Northern Creatures Box Set Two: Books 4-6

Northern Creatures Box Set Two: Books 4-6
Author: Kris Austen Radcliffe
Publisher: Six Talon Sign Media LLC
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2022
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939730813

A Blizzard of the Century is about to roar into Alfheim… Sociopathic mundanes. Fae royalty. And the woman formerly known as the Bride. Enter the uniquely magical world of Northern Creatures with the stories FOUR through SIX: Wolf Hunted: When a rich mundane shows up to harass the local magicals, everyone in town knows he’s a menace. There’s nothing they can do though, at least not magically. Not with the worst snowstorm in decades about to bury Alfheim—and the Alfheim Pack’s full moon run. With natural threats occupying the elves, unraveling the danger the interloper poses to the town falls to Frank Victorsson and Sheriff Ed Martinez. But Frank is consumed with finding his mystery woman, and things quickly spiral out of control… Fae Touched: When the events surrounding the Samhain blizzard cause two dryads to come sniffing around Alfheim, Frank and Ellie are pulled into the center of a long-standing—and secret—battle between Arne Odinsson and Ellie’s terrifying mother, Titania, Queen of the Fae. But not everything fae is as it seems, and not all that is elf shows its true face. As Frank fights to hold onto Ellie, they must navigate not only a minefield of fae slights and elven anger, but also deadly magic bent on destroying Ellie’s life…. Death Kissed: When a vamped-out kelpie starts a chain reaction that lands Wrenn Goodfellow in Alfheim, it’s up to Sheriff Eduardo Martinez to help her capture a deadly fugitive — and to keep her Victor Frankenstein-fueled rage away from Frank and Alfheim’s magical population. But when Ed’s family gets caught in the crossfire, he must decide who to trust: the fae lawwoman, or his secretive elven bosses…. Northern Creatures, where the man formerly known as Frankenstein’s Monster navigates Nordic elves, vampires, and technologically advanced fae as the world staggers toward the one thing no one wants: Ragnarok. Enjoy Northern Creatures, the lovechild of Penny Dreadful and American Gods raised by its doting Midwestern aunt, Fargo, today.

Tyrion & Teclis

Tyrion & Teclis
Author: William King
Publisher: Games Workshop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-12-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781784968359

This ominbus tells the story of Tyrion and Teclis, saviours of high elf race and the heroes of Ulthuan. Tyrion and Teclis: the most legendary high elf heroes to roam the earth. Destined for greatness from birth, the twin brothers are as different as darkness and light. While Tyrion, a calculating tactician and unrivalled swordsman, inspires valour and fidelity in those around him, Teclis is the most powerful natural sorcerer of the age, harnessing a power that rivals even the mythic Caledor. Relive the twins’ most gripping adventures – from their quest through the deadly jungles of Lustria in search of the fabled lost sword of Caledor, through to the blood-thirsty battle to save their homeland from the malevolent Witch King, Malekith. This collection of William King’s Blood of Aenarion, Sword of Caledor and Bane of Malekith brims with rip-roaring adventure.

The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!

The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
Author: Clint McElroy
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1250624223

This format is designed to be read on color devices and cannot be read on black-and-white e-readers. In the second Adventure Zone graphic novel (adapted from the McElroy family's wildly popular D&D podcast), we rejoin hero-adjacent sort-of-comrades-in-arms Taako, Magnus, and Merle on a wild careen through a D&D railroad murder mystery. This installment has a little of everything: a genius child detective, an axe-wielding professional wrestler, a surly wizard, cursed magical artifacts, and a pair of meat monsters. You know, the usual things you find on a train. Hot on the heels of The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins, the smash hit graphic novel that launched the series, The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! picks up the saga where volume 1 left off. Both books are based on "The Adventure Zone," a tabletop RPG comedy podcast with downloads numbering in the tens of millions and an army of passionately devoted fans. With art and co-adaptation from Carey Pietsch, the McElroys are once again turning their raucous freewheeling D&D campaign into some damn fine comics.

How Christmas Became Christmas

How Christmas Became Christmas
Author: Nathaniel Parry
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1476688281

In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and peace on earth, with broad permission to indulge in food, drink and gifts. On the other hand, Christmas has become a battleground for raging culture wars, marred by debates about how it should be celebrated and acknowledged as a uniquely Christian holiday. This text argues that much of the animosity is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the holiday's core character. By tracing Christmas's origins as a pagan celebration of the winter solstice and its development in Europe's Christianization, this history explains that the true "reason for the season" has as much to do with the earth's movement around the sun as with the birth of Christ. Chapters chronicle how Christmas's magic and misrule link to the nativity, and why the carnival side of the holiday appears so separated from traditional Christian beliefs.

Sequels

Sequels
Author: Janet G. Husband
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 793
Release: 2009-07-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838909671

A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.

The Empire of Ashes

The Empire of Ashes
Author: Samuel Robbins
Publisher: Trensicourt Publishing
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2022-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The world changes far too quickly. A man from the far south rises, proclaimed as the promised Deliverer that will defeat the emperor—but he himself doubts this. Another man leads his exiled people northward, toward the Storm Mountains and the fabled fortress of Phoenix Haven, where lies an emerging rebellion against Emperor Archax’s rule. Out of a clan of dark assassins—exiled from their ancestral home, imprisoned in a foreign city—a single woman dares to defy the ancient guild code when she refuses to kill her quarry. Set in a brilliantly realized world ravaged by war and magic, this epic novel of blood, intrigue, and betrayal marks the beginning of the Ascendance Trilogy, a magnificent new fantasy series.

Talisman of Blood

Talisman of Blood
Author: Brad Higgens
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2012-03-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 146916003X

A vengeful evil wizard seeks retribution for being exiled by a clever King who became wise to his scheming. The wizard abducts a girl with latent powers whose mysterious birthright and heritage is known only to him. He knows who she really is and who her true ancestors were and knows in her blood is the answer he seeks. Meanwhile, three men are sent on a rescue mission. One is the last of the fabled Gryphon Riders with his own grievance against the wizard. The second is the girls betrothed. The third is a hapless youth just trying to find his way after witnessing his parents brutal slaying by the murderous Horde. Through this story are others with their own agenda; the three Valkyries, an Assassin and his sister whose bitterness against the Elves find themselves undone, and an angry boy who finds himself lead down a dark path.

Nae Expectations

Nae Expectations
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2023-11-02
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1350456942

How do I even start? It's a mental story. Ah know, Ah know, everyone says that – 'ma life's pure mental'. But honestly – a guy drowns, a man eats a live pigeon (though Ah might no have time for that), a woman gets set on fire, right before my eyes! But before we get tae aw that, Ah should tell you ma name. Right. So, ma name, is. . . Pip. Pip is just your average wee guy – happy with his lot and not much of a complainer (though you really wouldn't blame him if he was!). Regularly tortured and terrified, in what is, it must be said, a truly hard life, he still finds time to laugh, smile and dream of a brighter future, even though no-one expects anything of him. Or so he thinks. . . Nae Expectations is Gary McNair's fresh look at the Dickens classic, with a Glasgow tongue and a gallus spirit. Follow young Pip as he battles with monstrous adults, the class system and, most of all, his inner demons as he tries to work out who he is, what he wants to be and how to find his own way in the world. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Glasgow's Tron Theatre, in October 2023.

Elf

Elf
Author: B L Randall
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2007-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595452159

The elves are dying. An energetic, peaceful, agrarian people, their idyllic existence is threatened now by the spectre of extinction. Their birth-rate has plummeted and their numbers are dwindling. In less than three centuries they will have died out completely. Inspired by the ancient legends of her people, Arabella-the free-thinking daughter of a simple goatherd-sets out to find the kind of magic that might save her race. The only problem is that magic exists in only one place-the world which they had fled over two thousand years ago to escape persecution and genocide. The world of man. Joe Brennan left Pittsburgh to assume the position of a small-town police chief. It promises peace and quiet and an escape from the fear and stress of the cruel city streets. But just as he's getting settled in, he discovers that there is something creeping around the small town of Kirbyville-something no one has encountered in over two millennia.

The Amber Enchantress

The Amber Enchantress
Author: Troy Denning
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2011-09-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0786961163

When a dragon bears down on the world of Athas, an elven enchantress is forced to team up with the last person she ever expected: her traitorous father Borys, the Dragon of Athas, was born of magic and is sustained by the agony of the doomed. For one thousand years, he has terrorized the desert wastes of Athas, roaming from city to city in pursuit of his gruesome levy—the lives of thousands of slaves. The winsome enchantress Sadira now stands ready to challenge him. But to do so, she must reach the Pristine Tower, the forgotten citadel still smoldering with the incredible magic that spawned the Dragon. Only one man can help her: her elven father, the man who sold her into slavery so long ago. Before the journey ends, Sadira must find a way to forgive his betrayal—or give herself over to the dark forces that still dwell within the Pristine Tower.