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Cerulean Magic

Author : Aimee Easterling
Publisher : Wetknee Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cerulean Magic written by Aimee Easterling and published by Wetknee Books. This book was released on 2017-05-20 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even a dirigible can't out-fly these secrets.... Sabrina Fairweather is an airship captain with a bleak birthright. In an effort to keep her family history under wraps, she finds herself blackmailed into the unthinkable --- kidnapping a traumatized shifter out from under the noses of her only true friends. Unfortunately, a handsome dragon with a flair for sniffing out mysteries makes her task more difficult than it at first appeared. Can Sabrina protect her heritage and shield her friendships...or will desperate lies and layer upon layer of deceit finish turning the Fairweather name to mud? Cerulean Magic is a standalone adventure in the Dragon Mage world. Although all novels in this series can be enjoyed as one-offs, chronological reading order is as follows: 1. Incendiary Magic 2. Verdant Magic 3. Cerulean Magic

The Cerulean

Author : Amy Ewing
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062490036
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Cerulean written by Amy Ewing and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing (The Jewel) comes the exciting first book in a new fantasy duology. Rich, vivid world-building and ethereal magic combine in an epic tale that’s perfect for fans of Snow Like Ashes, These Broken Stars, or Magonia. Sera Lighthaven has always felt as if she didn’t quite belong among her people, the Cerulean, who live in the City Above the Sky. She is curious about everything—especially the planet that her City is magically tethered to—and can’t stop questioning things. Sera has always longed for the day when the tether will finally break and the Cerulean can move to a new planet. But when Sera is chosen as the sacrifice to break the tether, she feels betrayed by everything in which she’d been taught to trust. In order to save her City, Sera must end her own life. But something goes wrong, and Sera survives, ending up on the planet below in a country called Kaolin. Sera has heard tales about the dangerous humans who live here, and she quickly learns that these dangers were not just stories. Meanwhile, back in the City, all is not what it seems, and the life of every Cerulean may be in danger if Sera is not able to find a way home.

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Author : TJ Klune
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1250217326
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The House in the Cerulean Sea written by TJ Klune and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER! A 2021 Alex Award winner! The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner! An Indie Next Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020" One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies” Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger) Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours. "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." —Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Verdant Magic

Author : Aimee Easterling
Publisher : Wetknee Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Verdant Magic written by Aimee Easterling and published by Wetknee Books. This book was released on 2017-02-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Aimee Easterling's new series is chock-full of "electric story telling" and "wild post apocalyptic world building." Ever since dragon fire killed her parents, Amber Gardener has resolved to protect her enclave of illegal magic users from the dangers of the outside world. So when a winged intruder lands in her garden, the witch's initial impulse is to defend her neighbors using every weapon at her disposal...up to and including the use of deadly force. But at the last moment, the invading dragon shifts into a mysterious yet handsome stranger whose calm nature prompts Amber to question everything she previously believed to be true. Too bad her childhood sweetheart has no such compunction against dealing with danger the quick and dirty way. Enter a murderous dragon on the rampage, an unexplained fading illness, and a kind-hearted innocent kidnapped out of her bed. Can Amber abandon her post as protector and team up with her enemy in time to save people they both hold dear? Dive into an exhilarating new adventure with this series of interconnected standalones. Books can be read in any order, but chronological order is as follows: 1. Incendiary Magic 2. Verdant Magic 3. Cerulean Magic

The Cerulean Storm

Author : Troy Denning
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780786950614
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book The Cerulean Storm written by Troy Denning and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed with the Obsidian Oracle, King Tithian I leads Rikus, Neeva, and Sadira on a desperate mission to save the world. Old hatreds and passions prove as dangerous as their journey into the mysterious Sea of Silt.

The Alcazar

Author : Amy Ewing
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062490060
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Alcazar written by Amy Ewing and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing comes the second book in an epic fantasy duology that School Library Journal called “rich and complex.” Perfect for fans of Snow Like Ashes, These Broken Stars, and Magonia! Sera has finally recognized the true power of her Cerulean blood. But in order to return home, she’ll need help from Agnes, Leo, and their grandmother—the only person with knowledge about the mysterious island of Braxos, where the Cerulean tether is anchored. Though the journey will be treacherous, Sera will risk anything to see her City again. Meanwhile, the High Priestess’s power has reached new heights in the City Above the Sky. And when Leela begins having visions of Sera, alive, she knows she’s the key to saving the City. But to bring Sera home, Leela must channel the strength, courage, and curiosity that once got her friend exiled. With the help of friends, family, and Cerulean magic, Leela and Sera could soon return to their normal lives. But when that time comes, will Leela be able to serve her City as blindly as she once did? And will Sera be able to leave everything and everyone she’s grown to love on the planet behind?

Incendiary Magic

Author : Aimee Easterling
Publisher : Wetknee Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Incendiary Magic written by Aimee Easterling and published by Wetknee Books. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dragon's treasure turns traitor when secrets ignite. Fee is a fire mage on an impossible mission. After cutting her teeth on tales of dragons' dastardliness, she willingly straps explosives to her belly and sets off to infiltrate the home base of the shifters who rule over all mankind. Mason is the Lord Dragon tasked with protecting ordinary humans from harm. As part of his duties, he squashes a forest fire...then stumbles across a comatose woman who triggers his urge to collect and preserve rare beauty. The world Fee wakes into is very different from the medieval society she'd imagined would exist within a dragon's lair. But can she protect these well-fed, happy people when her overbearing father is in charge of her bomb's detonator switch? This 24,000 word novella is a standalone set within the Dragon Mage world.

The Night Sun

Author : Zin E. Rocklyn
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1250771315
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Night Sun written by Zin E. Rocklyn and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zin E. Rocklyn's "The Night Sun" is a Tor.com Original horror story that speaks to the darkness that manifests around us and in ourselves — but moreover, how justice can be found through the blood. Content warning for fictional depictions of intimate partner violence, including physical assault. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Cerulean Queen

Author : Sarah Kozloff
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1250168953
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Cerulean Queen written by Sarah Kozloff and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Kozloff's breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms, which began with A Queen in Hiding, comes to a thrilling conclusion in The Cerulean Queen. The true queen of Weirandale has returned. Cerulia has done the impossible and regained the throne. However, she's inherited a council of traitors, a realm in chaos, and a war with Oromondo. Now a master of her Gift, to return order to her kingdom she will use all she has learned—humility, leadership, compassion, selflessness, and the necessity of ruthlessness. The Nine Realms Series #1 A Queen in Hiding #2 The Queen of Raiders #3 A Broken Queen #4 The Cerulean Queen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Enjoy the View

Author : Sarah Morgenthaler
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492693146
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Enjoy the View written by Sarah Morgenthaler and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of The Tourist Attraction turns up the charm with this sweet, laugh-out-loud story about: A grouchy mountaineer A determined Hollywood starlet A love-sick marmot A gorgeous Alaskan wilderness And a journey neither will ever forget. Former Hollywood darling River Lane's acting career is tanking fast. Determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. The assignment should have been easy, but the quirky locals want nothing to do with River. Well, too bad: River's going to make this film and prove herself, no matter what it takes. Or what (literal) mountain she has to climb. Easton Lockett may be a gentle giant, but he knows a thing or two about survival. If he can keep everyone in line, he should be able to get River and her crew up and down Mount Veil in one piece. Turns out that's a big if. The wildlife's wilder than usual, the camera crew's determined to wander off a cliff, and the gorgeous actress is fearless. Falling for River only makes Easton's job tougher, but there's only so long he can hold out against her brilliant smile. When bad weather strikes, putting everyone at risk, it'll take all of Easton's skill to get them back home safely...and convince River she should stay in his arms for good. "Fresh, fun and romantic."—SARAH MORGAN, USA Today bestselling author for The Tourist Attraction

Witchmark

Author : C. L. Polk
Publisher : Tordotcom
ISBN 13 : 0765398974
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Witchmark written by C. L. Polk and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER of the 2019 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and a finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lammy Award! One of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, according to Time Magazine One of the best books of 2018, according to NPR, Publishers Weekly, BuzzFeed, the Chicago Review, BookPage, and the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog. The Kingston Cycle is One of Reader's Digest Top 25 Best Fantasy Series Ever Written C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance. The New York Times calls it “thoroughly charming and deftly paced... an accomplished and enjoyable debut.” In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his own. Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his family's interest or to be committed to a witches' asylum. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn’t leave his past behind. The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, but even after faking his own death and reinventing himself as a doctor at a cash-strapped veterans' hospital, Miles can’t hide what he truly is. When a fatally poisoned patient exposes Miles’ healing gift and his witchmark, he must put his anonymity and freedom at risk to investigate his patient’s murder. To find the truth he’ll need to rely on the family he despises, and on the kindness of the most gorgeous man he’s ever seen. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Three Parts Dead

Author : Max Gladstone
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765333104
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Three Parts Dead written by Max Gladstone and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of intrigue, a murdered god, and the business of necromancy: an urban fantasy set in an alternate reality

Bound 2

Author : Angela M Hudson
Publisher : Angela M Hudson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bound 2 written by Angela M Hudson and published by Angela M Hudson . This book was released on 2017-08-05 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW WORLD. NEW POWERS. OLD ENEMIES. Rediscover your love of reading like these book lovers did. "In Bound 2 you can count on something unexpected and fantastic to happen the whole way. I literally had to put the book down a few times to get my cackling under control..." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~'Amazon Customer' "I am really sad the journey is over but really happy about the ending. She [Hudson] always manages to keep it real. Everything doesn't magically get better in the end but a real ending is pulled from a magical world and to be honest that is rare..." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ARC Review by Felicia "This is a place where anyone can betray you for the right price. If you can't trust family then who else can you trust..." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ ARC Review by Crytsal "Elora examined everything through a microscope and pulled at the layers creating a deeper yet richer understanding.... The author allows you to understand this on such a level that I've never experienced before in reading. It's phenomenal..." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~Nook Books and More Blog _______________________________________ If you wait long enough, history will always repeat itself. Elora enters the dark world of secrets from her parents' past, and in the midst of discovering her new abilities and learning how to use them, she will be forced to fight battles she's unprepared for in a war that supposedly ended twenty-two years ago. Old enemies forge new friendships, leaving Elora lost and unsure who to trust, until a cocky vampire walks back into her life with a gift and a clue that will set the end of everything in motion. The final chapter in the two-book Dark Secrets spin-off series, BOUND. Did you love Bound? Try Dark Secrets, because we never feel quite as good as when we’re in love with a book. ALL BOOKS OUT NOW! In order: THE DARK SECRETS SERIES #1 Dark Secrets #2 The Heart's Ashes #3 Mark of Betrayal #4 Lies in Blood #5 Echoes & Silence: Part One #6 Echoes & Silence: Part Two #7 Bound by Secrets (but read the BOUND series before you read this one) BOUND #1 Bound One #2 Bound Two

Bound by Secrets

Author : Angela M Hudson
Publisher : Angela M Hudson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bound by Secrets written by Angela M Hudson and published by Angela M Hudson. This book was released on 2017-08-05 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIGHT FOR LOVE ONE LAST TIME The novel-length epilogue to the best-selling vampire saga, Dark Secrets. This book is best read after the Bound series, a witty two-book spin-off of Dark Secrets following Ara’s grown daughter, Elora, and the vampire who mistakenly enters her life without knowing who she is. You loved the seven-book series, but what do readers say about Bound by Secrets? “…It's the perfect finale to David and Ara's story. After everything they've been through. People who haven't read this series may find it odd that I am referring to the characters as if they were real people. Trust me. Once you read this series, you will understand…” -Laura, Amazon Review ★★★★★ “I have read these books from the beginning and I can't even beginning to explain my love for this series!” -Nicollette Kelly★★★★★ “This author did this series justice with this book, she gave us everything we needed. I totally pinky promise you will love this book.” -Heather Peterson ★★★★★ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Love is sacred. It needs no memory. But when memory is lost in a sickening tragedy, how can that love possibly survive? Irreparable damage was done to David in the tombs when his wife was killed. Since then, he’s struggled to lead a human life and maintain the will to live for the sake of their son. So when he’s called to a mission at request of his new king, he accepts willingly, happy for the distraction. He could never have imagined the mission would involve a blue-eyed girl from his past. But after well-meaning friends and family decide it’s best for Ara start fresh, having no memory of her past life, David is forced to play a role and pretend he doesn’t know her, driving him into a desperate state of madness. Ara’s memory extends only as far as the beginning of summer. Waking from a coma after a terrible accident, she’s taken to live in another country to get away from the sadness. She knows nothing of her old life. Nothing of this world she lives in. The only person she has is Brett, an ex-Queen’s Guard posing as her big brother and guardian. On meeting David at her new school, Ara finds him overbearing and a bit creepy, falling instead for a sweet guy named Cal, who’s ancestral connections would be of great interest to someone she once knew. But David’s grip on his emotions starts to slip as he’s obligated to stand by and watch his beloved wife date other guys, and it triggers something in him that no one would ever have expected. Can Ara fall in love with the human David again after what he does to her, or was their love ever only a result of her attraction to his vampirism? If you thought you knew Dark David, you’re still to meet the cold, human version in this gut-wrenching epilogue about fighting for love when you’ve got nothing left to fight with.

The Order

Author : Casey Parker
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412013364
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Order written by Casey Parker and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Order: The Tale Of The Sabor Guardians is a terrific spin on life, death and the never ending cycle of Evil against Good, and one young man's journey to deal with the gravity of them both. The confused and reluctant be hero of the Tale is one Sabor Lindon, a spoiled, somewhat uncentered young man who on his twenty-second birthday deals with a blanket of strife - only to find more pain is yet to come. The Tale chronicles the steps the reluctant Lindon takes along the way to overcome his newfound responsibilities. An evil being, Dvanken, an unholy wretch born of murder and sustained by humanity's suffering, remains unknown to all of mankind, save The Order. He roams, devouring the loathing and fear residing in humanity and his hunger stands unrelenting. A series of twists and turns bring Good and Evil full circle to duel until the finish. One will stand. One will claim victory. One will perish! "The author of The Order paints a vivid picture which allows you to enter into a new world, a world which will amaze and fascinate you, as he introduces you to the world and the inhabitants of The Order." - Bev Whittingham, author of Sunrise "This talented and imaginative young author invents his own dimension within our own. Sabor Guardians commit terrifying acts of heroism to fight an enormous terror, plaguing the earth. The terror known as Dvanken." - Debra Moore

The Tethered Mage

Author : Melissa Caruso
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316466867
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Tethered Mage written by Melissa Caruso and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mage with coveted magic and the scion of a powerful family are magically bound together in service to the Empire in the first book of a spellbinding fantasy trilogy from David Gemmell Award-nominated author Melissa Caruso. Magic is scarce in the Raverran Empire, and those born with such powers are strictly controlled -- taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon army, to be used as weapons in times of war. Zaira has lived her life on the streets to avoid this fate, hiding her mage mark and thieving to survive. But hers is a rare and dangerous magic, one that threatens the entire Empire. Lady Amalia Cornaro was never meant to be a Falconer. Heiress and scholar, she was born into a treacherous world of political machinations. But fate has bound the heir and the mage. And as war looms on the horizon, a single spark could turn their city into a pyre. Praise for Swords and Fire: "Charming, intelligent, fast-moving, beautifully atmospheric, with a heroine and other characters whom I really liked as people. I couldn't put it down."―Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library "Breathtaking... Worth every moment and every page, and should make anyone paying attention excited about what Caruso will write next."―BookPage "A riveting read, with delicious intrigue, captivating characters, and a brilliant magic system. I loved it from start to finish!"―Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Queen of Blood Swords and Fire The Tethered Mage The Defiant Heir The Unbound Empire For more from Melissa Caruso, check out: Rooks and Ruin The Obsidian Tower

The Scrying Game

Author : Andrew Harman
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0356503070
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book The Scrying Game written by Andrew Harman and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life as Clerk-in-Charge of Avocado Preservation in the Mountain City of Axototl was a real cushy number. Hurling a few bones about the place, peering into the future, foreseeing all the forthcoming problems screaming your way and making plans to dodge destiny's hurled brickbats. Piece of cake. Or at least it would have been if Quintzi Cohatl actually possessed anything even remotely resembling foresight. After forty years in the job his lies were getting a bit thin. So when a travelling salesman offered him a bargain crystal (with Scry Movie Channel option) how could he refuse? Certainly Merlot and the proto-mage Hogshead would have preferred it if he had. Then they wouldn't have a clump of murdered wizards dumped in the River Slove on their hands. And as for the folks of Axolotl - they wouldn't have had to discover the amazing explosive potential of a few hundred prize melons.