The Chrysalis Of Oc Innocent And The Innocents

Author : Peter V. Wright
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781483437750

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The Chrysalis of Oc: Innocent and the Innocents by Peter V. Wright Pdf

At the turn of the thirteenth century, a tolerant, wealthy, and cultured society blossomed in what is now southwestern France. Occitania was the domain of the Counts of Toulouse. Its people valued poetry, music, and literature over warfare. Their language Occitan, was the lingua franca of the courts of Europe. Their troubadours traveled widely and were popular sources of news and entertainment. Tragically, their success struck fear in the minds of the pope and kings, so a brutal crusade was launched to destroy a people that sought only peace. Seven hundred years later, as the battles raged on the Normandy beaches, a sleepy little town in the Limousin woke up to what they expected to be like any other. But this day they were to have unwelcome visitors, the Waffen SS. The Chrysalis of Oc is a sweeping historical tale that links thirteenth and twentieth century France and the bloody crusades that changed the course of the world forever.

Author : Keith Baker
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786956500

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The Queen of Stone by Keith Baker Pdf

In the land of monsters, you'll want her by your side. Nyrielle Tam--better known by her code name, Thorn--is a Dark Lantern sent undercover to a summit in the monstrous kingdom of Droaam. The beasts of Droaam have organized and want recognition from the kingdoms of Khorvaire. Breland attends to gauge its neighbors' reaction to the new state's demands of equality . . . and to take the opportunity to recover something long ago stolen by the mysterious Sheshka, Queen of the Medusas. It's up to Thorn to accomplish both, while keeping her King and Country out of war. The creator of the world of Eberron returns with a series that shows off Eberron's cross-genre capabilities--all the smarts and action of a spy thriller, with the magic and depth of world only fantasy can create. There's something here for every fan! From the Paperback edition.

Author : Terry Hounsome
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Rock groups
ISBN : UCSC:32106019000303

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Rock Record 7 by Terry Hounsome Pdf

Author : David Gemmell
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307797469

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Wolf in Shadow by David Gemmell Pdf

“David Gemmell tells a very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy.”—New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore John Shannow, The Jerusalem Man, lived in a world that had toppled on its axis. Civilization had been replaced by ruthlessness and savagery. Relentless in his quest for peace, Shannow followed a path that led only to bloodshed and sorrow. Abaddon, the Lord of the Pit, sought to plunge mankind into a new Satanic era. His Hellborn army spewed forth from the Plague Lands with an unholy force stemming from human sacrifice. For it was the blood of innocents that fueled the corrupted Sipstrassi Stones of Power—the source of Abaddon's might. But the Hellborn made a fatal mistake—they took the woman who had stolen Shannow's heart. He would move Heaven and Earth to save her or he would die trying. “Gemmell . . . keeps the mythic currents crackling.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Peter Watts
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429982214

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Maelstrom by Peter Watts Pdf

Second in the Rifters Trilogy, Hugo Award-winning author Peter Watts' Maelstrom is a terrifying explosion of cyberpunk noir. This is the way the world ends: A nuclear strike on a deep sea vent. The target was an ancient microbe—voracious enough to drive the whole biosphere to extinction—and a handful of amphibious humans called rifters who'd inadvertently released it from three billion years of solitary confinement. The resulting tsunami killed millions. It's not as through there was a choice: saving the world excuses almost any degree of collateral damage. Unless, of course, you miss the target. Now North America's west coast lies in ruins. Millions of refugees rally around a mythical figure mysteriously risen from the deep sea. A world already wobbling towards collapse barely notices the spread of one more blight along its shores. And buried in the seething fast-forward jungle that use to be called Internet, something vast and inhuman reaches out to a woman with empty white eyes and machinery in her chest. A woman driven by rage, and incubating Armageddon. Her name is Lenie Clarke. She's a rifter. She's not nearly as dead as everyone thinks. And the whole damn world is collateral damage as far as she's concerned. . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UOM:39015053632884

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Merit Students Encyclopedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Dragonsteel, LLC
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781938570278

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Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson Pdf

As Brandon Sanderson’s #1 bestselling Skyward series celebrates its third volume, Cytonic, travel back in time to the origin of Cytonics in the novella Defending Elysium. Centuries before Spensa looked skyward from the planet Detritus—back on Old Earth before it was lost—Jason Write faced a crucial question: was humanity ready to join galactic society? When faster-than-light communications were discovered by a small telephone company in 2071, alien species such as the Tenasi and Varvax overheard them and came to visit Earth. Because the Phone Company controls all communications with the aliens, their operatives like Jason operate above the law. Now, on the space platform Evensong, one of the Phone Company’s scientists has gone missing before surfacing in a hospital with amnesia, and Jason is sent to investigate. Right as he arrives, the body of a murdered Varvax ambassador is discovered, sure to cause a galactic incident. Coln Abrams of the United Intelligence Bureau seizes the opportunity to investigate Jason as he deals with the crisis. This could be the UIB’s chance to discover the Phone Company’s secrets—how does FTL communication work, and what is Jason hiding? Winner of Spain’s UPC Award for Science Fiction in 2007.

Author : Nicole Rafter,Chad Posick,Michael Rocque
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479894697

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The Criminal Brain, Second Edition by Nicole Rafter,Chad Posick,Michael Rocque Pdf

A lively, up-to-date overview of the newest research in biosocial criminology What is the relationship between criminality and biology? Nineteenth-century phrenologists insisted that criminality was innate, inherent in the offender’s brain matter. While they were eventually repudiated as pseudo-scientists, today the pendulum has swung back. Both criminologists and biologists have begun to speak of a tantalizing but disturbing possibility: that criminality may be inherited as a set of genetic deficits that place one at risk to commit theft, violence, or acts of sexual deviance. But what do these new theories really assert? Are they as dangerous as their forerunners, which the Nazis and other eugenicists used to sterilize, incarcerate, and even execute thousands of supposed “born” criminals? How can we prepare for a future in which leaders may propose crime-control programs based on biology? In this second edition of The Criminal Brain, Nicole Rafter, Chad Posick, and Michael Rocque describe early biological theories of crime and provide a lively, up-to-date overview of the newest research in biosocial criminology. New chapters introduce the theories of the latter part of the 20th century; apply and critically assess current biosocial and evolutionary theories, the developments in neuro-imaging, and recent progressions in fields such as epigenetics; and finally, provide a vision for the future of criminology and crime policy from a biosocial perspective. The book is a careful, critical examination of each research approach and conclusion. Both compiling and analyzing the body of scholarship devoted to understanding the criminal brain, this volume serves as a condensed, accessible, and contemporary exploration of biological theories of crime and their everyday relevance.

Author : Terence S. Kissack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073927090

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Free Comrades by Terence S. Kissack Pdf

Fully indexed work on anarchism as it intersected with sexual politics at a time when homosexuality was considered to be gross indecency' and when Oscar Wilde was imprisoned for two years in a spectacular show trial. Emma Goldman, among other anarchists, was a staunch defender of the right to sexual freedom, speaking and writing on what they saw as an oppressive misuse of state power. Includes writings from the earliest days of sexual politics through to the transforming events of Stonewall.'

Author : Keith Baker,Nicolas Logue,James Desborough,C. Amadeus Suleiman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Dungeons and Dragons (Game)
ISBN : 0786948035

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City of Stormreach by Keith Baker,Nicolas Logue,James Desborough,C. Amadeus Suleiman Pdf

"Explore the most important frontier city of Xen'drik, where opportunity and peril walk hand in hand. Whether you're looking for shadowy ruins, sinsiter organizations, or a treasure-laden dungeon, Stormreach is the place to start. This Dungeons and Dragons supplement brings Stormreach to life with information on the movers and shakers, both in front of and behind the scenes; ready-to-use adversaries to challenge your characters; adventure hooks to spice up your game"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Compton Mackenzie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Vanity Girl by Compton Mackenzie Pdf

Author : Goodman Games
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0971276773

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Complete Guide to Doppelgangers by Goodman Games Pdf

Complete Guide to Doppelgangers

Author : Keith Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Dungeons and Dragons (Game)
ISBN : 0786940379

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Secrets of Sarlona by Keith Baker Pdf

Join the struggle to save the cradle of humanity from monstrous and alien overlords. Venture to the frozen land of the shifters to make your fortune, or smuggle exotic goods and strange dissidents from a freewheeling southern port. Stand on the world's tallest mountain, or rove the vast wilderness that makes up the empire of Riedra. Seek venerated masters, and learn powers and abilities unheard of in Khorvaire. Come to Sarlona, ancient homeland of couatls and fiends, and explore a land of lost empires and esoteric arts. Inside this book, you'll find everything you need to explore the enigmatic continent of Sarlona: Comprehensive overview of Sarlona's nations, including their governments and relations, as well as locations, communities, organizations, and NPCs. Detailed maps of the continent, nations, settlements, and adventure sites. Unique new feats, magic items, prestige classes, psionic powers, and spells. Bizarre monsters and templates unique to Sarlona. Book jacket.

Author : Vaddey Ratner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781849837613

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In The Shadow Of The Banyan by Vaddey Ratner Pdf

A stunning, powerful debut novel set against the backdrop of the Cambodian War, perfect for fans of Chris Cleave and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labour, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyanis testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. 'In the Shadow of the Banyanis one of the most extraordinary and beautiful acts of storytelling I have ever encountered' Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand 'Ratner is a fearless writer, and the novel explores important themes such as power, the relationship between love and guilt, and class. Most remarkably, it depicts the lives of characters forced to live in extreme circumstances, and investigates how that changes them. To read In the Shadow of the Banyan is to be left with a profound sense of being witness to a tragedy of history' Guardian 'This is an extraordinary debut … as beautiful as it is heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday

Author : Amy Swerdlow,Johanna Lessinger
Publisher : G. K. Hall
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UVA:X000689316

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Class, Race, and Sex by Amy Swerdlow,Johanna Lessinger Pdf