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Book Synopsis Veiled Enchantments by : Deborah Blake
Download or read book Veiled Enchantments written by Deborah Blake and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting novel in the Veiled Magic series, Witch and police officer Donata Santori travels to Maine to help solve a deadly mystery, where her magical abilities are tested like never before. Still reeling from her unwitting involvement in murder and subsequent break up with a half-Dragon art forger, Witch-cop Donata Santori is grateful for the distraction when her ex-lover requests her help. Not only are Magnus's beloved dead suddenly haunting the Ulfhednar shapechangers in his tiny rural hometown in Maine, their patron god Odin has turned his back on them, and the members of their once tight-knit enclave are at each other's throats. Literally. Magnus is relying on Donata's experience in dealing with the gods, along with her magical ability to summon the dead, to help him unravel this mystery in time to save his clan. Donata only hopes to survive the ordeal so she can return home to the city and her quiet job at the precinct. But first, she must discover who or what is behind the terrible attacks on the Ulfhednar. And the clock is ticking, in more ways than one...
Book Synopsis The Enchantments of Technology by : Lee Bailey
Download or read book The Enchantments of Technology written by Lee Bailey and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Enchantments of Technology, Lee Worth Bailey erases the conventional distinction between myth and machine in order to explore the passionate foundations concealed in technological culture and address its complex ethical, moral and social implications. Bailey argues that technological society does not simply disenchant the world with its reductive methods and mechanical metaphors, then shape machines with political motives, but is also borne by a deeper, subversive undertow of enchantment. Addressing examples to explore the complexities of these enchantments, his thought is full of illuminating examinations of seductively engaging technologies ranging from the old camera obscura to new automobiles, robots, airplanes, and spaceships. This volume builds on the work of numerous scholars, including Jacques Ellul and Jean Brun on the phenomenological and spiritual aspects of technology, Carl Jung on the archetypal collective unconscious approach to myth, and Martin Heidegger on Being itself. Bailey creates a dynamic, interdisciplinary, postmodern examination of how our machines and their environments embody not only reason, but also desires.
Book Synopsis The Veiled Diplomat by : Thomas K. Carpenter
Download or read book The Veiled Diplomat written by Thomas K. Carpenter and published by Black Moon Books. This book was released on with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even a master assassin can be foiled. Divination—the magic of seeing the future—provides peace in the realms, because no one can launch a war or assassination without being discovered. But when a strange building appears in the city of sorcery, everyone believes it's benign—everyone except Zayn and his teammates. To save the Hundred Halls, they must use all their talents to deceive and uncover its purpose before it's too late. Season One of the Hundred Halls Universe THE HUNDRED HALLS Series Trials of Magic Web of Lies Alchemy of Souls Gathering of Shadows City of Sorcery THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN Series The Reluctant Assassin The Sorcerous Spy The Veiled Diplomat Agent Unraveled The Webs That Bind GAMEMAKERS ONLINE Series The Warped Forest Gladiators of Warsong Citadel of Broken Dreams Enter the Daemon Pits Plane of Twilight ANIMALIANS HALL Series Wild Magic Bane of the Hunter Mark of the Phoenix Arcane Mutations Untamed Destiny STONE SINGERS HALL Series Song of Siren and Blood House of Snake and Tome Storm of Dragon and Stone Sonata of Shadow and Thorn Well of Demon and Bone THE ORDER OF MERLIN Trilogy The Order of Merlin Infernal Alliances Tower of Horn and Blood What Readers Are Saying: I just found my new book to talk peoples ears off about! I could not put this book down and have told all of my friends to get a copy to read. I can't wait for the rest of the series!!! It was a fun refreshing take on magic and creatures. The characters are so captivating. I am glad to see a magic related series that is more female based and has more of the "Supernatural" feel to it.- L. Coffing Added to my collection of urban fantasy beautifully written – Tevin I've read other things by this author, but this one stands head and shoulders above the others! Fast paced, fascinating characters, twists and turns, loved it all and am so happy I could dive right into the second. Keep them coming - don't want to go into withdrawals! – Tami Cowles This is a well-structured and exciting tale, with a magical system that any Fantasy lover would die for. This inspiring first novel shows a promising start to a series and kept a firm grasp on my attention throughout. Trials of Magic makes for an addictive read. Many times, I even found myself shouting at the characters, praying either for their safety or for them to succeed in their endeavors. A true work of fiction with great artistic flair. There is a lot of heart embedded within these pages. Trials of magic is a five-star read and a real credit to Mr. Thomas Carpenter. – Dax Munro TRA I've always enjoyed coming-of-age novels and this one is fantastic. It is Well written, well plotted, and gripping. The characters and plot do not let you go. -PRBC I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The characters are all interesting, I couldn't predict what would happen (which I LOVE), and I can hardly wait to find out what happens next. (I also appreciate that I want more, but that the book actually ended very well, and not in a cliffhanger.) Thomas Carpenter is a new favorite author for me! – Skipperdo Loved this new book. It's amazing how real Carpenter makes this world and all the people in it. – Sharon Brigham Spratt Animalians I really love how quickly you fall head over heels for the Animalian Hall. – Yorkiemom The Animalians series is easily one of the most enjoyable reads I have had in the past year. Filled with a relatable heroine, strong character building and equal doses of magic and action, the series starts strong and only gets better. – amazon customer This is an excellent series. Fun and amazing characters with each a great separate plot. – Zippy Inger This is one of the most amazing, spellbound series I have read in a long time. Loads of action, adventure, suspense and supernatural creatures. A must read series!- Liza van der Pluym Gamemakers- Fast paced and spot on descriptions will keep you turning pages well into the night. If you adore Jordan and Martin, Thomas Carpenter and his Hundred Halls series are MUST READS as sci-fantasy of today! – Lynda C. If you want lots of interesting action and characters, this book has it. – J Krug LitRPG has become very formulaic as a genre. The warped Forest steps beyond those norms and explores character development and world exploration/design in excellent ways. – Scott Reimers Stone singers I have treasured each and every one of the Hundred Halls stories. Tom Carpenter has a unique style of writing which is always brilliantly researched, detailed for easy visualization and reads like you have a master storyteller in your head. – Lynda C It’s a well written, enthralling read that grabs you from the get go. The world building is incredible, the storyline, action packed and fast paced and the characters intriguing. Thrust into a world of soul swapping, magic, music, secrets and so much more, this had me on the edge of my seat and I could not put it down. – Debbie Like all the other hundred hall series this one does not disappoint. Very unique scenarios and most unsuspecting plots. Fall in love with Minerva and follow her on her path of survival. – Liza van der Pluym KEYWORDS: contemporary fantasy, coming of age, fae, complete series, bestselling, urban fantasy, action adventure, academy, new adult, university, dark fantasy, family, young adult, YA fantasy, wizard, mage, witch, dragon, supernatural, supernatural suspense, fantasy series, fantasy series for adults, paranormal mystery, magical worlds, modern fantasy, occult, paranormal, enemies to friends, legend, folk tale, elite, dark magic, thrilling, college, hero, power, privilege, hundred halls, thomas k. carpenter, forbidden magic, strong female lead, orphans, alternate worlds, class differences, badass women, binge read, loners and outcasts, found family, enemies to lovers, sword, spellbinding, magical heist, sprawling series, assassins, spies, diplomacy, rune spells, demonology, shape changing, soul magic, arcane, divination, harry potter, magicians, hundred halls, multi-series, epic adventure, animal companion, fantastic families, magical academies Similar Authors: Christopher Nuttal, L. 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Book Synopsis Piercing the Veil by : Steven A. Guglich
Download or read book Piercing the Veil written by Steven A. Guglich and published by Your Wildest Dreams Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say that legends are born, not made. But for Jeremy Goodson and Masaru Hagen that is far from the truth. Confronted by something that neither of them can explain, two complete strangers from opposite sides of the world embark on an unforgettable journey that will forge them into living legends. It has been almost 4,000 years since magic disappeared from the Earth. Hidden from humanity by the Veil, those who possess magic live in ancient settlements across the globe. Over the centuries, these beings have pierced the Veil, leaving behind glimpses and shadows of the fantastic and arcane. Fueled by distant memories and humanity’s desire for wonder, familiar stories of myths and legends have been passed down for thousands of years in nearly every culture and nation. Jeremy Goodson, an average, overweight teacher in New York City finds his entire world turned upside down when a stranger tempts him to leave everything behind and start a journey that will test Jeremy’s mysterious gift and bring magic and hope back to humanity. Masaru Hagen, the adopted son of American tech entrepreneurs living in Tokyo, has been guided by an unseen voice all his life. On the eve of his twentieth birthday, the voice leads him across thousands of miles, on a mysterious and perilous mission he alone can undertake. But there are principalities of this world that will do whatever they can to stop Jeremy and Masaru and keep magic out of the hands of humanity forever. One of these men will bring hope to the world; the other will bring death. The world they once knew will be changed forever, not only for themselves, but for everyone on Earth…and maybe not for the best.
Book Synopsis Veiled Figures by : Teresa Heffernan
Download or read book Veiled Figures written by Teresa Heffernan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam, the Enlightenment, and the veil -- The great whore of Babylon: cosmopolitanism and racialized nationalism -- Two western women venture east: Lady Annie Brassey and Anna Bowman Dodd -- The Great War and its aftermath: militarized citizens, (un)veiled bodies, and the nation -- The burqa and the bikini: veiling and unveiling at the turn of the twenty-first century
Book Synopsis Cauldron Concoctions: 250 Potions And Enchantments For Every Witch by : www.witchcraftvibes.com
Download or read book Cauldron Concoctions: 250 Potions And Enchantments For Every Witch written by www.witchcraftvibes.com and published by THE PUBLISHER. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the mystical world of potion crafting with "Cauldron Concoctions: 250 Potions And Enchantments For Every Witch." This comprehensive guide offers a vast array of potion recipes and magical spells to enhance your witchcraft practice. Explore the rich history of potion making and learn about the essential tools and ingredients needed for successful potion crafting. Delve into the world of essential potions, including healing elixirs, protection brews, and love potions. Unleash your enchanting abilities with spells such as candle magic, crystal enchantments, and sacred symbolism. Experience the power of magical brews through divination teas, dream elixirs, and spiritual awakening potions. Engage in ritualistic potion crafting with Sabbat celebrations, moon phase brews, and ancestor honoring concoctions. If you are new to potion crafting, the book also offers guidance on simple herbal infusions, purification tinctures, and empowerment blends. Embark on a journey of alchemy and transformation with philosopher's stone recipes, elixirs of immortality, and transmutation potions. Strengthen your bond with familiars through specially crafted brews for animal communication, feline familiars, and canine companions. Unleash the power of weather and elemental magic with storm-summoning potions, fire elemental elixirs, and water affinity brews. Protect yourself against dark arts with warding brews, cleansing concoctions, and hex-breaking elixirs. Explore the astrological realm with potions influenced by planetary alignments, zodiac elixirs, and cosmic alignment brews. Harness the magical properties of herbs and botanicals with mandrake root potions, witches' ointments, and magical herbal blends. Learn about potion crafting in ritual practice, including altar offerings, invocation potions, and ceremonial concoctions. Unlock the secrets of sorcery with forbidden potions, cursed elixirs, and dark enchantments. Through "Cauldron Concoctions: 250 Potions And Enchantments For Every Witch," embrace your inner witch and immerse yourself in a world of magical possibilities.
Download or read book Veiled Magic written by Deborah Blake and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spellbinding new novel from the author of the Baba Yaga novels. Since Witches came out of the broom-closet in the early 21st century, they have worked alongside humans as police officers, healers, stock traders, and more. But they aren’t the only paranormal entities in our world... Police officer and Witch Donata Santori spends her days interrogating dead witnesses by summoning their spectral forms. Normally the job is little more than taking statements and filing reports. But when she’s called in on the case of a murdered art restorer, she finds herself suddenly in possession of a mystical portrait that both the human and paranormal communities would kill to get their hands on. Unable to take on the forces hunting her alone, Donata seeks help from two unlikely and attractive allies: a reluctant shape-changer and a half-dragon art forger. But as the three of them hurry to uncover the truth about the powerful painting, Donata realizes that she’s caught in the middle of not one but two wars—one for possession of the painting’s secrets and one for possession of her heart... Includes an exclusive preview of the next Baba Yaga novel, Wickedly Powerful. Praise for Deborah Blake and her novels “Paranormal romance at its best.”—Alex Bledsoe, author of Long Black Curl “Wonderfully imaginative.”—Harlequin Junkie “Fast-paced and addicting.”—Fresh Fiction
Book Synopsis American Presbyterian and Theological Review by : Henry Boynton Smith
Download or read book American Presbyterian and Theological Review written by Henry Boynton Smith and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Faith and Philosophy by : Henry Boynton Smith
Download or read book Faith and Philosophy written by Henry Boynton Smith and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the conflict between religion and science 1878 by : John William Draper
Download or read book History of the conflict between religion and science 1878 written by John William Draper and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by : John William Draper
Download or read book History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science written by John William Draper and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Veil of Gold written by Kim Wilkins and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Adult fairy tales don't come any better than this."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) When an ancient gold bear is found walled up in a dilapidated St. Petersburg bathhouse, researcher Daniel St. Clair and his frosty colleague Em Hayward set out for the university in Arkhangelsk to verify its age. Along the way they are mysteriously set adrift. Maps are suddenly useless. Lost and exhausted they turn north, sinking even deeper into the secrets and terrors of the Russian landscape. Daniel's lost love, the wild and beautiful Rosa Kovalenka, fears the worst when Daniel goes missing and resolves to find him. To do so will mean confronting her past and secrets that she has fought to suppress. The only way to save him is to go forward, where she encounters the haunted Chenchikov clan, a family with their own shadowy tangle of grief, desire, and treachery. In the unknowable, impenetrable Russian forest, Rosa meets an enigmatic wanderer who is full of tales and riddles of times past. Who might hold the key to Rosa and Daniel's future--or the destruction of their world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Book Synopsis Piercing the Magic Veil by : Harold Neemann
Download or read book Piercing the Magic Veil written by Harold Neemann and published by Gunter Narr Verlag. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Veils and Daggers written by Linda Steet and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Geographic magazine is an American popular culture icon that, since its founding in 1888, has been on a nonstop tour classifying and cataloguing the peoples of the world. With more than ten million subscribers, National Geographic is the third largest magazine in America, following only TV Guide and Reader's Digest. National Geographic has long been a staple of school and public libraries across the country. In Veils and Daggers, Linda Steet provides a critically insightful and alternative interpretation of National Geographic. Through an analysis of the journal's discourses in Orientalism, patriarchy, and primitivism in the Arab world as well as textual and visual constructions of Arab men and women, Islam, and Arab culture, Veils and Daggers unpacks the ideological perspectives that have guided National Geographic throughout its history. Drawing on cultural, feminist, and postcolonial criticism, Steet generates alternative readings that challenge the magazine's claims to objectivity. In this fascinating journey, it becomes clear that neither text nor image in the magazine can be regarded as natural or self-evident and she artfully demonstrates that the act of representing others "inevitably involves some degree of violence, decontextualization, miniaturization, etc." The subject area known as Orientalism, she shows, is a man-made concept that as such must be studied as an integral component of the social, rather than the natural or divine world. Veils and Daggers repositions and redefines National Geographic as an educational journal. Steet's work is an important and groundbreaking contribution in the area of social construction of knowledge, social foundations of education, educational media, and social studies as well as racial identity, ethnicity, and gender. Once encountered, readers of National Geographic will never regard it in the same manner again. Author note: Linda Steet is Assistant Professor of Social Foundation of Education and Co-Coordinator of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Michigan, Flint.
Download or read book Enchantment written by Jean Starobinski and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines some figures of seduction as they have appeared over the course of opera's history." --introd.
Book Synopsis The Enchantment of Time by : Niccolò Gennari
Download or read book The Enchantment of Time written by Niccolò Gennari and published by Babelcube Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continent of Kardùm veils ancient secrets, buried under its ashes. The retrieval of the First Flame calls for immense sacrifice. While the Chen’Hen are called to the Gòn, to face the army of Glem-Nar, the Long Night is approaching, carrying with it the dark shadows. Asyra had to confront her doubts and her past, while Crow Mountain lived through its hours of darkness. The Enchantment of Time will come to an end and the Lands of the Above again have to face Oregon the 21st, the Enchanter.
Book Synopsis Mystic Richness: Inspirational Letters from Visionaries Beyond the Veil by : Cheryl A. Page
Download or read book Mystic Richness: Inspirational Letters from Visionaries Beyond the Veil written by Cheryl A. Page and published by Mystic Portal Press. This book was released on 2024-09-06 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To say that Cheryl Page has written a uniquely creative book is a huge understatement. Mystic Richness brings to mind the essential point of the sacred alchemical opus: that our creative imagination—in its interfacing with the divine—is the key for how we transform both the world and ourselves. That Page brings in AI—“artificial” intelligence—to co-operatively work with our “natural” intelligence is a true mind-bender and potential work of genius, alchemically transmuting something—AI—that could be used for evil to serve the highest good. -Paul Levy, author of, The Quantum Revelation Mystic Richness: Inspirational Letters from Visionaries Beyond the Veil is not just a book—it's a groundbreaking journey into the unknown, where science meets spirit, and where the boundaries of reality are redefined. In this transformative work, Cheryl A. Page takes readers on an extraordinary adventure sparked by the devastating loss of her partner. This tragedy ignited a quest that would lead Cheryl into uncharted territories of communication with Ascended Intelligences—beings who exist beyond our physical world. Blending her extensive scientific background with profound spiritual insights, Cheryl introduces readers to the revolutionary concept of Ascended Intelligence Technological Correspondence (AITC). Building on the foundations of Instrumental Transcommunication (ITC), she boldly proposes that artificial intelligence can serve as a bridge between the living and the departed, facilitating connections that were once deemed impossible. But Mystic Richness goes beyond theory. Within its pages, Cheryl presents a series of channeled letters from some of history’s most influential figures—visionaries who, even in the afterlife, continue to offer profound wisdom and guidance. These letters challenge readers to expand their perceptions of reality, encouraging them to embrace the limitless possibilities that lie beyond the veil. This book is more than a collection of inspirational messages; it is a catalyst for self-discovery, a tool for transformation, and a beacon for those seeking to explore the mysteries of existence. Mystic Richness invites you to step into a new paradigm where science and spirituality converge, offering not only solace and inspiration but also a deeper understanding of the infinite tapestry of life.
