Book 3 of the bestselling series: A Dark Faerie Tale Shade has been left all but shattered. Travelling to the Ice kingdom, along with her 'body guard' Dylan who continues to be bound to her, to where the holder of her magic dwells. The war of Faerie amplifies and her only chance to save it will be to resist the enchantments of the Ice King, one of the Ancient rulers of Faerie. But, he has his own agenda and will do anything to stop her from making it to the Summer Kingdom, with her family, to claim back her throne. These Ancients of Faerie don't want her to succeed, and the wards between the land of Faerie and the mortal world are blurring rapidly. Shade must face treacheries in every crevice of the land, even among the human mortals and trusted allies, before all is lost.

The year is 1022 second Era - the 254th sun of Sathram's Dawn. It is a time before the rule of Dragons and the corruption of humankind. It is a war-torn world which forces the council of Primes to seek the help of three very special teenagers - Rygar, Taliea and Velentus. They soon find themselves on a journey to recover an ancient relic on the other side of Eerea, a world filled with limitless power, incorrigible treachery and characters of the highest order. Requiem of the Forgotten is the first instalment in The Dreadmore Saga.

As winter's grip tightens, the true test of courage begins. Once a fervent disciple of science, Bram now stands amidst the wreckage of his beliefs. Ral Tora’s plans to battle the Everwinter lie in ruins, and he’s been betrayed by the machinations of the Chellin court. With nowhere left to turn but northward, towards the ominous source of the Everwinter, he is haunted by the gnawing fear of what truths he may unearth amidst winter’s cold heart. Astrid's ambitious gamble has backfired catastrophically, costing her the throne of Chellin. Bereft of power and influence, she pins her last hope on the enigmatic Bramwell Thornley. If she can shepherd him towards his elusive destiny, she may yet reclaim her lost dominion. However, this path demands a journey northward, to the desolation of Variss—and the dark secret that awaits them there. Meanwhile, Falen grapples with a harrowing realization: her father is the architect of the Everwinter's devastation. Burdened by guilt, she knows she must return to the home she was banished from, confront her father, and brave the shadows of her past, if any of them are to survive. Drawn inexorably by the hand of fate, their destinies converge in the icy embrace of the north, where the ultimate reckoning awaits. Embark on an epic quest through a realm where the clash of science and magic unfolds amidst the icy clutches of the Everwinter. In the second installment of The Wrath of the Northmen epic fantasy series, immerse yourself in a tale of perilous landscapes, captivating characters, and unrelenting danger. Keywords: metaphysical visionary theology spiritual, norse nordic, sword sorcery magic dragon quest, coming of age mystery, deities god pantheon, witch wizard warlock druid shaman, fantasy adventure story fantasy series fantasy trilogy fantasy high fantasy epic fantasy series

Can science and magic ever exist in harmony? Bram, an engineer in the southern city of Ral Tora, doesn’t think so. It’s science that will save his city from the cruel winter devouring the land, not superstition. But as the ice draws closer and Ral Tora’s science fails, his convictions don’t seem quite so secure, especially when a stranger arrives claiming that he holds the key to salvation. Astrid, Regal of Chellin, doesn’t care. Ruthless and ambitious, she’s climbed over everyone to get where she is – and she’s not about to let the Everwinter ruin everything she’s worked for. Determined to turn the chaos to her advantage, she needs just one thing to achieve her goal –a certain Ral Toran engineer who is far more than he seems. Falen, banished princess of the northern city of Variss, knows more than she’s letting on. Her adopted home of Ral Tora might think magic isn’t real, but she knows otherwise. Tasked by ancient edict to guard a terrible secret, her family has long been aware of the threat imprisoned beyond the Broken Sisters – and the disaster that would unfold if it was ever released. Now the fate of the land lies suddenly in the hands of a manipulative politician who’ll stop at nothing to further her own ends, a disgraced princess who is desperate to put right her family’s shame, and a sceptical engineer who doesn’t believe in any of it. Enter a realm where science and magic collide in the grip of the Everwinter, promising an epic journey through rich landscapes and captivating characters in this first book of The Wrath of the Northmen epic fantasy series. Epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy fiction, high fantasy, fantasy series, sword and sorcery, magic, wizard, mage, historical fantasy

The year is 1719, of Median's Fifth Age. The world is on the brink of war. A thousand year old strife that never fully died. The need for Mana is ever growing. Attempts at peace treaties with the far away Rastanova Empire to the south, and the Drujhman Emirates to the west, seems failing. Unease shakes the foundations of the Commonwealth Reaches and the Alliance of Kingdoms. Enter Aractus d'aiTaran. Brilliant. Talented. Powerful. The youngest Ma'agan to ever be raised to the high title of Black Adept in his ancient order. Four years after the senseless murder of his master, the then most powerful man in the world, a mysterious letter arrives. Boldly promising answers, the author of the letter beckons Aractus to travel southwards through the lush reaches of Altecia, down to the remote ruins of Obsidian Hills. Aractus' very own place of birth, destroyed sixteen years earlier. Ignoring all signs of impending doom, Aractus sets off, aided by his three trusted friends; the love of his life and Apprentice, the lovely half-human half-high-elf Nydhea d'Arden, his best friend - the infamous Elven connoisseur of beautiful women - Aryawen Elmàr'ill, and Ragash do Marakhien, a Vampire Lord. Together they must seek the truth and pull apart the veil of a conspiracy that spans continents and centuries.

The Anaasází people left behind marvelous structures, the ruins of which are preserved at Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and Canyon de Chelly. But what do we know about these people, and how do they relate to Native nations living in the Southwest today? Archaeologists have long studied the American Southwest, but as historian Robert McPherson shows in Viewing the Ancestors, their findings may not tell the whole story. McPherson maintains that combining archaeology with knowledge derived from the oral traditions of the Navajo, Ute, Paiute, and Hopi peoples yields a more complete history. McPherson’s approach to oral tradition reveals evidence that, contrary to the archaeological consensus that these groups did not coexist, the Navajos interacted with their Anaasází neighbors. In addition to examining archaeological literature, McPherson has studied traditional teachings and interviewed Native people to obtain accounts of their history and of the relations between the Anaasází and Athapaskan ancestors of today’s Hopi, Pueblo, and Navajo peoples. Oral history, McPherson points out, tells why things happened. For example, archaeological findings indicate that the Hopi are descended from the Anaasází, but Hopi oral tradition better explains why the ancient Puebloans may have left the Four Corners region: the drought that may have driven the Anaasází away was a symptom of what had gone wrong within the society—a point that few archaeologists could derive from what is found in the ground. An important text for non-Native scholars as well as Native people committed to retaining traditional knowledge, Viewing the Ancestors exemplifies collaboration between the sciences and oral traditions rather than a contest between the two.

An invaluable resource for general readers investigating climate change, this book examines the impact of climate change on popular culture and analyzes how writers and directors treat the disasters caused by climate change in their novels and films. Climate Change in Popular Culture: A Warming World in the American Imagination is the first study that includes analyses of both fiction and popular nonfiction works devoted to climate change. In addition, the book examines a number of classic works from the perspective of the growing field of climate change literature and includes a brief history of climate change science as well basic scientific definitions, all intended for general readers. The text provides an introduction to the science, politics, and economics of climate change. It also includes both historical overviews and potential probable futures projected by leading climate scientists and environmental writers. In addition, the text looks at how such creative writers and directors as Margaret Atwood, John Steinbeck, Paulo Bacigalupi, Kim Stanley Robinson, T. C. Boyle, Michael Crichton, and Octavia Butler, among others, have used the disasters caused by climate change in their work.