A Sleight Of Shadows

Author : Kat Howard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781534426832

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Return to Kat Howard’s Alex Award–winning world begun in An Unkindness of Magicians, a secret society of power-hungry magicians in New York City. After taking down the source of the corruption of the Unseen World, Sydney is left with almost no magical ability. Feeling estranged from herself, she is determined to find a way back to her status as one of the world’s most dangerous magicians. Unfortunately, she needs to do this quickly: the House of Shadows, the hell on earth that shaped her into who she was, the place she sacrificed everything to destroy, is rebuilding itself. “The House of shadows sits on bones. All of the sacrifices, all of the magicians who died in Shadows, they’re buried beneath the foundations. Bones hold magic.” The magic of the Unseen World is acting strangely, faltering, bleeding out from the edges. Determined to keep the House of Shadows from returning to power and to defeat the magicians who want nothing more than to have it back, Sydney turns to extremes in a desperate attempt to regain her sacrificed magic. She is forced to decide what she will give up and what she will lose and whether what must be destroyed is not only the House of Shadows, but the Unseen World itself. World Fantasy Award finalist Kat Howard has written a sequel that asks how you have a happily ever in a world that doesn’t want it, where the cost of that happiness may be too much to bear.

Author : Kat Howard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781534426818

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A Sleight of Shadows by Kat Howard Pdf

Return to Kat Howard’s Alex Award–winning world begun in An Unkindness of Magicians, a secret society of power-hungry magicians in New York City. After taking down the source of the corruption of the Unseen World, Sydney is left with almost no magical ability. Feeling estranged from herself, she is determined to find a way back to her status as one of the world’s most dangerous magicians. Unfortunately, she needs to do this quickly: the House of Shadows, the hell on earth that shaped her into who she was, the place she sacrificed everything to destroy, is rebuilding itself. “The House of shadows sits on bones. All of the sacrifices, all of the magicians who died in Shadows, they’re buried beneath the foundations. Bones hold magic.” The magic of the Unseen World is acting strangely, faltering, bleeding out from the edges. Determined to keep the House of Shadows from returning to power and to defeat the magicians who want nothing more than to have it back, Sydney turns to extremes in a desperate attempt to regain her sacrificed magic. She is forced to decide what she will give up and what she will lose and whether what must be destroyed is not only the House of Shadows, but the Unseen World itself. World Fantasy Award finalist Kat Howard has written a sequel that asks how you have a happily ever in a world that doesn’t want it, where the cost of that happiness may be too much to bear.

Author : V. E. Schwab
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765376497

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A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab Pdf

From #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab "Addictive and immersive, A Gathering of Shadows cements this series as a must-read." —Entertainment Weekly, grade A Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift, and into Black London. In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks like she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games-an extravagant international competition of magic, meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries-a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port. But while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life, and those who were thought to be forever gone have returned. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night reappears in the morning, and so it seems Black London has risen again-and so to keep magic's balance, another London must fall...in V.E. Schwab's A Gathering of Shadows. Shades of Magic series 1. A Darker Shade of Magic 2. A Gathering of Shadows 3. A Conjuring of Light At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Simon Unwin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000054095

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Shadow by Simon Unwin Pdf

Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997 and has subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining these extra themes as a series of Notebooks, rather than as additional chapters in future editions, allows greater space for more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples, whilst avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Shadows may be insubstantial but they are, nevertheless, an important element in architecture. In prehistoric times we sought shade as a refuge from the hot sun and chilling rain. Through history architects have used shadows to draw, to mould form, to paint pictures, to orchestrate atmosphere, to indicate the passing of time ... as well as to identify place. Sometimes shadow can be the substance of architecture.

Author : Roger V. Bell
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0739106708

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Sounding the Abyss by Roger V. Bell Pdf

Motivated by an interest in the long-standing divisions between analytic and Continental philosophy author Roger V. Bell engages in an extensive reading of Cavell's work from the position of his differences with Derrida. As Derrida himself has not responded (at least in writing) to Cavell's comments and criticism, the opportunity is rife for examining this latent debate to gain greater insight into the relationship between their work Bell investigates Cavell and Derrida's development within the American philosophical scene. The critique of Cavell's sense of American inheritance serves as a way to momentarily direct the reader away from the abyss and toward the westward view intrinsic to the 19th century bearings Cavell takes with Emerson and Thoreau. This refiguring of Cavell's notion of inheritance is then brought alongside important features of Derrida's deconstruction and the question of its reception in America. By extending Cavell's thought in this manner - through its meeting with Derrida - broader concerns are opened up with regard to both philosopher's work. In Derrida's case, deconstruction - especially its American reception - gets situated in the emerging post-poststructuralist rubrics of film theory, cultural criticism, postcolonialism, and multiculturalism. Taking in an incredible range of sources and cultural and intellectual contexts Roger Bell has produced an important and original work.

Author : Thomas Long
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-02-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595171781

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Cast No Shadow by Thomas Long Pdf

Men in St. Louis are being murdered. Is it a serial killer, or something beyond reasonable explanation? For detective Billye Washington, uncovering the clues to the crimes will lead her to the edge of the impossible, and reveal hidden secrets of her own family lineage. Who is the mysterious Donovan Kane? And what is the link Billye has to the brother of one of the victims – a power she refers to as The Knowing? In this gripping first novel, the connections between life, death and beyond will be blurred, as Billye Washington attempts to stop the killing - and discovers that in between light and darkness, you cast no shadow.

Author : Arleen B. Dallery,Charles E. Scott,Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Ethics and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Charles E Scott,P. Holley Roberts
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 079140983X

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Ethics and Danger by Arleen B. Dallery,Charles E. Scott,Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Ethics and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Charles E Scott,P. Holley Roberts Pdf

Ethics and Danger examines Heidegger's association with German National Socialism and attempts to understand both the question of politics in Heidegger's thought and the thought that gives rise to that question. It explores the contribution of Heidegger's work to issues of ethics, technology, and social theory, as well as his relationship to other thinkers such as Parmenides, Aristotle, Hegel, Husserl, Benjamin, Levinas, Rorty, Foucault, and Derrida. Finally, it addresses the more general question of the future of ethical thought within continental philosophy. In order to engage the ethical issues surrounding Heidegger's life and thought, the authors speak of dangers such as facism and the facile, self-congratulatory moral stance that Heidegger exemplifies. The question of how to speak in the wake of Heidegger's thought takes many forms, and the answers represent a diversity of viewpoints from both American and continental thinkers.

Author : Eden Phillpotts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019489710

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The Joy of Youth by Eden Phillpotts Pdf

Author : Barbara Probst Solomon
Publisher : Great Marsh Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1928863116

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The Reading Room/Six by Barbara Probst Solomon Pdf

Author : Omneya Ayad
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000925043

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Love in Sufi Literature by Omneya Ayad Pdf

Focused on Aḥmad Ibn ‘Ajība – an eighteenth-century Moroccan Sufi scholar renowned for his contribution to Sufi Qur’ānic exegesis – this book engages critically with his theory of divine love to elucidate his impact on the wider field of Qur’ānic scholarship. The principal source of analysis is Ibn ‘Ajība’s Oceanic Exegesis of the Qur’ān which connected theoretical works on the concept of divine love to their practical application, a breakthrough in Sufi literature. Close analysis of this text is supplemented by a comparative approach focusing on several other eminent Sufi commentaries, including those of Abū al-Qāsim al-Qushayrī and Rūzbihān Baqlī Shīrāzī. This comparative approach situates Ibn ‘Ajība’s thought in theological and historical perspective, engaging with his mystical approach which integrates his theory of divine love with other Sufi doctrines in an accessible manner. This approach, it is argued, left an indelible impact on future generations of Qur’ānic exegetes within North Africa and across the Islamic world. The book will prove an important resource for academic researchers who wish to explore the vast intellectual heritage that Ibn ‘Ajība left, as well as to those interested in Sufi literature and Islamic theology in general.

Author : Laura Adams,Karin Kallmaker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 096777537X

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Sleight of Hand by Laura Adams,Karin Kallmaker Pdf

The night Autumn Bradley died... ...she met the woman of her destiny: the fire-haired woman who sends Autumn back to her dying body and thereafter mysteriously haunts Autumn's dreams. Getting by with sleight of hand and other quick-fingered magic tricks, Autumn has no memory of her life before the age of 17. In the years since only a medieval choral chant has stirred her memory. Life's shadows reach for her. But she resists with the power that dances in her hands. Ursula Columbine begins a journey... ...to join Kelly, the woman she loves. Leaving the protection of a powerful circle that has sheltered her all her life, she is immediately exposed and threatened by a hungry darkness that craves something only the naive Ursula can give.

Author : Donncha O'Rourke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781108421966

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Approaches to Lucretius by Donncha O'Rourke Pdf

Takes stock of existing approaches in the interpretation of Lucretius, innovates within these, and advances in new directions.

Author : John Saul
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553560275

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Shadows by John Saul Pdf

They call it the Academy. A secluded, cliff-top mansion overlooking the rugged Pacific coast. A school for children gifted -- or cursed -- with extraordinary minds. Children soon to come under the influence of an intelligence even more brilliant than their own -- and unspeakably evil. For within this mind a dark plan is taking form. A plan so horrifying, no one will believe it. No one but the children. And for them it is already too late. Too late, unless one young student can resist the seductive invitation that will lead... into the Shadows.

Author : Beverly C. Allen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520330689

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Andrea Zanzotto by Beverly C. Allen Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.

Author : Deva Evu Lawrie
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781482889963

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Endtime Messages for the Bride of Christ by Deva Evu Lawrie Pdf

The Christian world is awaiting the Second Coming of Christ to take the Bride of Chist with him in glory, which we call Rapture. There are many explanations from various quarters. The First Coming of Christ is past. The Third Coming will take place when Christ, the son of David comes down on the Mount of Olives to rule the earth for a millennium. The Second Coming is on. The author Bro. Deva Evu Lawrie had had an experience of peace with God early in life at the age of eight. He had been a keen observer in the ministry of his father. He was a student of the famous Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. He became a full-time minister of religion when he was eighteen. He had been working with his dad since then. There was a great turning point when his dad, Bro. Paulaseer Lawrie, was preaching at Chicago, USA. He had a great experience of God coming down into him when man first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. The sky opened, and he could see and feel a great and terrific power enter into his life (Luke 3: 2122). In these pages, Bro. Deva Evu Lawrie, the author, shows that most of the prophecies and things concerning the Second Coming have been fulfilled in the ministry of Bro. Paulaseer Lawrie of India. He cites mostly from the Holy Scriptures. He wants the readers to go through the book carefully so that they do not miss the glory that God had foreordained for us in this generation. Address: Lawrie Ministries 70 Main Street Gandhinagar827008 Tirunelveli City Tamil Nadu, India Phone: +91-462-2330770