On Raven's Wing

On Raven's Wing
Author: Morgan Llywelyn
Publisher: Canelo
Total Pages: 800
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1788637194

One day they will call him the hound of Ulster, born to glory, brushed by the raven’s wing... The small boy who arrives at the ancient royal fortress of Emain Macha has only one desire – to join the legendary Red Branch, a mighty order of warriors pledged to defend the standing stones and river-strewn hills of Ireland. Setanta has always longed to follow in his father’s footsteps as a knight, but he could never have prepared for the fatal beauty of Deirdre, the brutal jealousy of King Conor or the blistering fires of Queen Maeve’s vengeance. From the shapeshifters of the Otherworld and their goddess of war to the mythical spear of Gae Bulga, Setanta’s adventures set him on a path to finally claim his long-foretold destiny as Cuchulain, the fabled hero of Celtic lore. An epic historical tragedy seething with magic and mayhem, this will be utterly adored by fans of Bernard Cornwell and Robin Hobb. Published in North America as The Red Branch. Praise for On Raven's Wing ‘A panoramic sweep of love and jealousy and war’ Barbara Erskine, bestselling historical romance author ‘History and legend, gods and men intertwine irresistibly, and the gates of the otherworld are always hidden but tantalisingly close’ The Sunday Times Book Review ‘Powerful’ The New York Times Book Review ‘The reader remains captivated from first page to last’ Jean M. Auel, bestselling author of the beloved Earth’s Children series ‘She writes about ancient Ireland as if she just had breakfast there’ Parke Godwin, World Fantasy Award-winning SFF author ‘Morgan Llywelyn is surely the modern-day Bard of the Irish’ Beatrice Small, bestselling historical romance author ‘One of my all-time favourite authors’ Jude Deveraux, bestselling historical romance author ‘The best there is in the field of historical fiction’ Jennifer Wilde, bestselling gothic romance author

How to Know the Birds

How to Know the Birds
Author: Ted Floyd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2019
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1426220030

"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.

Odin's Child

Odin's Child
Author: Siri Pettersen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1646906004

An epic fantasy trilogy from Norway about thousand-year-old secrets, forbidden romance, and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil comes at last to the United States! "Blood magic, blackmail, and battle rock a rich world of fading magic to its core in this internationally bestselling Norwegian epic fantasy." - Publishers Weekly reviews Odin's Child I loved (Odin's Child) deeply from the first to the last word, and was instantly and thoroughly immersed. -- Laini Taylor, bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone. ...The story examines and upends everything its characters believe in, including their world, their history, their faith, and themselves, while intertwining elements of politics and Norse mythology with a side of forbidden romance. Kirkus Reviews The intrigue, scope, and depth of His Dark Materials, set in an immersive Nordic world as fierce and unforgettable as its characters. Rosaria Munda, author Fireborne/Flamefall - Aurelian Cycle The world building is stupendous. MidWest Book Review Imagine lacking something that everyone else has. Something that proves you belong to this world. Something so vital, that without it, you are nothing. A plague. A myth. A human.” Fifteen winters old, Hirka learns that she is an Odin's child – a tailless rot from another world. Despised. Dreaded. And hunted. She no longer knows who she is, and someone wants to kill her to keep it a secret. But there are worse things than humans, and Hirka is not the only creature to have broken through the gates… Odin’s Child is unique fantasy with Norse roots. An epic clash of xenophobia, blind faith and the right or will to lead. The first in a trilogy, Odin's Child is a thrilling modern fantasy epic.

Raven's Wing

Raven's Wing
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Plume Books
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1986
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780525483335

A collection of sixteen stories explores the mysteries and varieties of American experience and includes "Golden Gloves," the story of a would-be champion boxer whose career and marriage fall tragically short of his expectations.

A Court of Wings and Ruin

A Court of Wings and Ruin
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 739
Release: 2018-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1619635208

Sarah J. Maas hit the New York Times SERIES list at #1 with A Court of Wings and Ruin!

Raven's Wings

Raven's Wings
Author: Colin Lindsay
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2020-07-17
Genre: Airships
ISBN:

Being ripped from everyone you love is soul-crushing... so why did Kala choose it? Now her challenges seem insurmountable... - Survive another day... (so far so good) - Regain her humanity... (there are good days and bad days) - Track down the "one that got away"... (sigh) - Find a way home... (gotta believe) - Become the right hand of the Goddess of Death... (what the hell?) - Stop the Apocalypse... (seriously?!?) With fresh characters and page-turning suspense, this richly imagined fantasy series explores unimaginable choices, the price of a soul, and the power of redemption. .

Blackwing

Blackwing
Author: Ed McDonald
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0399587802

“A remarkably assured fantasy debut that mixes of the inventiveness of China Miéville with the fast paced heroics of David Gemmell.”—Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Legion of Flame Set on a postapocalyptic frontier, Blackwing is a gritty fantasy debut about a man’s desperate battle to survive his own dark destiny... Hope, reason, humanity: the Misery breaks them all. Under its cracked and wailing sky, the Misery is a vast and blighted expanse, the arcane remnant of a devastating war with the immortals known as the Deep Kings. The war ended nearly a century ago, and the enemy is kept at bay only by the existence of the Engine, a terrible weapon that protects the Misery’s border. Across the corrupted no-man’s-land teeming with twisted magic and malevolent wraiths, the Deep Kings and their armies bide their time. Watching. Waiting. Bounty hunter Ryhalt Galharrow has breathed Misery dust for twenty bitter years. When he’s ordered to locate a masked noblewoman at a frontier outpost, he finds himself caught in the middle of an attack by the Deep Kings, one that signifies they may no longer fear the Engine. Only a formidable show of power from the very woman he is seeking, Lady Ezabeth Tanza, repels the assault. Ezabeth is a shadow from Galharrow’s grim past, and together they stumble onto a web of conspiracy that threatens to end the fragile peace the Engine has provided. Galharrow is not ready for the truth about the blood he’s spilled or the gods he’s supposed to serve…

Illusions

Illusions
Author: Aprilynne Pike
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780606262712

As her senior year of high school starts, Laurel is just beginning to adjust to Tamani's absence when he suddenly reappears, telling her he must guard her against the returning threat of the trolls that pose a danger both to her and to Avalon, in this third book in the bestselling Wings series.

These Dark Wings

These Dark Wings
Author: John Owen Theobald
Publisher: Ravenmaster Trilogy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1784974366

After the death of her parents 12-year-old Anna Cooper is sent to live with an uncle – the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London. As the ravens begin to disappear Anna must brave the war-torn city to find them, for an ancient legend foretells that 'the Kingdom will fall' if the ravens ever leave the Tower.

The Ravenmaster

The Ravenmaster
Author: Christopher Skaife
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1443455946

For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones. But their role is even more important than that—legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, the Tower will crumble into dust and great harm will befall the kingdom. The responsibility for ensuring that such a disaster never comes to pass falls to one man: the Ravenmaster. The current holder of the position is Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife, and in this fascinating, entertaining and touching book he memorably describes the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour. The Ravenmaster is a compelling, inspiring and irreverent story that will delight and surprise anyone with an interest in British history or animal behaviour.