Three times I've compiled those damned lists, and I'm running out of names. But he still wants more. More souls for his experiments. More lives to be wasted in the pursuit of this vain, useless, futile hunt!" First Magus Vordegh's maniacal obsession to destroy the heretic cult of Order was running out of control. As the atrocities grew and the gods remained indifferent to pleas for sanity, the convictions of even Chaos's most devoted servants were starting to disintegrate. Faith seemed meaningless; trust impossible. The world was going mad. Benetan Liss's faith was cruelly tested by the part he was forced to play in Vordegh's savage reprisals. But the choice was stark: obedience or death, there was no third way. Or so he believed, until one violent event brought him into direct conflict with the heretics -- and the unearthly source of their power.
Garland and Coryn are recently betrothed when Coryn becomes withdrawn and cold towards her - Garland must solve the riddle of the long-lost secret or lose Coryn foreverryn forever.
Aline is thrilled when Orlando expresses his love for her, but the dream turns into a nightmare when a rival determines to crush her happiness. Originally published as SHROUDED MIRROR and now reissued.
One very cold winter morning, Pitney Kee Knowles arrives at work and prepares to give a briefing to her management team. Her mind isnt on her presentation because she keeps thinking about the bad weather. To regain focus, she decides to take a ten-minute break to try and forget the nagging questions percolating in her head about the weather. Before her break is over, Pitney finds herself sitting under a willow tree and sees a strange creature called Weather approaching her. Weather has four different personalitiesSpring, Summer, Fall, and Winterand is the mastermind, guide, and host of the Seasons Banquet. The guests of this banquet will undergo a physical transformation in preparation to inherit their place beyond the confines of the stars. Pitneys summons to this banquet is the beginning of her transformation and journey to the outer reaches of the universe, where she and others of her kind will find the reason for their existence. Before her break is over, Pitney finds herself sitting under a willow tree and sees a strange creature called Weather approaching her. Weather has four different personalities-Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter-and is the mastermind, guide, and host of the Seasons' Banquet. The guests of this banquet will undergo a physical transformation in preparation to inherit their place beyond the confines of the stars. Pitney's summons to this banquet is the beginning of her transformation and journey to the outer reaches of the universe, where she and others of her kind will find the reason for their existence.
They've been visiting the human world for centuries, the strange, frail, totally colorless denizens of the Twilight Dimension. Lured by the color, the brightness, the sheer vitality of mankind's world, they mean no harm--but few of them ever return home. Foss Agate, well-to-do physician and dabbler in the 'supernatural sciences', has a burning ambition: to break the secret of the gateway between the worlds by capturing a living twilight creature. But his captive is no ordinary twilight dweller, Charn in an emissary of his queen, sent on a mission to discover the fate of her son and heir, who vanished years ago within the human world. Torn by loyalty to Foss and compassion for his victim is his daughter, Calliope--a young girl who cannot help but fall prey to Charn's spell and who holds the key to a long-hidden secret. But before she can unlock the door to the past she must overcome the fear that threatens to destroy her. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the Sacrament of Night...
In the country once known as England, Angel Ashe approaches her 15th birthday in Eurostate 8. Freedom of choice is a thing of the past and falling in love is not an option. Virtual reality seems the only escape. Angel has found a way to break free. It's easy, the answer lies in her own reflection.
Back in Angel's world, after their amazing trip back in time, Angel and Winter have already encountered another challenge: the creator of Angel's mirror sculpture - old man Pye - who wants it back ... but he also wants them to join him on his adventures. How can they refuse?
I stand before you in this place, and I walk towards you on this way. The way is old but the way is long, and the way is the way of power. Hear me -- hear me, and let the seal be broken " The words of an ancient ritual, summoning a devastating power which could destroy the Chaos Gate itself. If First Magus Vordegh's insanity was to be stopped, the heretics knew that they must gain control of that power. This was the final gamble, and the odds against them were monstrous. But the rebels had a new ally in the heart of Chaos's own stronghold. One man, driven by one goad -- the craving for revenge. And for revenge's sake, he was ready to unleash an apocalypse that even the gods could not withstand... Book 3 of the Star Shadow Trilogy series
Streetwise' is the follow-on series from Story Street for Primary Years 5 and 6, providing stand-alone novels and short stories by top children's authors.
The long-awaited "prequel" to the acclaimed Time Master trilogy returns to the Time Master universe to recount an epic battle before time, when Chaos reigned supreme over Order and madness and evil ravaged the earth.
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