The inhabitants of Kaer Moar, living deep under the earth, believe that the Scourge still rages outside their kaer's protective walls-until a youth Named Delain discovers that the keystone responsible for warding off the Horrors is damaged and that the magical device created to signal the Scourge's end hasn't moved in years. Delain vows to save the kaer-but the thing lurking beneath Kaer Moar will not let the people go without a fight.
Kaer is a young man who possesses latent magical powers. The many qualities of an attractive character will lead to a beautiful love story. The story revolves around the timeless battle between good and evil, with Kaer as a fantastical superhero. The reader will, in turn, be an explorer alongside Kaer, feeling like a fighter for justice and true love, a winner.
Fearsome enemies unite to destroy The Companions in this explosive episode of the long-running Legend of Drizzt saga When Obould Many-Arrows and the united orc tribes band together with Gerti Orelsdottr and her frost giants, no one is safe. After a skirmish with the orcs almost ends in tragedy, Drizzt Do’Urden and the Companions join with Dagnabbit and a group of dwarves to warn nearby towns of the impending hordes. But the fight inexorably comes to them at the Battle of Shallows, where humans and dwarves must unite to defend the settlement against the rampaging orcs and their allies. As blades slash and feet trample, even the heroes may not survive a desperate stand. The Thousand Orcs is the first book in The Hunter’s Blades trilogy and the seventeenth installment in the Legend of Drizzt series.
Dive into the mysterious world of Obsidimen. Born fully formed from their Liferock, they live for a thousand years before they are reabsorbed to share their souls with their brotherhood. Young Pabl Evr returns home for his Naming, only to find his liferock threatened by a mining crew and in peril from an apocalyptic remnant of the Scourge that threatens to destroy the Liferock, kill the whole community, and erase the entirety of their ancestral memories.
As Andrzej Sapkowski was fleshing out his character Geralt of Rivia for a writing contest, he did not set out to write a science textbook--or even a work of science fiction. However, the world that Sapkowski created in his series The Witcher resulted in a valuable reflection of real-world developments in science and technology. As the Witcher books have been published across decades, the sorcery in the series acts as an extension of the modern science it grows alongside. This book explores the fascinating entanglement of science and magic that lies at the heart of Sapkowski's novel series and its widely popular video game and television adaptations. This is the first English-language book-length treatment of magic and science in the Witcher universe. These are examined through the lenses of politics, religion, history and mythology. Sapkowski's richly detailed universe investigates the sociology of science and ponders some of the most pressing modern technological issues, such as genetic engineering, climate change, weapons of mass destruction, sexism, speciesism and environmentalism. Chapters explore the unsettling realization that the greatest monsters are frequently human, and their heinous acts often involve the unwitting hand of science.
Lin Xuan and Zhou Chen were originally a couple, but with her stepfather taking advantage of them, Lin Xuan leaked the Zhou family's secret and killed Zhou's parents. Although Zhou Chen tried his best to bring the Zhou family onto the right path, he forced Lin Xuan's mother's life as a threat, tying her to his side and torturing her for a long time.Lin Xuan was tortured to the point of miscarriage before she turned to An Zhinan for help. At this moment, An Zinnan's heart was tangled. He didn't know what kind of feelings he had towards Lin Xuan. While he was swaying, Lin Xuan heard that Zhou Chen was engaged, and it just so happened that it was an accident. Zhou Chen, who was in the midst of filming the wedding photo, left his fiancee, Mu Yating, and rushed home.Mu Yating was infuriated. She found Lin Xuan's mother and showed her the records of her miscarriage, as well as the description of Lin Xuan's relationship with Zhou Chen. Her mother was so angry that her heart skipped a beat. When Lin Xuan woke up and heard that her mother was in intensive care, she went to visit. Weeping in and out in the corridor, he chanced upon the largest shareholder of the hospital, Lord Punishment.Mu Yating was someone that Su Man could arrange. The two of them knew each other, and they matched each other's intentions with a single glance. Su Man had only used Mu Yating's identity to enter the upper class society and get close to Lord Punishment. Mu Yating had repeatedly helped her.He had long since heard that Lin Xuan's Devil Lord Xing Jun originally looked down on Lin Xuan, but after only a few days with her, he felt that she wasn't that kind of person. Thus, he often came to visit her. Mu Yating and Zhou Chen were making a ruckus, so Zhou Chen decided to back off the engagement. He was still brooding over the relationship between Lin Xuan and Jun Xing, but his attitude towards Lin Xuan was much better than before.
Inside the second-hand phone Chen Hao bought, there was actually a Heavenly Court's welfare group, various great gods crazily sent red packets, and a Heavenly Court store that had all sorts of martial skills, pills, pets, weapons, and magical equipment! Thus, the ordinary university student, Chen Hao, embarked on the bizarre path of cultivation.
Embark on a revealing philosophical journey through the universe of The Witcher “If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose at all,” growls the mutant “witcher,” Geralt of Rivia. Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher books lay bare the adventures of monster hunters like Geralt, who seek to avoid humanity's conflicts and live only for the next kill and the coin that comes with it. But Geralt's destiny is complicated by his relationship with a powerful sorceress, Yennefer of Vengerberg. When he connects with a displaced princess, Ciri, Geralt lands right in the middle of the political conflicts of the Continent, which is endangered by Nilfgaard, a domineering southern kingdom that threatens to conquer the world. Part of the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, The Witcher and Philosophy brings on twenty-seven philosophers to test their mettle against werewolves, the bruxa, strigas, vodyanoi, and kikimora; their work addresses the phenomenally popular books, three standalone Witcher video games, and the hit Netflix streaming show. These authors pass on their fascination with all manner of horror and sorcery: the mutations that make Geralt and others witchers, the commonalities between the Continent and post-apocalyptic settings, the intricacies of political power and scandal in the world of The Witcher, and reflections of our own world's changing views on race and gender that might offer hope—or portend a grim future. Engaging and accessible, The Witcher and Philosophy considers key themes and questions such as: Who is human, and who is a monster? Can Geralt afford to stay neutral? What kind of politics do sorceresses engage in? How many universes converge on the Continent? If we stare long enough into the abyss, does it stare back into us? Silver or steel? “Destiny is just the embodiment of the soul's desire to grow,” says Jaskier the bard, proving himself to be a natural philosopher. The tales of The Witcher remind us that our lives are a play written by both choice and destiny. And it is your destiny to read and be inspired by The Witcher and Philosophy.
