Guardian of the Dead

Guardian of the Dead
Author: Karen Healey
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0316088455

"You're Ellie Spencer." I opened my mouth, just as he added, "And your eyes are opening." Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just like any other teenager at her boarding school. She hangs out with her best friend Kevin, she obsesses over Mark, a cute and mysterious bad boy, and her biggest worry is her paper deadline. But then everything changes. The news headlines are all abuzz about a local string of serial killings that all share the same morbid trademark: the victims were discovered with their eyes missing. Then a beautiful yet eerie woman enters Ellie's circle of friends and develops an unhealthy fascination with Kevin, and a crazed old man grabs Ellie in a public square and shoves a tattered Bible into her hands, exclaiming, "You need it. It will save your soul." Soon, Ellie finds herself plunged into a haunting world of vengeful fairies, Maori mythology, romance, betrayal, and an epic battle for immortality.

Guardians of the Dead

Guardians of the Dead
Author: Shelley Wilson
Publisher: BHC Press/H2O
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

One girl holds the key to an ancient pact that could destroy the world... When sixteen-year-old Amber Noble’s dreams begin to weave into her reality, she turns to the mysterious Connor for help. His links to the supernatural world uncover a chilling truth about her hometown and a pact that must be re-paid with blood. As her father alienates her, and the Guardians take her best friend, her true destiny unfolds, and she begins a quest that will see her past collide with her present. Drawn deeper into the world of witchcraft and faeries, it is only at the end of her journey that she realises how much she could lose.

Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead
Author: Foy Scalf
Publisher: Oriental Institute Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Book of the dead
ISBN: 9781614910381

Discover how the ancient Egyptians controlled their immortal destiny! This book, edited by Foy Scalf, explores what the Book of the Dead was believed to do, how it worked, how it was made, and what happened to it.

Guardian of the Dead

Guardian of the Dead
Author: Roy Lewis
Publisher: Ulverscroft Audio (U.S.A.)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN: 9780750529242

As executor of Colonel Delamere s estate, Eric Ward is required to deliver to the Foreign Office a sealed envelope and an Anubis statuette in the event of the Colonel s death. But Delamere dies at the hands of burglars and the statuette, passed through the hands of the archaeologist Howard Carter and various wealthy English families, is taken. This mysterious and allegedly cursed statuette becomes the subject of an intense search by several shady parties. Within it are contained documents that could change the course of the Middle Eastern peaces process and challenge the legality of the State of Israel. Yemeni immigrants known as the Sand Dancers want the documents to become public knowledge; an Israeli secret agent and the Foreign Office have their own reasons for keeping the documents suppressed. Caught in the middle is Eric Ward who simply wants to carry out his friend s dying wishes. Who will reach the unsuspecting thieves first, and will Ward s private detection skills be enough in the face of the competing Middle Eastern factions?"

Guardians Of The Dead

Guardians Of The Dead
Author: John McLeod
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-06-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149903136X

Guardians Of The Dead is the first novel in a new adventure series introducing Philip The Macedonian, a seasoned officer in the army of Alexander The Great. Philip accompanies his king in the conquest of Persia and ventures into the mountains beyond the palace of Persepolis. High among its desolate peaks, he discovers an ancient fortress and the night creatures that lurk inside. Fighting to save his men, Philip battles timeless evil and is drawn into the lives and passions of two mysterious eternal sisters. Guardians Of The Dead is a fast-paced action story featuring an unstoppable adventurer and exploits to stretch the imagination.

To Be a King (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #11)

To Be a King (Guardians of Ga'Hoole #11)
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545283426

The eleventh title in this best-selling series brings Hoole to kingship and the legends to fulfilment signaling a return to the adventures of Coryn, Soren and the Band.In this final book of the Legends trilogy Hoole reclaims the thrown of his father and goes on to wage a war against the forces of chaos, greed and oppression led by the powerful warlord-tyrants. Grank, the first collier, uses his skills with fire and metals to forge weapons for battle. With great trepidation Hoole uses the power of the Ember in the final, decisive battle and wins. At the dawn of a new ear of peace, Hoole searches for the ideal place to establish not a kingdom but an order of free owls and finds the Great Tree. (continued)

The Guardians

The Guardians
Author: Sarah Manguso
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2012-02-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0374167249

Presents the author's elegiac ode to love, death, and intimate friendship that describes how her life was profoundly changed by the suicide of a mentally ill friend and roommate with whom she shared poignant formative experiences.

Guardians of Porthaven

Guardians of Porthaven
Author: Shane Arbuthnott
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459827066

Key Selling Points Fifteen-year-old Malcolm Gravenhurst is about to become a Guardian to defend his city against aliens when he learns some disturbing truths about his family. Guardians of Porthaven offers an excellent exploration of allyship and representation featuring themes of male mental health, LGBTQ+ relationships, in-equality and equity in action. This book is perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson series or the X-Men comics. The author has long been a superhero-comics fan and wanted to explore the less glamorous consequences of having that kind of power. The story is also a subtle and timely commentary on socioeconomic disparity and the responsibilities of the wealthy and privileged. Free Discussion Guide available for download at orcabook.com.

The Dead Lands

The Dead Lands
Author: Benjamin Percy
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781455528233

A MINNESOTA BOOK AWARDS FINALIST IN NOVEL & SHORT STORY In Benjamin Percy's new thriller, a post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark saga, a super flu and nuclear fallout have made a husk of the world we know. A few humans carry on, living in outposts such as the Sanctuary-the remains of St. Louis-a shielded community that owes its survival to its militant defense and fear-mongering leaders. Then a rider comes from the wasteland beyond its walls. She reports on the outside world: west of the Cascades, rain falls, crops grow, civilization thrives. But there is danger too: the rising power of an army that pillages and enslaves every community they happen upon. Against the wishes of the Sanctuary, a small group sets out in secrecy. Led by Lewis Meriwether and Mina Clark, they hope to expand their infant nation, and to reunite the States. But the Sanctuary will not allow them to escape without a fight.

The Guardians

The Guardians
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593129989

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A classic legal thriller—with a twist. • "A suspenseful thriller mixed with powerful themes such as false incarceration, the death penalty and how the legal system shows prejudice.” —Associated Press In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller, a young Black man who was once a client of Russo’s. Quincy was tried, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison, maintaining his innocence. But no one was listening. He had no lawyer, no advocate on the outside. In desperation, he writes a letter to Guardian Ministries, a small nonprofit run by Cullen Post, a lawyer who is also an Episcopal minister. Guardian accepts only a few innocence cases at a time. Cullen Post travels the country fighting wrongful convictions and taking on clients forgotten by the system. With Quincy Miller, though, he gets far more than he bargained for. Powerful, ruthless people murdered Keith Russo, and they do not want Quincy Miller exonerated. They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another without a second thought. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!