Night Blade: Dusk of Demise

Night Blade: Dusk of Demise
Author: Kyle M. Perkins
Publisher: Lunar Productions
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2014-11-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1494433400

While Niko and his friends are off searching for the medallion pieces, Niko's good friend, Daisuke, was left in the dust. Feeling abandoned, Daisuke joins a gang and starts to steal, using a strange wind power – only to be caught by Niko and his new friends. Upon his capture, he tells his story and leads everyone back to his gang, where Niko is thrown off the side of a tall building, and the only person that can save him is Chisai, but her demonic abilities are not working. Can she save Niko without her demonic abilities? Meanwhile, Yakedo and Mizu are using the psychic piece of the medallion to their advantage and celebrating Mizu's birthday. When they get back to Atamin's lair, Kagemusha makes them question their loyalty to Atamin. Taking the initiative, the siblings risk everything and attack Niko's family head-on. When Atamin learns that they had been secretly using the psychic piece, he strips them of their abilities and attacks everyone, hoping to salvage any medallion pieces. Will Yakedo and Mizu survive the full-on attack from their guardian? Lastly, Keshi and Kiban team up with Atamin and Kagemusha to trace some faint signals of the medallion, eventually leading them to no other than Tora's house! Can Tora keep his plan a secret for long?

Night Blade

Night Blade
Author: Kyle M. Perkins
Publisher: Lunar Productions
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2014-04-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1494428768

Chisai's been captured! But by whom? The adventure continues when a mysterious figure appears at the cliffside where Niko and Kitsune chased Chisai, up to the point she disappeared! With the help of some local family, the duo track down Chisai's location and encounter a fight they didn't expect! After saving Chisai, they make their way back into town, but yet again encounter more enemies over one of the medallion pieces! In the middle of the fight, a long time friend of Niko's arrives and makes a deal with Chisai and a few others, which may make Chisai double-cross Niko to give up his prized weapon: the Banish Blade. Meanwhile, Kitsune goes up against a stranger with an ability like his own: the ability to move earth. However, the stranger is also super-strong. Will Kitsune be able to fight back and survive his challenger?

Pathfinder Tales: Nightblade

Pathfinder Tales: Nightblade
Author: Liane Merciel
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 076538728X

Raised as a wizard-priest in the church of the dark god Zon-Kuthon, Isiem escaped his sadistic masters and became a rebel, leaving behind everything he knew in order to follow his conscience. Now, his unique heritage makes him perfect for a dangerous mission into an ancient dungeon said to hold the magical Nightblade, a weapon capable of slaying devils by the thousands and freeing the world of their fiendish taint. Accompanied by companions ranging from a righteous paladin to mercantile mercenaries, Isiem will lead the expedition back into shadowed lands that are all-too familiar. And what the adventurers find at the dungeon's heart will change them all forever! From critically acclaimed author Liane Merciel comes a tale of horror and second chances, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Nightblade

Nightblade
Author: Liane Merciel
Publisher: Pathfinder Tales
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781601256621

Set in the world of the role-playing game, Pathfinder and Pathfinder Online.

Scarlet Minor and the Crossed Blades Skull

Scarlet Minor and the Crossed Blades Skull
Author: K.E. Andam
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2015-07-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504916662

Now known as Captain Scarlet Minor, the young boy who has narrowly escaped him home at The Nook, and had an adventurous life continues his journey into the world of seafaring. The story of Scarlets adventures get exciting as he locks eyes with his nemesis, an evil incarnation of himself. He saw fury burn in the deep golden irises of the creature and immediately realized that his own destruction was the creatures goal. Staring into the creatures eyes, Scarlet saw it had no soul. There was only a void in the depths of its being that was fueled by an undying ember of destructive hate. Whatever the creatures origins, it was not human. Thus continues The Scarlet Minor Chronicles; a story of adventure, true love, greed and corruption spanning five volumes: Scarlet Minor and the Renegade Scarlet Minor and the Twin Pikes of Nebo Scarlet Minor and the Crossed Blades Skull Scarlet Minor and the Last Atlantic Fleet Scarlet Minor and the Isles of Black Gold

Japanese Death Poems

Japanese Death Poems
Author:
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1998-04-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 146291649X

"A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pithy, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the poems." --Tricycle: The Buddhist Review Although the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing jisei, or the "death poem." Such a poem is often written in the very last moments of the poet's life. Hundreds of Japanese death poems, many with a commentary describing the circumstances of the poet's death, have been translated into English here, the vast majority of them for the first time. Yoel Hoffmann explores the attitudes and customs surrounding death in historical and present-day Japan and gives examples of how these have been reflected in the nation's literature in general. The development of writing jisei is then examined--from the longing poems of the early nobility and the more "masculine" verses of the samurai to the satirical death poems of later centuries. Zen Buddhist ideas about death are also described as a preface to the collection of Chinese death poems by Zen monks that are also included. Finally, the last section contains three hundred twenty haiku, some of which have never been assembled before, in English translation and romanized in Japanese.

The Bleeding Dusk

The Bleeding Dusk
Author: Colleen Gleason
Publisher: AVID PRESS
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2014-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1931419531

The third volume in award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Colleen Gleason's International Bestselling Gardella Vampire Hunter Series. "Gleason is really on a roll!" —Publishers Weekly "Gleason keeps upping the ante with each novel, weaving the characters around her readers with each engaging conversation and narrative, every stage set of all the appropriate gothic gloom and melting beauty." —Book Fetish "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Jane Austen." —The Book Standard Now the undead of Rome race to unravel an ancient mystery--and only one woman can stop them... As Rome prepares for its Carnivale, the new leader of the city's vampire hunters, Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacy--must prove herself as never before. For, in order to gain access to the secrets of a legendary alchemist, Rome's vampires have allied themselves with creatures as evil and bloodthirsty as they are. Reluctantly, Victoria must turn to the enigmatic Sebastian Vioget for help--just as Max Pesaro arrives to help his fellow slayers, no matter what the price. Desire puts Victoria at the mercy of Sebastian, while loyalty binds her to Max...but can she trust either man? Especially when a seductive vampire begins luring her into the shadows... _______ This is a five-book series about Victoria Gardella, Vampire Hunter. The series should be read in order to avoid spoilers. The series is: The Rest Falls Away Rises the Night The Bleeding Dusk When Twilight Burns As Shadows Fade All five books are now available.

Nightglass

Nightglass
Author: Liane Merciel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781601254405

Isiem, a young shadowcaster who is being trained to summon creatures of horror and shadow for the Midnight Lord, is forced to question his actions after he is sent to the mountains of the Devil's Perch, where he is to help clear out a tribe of monstrous winged humanoids, and sees the people he is exterminating.

Fall of the Crystal Moon

Fall of the Crystal Moon
Author: Eoghan R. Cunningham
Publisher: UwU Publishing
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2024-10-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The final battle looms on the horizon. The last dragon has been found. The Crystal Moon has once again returned to Ditania. The fate of the entire world lies in Dusk's hands. But will he be able to save it in time? Just when I thought we'd won the battle and stopped the evil in this world from coming to fruition, Tiernan outsmarts us again. The world doesn't know what kind of danger it's in and the only people that can stop it are me, Lex, and Tara. But where do we even start? And is it even possible at this point to win against this evil sorcerer that's cut us off at every turn? I don't know. But I do know one thing. I will not give up and I will not let the power of the Crystal Eye fall into the hands of someone like Teirnan. There's a final battle to be fought and I will lead the charge. The fate of the world rest's on my shoulders.

Reaper

Reaper
Author: Brandon Lee Hagen
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2019-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1532066457

A hero is born and discovers his talent and passion for protecting the people around him. His point of view becomes skewed by his trials and experiences until he is forced to question which people are really worth saving. The line between good and evil is blurred as a dark force builds within him. The definition of what’s worth fighting for transitions to what’s worth leaving behind, and in turn, what The Reaper is burdened with removing from this world.