When Max Sumner and three friends play a magical card game called Round Table, they realize that it is up to them to prevent the wicked creatures of the cards from destroying their town, indeed, their world.
The Shadow of the Staff: A Wizard’s Revenge is the first book in a science fiction series. Burton Brew is the last in the line of the Myopian, a direct descendent of the destroyer of the Staff of Power, an event of destruction that took place thousands of years ago. During his travels to the final celebration, Orcs rise up once again. He makes many friends during his assigned quest to deliver a message from the Elf King to the Dwarf King along the western coast. The trail he must travel is a long road with many twists and turns. Once Burton reaches his destination, a major battle takes place that is fought by elves, men, dwarves, Myopians, Rangers, trolls, Orcs, and wizards. The battle proves to be very costly and many lives are lost. The evil wizard is captured and returned to his lands far to the west and over the great sea. What adventures will Burton face next?
Reagan Ashford and Damien Shaw. Ten years ago something happened between them. Something no one knows and no one should ever know. Something neither of the two could ever forget... Now, ten years later, they meet again. At another party...
"It's not just Murakami but also the shadow of Borges that hovers over this mesmerizing book... [and] one may detect a slight bow to the American macabre of E.A. Poe. Ogawa stands on the shoulders of giants, as another saying goes. But this collection may linger in your mind -- it does in mine -- as a delicious, perplexing, absorbing and somehow singular experience." -- Alan Cheuse, NPR Sinister forces collide---and unite a host of desperate characters---in this eerie cycle of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, the critically acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon is approached by a cabaret singer, whose beautiful appearance belies the grotesque condition of her heart. And while the surgeon's jealous lover vows to kill him, a violent envy also stirs in the soul of a lonely craftsman. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon's neighbor---who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders---their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web. Yoko Ogawa's Revenge is a master class in the macabre that will haunt you to the last page. An NPR Best Book of 2013
In Shadow’s Revenge, Amy finds herself pulled back into the magical world she once knew so well. Years after her first journey through the gate, she is now a grown woman with a child of her own. But when her daughter tells her about a magical gate in their garden, Amy can’t resist the call to adventure once more. As Amy steps back into the world of fairies and enchantment, she reunites with old friends Thorn, Amy, and Brownie. But their mission is urgent: they must stop Shadow, a banished entity who has returned and threatens to take over fairyland. Their task becomes even more perilous when they learn that they must also rescue the daughter of the guardian of the land of the moving rocks. Together, Amy and her companions journey through the land of temptations and face numerous trials and dangers. From the field of illusions to the winter wonderland of Jack Frost, their quest takes them to unexpected places. As the stakes grow higher, Amy must race against time to save her daughter and the other captives before Shadow’s revenge is complete. Will they succeed in their quest, or will Shadow triumph and take over fairyland once and for all? Find out by stepping through the gate - if you dare.
SMALL FONT VERSION(Second book in the series) In the days that followed Jazon and Ajay's journey; tales were told of incredible deeds and insane tasks; and impossible battles. The only problem was too many people knew that it was actually all true. Jazon's heart was troubled. Silky was still dying; and Ajay hated him for it. Jazon had been away from his lover for so long she likely did not want him anymore. Now worse, the adventure they just went on; has likely brought the wrath of a powerful vampire lord on the entire families heads. Jazon felt like such a failure. He would find a way to keep his family safe even if it cost him his life
THE PAST... When Regan Ashford and her brother's best friend, Damien Shaw, first met, sparks flew, but her fiery spirit and his bad-boy reputation prevented them from ever acting on the strong attraction burning between them. CAN INFLUENCE THE PRESENT Now, a decade later, Damien, returns from his self-imposed exile a changed man, attempting to redeem himself in the eyes of the woman who's captured him all those years ago. But Regan, still chafed from their last encounter, stubbornly refuses to have anything to do with him and her icy rejections hurt her as much as they hurt him. AND ENDANGER OUR FUTURE But even as he breaks Regan's armor, Damien knows it can never last, for he is a hunted man. And old enemy has emerged from the shadows of his past, a ruthless enemy whose lust for revenge will not be denied, and who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. And the easiest way to kill a man is to aim for the heart...
The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.