Since times immemorial, outbreaks of chaos have been dealt with by the supreme fighters of Rakal, those who have trained the use of kyra for combat all their lives. It has been but a few decades since they summoned their first warrior from another world called Earth, a decision that would eventually allow them to sit back and have otherworlders to their work. The summoned have been of great assistance, but one day began treating the people of Rakal as lesser beings. Too useful to be punished, and too cruel to be a part of society, a silent agreement was made: They could do as they pleased, as long as it happened outside of major cities. Agon, a youth from a remote village, has heard too many stories to accept the state of his world. He strives to improve his combat and kyra abilities to become like one of the supreme warriors of the past, ridding the world of its reliance on the summoned. However, ambition always comes at a price, and fortune does not always favor the bold.

"Storyline will help you answer one important question: When the credits roll at the end of your life, how will you have wanted to live? To accomplish this, we've blended the discipline of storytelling with the therapeutic philosophy of acclaimed psychologist Viktor Frankl. Over the last several years, we've distilled this process into eight modules that will help you: Understand where you fit within God's story; Interact with God in a functional, rather than, dysfunctional way; Understand you share agency with God to make an impact; Clarify your ambitions; Get off the couch and get started; Embrace, rather than, avoid conflict; Envision climatic scenes that will prove more motivating than setting goals; Filter your decisions through a life theme; Inspire others by living a great story" [Publisher description].

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).

The songs of this Saga, of these four tales, speak of the story of Darkfall-of dead kings and corrupt dukes, of broken heroes and ignoble legends, of spoiled ambition and wanton lust. The people of Darkfall clamor for reform, to be freed of the burdening chains the dukes have placed on them. They flock to a man who promises a different realm. Yet even so, the forces of loyalty and honor are at work against the would-be savior. This song is twined with order and turmoil, ruin and riches, and life and death-all in the pursuit of the melody that forms the chorus of this saga's song. All four tales join to one. But which tales lead to glory? And which lead to Darkfall's demise?

Sharing a family life in the 1930s near the legendary Palisades Amusement Park, a family of dreamers explores ambitions and cultural boundaries that are challenged by the realities of the Great Depression, multiple wars, and the park's eventual closing in 1971.

BOOK ONE IN THE GROUNDBREAKING SERIES, THE WARS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – Curse of the Mistwraith opens an epic fantasy series perfect for fans of The Dark Tower and Earthsea.