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The Art of Starving

Author : Sam J. Miller

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 37,55 MB

Release : 2017-07-11

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0062456733

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Winner of the 2017 Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book! “Funny, haunting, beautiful, relentless, and powerful, The Art of Starving is a classic in the making.”—Book Riot Matt hasn’t eaten in days. His stomach stabs and twists inside, pleading for a meal, but Matt won’t give in. The hunger clears his mind, keeps him sharp—and he needs to be as sharp as possible if he’s going to find out just how Tariq and his band of high school bullies drove his sister, Maya, away. Matt’s hardworking mom keeps the kitchen crammed with food, but Matt can resist the siren call of casseroles and cookies because he has discovered something: the less he eats the more he seems to have . . . powers. The ability to see things he shouldn’t be able to see. The knack of tuning in to thoughts right out of people’s heads. Maybe even the authority to bend time and space. So what is lunch, really, compared to the secrets of the universe? Matt decides to infiltrate Tariq’s life, then use his powers to uncover what happened to Maya. All he needs to do is keep the hunger and longing at bay. No problem. But Matt doesn’t realize there are many kinds of hunger…and he isn’t in control of all of them. A darkly funny, moving story of body image, addiction, friendship, and love, Sam J. Miller’s debut novel will resonate with any reader who’s ever craved the power that comes with self-acceptance.



Wizards

Author : Aubrey Sherman

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 13,13 MB

Release : 2014-09-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1440582890

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A spellbinding collection of wizardry! For centuries, people have been mesmerized by the spectacular tales of wizards. In this book, you will uncover the mystery behind these sorcerers with folklore, mythology, and poetry from every tradition in the world. From the legendary Telchines, who were entrusted with the upbringing of Olympian gods to the great, wise Gandalf in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the dazzling stories surrounding these magicians are sure to captivate anyone who has ever dreamed of mastering the arcane arts of wizardry. Whether you're interested in exploring the rich history behind these enchanting figures or want to learn more about their magical abilities, you will gain a better understanding of their impact on civilizations as you accompany these powerful conjurors on their spellbinding journeys. Complete with detailed illustrations, this book reveals the incredible power and age-old wisdom of some of the most extraordinary wizards to ever exist.



I'm a Gay Wizard

Author : V. S. Santoni

Publisher : Penguin UK

Page : 293 pages

File Size : 21,20 MB

Release : 2019-10-31

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0241438926

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You do magic once, and it sticks to you like glitter glue... Gay angsty teen Johnny and his goth best friend, trans girl Alison, spend their summer dabbling in magic. When they use spells to defend themselves from bullies, they suddenly find themselves whisked away to the Marduk Institute, a school for wayward wizards. Johnny and Alison must now adapt to a new world of spells, fraternities, and cute boys like Hunter and Blake... But Marduk isn't as safe as it seems. Johnny and Alison are pulled into a supernatural fight for their lives and must find the strength to battle the monsters lurking in the shadows of the school - and the demons that only exist inside their head.



The Wizards of Senchuria

Author : Kenneth Bulmer

Publisher : Gateway

Page : 94 pages

File Size : 20,23 MB

Release : 2012-07-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0575122277

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Scobie Redfern was just a nice good-looking American young man who had never heard of such things as Portals, parallel worlds, and Trugs. So when someone materialized in his apartment with the Trugs in hot pursuit, it all seemed sort of a funny game. But there was nothing amusing about it once the monsters themselves arrived. For it wasn't long before Scobie was himself running for his life from world to world and from Portal to Portal just to keep one jump ahead of the Trugs, and hoping that the Wizards of Senchuria might, just might, be able to get him back home alive and whole!



The Wizards of Terrastor

Author : Frank Vertin

Publisher : Page Publishing Inc

Page : 113 pages

File Size : 16,26 MB

Release : 2016-03-23

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1682894592

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After a meeting with the stone troll, Lars a benevolent helper to this world, and the king, Edmir, the recently crowned leader of Terrastor, the long walk home lets the message of Lars teaching become painfully driven home. Terrastor isn’t a country, landmass, or even the name of a world, but rather it’s the name of the most unusual solar system you could ever imagine. Terrastor is a twin sun system that has worlds orbiting in every direction with two water worlds that travel on an independent orbit from the other planets. Due to the volatile orbits of the planetary bodies as you could imagine, collisions occur from time to time, which serves to homogenize the atmosphere allowing for travel throughout the system an easier task than would normally be experienced in other solar systems. Experience visitors from the world of giants, the hobgoblin world, and the prehistoric world and the benefits or dangers that they bring with them. Then go to the simian world, the halfling world, All the while searching for an elusive evil that takes them to the mysterious world that holds a great evil that reaches across the solar system of Terrastor to effect the royal family at its core.



The Crystal Shard

Author : R.A. Salvatore

Publisher : Wizards of the Coast

Page : 359 pages

File Size : 39,27 MB

Release : 2009-06-23

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0786954043

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Drizzt Do’Urden finds new friends and foes in the windswept towns of Icewind Dale, also the setting of the Dungeons & Dragons adventure book Rime of the Frostmaiden. With his days in the Underdark far behind him, drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden sets down roots in the windswept Ten-Towns of Icewind Dale. A cold and unforgiving place, Ten-Towns sits on the brink of a catastrophic war, threatened by the barbarian tribes of the north. It’s in the midst of battle that a young barbarian named Wulfgar is captured and made the ward of Bruenor, a grizzled dwarf leader and a companion to Drizzt. With Drizzt’s help, Wulfgar will grow from a feral child to a man with the heart of a dwarf, the instincts of a savage, and the soul of a hero. But it will take even more than that to defeat the corrupt wizard who wields the demonic power of Crenshininbon—the fabled Crystal Shard. The Crystal Shard is first book in the Icewind Dale Trilogy and the fourth book in the Legend of Drizzt series.



Wizards vs. Muggles

Author : Christopher E. Bell

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 245 pages

File Size : 25,30 MB

Release : 2016-02-10

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 0786499303

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Harry Potter has given the study of popular culture a unique platform for exploring the nature of human identity. "Potter Studies" is developing into a vibrant interdisciplinary field of scholarship. This collection of new essays examines issues surrounding race, class, gender, sexual orientation and personal virtue, both in the wizarding world and in our own. The contributors discuss an array of meanings and contexts in the Harry Potter universe relating to identity issues, and the ways in which these manifest in fandom cultures and real-world schools and businesses.



The Maleficent Seven

Author : Cameron Johnston

Publisher : Watkins Media Limited

Page : 438 pages

File Size : 28,4 MB

Release : 2021-08-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0857669095

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When you are all out of heroes, all that’s left are the villains. Black Herran was a dread demonologist, and the most ruthless general in all Essoran. She assembled the six most fearsome warriors to captain her armies: a necromancer, a vampire lord, a demigod, an orcish warleader, a pirate queen, and a twisted alchemist. Together they brought the whole continent to its knees… Until the day she abandoned her army, on the eve of total victory. 40 years later, she must bring her former captains back together for one final stand, in the small town of Tarnbrooke – the last bastion against a fanatical new enemy tearing through the land, intent on finishing the job Black Herran started years before. Seven bloodthirsty monsters. One town. Their last hope. File Under: Fantasy [ Heroes or Horrors? | Flames and Faith | Blood and Guts | Hell Demons ]



Rumors of Wars

Author : Roslyn Hardy Holcomb

Publisher : Roslyn Hardy Holcomb

Page : 273 pages

File Size : 49,19 MB

Release :

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Bounty hunter Perish Blackburn has an unquenchable need to make money. The world is a dark, dangerous place in 2075, a place where only the strong and the wealthy survive. Perish is strong, but she wants to do more than just survive. And to do that, she needs money. Those without money are little better than slaves, a fate she is determined to avoid. Fortunately for her, in a world where paranormal beings are literally falling at her feet, she has a unique arsenal of skills. Her talents are quite valuable, especially for someone who isn’t squeamish about putting those abilities to use, or particular about whom she uses them for. Things are going quite well and she’s on her way to accumulating another sizable sum of cash when she comes to the attention of the one organization that can totally derail her plans, end her life, and quite possibly, the world, in the process. They have need of a talent Perish has just discovered she has, and given that they’re not the kind of people you can just say no to, she has to figure out a way to say yes and live to tell about it. She’s pretty sure she can, even with the unwanted help of a werewolf with the disposition of an Old World gentleman, a housemate who can only be described as eccentric and a couple of relatives who have been dead for centuries.



Wizards

Author : Jack Dann

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 428 pages

File Size : 47,63 MB

Release : 2007-05-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1101208740

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Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and many more join this magical brew [that] will enchant young adult readers and their elders as well. (Publishers Weekly) In Wizards, today's master fantasists turn their hands to tales of these magical beings, living in both ancient and modern times, as well as in fantasy realms that never were. Featuring stories by New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer and Garth Nix as well as tales from Kage Baker, Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, Orson Scott Card, Terry Dowling, Andy Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Elizabeth Hand, Nancy Kress, Tanith Lee, Patricia A. McKillip, Mary Rosenblum, Tad Williams, Gene Wolfe, and Jane Yolen.