A Spark of White Fire

A Spark of White Fire
Author: Sangu Mandanna
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1510733817

Named one of the best 25 space opera books by BookRiot! The first book in a scifi retelling of the Mahabrahata. When Esmae wins a contest of skill, she sets off events that trigger an inevitable and unwinnable war that pits her against the family she would give anything to return to. In a universe of capricious gods, dark moons, and kingdoms built on the backs of spaceships, a cursed queen sends her infant daughter away, a jealous uncle steals the throne of Kali from his nephew, and an exiled prince vows to take his crown back. Raised alone and far away from her home on Kali, Esmae longs to return to her family. When the King of Wychstar offers to gift the unbeatable, sentient warship Titania to a warrior that can win his competition, she sees her way home: she’ll enter the competition, reveal her true identity to the world, and help her famous brother win back the crown of Kali. It’s a great plan. Until it falls apart. Inspired by the Mahabharata and other ancient Indian stories, A Spark of White Fire is a lush, sweeping space opera about family, curses, and the endless battle between jealousy and love.

The Spark Before the Flame

The Spark Before the Flame
Author: Brenden Horned
Publisher:
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2021-07-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737376101

First time author Brenden Horned debuts with this heart wrenching story of first love found and lost. Told from the male perspective, complete with playlists and photos, this tale will leave your heart hurting. Do you remember those first feelings of all consuming love and desire? What about that first loss that never completely healed, yet has always been there to define what you are looking for....your true spark. Blonde haired, blue eyed Desmond Clermont had a plan to be the best he could possibly be. He wanted to be the leading man every girl desired. He started with the basics. His clothes, his interests, his mannerisms. He knew he had to be exceptional. Then one morning it all changed. With the ring of his phone she redefined everything. She became his focus, his desire, his world. It was as if she cast a spell and became the very blood that pumped through his veins. She was everything he wanted, she was perfect. She became his addiction. Two years later yet another call leaves Desmond heartbroken and feeling incomplete. "Was I not everything she wanted in a man? Was I dreaming when she said she loved me? The one person who knew me decided I wasn't enough. What does that say about me?"

Fire

Fire
Author: Frances D. Burton
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826346480

The association between our ancestors and fire, somewhere around six to four million years ago, had a tremendous impact on human evolution, transforming our earliest human ancestor, a being communicating without speech but with insight, reason, manual dexterity, highly developed social organization, and the capability of experimenting with this new technology. As it first associated with and then began to tame fire, this extraordinary being began to distance itself from its primate relatives, taking a path that would alter its environment, physiology, and self-image. Based on her extensive research with nonhuman primates, anthropologist Frances Burton details the stages of the conquest of fire and the systems it affected. Her study examines the natural occurrence of fire and describes the effects light has on human physiology. She constructs possible variations of our earliest human ancestor and its way of life, utilizing archaeological and anthropological evidence of the earliest human-controlled fires to explore the profound physical and biological impacts fire had on human evolution.

Spark of Fire

Spark of Fire
Author: Kat Adams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2020-02-23
Genre:
ISBN:

I draw kickass superheroes. I never thought I was one.To me, the stories that unfolded on the pages of my webcomic have always been way more awesome than real life-right up until the day an evil bad Assassin's Creed cosplay dude showed up and tried to erase my existence.I fought back-and caught on fire. Like, legit fire that turned purple and not only scared off the creepy evil bad, but brought a hot, OMG hawt fire elemental to my door to whisk me off to some mysterious academy. Did I mention hot? Did I mention he brought hawt friends?Did I mention a mysterious academy?Turns out I'm an elemental with the power to control elements with my mind, and there's an Academy of Elements that can teach me how to hone my craft. Crazy, right? Even crazier, a secret academy of elemental wizards known as the Council handpicked me to save our kind from some seriously dark sorcerers determined to destroy our world. No pressure.At least I have my quad squad-four OMG hawt elementals-by my side. If I have to literally save the world from annihilation, why not do it in style by pairing with them-in every sense of the word?Welcome to Clearwater Academy...it's time to draw your weapons.**Spark of Fire is book one in a four-book, university-age paranormal academy series. In this why choose story, get ready for a snarky heroine, four hawt guys that push every one of her boundaries, and an evil bad that'll stop at nothing to destroy her.**

The Art of Fire

The Art of Fire
Author: Daniel Hume
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-11-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1473543940

Fire can fascinate, inspire, capture the imagination and bring families and communities together. It has the ability to amaze, energise and touch something deep inside all of us. For thousands of years, at every corner of the globe, humans have been huddling around fires: from the basic and primitive essentials of light, heat, energy and cooking, through to modern living, fire plays a central role in all of our lives. The ability to accurately and quickly light a fire is one of the most important skills anyone setting off on a wilderness adventure could possess, yet very little has been written about it. Through his narrative Hume also meditates on the wider topics surrounding fire and how it shapes the world around us.

Quest for the Spark

Quest for the Spark
Author: Tom Sniegoski
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054514101X

As the evil Nacht spreads his darkness across the valley, Tom and his friends, the Bone family, desperately try to find the Spark that will heal the Dreaming and save the world.

The South Western Reporter

The South Western Reporter
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1332
Release: 1918
Genre: Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN:

Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.

Force of Fire (The Fire Queen #1)

Force of Fire (The Fire Queen #1)
Author: Sayantani DasGupta
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338636669

From New York Times bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta comes the story of a demon who must embrace her bad to serve the greater good. Pinki hails from a long line of rakkhosh resistors, demons who have spent years building interspecies relationships, working together to achieve their goal of overthrowing the snakey oppressors and taking back their rights. But she has more important things to worry about, like maintaining her status as fiercest rakkhosh in her class and looking after her little cousins. There is also the teeny tiny detail of not yet being able to control her fire breathing and accidentally burning up school property.Then Sesha, the charming son of the Serpentine Governor, calls on Pinki for help in defeating the resistance, promising to give her what she most desires in return -- the ability to control her fire. First she'll have to protect the Moon Maiden, pretend to be a human (ick), and survive a family reunion. But it's all worth it for the control of her powers . . . right?

Begin with Yes - Nighttime Affirmations

Begin with Yes - Nighttime Affirmations
Author: Paul Boynton
Publisher: Toby Dog Media
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2017-02-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998171814

This book provides inspirational thoughts to inspire you to dream with intention. I hope you'll keep it on your bedside table, ready and waiting for you each night as you go to sleep. You'll be joining people from all over the world who are making "nighttime affirmations" part of their bedtime routine. Although it was created in the format of a calendar to be read night by night, you can also simply open the book to a random page and date and discover a powerful thought that will connect with you at "that perfect time". And remember, the power is not in the words, but rather in the ideas, feelings and thoughts the words evoke for you. Let them penetrate your dreams. The power lies in your desire to take your dreams seriously and to follow your passions wherever they take you. Most of all, these words are here to remind you that although you weren't given wings to fly, you were given dreams to soar.