Sacrifice Of The Widow

Author : Lisa Smedman
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786956876

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Sacrifice of the Widow by Lisa Smedman Pdf

Goddesses vie for the soul of people... Halisstra Melarn, convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraee, was sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped, but instead was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress. For the Queen of the Demonweb Pits not only survived her Silence but evolved into something greater than she was before - something that no longer needs to share the domain she calls her own. Could it be that the War of the Spider Queen has just begun?

Author : Michelle Black
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780593190944

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Sacrifice by Michelle Black Pdf

The shocking and affecting memoir from a gold-star widow searching for the truth behind her Green Beret husband's death, this book bears witness to the true sacrifices made by military families. When Green Beret Bryan Black was killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017, his wife Michelle saw her worst nightmare become a reality. She was left alone with her grief and with two young sons to raise. But what followed Bryan's death was an even more difficult journey for the young widow. After receiving very few details about the attack that took her husband's life, it was up to Michelle to find answers. It became her mission to learn the truth about that day in Niger--and Sacrifice is the result of that mission. In this heartbreaking and revelatory memoir, Michelle uses exclusive interviews with the survivors of her husband's unit, research into the military leadership and accountability, and her own unique vantage point as a gold-star widow to tell a previously unknown story. Sacrifice is both an honest, emotional look inside a military marriage and a searing investigation of the people and decisions at the heart of the US military.

Author : Lisa Smedman
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786956920

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Storm of the Dead by Lisa Smedman Pdf

Drow god vs. Drow god! When Lolth and Eilistraee, two drow goddesses, compete for control of the dark elves of Faerûn, more than just the drow are caught in the middle. Though the drow will survive their game, what's at stake is the very nature of what it means to be a dark elf. From the Paperback edition.

Author : Jörg Fisch
Publisher : Seagull Books
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Human sacrifice
ISBN : UCSC:32106018380151

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Burning Women by Jörg Fisch Pdf

'Burning Women', written by Joerg Fisch, reveals how the ongoing practice of 'widow-burning' is not exclusively Indian but is a global phenomenon. The book also presents a complete history of the practice up to the present day.

Author : Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780735269941

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Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Pdf

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead.​ To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia​. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way—and stop more girls from being sacrificed.

Author : Christian White
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250194381

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The Wife and the Widow by Christian White Pdf

The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of The Nowhere Child, Christian White. Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling thriller told from two perspectives: Kate, a widow whose grief is compounded by what she learns about her dead husband’s secret life; and Abby, an island local whose world is turned upside when she’s forced to confront the evidence of her husband’s guilt. But nothing on this island is quite as it seems, and only when these women come together can they discover the whole story about the men in their lives. Brilliant and beguiling, The Wife and The Widow takes you to a cliff edge and asks the question: how well do we really know the people we love?

Author : Lisa Smedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Forgotten realms (Imaginary place)
ISBN : 1428714979

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Sacrifice of the Widow by Lisa Smedman Pdf

A convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistrace, Halisstra Melarn ventures into the farthest depths of the Outer Planes to destroy the demon goddess she had once served, only to be transformed into a hideous creature forced to do the evil will of her vengeful former mistress.

Author : Catherine Weinberger-Thomas
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0226885682

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Ashes of Immortality by Catherine Weinberger-Thomas Pdf

"At last, she arrives at the fatal end of the plank . . . and, with her hands crossed over her chest, falls straight downward, suspended for a moment in the air before being devoured by the burning pit that awaits her. . . ." This grisly 1829 account by Pierre Dubois demonstrates the usual European response to the Hindu custom of satis sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands—horror and revulsion. Yet to those of the Hindu faith, not least the satis themselves, this act signals the sati's sacredness and spiritual power. Ashes of Immortality attempts to see the satis through Hindu eyes, providing an extensive experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Based on fifteen years of fieldwork in northern India, where the state-banned practice of sati reemerged in the 1970s, as well as extensive textual analysis, Weinberger-Thomas constructs a radically new interpretation of satis. She shows that their self-immolation transcends gender, caste and class, region and history, representing for the Hindus a path to immortality.

Author : Tom Keneally
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781761341458

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The Widow and Her Hero by Tom Keneally Pdf

I knew in general terms I was marrying a hero. The burden lay lightly on Leo, and to be a hero's wife in times supposedly suited to the heroic caused a woman to swallow doubt . . . The Japanese had barely been turned away. It was heresy and unlucky to undermine young men at such a supreme hour. When Grace married the genial and handsome Captain Leo Waterhouse in Australia in 1943, they were young, in love - and at war. Like many other young men and women, they were ready, willing and able to put the war effort first. They never seriously doubted that they would come through unscathed. But Leo never returned from a commando mission masterminded by his own hero figure, an eccentric and charismatic man who inspired total loyalty from those under his command. The world moved on to new alliances, leaving Grace, like so many widows, to bear the pain of losing the love of her life and wonder what it had all been for. Sixty years on, Grace is still haunted by the tragedy of her doomed hero when the real story of his ill-fated secret mission is at last unearthed. As new fragments of her hero's story emerge, Grace is forced to keep revising her picture of what happened to Leo and his fellow commandoes - until she learns about the final piece in the jigsaw, and the ultimate betrayal.

Author : Diana Biller
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250297860

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The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller Pdf

"The Widow of Rose House is close to perfection and any lover of historical romance will adore this debut." - Smart Bitches Trashy Books It’s 1875, and Alva Webster is ready for a fresh start. After three years of being pilloried in the presses for fleeing her abusive husband, his sudden death allows her to return to New York where she is determined to restore a dilapidated Hyde Park mansion, and hopefully her reputation at the same time. She is decidedly not supposed to fall in love. But when a haunting at her new home threatens her careful plans, she must seek help from the eccentric and brilliant and - much to her dismay - very handsome Professor Samuel Moore. Alva doesn’t need more complications in her life, especially not a convention-flouting, scandal-raising one like Sam. Unfortunately, Sam is the only one who can help. Together, the two delve into the tragic secrets wreathing Alva’s new home while Sam attempts to unlock Alva’s history—and her heart. Set during the Gilded Age in New York City, The Widow of Rose House is a gorgeously romantic debut by Diana Biller, with an intrepid and resilient American heroine guaranteed to delight readers as she starts over and finds true love. "A chemistry-fueled debut with a bit of a ghost story, great for readers of gothic romance." - Booklist "Biller mirrors Wharton's genius for revealing the emotional gold lying beneath the Gilded Age, which motivates the novel's massive romantic turmoil." - Bookpage (Most Anticipated Romances)

Author : Dayachand Napal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9990391505

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The Young Widow's Sacrifice and Other Short Stories by Dayachand Napal Pdf

Author : Sherry Ginn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786498192

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Marvel's Black Widow from Spy to Superhero by Sherry Ginn Pdf

First appearing in Marvel Comics in the 1960s, Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, was introduced to movie audiences in Iron Man 2 (2010). Her character has grown in popularity with subsequent Marvel films, and fans have been vocal about wanting to see Black Widow in a titular role. Romanoff has potent appeal: a strong female character who is not defined by her looks or her romantic relationships, with the skill set of a veteran spy first for the KGB, then for S.H.I.E.L.D. This collection of new essays is the first to examine Black Widow and her development, from Cold War era comics to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Author : Adele Wiseman
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771090257

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The Sacrifice by Adele Wiseman Pdf

The Sacrifice is a haunting depiction of one family and its often tragic attempts to come to terms with a new life in a new country. It is a moving, almost biblical story of a father possessed by his hope for his only son; of a son who rebels against his father’s ideals, yet sacrifices himself to preserve what his father most prizes; and of a grandson who must reconcile the flaws in his inheritance.

Author : John George Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : UCAL:B3128412

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Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World by John George Wood Pdf

Author : John George Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : OXFORD:600052207

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Natural History of Man by John George Wood Pdf