From a High Tower

From a High Tower
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0698139798

The tenth novel in Mercedes Lackey's magical Elemental Masters series reimagines the fairy tale Rapunzel in a richly-detailed alternate Victorian world Giselle had lived fourteen years of her life in an abandoned tower. Her mother kept Giselle, a young Air Master still growing into her abilities, isolated for the sake of herself and others. This life left her unprepared when a handsome young man appeared at the base of her tower. But when the young stranger entered her window, he tried to force himself on her. She was saved by Mother, an Earth Master, who hurled the man out the window he had climbed in. The Foresters of the Black Forest were Earth Masters whose job it was to cleanse the ancient forest of evil elementals, and over the next four years, they shared their fighting expertise to teach Giselle self-defense. By the age of twenty, Giselle was an expert markswoman, and it was this skill that she used to survive when Mother died. Cutting her long hair, she masqueraded as a boy to enter shooting competitions, and used the prize money to support herself. But she could not forget the first man who assaulted her, for when that stranger had fallen from her tower long ago, his body had never been found. In Giselle’s heart, she was certain his magic had helped him to survive the fall. Surely, it was only a matter of time before he found her and sought revenge. Was she prepared to stand against him?

The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0547572484

Slavery is back. America, 1962. Having lost a war, America finds itself under Nazi Germany and Japan occupation. A few Jews still live under assumed names. The 'I Ching' is prevalent in San Francisco. Science fiction meets serious ideas in this take on a possible alternate history.

From a High Tower

From a High Tower
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0756410835

Enduring an isolated existence and magical lessons from her witch guardian, a young woman vows to find justice after being assaulted.

Stolen Words

Stolen Words
Author: India Caedmon
Publisher: India Caedmon
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2018-11-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692999455

It was supposed to be one letter. One time...Cassidy Thatcher has just been fired. In an attempt to salvage her life, she flees to New York City to rebuild her career. Desperate for hope, she passes her time writing love letters to her fiancé in the U.S. Navy, but the Big Apple has other plans.Grayson Daniels has a brilliant mind but is not so brilliant when it comes to relationships. After being asked to assist the Navy with nuclear research, he finds himself aboard an aircraft carrier where he accidentally intercepts a letter not meant for him. Cassidy's words enthrall him...but what started as an innocent fascination soon becomes an uncontrollable desire.When Grayson learns of Cassidy's financial problems, he manipulates matters into his own hands. And when Cassidy's relationship with her fiancé begins to crumble, Grayson is there to pick up the pieces, reminding her that love doesn't always have to be a sacrifice.His secret isn't safe for long. Can a foundation be reconstructed on stolen words? Or will Cassidy mark their romance return to sender?

The Girl in the High Tower

The Girl in the High Tower
Author: Gennifer Albin
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1466885173

The Girl in the High Tower is an original short story set in Gennifer Albin's Crewel World. In Arras, time and space can be manipulated—and so can people. Beautiful Spinsters work day and night in four coventries to ensure a perfect world, but above them all, at the top of the high tower, works the Creweler...until the Creweler makes a decision to help a young girl escape. Now bound by the strands of the universe, trapped between her memories and mistakes, subject to brutal experiments, Loricel has one more impossible decision to make. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Views from on High

Views from on High
Author: Adirondack Mountain Club Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996116848

Penguin Readers Level 2: Boy In The Tower (ELT Graded Reader)

Penguin Readers Level 2: Boy In The Tower (ELT Graded Reader)
Author: Polly Ho-Yen
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0241534321

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Boy In The Tower, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. Ade lives in a tower block in London. One day, something bad happens to Ade's mum. After that, she stays in her bedroom all the time and sleeps. Then buildings start falling down in the night, and there are strange plants on the street. What will happen to Ade and his friend Gaia? Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

Crucible of Gold

Crucible of Gold
Author: Naomi Novik
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345522885

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the seventh volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars bring Will Laurence and Temeraire to South America. “An absorbing adventure.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) The French have invaded Spain, forged an alliance with Africa’s powerful Tswana empire, and brought revolution to Brazil. Captain Will Laurence and his indefatigable fighting dragon, Temeraire, must travel to South America to negotiate with the Incas, who are also being wooed by the French. If they fail, Napoleon may conquer yet another continent in his campaign for world domination, and the tide of the war may prove impossible to stop. Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS

The Fall

The Fall
Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0007261195

First of a thrilling fantasy adventure series set on the Dark World, where society is ranked according to its colour clan and the most precious commodity is light. In all the world there is only one place that ever sees the sun. A seven-towered castle built upon a mountain high above the desolate ice lands below.