Blade Master

Blade Master

Author: John Sanchez

Publisher: Paladin Press

Published: 1982-11-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780873642590

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The fighting secrets of knife masters the world over can now be yours. Learn the samurai art of iaijutsu, the knife combat style of the ancient Chinese, solo training techniques and how to become a knife master to be reckoned with. Covers the snap-cut, power slash, reverse grip and knife-shifting techniques for gaining the fighting edge. For academic study only.


Rise of the Blademaster

Rise of the Blademaster

Author: Brent Batla

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0578926970

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Many years have passed since the dark tide of violent and malevolent creatures spilled into the realm from the ancient portal that should never have been opened. Adamar, an elderly but legendary elven swordsman sent to track the incursion, had found a small frightened girl, Lauriel Valendril, hiding in the shattered remnants of her destroyed elven village. After taking her in as his own, he finds that her traumatic experience creates an unrivaled ambition to learn to protect herself and others, and he begins to train her in the ancient and secretive elven fighting style of the Andulari. Through fierce determination and unrelenting practice, Lauriel unequivocally becomes one of his best students and masters the graceful but deadly technique at a very young age. Hearing murmurs of the ancient evil re-emerging, and sensing that his time to stand and fight has passed, Adamar gives Lauriel a gift that has been hidden from the realm for many ages—Isilmwé, an ancient blade of power, and with it, the responsibility to unlock the true power of the blade and defend the realm. The defenses of the realm quickly fall one by one and together with a wizard, warlock, healer, and fighter, Lauriel pushes forward on a quest to close the portal before all is lost. What began as a pursuit to avenge her family, ultimately turns into a battle for the very survival of the realm—a battle that Lauriel has trained her entire life to fight. Book Review: "You had me hooked from start to finish." -- Pauline Harris Editorial


Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ (Manga) Volume 1

Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ (Manga) Volume 1

Author: Hayaken

Publisher: J-Novel Club

Published: 2021-10-13

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1718378882

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From his deathbed, Hero-King Inglis, the divine knight and master of all he surveys, gazes down on the empire he built with his mighty hand. Having devoted his life to statecraft and his subjects’ well-being, his one unfulfilled wish is to live again, for himself this time: a warrior’s life he’d devoted himself to before his rise to power. His patron goddess, Alistia, hears his plea and smiles upon him, flinging his soul into the far future. Goddesses work in mysterious ways—not only is Inglis now the daughter of a minor noble family, but at her first coming-of-age ceremony at 6, she’s found ineligible to begin her knighthood! However, for a lady of Inglis’s ambition, this is less a setback and more the challenge she was (re)born to overcome. “It’s not the blood that runs through your veins that makes a knight; it’s the blood you shed on the battlefield!” The curtain rises on the legend of an extraordinary lady squire reborn to master the blade!


Masters of the Blade

Masters of the Blade

Author: Reynaldo S. Galang

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780972767927

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Discover the essence of the Filipino martial arts utilized worldwide by law enforcement officers, armed forces personnel, frontline operatives, and members of the public interested in self-protection with and against edged weapons. Destined to become another classic resource on the Warrior Arts of the Philippines, this massive collection, profusely illustrated with more than 2,700 photos, presents the core tactics and concepts of many world acclaimed edged weapon combative experts.


From The Two Rivers

From The Two Rivers

Author: Robert Jordan

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2002-01-07

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 1429977671

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The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! An American Library Association "Best Books for Young Adults" A VOYA "Best Books for Young Adults" For Rand al'Thor and his pals, life in the sleepy village of Emond's Field has been pretty dull. Until the appearance on festival night of Moiraine, a mysterious woman who claims to be an Aes Sdeai—a magician who can wield the One Power. Soon after, the village is attacked by Trollocs—a savage tribe of half-men half-beasts. Rand's father is nearly killed. But for Rand, the news gets worse. It was not the village the Trollocs were after, Moiraine tells him. It was you, Rand. Rand and his friends are forced to flee. But his escape will bring him face to face with the Dark One...the most powerful force of evil in the universe. The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.


Shadowblade

Shadowblade

Author: Anna Kashina

Publisher: Angry Robot

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 0857668161

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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 ]


Second Born

Second Born

Author: Lance Wilson

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-12-29

Total Pages: 713

ISBN-13: 1468500961

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Second Born is an intising and spellbinding into a fantasy tale about a family torn by war. Find out how each of the family member coupes with the taggity that befalls them. How will they survive, what will become of them.


Ice Emperor's Back to School (Previous book)

Ice Emperor's Back to School (Previous book)

Author: Three minutes Heat

Publisher: Project Blue, Inc.

Published: 2022-10-24

Total Pages: 861

ISBN-13:

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The family's scum, the city's shame, the typical waste material. Whether it is the pride of outstanding achievements, or muddling through the fop, all look down on him, he is the complete and utter waste. A strange encounter, created the emperor of the cold, play around the city. The world gave me the cold, let me use the ice cold to send back ....


Blade Dancer

Blade Dancer

Author: S. L. Viehl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-07-06

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1101563419

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S.L. Viehl takes readers back to that universe of Stardoc to introduce a heroine who is about to confront the truth of her heritage... Jory Rask is a professional shockball player. The fastest runback in the game, she is loved across Terra. But Jory Rask has a secret that she’s lived with for twenty-four years…In a xenophobic world that despises aliens, she is not quite human. When her mother dies—and that secret is revealed—Jory must honor her last wishes and set out on a journey to find others like herself. And once they meet, none of their lives will ever be the same again. For in order to take the vengeance denied their mothers, they must undergo training at the Tana, the school for assassins known as Blade Dancers—the most lethal killers in the galaxy. And in the heart of that school lies a deadly secret...


So You Wanna Run a Country?: A Novel

So You Wanna Run a Country?: A Novel

Author: Kevin Holohan

Publisher: Akashic Books

Published: 2024-03-05

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1636141684

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A satirical cyberpunk romp pitting fascist feudalism against rampant reality television corruption, with the future of humanity at stake "Holohan's prose pops and crackles as he combines an outlandish yet convincing vision of a tech-dominated future reminiscent of William Gibson with the wry wit of Neil Gaiman, and the result proves exceedingly funny . . . Holohan's silly dystopia, replete with ridiculous place names ("Newer York" and "Grander Central Station") and winking acronyms ("Consumer-Responsive Unscripted Drama"), strikes an utterly enjoyable medium between Futurama and Infinite Jest . . . A raucous, engrossing, unsettling whirlwind of a story that is as disarmingly novel as it is disturbingly familiar." —Kirkus Reviews So You Wanna Run a Country? is a satirical parable of the perils of authoritarianism, nationalism, and device-dependent group-think. After almost a century of being shut off from the rest of the world in self-imposed isolation, the neo-medieval statelet of Inner Azhuur suddenly volunteers to host the next season of the global streaming sensation So You Wanna Run a Country? The producers must now assemble the next crew of unqualified misfits whose ineptitude as they attempt to run the country will entertain millions across the globe. From Newer York, where homelessness has been rebranded as a lifestyle choice, come our two heroes: Mooney, a vagabond who has pledged his fate to Captain Dude, a mysterious statue attached to a skateboard; and Wendy, a Wall Street rebel on the run. Cast as Regent of Inner Azhuur and Consort to the Regent respectively, they are joined by Skid, a failed Dubliner musician eager to escape his job as a staged street gang member in a fake Glasgow tourist site. Arriving to Inner Azhuur, these three encounter a world of antiquated and indecipherable customs, all meant to return Inner Azhuur to some perceived former glory. As the reality show unfolds, our misfits become enmeshed in a mad power grab of overweening global ambition and find themselves in a struggle against the all-too-real, ruthless, and sinister power brokers of Inner Azhuur. Holohan’s mischievous literary voice is sure to please fans of cyberpunk greats like Philip K. Dick and William Gibson.