After two long years in the void, Will is glad to be home, and so is his family. However he still has his job to do: Feliogustus has favors to pay back after being without Will for so long and some of those favors are coming due. So while having his homecoming interrupted isn't enjoyable, paying back those gods that Feliogustus owes is important. When an opportunity to take on a task on one of the core worlds as a favor to another god comes along, Will must drop everything and deal with it immediately. Will's never been to a core world before, much less heard of them, but to Feliogustus it's important that he goes because invites to the core are few and far between. So while the task may seem to be mundane to Will, he knows from experience that there's more going on than Feliogustus has told him. And anything that's important to Fel, is important to Will. When Will gets there he finds that some of the 'rules' that the gods play by are different in the core, as well as some of the rules that govern the infinite and the portals that link it together. Will finds that instead of one realm, the place he's now in is made up of multiple realms linked together by portals that not only most people can see, but which are in fact big enough to sail both trading and warships through.
When frumpy senior citizen Archie goes in search of his missing son in the Spanish Canary Islands, he stumbles upon a higher mission: locating a magical cure for his ailing fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Ella. Using a portal-jumping device called the Tillastrion, Archie and a stone-headed creature named Zeno are transported to Jarr-Wya, a magnificent yet terrifying island in a connected realm—along with Ella and her strong-willed mother, Tessa, who accidentally stow away on this not-so-secret quest. What they find on Jarr-Wya is an island tortured by a wicked Star anchored in the sea, and a raging three-way battle for dominion between the stone-wielding Bangols, the fiery Olearons, and the evil Millia sands. Ella’s wit and resourcefulness emerge in this new world, while Tessa is forced to confront her long-buried secrets and a confusing new love triangle. When Ella is captured, Tessa and Archie—with the help of a company of peculiar allies—set out to save her and unravel the terrible mystery of her cure. A mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night adventure of three unlikely heroes, Above the Star reminds us that even the smallest act of bravery can transform our lives and the fates of the worlds around us.
As Sahira and Orin move deeper into the Barren Lands, their journey takes them through treacherous places that hide endless surprises and formidable enemies. Faced with continued challenges, they will do whatever it takes to find answers… and freedom. Along the way, new friends emerge, lives are lost, and the secrets unveiled will either bring Orin and Sahira closer or tear them apart forever. Return to the Shadow Realms. A world where vampires feast, lycans love deeply, dark fae seduce, witches cast their spells, dragons rule the skies... and treachery lurks around every corner. ***Due to sexual content, violence, and language, this book is recommended for readers 18+ years of age.***
The 8th Novel of the Internationally Acclaimed Chaos Seeds Saga Over 100 THOUSAND ????? Reviews A mesmerizing tale reminiscent of the brutality of Goblin Slayer and the majesty of Game of Thrones Audible's Customer Favorite of the Year! #1 Audiobook 2017 #1 in Epic Fantasy || #1 in HumorWelcome my friends! Welcome... to "The Land!" The battle of the dead was won, but at a great cost. Sion,leader of the Mist Village was left with only pain and regret as Richter was claimed by the abyss. What no one but the abandoned chaos seed knows is that he narrowly avoided the curse of the lich Singh, a curse that still hangs above his head. Now, surrounded by miles of darkness and tons of crushing rock,Richter has to find his way back into the light. The only problem is that this monster of a man is being pursued by monsters, a demon and his own foolish choices. Faced with all the dangers of the deep dark, what will Richter say when the buried horrors of The Land come a calling and asked if he's paid his dues? Well he'll look right back, stare that horror in the eye and say, "Yes sir, the check is in the mail!" Welcome back my friends! Welcome back... to The Land! ps - Gnomes still Rule!
“I died at Auschwitz,” French writer Charlotte Delbo asserts, “and nobody knows it.” Möbian Nights: Reading Literature and Darkness develops a new understanding of literary reading: that in the wake of disasters like the Holocaust, death remains a premise of our experience rather than a future. Challenging customary “aesthetic” assumptions that we write in order not to die, Sandor Goodhart suggests (with Kafka) we write to die. Drawing upon analyses developed by Girard, Foucault, Blanchot, and Levinas (along with examples from Homer to Beckett), Möbian Nights proposes that all literature works “autobiographically”, which is to say, in the wake of disaster; with the credo “I died; therefore, I am”; and for which the language of topology (for example, the “Möbius strip”) offers a vocabulary for naming the “deep structure” of such literary, critical, and scriptural sacrificial and anti-sacrificial dynamics.
What would you do if the person you loved most in the world suddenly disappeared? Cadence has trepidations about attending an Eidolon Festival a few days before her wedding, but Aaron insists it will be fine. The Vampire Queen has other plans, however, and when six Guardians go missing--including Aaron--Cadence has to fight to get them back. Will she figure out what Holland has done with her friends in time to rescue them, or have the bloodsuckers finally figured out how to stop LIGHTS for once and for all? The Clandestine Saga follows the story of Cadence Findley, Vampire Hunter extraordinaire, as she embarks on a quest to rid the world of Vampires once and for all. She is part of an elite team of Hunters and Guardians known as LIGHTS whose sole purpose is to protect humans from the creatures that lurk in the shadows.
NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 7 in the YA Urban Fantasy WAR OF THE FAE Series. [Formerly titled Clash of the Otherworlds, Book 3.] The fae assigned by the council - and shadowed by Jayne the elemental and Spike the incubus - journey to the Otherworlds, seeking the portal guardians. An epic journey filled with danger, adventure, and revelations that even the most ancient fae do not expect. Content Warning: Mild violence and significant foul language within. Meant for older Young Adult readers (age 15+). WAR OF THE FAE SERIES READING ORDER War of the Fae: Book 1 (The Changelings) **Free at most retailers** War of the Fae: Book 2 (Call to Arms) War of the Fae: Book 3 (Darkness and Light) War of the Fae: Book 4 (New World Order) War of the Fae: Book 5 (After the Fall) [Formerly titled Clash of the Otherworlds, Book 1] War of the Fae: Book 6 (Between the Realms) [Formerly titled Clash of the Otherworlds, Book 2] War of the Fae: Book 7 (Portal Guardians) [Formerly titled Clash of the Otherworlds, Book 3] War of the Fae: Book 8 (Time Slipping) War of the Fae: Book 9 (Dragon Riders) **Coming soon** War of the Fae: Book 10 (Winged Warriors) **Coming soon** HERE'S WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT WAR OF THE FAE, BOOK 7: “THIS SERIES WAS AMAZING!!! This is has been one of my favourite series and Elle Casey is now one of my favourite writers, and will be for a long time! :) I can't really do these books justice here, so just read them. NOW!” ~ Hollie Kelly, Goodreads Reviewer “Amazing. I finished the entire series…in about two weeks or so, finishing this one in one day. I absolutely loved these books. They were very well written and the story had me hooked from the beginning… I couldn't stop myself from compulsively buying the next book in the series around 4am, sometimes, just to keep reading. I lost quite a bit of sleep on this series… I am definitely a fan of Elle Casey.” ~ Kathryn, Amazon reviewer “The best book EVAH!!!!!! This seventh book has brought me laughter, tears, and surprise through every turn of every page. I CANNOT wait for these next three books to come out! Portal Guardians was the best book out of all, and this is saying a lot because I am probably the BIGGEST bookworm you will ever see… I can't wait for the next three books!” ~ Wendy R., Amazon reviewer “I seriously think this story is one that I would never get tired of reading… their world, adventures, relationships, friendships, all of it is what made this series hands down probably one of my favorite reads.” ~ Traci, Goodreads Reviewer About this series: A reader fan recently set up a blog dedicated to casting the actors for the War of the Fae movie. No, it is not in production to be made into a movie, nor have I sold the rights to anyone for the movie. But just in case I ever do, my fans will be sure the casting director has a complete line-up ready! Check it out: ellecasey.com/WOTF_Movie
James Morrow's Galápagos Regained centers on the fictional Chloe Bathurst, an unemployed Victorian actress who finds work on Charles Darwin's estate, nurturing the strange birds, exotic lizards, and giant tortoises he brought back from his trip around the world. When Chloe gets wind of the Great God Contest, sponsored by the Percy Bysshe Shelley Society—£10,000 to the first petitioner who can prove or disprove the existence of a Supreme Being—she decides that Mr. Darwin's materialist theory of speciation might just turn the trick. (If Nature gave God nothing to do, maybe He was never around in the first place.) Before she knows it, her ambitions send her off on a wild adventure—a voyage by brigantine to Brazil, a steamboat trip up the Amazon, a hot-air balloon flight across the Andes—bound for the Galápagos archipelago, where she intends to collect the live specimens through which she might demonstrate evolutionary theory to the contest judges.
The first volume of ‘The Science of Spiritual Healing’ introduced the subtle anatomy of man as tought by Bob Moore including methods to accept and transform all that was holding us back: emotions, fears, and the ego. It is a long journey towards oneself. The ‘Wider Self’ looks at questions like: What is causing suffering? What is the function of suffering? What ends suffering? What creates permanent change in a person? What is the role of the soul? What is spirituality? In this second volume we can discover and expand into a series of fascinating new layers in our aura: our spiritual aura, the soul layers, the divine layer, the planetary and cosmic layers. We can embrace it all and perceive solutions for suffering, the numerous problems of our time and find hope and trust in the divine dimension and in who we really are. This book is meant for people who have been working with inner transformation for a number of years.
