Lost Magik
Lost Magik

Author: C. L. Vincent

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing

Published: 2009-02

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1598588761

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C.L. Vincent lives in the forests of northern Minnesota. Although self-described as a recluse constantly surrounded by his family, Vincent has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and New Zealand. His wealth of knowledge and experience in both ancient and contemporary cultures creates in the Lost Magik trilogy a fantasy world before recorded history. With the creative imagination of cinema and a literary style unique in the world of fantasy authors, Vincent establishes in his trilogy an insightful contribution to the origin of human behavior which develops from the intersecting shadows of light and dark, good and evil. In his first venture into the publishing world with Lost Magik, Vincent purposely steps out of the defined and popularly followed boundaries of the fantasy genre. Like the forests in which he lives, Vincent takes the reader through an adventure that is at first dense and slow going. Clearings appear suddenly, but the ensuing tangle of underbrush can trip up a reader who is unexpectedly looking for a cookie-cutter style typical of fantasy series. When asked for an extensive interview on the release of Lost Magik, Vincent declined but offered this explanation: "When a work of art speaks to me, in that moment, the last thing I want is for the artist to stand next to me and tell me who he is and why he painted what he did." When pushed to offer a few more details about himself, Vincent reluctantly complied: "I both fish a lot and fix motorcycles. My greatest success in life is to earn my living without a career. My family and friends are not at all surprised by the Lost Magik trilogy, but they are surprised to find in all of my characters so little of them and so much of me. It is not easy to live in the real world, where I want everything to be all about me. Ah, but in a fantasy world, it is my stage where I get to play every role." When asked why he did not publish a nonfictional account of the physical and cultural anthropology for any one of many ancient civilizations, he laughed and gave a wizardly wink as he answered, "Maybe I did." The other books that continue the story: Invisible Thread - Where the Mountains Meet the Sea

The Harbour of all this Sea and Realm
The Harbour of all this Sea and Realm

Author: Michael J.K. Walsh

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9633860644

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The Harbour of All This Sea and Realm offers an overview of the Lusignan, Genoese and Venetian history of the main port city of Cyprus, a Mediterranean crossroads. The essays contribute to the understanding of Famagusta's social and administrative structure, as well as the influences on its architectural, artisan, and art historical heritage from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries. We read of crusader bishops from central France, metalworkers from Asia Minor, mercenaries from Genoa, refugees from Acre, and traders from Venice. The themes of the city's diasporas and cultural hybridity permeate and unify the essays in this collaborative effort. Some of the studies use archival sources to reconstruct the early stages of appearances of various buildings. Such research is of vital importance, given the threat to Famagusta's medieval and early modern heritage by its use as a military base since 1974.

Herod and Augustus
Herod and Augustus

Author: David M. Jacobson

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 9004165460

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Nineteen studies illuminating Herod's role in the Augustan client network and his remarkable achievements, as expressed in his extensive building programme. Josephus' record is examined here in the light of the available documentary and archaeological evidence.

English Historical Documents
English Historical Documents

Author: Andrew Browning

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-11-01

Total Pages: 1002

ISBN-13: 1040294405

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English Historical Documents is the most ambitious, impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. An authoritative work of primary evidence, each volume presents material with exemplary scholarly accuracy. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties, personal letters, statutes, military dispatches, diaries, declarations, newspaper articles, government and cabinet proceedings, orders, acts, sermons, pamphlets, agricultural instructions, charters, grants, guild regulations and voting records. Volumes are furnished with lavish extra apparatus including genealogical tables, lists of officials, chronologies, diagrams, graphs and maps.

The Nine Realms
The Nine Realms

Author: Sarah Kozloff

Publisher: Tor Books

Published: 2024-02-27

Total Pages: 1448

ISBN-13: 1250372380

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This ebundle of The Nine Realms includes: A Queen in Hiding, The Queen of Raiders, A Broken Queen, and The Cerulean Queen. “A deft and exciting beginning to what I am sure will be a really gorgeous saga of a girl coming to terms with her destiny.”—Melanie Rawn, author of the Exiles trilogy, on A Queen in Hiding The breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms traces the journey of Cerulia, Princess of Weirandale, from an attempted assassination and exile to her triumphant, but bloody, return to the throne and her magic birthright. A Queen in Hiding — Orphaned, exiled and hunted, Cerulia, Princess of Weirandale, must master the magic that is her birthright, become a ruthless guerilla fighter, and transform into the queen she is destined to be. But to do it she must win the favor of the spirits who play in mortal affairs, assemble an unlikely group of rebels, and wrest the throne from a corrupt aristocracy whose rot has spread throughout her kingdom. The Queen of Raiders — The soldiers of Oromondo have invaded the Free States, leaving a wake of misery and death. Thalen, a young scholar, survives and gathers a small cadre of guerilla fighters for a one-way mission into the heart of an enemy land. Unconsciously guided by the elemental Spirits of Ennea Mon, Cerulia is drawn to the Land of the Fire Mountains to join Thelan's Raiders, where she will learn the price of war. A Broken Queen — Barely surviving her ordeal in Oromondo and scarred by its Fire Spirit, Cerulia is taken to a recovery house in Wyeland to heal from the trauma. In a ward with others who are all bound to serve each other, she discovers that not all scars are visible, and dying can be done with grace and acceptance. While she would like to stay in this place of healing, will she ever be able to leave the peace she has found to re-take the throne? The Cerulean Queen — Cerulia has done the impossible and regained the throne. However, she's inherited a council of traitors, a realm in chaos, and a war with Oromondo. Now a master of her Gift, to return order to her kingdom she will use all she has learned—humility, leadership, compassion, selflessness, and the necessity of ruthlessness. The Nine Realms Series #1 A Queen in Hiding #2 The Queen of Raiders #3 A Broken Queen #4 The Cerulean Queen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Waterfronts Revisited
Waterfronts Revisited

Author: Heleni Porfyriou

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-08-05

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1317269160

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Waterfronts Revisited addresses the historical evolution of the relationship between port and city and re-examines waterfront development by looking at the urban territory and historical city in their complexity and entirety. By identifying guiding values, urban patterns and typologies, and local needs and experiences, cities can break the isolation of the harbor by reconnecting it to the urban structure; its functions, spaces and forms. Using the UNESCO recommendation for the "Historic Urban Landscape" as the guiding concept and a tool for managing urban preservation and change, this collection of essays illustrates solutions to issues of globalisation, commercialization of space and commoditisation of culture in waterfront development. Through sixteen selected case studies, Editors Heleni Porfyriou and Marichela Sepe offer planners and urban designers a broad spectrum of alternative solutions to waterfront regeneration interventions and redevelopments, addressing sustainability, regional cultural diversity, and the debate between conservation and transformation.