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Author : Michael R. Davis
Publisher : America Star Books
ISBN 13 : 9781462642427
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)
Download or read book The Relic Thief written by Michael R. Davis and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jill Chard
Publisher : Jill Chard
ISBN 13 : 9781778229411
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (294 download)
Download or read book The Relic Thief written by Jill Chard and published by Jill Chard. This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Destiny is a ride on the back of a wild beast. You can't control it. You can only slap its hide and hope it takes the path you want." Nila cares nothing for destiny. She steals relics for the danger. Running the roofs, evading guards and dodging traps in her pursuit of these coveted but illegal artifacts makes her heart race, reminds her that she is more than just the ghost of a girl forced to flee her homeland. Danger turns deadly, however, when a cloaked stranger lures her into a plot to rekindle a magic that once destroyed a world. Destiny is driving her down a path of horror and darkness, and she must change its course before she loses everything.
Author : Angela Knotts Morse
Publisher : An Encouraging Thought Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1737880911
Total Pages : 835 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (378 download)
Download or read book The Thief's Relic written by Angela Knotts Morse and published by An Encouraging Thought Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 835 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eamonn never wanted to be a thief. So when a risky mission goes awry and he receives the chance of a lifetime, he leaves behind everything, even his newfound family in the Thieves’ Guild, to pursue an apprenticeship as an honest merchant. Traveling the country means he sees and hears everything. Civil unrest, rebellions against the monarchies, and rumors of a usurper bent on uniting the provinces under himself with a mythical form of magic. Few suspect he’s not chasing a dead end, including village girl Leyna, a believer in the magic of ancient histories. Eamonn’s skeptical heart is also swayed once he finds himself the tyrant’s target, unknowingly possessing the key to harness the dangerous power. To protect it, Eamonn’s only choice is to flee. But now that it’s the mission of his former brothers in the Guild to hunt him down, keeping magic out of their hands might be harder than either Leyna or Eamonn thought possible. If they fall, though, their world does too.
Author : Patrick J. Geary
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400820200
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Furta Sacra written by Patrick J. Geary and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To obtain sacred relics, medieval monks plundered tombs, avaricious merchants raided churches, and relic-mongers scoured the Roman catacombs. In a revised edition of Furta Sacra, Patrick Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.
Author : Daniel Nielsen
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781484869970
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (699 download)
Download or read book The ArcheoMage:Curse of the Relic Thief written by Daniel Nielsen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some things are better left buried... Kharnak d'nul V'rsuth has been plundering the sands of the Ul-Utet desert for forgotten treasure since he was a young man On a remote dig, he uncovers a simple clay jar emblazoned with the sacred symbol of the ancient patron of Mankind, the SevenGod. It is a rare and priceless treasure, but one that brings with it many dangers. But this jar is more than an artifact. It's arrival has been anticipated for hundreds of years for it contains the key to set free the demon-god Eqqa Qua from his underworld prison in Shiavoth. The minions of the demon-god are vigilant and relentless, ultimately forcing Kharnak to take back to the desert and face the dangers lurking beneath the dunes. Accompanied by the vengeful god Hebat the Stone Man, Kharnak is given a mission. If he succeeds, Eqqa Quai will remain imprisoned. If not, all of humanity will pay the price of his failure with blood and chains.
Author : Ellis Peters
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497671590
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)
Download or read book The Holy Thief written by Ellis Peters and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strangers seek refuge at the abbey as floodwaters rise, a body falls, and a relic vanishes—in this “top drawer” mystery featuring the twelfth-century monk (Chicago Sun-Times) In the chill, rainy autumn of 1144, two groups of visitors seek the hospitality of the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, and Brother Cadfael fears trouble has come in with them. Among the first arrivals is Brother Tutilo, a young Benedictine with a guileless face and—to Brother Cadfael’s shrewd eyes—a mischievous intelligence. The second group, a ribald French troubadour, his servant, and a girl with the voice of an angel, seems to Brother Cadfael a catalyst for disaster. All of Cadfael’s fears become manifest as rising floodwaters endanger the abbey’s most sacred relic, the remains of Saint Winifred. When the bones disappear and a dead body is found, Brother Cadfael knows carnal and spiritual intrigues are afoot. Now, in a world that believes in signs and miracles, Brother Cadfael needs his prayers answered—as well as some heavenly guidance to crucial clues—to catch a killer hell-bent on murder.
Author : Christopher Buckley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501125788
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Relic Master written by Christopher Buckley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Buckley’s “hilarious, bawdy, and irreverent frolic of a tale” about a sixteenth-century relic hunter and the artist Albrecht Dürer who conspire to fabricate Christ’s burial shroud reads “like Indiana Jones gone medieval” (USA TODAY). The year is 1517. Dismas is a relic hunter who procures “authentic” religious relics for wealthy and influential clients. His two most important patrons are Frederick the Wise and soon-to-be Cardinal Albrecht of Mainz. While Frederick is drawn to the recent writing of Martin Luther, Albrecht pursues the financial and political benefits of religion and seeks to buy a cardinalship through the selling of indulgences. When Albrecht’s demands for grander relics increase, Dismas and his artist friend Dürer fabricate a shroud to sell to the unsuspecting noble. Unfortunately Dürer’s reckless pride exposes the trickery, so Albrecht puts Dismas and Dürer in the custody of four mercenaries and sends them all to steal Christ’s burial cloth (the Shroud of Chambéry), Europe’s most celebrated artifact. On their journey to Savoy where the Shroud will be displayed, they battle a lustful count and are joined by a beautiful female apothecary. It is only when they reach their destination they realize they are not alone in their intentions to acquire a relic of dubious legitimacy. “A rollicking good time, Christopher Buckley has transported his signature wit and irreverence from the Beltway to sixteenth-century Europe in The Relic Master” (GQ). This epic quest, “as rascally and convivial as any that Mr. Buckley has written” (The Wall Street Journal), is filled with fascinating details about art, religion, politics, and science; Vatican intrigue; and Buckley’s signature wit “holds the reader till the very last page” (The New York Times Book Review).
Author : Iris Anthony
Publisher : Sourcebooks Landmark
ISBN 13 : 9781402285318
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (853 download)
Download or read book The Miracle Thief written by Iris Anthony and published by Sourcebooks Landmark. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sister Juliana, Anna, and Princess Gisele--all in need of a miracle from Saint Catherine--are drawn into an epic struggle where only faith can survive as sinister forces plot to steal Saint Catherine's relic.
Author : Kevin Trainor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521582803
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism written by Kevin Trainor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a serious study of relic veneration among South Asian Buddhists. Drawing on textual sources and archaeological evidence from India and Sri Lanka, including material rarely examined in the West, it looks specifically at the practice of relic veneration in the Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist tradition. The author portrays relic veneration as a technology of remembrance and representation which makes present the Buddha of the past for living Buddhists. By analysing the abstract ideas, emotional orientation and ritual behaviour centred on the Buddha's material remains, he contributes to the 'rematerializing' of Buddhism which is currently under way among Western scholars. This book is an excellent introduction to Buddhist relics. It is well written and accessible and will be read by scholars and serious students of Buddhism and religious studies for years to come.
Author : Chelsea Abdullah
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316368962
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book The Stardust Thief written by Chelsea Abdullah and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp. Neither here nor there, but long ago . . . Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan's oldest son to find the artifact. Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer from Loulie's past. And, in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie will discover that everything—her enemy, her magic, even her own past—is not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality.
Author : Chelsea Abdullah
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316368962
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book The Stardust Thief written by Chelsea Abdullah and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp. Neither here nor there, but long ago . . . Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan's oldest son to find the artifact. Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer from Loulie's past. And, in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie will discover that everything—her enemy, her magic, even her own past—is not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality.
Author : Karen Jankulak
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851157771
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (577 download)
Download or read book The Medieval Cult of St Petroc written by Karen Jankulak and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2000 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saint's cult casts light on relations between Cornwall and Brittany - and Henry II's empire - in the 12th century.
Author : Heather Terrell
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345494695
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)
Download or read book The Map Thief written by Heather Terrell and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Republican kingmaker Richard Tobias has hired attorney Mara Coyne, he says, because of her skill in recovering stolen art, but Mara senses that he is not telling her everything. Tobias reveals that a centuries-old map was stolen from an archaeological dig he is sponsoring in China, and he wants her to get it back. But as Mara begins her investigation, she uncovers the shocking truth: The map is more valuable than anyone has even imagined, and her client’s motives are more sinister than she suspected. From Hong Kong to the Italian countryside, from Lisbon to the remote reaches of Communist China, and literally around the world on the ships of fifteenth-century explorers, Heather Terrell takes readers on an adventure of epic proportions.
Author : Heather Terrell
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504097408
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Relic written by Heather Terrell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-11-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a new dark age—and the one girl wielding the light of truth—in a tale “with threads from The Hunger Games, The Giver, and other dystopian novels” (Booklist). For more than a hundred years, no maiden from Aerie has competed in the arduous Testing, but after Eva’s twin brother dies, she is determined to fulfill his dream of participating in the all-male competition, and enters despite her parents’ wishes. With the help of Lukas, her family’s servant from the Boundary lands, Eva learns the ways of the outcasts who live in the brutal and icy world beyond Aerie. She discovers the secrets of the blinding white landscape, the dogs who pull her sled, and the chasms that house the strange relics once worshipped by a godless humanity. This knowledge is exactly what she needs to survive—and win—the harsh trials of the Testing. Leaving the safety of Aerie behind gives Eva a chance to realize how strong she can be in the face of adversity—and how brave she’ll have to become in a society built on the shifting snows of lies . . . “Heather Terrell excavates a richly realized and adventurous world from the iced-over wreck of our own.” —William Alexander, National Book Award–winning author of Goblin Secrets “Part post-apocalyptic fiction and part high fantasy . . . Delicately weaving in elements of Inuit culture as well as elements you might find in Game of Thrones, Heather Terrell creates a world that is as intricate as it is icy . . . A page-turner.” —E. Kristen Anderson, editor of Dear Teen Me
Author : Mavis Haut
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786483687
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Hidden Library of Tanith Lee written by Mavis Haut and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the great diversity of settings in Tanith Lee's novels--from the pre-historic origins of Christianity to robot-dominated futurescapes--certain underlying thoughts and references appear consistently. While adhering formally to many of the writing conventions of the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres, Lee also engages the meaning of myths of the Greeks (particularly Dionysos), Egyptians, Persians and Indians. The dynamics of magic, alchemy, shamanism, Gnosticism and reincarnation also surface frequently. This critical work examines Lee's highly original applications of such themes and subtexts. Less prominent themes are also covered, as well as her insights into human nature, her humor, her numerous tributes to literature, her comments on writing, her games with space, time and language, and her preoccupation with detail and background. Also included is an interview with Tanith Lee, a bibliography of Lee's work, a general bibliography, and an index.
Author : Jonelle Patrick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1645060292
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Last Tea Bowl Thief written by Jonelle Patrick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For three hundred years, a stolen relic passes from one fortune-seeker to the next, indelibly altering the lives of those who possess it. In modern-day Tokyo, Robin Swann’s life has sputtered to a stop. She’s stuck in a dead-end job testing antiquities for an auction house, but her true love is poetry, not pottery. Her stalled dissertation sits on her laptop, unopened in months, and she has no one to confide in but her goldfish. On the other side of town, Nori Okuda sells rice bowls and tea cups to Tokyo restaurants, as her family has done for generations. But with her grandmother in the hospital, the family business is foundering. Nori knows if her luck doesn’t change soon, she’ll lose what little she has left. With nothing in common, Nori and Robin suddenly find their futures inextricably linked to an ancient, elusive tea bowl. Glimpses of the past set the stage as they hunt for the lost masterpiece, uncovering long-buried secrets in their wake. As they get closer to the truth—and the tea bowl—the women must choose between seizing their dreams or righting the terrible wrong that has poisoned its legacy for centuries.
Author : Pippa DaCosta
Publisher : Pippa DaCosta
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Heartstone Thief written by Pippa DaCosta and published by Pippa DaCosta. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curtis Vance doesn't believe in magic. Magic doesn't put food in his belly, neither does it put a roof over his head. But thieving does. And he's good at it. The best, if his reputation is to be believed. Until a self-proclaimed sorceress comes looking for a thief. She's dressed like the night, speaks of monsters and myths, and she'll stop at nothing to get what she wants: a legendary Dragon Eye gem, said to grant its wielder the power to move continents. The sorceress is clearly insane, but Curtis hasn't met a challenge he can't overcome - or steal from - and the Dragon Eye gem proves too much of a temptation. All he has to do is survive her. He didn’t expect her stories of magic and monsters to be true. He didn’t expect to fall for her in ways that terrify him. But most of all, he didn’t expect to find himself trapped between the devastating power of a forgotten relic and his duty to save a people who would see him burned alive for his crimes. Curtis Vance doesn't believe in magic. But it believes in him, and if he can't stop it, his world will burn. DragonCon 2017 finalist for Best Fantasy Novel
