A War For Magic

Author : Douglas Farrer
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785333309

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War Magic by Douglas Farrer Pdf

This compelling volume explores how war magic and warrior religion unleash the power of the gods, demons, ghosts, and the dead. Documenting war magic and warrior religion as they are performed in diverse cultures and across historical time periods, this volume foregrounds embodiment, practice, and performance in anthropological approaches to magic, sorcery, shamanism, and religion. The authors go beyond what magic ‘represents’ to consider what magic does. From Chinese exorcists, Javanese spirit siblings, and black magic in Sumatra to Tamil Tiger suicide bombers, Chamorro spiritual re-enchantment, tantric Buddhist war magic, and Yanomami dark shamans, religion and magic are re-evaluated not just from the practitioner’s perspective but through the victim’s lived experience. These original investigations reveal a nuanced approach to understanding social action, innovation, and the revitalization of tradition in colonial and post-colonial societies undergoing rapid social transformation.

Author : M. Lynn,Michelle Bryan
Publisher : Michelle MB
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A War for Magic by M. Lynn,Michelle Bryan Pdf

A thrilling fantasy adventure perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin and Brandon Sanderson. Some prophecies aren’t meant to come true. Prince Trystan Renauld doesn’t believe in the ancient power that once helped his kingdom thrive. The tales say that on the day of his birth, the Tri-Gard, legendary keepers of the magic, stripped it from the very earth and then disappeared, leaving the people to suffer in a dying land. Now, it’s been twenty years and crops fail to thrive, the earth no longer connected to the ones it once served. With war on the horizon, Trystan must do anything he can to prepare his people. Even if that means following his sister on a hunt to find the lost keepers and restore a power that might not be real. Rissa has always known two things. She is in love with Davion, her father’s ward, and no one can ever find out. When it becomes apparent the kingdom needs her for more than an advantageous marriage, she takes the chance to break free of her chains. The Tri-Gard is out there. She knows it is. And along with her brother and Davion, she’s determined to find it. But, the greatest danger doesn’t come from the enemy amassing on the border. It’s been among them all along. Dive into this epic fantasy romance with unique worldbuilding, engaging characters, and an impossible love story where good and evil are sometimes the same thing. Keywords: Free fantasy books to read and download, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, royalty, prince, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, magic, war, battle, quest, romantic fantasy, free romance, Free to read and download

Author : Greg Weisman
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984817938

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War of the Spark: Ravnica (Magic: The Gathering) by Greg Weisman Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Experience the first official adventure in Magic: The Gathering’s multiverse in nearly a decade as the ultimate battle begins on Ravnica. Teyo Verada wants nothing more than to be a shieldmage, wielding arcane energies to protect his people from his world’s vicious diamondstorms. When he’s buried alive in the aftermath of his first real tempest, the young mage’s life is about to end before it can truly begin—until it doesn’t. In a flash, a power he didn’t know he had whisks him away from his home, to a world of stone, glass, and wonder: Ravnica. Teyo is a Planeswalker, one of many to be called to the world-spanning city—all lured by Nicol Bolas, the Elder Dragon. Bolas lays siege to the city of Ravnica, hungry for the ultimate prize: godhood itself. His unparalleled magic and unstoppable army appear poised to bring the city to utter ruin. Among those who stand in the way of Bolas’s terrifying machinations are the Gatewatch, Planeswalkers sworn to defeat evil, no matter where it’s found. But as they work to unite the other mages and mount a defense of the city and its people, the terrifying truth of Bolas’s plan becomes clear. The Elder Dragon has prepared a trap to ensnare the most powerful mages from across the Multiverse—and it’s too late to escape. As forces great and small converge on the city and the battle rages, the stakes could not be higher. If the Gatewatch falters and the Planeswalkers fail, the curtain will fall on the age of heroes—and rise on the infinite reign of Nicol Bolas.

Author : Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780230770058

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Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky Pdf

Guns of the Dawn is a pacey, gripping fantasy of war and magic, from Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author, Adrian Tchaikovsky. ‘One of the best books I've ever read’ – Peter Newman, author of The Vagrant The first casualty of war is truth . . . First, Denland’s revolutionaries assassinated their king, launching a wave of bloodshed after generations of peace. Next they clashed with Lascanne, their royalist neighbour, pitching war-machines against warlocks in a fiercely fought conflict. Genteel Emily Marshwic watched as the hostilities stole her family’s young men. But then came the call for yet more Lascanne soldiers in a ravaged kingdom with none left to give. Emily must join the ranks of conscripted women and march toward the front lines. With barely enough training to hold a musket, Emily braves the savage reality of warfare. But she begins to doubt her country's cause, and those doubts become critical. For her choices will determine her own future and that of two nations locked in battle. ‘An engrossing story, beautifully told’ – SFX ‘Moving, gripping and wonderfully paced’ – The Bookbag

Author : Owen Davies
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198794554

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A Supernatural War by Owen Davies Pdf

How widespread belief in fortune-telling, prophecies, spirits, magic, and protective talismans gripped the battlefields and home fronts of Europe during the First World War.

Author : James Wyatt
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1974717356

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The Art of Magic: The Gathering - War of the Spark by James Wyatt Pdf

Magnificent hardcover art books featuring the incredible images and lore of Magic: The Gathering®! Danger and adventure await in these pages, lavishly illustrated with the award-winning art of Magic: The Gathering®! “Even gods shall kneel.” —Nicol Bolas Centuries of scheming have come to fruition at last. Meet Nicol Bolas: Elder dragon, Planeswalker, God-Pharaoh. He is the ultimate mastermind, whose plots for domination twist through the histories of countless worlds. Now those plots culminate on the shattered streets of Ravnica, with undead armies marching at his command and dozens of Planeswalkers marshaled to oppose him. In these lavishly illustrated pages, featuring art carefully chosen from more than two decades of Magic: The Gathering®, the full scope of Nicol Bolas’s plans is revealed at last. It has all led to this. The greatest heroes of the Multiverse make their stand against the ultimate villain in the War of the Spark!

Author : Greg Weisman
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781984817952

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War of the Spark: Forsaken (Magic: The Gathering) by Greg Weisman Pdf

Return to the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering as the hunt for Liliana Vess is on in the aftermath of the War of the Spark. The Planeswalkers have defeated Nicol Bolas and saved the Multiverse—though at grave cost. The living have been left to pick up the pieces and mourn the dead. But one loss is almost too great to bear: Gideon Jura, champion of justice and shield of the Gatewatch, is gone. As his former comrades Jace and Chandra struggle to rebuild from this tragedy, their future, like the future of the Gatewatch, remains uncertain. As the Gatewatch’s newest member, Kaya aims to help write that future. In joining, she pledged an oath to protect the living and the dead, but now that oath will be tested. The grieving guild masters of Ravnica have tasked her with a grave mission suited to her talents as a hunter and assassin—a mission she is ordered to keep secret from the Gatewatch. She must track down and exact retribution on the traitor Liliana Vess. But Liliana Vess has no interest in being found. Forsaken by her friends, she fled Ravnica after the defeat of Bolas. She was hostage to his wicked will, forced to assist in his terrible atrocities on pain of death—until Gideon, the last one who believed in her goodness, died in her place. Haunted by Gideon’s final gift, and hunted by former allies, Liliana now returns to a place she’d thought she’d never see again, the only place she has left: home.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780553508857

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World at War, 1944 by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

The first Magic Tree House® Super Edition—and Jack and Annie’s most dangerous mission ever in the scariest time the world has ever known—World War II. With a longer story and additional facts and photographs, this is a thrilling adventure no reader will want to miss! When the magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to World War II, Europe is in trouble! It is June 1944 and the brother-and-sister team must go behind enemy lines and crack a code that could save a lot of lives. But this is war, and Jack and Annie might just be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Can they save everyone before the great battle of D-Day begins? They don’t know, but they have to try! Previously published in hardcover as Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: Danger in the Darkest Hour. Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House® website at MagicTreeHouse.com. Did you know there’s a Magic Tree House book for every reader? Find the perfect book for you: Magic Tree House® Classics: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just starting to read chapter books. F&P Level M. Magic Tree House® Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House® reader. F&P Level N. Magic Tree House® Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure with Jack and Annie. F&P Level P. Magic Tree House® Fact Trackers: Non-fiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House® adventures. F&P Levels N-T.

Author : M Lynn,Michelle Bryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1970052775

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A War For Magic by M Lynn,Michelle Bryan Pdf

Someone you love will die by your hand. Someone you love will sacrifice their life for yours. Someone you love will forsake your name. It was a curse of kings. The day a seer burned those words into Prince Trystan's mind, he didn't believe them. A land without magic could have no seers, no true view of the future. So, why can't he forget what she said? Princess Rissa has always been underestimated. Facing a marriage to a man she despises, she can't fathom leaving home. Not when her kingdom is on the brink of war. Not when her people are starving. And what about him? Davion. Her oldest friend and the boy she's been in love with for as long as she can remember. How is she supposed to leave him? Davion has no last name, no home to claim. As an orphan ward of the king, he never forgets his place. He has no business calling the prince his brother and picturing the princess smiling in his sleep. Those thoughts are forbidden. Trystan, Rissa, and Davion have always done everything together. Now, they have one last adventure. Save their kingdom from the coming war. But it won't be easy. The only way to survive is to return magic to the land, but the legendary Tri-Gard, keepers of all power, have been missing since before the prince and princess were born. Prepare to lose yourself in this wickedly exciting epic fantasy romance with masterful worldtelling, dark secrets, and deliciously forbidden romance. A War For Magic is book one in the Legacy of Light series.

Author : Kevin Siembieda
Publisher : Palladium Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 1574570692

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Rifts Book of Magic by Kevin Siembieda Pdf

Author : Meredith Mansfield
Publisher : Meredith Mansfield
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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War of Magic by Meredith Mansfield Pdf

In the final book of the Dual Magics series, Vatar will need both kinds of magic to prevent all-out war. Enemies unite to move against his adopted city, just when that city is torn by unrest. Vatar started the turmoil by revealing secrets that had been kept for six hundred years. Now, he’s forced to accept the responsibility and power he’d rejected in order to bring the population together against this threat. And the greater challenge is still ahead, when the enemy turns their attack onto the plains. The magic-fearing tribe of his birth have no way to stand against the sorcery that will be unleashed against them. Unless Vatar and his friends defend them. But that may cost Vatar his first home, his identity, and half his family. Because if he reveals his magic, he may never be able to go home again. (Noblebright Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Shape Shifting, Deception)

Author : Kade Taylor
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781663251459

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The War on Magic by Kade Taylor Pdf

70 years ago, the world was terrified of a nation named Clemence, who used soldiers with magical abilities to wage war, ravage and take over an entire continent. However, the leader of the country, along with thousands of its citizens and nearly every Magic User in their ranks disappeared one day, leaving the continent in Anarchy for the rest of the world subdue and break apart in 4 new nations. "Now, the remnants of the old world have begun to surface, and in Tarren, one of the four nations on the former continent of Clemence, Magic Users have begun fighting against the government, and in one case, the civilians. "Clay and Albert Barrett journey to fight Magic User back, and discover the secrets of where they're coming from, what happened to Clemence, and how to protect Tarren from this new threat.

Author : Jeff Grubb
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786966394

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The Brothers' War by Jeff Grubb Pdf

The Myth. The Magic. Dominarian legends speak of a mighty conflict, obscured by the mists of history. Of a conflict between the brothers Urza and Mishra for supremacy on the continent of Terisiare. Of titantic engines that scarred and twisted the very planet. Of a final battle that sank continents and shook the skies. The saga of the Brothers’ War.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375894787

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Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Cannon fire! That's what Jack and Annie hear when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of the American Civil War. There they meet a famous nurse named Clara Barton and do their best to help wounded soldiers. It is their hardest journey in time yet—and the one that will make the most difference to their own lives! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Author : Clive Barker
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062094117

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Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker Pdf

All things in their time. . . . Candy Quackenbush’s adventures in the Abarat are getting stranger by the hour. Why has the Lord of Midnight sent his henchman after her? Why can she suddenly speak words of magic? Why is this world familiar? Candy and her companions must solve the mystery of her past before the forces of Night and Day clash and Absolute Midnight descends upon the islands. A final war is about to begin. . . .