Mission To Mightadore

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Green Nebula
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Mission à Mightadore Seline Templar n'a pas eu une vie facile. Tout d'abord, son père est mort pour des raisons qui lui ont été scandaleusement cachées. Ensuite, la mère de Seline, Molly, a disparu dans des circonstances suspectes. Elle a donc été élevée comme pupille du roi Steam dans l'État libre de Steamman, loin des dangers potentiels de sa maison dans le royaume de Jackelian. Elle a grandi dans une relative solitude parmi la race des machines... jusqu'à ce qu'un vieil ami de la famille, le scientifique Coppertracks, débarque dans la capitale avec la nouvelle d'une découverte des plus surprenantes. Cette découverte va entraîner Seline et ses compagnons dans une dangereuse aventure vers la mystérieuse et lointaine Mightadore. Il n'y a qu'un seul problème avec la destination de Seline. Nombreux sont les braves qui se sont lancés à l'assaut de la cité légendaire. Mais personne n'est jamais revenu vivant du voyage pour décrire ce qu'il a trouvé ! *** À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Stephen Hunt est le créateur de la série fantastique très appréciée "Far-called" (Gollancz/Hachette), ainsi que de la série "Jackelian", publiée dans le monde entier par HarperCollins aux côtés d'autres auteurs de fantasy, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Raymond E. Feist et C.S. Lewis. *** REVUE Éloges des romans de Stephen Hunt : M. Hunt s'envole à toute allure. - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL L'imagination de Hunt est probablement visible depuis l'espace. Il disperse des concepts que d'autres écrivains exploiteraient pour une trilogie comme des emballages de barres chocolatées. - TOM HOLT Toutes sortes d'extravagances bizarres et fantastiques. - DAILY MAIL 'Une lecture compulsive pour tous les âges'. - GUARDIAN 'Bourré d'inventions'. -THE INDEPENDENT 'Dire que ce livre est plein d'action est presque un euphémisme... une merveilleuse histoire d'évasion ! - INTERZONE Hunt a truffé l'histoire d'astuces intrigantes... touchantes et originales. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Une aventure palpitante à la Indiana Jones. -RT BOOK REVIEWS Un curieux mélange de futur et de futur partiel. - KIRKUS REVIEWS Un ouvrage inventif et ambitieux, plein de merveilles et d'émerveillements. - THE TIMES Hunt sait ce que son public aime et le lui donne avec un esprit sardonique et une tension soigneusement développée. - TIME OUT Un récit qui déchire... l'histoire se déroule à toute allure... l'inventivité constante maintient le lecteur accroché... le final est une succession de cliffhangers et de retournements de situation surprenants. Très amusant. - SFX MAGAZINE Mettez vos ceintures pour une rencontre frénétique entre le chat et la souris... une histoire passionnante. - SF REVU

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Green Nebula
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Seline Templar hasn't experienced an easy life. First, her father died for reasons that have been shockingly concealed from her. Then Seline's mother, Molly, went missing in suspicious circumstances. So she's been raised as a ward of King Steam in the Steamman Free State, far away from the potential perils of her home in the Jackelian Kingdom. Raised in relative solitude among the machine race . . . until an old friend of the family, the steamman scientist Coppertracks, turns up in the capital with news of the most amazing discovery. It will set Seline and her companions off on a dangerous adventure to the mysterious and distant Mightadore. There's only one problem with Seline's destination. Many are those brave souls who have set out to reach the legendary city. But, nobody has ever come back alive from the trip to describe what they found! JACKELIAN SERIES 7th novel of the Jackelian fantasy series. Each book is a standalone adventure set in the same world with some of the same characters, so you don't need to read it in sequential order (although purists often do).

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1982997567

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Seline Templar hasn''t experienced an easy life. First, her father died for reasons that have been shockingly concealed from her. Then Seline''s mother, Molly, went missing in suspicious circumstances. So she''s been raised as a ward of King Steam in the Steamman Free State, far away from the potential perils of her home in the Jackelian Kingdom. Raised in relative solitude among the machine race . . . until an old friend of the family, the steamman scientist Coppertracks, turns up in the capital with news of the most amazing discovery. It will set Seline and her companions off on a dangerous adventure to the mysterious and distant Mightadore. There''s only one problem with Seline''s destination. Many are those brave souls who have set out to reach the legendary city. But, nobody has ever come back alive from the trip to describe what they found! ------------------- JACKELIAN SERIES 7th novel of the Jackelian fantasy series. Each book is a standalone adventure set in the same world with some of the same characters, so you don''t need to read it in sequential order (although purists often do). SEASON TWO Book 7 pilot - Mission to Mightadore SEASON ONE Book 1 - The Court of the Air Book 2 - The Kingdom Beyond the Waves Book 3 - Rise of the Iron Moon Book 4 - Secrets of the Fire Sea Book 5 - Jack Cloudie Book 6 - From the Deep of the Dark ------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Stephen Hunt is the creator of the much-loved ''Far-called'' fantasy series (Gollancz/Hachette), as well as the ''Jackelian'' series, published across the world via HarperCollins alongside their other best-selling fantasy authors, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Raymond E. Feist and C.S. Lewis. He is also the creator of the Amazon best-selling sci-fi space opera series, ''Sliding Void''. The author writes mysteries and crime thrillers as Stephen A. Hunt. ------------------- REVIEWS Praise for Stephen Hunt''s novels: ''Mr. Hunt takes off at racing speed.'' -- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ''Hunt''s imagination is probably visible from space. He scatters concepts that other writers would mine for a trilogy like chocolate-bar wrappers.'' - TOM HOLT ''All manner of bizarre and fantastical extravagance.'' - DAILY MAIL ''Compulsive reading for all ages.'' - GUARDIAN ''Studded with invention.'' -THE INDEPENDENT ''To say this book is action packed is almost an understatement... a wonderful escapist yarn!'' - INTERZONE ''Hunt has packed the story full of intriguing gimmicks... affecting and original.'' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ''A rip-roaring Indiana Jones-style adventure.'' --RT BOOK REVIEWS ''A curious part-future blend.'' - KIRKUS REVIEWS ''An inventive, ambitious work, full of wonders and marvels.'' - THE TIMES ''Hunt knows what his audience like and gives it to them with a sardonic wit and carefully developed tension.'' - TIME OUT ''A ripping yarn ... the story pounds along... constant inventiveness keeps the reader hooked... the finale is a cracking succession of cliffhangers and surprise comebacks. Great fun.'' - SFX MAGAZINE ''Put on your seatbelts for a frenetic cat and mouse encounter... an exciting tale.'' - SF REVU ------------------- AGE ADVISORY Age 13+ - mild violence and language. ------------------- READ THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE THESE AUTHORS... Douglas Adams Neal Asher Iain M. Banks Orson Scott Card James S.A. Corey

Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476687735

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Jules Verne Lives! by Gary Westfahl Pdf

This volume is a fresh examination of the works of Jules Verne, the pioneering and enduringly popular science fiction writer. Essays study Verne's various novels--including Around the World in Eighty Days, The Mysterious Island and The Adventures of Captain Hatteras. Included essays offer analyses of literary responses to Verne's work, assessments of film adaptations of his novels and discussions of steampunk, the Verne-inspired science fiction subgenre that has influenced writers like Philip Jose Farmer, Caleb Carr and Adam Roberts.

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Green Nebula
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Strange Incursions by Stephen Hunt Pdf

Are aliens visiting Earth, right now, even as you’re reading this? For a long-time, best-selling science fiction author Stephen Hunt believed - as you might do - that UFOs and the chance extraterrestrials are presently calling on Earth was a load of... (let’s keep this family-friendly), complete old nonsense! What was it that changed his mind? Interestingly, not his encounter with an alien probe in 2001. He wrote that off as a council pollution-monitoring drone - even though the first commercial drone wasn’t used until 2006. No, it was the New York Times’s article revealing that the Pentagon had been running, and denying the existence of, a top-secret alien-hunting program so covert it had to change the word ‘UFO’ to ‘UAP’ just to escape the stigma created by the CIA around the term. This feature came with confirmed videos of the latest U.S. navy fighter jets being made to look like paper planes by anti-gravity effect vehicles. Craft racing at mind-boggling speeds that would turn human pilots into meat-paste. Since then, Stephen has been exploring deep down this rabbit hole. Now, in his very first non-fiction book, he brings you the results of his strange voyage of exploration, seeking the answers to such eye-opening questions as... - Has the U.S. government (a) lost its mind, or (b) are they really trying to back-engineer crashed alien craft wreckage? - What is the connection between UFOs/UAPs and high strangeness (portals, ghosts, Bigfoot)? - Given there are between 100 and 400 billion star systems in our Milky Way Galaxy, where the heck is everyone else? Is humanity truly that unique? The only machine-using species? - What does the U.S. government know that we don’t? - Are UFO witnesses and whistle-blowers influenced by popular science fiction entertainment, or are our media companies dropping approved UFO/alien bread-crumbs? - Is this new wave of official U.S.-sanctioned UFO openness a prelude to something shocking coming our planet’s way? Revelations so improbable, they’ll change humanity forever? Stephen Hunt examines this fascinating and astonishing universe through the eyes of a science fiction author, drawing the parallels between our sci-fictions, and what just might be a bizarre classified reality of actual alien-derived sci-facts.

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Chill Puppy Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Darkness of the Vigil by Stephen Hunt Pdf

THE DARKNESS OF THE VIGIL (Book 1 of The Vigil series) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DESCRIPTION When Eleanor Lythe was invited to attend a charity art ball with the rest of her children’s home, she wasn’t sure what to expect – but being fed on by semi-immortal vampires, bitten and turned into a slave of their evil race, certainly wasn’t it. Luckily, for Eleanor, the Vigil – the covert branch of the U.S. Secret Service formed to fight the forces of the supernatural – is on hand to cure her and protect her. But save her for just what sort of life? As Eleanor struggles to master her new powers, she comes to realise that in humanity’s struggle against the darkness, the wrong side could have saved her. Some of her fellow agents might be ripped hot – but does that actually matter if they are also willing to feed her to an ancient evil to achieve their mission? Because when your race is fighting a secret war for survival against vampires, zombies, werewolves, dark spirits, rogue angels and almost immortal Nazis, the worrying truth is . . . there might not be any safe side to trust! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> REVIEWS Praise for Stephen Hunt's novels: ‘Mr. Hunt takes off at racing speed.’ — THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘Hunt's imagination is probably visible from space. He scatters concepts that other writers would mine for a trilogy like chocolate-bar wrappers.’ - TOM HOLT ‘All manner of bizarre and fantastical extravagance.’ - DAILY MAIL ‘Compulsive reading for all ages.’ - GUARDIAN ‘Studded with invention.’ -THE INDEPENDENT ‘To say this book is action packed is almost an understatement… a wonderful escapist yarn!’ - INTERZONE ‘Hunt has packed the story full of intriguing gimmicks… affecting and original.’ - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ‘A rip-roaring Indiana Jones-style adventure.’ —RT BOOK REVIEWS ‘A curious part-future blend.’ - KIRKUS REVIEWS ‘An inventive, ambitious work, full of wonders and marvels.’ - THE TIMES ‘Hunt knows what his audience like and gives it to them with a sardonic wit and carefully developed tension.’ - TIME OUT ‘A ripping yarn … the story pounds along… constant inventiveness keeps the reader hooked… the finale is a cracking succession of cliffhangers and surprise comebacks. Great fun.’ - SFX MAGAZINE ‘Put on your seatbelts for a frenetic cat and mouse encounter... an exciting tale.’ - SF REVU >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FORMAT Novella - part 1 of a continuing, linked series. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THE SERIES SO FAR... Part 1 - The Darkness of the Vigil. Part 2 - Burning Angels (publication date: October 2015) Part 3 - TBA (publication date: January 2016) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READ THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE THESE AUTHORS... Amanda Hocking Anne Rice Blake Crouch Clive Barker Dean Koontz Derek Landy Guillermo del Toro Jim Butcher Joe Hill Max Brooks Stephen King Stephenie Meyer Tim Lebbon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GENRES Horror (adventure) Adventure (horror) Young Adult (horror)

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Green Nebula
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Pour la Couronne et le Dragon by Stephen Hunt Pdf

Pour la Couronne et le Dragon Nous sommes dans les dernières années du XVIIIe siècle, mais dans un monde que peu de gens reconnaîtraient. Les Européens s'abritent dans de petits îlots de sécurité, refuges de la nature sauvage et enchantée - les étranges forêts sans limites que les gens appellent le Tumble. C'est à travers ce paysage hanté par les démons que l'officier de basse naissance Taliesin doit mener ses hommes, pris dans les intrigues les plus meurtrières tout en menant des guerres pour une classe noble qui le méprise. Avec des meurtriers vicieux issus des pires caniveaux du royaume marchant derrière lui, et les forces des nations les plus puissantes du continent dressées contre lui, les chances sont contre Taliesin. De toute évidence. Pourtant, il continuera à se battre, à affronter des armées, des sorciers, des assassins, des hommes-bêtes et à croiser la route de l'enfer lui-même. Pas par loyauté, ni par respect pour son monarque intrigant, ni même pour la petite montagne d'argent que la reine de l'île lui a promise s'il réussit. Mais parce que le combat est tout ce que lui et sa bande de voleurs et d'égorgeurs ont toujours connu. *** Livre 1 de la duologie Triple Realm. 1. Pour la couronne et le dragon. 2. La forteresse dans le givre. *** À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Stephen Hunt est le créateur de la série fantastique très appréciée "Far-called" (Gollancz/Hachette), ainsi que de la série "Jackelian", publiée dans le monde entier par HarperCollins aux côtés d'autres auteurs de fantasy, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Raymond E. Feist et C.S. Lewis. *** REVUE Éloges des romans de Stephen Hunt : M. Hunt s'envole à toute allure. - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL L'imagination de Hunt est probablement visible depuis l'espace. Il disperse des concepts que d'autres écrivains exploiteraient pour une trilogie comme des emballages de barres chocolatées. - TOM HOLT Toutes sortes d'extravagances bizarres et fantastiques. - DAILY MAIL 'Une lecture compulsive pour tous les âges'. - GUARDIAN 'Bourré d'inventions'. -THE INDEPENDENT 'Dire que ce livre est plein d'action est presque un euphémisme... une merveilleuse histoire d'évasion ! - INTERZONE Hunt a truffé l'histoire d'astuces intrigantes... touchantes et originales. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Une aventure palpitante à la Indiana Jones. -RT BOOK REVIEWS Un curieux mélange de futur et de futur partiel. - KIRKUS REVIEWS Un ouvrage inventif et ambitieux, plein de merveilles et d'émerveillements. - THE TIMES Hunt sait ce que son public aime et le lui donne avec un esprit sardonique et une tension soigneusement développée. - TIME OUT Un récit qui déchire... l'histoire se déroule à toute allure... l'inventivité constante maintient le lecteur accroché... le final est une succession de cliffhangers et de retournements de situation surprenants. Très amusant. - SFX MAGAZINE Mettez vos ceintures pour une rencontre frénétique entre le chat et la souris... une histoire passionnante. - SF REVU

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Green Nebula
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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L'Enfer Envoyé by Stephen Hunt Pdf

L'Enfer Envoyé Lorsqu'Eleanor Lythe a été invitée à assister à un bal artistique de bienfaisance avec le reste de la maison de ses enfants, elle ne savait pas trop à quoi s'attendre - mais être nourrie par des vampires semi-immortels, mordue et transformée en esclave de leur race maléfique, n'était certainement pas ce qui l'attendait. Heureusement pour Eleanor, le Vigil - la branche secrète des services secrets américains créée pour lutter contre les forces du surnaturel - est là pour la soigner et la protéger. Mais de quel genre de vie s'agit-il ? Alors qu'Eleanor s'efforce de maîtriser ses nouveaux pouvoirs, elle réalise que dans la lutte de l'humanité contre les ténèbres, le mauvais camp aurait pu la sauver. Certains de ses collègues agents sont peut-être très sexy, mais est-ce vraiment important s'ils sont également prêts à la donner en pâture à un mal ancien pour la sauver ? à la livrer en pâture à un mal ancien pour mener à bien leur mission ? Car lorsque votre race mène une guerre secrète pour sa survie contre des vampires, des zombies, des loups-garous, des esprits sombres, des anges dévoyés et des nazis presque immortels, la vérité inquiétante est... qu'il n'y a peut-être pas de côté sûr à qui faire confiance ! *** À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Stephen Hunt est le créateur de la série très appréciée "Far-called" (Gollancz/Hachette), ainsi que de la série "Jackelian", publiée dans le monde entier par HarperCollins aux côtés d'autres auteurs de science-fiction, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick et Ray Bradbury. *** REVUE Éloges des romans de Stephen Hunt : M. Hunt s'envole à toute allure. - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL L'imagination de Hunt est probablement visible depuis l'espace. Il disperse des concepts que d'autres écrivains exploiteraient pour une trilogie comme des emballages de barres chocolatées. - TOM HOLT Toutes sortes d'extravagances bizarres et fantastiques. - DAILY MAIL 'Une lecture compulsive pour tous les âges'. - GUARDIAN 'Bourré d'inventions'. -THE INDEPENDENT 'Dire que ce livre est plein d'action est presque un euphémisme... une merveilleuse histoire d'évasion ! - INTERZONE Hunt a truffé l'histoire d'astuces intrigantes... touchantes et originales. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Une aventure palpitante à la Indiana Jones. -RT BOOK REVIEWS Un curieux mélange de futur et de futur partiel. - KIRKUS REVIEWS Un ouvrage inventif et ambitieux, plein de merveilles et d'émerveillements. - THE TIMES Hunt sait ce que son public aime et le lui donne avec un esprit sardonique et une tension soigneusement développée. - TIME OUT Un récit qui déchire... l'histoire se déroule à toute allure... l'inventivité constante maintient le lecteur accroché... le final est une succession de cliffhangers et de retournements de situation surprenants. Très amusant. - SFX MAGAZINE Mettez vos ceintures pour une rencontre frénétique entre le chat et la souris... une histoire passionnante. - SF REVU

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007283507

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The Kingdom Beyond the Waves by Stephen Hunt Pdf

A fantastical version of Dickens, filled with perilous quests, dastardly deeds and deadly intrigue – perfect for all fans of Philip Pullman and Susanna Clarke

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Green Nebula
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1994-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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For The Crown and The Dragon by Stephen Hunt Pdf

It is the final years of the 18th century, but a world which few would recognise. The people of Europe shelter in small islands of safety, havens from the enchanted wilderness - the strange boundless forests people call the Tumble. It is across this demon-haunted landscape that the low-born officer Taliesin must lead his men, caught up in the deadliest of intrigues while fighting wars for a noble class which despises him. With vicious murderers from the worst gutters in the Realm marching behind him, and the forces of the most powerful nations of the mainland arrayed against him, the odds are stacked against Taliesin. Heavily. Yet he will fight on, battling armies, sorcerers, assassins, beastmen and cross into the face of hell itself. Not for loyalty, or grudging respect for his scheming monarch - not even for the small mountain of silver the Island Queen has promised him if he succeeds. But because fighting is all he and his pressed band of cut-throats and thieves have ever known.

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007301881

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The Rise of the Iron Moon by Stephen Hunt Pdf

From the author of The Court of the Air and The Kingdom Beyond the Waves comes a thrilling new adventure set in the same Victorian-style world. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman and Susanna Clarke.

Author : Keshub Chunder Sen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Brahma-samaj
ISBN : UCAL:$B108130

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Keshub Chunder Sen's English Visit by Keshub Chunder Sen Pdf

Author : Clifford D. Simak
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547559535

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The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak Pdf

"The World That Couldn't Be" by Clifford D. Simak. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Louis de Montfort
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547789505

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The Secret of the Rosary by Louis de Montfort Pdf

Louis de Montfort presents some refreshing views on the Rosary and its power in this beautiful book. It contains spiritual reflections on the Rosary, its significance, how to pray it most effectively, and many narratives of miracles that worked for those who prayed it. The book attempts to deliver the message that Rosary is the most focused and preferred devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus. It describes the historical and spiritual significance of the Holy Rosary and examines the meaning behind the prayers, Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. In addition, Montfort did a marvelous job providing helpful tips on avoiding distraction and faithfully praying the Rosary every day. This well-structured work is a concise, straightforward, yet inspiring read for anyone who wants to find their spiritual path. It consists of short sections called Roses. Each Rose discusses a different viewpoint about the Rosary and is somewhat addressed to a diverse group of the audience like priests or ordinary people. It's a perfect read for anyone who wants to know about the Rosary, whether for religious purpose or out of curiosity. Catholics worldwide have read the book for over two centuries, and it's still an excellent spiritual resource.

Author : Brian Froud,Wendy Froud
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613124017

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Trolls by Brian Froud,Wendy Froud Pdf

The internationally acclaimed artists & authors are your personal guides to the enchanted world of Trolls in this book of troll tales and culture. Not since Brian Froud’s conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth has he created a faerie world with such imagination, dimension, depth, and detail. Trolls opens a new realm in the celebrated faerie worlds of famed artists Brian and Wendy Froud, renowned for their vast and personal knowledge of faeries, goblins, and other folk. Through their art, sculptures, and stories, the Frouds take you on a wonderous adventure into the world of trolls. Trolls live through the telling of tales and the passing on of stories, weaving them together, then letting them flow separately again, as streams, rivers, tree roots, and branches do. Stories, as they are collected, are tied to a troll’s tail: “A tale for the asking, the giving, the keeping.” Trolls includes stories of stone and bone, wood and feather, along with tale fragments, snippets of stories to be told in full down the road or ones that have been lost and are to be remembered again. Interspersed among the stories are troll customs, philosophies, and practices: How many kinds of trolls are there? Where do they live, and what do they like to eat? Why do some trolls father together while others seek solitude? Troll lore is interwoven with a vast treasure of artifacts and symbols of their world, from the wind knot to the Petrified Parsnip Poetry Pen, from the witch’s cursing bundle to the elusive Earthling Gift. Your journey through Trolls will reveal many mysteries, wonder, and enchantments, and there are no better guides for your adventure than Brian and Wendy Froud.