Little Tatatuck is a root pulling gnome who dreams of working in the crystal caves. But he is small and weak and is told by the head crystal gnome that he must journey over seven mountains to the highest crystal cave on crystal mountain and bring back a crystal from there to qualify for being a crystal gnome. Many have gone but none have returned. Tatatuck travels over the seven mountains and meets one adventure after the other in trying to get to Crystal Mountain. He gathers treasures and friends along the way, faces many hazards, and becomes strong in many ways just through the journey and before the destination. Does he make it? You will have to read to know for sure! This is a delightful tale masterfully told by Jakob Streit, teacher and story teller extraordinaire!

DECODE A MYSTERY THAT TIME HAS NOT FORGOTTEN! --- STRANGE CRYSTAL SKULLS HAVE BEEN UNEARTHED THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND HAVE BECOME PART OF OUR POP CULTURE, HAVING BEEN PORTRAYED IN A BLOCKBUSTER INDIANA JONES MOVIE! --- NOW, JOIN THE AUTHORS AS THEY SEARCH THE REMOTEST PARTS OF PERU FOR A HUMAN-SIZED, TWO-PIECE, TRANSPARENT QUARTZ SKULL THAT IS CALLED "THE BLUE SKULL" AND ORIGINATES FROM A MYSTERIOUS TIME WHEN THE WORLD WAS STILL YOUNG. --- Learn how the "Blue Skull" communicated with the author and called him to come to Peru to discover its history, its amazing powers and its reason for existence as this skull is preparing to assist humankind at this critical point in our spiritual evolution. From 1997-2002 the Author made three journeys to Peru at his own expense, being guided by an inner vision, having no clue what he would find or if he would meet the "Blue Skull." Within this book are his daily journal notes, revealing the secrets to the "Blue Skull" and how it forever changed his life - and how it will change your life as well. Believe it or not, this is a true story as the "Blue Skull" asked that this book be released NOW to prepare the world for the skull's emergence. *** The Blue Skull has a living consciousness of its own and is not just a stone in the shape of a human like skull. --- *** There is a strong link to the Blue Skull with the ancient civilization of Lemuria. The Blue Skull revealed that before it traveled to Atlantis, it was held in an Lemurian Temple over 100,000 years ago. --- *** The spirit of a dead king or ruler, the Lord of Sipan, head of a city state of the Moche - appears to the Author to act as his guide and protector. --- *** Read about the UFO cloud that magically appears when a special mediation with the author's own crystal skull is done in the area where he was called to find the "Blue Skull," in an isolated area high up in the Andes Mountain in Peru near the border with Ecuador. ---

Heaven comes to the depths of Hell in this final Empyrean Odyssey adventure starring half-demon Kaanyr Vhok and his succubus lover, Aliisza Having escaped from his gilded cage in Heaven into the claws of demons, the half-fiend ruler Kaanyr Vhok is finally in position to exact revenge on his angel captors. Meanwhile, the succubus Aliisza—an escaped prisoner herself—is unsure where her loyalties truly lie. She has betrayed her lover, her son, and the angel who freed her in order to stop the dark plot to kill the goddess Mystra. She failed. Now the goddess is dead, magic is malfunctioning, and Aliisza and her companions are trapped. With nowhere else to turn, she must call upon the angels and demons she has just forsaken. Can she convince them to trust her and work together . . . before they kill each other?

The second set of stories in the Samsara Chronicles compiled into one volume. Dylan, Aislinn and the chosen humans arrive on Nirvana but now the pair faces another alien threat, this time to their homeworld. Aislinn and Dylan�s joyous homecoming to Nirvana is tempered by yet another crisis. Aliens, assisted by a traitorous member of Nirvanan security and a threat to the royal bloodline, have kidnapped Aislinn�s parents and hold them hostage on the dying world of Klatria. Aislinn and Dylan now face the task of rescuing them before they are killed.

The Earth on the brink of destruction. A New World of Magic and Danger! Can Phil stay alive long enough to enjoy his escape from destruction?The world is ending.Yet in the midst of its destruction, there's Haven, an escape from the pending doom. Unfortunately, this doesn't include Phil. After losing his sister, he's miserable and just looking to survive. When he illegally finds a way into Haven, he discovers it's a world that's unlike anything he's seen before. Haven is alluring and constantly changing. But it's also dangerous, and Phil soon realizes there's someone who wants him dead.In exchange for his safety, Phil makes a bargain to retrieve a magical item located somewhere in a deep forgotten forest. But time is running out, and if he doesn't find it in time, his death is guaranteed.

Collects excerpts from the personal travel journal sketchbooks of forty-three artists, illustrators, and designers.

The high octane story of how Kim Kircher drew strength from the ski slopes during her husband's brush with death.