Author : Janet Gleeson
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 15,69 MB
Release : 2009-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0446564796
An extraordinary episode in cultural & scientific history comes to life in the fascinating story of a genius, greed, & exquisite beauty revealed by the obsessive pursuit of the secret formula for one of the most precious commodities of eighteenth century European royalty-fine porcelain.
Author : Thomas Wheeler
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 27,92 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307418367
It is 1919 and the Great War has come to a close. But in the shadows of the world’s major cities, the killing has just begun. In this perilous time, as the division between order and chaos grows increasingly slim, a select group of visionaries have taken it upon themselves to ensure the safety of humanity. They are known as the Arcanum. In London’s stormy Hyde Park, Konstantin Duvall, the Arcanum’s founder, has been killed in a suspicious accident. Dismayed, the group’s longest-lived member, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, determines to avenge Duvall’s death—and uncover the secret left in his wake. For the dead man possessed the world’s most powerful—now missing—artifact: the Book of Enoch, the chronicle of God’s mistakes, within whose pages lie the seeds for the end of everything. From the scene of the crime, Conan Doyle embarks on a path that leads him to the sleazy underworld of New York City’s Bowery and a series of deceptively disparate—but decidedly connected—murders. And as he calls upon the scattered members of the Arcanum for aid, he also finds himself embroiled in a story of war as old as time itself. Not of a struggle between countries, but between darkness and light. Peopled with the twentieth century’s most famous—and infamous—figures, here is an extraordinary tale in which the stakes go beyond the realm of humankind—into the divine.
Author : Joseph Barresi
Publisher : midnightrise
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 2011-03-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1461022428
At long last the core rule book for the World of Arator is here! Included within these pages are the full current rules and all information needed in order to play games within the Arcanum: World of Arator universe. Also detailed within this book are: A complete, comphensive listing of all 20+ character classes a player can be. Classes in the Arcanum universe become even more powerful after level 50, by being "promoted" to an even more powerful version of the original class. All character classes have access to 10 powerful special talents at the start of level 1 and these abilities only get stronger as a player levels. After level 50 all player classes will receive 5 new talents that are even deadlier. Character classes can learn many different special abiltiies such as wrestling, duel wielding, acrobatics, blacksmithing, leatherworking, enchanting, and many more. All classes come stock with their own special abilties but it doesn't stop there, any player class can learn any special ability they want in addition to the ones they have as a class. Choose between dozens of different races including sun elves, dark elves, dwarves, halflings, orcs, hobgoblins, goblins, trolls, kobolds and many more. Learn all about the game and how armor ratings work, health points, energy points, magic, and combat. The only limitations within the Arcanum universe is what your imagination can summon into being.
Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765391171
An all-new 120-page Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in all. The first eight are: “The Hope of Elantris” (Elantris) “The Eleventh Metal” (Mistborn) “The Emperor's Soul” (Elantris) “Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28 through 30” (Mistborn) “White Sand" (excerpt; Taldain) "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell” (Threnody) “Sixth of Dusk” (First of the Sun) “Mistborn: Secret History” (Mistborn) These wonderful works, originally published on Tor.com and elsewhere individually, convey the expanse of the Cosmere and tell exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, including the Hugo Award-winning novella, “The Emperor's Soul” and an excerpt from the graphic novel "White Sand." Arcanum Unbounded will also contain the 120-page Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer," which will appear in this book for the first time anywhere. It is a story of Lift, taking place between Words of Radiance and the forthcoming Oathbringer. Finally, this collection includes essays and illustrations for the various planetary systems in which the stories are set. Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer The Mistborn trilogy Mistborn: The Final Empire The Well of Ascension The Hero of Ages Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series Alloy of Law Shadows of Self Bands of Mourning Collection Arcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere novels Elantris Warbreaker The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians The Scrivener's Bones The Knights of Crystallia The Shattered Lens The Dark Talent The Rithmatist series The Rithmatist Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Dragonsteel, LLC
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1938570073
A fascinating new novella in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, the universe shared by his Mistborn series and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Sixth of the Dusk, set in a never-before-seen world, showcases a society on the brink of technological change. On the deadly island of Patji, where birds grant people magical talents and predators can sense the thoughts of their prey, a solitary trapper discovers that the island is not the only thing out to kill him. When he begins to see his own corpse at every turn, does this spell danger for his entire culture? -------------------- A note from the publisher: For a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the creation of this novella, including brainstorming and workshopping session transcripts, the first draft, line-by-line edits, and an essay by Brandon, please see Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology.
Author : Ann Mann
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1785897101
Where did they go? A troupe of Irish dancers disappear, leaving the police and the world baffled. While Silas Murphy and Clodagh Trevor embark on their own desperate search for their friends and colleagues, a strange and complex labyrinth of events unfolds, influenced by the age-old divinatory symbolism of the Tarot cards.
Author : Saloni Chamberlain
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 39,19 MB
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1471088499
Arcanum, a journey of descriptive verse that takes you on the ups and downs of Saloni Chamberlain.
Author : Keefe R.D
Publisher : Golden Arch Books
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 19,22 MB
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
18-year-old Cathy Charlotte somehow has a soul connection to the ancient Vesperian legend. Not that she knows, until Sylvia Elle, an angel in disguised came to reveal the secret, that Cathy is born from the mother who inherits an Italian royal bloodline. One day, Cathy is astonished to know that her mom is part of the frightening secret fraternity. Her mom doesn't want her to get involved. But the more Cathy is being pushed away, the more she demands the truth. The fraternity is seeking mysterious knowledge from the Vesperian legend. Whoever possesses it can empower the world. And they deeply believe in the old prophecy; “the one inherits the soul, the one holds the knowledge.” Once the mystery reveals, Cathy terrifies. Before anyone finds out what she knows, Cathy must save herself and her family from the wicked chaos.
Author : F. Zhang
Publisher : Abbott Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 15,72 MB
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 145820975X
Gideon Artenel, known on Earth as Ian Reeves, is finally living his dream of a peaceful existence. Working in a specialty bookstore in a Detroit suburb, he is far away from the mysterious, supernatural world he hopes he has permanently left behind. But all of that is about to change when he is suddenly confronted by a water fae from his previous life who tells him a powerful artifact is missing and it is his job to report back to the King if he chances upon it. Momentarily shaken by the unexpected encounter, Ian arrives at work only to learn that his trusted employer has been murdered. Now Ian must come out of hiding and reveal himself to the very monsters he once escaped, join an organization he fears, and return to his pastall so he can avenge the death of his friend and locate the thief who stole an artifact of unimaginable strength. But little does he know that finding the perpetrators behind the crimes is only the beginning of his journey. In this gripping fantasy tale, a man trapped between two lives is pulled back into a hidden world where he must face past mistakes, form allies, and tread new paths in order discover the truth.
Author : Charles Prepolec
Publisher : EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 16,50 MB
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1894817958
From the comforting glow of Baker Street gas-lamps to the gloom of the ocean's depths, Sherlock Holmes lays bare the secrets of men, monsters and evil in twelve new tales of the bizarre, the uncanny and the arcane.
