The Rift Walker

Author : Clay Griffith
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616145248

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The Rift Walker by Clay Griffith Pdf

This second book in a trilogy of high adventure and alternate history combines rousing pulp action with steampunk style, bringing epic political themes to life within a story of heartbreaking romance, sacrifice, and heroism. Princess Adele struggles with a life of marriage and obligation as her Equatorian Empire and their American Republic allies stand on the brink of war against the vampire clans of the north. However, the alliance's horrific strategy for total victory drives Adele to abandon her duty and embark on a desperate quest to keep her nation from staining its hands with genocide. Reunited with her great love, the mysterious adventurer known to the world as the Greyfriar, Adele is pursued by her own people as well as her vengeful husband, Senator Clark. With the human alliance in disarray, Prince Cesare, lord of the British vampire clan, seizes the initiative and strikes at the very heart of Equatoria. As Adele labors to bring order to her world, she learns more about the strange powers she exhibited in the north. Her teacher, Mamoru, leads a secret cabal of geomancers who believe Adele is the one who can touch the vast power of the Earth that surges through ley lines and wells up at the rifts where the lines meet. These energies are the key to defeating the enemy of mankind. If Princess Adele could ever bring this power under her command, she could be death to vampires. But such a victory would also cost the life of Adele's beloved Greyfriar. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : E. A. Copen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735329061

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Rift Walker by E. A. Copen Pdf

Author : Rachael Craw
Publisher : Walker Books Australia
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781760650094

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The Rift by Rachael Craw Pdf

The Rift is an action-packed YA fantasy full of heart-pounding romance from award-winning New Zealand author Rachael Craw. When the Rift opens, death follows. For generations, the Rangers of Black Water Island have guarded the Old Herd against horrors released by the Rift. Cal West, an apprentice Ranger with a rare scar and even rarer gifts, fights daily to prove he belongs within their ranks. After nine years away, Meg Archer returns to her childhood home only to find the Island is facing a new threat that not even the Rangers are prepared for. Meg and Cal can’t ignore their attraction, but can they face their darkest fears to save the Island from disaster?

Author : Clay Harmon
Publisher : Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786185426

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Flames of Mira by Clay Harmon Pdf

Magic and redemption in a world of fire and ice. Among boiling volcanoes under Mira's frozen lands, people like Ig are forced to undergo life-threatening trials that bind chemical elements to the human body. One of Mira's most powerful elementals, Ig serves as an enforcer for Magnate Sorrelo Adriann, but is cursed with flesh binding magic that will kill him at the first sign of disobedience. When Sorrelo is overthrown, Ig quickly learns he can do far worse than what has been asked of him so far. If he can't escape the flesh binding in time, he will have to kill friend and foe alike to stop his master reclaiming the throne, or sacrifice himself trying.

Author : Walter Jon Williams
Publisher : Walter Jon Williams
Page : 1247 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780988901742

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The Rift by Walter Jon Williams Pdf

"The Rift would be a very good beach book, if you could put it down long enough to get into the water." —— The San Diego Union Tribune FRACTURE LINES PERMEATE THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. Some comprise the New Madrid fault, the most dangerous earthquake zone in the world. Other fracture lines are social—— economic, religious, racial, and ethnic. What happens when they all crack at once? Caught in the disaster as cities burn and bridges tumble, young Jason Adams finds himself adrift on the Mississippi with African-American engineer Nick Ruford. A modern-day Huck and Jim, they spin helplessly down the river and into the widening faults in American society, encountering violence and hope, compassion and despair, and the primal wilderness that threatens to engulf not only them, but all they love... " A breakout book that you'll swear the author lived" —— SF Age "I don't like disaster novels. I would not have even glanced at The Rift if it weren't backed by Walter Jon Williams' reputation for excellence. And I definitely would not have kept reading if Williams hadn't demonstrated on every page that he deserves his reputation. The result? I was so engrossed in—— and engaged by ——The Rift that I forgot that I don't like disaster novels. This book is an impressive achievement.” —— Stephen R. Donaldson, New York Times bestselling author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant "The Rift is bloody wonderful! Williams brings an historic disaster back for an encore and metaphorically flattens it again. This is the stuff for which sleep is lost--and awards are made." —— Dean Ing "The Rift shakes up the world like it's never been shaken before." —— Fred Saberhagen "[For fans of the disaster novel] Williams delivers the requisite thrills and setpieces—— but he also, to paraphrase Conrad, offers a bit of that truth for which they forgot to ask." —— Locus

Author : Clay Harmon
Publisher : Solaris
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1786185415

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Flames Of Mira by Clay Harmon Pdf

An epic new fantasy in a world of ice, fire and magic! People like Ig are born from life-threatening trials that bind periodic elements to the human body, forged in the boiling volcanoes and subterranean passages under Mira’s frozen lands. One of the most powerful known elementals, he is forced to work as an enforcer for Magnate Sorrelo Adriann — cursed with a flesh binding — magic that will kill him at the first sign of disobedience. When Sorrelo is overthrown, Ig quickly learns he can do worse — far worse — than what has been asked from him so far. If he can’t escape the flesh binding in time, Ig will have to kill friend and foe alike as his master seeks to reclaim the throne or sacrifice himself trying.

Author : Jackson, R N
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1738458407

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Edge of the Rift by Jackson, R N Pdf

Book 1 in the Rift Walker trilogy.

Author : G. David Walker
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798614774530

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Jaben's Rift by G. David Walker Pdf

Previously published as "From a Far Land, Jaben's Rift: Book One" by G. David Walker One impulsive step, and a world hangs in the balance. When an ordinary family vacation in Scotland sends Jason Bennett to Teleria, an extraordinary world of might and magic, his arrival sets the wheels in motion on events that will change that world forever.In Teleria, Jason is thought be Jaben, a mysterious figure from an ancient prophecy who is destined to save or doom the world. Through half-truths and misunderstandings, Jason gets caught in a dangerous tug of war between the ruling Circle of Nine and one of his own ancestors from three hundred years in his past. Adding to his dilemma, he finds himself at the center of a conflict between two of the Altered, a small group of godlike beings, one of whom is secretly aiding Jason's ancestor, violating a Covenant that has kept Teleria safe from their influence for over a millennia. Unable to return home, Jason must learn to use power he isn't convinced he has, keep from triggering a war between the Altered that could devastate the planet, and most of all...survive. Not quite the summer vacation he had in mind. JABEN'S RIFT takes the reader on a journey of honor and deception, betrayal and self-sacrifice, as Jason tries to figure out who is telling him the truth and who only wants to use him, before Teleria's fate is sealed forever.

Author : Gary C. Howard,Matthew R. Kaser
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429945915

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Making and Unmaking of Puget Sound by Gary C. Howard,Matthew R. Kaser Pdf

The Puget Sound is a complex fjord-estuary system in Washington State that is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Juan de Fuca Strait and surrounded by several large population centers. The watershed is enormous, covering nearly 43,000 square kilometers with thousands of rivers and streams. Geological forces, volcanos, Ice Ages, and changes in sea levels make the Sound a biologically dynamic and fascinating environment, as well as a productive ecosystem. Human activity has also influenced the Sound. Humans built several major cities, such as Seattle and Tacoma, have dramatically affected the Puget Sound. This book describes the natural history and evolution of Puget Sound over the last 100 million years through the present and into the future. Key Features Summarizes a complex geological, geographical, and ecological history Reviews how the Puget Sound has changed and will likely change in the future Examines the different roles of various drivers of the Sound’s ecosystem function Includes the role of humans—both first people and modern populations. Explores Puget Sound as an example of general bay ecological and environmental issues

Author : Joan Plubell Mattia
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781532600746

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Walking the Rift by Joan Plubell Mattia Pdf

The Victorian encounter with Africa contains many micro-narratives that call for a questioning of an old consensus. Tentative assumptions as to the motives of early missionaries and colonial personnel often prove less than satisfactory due to stereotypes and unexplored archives. The need for new master narratives that move beyond the old paradigms of Western expansion and African victimization are being called for by scholars of the Global North and South--narratives that allow room for strong evidence of an egalitarian joint endeavor and African cultural vitality without avoiding the investment in imperialism practiced by colonial personnel. Based on extensive archival research, Walking the Rift advocates an alternative proposal--missionaries and administrators caught in the grinding of contradictory opposites. As a professional artist, Alfred Robert Tucker captured this tug-of-war on canvas, but similar dichotomies are found in his approach to marriage contracts, slavery, mission and church organizational structure, alliance with the colonial government and African partnership. Tucker is a representative figure--a prism to shine light on those involved in the British East African project. Like many in the early encounter with Africa, he was neither a consistent imperialist nor a complete egalitarian idealist, but operated in both spheres without creating a third.

Author : John F. Desmond
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0820325880

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Walker Percy's Search for Community by John F. Desmond Pdf

In this criticism of Percy, John F. Desmond traces the writer's enduring concerns with community. These concerns, Desmond argues, were grounded in the realism of such Scholastics as Aquinas and Duns Scotus.

Author : Ian McDonald
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625674159

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King of Morning, Queen of Day by Ian McDonald Pdf

Winner of the Philip K Dick Award “Filled with wondrous language, marvelous events.” —Science Fiction Chronicle In Ireland, three generations of young women fight to control the powers coursing through their blood: the power to bring the mystical Otherworld into our world, and change it. Emily, Jessica and Enye must each face their dark side of human mythoconsciousness–and their own personal histories. But the forces of faerie are ever treacherous... Filled with vivid, passionate characters you will never forget, King of Morning, Queen of Day is a spellbinding fantasy of the real Ireland. “McDonald’s power as a storyteller lies in his stylistic versatility and intensity of language as well as in his capacity to create vivid and memorable characters. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal “A brilliant book.” —Charles de Lint

Author : Miles Nelson
Publisher : Elsewhen Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781915304346

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Renegade by Miles Nelson Pdf

The Riftmaster Ari is on their own, with nothing but their wit, their satchel, and a vow to make it back to Earth. To do that they must stay alive, no matter the cost… but it seems that the inhabitants of this vast universe have other plans. With Bailey gone, Ari’s life should shift back to normalcy. But after discovering all that remains of their family and taking the life of their love, Ari feels more alone than ever. Their only company is the strange sickness that fights against their every move, and the starships that seem to creep across the skies of every planet they visit. Starships belonging to the Renohaiin Empire. In their time as Riftmaster, Ari has made allies and enemies alike. Even still, the Empire’s motives are hazy at the best of times, and insidious at the worst. As Ari’s condition deteriorates, the Renohaiin alone might have a cure. For now, the Riftmaster is alive. But just how far will they go to keep it that way? Renegade is the much anticipated sequel to Riftmaster, the 2021 bestseller from Miles Nelson. Cover art: Miles Nelson

Author : Ellen L. Walker
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781608320738

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Complete Without Kids by Ellen L. Walker Pdf

Examines the rewards and challenges childfree adults face living in a world that celebrates traditional families, offering advice on how to cope with the pressure of friends and family to have children, taking advantage of leisure time, and financial considerations.

Author : Katherine J. Cramer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226349251

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The Politics of Resentment by Katherine J. Cramer Pdf

“An important contribution to the literature on contemporary American politics. Both methodologically and substantively, it breaks new ground.” —Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare When Scott Walker was elected Governor of Wisconsin, the state became the focus of debate about the appropriate role of government. In a time of rising inequality, Walker not only survived a bitterly contested recall, he was subsequently reelected. But why were the very people who would benefit from strong government services so vehemently against the idea of big government? With The Politics of Resentment, Katherine J. Cramer uncovers an oft-overlooked piece of the puzzle: rural political consciousness and the resentment of the “liberal elite.” Rural voters are distrustful that politicians will respect the distinct values of their communities and allocate a fair share of resources. What can look like disagreements about basic political principles are therefore actually rooted in something even more fundamental: who we are as people and how closely a candidate’s social identity matches our own. Taking a deep dive into Wisconsin’s political climate, Cramer illuminates the contours of rural consciousness, showing how place-based identities profoundly influence how people understand politics. The Politics of Resentment shows that rural resentment—no less than partisanship, race, or class—plays a major role in dividing America against itself.