Ix: Legacy of Honor


Book Description

Assassin no more. In Gythe, those who have heard of Ix know her as the finest assassin alive. Some recognize her as the Gray Man’s chief killer, death her constant companion. Until now. Defeated by the last of the Sapsyra warriors, Nalia Wroun, and then shown mercy, Ix has left behind the life of a cutthroat for hire. Why would her enemy spare her life? What would she do with the chance she had been given? When Ix finds herself in the land of her birth, she decides to go in search of her roots. But trouble doesn’t just exist in the fortress of the Gray Man. The greatest challenge of her life could be ahead of her, in the land where her family was betrayed and murdered. Set in the world of Gythe, this companion story to the Harmonic Magic Series delves into one of the most fascinating characters in the series and ties together events between the stories in Vibrations and Harmonics.




Resonance


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The master revealed…the end in sight. Ayim Rasaad is dead, the threat apparently ended. After all the battles, all the death, all the heartache, Sam and the other heroes of Gythe thought they had finally won. They were wrong. Somehow, Rasaad’s master pilfered the two artifacts of power his apprentice had found. Only one remains hidden. When the three are united, magical might as had not been known for ages will be at the user’s fingertips. Sam Sharp intends to be the one to obtain the last object, stopping his mysterious enemy once and for all. All he needs to do is find the missing item that has been hidden for millennia, destroy the army trying to crush everything good in the world, and defeat a villain who may or may not be the most renowned Zouyim master who ever lived. Get the final book in the Harmonic Magic trilogy and experience the struggle, the danger, the liberation of Gythe…or its destruction.




Harmonics


Book Description

A fledgling government in threat of extinction. Three artifacts of power hold the key to safety, or to doom. A powerful energy user who will stop at nothing to rule over all. Sam Sharp faces the end of all he knows and loves in his adopted world of Gythe. Ayim Rasaad, mage, and expert fighter, along with her army of humans and mutated creatures, searches for three items of power. If she collects them, she will be unstoppable in her plot to conquer the world. With only the smallest seed of a plan and not nearly enough information to act with certainty, Sam and his allies must foil Rasaad’s campaign or watch as Gythe is plunged into the darkness of her tyrannical rule. The people call him the Hero of Gythe. Now he needs to prove that he deserves the title.




Harmonic Magic Series Boxed Set


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To Gythe and back, with action every step of the way. The bestselling epic fantasy Harmonic Magic Series by USA Today bestselling author P.E. Padilla is now available in one set. Included in the digital boxed set is Vibrations, Harmonics, Resonance, and the Chronicles of Gythe tale Gray Man Rising. See what caused reviewer MJR to write, “PE Padilla's writing is right up there with some of my other favorite fantasy authors, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson” and Wanda M. to write, “Five stars just don’t seem to be enough for these books.” Sam Sharp didn’t mean to go to another world, but he did. Trapped in Gythe, a primitive world similar to his own but also so different, he has no choice but to journey to the lair of the powerful tyrant, the Gray Man, to wrest from the villain the secret of transporting himself back to his own world. Joined by a Zouyim monk, master of the magical vibrational energy called rohw, a Sapsyra warrior, and a telepathic creature, Sam develops into a powerful fighter himself through his intense training, all while traveling toward the final confrontation with his enemy. But will it be enough? And if so, what other dangers are waiting in the future? Follow the adventures of Sam, Nalia, Rindu, and Skitter as they strive to take control of their own destinies, and protect the entire world of Gythe as they do it.




Gray Man Rising


Book Description

The Gray Man’s power is growing. Is there anyone on Gythe who can stop him? From his fortress lair, the Gray Man, possibly the most powerful user of the vibrational energy called rohw the world of Gythe has seen in centuries, is gathering troops and increasing his strength. The only obstacles to his total domination are the order of Zouyim monks, themselves masters of the rohw, and the women who call themselves Sapsyra Shin Elah, the finest warriors in the world. In this prequel to the Harmonic Magic series, Rindu Zose, his wife Ylleria, and their daughter Nalia Wroun, protectors of the common people, are caught up in events that quickly spin out of control, resulting in the destruction of the famed Zouyim temple. Will Rindu’s magic and the martial skills possessed by Ylleria and Nalia be enough to combat the Gray Man’s ever-increasing power? If they fail, everything they know and love could be destroyed forever.




Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)


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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. She doesn't have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. So when Mama Ya-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane--Katrina--fast approaching, it's up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys and Towers Falling, Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as only love can define it.




Vibrations


Book Description

To go back, he must go forward… Sam Sharp has never been what people would call sociable. Affected profoundly by his father’s death when Sam was very young, he developed into a solitary and self-sufficient person. When he finds himself transported to Gythe, a world that is completely different from his home, yet strangely familiar, he is forced to seek help. Sam’s nature wars with his need to rely on the strangers he meets—a warrior, a scholar, a monk, and a telepathic creature—to help him find a way back to his own world. When Sam finds that he has an affinity for the peculiar vibrational energy that exists in Gythe, he realizes it is his only chance for going home. But there is only one person who may have the knowledge to help him: the Gray Man, a tyrannical vibrational energy master with plans to rule the world. Can Sam trust others to aid him and to prepare him for the ultimate confrontation with the Gray Man, to learn the secrets of this mysterious adversary? If so, will he even be capable of using the vibrational energy himself to return home, or will he die in this strange new world?




A Civil War History of the New Mexico Volunteers and Militia


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Thompson draws on service records and numerous other archival sources that few earlier scholars have seen in this comprehensive work.




9th Infantry Division


Book Description

Provides a history of the 9th Infantry Division in World War II and Vietnam, including narratives and biographical sketches primarily of veterans who served during the Vietnam War.