Quest for the King’s Crown

Quest for the King’s Crown
Author: Robert Vernon
Publisher: Focus on the Family
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2022-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1684283841

The Last Chance Detectives are searching for a long-lost treasure, but they’re not the only ones. In book seven of the Last Chance Detectives series, readers learn that people aren’t always what they seem—and that some treasures are worth more than gold. Mike and his friends come across an ancient artifact that could unlock riches beyond their wildest dreams. Those dreams are threatened, however, by an unexpected break-in that has the local sheriff puzzled. When a mysterious stranger shows up in town, Mike, Winnie, Ben, and Spence wonder if they are in more danger than they realized. Their hunt for the treasure becomes a race against time as the Last Chance Detectives come face-to-face with perhaps their greatest foe ever! Quest for the King’s Crown is a story of heart-pounding action, age-old mysteries, and several unexpected twists. Does the gang have what it takes to meet this challenge? The Last Chance Detectives won’t stop until the mystery is solved!

The Sleeping King

The Sleeping King
Author: Cindy Dees
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 555
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466821280

The Sleeping King is the start of a new fantasy series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cindy Dees. Dees has won a Golden Heart Award, two RITAs for Category Suspense and Adventure and has also twice snared RT's Series Romantic Suspense of the Year. She is a great storyteller, and the adventures in her more than fifty novels are often inspired by her own life as the youngest female pilot in Air Force history. But as much as she love romances, Cindy's other passion has been fantasy gaming. For almost twenty years she's been the story content creator for Dragon Crest, one of the original live action role-playing games. Now, with the blessing and input of Dragon Crest founder Bill Flippin, she has created a trilogoy based on the game. The Sleeping King is the first in an epic fantasy series featuring the best of the genre: near immortal imperial overlords, a prophecy of a sleeping elven king who's said to be the savior of the races . . . and two young people who are set on a path to save the day. The Sleeping King Trilogy #1 The Sleeping King #2 The Dreaming Hunt #3 The Wandering War At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Season's Christmas Quest

Season's Christmas Quest
Author: Tara Pollard
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2012-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1475940092

It is days before Christmas, and something is very wrong. Darkness covers the skies, ash mixes with the snowy ground, and young Melissa lies sick and dying in a hospital bed. Season, a young golden dog desperate to save her from death, embarks on a dangerous and frightening journey through dark forests and fiery mountains to reveal a mystery beyond his comprehension. Battling vicious animals and dark magic, can he survive in order to reveal the strange mystery in the words of his own master? In this inspirational story, even the animals can discover the Christmas miracle. "A thrilling new twist on the heart-warming story of a dog's odyssey to reunite with his human family, Pollard creates a dark fantasy...with layered references to traditional folklore, Christian symbolism, and an apocalyptic setting... not the sweet and expected tale of a domestic dog alone in the wild...a fast-paced adventure." -Clarion Review "In smooth prose interwoven with the right amount of explication, the plot features dangerous wildlife and harsh natural elements until Season faces his final confrontation...mystical, divine forces at war...a sudden turn that infuses the novel with new life. The fitting conclusion should leave readers of all ages satisfied. Season hopefully has more quests in his future." -Kirkus Reviews

Guardians Of The Round Table 4: Frog Mage

Guardians Of The Round Table 4: Frog Mage
Author: Avril Sabine
Publisher: Cracked Acorn Productions
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2019-02-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1925617874

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy LitRPG. Word Count: 68072 When all actions have repercussions, it isn't really a game. Mallory had been so certain it was time for a challenge, that they could take on something of a higher level and survive. But maybe she was wrong. When an encounter with a frog mage doesn't go as well as expected, she begins to doubt their ability to take on greater challenges and complete some of the quests they'd planned to focus on. This story was written by Australian authors using Australian spelling. Keywords: teen/young adult, game lit mechanics, portal fantasy, medieval fantasy world, mage, warrior, archer, rogue, action and adventure, strong female character, wolf cub, otter, quests, journey, exploration, gamer girl, transported to world, kitsune, shifters.

Narcissism

Narcissism
Author: Heinz-Peter Röhr
Publisher: Patmos Verlag
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2018-04-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 384360987X

Many people have the tormenting feeling of living in an inner prison: They do not feel truly free and comfortable in their own skins. In their despair, they expend a great deal of energy in trying to find themselves or realize their full potential. This effort usually involves seeking a solution to the problem with inappropriate means, which actually increases their lack of freedom. This book is primarily targeted at those who are afflicted by narcissism. It describes the origin, development, and possibilities for healing narcissism.

What Is Your Quest?

What Is Your Quest?
Author: Anastasia Salter
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1609382757

What Is Your Quest? examines the future of electronic literature in a world where tablets and e-readers are becoming as common as printed books and where fans are blurring the distinction between reader and author. The construction of new ways of storytelling is already underway: it is happening on the edges of the mainstream gaming industry and in the spaces between media, on the foundations set by classic games. Along these margins, convergent storytelling allows for playful reading and reading becomes a strategy of play. One of the earliest models for this new way of telling stories was the adventure game, the kind of game centered on quests in which the characters must overcome obstacles and puzzles. After they fell out of fashion in the 1990s, fans made strenuous efforts to keep them alive and to create new games in the genre. Such activities highlight both the convergence of game and story and the collapsing distinction between reader and author. Continually defying the forces of obsolescence, fans return abandoned games to a playable state and treat stories as ever-evolving narratives. Similarly, players of massive multiplayer games become co-creators of the game experience, building characters and creating social networks that recombine a reading and gaming community. The interactions between storytellers and readers, between programmers and creators, and among fans turned world-builders are essential to the development of innovative ways of telling stories. And at the same time that fan activities foster the convergence of digital gaming and storytelling, new and increasingly accessible tools and models for interactive narrative empower a broadening range of storytellers. It is precisely this interactivity among a range of users surrounding these new platforms that is radically reshaping both e-books and games and those who read and play with them.

The Voyage of King Eurovan

The Voyage of King Eurovan
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher: eStar Books
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2012-12-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1612106056

The Gazolba had absconded with the rarest of crowns! A dangerous quest to find it and return it begins! Note: includes Quest of the Gazolba, a revised version of the story