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The Fossil Door

Author : Celia Lake

Publisher : Celia Lake

Page : 353 pages

File Size : 13,94 MB

Release : 2021-02-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Enjoy this kind and gentle historical fantasy romance exploring the magical community of Great Britain after the Great War. Rathna has a gift for doorways. When a portal in the Scottish Highlands stops working, she is one of the only Portal Keepers able to travel to investigate. On the other hand, the location presents some challenges. As a London-born Bengali woman, she's nothing like the villagers. And of course, there's the worrying question: why did this portal stop working? It shouldn't have done that. Gabe was born to fling himself at a challenge. Gabe was born into an aristocratic family, and he's used to everything coming easily. Everything, that is, but recovery from a life-changing injury in 1918. Fortunately, he's recently finished training as one of Albion's investigators, and he can throw himself entirely into his work. He has a new landscape to explore, wildlife to see, ponies to ride, and magic to untangle. There's plenty to keep his quicksilver mind busy. Perhaps there are too many problems. Rathna is prickly, giving him little to work with. There are threatening noises from the mountaintop nearby. Rathna is even more distant when she gets news from home of a mysterious man asking about her. Somehow they must learn to work together, understand the local needs, and repair the portal, all while avoiding the wrath of the legendary beithir. The Fossil Door is the second book of the Mysterious Powers series, exploring the institutions of Albion during and after the Great War. All of Celia Lake's Albion books exploring the magical community of the British Isles can be read in any order. It is full of geology, folklore, an ADHD hero, family of choice, and a multicultural romance between characters from very different backgrounds. Enjoy this charming romantic fantasy with a swirl of sex set in 1920 with a happily ever after ending! Keywords: investigator, magic, portal, ADHD hero, Bengali, Jewish, aristocrat, lord, injury, fossils, geology, folklore, serpent, dragon, cave, Great War, World War I, no cliffhangers, happily ever after, guaranteed HEA, Wales, Great Britain, British Isles fantasy, romance, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, historical fantasy, historical romance, romance with magic.



Travels with the Fossil Hunters

Author : P. J. Whybrow

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 234 pages

File Size : 50,53 MB

Release : 2000-04-13

Category : Science

ISBN : 0521663016

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Travels with the Fossil Hunters tells twelve stories of expeditions to remote parts of the world in search of diverse fossils such as dinosaurs and human ancestors. Palaeontologists relate the problems and curiosities they encounter whilst working in extreme conditions, from the deserts of the Sahara and Yemen to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, from the mountains of India to the forests of Latvia. They tell us what field expeditions are really like: dodging bullets in West Africa or rabid dogs in Pakistan, surviving yak-butter tea in Tibet or raw fish in China. Along the way they also describe the palaeontology and geology of the countries they visit and the scientific reasons for their expeditions. Copiously illustrated with spectacular colour photographs and with a foreword from David Attenborough and an introduction from Richard Fortey, this fascinating book will appeal to anyone interested in travelling and fossils, amateurs and professionals alike.



Explorers of Deep Time

Author : Roy Plotnick

Publisher : Columbia University Press

Page : 483 pages

File Size : 24,46 MB

Release : 2022-01-04

Category : Science

ISBN : 0231551312

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Paleontology is one of the most visible yet most misunderstood fields of science. Children dream of becoming paleontologists when they grow up. Museum visitors flock to exhibits on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The media reports on fossil discoveries and new clues to mass extinctions. Nonetheless, misconceptions abound: paleontologists are assumed only to be interested in dinosaurs, and they are all too often imagined as bearded white men in battered cowboy hats. Roy Plotnick provides a behind-the-scenes look at paleontology as it exists today in all its complexity. He explores the field’s aims, methods, and possibilities, with an emphasis on the compelling personal stories of the scientists who have made it a career. Paleontologists study the entire history of life on Earth; they do not only use hammers and chisels to unearth fossils but are just as likely to work with cutting-edge computing technology. Plotnick presents the big questions about life’s history that drive paleontological research and shows why knowledge of Earth’s past is essential to understanding present-day environmental crises. He introduces readers to the diverse group of people of all genders, races, and international backgrounds who make up the twenty-first-century paleontology community, foregrounding their perspectives and firsthand narratives. He also frankly discusses the many challenges that face the profession, with key takeaways for aspiring scientists. Candid and comprehensive, Explorers of Deep Time is essential reading for anyone curious about the everyday work of real-life paleontologists.



Phyllis and the Fossil Finders

Author : Twinkl Originals

Publisher : Twinkl

Page : 63 pages

File Size : 42,94 MB

Release : 2021-01-31

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 183819066X

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“Is it real?” asked Gabi. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Nakeisha. “Am I going crazy or is that thing moving?” asked Faizal. “It’s moving,” Jacob confirmed, mesmerised. The Jurassic Coast is famous for its fossils of prehistoric creatures and, when Jacob and his friends aren’t playing their favourite online game, he loves to explore the cliffs and beaches surrounding their village. One day, though, the four friends stumble upon something the likes of which the village – and the world – has never seen before. Can they keep their discovery a secret long enough to find it a safe home? Follow Jacob, Gabi, Nakeisha and Faizal as they learn an important lesson about trust and friendship, and make an unusual new friend along the way. Download the full eBook and explore supporting teaching materials at www.twinkl.com/originals Join Twinkl Book Club to receive printed story books every half-term at www.twinkl.co.uk/book-club (UK only).



Mistress of Birds

Author : Celia Lake

Publisher : Celia Lake

Page : 314 pages

File Size : 29,52 MB

Release : 2022-08-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Enjoy this gentle and kind historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain after the Great War. Thalia wants to make an impact. Thalia's life is full of artists, authors, and other creative minds, but she's barely keeping herself together. After yet another rejection of her writing, she's willing to keep an eye out on a remote home on the edge of Dartmoor while her reclusive great-aunt takes a rest cure. Adam hasn't been the same since the Great War. Adam's family have long since run out of tolerance for his continuing shell shock. His uncle's broken leg is the perfect excuse to get Adam out of the house - at least he can make himself useful fetching and carrying. Adam's not at all sure he can be any sort of help to anyone. When he visits his uncle's apple orchard, he's even more confused by what he finds - and no one else seems to find the late-ripening apples at all unusual. The house has its own secrets. At first, the house seems a pleasant enough retreat for Thalia. The housekeeper and maid are competent, if distant. The food is wonderful, and she didn't have to buy or cook it herself. But there's the odd noise from the attic, the locked rooms, the ageless photographs. When she meets Adam, they at least agree that something is odd. Can they discover the secret and change their futures? Mistress of Birds is the seventh book of the Mysterious Powers series, exploring the institutions of Albion during and after the Great War. All of Celia Lake's Albion books exploring the magical community of the British Isles can be read in any order. It is full of gothic mystery, feeling out of place, apples, birds, and how to move forward into a new stage of life. Enjoy this charming romantic fantasy set in 1927 with a happily ever after ending! Keywords: Gothic, romance, Dartmoor, 1920s, 1927, apples, folklore, hare, uncanny, spooky, atmospheric, magic, England, shell shock, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, Great War, VAD, voluntary aid detachment, nursing, folklore, mystery, spooky, cosy historical fantasy romance



Silent Circuit

Author : Celia Lake

Publisher : Celia Lake

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 23,78 MB

Release : 2024-11-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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On the summer solstice, Thessaly’s world was changed forever, with an unexpected death. Now, she’s frantically trying to figure out what’s going on and what happened. The Fortiers - the family she will be marrying into - won’t tell her anything. Her fiancé, Childeric, has turned nasty. And he’s challenging to fill the Council seat left open by Thessaly’s beloved aunt. Thessaly has to step carefully but she’s already the centre of unwanted gossip. Vitus wants nothing more than to support her, but he’s wise enough to know that his presence can’t possibly help anything. Weeks ago, he dared to kiss Thessaly - at her request. The gossip since then has put him in a difficult position, and she doesn’t dare see him, even in the most proper circumstances. He’s thrown himself into building his business as best he can and into his studies about new forms of magic. Something has to change, but neither of them can figure out what they can do. Individually - and eventually together - they need to find the power to move forward and make their own choices. A gift from Thessaly’s aunt and an utterly unexpected outcome of Childeric’s challenge open a door to new possibilities. The second book in the Mysterious Fields trilogy follows Thessaly and Vitus’s story and romance - but their happily ever after won’t come until book three. Join them as they learn more from books and each other, share their desires, and name the many challenges they want to overcome together. Set in 1889, this book about the magical community of Victorian Britain should be read after Enchanted Net, book one in the trilogy.



Eclipse

Author : Celia Lake

Publisher : Celia Lake

Page : 407 pages

File Size : 26,28 MB

Release : 2021-05-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Enjoy this kind and clever historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain after the Great War. Thesan loves the stars. As the Astronomy professor at Schola, Albion's leading magical school, she's made a life full of teaching, observation, and research. She wants what is best for her students, all of them. Thesan is looking forward to a year of learning, and the coming magic of the coming near total solar eclipse. Isembard has lived in the shadows. Younger son of a noble family, he's always felt second-best. Last year, he agreed to act as bodyguard to two young men from noble families, as well as teaching at Schola. His second year should be easier. Only, it doesn't seem like that. One of his mentors has come back as a teacher, which is wonderful and infuriating, often in the same sentence. Another new teacher seems determined to drag the school back to the 1800s. A group of students are definitely up to something suspicious. And one of Isembard's wards is stubbornly set on a course that is going to get him killed sooner than later. That's before you get to the rest of the school year, full of a musical revue, staff meetings, expectations, and the fact Isembard has invited Thesan to a series of extravagent parties over the winter holidays. Eclipse is the third book of the Mysterious Powers series, exploring the institutions of Albion during and after the Great War. All of Celia Lake's Albion books exploring the magical community of the British Isles can be read in any order. A staffroom romance between teachers, it is full of astronomy, progressive education, and coming to grips with your past. Enjoy this charming romantic fantasy with a swirl of sex set in 1924 and 1925 with a happily ever after ending! Keywords: astronomy, school, students, teachers, professors, protection, bodyguard, aristocrat, playboy, warding, protecting, eclipse, solar eclipse, Great War, World War I, 1920s, 1924, 1925, no cliffhangers, happily ever after, guaranteed HEA, Wales, Great Britain, British Isles fantasy, romance, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, historical fantasy, historical romance, romance with magic.



Complementary

Author : Celia Lake

Publisher : Celia Lake

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 50,98 MB

Release : 2021-09-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Undercover in the nonmagical world ... with a cosy cottage and only one bed! Enjoy this kind and creative Edwardian historical fantasy f/f romance set in the magical community of Great Britain. As an artist and a magical investigator, Elizabeth is the perfect choice when midwife Rosemary comes to her for help investigating something strange at an artist's colony on the English coast in 1910. Problem one: Elizabeth and Rosemary can't reveal their magic to anyone there. Problem two: They met less than a week ago but have to pretend they're good friends to keep their cover. That's going to be even harder to do with growing feelings sparking between them. Further problems: There's also an imminent birth, a kitchen that needs a good scouring, and the immense ego of one of the artists. In this seemingly quiet corner of the Norfolk countryside, nothing is as it seems, and Elizabeth and Rosemary are about to uncover more than one secret that will change lives forever. Maybe even their own. Complementary is a standalone f/f novella of 33,000 words. All of Celia Lake's Albion books exploring the magical community of the British Isles can be read in any order. Complementary is full of fae magic, the Norfolk coast, art and artists, cooking, and sensible decisions. Enjoy this charming romantic fantasy with no sex scenes set in 1910 with a happily ever after ending! Keywords: art, artists, artists colony, lesbian, sapphic, f/f, fae magic, midwife, doula, children, only one bed, 1910, 1910s, Edwardian , no cliffhangers, happily ever after, guaranteed HEA, Norfolk, England, Great Britain, British Isles fantasy, romance, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, historical fantasy, historical romance, romance with magic.



The Fossil Factory

Author : Niles Eldredge

Publisher : Roberts Rinehart

Page : 112 pages

File Size : 38,81 MB

Release : 2002-07-23

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1461663849

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A fun and fact-filled activity book about discovering and collecting, about the history of the Earth, and the record of life we find on its surface, children will revel in this guide to over 50 sites where they can find something Paleozoic. Also included are a dozen amazing science activities and a complete guide to fossil hunting. Ages 5-8



The Fossil Hunter

Author : Tea Cooper

Publisher : Harper Muse

Page : 401 pages

File Size : 35,18 MB

Release : 2022-08-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1400237971

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Buried secrets. An ancient fossil. And one woman’s determination to unravel a nineteenth-century mystery. Australia, 1847. The last thing Mellie Vale remembers before the fever takes her is sprinting through the bush with a monster at her heels—but no one believes her. In a bid to curb Mellie’s overactive imagination, her benefactors send her to visit a family friend, Anthea Winstanley. Anthea is an amateur paleontologist convinced she will one day find proof that great sea dragons swam in the vast inland sea that covered her property millions of years ago. Mellie is instantly swept up in the dream. 1919. Penelope Jane Martindale arrives home from the battlefields of World War I intent on making peace with her father and commemorating the deaths of her two younger brothers in the trenches. Her reception is disappointing. Desperate for a distraction, she finds a connection between a fossil at London’s Natural History Museum and her brothers’ favorite camping spot—also the last place they were seen before falsifying their ages to join the army. But the gorge has a sinister reputation: seventy years ago, several girls disappeared from the area. So when P. J. uncovers some unexpected remains, the past seems to be reaching into the present. She’s determined to find answers about what happened all those years ago . . . and perhaps some closure on the loss of her brothers. USA TODAY bestselling and Daphne du Maurier award-winning author Full-length historical mystery Stand-alone novel Includes discussion questions for book clubs