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.

Complete Tracker

Complete Tracker
Author: Len McDougall
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0762785594

Few experiences are more thrilling than watching unsuspecting wild animals go about their business in a natural environment. The ultimate triumph comes when you've tracked down an animal on its own terms, on its own turf. The Complete Tracker is a concise, thorough guide to the tracks, signs, and habits of North America’s most popular species of wildlife. Readers learn the secrets of a master tracker, assembling a clear picture from tracks, scat, and other signs, that enable them to answer questions such as, Was it a dog or a wolf? Fox or coyote? Did it pass by yesterday or an hour ago? The Complete Tracker also provides information about how to get close to animals—everything from bobcats to beavers, marmots to moose—by knowing the details of their habits and a master-tracker’s tips on avoiding detection. More than 150 line drawings show tracks of sixty different species of wildlife under a great variety of terrain conditions. The book also includes maps, charts, and diagrams. This new edition is expanded with new chapters on peccaries, dogs, cats, armadillos, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and enhanced with full color photos throughout making it an invaluable resource for hikers, nature lovers, and outsdoorsmen everywhere.

The Raven's Curse

The Raven's Curse
Author: Rain Oxford
Publisher: Rain Oxford
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-02-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Ayden Dracre, the youngest son in a family of notorious sorcerers, is successfully developing his reputation as a curse breaker. Maybe too successfully. Unfortunately, the Dracre name is not easy to escape. When Dessa warns Ayden that his mother is after him and others like him, he will have to go on his toughest quest yet. With spies on his trail and the discovery that there is something wrong with magic, Ayden will have to rely on Merlin’s wisdom over his own magic to survive. He will learn that darkness is easier to give in to than it is to resist, there are secrets about his family that may get him killed, and the past does not always stay buried.

The Book of Raven

The Book of Raven
Author: Angus Hyland
Publisher: Laurence King
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9781786277015

Corvids play an outsize role in the human imagination. We keep ravens in towers, emblazon rooks on banners, find crows in the constellations and make sure to salute solitary magpies. We also see our own behaviour mirrored in this diverse family of birds, who are tricksters and thieves as well as problem-solvers and gift-givers. This beautifully designed book showcases the visual and literary life of the corvid, from Norse legends to Game of Thrones. It includes beautiful and darkly seductive photographs and paintings as well as texts and poems in which they play a starring role and information about the traits that make them so intriguing to us.

The Black Song

The Black Song
Author: Anthony Ryan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451492560

A matchless warrior is pitted against a near-God in the second epic installment of the Raven’s Blade series. It has long been our lot in life, brother, to do what others can’t. Vaelin Al Sorna was known across the realm as the greatest of warriors, but he thought battles were behind him. He was wrong. Prophecy and rumor led him across the sea to find a woman he once loved, and drew him into a war waged by the Darkblade, a man who believes himself a god—and one who has gathered a fanatical army that threatens all of the known world. After a costly defeat by the Darkblade, Vaelin’s forces are shattered, while the self-proclaimed immortal and his army continue their terrible march. But during the clash, Vaelin regained some of the dark magic that once gave him unrivaled skill in battle. And though the fight he has been drawn into seems near unwinnable, the song that drives him now desires the blood of his enemy above all else…

Curses for Sale

Curses for Sale
Author: Steven Brezenoff
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013
Genre: Automobiles
ISBN: 143423763X

Jace buys an old toy car at a garage sale. Could it be cursed?

The Works

The Works
Author: William Bridge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1845
Genre:
ISBN:

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.

To Render a Raven

To Render a Raven
Author: W. L. Hawkin
Publisher: Blue Haven Press
Total Pages: 400
Release:
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0995018472

"Harrowing, engaging, and captivating, author W.L. Hawkin’s “To Render a Raven” is a must-read contemporary romance and fantasy novel and the perfect addition to the Hollystone Mysteries series." —Anthony Avina "An action thriller with complex queer characters and realistic emotional situations." —Sionnach Wintergreen “An intoxicating mix of magic and mystery that will keep you turning pages.”—Eileen Cook, Author of With Malice Estrada is High Priest of Hollystone Coven, a shaman and magician, but is he a match for a vengeful vampire? When Diego steals his daughter from her crib on the eve of her first birthday, the Hollystone witches converge. The same night, a woman is murdered and another abducted. All three scenes are marked by roses that point to Michael Stryker, Estrada’s lover and best friend—a man with a strange dark “virus” brewing inside him. As the witches journey up the Pacific coast, emotions run raw as the close confines of a yacht heighten the tension between his jealous lovers. And then they meet the ravens . . . Diego wants blood. Estrada wants his baby back. What will the high priest sacrifice to bring his daughter home? A sexy Hitchcockian thriller that demystifies Vampire and illustrates the power of Love. “Estrada flexed his bicep and stared at his latest tattoo. Corvus Corax. The raven’s back broke into a flurry of feathers and deranged birds to remind him how he’d split the terror asunder with the force of his right arm. He could still feel the damp steel, the hot blood, the hollow pit of his pulsing gut as he struck. The creature held a bloody rose in its beak so he’d never forget how close he’d come."

Raven's Ruin

Raven's Ruin
Author: J a Andrews
Publisher: JA Andrews
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2021-05-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781087966359

The growing power in Sable's words nearly changed the world. Until she was betrayed and silenced. A year ago on the land's biggest stage, Sable's voice nearly burned down the carefully constructed lies of the Kalesh Empire. Now, Sable's skills are merely tools in High Prioress Vivaine's desperate negotiations with the new Kalesh Ambassador, who's denounced Sable as a zabat. A rebel. A firestarter. Sable would love nothing more than to burn down the Empire. But with threats against her sisters looming, the acting troupe driven away, and no news of Reese for a year, she's too chained and alone to even light a spark. Meanwhile, the Empire grows on the south like a disease and stretches its poisoned fingers even into the northern lands. Desperate to fight, Sable sends details about the Kalesh to the one ember of hope kindling in the north - a small, mysterious band of rebels. Vivaine hates the rebellion, though, and her spies have discovered their location-and that Sable is more deeply connected to them than she knows. Unless Sable turns her back on the rebellion and pledges loyalty to Vivaine, the prioress will reveal the rebel camp to the Kalesh. But Vivaine should not be so rash, because the power of Sable's voice is stirring again, the old coals being stoked into flames. And she's ready to embrace the title of zabat.