King Arthur's secret daughter, Rhianna Pendragon, has faced mortal danger, ice-breathing dragons and dark magic to win Excalibur, the Sword of Light. But the sword is just one of four magical Lights that she must find to restore Arthur's soul to his body and bring him back to life. Now Rhianna must head into the wilds of the North, to find the second Light, the Lance of Truth, before her evil cousin Mordred claims it. But Mordred is holding her mother Guinevere captive. Can Rhianna stay true to her quest for the Lights and save the mother she's never known, before Mordred wreaks his terrible revenge? The second book in an epic fantasy series set in the Dark Ages.
The quest for Camelot's survival continues - King Arthur's secret daughter, Rhianna Pendragon, has faced mortal danger, ice-breathing dragons and dark magic to win Excalibur, the Sword of Light. But the sword is just one of four magical Lights that she must find to restore Arthur's soul to his body and bring him back to life. Now Rhianna must head into the wilds of the North, to find the second Light, the Lance of Truth, before her evil cousin Mordred claims it. But Mordred is holding her mother Guinevere captive - can Rhianna stay true to her quest for the Lights and save the mother she's never known, before Mordred wreaks his terrible revenge? AGES: 9+ years AUTHOR: Katherine Roberts studied Maths at Bath University. She worked with racehorses until finding her muse, a unicorn, in 1984, and writing her first fantasy story. She is now an award-winning author. Her novel 'Song Quest' won the Branford Boase award for outstanding debut novel for children. SELLING POINTS: * Second title in Arthurian fantasy series by award-winning author * Magical quest-based adventures to appeal to fans of Harry Potter and Tolkien * Arthurian legend reinvented with feisty young heroine ALL TITLES IN PENDRAGON LEGACY SERIES: 9781848773905 Sword of Light, Book 1 HB 9781848773936 Sword of Light, Book 1 PB 9781848772717 Lance of Truth, Book 2 HB 9781848778665 Lance of Truth, Book 2 PB 9781848778528 Crown of Dreams, Book 3 HB 9781848777873 Crown of Dreams, Book 3 PB 9781848778535 Grail of Stars, Book 4 HB 9781783700110 Grail of Stars, Book 4 PB
When Emma O'Reilly joined the US Postal cycling team in 1996, she could have had no idea how she would become a central figure in the biggest doping scandal in sporting history. Yet when Lance Armstrong, starting his comeback from cancer, signed for US Postal, it was Emma, the only woman on the team, who became his personal soigneur. This is the definitive inside story of that time, and of the enormous repercussions that resonate to this day for Emma, Lance and the whole sport. Emma had the strength to break cycling's omerta by speaking out against the culture of doping. She thought she would be one of many whistleblowers, doing what she believed was right. Isolated and shunned by the sport she loved, however, her reputation was systematically destroyed. And yet she had the courage to bounce back, and remarkably, to forgive those who made her existence a living hell. This is the ultimate memoir of truth and its many consequences.
Truth is of the utmost importance, yet few seek it. Every man and woman on this earth is met with the decision of whether they will seek Truth or not, whether they will accept Truth or deny it, whether they will live truthfully or live deceptively, and whether they will speak the Truth or speak a lie. This book unpacks whether there is such a thing as truth, why truth matters, what truth is, and, most importantly, Who Truth is. The book layout consists of the following: Preface Introduction Is Truth Relative? What is Truth? The Danger of Partial Truths Why Many Neglect the Truth Realms of Truth (Theological, Moral, Scientific, Declarative Statements, etc.) Virtues Found in Truth Where Can We Find Truth? The Pursuit of Truth Who is Truth? Truths Within the Truth (God) The Truth in Light of Eternity Conclusion
Lance Loud came to represent the gay community, and in addition, embodied the creative spirit and genius of outsider status that became the 1980s and fuelled so much of what has evolved today in our culture in terms of art, music and literature. In 2003, PBS broadcast the program, Lance Loud: A Death in an American Family, which was filmed in 2001 while visiting the family again, at the invitation of Lance before his death at age 50. As seen here, short as Lance's life was, it was a monumental one that continues to resonate to the present day.
King Arthur's soul lingers in Avalon's enchanted halls, while his daughter Rhianna seeks the four magical Lights that can bring him back to life. She must venture deep into Dragonland to find the Crown of Dreams, the third Light, which contains all the secrets of her ancestors. But Mordred knows that any Pendragon who wears the Crown can claim the throne and he wants both for himself . . .
"From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power"--
Continuing where "It's Not About the Bike" left off, recounts Armstrong's life after cancer, his relationship with the French, disproved accusations of doping, and his work restoring a chapel in Spain.
The definitive account of Lance Armstrong's spectacular rise and fall. In June 2013, when Lance Armstrong fled his palatial home in Texas, downsizing in the face of multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Juliet Macur was there—talking to his girlfriend and children and listening to Armstrong's version of the truth. She was one of the few media members aside from Oprah Winfrey to be granted extended one-on-one access to the most famous pariah in sports. At the center of Cycle of Lies is Armstrong himself, revealed through face-to-face interviews. But this unfolding narrative is given depth and breadth by the firsthand accounts of more than one hundred witnesses, including family members whom Armstrong had long since turned his back on—the adoptive father who gave him the Armstrong name, a grandmother, an aunt. Perhaps most damning of all is the taped testimony of the late J.T. Neal, the most influential of Armstrong's many father figures, recorded in the final years of Neal's life as he lost his battle with cancer just as Armstrong gained fame for surviving the disease. In the end, it was Armstrong's former friends, those who had once occupied the precious space of his inner circle, who betrayed him. They were the ones who dealt Armstrong his fatal blow by breaking the code of silence that shielded the public from the grim truth about the sport of cycling—and the grim truth about its golden boy, Armstrong. Threading together the vivid and disparate voices of those with intimate knowledge of the private and public Armstrong, Macur weaves a comprehensive and unforgettably rich tapestry of one man's astonishing rise to global fame and fortune and his devastating fall from grace.
