The Bird King
The Bird King

Author: G. Willow Wilson

Publisher: Grove Press

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 0802146848

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One of NPR’s 50 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Decade: A fifteenth-century palace mapmaker must hide his powers in the time of the Inquisition . . . Award-winning author G. Willow Wilson’s debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year and established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. Now she delivers The Bird King, an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. Fatima is a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain. Her dearest friend, Hassan, the palace mapmaker and the one man who doesn’t leer at her with desire, has a secret—he can draw maps of places he’s never seen and bend the shape of reality. When representatives of the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate the sultan’s surrender, Fatima befriends one of the women, not realizing that she will see Hassan’s gift as sorcery and a threat to Christian Spanish rule. With their freedoms at stake, what will Fatima risk to save Hassan and escape the palace walls? As the two traverse Spain with the help of a clever jinn to find safety, The Bird King asks us to consider what love is and the price of freedom at a time when the West and the Muslim world were not yet separate. “Wilson has a deft hand with myth and with magic, and the kind of smart, honest writing mind that knits together and bridges cultures and people.” —Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology “A triumph . . . one of the best fantasy writers working today.” —BookPage “A treasure-house of a novel, thrilling, tender, funny, and achingly gorgeous. I loved it.” —Lev Grossman, author of the Magicians trilogy

Willow King
Willow King

Author: Chris Platt

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-08-19

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 1497638925

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Katie makes a sacrifice to save the life of a disabled racing colt—but will it all be in vain? At Willow Run Thoroughbred Farm, horses are born and bred for racing. When a much-anticipated bay colt endowed with the farm’s finest racing blood is born with terribly twisted legs, the obvious choice is to put him down. He’d be lucky if he could stand and nurse, let alone race. But thirteen-year-old Katie can’t stand the idea. Born with one of her legs almost an inch shorter than the other, she wonders what would have happened if her parents had felt the same way about her. What if they had given up on her entirely when they realized she couldn’t be a prima ballerina? Desperate to save the colt’s life, Katie works out a deal with the farm’s owner and becomes the proud owner of Willow King. Can she help him overcome the odds and claim his place as the racehorse royalty he was born to be?

The Willow King
The Willow King

Author: Meelis Friedenthal

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1782272836

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A deeply engrossing, philosophical novel by a rising Estonian literary star. Wrapped into his long coat against the incessant rain and accompanied by a strange parrot, the young Dutch student Laurentius arrives in Estonia on an icy day at the end of the seventeenth century. On the run from a dark past and suspected of heresy, he has fled to Tartu, 'The City of the Muses', to study at the famous university. Laurentius has been searching obsessively for a cure for the mysterious melancholy which torments him, and is desperate to understand where the soul comes from, and how it relates to the body. But the more he searches, the more he is attracted to the world of instinct, superstition and magic of the peasants in the surrounding countryside. A world which he knew as a child, but which now persecutes him in dreams and visions which increasingly blur with reality. In this astonishingly atmospheric novel, Friedenthal enters the bowels of Shakespeare's century to tell the story of anguished modernity, and of the advent of the Age of Enlightenment - while medicine is still progressing on the lines of humours, fears and alchemy, and the dark North dreams of radient antiquity, of symposia in Mediterranean gardens among the sweet hum of the bees - the birds of the muses, the souls of poets.

Raising King
Raising King

Author: Joseph Ross

Publisher: Willow Books/Aquarius Press

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781734827385

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Poetry collection on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Moon Bath
Moon Bath

Author: Sierra Brashear

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1797200372

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Moon Bath a luxurious guide that invites readers to immerse themselves in the healing powers of nature. This transformative book features 16 bath and shower rituals aligned with the lunar cycles and the natural rhythms of the cosmos. Organized by moon cycle—New Moon, Waxing Moon, Waning Moon, and Full Moon—each ritual includes a bath recipe featuring healing natural ingredients. • Includes affirmations and meditations • Journaling prompts promote reflection and self-discovery. • Filled with lush, nature-inspired photography Brimming with Ayurvedic wisdom and plant-based medicine, Moon Bath is a lovely companion for modern mystics, wellness enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to wash away the stresses of daily life. Bath recipes include ginger and baking soda for detoxification, cacao and rose to cultivate love, eucalyptus and bentonite clay to release negativity, and chamomile and lavender to connect to deep wisdom. • This beautiful guide to bathing rituals and bath recipes makes it easy to incorporate calming and enriching self-care practices into everyday life. • Perfect for women who love self-care, meditation, yoga, crystals, and those interested in Ayurveda • You'll love this book if you love books like Crystal Muse: Everyday Rituals to Tune In to the Real You by Heather Askinosie and Timmi Jandro; The Spirit Almanac: A Modern Guide to Ancient Self-Care by Emma Loewe and Lindsay Kellner; and Lunar Abundance: Cultivating Joy, Peace, and Purpose Using the Phases of the Moon by Ezzie Spencer.

The Willow Pattern Story
The Willow Pattern Story

Author: Allan Drummond

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-08-23

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 0735845123

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Allan Drummond's classic tale unlocks the intriguing story that hides deep within one of the most distinctive and iconic china patterns ever created: the willow pattern.

Dark Souls: The Willow King #2
Dark Souls: The Willow King #2

Author: George Mann

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2024-02-28

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1787743179

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The world was formless and gray, forever shrouded in fog. Then came the First Flame – which ushered in the Age of Fire, bringing with it life and death, good and evil, and the Hollows, lost creatures who faded into undeath as they slowly lost their humanity. Whenever the Flame fades, and darkness threatens to overtake the world, it is the duty of the mighty Lords of Cinder to link the Flame and keep the light of life burning. Many Lords of Cinder have come and gone, starting the cycle of life and death once more. Now, one of the Lords of Cinder refuses his duty, and the task falls to a lowly band of Hollows to usher in a new age…

Dark Souls: The Willow King (complete collection)
Dark Souls: The Willow King (complete collection)

Author: George Mann

Publisher: Titan Comics

Published: 2024-08-27

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1787743152

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In the land of Ustrad, King Uthrel sent a mighty warrior to link the flame. That warrior was Herad, a noble knight, but the flame was too strong and he was consumed, reduced to ash. King Uthrel took the quest upon himself, and linked the flame, becoming a mighty Lord of Cinder. Now the time to link the flame has come again, but Uthrel shrinks from his duty having become the skeletal Willow King, ruling over a court of the dead. Rising from the ashes though is Herad, now hollowed, and he unites a band of unlikely allies to compel his Lord to link the flame, and bring life to the world once more. But the journey into the fallen kingdom of Ustrad is a grim and perilous one, and Herad and his allies will have to face the monsters that dwell there… From legendary Star Wars writer George Mann and horror artist Maan House, comes an all

Black Shield Maiden
Black Shield Maiden

Author: Willow Smith

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2024-05-07

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0593356748

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From Willow Smith and Jess Hendel comes a powerful and groundbreaking historical saga about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings. “Intimate, tender, and fiercely epic.”—Tomi Adeyemi, author of Children of Blood and Bone Lore, legend, and history tell us of the Vikings: warrior kings on epic journeys of conquest and plunder. But the stories we know are not the only stories to tell. There is another story, one that has been lost to the mists of time: the saga of the dark queen. This saga begins with Yafeu, a defiant yet fiercely compassionate young warrior who is stolen from her home in the flourishing Ghānaian empire and taken to a distant kingdom in the North. There she is thrust into a strange, cold world of savage shield maidens, tyrannical rulers, and mysterious gods. And there she also finds something unexpected: a kindred spirit. She comes to serve Freydis, a shy princess who couldn’t be more different from the confident and self-possessed Yafeu. But they both want the same thing: to forge their own fate. Yafeu inspires Freydis to dream of a future greater than the one that the king and queen have forced upon her. And with the princess at her side, Yafeu learns to navigate this new world and grows increasingly determined to become one of the legendary shield maidens—to fight not only for her freedom but for the freedom of others. Yafeu may have lost her home, but she still knows who she is, and she’s not afraid to be the flame that burns a city to the ground so a new world can rise from the ashes. She will alter the course of history—and become the revolutionary heroine of her own myth.

The Briar King
The Briar King

Author: Greg Keyes

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2008-12-24

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 0307565637

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“A wonderful tale . . . It crackles with suspense and excitement from start to finish.”—Terry Brooks Two thousand years ago, the Born Queen defeated the Skasloi lords, freeing humans from the bitter yoke of slavery. But now monstrous creatures roam the land—and destinies become inextricably entangled in a drama of power and seduction. The king’s woodsman, a rebellious girl, a young priest, a roguish adventurer, and a young man made suddenly into a knight—all face malevolent forces that shake the foundations of the kingdom, even as the Briar King, legendary harbinger of death, awakens from his slumber. At the heart of this many-layered tale is Anne Dare, youngest daughter of the royal family . . . upon whom the fate of her world may depend. Praise for The Briar King “Starts off with a bang, spinning a snare of terse imagery and compelling characters that grips tightly and never lets up. . . . A graceful, artful tale from a master storyteller.”—Elizabeth Haydon, bestselling author of Prophecy: Child of Earth “The characters in The Briar King absolutely brim with life. . . . Keyes hooked me from the first page,and I’ll now be eagerly anticipating sitting down with each future volume of the Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone series.”—Charles de Lint, award-winning author of Forests of the Heartand The Onion Girl “A thrill ride to the end, with plenty of treachery, revelation, and even a few bombshell surprises.”—Monroe News-Star (LA)