In the hills and gullies of poverty, he was married to a hunter whose stature and appearance were unknown. Relying on her martial arts skills, she was determined to keep her distance from the hunters. Who would have thought that a hunter's son would be so big and tall, but he would be able to defend himself like a jade-like lord! Cooking, hunting, farming, proficiency in everything! The worst part was that his wife's skill had gotten a perfect score!

Duncan expected to meet resistance when he returned from England to reclaim the clan and lands that were his birthright. But never in his wildest dreams did he imagine a woman like Marsali, a young imp who would do anything to protect her village from an outsider's tyranny.

The Seal that had lasted for ten thousand years suddenly loosened, and Su He and Su He of the Penglai clan went down the mountain to look for Spiritual Treasures Of Heaven And Earth s to strengthen the Seal.At the foot of the mountain, they met the mysterious scholar Hua Yunshu. The three of them travelled together, but Hua Yunshu's attitude was ambiguous.With the arrival of a chaotic world, Devil Clan pressed down step by step, causing the world to become restless. Could Su He successfully stop the resurgence of Devil Clan?Humans were different, where would Su He and Hua Yunshu's relationship go?With the tribulation that followed, how was Su He going to deal with it? And looking at the clouds ...

Shin Nakajima and his elf wife Saran have headed out to the city of Sarprast. The newlyweds are set on finding who is responsible for the kidnapping of elf children. But to get access to the likely perpetrators, Shin and Saran have to rise through the ranks of the Hunters' Guild. Luckily, Sarprast has a pigeon problem. Shin and Saran take aim at the solution!

Shin and Saran's expert performance facing a fearsome boulderbear has gotten them a steady job hunting for the House of Haksvall. They are one step closer to finding out which noble is connected to the elf kidnappings. Even better, they found a lead in the black market who knows the location of the mastermind behind the whole dark operation! But the criminal underworld is dangerous. They need to ensure they aren't the ones being hunted...

A “revelatory” (The Boston Globe), “exhilarating” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of twelve stories that “[redraw] the boundaries between fiction and memoir” (O: The Oprah Magazine), from Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro “Munro really does know magic: how to summon the spirits and the emotions that animate our lives.”—The Washington Post Book World A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Slate, Rocky Mountain News, New York, The Kanas City Star A young boy, taken to Edinburgh’s Castle Rock to look across the sea to America, catches a glimpse of his father’s dream. Scottish immigrants experience love and loss on a journey that leads them to rural Ontario. Wives, mothers, fathers, and children move through uncertainty, ambivalence, and contemplation in these stories of hopes, adversity, and wonder. The View from Castle Rock reveals what is most essential in Munro’s art: her compassionate understanding of ordinary lives.

Long offers a nostalgic look at a son and father hunting and fishing in the American West in this very fine account of coming of age in the 1950s.