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Domesticating Dragons

Dan Koboldt
Domesticating Dragons Book PDF

Author : Dan Koboldt
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982125110

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BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP MEETS JURASSIC PARK WHEN A NEWLY GRADUATED GENETIC ENGINEER GOES TO WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT AIMS TO PRODUCE CUSTOM-MADE DRAGONS Noah Parker, a newly minted Ph.D., is thrilled to land a dream job at Reptilian Corp., the hottest tech company in the American Southwest. He’s eager to put his genetic engineering expertise to use designing new lines of Reptilian’s feature product: living, breathing dragons. Although highly specialized dragons have been used for industrial purposes for years, Reptilian is desperate to crack the general retail market. By creating a dragon that can be the perfect family pet, Reptilian hopes to put a dragon into every home. While Noah’s research may help Reptilian create truly domesticated dragons, Noah has a secret goal. With his access to the company’s equipment and resources, Noah plans to slip changes into the dragons’ genetic code, bending the company’s products to another purpose entirely . . . At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Dan Koboldt: ". . . very readable and highly enjoyable. . . . Characters that are more than the sum of their parts, a world that has so much to offer, and a story that races along apace . . . ” —SFF World on The World Awakening

Deploying Dragons

Dan Koboldt
Deploying Dragons Book PDF

Author : Dan Koboldt
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625798763

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Deploying Dragons by Dan Koboldt Pdf

A BIOTECH RACE AGAINST TIME TO DEVELOP MILITARY-GRADE DRAGONS. Brilliant genetic engineer Noah Parker is pitted head-to-head against the founder of Build-a-Dragon to design custom dragons for the military. Genetic engineer Noah Parker has at last landed the job he's long coveted: director of dragon design for the Build-A-Dragon Company. With a combination of genetic engineering and a cryptic device known as the Redwood Codex, he and his team can produce living, breathing dragons made-to-order. But sales of dragons have plummeted, and the Build-A-Dragon Company will have to find new revenue streams if it hopes to stay in business. A contract to develop dragons for the U.S. military promises a much-needed lifeline. Yet the specs are more challenging than anything Noah has ever designed. Worse, he learns that a shadow company headed by former CEO Robert Greaves has stolen the dragon-making technology to make a competing bid. Noah’s dragons will face off against those of his old adversary. It’s a head-to-head design competition, with the ethical future of domesticated dragons hanging in the balance. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Domesticating Dragons: “Koboldt delivers a funny and immersive look at the world of genetic engineering. . . . With characteristic verve, Koboldt contrasts the playful adventure plot with eerie dystopian setting and a searing examination of corporate greed and ambition. Fans of inventive speculative fiction are sure to be pleased.” —Publishers Weekly About Dan Koboldt: “. . . very readable and highly enjoyable. . . . Characters that are more than the sum of their parts, a world that has so much to offer, and a story that races along apace . . . ” —SFF World on The World Awakening

The Nature of Disaster in China

Chris Courtney
The Nature of Disaster in China Book PDF

Author : Chris Courtney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108417778

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The Nature of Disaster in China by Chris Courtney Pdf

Unearths the forgotten history of a catastrophic flood, examining its profound impact upon the environment and society of modern China.

Putting the Fact in Fantasy

Dan Koboldt
Putting the Fact in Fantasy Book PDF

Author : Dan Koboldt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780593332009

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Putting the Fact in Fantasy by Dan Koboldt Pdf

A collection of essays from historians, linguists, martial artists, and other experts to help you write more compelling fantasy by getting the facts right Whether it's correctly naming the parts of a horse, knowing how lords and ladies address one another, or building a realistic fantasy army, getting the details right takes fantasy writing to the next level. Featuring some of the most popular articles from Dan Koboldt’s Fact in Fantasy blog as well as several never-before-seen essays, this book gives aspiring and established fantasy writers alike an essential foundation to the fascinating history and cultures of our own world, which serve as a jumping-off point for more inspired and convincing fantasy.

Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults

Pamela S. Gates,Susan B. Steffel,Francis J. Molson
Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults Book PDF

Author : Pamela S. Gates,Susan B. Steffel,Francis J. Molson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0810846373

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Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults by Pamela S. Gates,Susan B. Steffel,Francis J. Molson Pdf

Fantasy conjures up images of witches, fairies, dark woods, magic wands and spells, time travel, ghosts, and dragons. Each of us defines fantasy in a personal way, based on our life stories, experiences, hopes, dreams, and fears. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, helps teachers and students of literature to develop their own understandings of this broad genre in order to evaluate and promote the joy of fantasy in their classrooms. An excellent teaching tool, the discussions are organized around three categories of fantasy literature, including fairy/folktale; mixed fantasy (which includes journey, transformation, talking animal, and magic); and heroic-ethical; and they are supported by well-chosen examples of representative authors, critics, and theorists. With the assumption that the reader has no special knowledge of fantasy literature but has some previous exposure to the study of literature for children and young adults, this book focuses on reviewing texts that illustrate particular types of fantasy literature. The authors have an extensive knowledge of both classic and contemporary children's and YA titles, and they offer many insightful observations and details that make a book a particularly good classroom choice. Literature allows us to discuss controversial issues without making judgments; it allows us the opportunity to "experience" another time and space by providing a new lens through which to view; and it offers us a multitude of ways to come to appreciate and embrace the world of fantasy. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults will help teachers and other readers to deepen their knowledge, appreciation, and pedagogical understandings of fantasy literature.

How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)

Lee Alan Dugatkin,Lyudmila Trut
How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog Book PDF

Author : Lee Alan Dugatkin,Lyudmila Trut
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226599717

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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog) by Lee Alan Dugatkin,Lyudmila Trut Pdf

Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken—imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut set out to do just that, by starting with a few dozen silver foxes from fox farms in the USSR and attempting to recreate the evolution of wolves into dogs in real time in order to witness the process of domestication. This is the extraordinary, untold story of this remarkable undertaking. Most accounts of the natural evolution of wolves place it over a span of about 15,000 years, but within a decade, Belyaev and Trut’s fox breeding experiments had resulted in puppy-like foxes with floppy ears, piebald spots, and curly tails. Along with these physical changes came genetic and behavioral changes, as well. The foxes were bred using selection criteria for tameness, and with each generation, they became increasingly interested in human companionship. Trut has been there the whole time, and has been the lead scientist on this work since Belyaev’s death in 1985, and with Lee Dugatkin, biologist and science writer, she tells the story of the adventure, science, politics, and love behind it all. In How to Tame a Fox, Dugatkin and Trut take us inside this path-breaking experiment in the midst of the brutal winters of Siberia to reveal how scientific history is made and continues to be made today. To date, fifty-six generations of foxes have been domesticated, and we continue to learn significant lessons from them about the genetic and behavioral evolution of domesticated animals. How to Tame a Fox offers an incredible tale of scientists at work, while also celebrating the deep attachments that have brought humans and animals together throughout time.

Dragon Orb

Shanlynn Walker
Dragon Orb Book PDF

Author : Shanlynn Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997658509

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Daegonlot: a floating island separated from the mainland of Darkenfel, and home to the last of the dragonriders. They have settled in the city of Goldspine and allowed the rest of the world to forget them.

Fantasy

Lucie Armitt
Fantasy Book PDF

Author : Lucie Armitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317196419

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Fantasy provides an invaluable and accessible guide to the study of this fascinating field. Covering literature, film, television, ballet, light opera and visual art and featuring a historical overview from Ovid to the Toy Story franchise, this book takes the reader through the key landmark moments in the development of fantasy criticism. This comprehensive guide examines fantasy and politics, fantasy and the erotic, quest narratives and animal fantasy for children. The versatility and cultural significance of fantasy is explored, alongside the important role fantasy plays in our understanding of ‘the real’, from childhood onwards. Written in a clear, engaging style and featuring an extensive glossary of terms, this is the essential introduction to Fantasy.

Shadow's Blade

David B. Coe
Shadow s Blade Book PDF

Author : David B. Coe
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625794956

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Shadow's Blade by David B. Coe Pdf

Book #3 in The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, the critically acclaimed contemporary fantasy series from fantasy all-star David B. Coe. A hardboiled, magic-using private detective fights dark sorcerers in Phoenix, Arizona. Justis Fearsson is a weremyste and a private detective. He wields potent magic, but every month, on the full moon, he loses his mind. His battles with insanity have already cost him his job as a cop; he can’t afford to let them interfere with his latest case. Phoenix has become ground zero in a magical war, and an army of werecreatures, blood sorcerers, and necromancers has made Jay its number one target. When he is hired to track down a woman who has gone missing with her two young children, he has a hunch that the dark ones are to blame. But then he’s also brought in by the police to help with a murder investigation, and all the evidence implicates this same woman. Soon he is caught up in a deadly race to find not only the young family, but also an ancient weapon that could prove decisive in the looming conflict. Can he keep himself alive long enough to reach the woman and her kids before his enemies do? And can he claim the weapon before the people he loves, and the world he knows, are lost in a storm of flame, blood, and darkest sorcery? At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). The Case Files of Justis Fearsson Spell Blind His Father's Eyes Shadow's Blade About Shadow's Blade: "Coe balances wit and drama, gives his female characters plenty of agency, and even throws in a bit ofThe Maltese Falcon via a powerful object everyone desires. This noir-tinged urban fantasy with real-feeling magic and multiple moral quandaries is highly recommended."—Publishers Weekly About Spell Blind, Book One in the Case Files of Justis Fearsson: "Justis is on the streets and has never been so cool; I can't wait for his next adventure!"—Patricia Briggs, #1 New York TimesBest Seller "Coe brings deep knowledge of both fantasy and mystery to his well-structured first urban fantasy novel. . . . He tells an entertaining story with a good mystery at its core."—Publishers Weekly About David B. Coe's Rules of Ascension: "War and politics, love and magic, all drawn in detail against a vividly imagined feudal background. A complex and excellent book." —David Drake, author of Lord of the Isles ". . . epic . . . a world of rival nobles, sinister mages, and a few men and women of courage and conviction. Well-developed characters and an intriguing political background . . ."—Library Journal

Whee! We, Wee All the Way Home

Matthew Fox
Whee We Wee All the Way Home Book PDF

Author : Matthew Fox
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1980-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0939680009

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Whee! We, Wee All the Way Home by Matthew Fox Pdf

This practical book leads us into a spirituality of passion that leads to compassion--coming to our senses in every meaning of the phrase.

The World Awakening

Dan Koboldt
The World Awakening Book PDF

Author : Dan Koboldt
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062659101

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"The World Awakening is a great conclusion to what is a very readable and highly enjoyable series. Characters that are more than the sum of their parts, a world that has so much to offer, and a story that races along apace – the Gateways to Alissia books have it all."-- SFFworld Quinn Bradley has learned to use the magic of another world. And that world is in danger. Having decided to betray CASE Global, he can finally reveal his origins to the Enclave and warn them about the company’s imminent invasion. Even if it means alienating Jillaine…and allying with someone he’s always considered his adversary. But war makes for strange bedfellows, and uniting Alissians against such a powerful enemy will require ancient enmities—as well as more recent antagonisms—to be set aside. The future of their pristine world depends on it. As Quinn searches for a way to turn the tide, his former CASE Global squad-mates face difficult decisions of their own. For some, it’s a matter of what they’re willing to do to get home. For others, it’s deciding whether they want to go home at all. Continuing the exciting adventures from The Rogue Retrieval and The Island Deception, The World Awakening is the spellbinding conclusion to the Gateways to Alissia fantasy series from Dan Koboldt.

A Natural History of the Fantastic

Christopher Stoll
A Natural History of the Fantastic Book PDF

Author : Christopher Stoll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692560297

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A Natural History of the Fantastic by Christopher Stoll Pdf

This 120-page artbook bestiary includes the anatomy, behavior, and origins of over 20 amazing fantasy creatures. Each interconnected through a series of recorded histories, myths, and first-hand encounters that stress the value of exploration and curiosity in the face of superstition.

Sorcery of a Queen

Brian Naslund
Sorcery of a Queen Book PDF

Author : Brian Naslund
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250309655

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Sorcery of a Queen by Brian Naslund Pdf

Sorcery of a Queen by Brian Naslund is a fast-paced adventure perfect for comic readers and fans of heroic fantasy They called her the Witch Queen... Driven from her kingdom, the would-be queen now seeks haven in the land of her mother, but Ashlyn will not stop until justice has been done. Determined to unlock the secret of powers long thought impossible, Ashlyn bends her will and intelligence to mastering the one thing people always accused her of, sorcery. Meanwhile, having learned the truth of his mutation, Bershad is a man on borrowed time. Never knowing when his healing powers will drive him to a self-destruction, he is determined to see Ashlyn restored to her throne and the creatures they both love safe. Dragons of Terra Series Blood of an Exile Sorcery of a Queen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Deploying Dragons

Dan Koboldt
Deploying Dragons Book PDF

Author : Dan Koboldt
Publisher : Baen
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982192100

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A BIOTECH RACE AGAINST TIME TO DEVELOP MILITARY-GRADE DRAGONS. Brilliant genetic engineer Noah Parker is pitted head-to-head against the founder of Build-a-Dragon to design custom dragons for the military. Genetic engineer Noah Parker has at last landed the job he's long coveted: director of dragon design for the Build-A-Dragon Company. With a combination of genetic engineering and a cryptic device known as the Redwood Codex, he and his team can produce living, breathing dragons made-to-order. But sales of dragons have plummeted, and the Build-A-Dragon Company will have to find new revenue streams if it hopes to stay in business. A contract to develop dragons for the U.S. military promises a much-needed lifeline. Yet the specs are more challenging than anything Noah has ever designed. Worse, he learns that a shadow company headed by former CEO Robert Greaves has stolen the dragon-making technology to make a competing bid. Noah’s dragons will face off against those of his old adversary. It’s a head-to-head design competition, with the ethical future of domesticated dragons hanging in the balance. About Domesticating Dragons: “Koboldt delivers a funny and immersive look at the world of genetic engineering. . . . With characteristic verve, Koboldt contrasts the playful adventure plot with eerie dystopian setting and a seering examination of corporate greed and ambition. Fans of inventive speculative fiction are sure to be pleased.” —Publishers Weekly About Dan Koboldt: “. . . very readable and highly enjoyable. . . . Characters that are more than the sum of their parts, a world that has so much to offer, and a story that races along apace . . . ” —SFF World on The World Awakening

The 2008 Rhysling Anthology

Drew Morse
The 2008 Rhysling Anthology Book PDF

Author : Drew Morse
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780809573493

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The 2008 Rhysling Anthology by Drew Morse Pdf

Mythic, speculative, macabre, science fictional, weird, fantastic, dystopian, dark, cosmic, magical, surreal, astrological, elfin, supernatural, futurist, spiritual, horrific, mystical, astronomic, grotesque, ethereal, folkloric, utopian, scientific, terrifying, starry, spectral-regardless of the differences in their emphases, the 96 poems published in this, the 31st-annual RHYSLING ANTHOLOGY, have two things in common: in privileging the imagination, they explore realms and ideas that hover outside the confines of our largely rational and empiric daily realities; and of all such poems published in 2007, the explorations undertaken herein are the most innovative and nuanced-and the most masterfully articulated.