The Shadow And The Blade

Author : Christie Rich
Publisher : Christie Rich
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Shadow and The Blade by Christie Rich Pdf

One woman can wield the blade prophesized to restore peace to Zaria … but first, she must survive. Xiery, a witch in training, lost everyone except her mother to the Imprecari King and his cursed army. A sorcerer of lethal skill, he murdered the royal family and usurped the Zarian throne—all in the name of peace. But one royal survived and fled the land of his inheritance. Xiery is intent on joining him and seeing him restored to his rightful throne. She and her mother live among rebels—those who refuse to use their magic to aid the usurper king and his unholy followers. She yearns to reunite with her family, but to do so, she’ll risk all to discover a way to defeat the king for good. When the army attacks their ragtag camp, Xiery’s mother curses her to protect her. But the two are separated, and Xiery must rely on her burgeoning magic to survive the wilderness and to escape the dark warrior sent to retrieve her. For the Imprecari King wants Xiery for a purpose of his own, and he’ll do anything to control the magic she alone possesses…

Author : Lowell B. Graham
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0875527221

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Shadow in the Deep by Lowell B. Graham Pdf

Book Three in L.B. Graham's "Binding of the Blade" series, following "Beyond the Summerland" and "Bringer of Storms." For all of Kirthanin, the days are dark and hope seems far away. And yet, in the midst of their darkness, a ray of light appears when Benjiah takes up Valzaan's staff and enters where all others fear to go.

Author : S. M. Gaither
Publisher : Random House
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781804945834

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A Twist of the Blade by S. M. Gaither Pdf

Mercenary. Survivor. Queen. Casia Greythorne's world has been shattered. Still reeling from a devastating loss and the revelation of an identity she wasn't ready for, she must now also master the strange magic that's awakening within her. But first she must lead her friends through cursed lands and the dwellings of the gods, away from the crumbling empire and the king-emperor who clutches the crown with ever-bloodier hands. All while knowing the true threat may be someone she came dangerously close to falling for. . . Elander Revenmar thought he knew who he was. He had a mission, a god he was content to serve. Then came a woman he should have stayed away from; whose life he never should have saved. Because salvation comes with a cost. And some debts must be paid in blood.

Author : Robert Williams Buchanan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11012472

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The Shadow of the Sword by Robert Williams Buchanan Pdf

Author : Edward Willett
Publisher : Shadowpaw Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781989398104

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Twist of the Blade by Edward Willett Pdf

The power of Excalibur is changing Ariane in scary ways. As she and Rex Major race for the second shard, Wally’s no longer sure whose side he should be on . . . When Ariane seriously hurts Wally’s sister, Flish, his belief in her is shaken. Meanwhile, the second shard is in France, and Rex Major already knows it’s there. Ariane powers from the Lady of the Lake enable her to travel magically through freshwater, but now there’s a saltwater ocean in the way . . . As Major uses Wally's doubts to cause a rift between the friends, Ariane takes the chance to go it alone. But if the first shard's power is barely controllable, how will she fare when two shards are united? Twist of the Blade is an exciting modern-day young-adult fantasy by award-winning author Edward Willett, perfect for anyone who thrills to stories of modern-day magic and tales of King Arthur. Adventure awaits high in the clouds and deep underground in this second instalment of the five-book Shards of Excalibur series. Get your copy today!

Author : Lisa Blackwood
Publisher : Lisa Blackwood Books
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781777600761

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The Blade's Shadow by Lisa Blackwood Pdf

A young queen and a freed slave will make their destiny together. (Blade’s Destiny Part 2) When a queen rejected a thousand years of tradition and freed a slave and elevated him to a position of great power, it was only the beginning of their strange destiny. As Crown Princess Asharru and her sacred Blade, Tirigan, seek to eradicate the corruption at the heart of the Gryphon Court, they are met with resistance from many noble Houses. But the greatest danger still lurkers in the shadows, for some traitors aren’t as dead as Queen and Blade might hope. Asharru and Tirigan are too determined to allow their enemies to force them to stop. While there is no guarantee they’ll survive to rule together, one thing is certain—they’ll love each other in this life or the next. Author’s note: While the other books in the series can be read as standalones, Blade’s Destiny & The Blade’s Shadow are a continuing story and must be read in order. If you like Grace Draven, Jeffe Kennedy, Amanda, Bouchet, C.L. Wilson, Sarah J. Maas, Maria V. Snyder, Bernadette Rowley, and Elizabeth Vaughan, you might also like the Ishtar’s Legacy series by Lisa Blackwood. Topics: epic fantasy romance, fantasy romance, shifters, fae, gryphons, fae kings, warrior queen, warrior maidens, demigods, goddesses, shifter romance series, epic fantasy with romance, series starter, first in series free, paranormal romance series, paranormal romance saga, gryphon shifters, shapeshifter romance, magic, sorcery, sorceress, paranormal romance shifters, paranormal romance mythological, paranormal romance fae, shifter romance, shapeshifter romance with sex, fantasy romance ebook, romantic fantasy, female protagonist, paranormal elements, HEA, Witches, Magic, strong heroine, non-human hero, new adult paranormal romance, forbidden romance, romance fiction, top ebooks in fantasy fantasy, top ebooks in paranormal romance, speculative fiction, magic and romance, Paranormal Romance, paranormal romance shifters, romantic fantasy series.

Author : Seressia Glass
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439169001

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Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass Pdf

For Kira Solomon, normal was never an option. Kira's day job is as an antiquities expert, but her true calling is as a Shadowchaser. Trained from youth to be one of the most lethal Chasers in existence, Kira serves the Gilead Commission, dispatching the Fallen who sow discord and chaos. Of course, sometimes Gilead bureaucracy is as much a thorn in her side as anything the Fallen can muster against her. Right now, though, she's got a bigger problem. Someone is turning the city of Atlanta upside down in search of a millennia-old Egyptian dagger that just happens to have fallen into Kira's hands. Then there's Khefar, the dagger's true owner -- a near-immortal 4,000-year-old Nubian warrior who, Kira has to admit, looks pretty fine for his age. Joining forces is the only way to keep the weapon safe from the sinister Shadow forces, but now Kira is in deep with someone who holds more secrets than she does, the one person who knows just how treacherous this fight is. Because every step closer to destroying the enemy is a step closer to losing herself to Shadow forever....

Author : Anna Kashina
Publisher : Angry Robot
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857668165

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Shadowblade by Anna Kashina Pdf

A young sword prodigy must impersonate a lost princess and throw her life into a deadly political game, in this kinetic epic fantasy novel by the author of the award-winning Majat Code series Naia dreams of becoming a Jaihar Blademaster, but after assaulting a teacher, her future seems ruined. The timely intervention of a powerful stranger suddenly elevates her into elite Upper Grounds training. She has no idea that the stranger is Dal Gassan, head of the Daljeer Circle. Seventeen years ago he witnessed the massacre of Challimar’s court and rescued its sole survivor, a baby girl. Gassan plans to thrust a blade into the machinations of imperial succession: Naia. Disguised as the legendary Princess Xarimet of Challimar, Naia must challenge the imperial family, and win. Naia is no princess, but with her desert-kissed eyes and sword skills she might be close enough… File Under: Fantasy [ Warrior Foretold | Royal Massacre | Wrongful Heir | Forbidden Kingdom ]

Author : Chris Walley
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 1792 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496429018

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The Lamb among the Stars Collection: The Shadow and Night / The Dark Foundations / The Infinite Day by Chris Walley Pdf

This collection bundles Chris Walley’s entire epic Lamb among the Stars series into one e-book for a great value! #1 The Shadow and Night In the first book in the epic Lamb among the Stars series, author Chris Walley weaves the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and supernatural into something unique in science fiction. Twelve thousand years into the future, the human race has spread across the galaxy to hundreds of terraformed worlds. The effects of the Fall have been diminished by the Great Intervention, and peace and contentment reign under the gentle rule of the Assembly. But suddenly, almost imperceptibly, things begin to change. On the remotest planet of Farholme, Forester Merral D’Avanos hears one simple . . . lie. Slowly a handful of men and women begin to realize that evil has returned and must be fought. What will this mean for a people to whom war and evil are ancient history? Thus begins the epic that has been described as “If C. S. Lewis and Tolkien had written Star Wars.” The Shadow and Night was previously published in two volumes: The Shadow at Evening and The Power of the Night. #2 The Dark Foundations The Dark Foundations continues the epic story begun in The Shadow and Night. Far beyond the tranquility of the Assembly worlds, Nezhuala, Lord-Emperor of the Dominion, is preparing a merciless and crushing attack on Farholme as a prelude to an onslaught on the Assembly. Back on Farholme, Commander Merral D’Avanos recovers from his wounds after the battle at Fallambet where the intruders were destroyed. Yet even as Merral dreams of a return to peace, he receives a warning of imminent war on a massive scale he cannot ignore. Amid the urgent preparations for battle, Merral and his friends realize the inadequacy of their defenses. Then, with weeks to spare before the predicted eve of war, Merral receives an offer of assistance from the strangest of sources. But can it be trusted? As the wave of war finally crashes over Farholme, Merral must find the answer to other questions in the heat of battle: Can Farholme survive the growing internal strains? Who will pay the price for victory? Will his own weaknesses undo both him and his world? #3 The Infinite Day “Vero, you remember you once said there were people who would follow me to the gates of hell?” / “A figure of speech.” / “We’d better find them. That’s where we’re going.” / After the defeat of the evil Dominion forces at Farholme, Commander Merral D’Avanos prepares a task force to rescue thirty hostages captured by the fleeing Margrave Lezaroth. Merral’s only hope is that he can get to the hostages before they’re taken to Lord-Emperor Nezhuala at the Blade of Night—the nexus of the Dominion’s power. But in order to get there, Merral and his crew will have to survive a perilous trip through Below Space. Meanwhile, news of the Dominion’s defeat at Farholme reaches Ancient Earth but is tempered by the sobering truth of the enemy’s growth and strength. It is now clear that an attack on the Assembly is imminent, but how far should the Assembly go to stop it? And does the real danger lie in the Dominion or in the subtle evil that has arrived at the heart of the Assembly itself? The Infinite Day is the thrilling conclusion to the epic Lamb among the Stars series that has readers and critics raving.

Author : Jeremiah Workman,John Bruning
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345516664

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Shadow of the Sword by Jeremiah Workman,John Bruning Pdf

Awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry under fire, Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Workman is one of the Marine Corps’ best-known contemporary combat veterans. In this searing and inspiring memoir, he tells an unforgettable story of his service overseas–and of the emotional wars that continue to rage long after our fighting men come home. Raised in a tiny blue-collar town in Ohio, Jeremiah Workman was a handsome and athletic high achiever. Having excelled on the sporting field, he believed that the Marine Corps would be the perfect way to harness his physical and professional drives. In the Iraqi city of Fallujah in December 2004, Workman faced the challenge that would change his life. He and his platoon were searching for hidden caches of weapons and mopping up die-hard insurgent cells when they came upon a building in which a team of fanatical insurgents had their fellow Marines trapped. Leading repeated assaults on that building, Workman killed more than twenty of the enemy in a ferocious firefight that left three of his own men dead. But Workman’s most difficult fight lay ahead of him–in the battlefield of his mind. Burying his guilt about the deaths of his men, he returned stateside, where he was decorated for valor and then found himself assigned to the Marine base at Parris Island as a “Kill Hat”: a drill instructor with the least seniority and the most brutal responsibilities. He was instructed, only half in jest, to push his untested recruits to the brink of suicide. Haunted by the thought that he had failed his men overseas, Workman cracked, suffering a psychological breakdown in front of the men he was charged with leading and preparing for war. In Shadow of the Sword, a memoir that brilliantly captures both wartime courage and its lifelong consequences, Workman candidly reveals the ordeal of post-traumatic stress disorder: the therapy and drug treatments that deadened his mind even as they eased his pain, the overwhelming stress that pushed his marriage to the brink, and the confrontations with anger and self-blame that he had internalized for years. Having fought through the worst of his trials–and now the father of a young son–Workman has found not perfection or a panacea but a way to accommodate his traumas and to move forward toward hope, love, and reconciliation.

Author : Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780230761728

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Heirs of the Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky Pdf

Heirs of the Blade is the seventh book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The greatest foe is the enemy within . . . Tynisa is on the run, but she cannot escape the demons of her own mind. Amidst the fragmenting provinces of the Dragonfly Commonweal, her past will at last catch up with her. Her father's ghost is hunting her down. At the same time, the Wasp Empire seeks to conquer the city of Khanaphes, the fallen jewel of the ancient world. Whilst Empress Seda's soldiers seek only conquest and prestige, she sees herself as the heir to all the old powers of history, and has her eyes on a far greater prize. Heirs of the Blade is followed by the eighth book in the Shadows of the Apt series, The Air War.

Author : Zoe Marriott
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763674168

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The Name of the Blade by Zoe Marriott Pdf

Ancient Japanese gods and monsters are unleashed on modern-day London in this first book of an epic trilogy from acclaimed fantasy writer Zoë Marriott. When Mio sneaks the family’s katana — a priceless ancestral sword —from her parents’ attic, she just wants to spice up a costume. But the katana is much more than a dusty antique. Awakening the power within the sword unleashes a terrible, ancient evil onto the streets of unsuspecting London. But it also releases Shinobu, a fearless warrior boy, from the depths of time. He helps to protect Mio — and steals her heart. With creatures straight out of Japanese myths stalking her and her friends, Mio realizes that if she cannot keep the sword safe and learn to control its legendary powers, she will lose not only her own life . . . but the love of a lifetime.

Author : Jillian Halket
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1838471928

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Blade in the Shadow by Jillian Halket Pdf

A haunting memoir that delves into obsessive compulsive disorder and explores what it is like living with violent intrusive thoughts. "In the Art of Memoir, Mary Karr wrote: 'In some ways, writing a memoir is knocking yourself out with your own fist, if it's done right.' By this measure, Jillian Halket's debut memoir, Blade in the Shadow, has surely been done right." - Ann Rawson, author of A Savage Art and The Witch House. From a young age, Jillian is obsessed with rituals to keep herself and others safe from the intense, dark thoughts. After moving to Glasgow, she hopes for a new beginning but the thoughts keep getting louder, so she escapes by pushing her body to unknown limits. Blade in the Shadow is a coming-of-age memoir filled with hope, sadness, strength and beautiful prose, in which Jillian shares her story of how darkly absurd life can be. Jillian Halket's debut memoir is a book that dispels myths surrounding OCD, substance abuse and sexual assault. She is a young, working-class, disabled woman from rural Scotland with a powerful and sensitive voice.

Author : Melissa Blair
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781454947882

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A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair Pdf

The BookTok sensation from debut author Melissa Blair—now with exclusive bonus content! "Gripping and fierce. This is much-needed fantasy with its fangs honed sharp by the power of resistance. Melissa Blair has built a tremendous world."—Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights My body is made of scars, some were done to me, but most I did to myself. Keera is a killer. As the King's Blade, she is the most talented spy in the kingdom. And the king’s favored assassin. When a mysterious figure moves against the Crown, Keera is called upon to hunt down the so-called Shadow. She tracks her target into the magical lands of the Fae, but Faeland is not what it seems . . . and neither is the Shadow. Keera is shocked by what she learns, and can't help but wonder who her enemy truly is: the King that destroyed her people or the Shadow that threatens the peace? As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago, one that will test her in every way. To keep her word, Keera must not only save herself, but an entire kingdom. Fans of fast-paced high fantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses series, The Inadequate Heir, and From Blood and Ash author Jennifer L. Armentrout, will enjoy the fierce female characters, sapphic representation, and fantasy romance of A Broken Blade.

Author : Shane C. Callow
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781456739898

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Shadow of Sohvan by Shane C. Callow Pdf

"She stared about in confusion before noticing something. The crystal rose was twinkling in the snow. She huddled down next to it. Her fingers stretched toward it, brushing the snow off from the pile it lay in. Intently, her hazel eyes lingered upon the rose. The red surface of the petals reflected her stare. She closed her eyes and clutching the rose closer to her chest. Her eyes opened. Golden light swam across her face and in an instant, she was gone only leaving a flash of light behind her." -passage from Shadow of Sohvan Shadow of Sohvan is a tale of heroics in an epic fantasy world filled with magic, monsters and the sword. The story follows the quest of a young girl to be reunited with her lost love. Her journey takes her from distant shores of the wizard isles to the Tomb of the Ancient Kings in the tall Iterian Mountains.