Author : Elspeth Cooper
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0575096241
The Dragon House
Elspeth Cooper
Dragon House
Dragon House Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Dragon House book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
House of Dragons
Jessica Cluess
Author : Jessica Cluess
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780525648178
House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess Pdf
Five royal houses will hear the call to compete in the Trial for the dragon throne. A liar, a soldier, a servant, a thief, and a murderer will answer it. Who will win? Three Dark Crowns meets The Breakfast Club with DRAGONS. When the Emperor dies, the five royal houses of Etrusia attend the Call, where one of their own will be selected to compete for the throne. It is always the oldest child, the one who has been preparing for years to compete in the Trial. But this year is different. This year these five outcasts will answer the call... THE LIAR: Emilia must hide her dark magic or be put to death. THE SOLDIER: Lucian is a warrior who has sworn to never lift a sword again. THE SERVANT: Vespir is a dragon trainer whose skills alone will keep her in the game. THE THIEF: Ajax knows that nothing is free--he must take what he wants. THE MURDERER: Hyperia was born to rule and will stop at nothing to take her throne.
Dragon House
P.Z. Walker
Author : P.Z. Walker
Publisher : P.Z. Walker
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Dragon House by P.Z. Walker Pdf
Welcome to the world of Harmon and Fidelma, Dragon Lord and Dragon Lady, where dragons haven't been seen in hundreds of years. This makes them the target of mockery of many nobles, whose Animals really exist. Another issue they face is the double standards on nudity in their world. They, as many others, don't like wearing clothes, but the options for that are limited, apart from special occasions. It's also the world where people get stolen, taken in the night, by bandits arriving in airships. The local Priesthood does what it can, by praying to the gods and sending out expeditions to retrieve the stolen people. Expeditions which never return. The Priests despise Harmon and Fidelma, their preference for being clothes-free, and their fictional, infernal beasts. The couple, in turn, despise the tight-minded and at times repressing religion with equal vigor. Follow the couple from Dragon House, as they work their way through cellars, books and tunnels, in order to find dragons, and perhaps even a way to bring the stolen people back.
Dragon House
John Shors
Author : John Shors
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101136157
Dragon House by John Shors Pdf
From the critically acclaimed author of Beneath a Marble Sky and Beside a Burning Sea—the new novel from “a master storyteller,”* set in contemporary Asia. From John Shors comes an unforgettable story of redemption set in modern-day Vietnam. Dragon House tells the tale of Iris and Noah—two Americans who, as a way of healing their own painful pasts, open a center to house and educate Vietnamese street children. In the slums of a city that has known little but war for generations, Iris and Noah befriend children who dream of nothing more than of going to school, having a home, and being loved. Learning from the poorest of the poor, the most silent of the unheard, Iris and Noah find themselves reborn. Resounding with powerful themes of suffering, sacrifice, friendship, and love, Dragon House brings together East and West, war and peace, and celebrates the resilience of the human spirit.
The Dragon House
Darrell Schweitzer
Author : Darrell Schweitzer
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479418244
The Dragon House by Darrell Schweitzer Pdf
IMAGINE... It is not hard to imagine that you are a thirteen-year-old (almost fourteen) and you don’t quite feel like you belong in your own family, with a somewhat goofy father who does magic tricks and disappears for long periods of time and might be a secret agent, not to mention a mother who might be a white witch, and a sister is actually normal but doesn't look the slightest bit like you. Then it gets worse when your family suddenly moves into a massive pile of a house deep in the woods in the middle of nowhere, and that house seems to be alive. It is more than a house. It is also a centuries-old, sleeping dragon that settled into the shape of a house as it slept. But now it is waking up, and you find you have a strange affinity to it. You, and no one else, can slide through the walls, swim in the bloodstream of the Dragon and share its consciousness. You acquire a mysterious teacher and a robotic companion from the planet Zarconax, and if life isn’t getting strange enough already, something goes wrong and Ghastly Horrors and other malevolent monstrosities attack, well before you, or your parents, or even the house itself is prepared to do anything about it. Imagine that an all-encompassing darkness threatens everyone you ever cared about. Darrell Schweitzer’s fourth novel might be considered a book for younger readers, or for readers who remember what it was like to be young. It is perhaps most comparable to the spooky narratives of John Bellairs. It is the sort of story, filled with striking imagery and bizarre incidents, a mixture of whimsy and genuine fright. The author’s other novels include The White Isle, The Shattered Goddess, and The Mask of the Sorcerer. He has published hundreds of short stories. His fiction has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award three times and once for the Shirley Jackson Award. He is an expert on H.P. Lovecraft and a former editor of the legendary Weird Tales magazine. “This is the house I should have grown up in! Schweitzer’s fantasy is cleanly written, original, and great fun to read.” -- Michael Swanwick, author of The Iron Dragon’s Daughter. “Schweitzer is a story-teller, by whose smoky fire one may sit spell-bound.” -- Tanith Lee, author of The Birthgrave, Tales from the Flat Earth, the Blood Opera sequence, etc.
There's No Such Thing as a Dragon
Jack Kent
Author : Jack Kent
Publisher : Golden Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Dragons
ISBN : 0307102149
There's No Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent Pdf
Billy Bixbee's mother won't admit that dragons exist until it is nearly too late.
The Dragon Thief
Zetta Elliott
Author : Zetta Elliott
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524770525
The Dragon Thief by Zetta Elliott Pdf
Stealing a baby dragon was easy! Hiding it is a little more complicated, in this sequel to reviewer favorite Dragons in a Bag. Jaxon had just one job--to return three baby dragons to the realm of magic. But when he got there, only two dragons were left in the bag. His best friend's sister, Kavita, is a dragon thief! Kavita only wanted what was best for the baby dragon. But now every time she feeds it, the dragon grows and grows! How can she possibly keep it secret? Even worse, stealing it has upset the balance between the worlds. The gates to the other realm have shut tight! Jaxon needs all the help he can get to find Kavita, outsmart a trickster named Blue, and return the baby dragon to its true home.
Midnight At the Dragon Cafe
Judy Fong Bates
Author : Judy Fong Bates
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551995847
Midnight At the Dragon Cafe by Judy Fong Bates Pdf
Set in the 1960s, Judy Fong Bates’s much-talked-about debut novel is the story of a young girl, the daughter of a small Ontario town’s solitary Chinese family, whose life is changed over the course of one summer when she learns the burden of secrets. Through Su-Jen’s eyes, the hard life behind the scenes at the Dragon Café unfolds. As Su-Jen’s father works continually for a better future, her mother, a beautiful but embittered woman, settles uneasily into their new life. Su-Jen feels the weight of her mother’s unhappiness as Su-Jen’s life takes her outside the restaurant and far from the customs of the traditional past. When Su-Jen’s half-brother arrives, smouldering under the responsibilities he must bear as the dutiful Chinese son, he forms an alliance with Su-Jen’s mother, one that will have devastating consequences. Written in spare, intimate prose, Midnight at the Dragon Café is a vivid portrait of a childhood divided by two cultures and touched by unfulfilled longings and unspoken secrets.
Dragon Goes House-Hunting Vol. 1
Kawo Tanuki,Choco Aya
Author : Kawo Tanuki,Choco Aya
Publisher : Seven Seas Entertainment
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781642754018
Dragon Goes House-Hunting Vol. 1 by Kawo Tanuki,Choco Aya Pdf
Letty is not very good at being a dragon. Actually, he's so terrible at it that his dad went and kicked him out of the house! What's a skittish monster of myth to do in a world where everyone sees him as material for their next suit of armor? Why, find a safe place to call home, of course. With the help of a slightly evil elvish architect, Letty's quest for the ultimate draconic domicile begins!
Under Dragon House
Judy Lea Koretsky
Author : Judy Lea Koretsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1587900904
Under Dragon House by Judy Lea Koretsky Pdf
Keys, U.S. Marshal, goes after a group of terrorists bringing shipments of weapons into the California desert through a Capistrano port berth. He discovers the ugly truth about the horrific in this fast-paced suspense novel about Customs. Not all that glitters is glitz he discovers as the bodies begin to pile up. But then he puts the screws on everyone's favorite escape artist, a priest-turned-convict who is wanted for weapons concealment.
Encyclopedia of Diasporas
Melvin Ember,Carol R. Ember,Ian Skoggard
Author : Melvin Ember,Carol R. Ember,Ian Skoggard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1263 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780306483219
Encyclopedia of Diasporas by Melvin Ember,Carol R. Ember,Ian Skoggard Pdf
Immigration is a topic that is as important among anthropologists as it is the general public. Almost every culture has experienced adaptation and assimilation when immigrating to a new country and culture; usually leaving for what is perceived as a "better life". Not only does this diaspora change the country of adoption, but also the country of origin. Many large nations in the world have absorbed, and continue to absorb, large numbers of immigrants. The foreseeable future will see a continuation of large-scale immigration, as many countries experience civil war and secessionist pressures. Currently, there is no reference work that describes the impact upon the immigrants and the immigrant societies relevant to the world's cultures and provides an overview of important topics in the world's diasporas. The encyclopedia consists of two volumes covering three main sections: Diaspora Overviews covers over 20 ethnic groups that have experienced voluntary or forced immigration. These essays discuss the history behind the social, economic, and political reasons for leaving the original countries, and the cultures in the new places; Topics discusses the impact and assimilation that the immigrant cultures experience in their adopted cultures, including the arts they bring, the struggles they face, and some of the cities that are in the forefront of receiving immigrant cultures; Diaspora Communities include over 60 portraits of specific diaspora communities. Each portrait follows a standard outline to facilitate comparisons. The Encyclopedia of Diasporas can be used both to gain a general understanding of immigration and immigrants, and to find out about particular cultures, topics and communities. It will prove of great value to researchers and students, curriculum developers, teachers, and government officials. It brings together the disciplines of anthropology, social studies, political studies, international studies, and immigrant and immigration studies.
Engage Literacy Teacher's Resource
Lisa Thorpe
Author : Lisa Thorpe
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781491491508
Engage Literacy Teacher's Resource by Lisa Thorpe Pdf
This teacher resource tool includes detailed teaching notes for each of the 32 Emergent titles from the Magenta set. Teaching notes include whole and small group instruction. Engagement for English Language Learners, multiple assessments for each title. Blackline masters and running records for each title are included. Great resource for using Engage Literacy to meet your Common Core Language Arts instructional needs.
Ice Dragon
Jordan Quinn
Author : Jordan Quinn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534484801
Ice Dragon by Jordan Quinn Pdf
"Ruskin, the pet dragon of the royal family of Wrenly, forms new friendships with the dragons of Crestwood and goes on exciting adventures"--
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
Author : George R. R. Martin
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 835 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553897845
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin Pdf
NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.
A Dragon on the Roof
Cecile Alix
Author : Cecile Alix
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9783791373911
A Dragon on the Roof by Cecile Alix Pdf
A brave young girl, a whimsical house, and a ticklish dragon help young readers see the world through Gaudí's eyes. Set in Casa Batlló, one of Antoni Gaudí's most renowned buildings, this joyful story introduces young readers to the architect's work, inciting their curiosity and imagination along the way. While her nanny is sleeping, young Paloma hears a noise. She climbs the stairs of her house until she reaches the roof, where a dragon is perched. Unafraid, Paloma reaches out to pet the dragon--but he is ticklish, and as he laughs, he spews a myriad of sea animals that he had unwittingly swallowed. The house is transformed into a dreamy aquarium and the dragon settles into a deep sleep on the roof. Cécile Alix's playful story and Fred Sochard's boldly graphic illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to Gaudí's exuberant vision. As readers make their way through Paloma's home, they are introduced to its fabulous elements--columns shaped like elephant legs; marine-inspired tiles, glass, and ironwork; and of course the spectacularly undulating, iridescent roof, which resembles a sleeping dragon. The end of the book includes a brief history of Gaudí's career and provides helpful background to Paloma's story. Kids will want to linger over the pictures and imagine what their own house would be like if a dragon were living on their roof.