including the ability to mindspeak with Madoc. Will Nissa and her companions be able to use their combined abilities to rescue Madoc? Is the Orb really in Meecham?

Swordbane

Swordbane
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 466
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ISBN-10 : 9781669843191
ISBN-13 : 166984319X
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Swordbane by : Paul Joseph Santoro Emerick

A dark plot unfolds in the western lands of the Kingdom of Swordbane with the formation of an unholy alliance, deliberate spread of a deadly affliction, and a newly conspired war looming on the horizon after the Kingdom of Swordbane has just emerged victorious from a bitter twenty-year-long war with its eastern rival neighbor. Masterminding this dark plot built on social malaise from corruption and an espoused propaganda of revisionism, a former vassal of the kingdom emerges who seeks to claim the status of the ultimate dark lord and chosen vessel. In seeking to receive special divine powers, this aspiring dark lord will pave a bloody path of death and destruction in order to ultimately create a new prosperous social and political order inspired from the ashes of the once-great Lupercalian Empire. Only a group of unlikely but personally connected heroes seek to stand in the way and fight back to preserve what is left of the kingdom. Throughout their trials and hardships, both the heroes and this ambitious dark lord will reflect upon their past life events while seeking to move forward with the challenges they face ahead in the ultimate war of perceived good versus evil. Whoever wins in this struggle, one thing is certain among all of them: life will never be the same.

Legends of Goln

Legends of Goln
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 430
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780595347865
ISBN-13 : 059534786X
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Legends of Goln by : Grant Logan

It is said that on every world there exists one great story, a legend of such magnitude and consequence that it serves to shape the very existence of that planet. This is such a story. It came to pass upon the world of Brethwyn that the flames of the Uhbliid, the Great Fire, died, leaving behind it a vast, charred wasteland. Few survived. From the ashes of what came before, seven nations emerged to rule. However, obsessed with worldly pursuits, they were oblivious to the ominous threat building upon the face of their closest moon. For, there, beneath that haunted satellite's cold and pitiless surface, an army bent on annihilation was being spawned. Its masters eyed the nearby world menacingly and planned for war; a war fought not for an ideal or revenge, but for a purpose far more sinister. And into the midst of these events stumbles young Aldor es Gilfillan; an escaped slave blessed with the strange gift of warding sight. Seeking only liberty, he finds himself drawn into a quest for hope, carrying an unborne saviour to a mysterious alien nation in a distant country; a journey that, if successful, will see an ancient prophecy fulfilled and Brethwyn saved.

The Adventures of Red Sonja #18

The Adventures of Red Sonja #18
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Publisher : Dynamite Entertainment
Total Pages : 20
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ISBN-10 :
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis The Adventures of Red Sonja #18 by : Roy Thomas

Sightless in a Strange Land! Red Lace: Part Two. Originally published in the Marvel Comics' series "Red Sonja: She Devil With a Sword #12

The Dragons

The Dragons
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Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Total Pages : 319
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ISBN-10 : 9780786962754
ISBN-13 : 0786962755
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dragons by : Douglas Niles

The final installment in the Lost Histories saga: "When dragons make war, Krynn can only tremble in the shaodw of angry wings." Aurican and Darlantan, mighty serpents of gold and silver, have been nurtured in a world of wisdom, meditation, and sublime faith. However, on the other side of Ansalon, Crematia—a dragon of red—inherits the Dark Queen's legacy of betrayal, violence, conquest, and plunder. The advent of a worldwide war sweeps these powerful beings and many more into desperate strife. Battles rage over Krynn with a fury that threatens to annihilate nations and whole races—even dragonkind. As campaigns ebb and flow, generations of lesser mortals come and go, and the great serpents are left to determine the fate of the world. Their triumphs may create a destiny of all-encompassing light or cast the world beneath the shadow of ultimate darkness.

Beyond Astura

Beyond Astura
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Publisher : Lost In New World Publishing
Total Pages : 560
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780986165542
ISBN-13 : 0986165549
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond Astura by : R.V. Johnson

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…

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 312
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781463440978
ISBN-13 : 1463440979
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis by : K M Colwell, Jr.

A young, Voncorian family has their existence thrown into turmoil by a vaporous, malevolent force of evil that seemingly carries itself upon the wind. With each appearance, this force grows stronger as it destroys everything within its scope. After a particularly vicious occurrence takes her beloved husband, Nolan and nearly kills her youngest son, William, Azreal takes her seven children and flees her homeland of Ingoton for the anticipated safety of her husband's birthplace. Before being driven from their land by this evil, Azreal and her children are joined by the Council of the Glen. These five individuals, along with the magistrate, help each other escape a madness that has consumed the heart and mind of everyone else in the Province of Ignoton. Before this group of family and friends flee, they become aware that the evil that nearly took young William's life has somehow changed him. What they fail to realize, however, is that someone in their company has already given over their heart and mind to this evil. Allied with this dark force, the traitor watches and waits, ready to deliver the death stroke to young William before he can come to own his time.

HeadSpace

HeadSpace
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 362
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780595138968
ISBN-13 : 0595138969
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis HeadSpace by : Paul Barrows

Shadow was a zero, a nothing, one of a growing underclass thrown up in the wake of the vast corporate leviathans which daily swallow ever-growing tracts of a crumbling society. The Net was his home, as it was to six billion others, the virtual worlds behind the eyepiece a new underworld where hackers cut deals and peddled terrabyte chunks of ripped-off corporate cake. But it was just data, the elaborate VR tapestry was an illusion spun by hi-res stereo optics. Cyberspace was just an electrical mirage, no more real than TV or hi-fi. Until one day it changed. At some point - nobody knows when - something happened, something barely on the threshold of consciousness. ‘It’ somehow woke up, came alive. At first there were just thin rumours, the hushed whispers and urban myths that spread like a voice-born virus. But when a clan of high-tech pagans go crazy the stories darken and intensify - a diabolical force permeating the Net, a hideous presence growing in an embryonic cyberspace. Shadow was starting pick up the vibe, too, but Shiva, 2-Bit and the others didn't have much time for ghost stories. They were more interested in the news that was spreading across the underworld. Word was out that someone had finally done it: Direct Neural Interfacing - the holy grail of technology - was here, enabling a direct cortical jack between the human mind and the electrical miasma of the Net. The door to cyberspace was finally open. Suddenly an old flame is dead after shadowing a satellite hack; dead from that particular species of coronary failure that stinks of corpshop erasure. The uneasy stand-off between the 'Big Three' super-corporations is over, and a deadly race begins for a technology that will change everything. Shadow is suddenly centre-stage in a drama that will decide the future of humanity, and brings him to a climactic confrontation with the nameless horror that awaits in a new-born cyberspace.

Orb Sceptre Throne

Orb Sceptre Throne
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 610
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780765329967
ISBN-13 : 0765329964
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Orb Sceptre Throne by : Ian C. Esslemont

The discovery of a sealed vault triggers discord throughout Darujhistan, where a merchant tries to drive out Malazans, a thief gambles with the fate of the city, and a Malazan veteran seeks his fortune in Moon's Spawn fragments.

The Centaurs

The Centaurs
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 56
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780595302604
ISBN-13 : 0595302602
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Centaurs by : Paul Gill

The lands of the four centaur lords are never at peace for long. A greatstorm called the Faulnis, ravages the lands of two centaur lords. The lord of the Northern centaurs, Woden, flees the flooding from the Storm River into the lands of a treacherous Southern centaur, Lord Valgus. This unscrupulous centaur attempts to take over the northern lands. Woden escapes to a friendly centaur lord to the west, Neries. From across the eastern marshes comes the growing menace. This story leads the reader through four centaur kingdoms and their leaders, across mountain passes where danger from other beasts loom each step, into the cavern of a great mountain, and onto wind swept plain. Battles of conquest, suprise and deceit keep the reader spellbound. This story has a cast of characters from centaurs to trolls, giant berzerkers, reavers and several others. The climax will keep the reader hurrying to turn the page, guessing possible outcomes.