Solstice Wood

Solstice Wood
Author: Patricia A. McKillip
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2015-12-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473205654

When bookstore owner Sylvia Lynn returns to her childhood home in upstate New York, she meets the Fiber Guild - a group of local women who meet to knit, embroider, and sew - and learns why her grandmother watches her so closely. A primitive power exists in the forest, a force the Fiber Guild seeks to bind in its stitches and weavings. And Sylvia is no stranger to the woods...

Winter Rose

Winter Rose
Author: Patricia A. McKillip
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2002-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101662182

Sorrow and trouble and bitterness will hound you and yours and the children of yours… Some said the dying words of Nial Lynn, murdered by his own son, were a wicked curse. To others, it was a winter’s tale spun by firelight on cold, dark nights. But when Corbet Lynn came to rebuild his family estate, memories of his grandfather’s curse were rekindled by young and old--and rumors filled the heavy air of summer. In the woods that border Lynn Hall, free-spirited Rois Melior roams wild and barefooted. And as autumn gold fades, she is consumed with Corbet Lynn, obsessed with his secret past…

Cave and Cosmos

Cave and Cosmos
Author: Michael Harner
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1583945644

The pioneering author of The Way of the Shaman continues his exploration of universal shamanism in this “wonderful, fascinating” guide (Carlos Castaneda) In 1980, Michael Harner blazed the trail for the worldwide revival of shamanism with his seminal classic The Way of the Shaman. In this long-awaited sequel, he provides new evidence of the reality of heavens. Drawing from a lifetime of personal shamanic experiences and more than 2,500 reports of Westerners’ experiences during shamanic ascension, Harner highlights the striking similarities between their discoveries, indicating that the heavens and spirits they’ve encountered do indeed exist. He also provides instructions on his innovative core-shamanism techniques, so that readers too can ascend to heavenly realms, seek spirit teachers, and return later at will for additional healing and advice. Written by the leading authority on shamanism, Cave and Cosmos is a must-read not only for those interested in shamanism, but also for those interested in spirituality, comparative religion, near-death experiences, healing, consciousness, anthropology, and the nature of reality.

Hawai‘i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture

Hawai‘i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture
Author: Victor H. Mair
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 756
Release: 2005-01-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0824852354

The Hawai‘i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture is a collection of more than ninety primary sources—all but a few of which were translated specifically for this volume—of cultural significance from the Bronze Age to the turn of the twentieth century. They take into account virtually every aspect of traditional culture, including sources from the non-Sinitic ethnic minorities.

The Cygnet and the Firebird

The Cygnet and the Firebird
Author: Patricia A. McKillip
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1995-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110166214X

Following The Sorceress and the Cygnet, Patricia A. McKillip returns with the sorceress Nyx and her niece Meguet. Together, the duo must face down a pair of mysterious magicals: a mage hell-bent on stealing a hidden treasure, and a firebird who transforms people and objects into precious materials. Each dawn, the firebird transforms into the form of a man, able to disappear into the surrounding town. As they seek out the true identity of the firebird and try to keep the powerful mage from achieving its ultimate prize, Nyx and Meguet set out on an adventure that will take them through various enchanted and alluring realms.

Kingfisher

Kingfisher
Author: Patricia A. McKillip
Publisher: Ace
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425271765

"A young man comes of age amid family secrets and revelations, and transformative magic."--Provided by publisher.

The Book of Atrix Wolfe

The Book of Atrix Wolfe
Author: Patricia A. McKillip
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2008-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101662131

Twenty years ago, the powerful mage Atrix Wolfe unleashed an uncontrollable force that killed his beloved king. Now, the Queen of the Wood has offered him one last chance for redemption. She asks him to find her daughter, who vanished into the human world during the massacre he caused. No one has seen the princess-but deep in the kitchens of the Castle of Pelucir, there is a scullery maid who appeared out of nowhere one night long ago. She cannot speak and her eyes are full of sadness. But there are those who call her beautiful.

Wizards

Wizards
Author: Jack Dann
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2007-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101208740

Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and many more join this magical brew [that] will enchant young adult readers and their elders as well. (Publishers Weekly) In Wizards, today's master fantasists turn their hands to tales of these magical beings, living in both ancient and modern times, as well as in fantasy realms that never were. Featuring stories by New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer and Garth Nix as well as tales from Kage Baker, Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, Orson Scott Card, Terry Dowling, Andy Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Elizabeth Hand, Nancy Kress, Tanith Lee, Patricia A. McKillip, Mary Rosenblum, Tad Williams, Gene Wolfe, and Jane Yolen.

The Bards of Bone Plain

The Bards of Bone Plain
Author: Patricia A. McKillip
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2010-12-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101445815

The latest "rich, resonant" (Publishers Weekly) fantasy from the World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Bell at Sealey Head. Eager to graduate from the school on the hill, Phelan Cle chose Bone Plain for his final paper because he thought it would be an easy topic. Immortalized by poets and debated by scholars, it was commonly accepted-even at a school steeped in bardic tradition-that Bone Plain, with its three trials, three terrors, and three treasures, was nothing more than a legend, a metaphor. But as his research leads him to the life of Nairn, the Wandering Bard, the Unforgiven, Phelan starts to wonder if there are any easy answers...