Also by Author The Dimensional Breach And a sequel to The Dimensional Breach The Queen’s Return I hope you find the same adventure and fantasy in this book as a reader as I found the adventure in writing it. ~ Kevin Moore

She already lost her mom, now her father is missing . . . Maddie Jones’ dad has been kidnapped. The only way to save him is to uncover the mysteries behind the ancient terracotta warriors of China. But the mysteries reveal a 2,000-year-old curse and a plan to unleash the soul of a malicious emperor. What’s a teenage girl to do? How about enlist the help of her seriously annoying brothers and stow away in a crate of mummies . . . then begin a very dangerous quest. An ancient evil is awakening. Terracotta warriors are coming to life. And worst of all for Maddie, she’ll have to recruit one if her plan is going to succeed. Maddie and her brothers will do anything to find and save their dad . . . even if they have to fight a mummy who has been plotting revenge for thousands of years. Some tombs shouldn’t be opened. Maddie Jones is an edgy Nancy Drew meets the Goonies with a voice like Percy Jackson.

Kohwa ran toward the Woman of Curses who had his baby, but the curse was now set, and the woman with long red hair in the mysterious black cloak didn't need the baby anymore. "Shhh, I have you now," Kohwa soothed as he held his baby girl and kissed her head. He looked up into the dark forest, but Ratheena was nowhere to be seen. Kohwa then looked back down at his daughter and saw two bloody fingerprints on her forehead. He knew exactly what that meant. A pelting rain started to drizzle and thunder boomed overhead. As cold rain dripped down his face, he whispered in anger, "She's been cursed!" Only three years have passed since the destruction of the evil spirit of Dogwaff that inhabited Kavic who is now the new leader of the Six Tribes. Peace has reigned since the last war, but evil always has its ways of sprouting up again within the Woodland Forest. With Ratheena's Dark Magic and ability to give curses, she is quickly gaining power, and the Stone Union rises up again, stronger than they ever were before. The Six Tribes once again have come face-to-face with their enemies, but twisted surprises come their way as new Gifted Ones are revealed, magical properties that hold all the very secrets and wishes of all the Woodlanders ever told have been entrusted to a young woman, and the rebirth of Ephreite Magic, the greatest, most powerful magic in the land, is held within a young boy discovering who he truly is. Mayettay has to challenge her fears of her curse with special abilities of courage, perseverance, and love. Not only does Mayettay have troubles to face, but rising trials deep within a dragon sanctuary pushes Hutch, his twin brother, Kalcove, and Cluff to solve the mysteries and discover the answers to why the precious Fire, Water, and Ice Dragons have seemingly become lost in their own minds. With the rising power of Dark Magic among the Stone people, our young Woodland friends must discover the truths that have been buried in secrecy for years, not only within the Stone Union but also within the very walls of the Mother Tree. But with another potential war at hand, one echoing phrase rings true in the young warrior Hutch's head: "Protect those you love...and those you never thought you could love."

The next title in New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter's Song series. Sir Bishop of Lythe has come to Penwyth for his royal reward—the keep and young Merryn's hand. But he wonders if a curse will prove his undoing.

Conquest and Community, by prize-winning historian Shahid Amin, is a kaleidoscopic look into one of the most divisive issues in South Asian history: the Turkic conquest of the subcontinent and the subsequent spread of Muslim rule. Covering more than eight hundred years of history, the book centers around the enduringly popular saint Ghazi Miyan, the youthful and lovable soldier of Islam to whom shrines have been erected all over the country. After detailing the warrior saint s supposed exploits, Amin charts the various ways he has been remembered throughout the last millennium. As he shows, the charming stories, ballads, and proverbs that grew up around him domesticated the bloody conquest and made it appear both virtuous and familial. Amin brings the story of Ghazi Miyan s long afterlife into the contemporary period through his ethnographic analysis of the still-active shrines as sites of interreligious public piety. What is at first glance a story of just one mythical figure becomes through Amin s thoughtful treatment an allegory for the history of Hindu-Muslim relations over an astonishingly long period of time. As the Muslim conquest of India is being mobilized for dangerously polarizing political ends in India today, this nonsectarian account of religious strife will be a timely and sane contribution to the vexed historical debate."

In The Curse of Eve, the Wound of the Hero, Peggy McCracken explores the role of blood symbolism in establishing and maintaining the sex-gender systems of medieval culture. Reading a variety of literary texts in relation to historical, medical, and religious discourses about blood, and in the context of anthropological and religious studies, McCracken offers a provocative examination of the ways gendered cultural values were mapped onto blood in the Middle Ages. As McCracken demonstrates, blood is gendered when that of men is prized in stories about battle and that of women is excluded from the public arena in which social and political hierarchies are contested and defined through chivalric contest. In her examination of the conceptualization of familial relationships, she uncovers the privileges that are grounded in gendered definitions of blood relationships. She shows that in narratives about sacrifice a father's relationship to his son is described as a shared blood, whereas texts about women accused of giving birth to monstrous children define the mother's contribution to conception in terms of corrupted, often menstrual blood. Turning to fictional representations of bloody martyrdom and of eucharistic ritual, McCracken juxtaposes the blood of the wounded guardian of the grail with that of Christ and suggests that the blood from the grail king's wound is characterized in opposition to that of women and Jewish men. Drawing on a range of French and other literary texts, McCracken shows how the dominant ideas about blood in medieval culture point to ways of seeing modern values associated with blood in a new light, and how modern representations in turn suggest new perspectives on medieval perceptions.

Earth Realm has become threatened by ruthless immortals that all want the Kadan-Nitsu, the most powerful weapon in all the realms of the Universe. Whoever had the Kadan-Nitsu had the power to defeat Hagikagami, the demon lord, and also Mirakotu who was a very deceptive immortal. He was the leader of the Greyhound Dynasty. The Greyhounds were well known for being deceptive and cunning. Whoever defeated the ruthless Mirakotu and the demon lord would become the supreme ruler of all the realms. Trust will become a deadly poison in all the dynasties while warriors and masters try to get the Kadan-Nitsu for themselves. White Satan, Hagikagmi's twin brother will embark on a treacherous mission to investigate the many hands at play for the Kadan-Nitsu. The mortal that carries the Kadan-Nitsu will have to go on a sudden adventurous journey to combine the Kadin-Nitsu with other unknown powers to unleash the full power of the Kadan-Nitsu. The Kadan-Nitsu is a powerful weapon but it is also a curse.

Long before becoming a heroic legend with his destruction of Grendel, Beowulf is a young leader on the rise. Impulsive and eager to prove his noble nature, an inexperienced Beowulf receives an offer to rid the lands of the feared Dreygurs. In his quest to destroy the deadly monsters of Bernicia, the future hero learns pride and foolish bravado can be as lethal as the magical terrors they face.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan freezes the blood in this fiercely sensual Carpathian novel... Born into a world of evil and ice, Dragonseeker Lara Calladine is a child of three species yet belonging to none. She walked her chosen path alone, trusting no one. For beyond the frozen hell of her youth were even greater dangers. Today, an expert in the study of ice caves, Lara searches for the source of her nightmares. Nicolas De La Cruz can help her. Though centuries of hunting and killing have taken their toll, he longs to feel sensual love without the hunger for blood. As Lara and Nicolas search the treacherous Carpathian landscape, their tenuous trust shifts into an undeniable passion. But their mysterious pasts share a secret that could destroy them both... INCLUDES BONUS CONTENT!