Spire
Title | Spire PDF eBook |
Author | Grant Howitt |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Games |
ISBN | 9780996376563 |
The Spire
Title | The Spire PDF eBook |
Author | William Golding |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2013-11-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0571312268 |
Succumb to one churchman's apocalyptic vision in this prophetic tale by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding (recorded by Benedict Cumberbatch as an audiobook). There were three sorts of people. Those who ran, those who stayed, and those who were built in. Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire. His master builder fearfully advises against it, for the old cathedral was miraculously built without foundations. But Jocelin is obsessed with fashioning his prayer in stone. As his halo of hair grows wilder and his dark angel darker, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, watched over by the gargoyles - until the stone pillars shriek, the earth beneath creeps, and the spire's shadow falls like an axe on the medieval world below ... 'Astounding ... So recklessly beautiful, so sad and so strange ... Holds such a place in my soul that it's more or less a sacred text.' Sarah Perry 'A kind of miracle ... Genius.' Guardian ' Quite simply, a marvel.' NYRB ' Superb ... A classic.' Rebecca West 'A master fabulist .. An iconoclast.' John Fowles 'A visionary ... His masterwork [of] faith, folly and desperate desire ... Golding at his best.' Benjamin Myers
The Crooked Spire
Title | The Crooked Spire PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Nickson |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2013-11-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0752499610 |
1361: Orphaned by the Black Death, all John possesses are the tools that belonged to his father, a carpenter, and an uncanny ability to work wood. His travels bring him to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect. To prove his innocence John must help the coroner in his search for the killer, a quest that brings him up against some powerful enemies in a town where he is still a stranger and friends are few. Chris Nickson brilliantly evokes the feeling of time and place in this story of corruption and murder.
Battle Spire: A Crafting Litrpg Book
Title | Battle Spire: A Crafting Litrpg Book PDF eBook |
Author | Michael R. Miller |
Publisher | Hundred Kingdoms |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2019-01-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781999666026 |
A crafting LitRPG combining World of Warcraft with Die Hard.
Snow and Spire
Title | Snow and Spire PDF eBook |
Author | John Scurlock |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2011-11-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780692390382 |
This book showcases photographs taken from John Scurlock's home-built airplane, a Van's Aircraft RV6. In 2002, John embarked on a nine-year quest to fly to and photograph every corner of the North Cascade Range in the winter. The images he captured provide a breathaking vision of one of America's most magnificent mountain ranges in its most beautiful, dramatic, and savage season.
Silver Spire
Title | Silver Spire PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Goldsborough |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2012-11-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 145326602X |
Threats against a televangelist lead Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin into a murder case in this “brisk and beguiling page-turner” (Publishers Weekly). Staten Island would be forgettable were it not for the gleaming Tabernacle of the Silver Spire, where thousands of congregants come every Sunday to hear the sermons of Barnabas Bay. Millions more tune in on television, giving the good Reverend international fame, and a chance to spread the gospel from New York City’s harbor all the way to South Korea. But threatening notes have been appearing in the collection bag, suggesting that one of the faithful has decided it’s time this good shepherd get the hook. Believing organized religion is nothing more than a scam, rotund sleuth Nero Wolfe refuses to investigate the threats, instead recommending veteran investigator Fred Durkin for the case. But when Durkin is accused of murdering the Reverend’s assistant, Wolfe fights to clear his name. He may not be a Christian, but he will always help a brother in need.
The Aeronaut's Windlass
Title | The Aeronaut's Windlass PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Butcher |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 770 |
Release | 2016-07-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0451466810 |
Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors... Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator. Loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy’s shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. But when the Predator is damaged in combat, Grimm joins a team of Albion agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring his ship. And as Grimm undertakes this task, he learns that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity’s ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake...