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Kathir's Redemption

Book Six of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Kathir's Redemption

Book Six of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

KATHIR'S REDEMPTION is the SIXTH book in Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. The orc plague has spread across the land, routing the dwarf clans from their ancestral home. The dwarves must turn to the dragon riders for help, hoping to reclaim Mount Velik and save the clans. Untold lives are at stake. Are the dragon riders strong enough to lift off the spirit of death from Mount Velik, and defeat the evil that lies within those ancient caverns, or will they all be destroyed?

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Dragon Stone Books

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1937361160

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9781937361167

Rise of the Blood Masters

Book Five of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Rise of the Blood Masters

Book Five of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

RISE OF THE BLOOD MASTERS is the FIFTH book in Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. The brave dragon rider, Tallin Arai, continues his fight against the Balborites, a cult of religious fanatics and deadly mageborn assassins that have been wreaking havoc across the continent. In the east, the dwarf kingdom crumbles into chaos. The dwarf clans go deeper into civil war, while an even greater danger rises up to destroy the entire dwarf kingdom, once and for all. In desperation, the dragon riders and the dwarves must turn to the elves for help. Can they set aside their differences long enough to save their homeland from the Balborite menace? Or will their kingdoms be destroyed?

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Dragon Stone Books

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1937361128

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The Balborite Curse

Book Four of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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The Balborite Curse

Book Four of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

THE BALBORITE CURSE is the fourth book in Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. After five years of fragile peace, things are changing rapidly. The dwarf kingdom is crumbling into civil war in the midst of the worst clan schism in a thousand years. With the clans weakened by infighting, the entire dwarf kingdom is vulnerable to attack. Tallin Arai, the dragon rider, must leave the desert and the city he loves when someone puts a bounty on his head. He suspects the Balborites—a fanatic cult that trains deadly mageborn assassins. He sets out on a journey to save the dwarves from civil war and stop the Balborite assassins once and for all. Is Tallin strong enough to save them all?

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Dragon Stone Books

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1720232857

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The Shadow Grid Returns

Book Seven of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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The Shadow Grid Returns

Book Seven of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

THE SHADOW GRID RETURNS is the SEVENTH book in Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. Years have passed, and the influence of the High Council grows under the rising ambitions of its new leader, Delthen. All the while, the power of the Shadow Grid grows, their powerful guildmasters taking control of the cities of Durn. The dragon riders are invited to a ceremony at the newly-rebuilt Aonach Tower, but something sinister lies in wait for them. Just beneath the surface, there lies an unspeakable evil that threatens the entire mortal kingdom. Beset on all sides, the dragon riders must flush out an epidemic of corruption and turn to an unexpected ally to help them uncover the truth.

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Dragon Stone Saga

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1720220999

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9781720220992

Return of the Dragon Riders

Book Two of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Return of the Dragon Riders

Book Two of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

RETURN OF THE DRAGON RIDERS is book two of Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. The evil emperor Vosper gathers his troops in the east, poised to conquer the entire continent. His target is the rebel city of Parthos, a constant thorn in his side, and the last sanctuary of the Dragon Riders. Besieged from all sides, the remaining Dragon Riders come out of hiding. Forced to fight for their lives, they leave the safety of the desert, traveling across the land to gather intelligence and shore up forgotten alliances. At the center of it all is Elias Dorgumir, the key to an ancient prophesy, and Vosper will do anything to get his hands on him. Is it too late for the Dragon Riders to save Elias and stop Vosper from destroying the only refuge they have left?

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Dragon Stone Books

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1937361039

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9781937361037

Brinsop's Brood

Dragon Stone Adventures Volume 1

By: Kristian Alva

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Brinsop's Brood

Dragon Stone Adventures Volume 1

By: Kristian Alva

Spring brings a renewed sense of hope to the desert… but a new danger threatens the dragons of Durn. Once on the verge of extinction, the dragons are now recovering with a new generation of hatchlings. The leader of the dragon riders, Sela Matu, waits anxiously for word from her dragon, Brinsop, who has retreated into the Death Sands to build her nest and lay her eggs. Weeks pass, and then one day, Sela hears the distant voice of her dear friend at last, delivering the joyful news; the dragon hatchlings have arrived! Elated, Sela ventures deep into the desert to reunite with Brinsop and meet her new brood.But a trap has been set. Lurking among the nomads is a mysterious stranger whose intentions are unknown. Sela must hurry to Brinsop’s side, or else the hatchlings may be lost forever. Can Sela stop this threat before it’s too late? This is the first book in Dragon Stone Adventures, a story set in the bestselling Dragon Stone universe. This book can be read on its own or as part of the series. The events in this story take place after Book 6: Kathir's Redemption.

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Dragon Stone Books

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1937361381

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The Balborite Curse

Book Four of the Dragon Stones Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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The Balborite Curse

Book Four of the Dragon Stones Saga

By: Kristian Alva

After five years of fragile peace, things are changing rapidly. The dwarf kingdom is crumbling into civil war in the midst of the worst clan schism in a thousand years. With the clans weakened by infighting, the entire dwarf kingdom is vulnerable to attack. Tallin Arai, the dragon rider, must leave the desert and the city he loves when someone puts a bounty on his head. He suspects the Balborites - a fanatic cult that trains deadly mageborn assassins. He sets out on a journey to save the dwarves from civil war and stop the Balborite assassins once and for all" -- back cover.

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Defiant Press

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193736111X

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Vosper's Revenge

Book Three of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Vosper's Revenge

Book Three of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

VOSPER'S REVENGE is book three of Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. As the races of Durn stand on the brink of war, the power-hungry emperor plans his conquest of the entire continent. The dragon riders are fragmented. They have been scattered across the land; weakened by the discovery of a traitor in their own ranks. Are the riders strong enough to defeat Vosper before he destroys them all?

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Dragon Stone Books

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193736108X

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Rise of the Blood Masters

Book Five of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Book Five of the Dragon Stone Saga

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Vosper's Revenge

Book Three of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Book Three of the Dragon Stone Saga

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The Balborite Curse

Book Four of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Book Four of the Dragon Stone Saga

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Kathir's Redemption

Book Six of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Book Six of the Dragon Stone Saga

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Brinsop's Brood

Dragon Stone Adventures Volume 1

By: Kristian Alva

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Dragon Stone Adventures Volume 1

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Return of the Dragon Riders

Book Two of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Book Two of the Dragon Stone Saga

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1937361039

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Dragon Stones (Expanded Edition)

Book One of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Dragon Stones (Expanded Edition)

Book One of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

DRAGON STONES is book one of Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. [COMPLETED SERIES] Sequestered deep in the capital, the tyrannical Emperor Vosper weaves a plan to destroy all the dragons. He succeeds in driving them to the very brink of extinction. Only a handful of dragons and riders remain; living in exile in the desert. When young Elias Dorgumir finds a carved dragon stone in the forest, it brings empire soldiers to his doorstep, and puts Elias on the run with a bounty on his head. Is Elias strong enough to halt the evil that is spreading across the land?

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Passkey Publications Inc

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1937361004

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9781937361006

All International Politics Is Local

The Diffusion of Conflict, Integration, and Democratization

By: Kristian Skrede Gleditsch

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All International Politics Is Local

The Diffusion of Conflict, Integration, and Democratization

By: Kristian Skrede Gleditsch

How does regional interdependence influence the prospects for conflict, integration, and democratization? Some researchers look at the international system at large and disregard the enormous regional variations. Others take the concept of sovereignty literally and treat each nation-state as fully independent. Kristian Skrede Gleditsch looks at disparate zones in the international system to see how conflict, integration, and democracy have clustered over time and space. He argues that the most interesting aspects of international politics are regional rather than fully global or exclusively national. Differences in the local context of interaction influence states' international behavior as well as their domestic attributes. In All International Politics Is Local, Gleditsch clarifies that isolating the domestic processes within countries cannot account for the observed variation in distribution of political democracy over time and space, and that the likelihood of transitions is strongly related to changes in neighboring countries and the prior history of the regional context. Finally, he demonstrates how spatial and statistical techniques can be used to address regional interdependence among actors and its implications. Kristian Skrede Gleditsch is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472023357

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9780472023356

Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies

By: Kristian Niemietz

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Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies

By: Kristian Niemietz

Socialism is strangely impervious to refutation by real-world experience. Over the past hundred years, there have been more than two dozen attempts to build a socialist society, from the Soviet Union to Maoist China to Venezuela. All of them have ended in varying degrees of failure. But, according to socialism’s adherents, that is only because none of these experiments were “real socialism”. This book documents the history of this, by now, standard response. It shows how the claim of fake socialism is only ever made after the event. As long as a socialist project is in its prime, almost nobody claims that it is not real socialism. On the contrary, virtually every socialist project in history has gone through a honeymoon period, during which it was enthusiastically praised by prominent Western intellectuals. It was only when their failures became too obvious to deny that they got retroactively reclassified as “not real socialism”.

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London Publishing Partnership

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0255367716

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9780255367714

Kathir's Redemption

Book Six of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

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Book Six of the Dragon Stone Saga

By: Kristian Alva

Kathir's Redemption is Book Six of Kristian Alva's bestselling Dragon Stone Saga. Description: The orc plague has spread across the land, routing the dwarf clans from their ancestral home. The dwarves must turn to the dragon riders for help, hoping to reclaim Mount Velik and save the clans. Untold lives are at stake. Are the dragon riders strong enough to lift off the spirit of death from Mount Velik, and defeat the evil that lies within those ancient caverns, or will they all be destroyed?

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