The Old King
The Old King

Author: Thos. Pinney

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2015-09-16

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1504927346

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King Athan has been happy in his little kingdom, a hundred leagues north and east of the great city-states of Athens and Sparta. It was true he had stolen the kingdom of Dassaria, but it was his now, and he meant to make it a good place to live for his subjects. Blessed with a magical amulet, he has stopped aging and so believes he has all the time in the world. Athan, however, is learning that being a king is a lot harder and much more dangerous than he ever imagined. He and his men must face challenges ranging from the mundane to the desperate. His little kingdom must fight to survive against foes near and farin particular, the mighty Archimedean Empire, who are out to conquer whole region. Turning back the forces of the empire is just one of King Athans problems. Dassaria is once again threatened by an upstart would-be tyrant, and the king must mobilize his small army and find a way to eliminate this menace. Meanwhile, Athan finds loveand soon discovers the downside of his agelessness. In this fantasy novel, the third in a series, an ageless king faces threats to his kingdom, discovers true love, and learns that change is inevitable, even for the seemingly immortal.

The Old King in His Exile
The Old King in His Exile

Author: Arno Geiger

Publisher:

Published: 2017-01-12

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781908276889

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International Bestseller Shortlisted for the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize and Schlegel-Tieck Prize What makes us who we are? Arno Geiger's father was never an easy man to know and when he developed Alzheimer's, Arno realised he was not going to ask for help. "As my father can no longer cross the bridge into my world, I have to go over to his." So Arno sets out on a journey to get to know him at last. Born in 1926 in the Austrian Alps, into a farming family who had an orchard, kept three cows, and made schnapps in the cellar, his father was conscripted into World War II as a "schoolboy soldier" - an experience he rarely spoke about, though it marked him. Striking up a new friendship, Arno walks with him in the village and the landscape they both grew up in and listens to his words, which are often full of unexpected poetry. Through his intelligent, moving and often funny account, we begin to see that whatever happens in old age, a human being retains their past and their character. Translated into nearly 30 languages, The Old King in His Exile will offer solace and insight to anyone coping with a loved one's aging.

The Old King Is Dead
The Old King Is Dead

Author: Joe D. Dillsaver

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1615661964

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Deep within the castle walls, Darj, a young squire, and Ona, a beautiful lady in waiting, are fraught with anxiety over the fate of their friend, Simjim. The old king is dead, the mourning period has ended, and the crowning of a new ruler rapidly approaches. What are the intentions of the apparent crown prince, Morgalt, as the day of coronation approaches? Why is he prolonging his ascension to the throne? The Old King Is Dead, by Dr. Joe D. Dillsaver, chronicles the attempts of the three friends to free themselves from the tangled web of mystery surrounding Morgalt. Darj, Ona, and Simjim find themselves in a race against time to find the ancient book containing the laws of Parlum. Can they find the answers before Morgalt takes the crown? Danger lurks around every turn, and no one is safe now that The Old King Is Dead.

Old King Stinky Toes
Old King Stinky Toes

Author: Baxter Owen Graham

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780976479109

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Old King Stinky Toes, whose pungent portrayal of virtue will soon endear his epic adventures to zealous fans around the world. Written by eleven year old Baxter Owen Graham and Robert H. Graham his middle aged father. This imaginative father and son tale builds upon the fictional exploits of a worthy king with stinky toes too much to bear, the witty king and his perplexing stench demonstrate their benevolent service to his subjects. Readers beware! WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY CAUSE CHILDREN TO SAY STINKY THINGS. King Stinky Toes is a good and kind king, except for one small but stimulating problem. His Toes Stink! He can't evade them. It's just the way he is. His servants make fun of him in spite of his kindheartedness, and the king is very sad. Poor King Stinky Toes. Destined for insults and mistreatment, how can Old King Stinky Toes win their respect? The answer lies in the stink itself. With clever observation the king and his cast of characters will have you and your family grinning from ear to ear.

Old King: A Novel
Old King: A Novel

Author: Maxim Loskutoff

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2024-06-04

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0393868206

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In this haunting novel about the end of the frontier dream, a man tries to reinvent himself in one of America’s last wild territories, while his neighbor begins a crime spree that will tremble the nation. In the summer of 1976, Duane Oshun finds himself stranded in a remote Montana town beset by a series of strange and menacing events. He takes a job as a logger and builds a cabin on an isolated road near a reclusive neighbor—a hermit named Ted Kaczynski. The two men are captivated by the valley’s endangered old-growth forest, but Kaczynski’s violent grievances against modern society soon threaten the lives of all those around him. As Kaczynski’s bombs crescendo to the book’s devastating conclusion, Old King wrestles with the birth of the modern environmental movement, the accelerating dominion of technology in American life, and a new kind of violence that lives next door. Told in four parts sweeping across two decades, Old King establishes Maxim Loskutoff as one of the most thrilling and inventive authors of the American west, a writer “endowed with fearless audacity, stunning grace, and gutsy heart” (Nickolas Butler).

Sword of the Rightful King
Sword of the Rightful King

Author: Jane Yolen

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780152025335

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The newly crowned King Arthur has yet to win the support of the people. Merlin must do something before the king is betrayed, or murdered, or--worst of all--gets married. So Merlin creates a trick: a sword magically placed into a slab of rock that only Arthur can withdraw. Then he lets it be known that whosoever removes the blade will rule all of England, and invites any man who would dare, to try to pull out the sword. But then someone else pulls the sword out first. . . .

King Lear
King Lear

Author: Jeffrey Kahan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-04-18

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1135973652

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Is King Lear an autonomous text, or a rewrite of the earlier and anonymous play King Leir? Should we refer to Shakespeare’s original quarto when discussing the play, the revised folio text, or the popular composite version, stitched together by Alexander Pope in 1725? What of its stage variations? When turning from page to stage, the critical view on King Lear is skewed by the fact that for almost half of the four hundred years the play has been performed, audiences preferred Naham Tate's optimistic adaptation, in which Lear and Cordelia live happily ever after. When discussing King Lear, the question of what comprises ‘the play’ is both complex and fragmentary. These issues of identity and authenticity across time and across mediums are outlined, debated, and considered critically by the contributors to this volume. Using a variety of approaches, from postcolonialism and New Historicism to psychoanalysis and gender studies, the leading international contributors to King Lear: New Critical Essays offer major new interpretations on the conception and writing, editing, and cultural productions of King Lear. This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive anthology of textual scholarship, performance research, and critical writing on one of Shakespeare's most important and perplexing tragedies. Contributors Include: R.A. Foakes, Richard Knowles, Tom Clayton, Cynthia Clegg, Edward L. Rocklin, Christy Desmet, Paul Cantor, Robert V. Young, Stanley Stewart and Jean R. Brink

Dorothy and Old King Crow
Dorothy and Old King Crow

Author: Dorothy Haas

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780394882277

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Luckily for Dorothy, Spelling Bee helps her spell a hard word so she can break King Crow's spell over Scarecrow.

A Cup of Rage
A Cup of Rage

Author: Raduan Nassar

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 2017-01-31

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 081122659X

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A small, furious masterpiece of dominance and submission, longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize A pair of lovers—a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in Brazil—spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults and scorching cruelty, their sexual adventure turns into a savage power game between two warring egos. This intense, erotic masterpiece—written by one of Brazil’s most highly regarded modernists—explores alienation, arrogance, machismo meltdown, the desire to dominate, and the wish to be dominated.