Sun Warrior

Sun Warrior
Author: P. C. Cast
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Total Pages: 611
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250100771

The blockbuster bestselling series is back! #1 New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series, P.C. Cast, brings us Sun Warrior, an epic fantasy set in a world where humans, their animal allies, and the earth itself has been drastically changed. A world filled with beauty and danger and cruelty... The battle lines have been drawn and Mari, an Earth Walker and Nik, a Companion, who were once from rival clans now find themselves fighting to save each other and their people from destruction. Thaddeus betrayed his own people, killing Nik’s father and destroying their entire clan. But he wants more. He wants the power he believes Mari has stolen from him and his people and he will do anything he must to get them back, even if it means destroying everything in his path. There is only way to stop Thaddeus, but it means a harrowing journey for Mari and Nik into the heart of darkness. Meanwhile, Dead Eye becomes a willing vessel for the newly awakened god, Death. Death has plans of his own and he, too, will use whatever and whomever he must, including the mad Thaddeus.

Heart of the Sun Warrior

Heart of the Sun Warrior
Author: Sue Lynn Tan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2022-11-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0063031388

The stunning sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin—the daughter of Chang’e and the mortal archer, Houyi—as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope. After winning her mother’s freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin thrives in the enchanting tranquility of her home. But her fragile peace is threatened by the discovery of a strange magic on the moon and the unsettling changes in the Celestial Kingdom as the emperor tightens his grip on power. While Xingyin is determined to keep clear of the rising danger, the discovery of a shocking truth spurs her into a perilous confrontation. Forced to flee her home once more, Xingyin and her companions venture to unexplored lands of the Immortal Realm, encountering legendary creatures and shrewd monarchs, beloved friends and bitter adversaries. With alliances shifting quicker than the tides, Xingyin has to overcome past grudges and enmities to forge a new path forward, seeking aid where she never imagined she would. As an unspeakable terror sweeps across the realm, Xingyin must uncover the truth of her heart and claw her way through devastation—to rise against this evil before it destroys everything she holds dear, and the worlds she has grown to love . . . even if doing so demands the greatest price of all.

Moon Chosen

Moon Chosen
Author: P. C. Cast
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250100747

The first book in an epic series. Five months on the bestseller list. Read the book that started the blockbuster bestselling series by #1 New York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast. #1 New York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast brings us Moon Chosen, a new epic fantasy set in a world where humans, their animal allies, and the earth itself has been drastically changed. A world filled with beauty and danger and cruelty... Mari is an Earth Walker, heir to the unique healing powers of her Clan; but she has cast her duties aside, until she is chosen by a special animal ally, altering her destiny forever. When a deadly attack tears her world apart, Mari reveals the strength of her powers and the forbidden secret of her dual nature as she embarks on a mission to save her people. It is not until Nik, the son of the leader from a rival, dominating clan strays across her path, that Mari experiences something she has never felt before... Now, darkness is coming, and with it, a force, more terrible and destructive than the world has ever seen, leaving Mari to cast the shadows from the earth. By forming a tumultuous alliance with Nik, she must make herself ready. Ready to save her people. Ready to save herself and Nik. Ready to embrace her true destiny...and obliterate the forces that threaten to destroy them all.

Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun

Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun
Author: Charles M. Hudson
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0820351601

Between 1539 and 1542 Hernando de Soto led a small army on a desperate journey of exploration of almost four thousand miles across the U. S. Southeast. Until the 1998 publication of Charles M. Hudson's foundational Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun, De Soto's path had been one of history's most intriguing mysteries. With this book, anthropologist Charles Hudson offers a solution to the question, "Where did de Soto go?" Using a new route reconstruction, for the first time the story of the de Soto expedition can be laid on a map, and in many instances it can be tied to specific archaeological sites. Arguably the most important event in the history of the Southeast in the sixteenth century, De Soto's journey cut a bloody and indelible swath across both the landscape and native cultures in a quest for gold and personal glory. The desperate Spanish army followed the sunset from Florida to Texas before abandoning its mission. De Soto's one triumph was that he was the first European to explore the vast region that would be the American South, but he died on the banks of the Mississippi River a broken man in 1542. With a new foreword by Robbie Ethridge reflecting on the continuing influence of this now classic text, the twentieth-anniversary edition of Knights is a clearly written narrative that unfolds against the exotic backdrop of a now extinct social and geographic landscape. Hudson masterfully chronicles both De Soto's expedition and the native societies he visited. A blending of archaeology, history, and historical geography, this is a monumental study of the sixteenth-century Southeast.

Nyght & Daie

Nyght & Daie
Author: Paul W. Gibbs
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2024-07-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1977277438

Nyght has arrived in the lands to the west and sets out to complete her first assignment from the Assassin’s Guild. A new traveling companion joins her to assist her in her journey and is just as mysterious as she is. It is not long before something draws her away from her objective and sets her on a path that aligns with Moon’s plan for her. Nyght has been with Moon since she was a child, now she will learn that there is more to being the warrior of Moon than what she thought. But when it comes down to the final conflict, will she fight, flee, or fall? Hanna has led a quiet and uneventful life. That is until Nyght falls upon her and she has to decide what she is going to do. With the help of someone from her past and with the guidance of someone she has just met, she will have to face the one she left behind, Sun. She has not spoken to Sun since she was a child and must decide if Sun is the answer to her problem or if she is better off without Sun. If she joins Sun, she could end up losing the last thing she has, herself. But when it comes down to the final conflict, will she fight, flee, or fall? Nyght travels to the other side of the world on her first official assignment as an assassin. Mysteriously drawn to Hanna, Nyght attacks her, forcing Hanna to flee with Colton, her childhood friend. After they meet Adoni, they seek the help of Sun, who gives Hanna the name Daie, as well as the means and the desire to confront Nyght. Even though Nyght wants to seek out Hanna/Daie, she is injured when she steps on the land that Sun set fire to at the village of Lorraine where Hanna/Daie first lived. After Daie receives Sun’s blessing she goes after the two men that killed her father. Not just to seek justice, but also to improve her fighting skills to prepare herself for when she encounters Nyght. After she captures the two men, Daie and Colton arrive in the village of Pineview where they help the villagers by destroying a creature called a lych. They next hunt down a group of bandits that have been terrorizing a few villages. When Nyght and Daie finally meet as warriors for Moon and Sun, the outcome of their fight will decide who is stronger: Moon or Sun; Nyght or Daie. The fight comes down to a draw and Daie is able to convince Nyght that neither one of them can win, which is the same for the battle between Sun and Moon. Daie leaves and goes back to Colton. With her new outlook on life, Daie decides that she and Colton will not go back to Maridian where she used to live but will see where their new life and the next journey will take them. Nyght goes off by herself to reflect on her life and what she will do next. The Nyght & Daie storyline: Nyght & Daie is an epic fantasy series consisting of three books. The first book is The Girl and Hanna. The story alternates between Hanna’s life and the girl’s life. The second book in the series, Nyght Tyme, tells the story of Nyght’s training at the Assassin’s Guild. The third book, When Nyght and Daie Collide, is the story of when Nyght and Daie first meet as well as their decisive battle.

Calling of Light

Calling of Light
Author: Lori M. Lee
Publisher: Page Street YA
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2024-04-16
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1645676218

Sirscha has returned to Evewyn, only to discover that everyone believes she killed the queen and that she’s the new king’s Shadow. These rumors have made people fear her, but it’s not the rumors that concern her—it’s finding out what the Soulless is going to do next so she can finally destroy him. Everyone might believe she’s a monster, but Sirscha knows who the real evil is, and she refuses to let him destroy their world. Full of the danger, intrigue, fierce friendship, and incredible world building of the first two books in the Shamanborn trilogy, this final installment will delight readers of this popular series.

Arctic Breeze

Arctic Breeze
Author: John Parry
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-12
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1460212304

Arctic Breeze is a poetry book with some creative style ballads and poems that were written about the Arctic Culture. The main theme for writing this book was a bit spiritual with some Mystic background. It portrays the Arctic Culture for the beauty of Nature and the wilderness. Poems about the Caribou and Snowy Owls and ballads about Inuit legends so this book has a variety of well crafted poetry about the wild life as well as some Inuit Mythology as well as some romance poems.

As Long as the Sun Walks

As Long as the Sun Walks
Author: Judith McAllister
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2005-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595814689

Clay Whistle held to sanity by strength of will. She had three days only to live in this Middleworld, to taste the sweetness of chocolate, to hear the music of the morning bird, to smell the heady perfume of flowers, touch the female fertility of earth-three days to find meaning in life. She thought often of Zactun Na, The City Of The White Stone House, of her friend, Half Coat. She thought of her sister, Thirteen Moon, and there was comfort in the knowledge that the blood of their lineage would be passed on through her child. But most often, Clay Whistle thought of the island. In her mind she fled the enclosing walls of her stone chambers at Tikal to soar free on the wings of a Red-tailed Hawk. With her heart she rose high above mist that clung like white gauze to the verdant green hills of the highlands, then wheeled to ride a swift carpet of warm wind over white beaches and across the blue-green tidal inlet that led home. She lived in two worlds, now-in the present, clinging to the vibrant texture of life. And in the past, in that time when as a child she ran barefoot toward the promise of tomorrow and touched, so easily, the elusive tail-feathers of happiness-in that time and place in the sacred round of days when she had known Red Canoe.

Riwenne & the God-Killing Machine

Riwenne & the God-Killing Machine
Author: Kristen S. Walker
Publisher: Kristen S. Walker
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2022-06-20
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

A teen girl has become a prophet of legend. Now she faces her greatest challenge: killing the sun goddess who oppresses her people. Riwenne has performed countless miracles and saved hundreds of thousands with her powerful magic. With the aid of the moon goddess, she has turned back time and reversed death. The empire is falling apart and its people are looking to the rebels for help. For the first time in centuries, there is hope of a better future. She’s ready to end the violence and find peace. But her greatest enemy, the sun goddess Chysa, isn’t going down without a fight. She transforms the empress into a demigod who can bring death and destruction on a scale they've never seen before. And together, they make a machine that can kill gods. To stop the sun goddess once and for all, Riwenne must get her hands dirty again. This time, the evil goddess won’t stop at imprisoning her rival gods. The sun and the moon goddesses are locked in a battle to the death. Riwenne's friends aren't strong enough, so she'll need the help of her own rivals. Time for her to fulfill her destiny and kill a god. Riwenne & the God-Killing Machine is the final book in a steampunk fantasy series for teens. If you like magical girls, lesbian romance, and clashes of the gods, then you’ll love Kristen S. Walker’s series of guns and gears. Preorder it today!