The Ascendant

Author : Drew Chapman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476725901

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The Ascendant by Drew Chapman Pdf

“Warfare goes digital in movie and TV writer Drew Chapman’s fast-moving debut, a high-stakes thriller that pits the online might of China against that of the United States” (Publishers Weekly) as reluctant patriot Garrett Reilly races around the globe to avert total war. Numbers don’t lie…Not according to Garrett Reilly who, just two weeks past his twenty-sixth birthday, thinks he’s probably the best bond analyst at his brokerage, maybe the best in all of lower Manhattan. Garrett’s memory for numbers is photographic. But he doesn’t just memorize numbers: he sorts them, ranks them, senses patterns. As he watches buy and sell numbers float across his computer monitor, Garrett notices what nobody else can: that US Treasury bonds are being sold off at an alarming rate. Two hundred billion dollars worth. It’s a discovery that Garrett knows will make him stinking rich. But then the US military arrives at his office and Garrett’s life is thrown into free fall. Captain Alexis Truffant explains that Garrett has stumbled on something bigger and scarier than he could have ever imagined: the first attack in a covert war of unthinkable proportions. Garrett begins to link a series of seemingly unrelated—and very dangerous—events that start in New York, but continue to Las Vegas, Oregon, and all lead back to rural China. Suddenly, Garrett is the only one left standing between an unknown enemy and the very security of our country. The only problem? Numbers don’t lie…but sometimes governments do. “The Hunt for Red October meets Hackers…Ascendant is a must-read for international thriller fans” (Booklist, starred review). “This is a wild ride through the headlines of our times” (Kirkus Reviews).

Author : Craig Alanson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1520271891

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Ascendant by Craig Alanson Pdf

The Wizard's Council of Tarador was supposed to tell young Koren Bladewell that he is a wizard. They were supposed to tell everyone that he is not a jinx, that all the bad things that happen around him are because he can't control the power inside him, power he doesn't know about. The people of his village, even his parents, are afraid of him, afraid he is cursed. That he is a dangerous, evil jinx. The Wizard's Council didn't tell young Koren, because they know what is best for him. Even after their silent deception destroys his life.Crown Princess Ariana Trehayme will become queen of Tarador on her sixteenth birthday, if her weak, indecisive mother the Regent hasn't allowed their ancient enemy to conquer Tarador before then. Ariana wants her royal army to strike at the enemy, but her mother knows what is best for her, and the realm.Together, Ariana and Koren can save Tarador, if the adults, who know best, will get out of their way.

Author : Michael R Miller
Publisher : Portal Books
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913695042

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Ascendant by Michael R Miller Pdf

As a lowly pot boy, Holt Cook was never meant to be a dragon rider. Until in a moment of madness, he saves a dragon egg doomed to be destroyed. A blind hatchling with a mysterious and unknown magic. Soul-bonding with the dragon, Holt gains access to its magical core. Only through training and perseverance can he cultivate its power to stand a chance in the battles to come. For the riders are preparing for war. Undead horrors are rising across the land. Kings and riders alike die in their strongholds. Order is crumbling. And Holt faces a terrible decision. To do what is expected and maintain order, or do what he knows to be right and cause only chaos?

Author : Harrison Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781532080234

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The Ascendant by Harrison Smith Pdf

It is the twenty-third century and Elijah Harms is anything but ordinary. He, the one who has a special connection to light, came to New Haven City after his parents died in a conflict between naturally-born humans and the modified. War, hardship, and being the father figure to his younger siblings has made Elijah feel older than most twenty-year-olds. Despite his challenges, Elijah’s spirits are buoyed by his friendships with Honoria Eden and Endre Gran. One day as the three friends gather in the center of the city to hear who has been chosen to join the Sanctum, become a paladin, and push for peace with The Dominion, everything changes in moments. After a sudden attack by unknown forces robs the city of its baron, its peace, and many of its citizens, Elijah soon realizes that the world he once knew no longer exists. After he separates from his injured friends to check on his family, Elijah is pursued by evil mercenaries. He is their target, but why? When he is unexpectedly saved by the paladin of the Sanctum’s infantry unit, Elijah and his friends are led down a path none ever could have imagined. In this futuristic tale, a young man, his friends, and a paladin must band together to combat a group of malicious mercenaries intent on destroying their world.

Author : Michael R. Miller
Publisher : Songs of Chaos
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1913695352

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Unbound by Michael R. Miller Pdf

Sometimes, the world needs a little chaos. Holt and Ash saved the kingdom of Feorlen against all odds. Now, they are outcasts, alone on an impossible quest to unite the Elder Dragons. But, they are children playing in a game of Dragon Lords. Trapped between the riders, servants of Sovereign, and the scourge, even their luck cannot last forever. Their only hope is to advance their bond by any means necessary. In Feorlen, Talia faces a world unaccepting of a rider queen. Her councilors will not heed her warnings of Sovereign. Foreign powers threaten war and bloodshed. Pleas sent to rider headquarters fall on deaf ears. All the while, Sovereign regathers his strength in an ancient fortress. Enthralled cultists swell his ranks. Disillusioned riders flock to his cause. And, his unwilling servant Osric Agravain scours the land for dragon eggs. There are new types of magic to be discovered, and Sovereign intends to control them all. Only the mysterious half-dragon Rake has a plan to stop Sovereign. To pull it off, he's going to need a team. Unbound continues this award winning and best-selling dragon rider epic fantasy, readers are comparing to Eragon, Pern and other beloved classics.

Author : Michael Cobley
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316214025

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The Ascendant Stars by Michael Cobley Pdf

War erupts in the depths of space. . . Battle-ready factions converge above Darien, all with the same objective: to control this newly discovered planet and access the powerful weapons at its heart. Despotic Hegemony forces dominate much of known space and they want this world too, but Darien's inhabitants are determined to fight for their future. However, key players in this conflict aren't fully in control. Hostile AIs have infiltrated key minds and have an agenda, requiring nothing less than the destruction or subversion of all organic life. And they are near to unleashing their cohorts, a host of twisted machine intelligences caged beneath Darien. Fighting to contain them are Darien's hidden guardians, and their ancient ally the Construct, on a millennia-long mission to protect sentient species. As the war reaches its peak, the AI army is roaring to the surface, to freedom and an orgy of destruction.Darien is first in line in a machine vs. human war -- for life or the sterile dusts of space.

Author : Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9789350834046

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Be Your Own Astrologer: Ascendant Capricorn by Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi Pdf

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Author : Jodie Forrest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0979067707

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The Ascendant by Jodie Forrest Pdf

How do you face the world? Are you centred? Are you poised? How well do you handle blind dates and job interviews? Your astrological Ascendant, the sign rising in the east at your birth, is the face you wear in the world, your social self, your astrological "clothing". Its just as important in your birth chart as your Sun and Moon. How well do you really understand it? Join astrologer and novelist Jodie Forrest as she examines the Ascendant through the lenses of the arts, psychology, relationships, evolutionary astrology and metaphysics. Beginners or professional astrologers will deepen their knowledge of the rising sign. With exercises for further study, topics include: Why the Ascendant may be the most overlooked and least understood member of the Primal Triad (Sun, Moon, and Ascendant); What exactly is the Ascendant?; Several working metaphors for the Ascendant, and how to apply them when analysing charts; How the Ascendant interacts with the Sun and the Moon; The ruler of the natal Ascendant; Aspects to the natal Ascendant; Dynamic events involving the Ascendant (transits, progressions and arcs); Rectification tips for the Ascendant. Includes an extensive Ascendant "cookbook" for each rising sign.

Author : Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9788128835575

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Be Your Own Astrologer : Ascendant Cancer by Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi Pdf

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Author : Saket Shah
Publisher : Saket Shah
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Aquarius Ascendant Secrets by Saket Shah Pdf

There are times when people just can’t identify with the attributes of their Sun or Moon sign. In fact, they may feel that they are an antithesis of their zodiac sign. You may also have observed it. Your Leo friend may not seek attention, may be because he or she has a Capricorn ascendant. Your Sagittarius friend is very possessive, may be because he or she has a Scorpio Ascendant. It is easy to understand why some people do not correspond to their Sun or Moon signs once you know about what is the rising sign or Ascendant in a horoscope. Ascendant is the degree of the zodiac sign that was highest on the Easter horizon at the time and place of birth. When seen from Earth, the sky seems to move, so the entire zodiac can be observed in a span of 24 hours day which means the rising sign changes on the Eastern horizon every 2 hours because there are 12 zodiac signs. People tend to associate their physical, emotional and spiritual attributes more with rising sign at times.

Author : Dennis M. Spragg
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781640122642

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America Ascendant by Dennis M. Spragg Pdf

America Ascendant vividly portrays the global crisis that brought the media and the government into an alliance that changed the course of American and world history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt organized an extraordinary partnership between the U.S. government and America’s media outlets to communicate to the reluctant and isolationist American public the nature of the threat that World War II posed to the nation and the world. The coalition’s aim was to promote the concept of American exceptionalism and use it to galvanize the public for the government’s cause. America Ascendant details the efforts of many prominent individuals and officials to harness the collective energy of the nation and guide the United States throughout World War II then describes its aftermath and the Cold War period. Dennis M. Spragg demonstrates how the news and entertainment of American broadcasters such as David Sarnoff, William Paley, and Elmer Davis helped rally the American people to fashion a new liberal democratic order to stop the global spread of Communism. This media-government alliance, however, was not achieved without difficulty. Spragg highlights the competing visions and personalities that clashed, as media and government leaders tried to develop the paradigm that ultimately shifted American cultural and political thought. Throughout this searching history he sheds light on the underappreciated coordination between the media and the government to establish a liberal democratic world order and demonstrates why American exceptionalism still matters.

Author : Kameron Hurley
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857665607

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Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley Pdf

A “completely original and inventive” epic fantasy set in a land of blood mages and sentiment plants, dark magic, and warfare on a scale that spans worlds (Locus) Loyalties are tested when worlds collide… Every two thousand years, the dark star Oma appears in the sky, bringing with it a tide of death and destruction. And those who survive must contend with friends and enemies newly imbued with violent powers. The kingdom of Saiduan already lies in ruin, decimated by invaders from another world who share the faces of those they seek to destroy. Now the nation of Dhai is under siege by the same force. Their only hope for survival lies in the hands of an illegitimate ruler and a scullery maid with a powerful—but unpredictable—magic. As the foreign Empire spreads across the world like a disease, one of their former allies takes up her Empress’s sword again to unseat them, and two enslaved scholars begin a treacherous journey home with a long-lost secret that they hope is the key to the Empire’s undoing. But when the enemy shares your own face, who can be trusted? As the convergence between the two worlds strengthens, alliances are made and broken, magic and mayhem abound—and before it’s all done, at least one world will be shattered and broken.

Author : Mitchell Hogan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062407269

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A Crucible of Souls by Mitchell Hogan Pdf

Mitchell Hogan, an imaginative new talent, makes his debut with the acclaimed first installment in the epic Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, A Crucible of Souls, a mesmerizing tale of high fantasy that combines magic, malevolence, and mystery. When young Caldan’s parents are brutally slain, the boy is raised by monks who initiate him into the arcane mysteries of sorcery. Growing up plagued by questions about his past, Caldan vows to discover who his parents were, and why they were violently killed. The search will take him beyond the walls of the monastery, into the unfamiliar and dangerous chaos of city life. With nothing to his name but a pair of mysterious heirlooms and a handful of coins, he must prove his talent to become apprenticed to a guild of sorcerers. But the world outside the monastery is a darker place than he ever imagined, and his treasured sorcery has disturbing depths he does not fully understand. As a shadowed evil manipulates the unwary and forbidden powers are unleashed, Caldan is plunged into an age-old conflict that will bring the world to the edge of destruction. Soon, he must choose a side, and face the true cost of uncovering his past. This is the author's definitive edition.

Author : William Lilly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590604534

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An introduction to astrology, rules for the practice of horary astrology [an abstract of Christian astrology]: to which are added, numerous emendations, by Zadkiel. With A grammar of astrology, and tables for calculating nativities, by Zadkiel by William Lilly Pdf

Author : William Lilly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Astrology
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1GSB

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An Introduction to Astrology by William Lilly Pdf