The Diviners

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Publisher : Back Bay Books
ISBN 13 : 0316028304
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviners by : Rick Moody

Download or read book The Diviners written by Rick Moody and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During one month in the autumn of election year 2000, scores of movie-business strivers are focused on one goal: getting a piece of an elusive, but surely huge, television saga, the one that opens with Huns sweeping through Mongolia and closes with a Mormon diviner in the Las Vegas desert; the sure-to-please-everyone multigenerational TV miniseries about diviners, those miracle workers who bring water to perpetually thirsty (and hungry and love-starved) humankind. Among the wannabes: Vanessa Meandro, hot-tempered head of Means of Production, an indie film company; her harried and varied staff; a Sikh cab driver, promoted to the office of -theory and practice of TV; a bipolar bicycle messenger, who makes a fateful mis-delivery; two celebrity publicists, the Vanderbilt girls; a thriller writer who gives Botox parties; the daughter of an L.A. big-shot, who is hired to fetch Vanessa's Krispy Kremes and more; a word man who coined the phrase -- inspired by a true story; and a supreme court justice who wants to write the script.A few true artists surface in the course of Moody's rollicking but intricately woven novel, and real emotion eventually blossoms for most of Vanessa's staff at Means of Production, even herself. The Diviners is a cautionary tale about pointless ambition; a richly detailed look at the interlocking worlds of money, politics, addiction, sex, work, and family in modern America; and a masterpiece of comedy that will bring Rick Moody to a still higher level of appreciation.

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Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (255 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviner by : Brynne Weaver

Download or read book The Diviner written by Brynne Weaver and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-20 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quinn has a rare and powerful gift, one that manifested from the rage and trauma of her harrowing childhood. Years later, the anger she can't let go of makes her an unpredictable and dangerous weapon of last resort for a kingdom on the brink of war. Diviners like Quinn are venerated yet feared, protected yet exploited. Bonded to the Queen, they are forced to endure hardship and sacrifice to protect her empire. After a near loss in a key battle and the death of the Diviner of Fire, the Queen calls for aid from the elite soldiers of the allied territories to the East. A striking warrior named Kiran is assigned to protect and train Quinn, and as the pair become close despite the rules that bind them, they discover that the enemies within are just as dangerous as the ones at the gates. Time is running out for Quinn to harness her power. The enemy is closing in around them. Impossible sacrifices haunt every decision Quinn makes. As she fights to keep what little she's claimed as hers, Quinn learns that her destiny might not lie in the hands of fates or kingdoms, but in her own. Praise for The Diviner "The Diviner is a wonderfully immersive fantasy set in a carefully crafted magical world and is as much a deeply emotional love story as a suspenseful adventure. The slow burn became an inferno." - W.D. Henning, author of Paradise Blight and Dark Fall "The Diviner is intricately written, and not like any fantasy story you've read before. This book will get you hooked and you'll build special connections with the characters... (you'll) love Quinn of course, but you'll also fall in love with Kiran, Skye, Adri, and Rolfe. The Diviner is worth the read - every second you spend on it is not wasted." - Aina Untalan, author of Exes and Ohs "Quinn is an actual badass instead of being a damsel in distress, which I hardly ever get to see in books." - Court of Miracles Awards (Finalist) "Fans of fantasy romance series like From Blood And Ash and A Discovery of Witches will love The Diviner." - D. Samms

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Publisher : New Canadian Library
ISBN 13 : 1551992434
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (519 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviners by : Margaret Laurence

Download or read book The Diviners written by Margaret Laurence and published by New Canadian Library. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culmination and completion of Margaret Laurence’s celebrated Manawaka cycle, The Diviners is an epic novel. This is the powerful story of an independent woman who refuses to abandon her search for love. For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town is a toughening process – putting distance between herself and a world that wanted no part of her. But in time, the aloneness that had once been forced upon her becomes a precious right – relinquished only in her overwhelming need for love. Again and again, Morag is forced to test her strength against the world – and finally achieves the life she had determined would be hers. The Diviners has been acclaimed by many critics as the outstanding achievement of Margaret Laurence’s writing career. In Morag Gunn, Laurence has created a figure whose experience emerges as that of all dispossessed people in search of their birthright, and one who survives as an inspirational symbol of courage and endurance. The Diviners received the Governor General’s Award for Fiction for 1974.

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Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1101548665
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviner by : Melanie Rawn

Download or read book The Diviner written by Melanie Rawn and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Melanie Rawn's triumphant return to high fantasy. The only survivor of royal treachery that eliminates his entire family, Azzad al-Ma'aliq flees to the desert and dedicates himself to vengeance. With the help of the Shagara, a nomadic tribe of powerful magicians, he will finally be able to take his revenge - but at what cost?

The Diviners

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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316214647
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviners by : Libba Bray

Download or read book The Diviners written by Libba Bray and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe there are ghosts and demons and Diviners among us? Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfield girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her Uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho hides a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened.... Printz Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray opens a brand-new historical series with The Diviners, where the glittering surface of the Roaring Twenties hides a mystical horror creeping across the country.

The Diviner

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Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 024195987X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviner by : Joe Cassidy

Download or read book The Diviner written by Joe Cassidy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though many of us suspect that there is more to the physical world than meets the eye, reading diviner Joe Cassidy's story, simply called The Diviner, is still both amazing and inspiring - an experience akin to reading Lorna Byrne's biography Angels in my Hair. Joe Cassidy connects with what lies beneath the surface. He knows a side of life that is at once familiar, mysterious and powerful. In his work he sees the terrible consequences of curses placed on houses, or of ancient sacred sites destroyed. He has a unique insight into the torments caused to the living by trapped spirits and natural phenomena that stress the landscape. In The Diviner, Joe explains the ancient art he practices. He describes how he discovered his gift and why he resisted it for many years, suffering the consequences in stress and ill-health. Over a decade ago he realised he had to accept his destiny and despite having a young family, he began working as a diviner. Since then has worked on over five thousand cases. Joe does not advertise but somehow people find him. Everyone from housewives and lorry drivers, to lawyers and record company executives, turns up at his door. What they each sense is that Joe's timeless insights can help with a problem that appears insoluble. The Diviner is a story of listening, divining and healing that throws a light on a side of life that is both ancient and still very much part of modern life. And it is a fascinating and uplifting story of a life less ordinary. Joe Cassidy lives with his wife and family in Co. Kildare and is in his fifties. His daughter is the author, Laura Jane Cassidy. He has been practicing as a diviner for the past ten years.

The Diviner's Handbook

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Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN 13 : 9780892813032
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviner's Handbook by : Tom Graves

Download or read book The Diviner's Handbook written by Tom Graves and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1986-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can learn to dowse-for precious metals, missing persons, water, the solution to a problem, or a myriad of other objectives. All that is required is practice, awareness, and a working knowledge of basic dowsing principles and mechanics. Tom Graves’ guidebook provides the tools whereby your natural ability to dowse can be turned into a reliable skill. One of the oldest arts and sciences known to man, dowsing is widely used today in fields as diverse as medicine and archeology. The Diviner’s Handbook moves directly into the firsthand experience of dowsing and the heightened sense of awareness that is the dowser’s most important ally. With clear, insightful explanations and generous illustrations, the author shows you how to: • Make and use simple, effective dowsing instruments • Develop dependable methods of analytic and intuitive interpretation • Experiment with a wide range of traditional and personal dowsing techniques • Locate people, objects, and information; diagnose illness; and attune with plants and animals Each of us is capable of detecting the subtle emanations and vibrations that surround us. The Diviner’s Handbook helps you develop your own, individual talent and technique for dowsing as a key to greater knowledge and the time-honored art of divination.

The Diviner's Tale

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Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547504381
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviner's Tale by : Brad Morrow

Download or read book The Diviner's Tale written by Brad Morrow and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In addition to scaring the daylights out of us, The Diviner’s Tale stands up for the offbeat and unconventional in human nature” (The Boston Globe). Cassandra Brooks is a diviner, what used to be called a water-witch. Hired by a developer to dowse some land in upstate New York, she is walking a lonely forested valley one spring morning when she comes upon the shocking vision of a young girl hanged from a tree. When she returns with authorities to the site, the body has vanished, leaving in question Cassandra’s credibility, if not her sanity. The next day, during a return visit with the sheriff to have another look, a dazed, mute missing girl emerges from the woods—alive, and the very picture of Cassandra’s hanged girl. What follows is the narrative of ever-deepening and increasingly bizarre divinations that will lead this gifted young woman, the struggling single mother of twin boys, hurtling toward a past she’d long since thought was behind her. The Diviner’s Tale is at once a journey of self-discovery and an unorthodox murder mystery, a tale of the fantastic and a family chronicle told by an otherwise ordinary woman who is about to be locked in a mortal chess match with a real-life killer who has haunted her since before she can remember. “[A] splendidly written mystery . . . A compelling story. Grade: A.” —The Plain Dealer “An astonishing writer.” —Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times–bestselling author of Double Delight “Beautifully written, tight as a tripwire, The Diviner’s Tale isn’t quite like any ghost story I’ve read before.” —Boing Boing “Morrow quietly drops clues as he guides you deeper into the mystery of the dead girl—and into Cass’s own mind.” —The New York Times

The Diviner's Chronicle

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1491835613
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (918 download)

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Book Synopsis The Diviner's Chronicle by : Frank DuPont

Download or read book The Diviner's Chronicle written by Frank DuPont and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enlil-Bani stood up from the royal palanquin and looked over the crowd, his wrist discreetly shackled to the seat. His head buzzed from deep sorrow, weariness and lack of sleep, yet he was concerned that he might be recognized by anyone he knew. He also felt ashamed to have been substituted for the king, destined to be hung at the end of the day as a murderer. His face and scalp itched from the false wig and beard he wore, designed to make him resemble the genuine king of Isin city. The year is about 1860 B.C.E., Sumeria. If the soothsayers predicted that a calamity would happen to the real king, it was a common practice to create a substitute king in his place. By executing the substitute, the gods would be fooled and the prediction would come true. This day was unique, because Enlil-Bani is known to have survived and remained on the throne for twenty-four years. Called a real page turner, and a total immersion in Sumerian life, The Diviners Chronicle is based on history, and reveals a range of emotions, including ambition and avarice, jealousy and revenge, lust and love, plus loyalty and compassion.

The King of Crows

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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316532622
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis The King of Crows by : Libba Bray

Download or read book The King of Crows written by Libba Bray and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breath-taking finale to the epic New York Times bestseller, The Diviners, from Printz winner and beloved author, Libba Bray. After the horrifying explosion that claimed one of their own, the Diviners find themselves wanted by the US government, and on the brink of war with the King of Crows. While Memphis and Isaiah run for their lives from the mysterious Shadow Men, Isaiah receives a startling vision of a girl, Sarah Beth Olson, who could shift the balance in their struggle for peace. Sarah Beth says she knows how to stop the King of Crows-but, she will need the Diviners' help to do it. Elsewhere, Jericho has returned after his escape from Jake Marlowe's estate, where he has learned the shocking truth behind the King of Crow's plans. Now, the Diviners must travel to Bountiful, Nebraska, in hopes of joining forces with Sarah Beth and to stop the King of Crows and his army of the dead forever. But as rumors of towns becoming ghost towns and the dead developing unprecedented powers begin to surface, all hope seems to be lost. In this sweeping finale, The Diviners will be forced to confront their greatest fears and learn to rely on one another if they hope to save the nation, and world from catastrophe...

The Water Diviner

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Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
ISBN 13 : 1743534299
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (435 download)

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Book Synopsis The Water Diviner by : Andrew Anastasios

Download or read book The Water Diviner written by Andrew Anastasios and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantinople, 1919. Joshua Connor, an Australian farmer, arrives in Turkey to fulfil a pledge made on his wife's grave - to find the bodies of their three sons, lost in Gallipoli, and bring them home. In the enemy city Connor meets Orhan, a mischievous Turkish boy, and his mother Ayshe, who is struggling to keep her family hotel afloat and rebuild her life after the war. Connor can trace life-giving water under the earth, but finding his sons at Gallipoli seems impossible when faced with the gruesome landscape of sun-bleached bones and rotting uniforms. But a Turkish officer gives the broken father hope where there was none. - Connor's eldest son may be alive. As Connor risks his life travelling into the heart of Anatolia one question haunts him: If his son is alive why hasn't he come home? This novel tells the complete story of The Water Diviner and is based on the original screenplay by Andrew Anastasios and Andrew Knight. It is inspired by true events found within personal accounts and official records from the Great War.

Lair of Dreams: The Diviners 2

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Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1743431686
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (434 download)

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Book Synopsis Lair of Dreams: The Diviners 2 by : Libba Bray

Download or read book Lair of Dreams: The Diviners 2 written by Libba Bray and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES #1 BESTSELLER 1920s New York. America's Sweetheart Seer. Diviners dream-walk. Follow them down. After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. With her uncanny ability to read people's secrets, she's become a media darling, and everyone's in love with the city's newest It Girl. Everyone, that is, except the other Diviners, such as piano-playing Henry DuBois and Chinatown resident Ling Chan, both struggling to keep their powers a secret - for they can walk in dreams. While Evie lives the high life, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness start turning up across New York City. As Henry searches for lost love, and Ling strives to succeed in a world that shuns her, a malevolent force infects their dreams. And at the edges of it all lurks a man in a stovepipe hat, who has plans that extend farther than anyone can guess. As the sickness spreads, can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld to save the city? In this heart-stopping sequel to The Diviners, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award winning author Libba Bray takes readers deeper into the mystical underbelly of New York City. 'The ambitiously broad focus of this novel strikes just the right balance.Weaving together a chilling mystery with a truly elusive solution, several poignant love stories, agonising injustice, terrifyingly monstrous dreams, and even a cameo by legendary psychiatrist Carl Jung, this instalment wraps enough up to satisfy but clearly sets the stage for more.' Kirkus, starred review

Before the Devil Breaks You

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0748122478
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Book Synopsis Before the Devil Breaks You by : Libba Bray

Download or read book Before the Devil Breaks You written by Libba Bray and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Diviners are back in this thrilling and eerie third installment by #1 New York Timesbestselling author Libba Bray. New York City. 1927. Lights are bright. Jazz is king. Parties are wild. And the dead are coming... After battling a supernatural sleeping sickness that early claimed two of their own, the Diviners have had enough of lies. They're more determined than ever to uncover the mystery behind their extraordinary powers, even as they face off against an all-new terror. Out on Ward's Island, far from the city's bustle, sits a mental hospital haunted by the lost souls of people long forgotten--ghosts who have unusual and dangerous ties to the man in the stovepipe hat, also known as the King of Crows. With terrible accounts of murder and possession flooding in from all over, and New York City on the verge of panic, the Diviners must band together and brave the sinister ghosts invading the asylum, a fight that will bring them fact-to-face with the King of Crows. But as the explosive secrets of the past come to light, loyalties and friendships will be tested, love will hang in the balance, and the Diviners will question all that they've ever known. All the while, malevolent forces gather from every corner in a battle for the very soul of a nation--a fight that could claim the Diviners themselves. Heart-pounding action and terrifying moments will leave you breathless in the third book of the four-book Diviners series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray.

Diviner

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ISBN 13 : 9780310718383
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (183 download)

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Book Synopsis Diviner by : Bryan Davis

Download or read book Diviner written by Bryan Davis and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the third Dragons of Starlight volume, Jason and Koren continue to fight the dragon rulers, while also trying to save the slaves around them.

Time at Emar

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1575065223
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Time at Emar by : Daniel E. Fleming

Download or read book Time at Emar written by Daniel E. Fleming and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2000-06-23 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent large-scale watershed projects in northern Syria, where the ancient city of Emar was located, have brought this area to light, thanks to salvage operation excavations before the area was submerged. Excavations at Meskeneh-Qadimeh on the great bend of the Euphrates River revealed this large town, which had been built in the late 14th century and then destroyed violently at the beginning of the 12th, at the end of the Bronze Age. In the town of Emar, ritual tablets were discovered in a temple that are demonstrated to have been recorded by the supervisor of the local cult, who was called the “diviner.” This religious leader also operated a significant writing center, which focused on both administering local ritual and fostering competence in Mesopotamian lore. An archaic local calendar can be distinguished from other calendars in use at Emar, both foreign and local. A second, overlapping calendar emanated from the palace and represented a rising political force in some tension with rooted local institutions. The archaic local calendar can be partially reconstructed from one ritual text that outlines the rites performed during a period of six months. The main public rite of Emar’s religious calendar was the zukru festival. This event was celebrated in a simplified annual ritual and in a more elaborate version of the ritual for seven days during every seventh year, probably serving as a pledge of loyalty to the chief god, Dagan. The Emar ritual calendar was native, in spite of various levels of outside influence, and thus offers important evidence for ancient Syrian culture. These texts are thus important for ancient Near Eastern cultic and ritual studies. Fleming’s comprehensive study lays the basic groundwork for all future study of the ritual and makes a major contribution to the study of ancient Syria.

The Infinite and The Divine

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Publisher : Games Workshop
ISBN 13 : 9781789998320
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (983 download)

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Book Synopsis The Infinite and The Divine by : Robert Rath

Download or read book The Infinite and The Divine written by Robert Rath and published by Games Workshop. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore a story told across the millennia that delves deep into a pair of fascinating necron characters, their relationship and their plans for the galaxy. Before the being called the Emperor revealed Himself, before the rise of the aeldari, before the necrontyr traded their flesh for immortal metal, the world was born in violence.Even when they inhabited bodies of flesh, Trazyn the Infinite and Orikan the Diviner were polar opposites. Trazyn, a collector of historical oddities, presides over a gallery full of the most dangerous artefacts – and people – of the galactic past. Orikan, a chronomancer without peer, draws zodiacs that predict and manipulate the future. But when an artefact emerges that may hold the key to the necrons’ next evolution, these two obsessives enter a multi-millennia game of cat and mouse that ends civilisations, reshapes timelines, and changes both forever. As riddles unwind and ancient secrets are revealed, the question remains: will their feud save the necron race or destroy it?

The Lady Jewel Diviner

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ISBN 13 : 9780645027853
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (278 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lady Jewel Diviner by : Rosalie Oaks

Download or read book The Lady Jewel Diviner written by Rosalie Oaks and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamonds, Death, and Devonshire tea... Miss Elinor Avely's proper upbringing cannot prepare her for the tiny, spinster vampire who crashes into her sitting room and demands to be fed with a sheep. Elinor already has enough troubles without having to catch ruminants. First, her secret gift for divining jewels has landed her in scandal, exiling her from London society. Second, a nobleman of dubious repute wants her to find a cache of smuggled jewels, hidden somewhere along the Devon coastline. Last - and worst - she is invited to cream tea at the local manor. And while the autocratic and magnificent Earl of Beresford might be there (and perhaps the jewels themselves too), Beresford is the last person Elinor wants to meet over cream tea. When a dead body is discovered along the cliffs, of course, such delicate considerations become secondary. Fortunately, Elinor now has a small vampiric chaperone - even if said spinster has a habit of appearing stark naked - and together they are ready to risk the hard questions. Where are the jewels hidden? Who killed the smuggler? And just when is the cream tea being served? The Lady Jewel Diviner is the first book in a new historical mystery series, set in Regency England with generous servings of magic, comedy, and romance. If you liked the Parasol Protectorate, the House of Werth, or the Beatrice Hyde-Clare mysteries, you will love Rosalie Oaks' new series. Start an adventure today with magic, mystery, and good manners...