Lioness Of Kell

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789491730146

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Lioness of Kell by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

REVISED EDITION (April 2015) Secure in his position as the mighty Prince-warlock’s son, eighteen-year-old Basil is content with his solitary life of study and magic. He has a comfortable set of rooms in his father’s tower, he has his books and scrolls, and he is perfectly happy. Until the Warlockry Council summons him, and their demands sets his whole, safe existence tottering. Scared and unsure, he decides to run, and takes the first ship out of town. On board he meets Yarwan, the handsome midshipman, who awakens feelings he never knew existed. Maud of the M'Brannoe, at nineteen already a mighty Kell warrioress, is about to graduate as a Lioness, a special duty officer answering to her Queen and no one else. The Prince-warlock asks her to fetch a certain boy from a pirate town, who could be double for his son. On their way back, someone sabotages their airship and the two find themselves marooned in an ill-reputed forest. Together, the young lioness and Jurgis the lookalike run for the coast and a ship home, while finding solace in each other’s arms. Then the four young people meet, and Basil learns of a spell that might help him. Only the spell’s creator, the infamous Arrangh Warlock, disappeared nearly a century ago. When the four young people decide to go looking for him, they start on a path leading to an old war and unsolved mysteries that will change the world. Or kill them. A spirited fantasy story of high adventure, sparkling humor and romantic love in an alternate earth setting of tropical islands, pirates, steamships and wyrms, where both magic and early modern technology flourish. (From the 5* Review at: http://apocalypsebooked.com/bookreview-lioness-of-kell/) Lioness of Kell is a long read in the tradition of high fantasy and it is worth every page of it. If you are looking for a fantasy book with diversity in it then you should definitely check this out. You get POC main female character, a disabled character, and a queer relationship. (From the 5* Review at: http://www.iheartreading.net/book-tour/book-review-lioness-of-kell-by-paul-e-horsman/) I have to applaud Lioness of Kell for having one of the most diverse casts I’ve ever come across in a fantasy book. Here we see a female person of color in the role of the protagonist, and instead of jumping to stereotypes, Maud is realistic, genuine, a regular person, with flaws and troubles. (From the 4* Review at: https://booksandashes.wordpress.com/) From the world building to the storytelling and its pace, Lioness of Kell is a great book that is different from so many of the other books in the fantasy genre. Recommend?: Yes definitely! I would be crazy not to recommend a book that features a WoC as the main protagonist, a character with a lame foot, and a non-heterosexual relationship!

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789491730160

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The Shardheld Saga by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

When the young slave Muus picked up the blue shard, he couldn’t know it would change his life. Becoming the Shardheld finally freed him from his hated serfdom, but it bound him to a goal as awesome as it was dire. Hunted by false Jarl Rannar’s murderous soldiers, he started on a perilous journey through the snowy forests of the Norden to far away Falrom, the lost Burning Lands, where the mighty Kalmanir stone waited for him and the magic of the shard. Not only Muus was affected by the shard’s implacable will. His former master Kjelle, youthful heir to a rich mining estate; Birthe, teen widow, wisewoman and mighty huntress; little Hraab with his strange, unworldly wisdom; deposed boy prince Ottil, and many others followed him south. Afraid for the lives of his friends, Muus escaped all but the girl who loved him, and together the two traveled to fiery Falrom, seeking the Kalmanir before the enemy found them. Should Jarl Rannar gain possession of the shard, it would mean the return of the cruelly insane Gods Before and their world of primordial horror, and Muus was resigned to die to prevent that from happening. Meanwhile, his friends weren’t prepared to give up, either, and so the race was on. To Falrom!

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Building A Trade Empire by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

Shaw is a very determined young merchant genius. She has one overriding goal, to become a great and powerful trade merchant. When her boss, Wyrmcaller Eskandar, travels north to fight the jinn, she grabs her chance and investing the loot they gathered, she opens her first warehouse. Nothing will stop her from becoming rich, not even the jinn and their pirate minions...

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Bokkaners of the North by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

Against all odds, Eskandar and his bunch of ragtag youngsters have managed to capture a powerful Qoori fourmaster warship, and used her cannons to blow up the pirate harbor of Brisa. Victory! But his enemies won’t give the young wyrmcaller time to bask in the glory of a job well done, and soon the voice of Teodar in his head summons him north, where new and even more powerful pirates create havoc on the seas. Two thousand miles north... that means finding a new base for his army of kids. Teodar sends them by airship to Smalkand, a deserted cave system on the coast of their own Pasandir Peaks. On arrival, Eskandar and his companions discover their new home harbors some surprises... Once inside Smalkand Keep, and with his main force in the ships still days away, Eskandar and his small group find themselves under attack from Bokkaners and other minions of their ultimate nemesis, the lich lord. New adventures in the mighty, snowcapped Peaks, at sea, and in the rich lands of the Hizmyran kingdom await our heroes in ‘The Bokkaners of the North’, the third book of Wyrms of Pasandir.

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Firstworld by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789491730290

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The Pirates of Brisa by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

Thrust into his new life as a magic-wielding wyrmcaller, young Eskandar is confronted by madmen, pirates and deadly jinn, all gleefully out to kill him. To survive, he has to collect an army of... kids. Bewildered but determined, Eskandar, his faithful wyrmling Lothi-Mo, and his trusty companions battle the pirates of Brisa, who are kidnapping his friends. Will they manage to free them in time?

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789491730184

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Rhidauna by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

'Rhidauna', the first book of the great fantasy series 'The Shadow of the Revenaunt'. The night before his Coming-of-Age, Ghyll and his two friends escape their castle on a clandestine boar hunt that will forever change their lives. The hunt proves a disaster, and with one of them badly wounded, they return just in time to see their island castle destroyed by macabre warriors from a dragon boat, and by flocks of fire-breathing birds. Ghyll's eighteenth birthday turns into a nightmare as they flee into the night. Now begins an epic journey to find out who is trying to kill them – and most importantly, why? Fortunately, they can count on the help of new friends, including a sometimes overly enthusiastic fire mage, an inexperienced paladin and a young beastmistress who is also a ferocious mountain lioness. It soon becomes clear that not one but several sorcerers want to kill them. Are those blackrobes really followers of a terrible, long-forgotten organization? And whose cold hand reaches across the boundaries of space and time to crush weakened Rhidauna? Note from the Author: This version has been revised on some vital plot points. "Rhidauna by Paul E. Horsman is a compelling and fast paced fantasy story that takes you on a thrilling, action packed horseback adventure across a country filled with powerful magic, greed and treachery." (Readers' Favorite 5* Review)

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789491730207

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Zihaen by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

Great second book to the exciting Fantasy series 'The Shadow of the Revenaunt'! How did his parents and brothers die? Where their deaths really accidents, or were they killed? These questions young Ghyll Hardingraud must answer before he can ascend Rhidauna's throne. Ghyll’s search for the truth leads him and his Companions on a journey back to the past as he slowly unravels a dark conspiracy. Once crowned, the young King Ghyll still has to finish the mission his dead uncle imposed on him. The journey takes him and his trusted friends through inhospitable lands and dangerous swamps to the endless steppes of Zihaen, looking for the Voice from the West. He discovers he isn't the only one. His vindictive enemy pursues him, aided by undead forces. Note from the Author: This version has been revised on some vital plot points. Zihaen: “Full of all the elements of the fantasy genre, Mr. Horsman writes with dynamic symbolism and in-depth magical flair. His core groups of characters use their uncanny strengths and paranormal powers to heighten the plot's progression. The setting changes are extreme in nature, yet are described with sensory detail, making the ‘make believe’ visibly believable.” (Readers’ Favorite 5* Review)

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9789491730283

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The Road to Kalbakar by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

When the young ship's boy Eskandar finishes his nightwatch on board the 'Tipred' sloop, he only wants his food and a good sleep. Then the sea monsters attack, and his life explodes into action, with fearsome enemies, fabulous ruins and mysterious wyrms. To survive, he will need all his wits, his magic and true friends.

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Vavaun by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

After helping King Ghyll to his victory in Zihaen, the beastmasters Uwella and Damion turn their attention to their own country of Vavaun. High time, too, for the rumors have been persistent. There is something wildly amiss in the Gray Order, the temple protecting Vavaun from the Dar’khamorth’s machinations. When Uwella DeGry, herself a wikke of the Grays and the heir to the throne of Vavaun, returns home with Damion DeAsharte, her mate and main competitor, they find their country in dire straits. Vile sorcerers and their beastmen roam the land, killing and ravaging at will and the Gray Order has almost been wiped out. With only two very young fire warriors to help them, the ducal beastmasters vow to liberate their country, defeat the Dar’khamorth and bring peace between their competing Houses of Gry and Asharte. Will even their mighty feline alter egos be strong enough to survive against the dark magic of the Revenaunt’s minions? Vavaun is a tale of struggle, friendship and bravery against an enemy who plans total annihilation. It is a stand-alone ‘Shadow of the Revenaunt’-adventure, running parallel to book 3, Ordelanden, and it starts after the final battle at the Owan Abai in Zihaen.

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789491730221

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Ordelanden by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

When young King Ghyll and his companions return triumphant from their quest to Zihaen and the battle that nearly cost the king’s foster brother Olle his life, they look forward to a bit of peace. Instead, Ghyll finds his desk stacked with reports of giant wolves and monstrous birds terrorizing the outer provinces of his kingdom, and the local authorities demand he does something about it. Olle discovers his newly acquired estates lie in the heart of the wolf-plagued lands. When the king’s brother decides to look over his domain and see what all the trouble is about, he soon finds out the monsters aren’t the only threat. Meanwhile Zethir, the king’s trusted spy, walks around with a dark secret he cannot divulge. He battles both inner torments and the Dar’khamorth assassins infesting the palace, and the whispering in his head drives him deeper and deeper into the darkness. The royal squire, Torril, disappears and war threatens... Intelligent rats beleaguer a nearby city-state... An allied ruler is murdered... To top it all, Queen Kerianna takes to her bed with pregnancy complications. That bit of peace is further away than ever.

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Trade Magnate by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

When young merchant girl Shaw finds Brisan pirates lurking near the town she is investing her money in, she gathers her troops and goes to war. Little does she know this will alter the fate of a kingdom and bring her face to face with her deadliest jinn enemy yet—Nimmendal Pirate Prince of Angsthafn.

Author : Paul E. Horsman
Publisher : Red Rune Books
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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High Merchant by Paul E. Horsman Pdf

Fifteen-year-old Shaw is already at the head of a fast-growing transnational business. With the acquisition of the great WyDir airlines company, she became a power in the lands of the Weal, and now she is ready to expand. She manages to get an airship concession from the king of Hizmyr, a large and rich country to the north. This brings her into conflict with the local guilds, who have a monopoly on all businesses in that kingdom. The Guilds of Hizmyr are ruthless and go to any length to maintain their hold over the king. Soon, Shaw finds herself embroiled in a battle demanding all her grit and ingenuity to win. Meanwhile the populace, fed up with their poverty, is on the brink of rebellion. To save her plans, Shaw must not only defeat the guilds, she must prevent a civil war as well!

Author : Tamora Pierce
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-23
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780375890437

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Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce Pdf

When you gamble with kingdoms, all bets are off. Legends are born in this thrilling and New York Times bestselling spy saga from the fantasy author who is legend herself: Tamora Pierce. Aly is from a family known for great deeds. She is the daughter of Alanna, the famed knight and King’s Champion of Tortall. But even though she is bold and brave, like her mother, her true talents lie on her father’s side, in the art of spying. When Aly is captured by pirates and sold as a slave to an exiled royal family in the faraway Copper Isles, she strikes a bargain with the trickster god. If she can keep young noblewomen Sarai and Dove safe for the summer, then he will return Aly to her family. The task should be simple, but Sarai and Dove are anything but. It’s a time of murderous plotting at court, and Aly will need to rely on her training and the insights of a strange young man named Nawat to survive in a world where trust can cost you your life. “Tamora Pierce’s books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration. Cracking open one of her marvelous novels always feels like coming home.” —SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Tamora Pierce didn’t just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her stories still lead the vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness, and we’re all just running to keep pace.” —LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Author : Ausma Zehanat Khan
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250822413

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Blood Betrayal by Ausma Zehanat Khan Pdf

A complex and timely mystery, Blood Betrayal proves once again that Ausma Zehanat Khan is a writer at the peak of her powers. “Inaya is a fabulous character."—New York Times Book Review, "Editor's Choice" on Blackwater Falls In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper is hot on the heels of some local vandals when the situation turns deadly: believing one of them has a gun, Harry opens fire and Duante Reed, a young Black man, is killed. The "gun" in his hands was a bottle of spray paint. Meanwhile, in nearby Denver, a drug raid goes south and a Latino teen, Mateo Ruiz, is also killed. Detective Inaya Rahman is all too familiar with the name of the young cop who has seemingly killed Mateo: Kelly Broda. Kelly is the son of the police officer John Broda, who led a violent attack on her when they were both in Denver. No one is more surprised than Inaya when John turns up on her doorstep, pleading for her help in proving the innocence of his son. With the Denver Police force spread thin between the two cases, protests on both sides of the cases begin. Inaya and her boss Lieutenant Waqas Seif have their work cut out for them to consider the guilt of the perpetrators and their victims. Harry was by all accounts an officer dedicated to the communities he served: was this shooting truly a terrible mistake? Duante was, to some, a street artist with no prior record, but to others, he was a vandal. Mateo was either in the wrong place at the wrong time, or a dangerous drug dealer. In either case, was lethal force truly necessary? Forced to reckon with her own prejudices and work through those of her colleagues around her, Inaya must discover the truth of what really happened on one fateful night in Blackwater Falls.