3 books. Over 700 pages of steampunk adventure! A clumsy schoolgirl transforms into a divine warrior with the magic of a goddess. Riwenne is chronically late, bad at school, and lost in a daydream, but she wants to become a priestess with her best friend. When her floating city home is attacked by mechanical beasts, she's granted the power to fight back and protect her friends. Serving a goddess is not as easy as it seems. As Riwenne is drawn into an ancient rivalry between powerful deities, she'll be tested in every way. Putting her life and her heart on the line, she must find other warriors and learn about her new powers. With teamwork, these teens could save the world--but if they fail, their very souls will be destroyed. This set includes the first three books in the series: -Riwenne & the Mechanical Beasts -Riwenne & the Bionic Witches -Riwenne & the Airship Gambit The Divine Warriors is a steampunk fantasy series for teens. If you like magical girls, monstrous machines, and high-flying adventures, then you’ll love Kristen S. Walker’s series of guns and gears.

A teen girl chosen to wield the power of a goddess. Flying cities falling from the sky. Can she find out why the machines are failing and fix them in time to save everyone? The teenage prophet Riwenne performed a miracle when she saved her flying city from crashing into the ocean. But no one alive knows how the cities became airborne hundreds of years ago. The high priestess tried to create her own flying city and put a barren rock in the sky, too high for anyone to live on… and now it’s falling. All the imperial sky cities are falling. The Synthetic Ethereal Apparatus that holds up each capital is failing. If they crash, thousands of homes and businesses will be destroyed. Massive devastation could ruin her enemy’s territory but at the cost of innocent lives. To save the floating cities, Riwenne will need more power than she’s ever used before. She must find the secret of the Ethereal Apparatus and how to repair it. She’ll need new allies: the planetary warriors who refused to join her once already. But it also means working with her enemies in the Empire who tried to kill her. She can’t stand by and let their people die. If they don’t work together, their world will never be the same. Riwenne & the Ethereal Apparatus is the fifth book in a steampunk fantasy series for teens. If you like magical girls, lesbian romance, and high-flying adventures, then you’ll love Kristen S. Walker’s series of guns and gears.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Trinity College Dublin, 2011.

The Valkyries are among the most fascinating and complex figures in Norse mythology. This comprehensive book tells their impressive story in all its facets – from their grim beginnings as death demons to their transformation into radiant warriors who lead the bravest warriors to Valhalla. Explore the origins and etymology of the Valkyries, their role in Valhalla, and their depiction in heroic sagas. Discover the romantic and tragic tales of Brunhilde and Siegfried, as well as Svava, Sigrun, and Helgi, which portray the Valkyries as loving and suffering figures. Be transported to the world of the Vikings through archaeological finds and artistic representations. This book offers: - An in-depth exploration of the dual nature of the Valkyries as weavers of fate and protectors - Detailed chapters on their transformation and veneration in folklore - A glossary with 35 key terms related to Norse mythology - Insights into their depiction in modern culture, from Richard Wagner's operas to films, comics, and video games "Valkyries - The Warriors Of Odin" is an epic journey through Norse mythology, showcasing how the Valkyries have preserved their significance over centuries. Their stories are timeless symbols of strength, bravery, and the complex relationship between life and death.

This commentary offers a synthesis of close readings of Genesis 1-11 and up-to-date study of the formation of these chapters in their ancient Near Eastern context. Each interpretation of these evocative and multilayered narratives is preceded with a new translation (with textual and philological commentary) and a concise overview of the ways in which each text bears the marks of its shaping over time. This prepares for a close reading that draws on the best of older and newer exegetical insights into these chapters, a reading that then connects to feminist, queer, ecocritical, and other contemporary approaches.

Susan Niditch's commentary on the book of Judges pays careful attention to the literary and narrative techniques of the text and yields fresh readings of the book's difficult passages: stories of violence, ethnic conflict, and gender issues. Niditch aptly and richly conveys the theological impact and enduring significance of these stories. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.