In a world where human domination depends on the absence of magic, a child is born carrying a prophecy that will challenge everything humanity has come to believe in. The baby is sent off to a far away village ignorant of her destiny, but the royal kingdom of Niugru, as well as the child herself, soon come to discover that Destiny can never be cheated.
From USA Today Bestselling author comes Book Three of Dragon Curse Chronicles – LADY OF LIGHT Can the one witch save the world from darkness? Charged with protecting the infant princess of Lorentia from the dragon sorceress, Muriel’s mission is to take the babe into hiding so that no one--not the dragon queen, not her endless assassins, not even the king and queen of Lorentia--knows where she is. The only stipulation is that Allan A’Dale, a much too tempting warrior and Captain of the Guard, is required to accompany her, playing the part of her husband. He is her beloved in name only, for Muriel must remain pure in order to retain her power as a witch. The three of them are to remain hidden for sixteen years… Sixteen years of constant temptation. Sixteen years of pretending to be husband and wife while never being allowed to consummate the union. It’s torture in its purest form. But Muriel cannot fail for if she does, Lorentia will be lost and the continent will be thrown into chaos. However, a surprise visit from the child’s mother sets in motion events that upset the balance of good and evil and even the purest heart may not be able to save the child from the clutches of darkness.
What was supposed to be a one-day journey for Threngrin and Sirra turns to weeks. They had to face the danger of the forest and unknown creatures and had to learn to survive. The journey was nothing they had expected; they had to use their strength and experience to survive their journey. What was supposed to be a nice, quiet adventure becomes a desperate struggle between survival and being lost forever. If they were going to survive, they would have to use instincts and skills they had never used before. The test lies ahead of them. Can they survive?
In the long-awaited follow-up to The Dragon of Lonely Island, three adventurous children find further intrigue on a tiny Maine island where a talkative three-headed dragon lives out its days. With their parents off to London on a special trip, Hannah, Zachary, and Sarah Emily are thrilled to be going back to Aunt Mehitabel’s house on Lonely Island. Though their favorite aunt can’t join them, they know their tummies will soon be filled with Mrs. Jones’s mouthwatering cookies and their minds full of Fafnyr, the fabulous creature they befriended last summer. The glittering three-headed dragon remains safely hidden in a cave high above the ocean, waiting for the children’s return. But is Fafnyr’s hiding place safe? As the children nervously discover, a white yacht is now anchored off the private island, and a crew led by billionaire J. P. King has been scouring onshore, supposedly watching birds. The children have promised to keep Fafnyr’s existence a secret, but it’s hard to know if the smooth-talking Mr. King is friend or foe. Only Fafnyr’s own stories can lead the Dragon Friends to the heart of the mystery, as they teach the children to think more clearly, to make the right decisions - and to discover what’s worth fighting for.
Leabar Sirien, the prince of the Southern Elves, can no longer allow such an entity to continue causing suffering in the world. He's resolute now; he must find a way to halt this plague, even if it were the last thing he ever does in his entire life. Every fiber of his being tells him it's the right course of action. Thus begins his adventure, an attempt not just to do a good thing but to do the right thing. What he doesn't know is that the greater good, at times, might not be the correct answer for the survival of a race, and when he comprehends this, perhaps it will be too late for his own soul. F.A. Ramnon's first fantasy novel transports us to an enchanted world, brimming with mystery and magic, while prompting us to contemplate the true meaning of good and evil and their delicate balance.
Secret of the Dragons Claw continues the adventures of Gavin Kane, Emily Scott, and Bunty Digby, fourteen-year-old teens who struggle with their daily lives in England during the winter of 1941 and into the spring of 1942. War has forced everyone to settle into an uncomfortable daily pattern, while England is still under siege, as U-boats relentlessly attack vital convoys. Halfway across the world, British, American, and Allied forces are now also fighting the Japanese Empire. Twice before, the teens have helped battle the forces of darkness, but once again face strange and wicked creatures sent from deep within Nazi Germany. Secret of the Dragons Claw further develops the friendship and alliance between this teenage trio and the eccentric Sir Thaddeus Osbert. The dragon has become accustomed to battling a myriad of dangerous foes over the ages, but protecting Gavin, Emily, and Bunty has become a full-time endeavor. Thaddeus must deal with his nagging sweet tooth, which this time gets him into several compromising situations. However, the dragons addiction to sugar has unforeseen benefits too. The children band together with their dragon friend, of course, but they also discover magical powers are commonplace throughout the United Kingdom. Will a hasty alliance with a senile old wizard be enough to prevent something so horrible, so unimaginable, that it threatens to plunge the entire world into permanent darkness?
A remote island nation perishes in fire and storm, leaving a few survivors lost on the shores of a strange land. One man is snatched from the jaws of death by an angry and curious dragon; he finds unexpected new friends. The people from his homeland are scattered, confused, and far from united — and when faced with imminent destruction, they can only be saved by a dragon who must forgive an ancient wrong. A Journey of Dragons is set in the land of Syraqua, where dragons rule and humanity is nearly extinct, where dwarves delve into dark secrets of the past, and intelligent reptiles seek a forbidden knowledge. Human civilization has risen and fallen twice before; it now rises again, facing challenges from both within and without.
In 1145 A.D., as foretold by Merlin, fourteen-year-old Rosalind, who will be the twenty-first Pendragon Queen of Wilde Island, has much to accomplish to fulfill her destiny, while hiding from her people the dragon's claw she was born with that reflects only one of her mother's dark secrets.
“This is a gorgeous, lyrical, hilarious, important book. . . . Read this and you may find yourself instinctively beginning to heal old wounds: in yourself, in others, and just maybe in the cathedral of the wild that is our true home.”—Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star Boyd Varty had an unconventional upbringing. He grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, a place where man and nature strive for balance, where perils exist alongside wonders. Founded more than eighty years ago as a hunting ground, Londolozi was transformed into a nature reserve beginning in 1973 by Varty’s father and uncle, visionaries of the restoration movement. But it wasn’t just a sanctuary for the animals; it was also a place for ravaged land to flourish again and for the human spirit to be restored. When Nelson Mandela was released after twenty-seven years of imprisonment, he came to the reserve to recover. Cathedral of the Wild is Varty’s memoir of his life in this exquisite and vast refuge. At Londolozi, Varty gained the confidence that emerges from living in Africa. “We came out strong and largely unafraid of life,” he writes, “with the full knowledge of its dangers.” It was there that young Boyd and his equally adventurous sister learned to track animals, raised leopard and lion cubs, followed their larger-than-life uncle on his many adventures filming wildlife, and became one with the land. Varty survived a harrowing black mamba encounter, a debilitating bout with malaria, even a vicious crocodile attack, but his biggest challenge was a personal crisis of purpose. An intense spiritual quest takes him across the globe and back again—to reconnect with nature and “rediscover the track.” Cathedral of the Wild is a story of transformation that inspires a great appreciation for the beauty and order of the natural world. With conviction, hope, and humor, Varty makes a passionate claim for the power of the wild to restore the human spirit. Praise for Cathedral of the Wild “Extremely touching . . . a book about growth and hope.”—The New York Times “It made me cry with its hard-won truths about human and animal nature. . . . Both funny and deeply moving, this book belongs on the shelf of everyone who seeks healing in wilderness.”—BookPage
