Beyond Valhalla


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Beyond the Dragonhead


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A compelling adventure across the eastern Viking world.After the destruction of their village by a tyrannical king, Thyra and her father flee their homeland with a small band of survivors including severely wounded kinsman, Bjorn. Pursued by the king's best warriors, time is running out as Thyra's feelings for Bjorn deepen, and she realizes the broken arrowhead in his torso is more serious than her healing skills can handle. In a race to find refuge, the villagers seek help from a Sami tribe, Magyar fighters, and even a pod of dolphins. Deep in the Russian wilderness Thyra's father becomes ensnared by their enemies, and Thyra must do the unthinkable in a desperate attempt to save him and her people.




Dragon's Head 2


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Beyond the Open Door


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Jamie Sage has quite an overactive imagination, and it causes problems. When daydreaming becomes a habit and nothing seems real anymore, her father has no choice but to call in a professional--a professional, one might add, that doesnt specialize in the psychological area that her father had thought. When Jamie is poisoned by the specialist and sent into an induced coma, her brain becomes more active than ever before. Dreams become reality and she cant tell one from the other. When she encounters Aaron Jameson and Emily Violeta, she joins them on an adventure that exceeds any that she could imagine. Ridden with incredulity she fights her way through her comatose state, asleep on the outside but alive on the inside. As her strength saps and her bravery is tried, she turns to the one hope that can get her through the dreams--that she will wake up eventually, alive and well.




The Old Dragon’s Head


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Constructed of stone and packed earth, the Great Wall of 10,000 li protects China’s northern borders from the threat of Mongol incursion. The wall is also home to a supernatural beast: the Old Dragon. The Old Dragon’s Head is the most easterly point of the wall, where it finally meets the sea. In every era, a Dragon Master is born. Endowed with the powers of Heaven, only he can summon the Old Dragon so long as he possess the dragon pearl. It’s the year 1400, and neither the Old Dragon, the dragon pearl, nor the Dragon Master, has been seen for twenty years. Bolin, a young man working on the Old Dragon’s Head, suffers visions of ghosts. Folk believe he has yin-yang eyes and other paranormal gifts.When Bolin’s fief lord, the Prince of Yan, rebels against his nephew, the Jianwen Emperor, a bitter war of succession ensues in which the Mongols hold the balance of power. While the victor might win the battle on earth, China’s Dragon Throne can only be earned with a Mandate from Heaven – and the support of the Old Dragon. Bolin embarks on a journey of self-discovery, mirroring Old China’s endeavour to come of age. When Bolin accepts his destiny as the Dragon Master, Heaven sends a third coming of age – for humanity itself. But are any of them ready for what is rising in the east?




Voyage of the Shadowmoon


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The passengers and crew of the Shadowmoon sail up and down the coast, masquerading as simple traders and gathering information along the way, until they witness the awesome power of the Silverdeath, a doomsday weapon.




Beyond the Studio


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This book is a conversation about acting with noted actor, director and educator Cynthia Henderson. Cynthia takes the reader on a journey to the heart of acting, sharing techniques and exercises she has developed over a lifetime of personal and professional exploration. Drawing from the diverse landscape of what it means to be human, Cynthia creates a space to meet the actor where they are. It is a profound and often humorous guide that is accessible for the beginning actor while inviting the seasoned professional to dive deeper. Her unique insights into actor training form the cornerstone for compelling character development and offer insight into how theatre can be a catalyst for social change. Cynthia’s concepts are cutting edge actor training. More than an acting book, this book is an intimate look at the exploration of the human condition and why we do what we do.




At The Edge Of Space


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Brothers of Earth: The leader of the Hana was a Priestess-Ruler in a world of humanoid aliens. Yet she was more closely related to her human prisoner, Kurt Morgan, though their star nations had been bitter enemies for two thousand years. She granted Kurt Moragn his lfie, but for a price: that he remain indebted to his captors, immersed in an alien environment which threatened to drive him mad. Beset with doubts, Kurt accepted the terms of his capture and despite his misgivings became intrigued with his life. For he shared something unique with his captorboth of them had survived the destruction of their worlds. And then they realized that the world on which they now lived was on the brink of a devastating war, and they were perhaps the only two sentient beings there who understood the ultimate sacrifice that might come from such a conflict. Could they save this world, or would they die with their adopted planet, humanitys orphans at the edge of space Hunter of Worlds: The Iduve were the most advanced spacefaring race in the galaxy. They traveled where they pleased in giant city-sized vessels, engrossed with their own affairs. The Iduve were humanoid, but they differed from Earths own humans in one significant way: they were pure predators incapable of human emotion. Aiela was a world-survey officer who found himself abducted to serve the Iduve clanship Ashanome. Forcibly mind-linked with two other captives, life for Aiela became wholly dedicated to the service of his captors. But then the Ashanome came to the world of Priamos, a war-torn planet caught in a struggle between humans and the alien race known as the amaut. When she discovered that her fugitive brother was hiding there, Chimele, leader of the Ashanome, was willing to sacrifice this entire world to destroy him. And Priamos only hope for survival lay with Aiela and his fellow captives




Beyond the Sapphire Gate


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The Last Server


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After a geomagnetic storm, Singapore is plunged into apocalyptic ruin. With Fusionopolis the high-tech base of the secret society conglomerate that has taken over control of the island and a server system located under the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore in the aftermath is unrecognisable. Greg Lin travels along the ruined SMRT lines to find his son who has been taken by the triad that has been kidnapping children for experimentation. Along the way, he learns about a computer cult who seeks to find the last of the world’s data that can help rebuild society. Together with the remnants of the now-defunct SAF forces, Greg storms the Marina Bay Shoppes where The Last Server is, in an explosive climax where he eventually discovers that the crucial data everyone seeks may not be of this world.