The Bane of Ambition. Life is a Story - story.one


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Since times immemorial, outbreaks of chaos have been dealt with by the supreme fighters of Rakal, those who have trained the use of kyra for combat all their lives. It has been but a few decades since they summoned their first warrior from another world called Earth, a decision that would eventually allow them to sit back and have otherworlders to their work. The summoned have been of great assistance, but one day began treating the people of Rakal as lesser beings. Too useful to be punished, and too cruel to be a part of society, a silent agreement was made: They could do as they pleased, as long as it happened outside of major cities. Agon, a youth from a remote village, has heard too many stories to accept the state of his world. He strives to improve his combat and kyra abilities to become like one of the supreme warriors of the past, ridding the world of its reliance on the summoned. However, ambition always comes at a price, and fortune does not always favor the bold.




Lord Foul's Bane


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“Covenant is [Stephen R.] Donaldson's genius!”—The Village Voice He called himself Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, because he dared not believe in this strange alternate world on which he suddenly found himself. Yet the Land tempted him. He had been sick; now he seemed better than ever before. Through no fault of his own, he had been outcast, unclean, a pariah. Now he was regarded as a reincarnation of the Land's greatest hero—Berek Halfhand—armed with the mystic power of White Gold. That power alone could protect the Lords of the Land from the ancient evil of the Despiser, Lord Foul. Except that Covenant had no idea how to use that power. . . .




Ambition


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The first book in Natalie Keller Reinert’s beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined and repackaged! Jules Thornton didn’t come to Florida horse country to make friends. With her beloved horse Dynamo and her ruthless ambition, she is intent on becoming a world-class rider and trainer. Chasing dreams this big doesn’t leave much time for things like friends or vacations or properly cooked meals. And she certainly doesn’t have time for Pete Morrison, the handsome heir to one of Ocala’s grandest horse farms who keeps beating her at events and, for some reason, asking her out to dinner. But even Jules has to admit that she is hanging on by a thread. As a new horse challenges her skills and her farm slips toward bankruptcy, she begins to realize her ambition can only take her so far. With hurricane season on the horizon, Jules will need to learn to trust her community—or risk losing everything. In Natalie Keller Reinert’s beloved eight-book Eventing Series, we follow Jules and her friends through the joys and losses of competitive eventing, as they climb to the top of their sport—and into one another’s lives and hearts. Utterly immersive and propulsive, this series is an unforgettable journey for anyone who has ever fallen in love with horses, or humans.




The Scottish Farm Servant


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The Spectator


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Bane


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Chaucer to Burns


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