JOURNEYS OF MASTER WIZARD FARANGU (IV) is the last of the series of Modern African Fiction for Adults and Children about the vast Continent of Africa. These are tales and legends of Master Wizard Farangu who undertook the damned and thankless task of reforming wizardry, witchery and sorcery norms in the African Continent from essentially evil and destructive motives and outcomes - to good and constructive motives and outcomes. Master Wizard Farangu toured around the continent to right wrongs, establish due justice and turn these dark arts into advantageous scientific knowledge. Follow Master Wizard Farangu and his Conclave of benevolent wizards, witches, sorcerers, sorceresses and magicians and enjoy and appreciate his authority and candidness.

Ryan Stone is different than the other teenagers at his school- he can use magic! But it's too powerful for Ryan to control. Whenever he uses it, he almost destroys himself and everything else around him. Shortly after using his magic power during a fight at school, a wizard named Nilrem arrives at his house and tells him that it's his destiny to become the prophesied destroyer of evil and free the magical land of Avalon from the hordes of dark creatures that terrorize the land. Ryan's thrill-seeking friend, John Oleson, hears of the exciting adventure and decides he's going along, too. Armed with a sawed-off shotgun, a .45 handgun and plenty of hand grenades, he's determined not to let his friend hog all the fun. They travel through the Wizard's magical cloak of stars to the amazing new land. But once they arrive in Avalon they find themselves in very real danger as evil creatures hunt them from all over the land. Can Ryan learn how to control the raging magic power inside of himself before the two of them are caught eaten alive? The very fate of Avalon now rests in his hands.

In the years following World War II Americans in every city in the United States enjoyed bowling. Men and women bowled in separate leagues or together. In bowling's early days, pin boys risked the dangers of flying wood to set pins from afternoons through early mornings, often in seedy surroundings. When pinspotters replaced the pin boys, national advertising campaigns changed the sport's image. Huge bowling lanes welcomed people of all social levels. Bowling boomed. Hidden Agendas is set in the 1980's, a time when bowling's popularity was universal. The story focuses on a young New York man hired to participate in an Arizona bowling match with a $20 million dollar jackpot. Edward Vincent Karol has worked his way to the top of two professions. Smart enough to realize the people bankrolling his opponent might want him removed, he vanishes from his usual haunts. Yet, two dominant needs remain. One is regular practice, and the other, a way to get to Arizona unharmed. His challenges are complicated by his mother's incessant demand for a grandchild, and a meeting with a young woman whose physical and mental health verge on total disaster. He'd like to help her. Doing so would mean added tension throughout the most difficult month of his career.

Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and many more join this magical brew [that] will enchant young adult readers and their elders as well. (Publishers Weekly) In Wizards, today's master fantasists turn their hands to tales of these magical beings, living in both ancient and modern times, as well as in fantasy realms that never were. Featuring stories by New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer and Garth Nix as well as tales from Kage Baker, Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, Orson Scott Card, Terry Dowling, Andy Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Elizabeth Hand, Nancy Kress, Tanith Lee, Patricia A. McKillip, Mary Rosenblum, Tad Williams, Gene Wolfe, and Jane Yolen.

Merlin the wizard challenges readers to become wizards like himself by deciphering clues hidden in his guide to wizardry.

For over a hundred years the priests of Ran have been killing young wizards to take their power. When the Wizard's power comes awake in Lorit he is targeted for special attention by the Temple. Lorit must learn to master his magic in time to save the sister he infused with his own power. Can he find a way to overcome the Priest's stolen magic without resorting to their own tactics? When Lorit meets the Sorceress Chihon, everything changes. Follow along with Lorit as he battles the Evil Priests to make the land safe for magicians everywhere.

WIZARD is a story of the supernatural where a wizard is tried and convicted of occultic practices and sentenced to death. He uses his magical powers to escape his captors and vows revenge upon those who witnessed against him and upon the descendents of those responsible for convicting him.Tim Mastring is given an unusual birthday present by his long time friend and co-worker. It is a wizard figurine in a crystal sphere that tells fortunes, rather than the person reading the answer. Little does Tim or his friend know that the present contains the essence of the evil wizard.The wizard begins to influence Tim with the predictions he gives, only to discover that the wizard has darker plans for Tim. The wizard wants to use and ultimately take over Tim to exact revenge upon the descendents of those who were responsible for the wizard's fate. It will be up to Tim's girlfriend and his former college professor to rescue Tim from the Wizard's power and set him free.

How do you lose the magic of your childhood? By growing up and discovering that rent, food, and health insurance take the place of pixie dust, fairytales and imagination. Just when she's resigned herself to the boring fate of being an adult, imagine Katie Gaber's surprise when she finds herself thrust into a parallel dimension to our own, a Land where she is an all powerful Oracle. In the Land, Katie embarks on an historic quest to save the Prince of the Land and restore him to the throne before Evil manages to upset the delicate balance between good and evil in an effort to overtake the dimension. Along the way she rediscovers magic and herself, and comes to rely on both to reach the fulfillment of her journey. The first in a series, Oracle Quest introduces you to a world where the ordinary become extraordinary, and where one person can, indeed, make a difference.

Set in Victorian London-where magic is real and Elemental Masters control the powers of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth-the fourth novel in this best-selling series tells the story of Lord Alderscroft, Master of the British Elemental Masters Council-the most powerful Fire Master ever to lead the Council. Loosely based on The Snow Queen, The Wizard of London delves into Lord Alderscroft's youth, when he was bespelled by an evil Elemental Master who hoped to use him for political gain.

The last dragon's egg is discovered in the treasury of Veldwaite launching Lorit and Chihon into a battle with the Temple Priests in this fantasy adventure. They rescue a young Wizard and enlist his help as they fight to stop the Temple from harnessing the power of the last dragon for their evil plans. Follow along with Lorit and Chihon as they fight to save the dragons from the clutches of the Temple. An epic adventure for our young Wizards filled with dragons, evil Priests and plenty of magic. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.