The Magical Swan and the Chronicles of Silverrealm Book 5


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The expression "Proud as a Peacock" becomes a reality to Silverrealm officials and King Peacock when the evil usurper of Silverrealm Terrornorest transforms them all into peafowl and ships them off to become the feast for the cruel Lord Ichabod of Windon. They learn how to overcome the dangers of proud attitudes.




The Magical Swan and the Chronicles of SilverRealm Book 2 and 3


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In THE DARK FORTRESS - BOOK 2 , the Magical Swan flies Winterbloom into a world of dark fantasy where stubborn children and adults find themselves in situations that reveal how bad habits enslave them. In NIGHT CREATURES - BOOK 3, Winterbloom rides upon the Magical Swan's back into the deep forest habitat of the Night Creatures that lies outside their cottage door. There she discovers the dangerous mountain lion which prepares her for future stories and adventures entailing DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS (a compilation of BOOKS 7-10 ) Series II of THE MAGICAL SWAN AND THE CHRONICLES OF SILVERREALM.




The Magical Swan and the Chronicles of Silverrealm Book 6 Unlikely Warriors


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In this 6th book of Series 2: THE MAGICAL SWAN AND THE CHRONICLES OF SILVERREALM, the Magical Swan chooses three of the most unlikely candidates to train to become warriors to help him fi ght against an evil foe. As they begin their Journey teenage Winterbloom visits Molly and learns how to bargain for clothes at the Woodsdale Market for the first time. The swan introduces her to Sky Warriors by his story about her Great Grandfather Andrew when he was a boy. A story about strong spirit guardians. 89 pages, 40 color illustrations - Ages 15 - adult.




The Magical Swan and the Chronicles of Silverrealm


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Following the published mini-series of 4 books titled: WINTERBLOOM AND THE MAGICAL SWAN in which the orphan toddler Winterbloom discovers magical characters in her grandmother's cottage, one of which is a story-telling swan - comes the 2nd larger series of 12 books titled THE MAGICAL SWAN AND THE CHRONICLES OF SILVERREALM in which Winterbloom is growing up and learning from the Magical Swan stories of how he became a Magical Swan, why, who he really is, and what is eventually to be required of her to help rescue him from a terrible curse. BOOK 1 THE SWAN KING AND THE MAGICAL MIRRORS - The reader is introduced to an inventor named King Peacock who discovers two magical mirrors: one of Greed and the other of Compassion that vie for his attention. It tells how discontentment and lust for power caused the downfall of the Kingdom of Silverrealm and the loss of a good king, It begins the saga of the ruin of Silverrealm by a sly, manipulative fairy.




BATTLE FOR THE REALM


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BATTLE FOR THE REALM – BOOK 8 - VOLUME: 1 RIVER JOURNEY Winterbloom rides a raft accompanying a lost prince’s return to the Kingdom of Richland. The Magical Swan goes on alone into Silverrealm under peril of great danger right into the heart of the evil fairy Terrornorest’s domain. VOLUME 2: BATTLE FOR THE KINGDOM An unusual air assault of magic fighting magic takes place against the powerful enemy Terrornorest. King Peacock returns to Silverrealm by stealth planning to break the power of the Mirror of Greed. A runaway young prince brings grave danger to Winterbloom and both kingdoms of Richland and Silverrealm as well. VOLUME 3: SURPRISING ENCOUNTERS Winterbloom returns to North Mountain where she and her friends get trapped by a snowstorm. An old friend makes a surprise visit that changes her life. Ages 15 – adult - 169 pages - 73 illustrations




Russian Folk-tales


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Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov


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'She turned into a frog, into a lizard, into all kinds of other reptiles and then into a spindle' In these tales, young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. Half the tales here are true oral tales, collected by folklorists during the last two centuries, while the others are reworkings of oral tales by four great Russian writers: Alexander Pushkin, Nadezhda Teffi, Pavel Bazhov and Andrey Platonov. In his introduction to these new translations, Robert Chandler writes about the primitive magic inherent in these tales and the taboos around them, while in the afterword, Sibelan Forrester discusses the witch Baba Yaga. This edition also includes an appendix, bibliography and notes. Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler With Sibelan Forrester, Anna Gunin and Olga Meerson




The Shackled City Adventure Path


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Evil schemes are afoot in Cauldron, a metropolis of merchants built into the caldera of a long-dormant volcano. Driven by the dreams of an insane demon prince, bizarre cultists known as the Cagewrights scheme from ancient tunnels beneath the volcano, stoking it once more to terrible life. To prevent their agenda, your band of adventurers must brave haunted jungle ruins, slay mighty dragons, and bind themselves to a layer of the infinite Abyss. Will their swords and spells be enough to save the Shackled City? From new DBD publisher Paizo Publishing!




Dragon Magazine Annual


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This book collects the best "Dragon" magazine content from the past year intoone easy-to-reference source.




Kingdom of the Ghouls


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A D&D(R) adventure for 24th-level characters. In this adventure, demonic forces plot to usurp the Raven Queen's power over death, and all paths lead to an ancient kingdom hidden in the subterranean depths of the Shadowfell. This adventure can be run as a stand-alone adventure or as Part Two of a three-part series of adventures that spans the epic tier of gameplay. E2 Kingdom of the Ghouls is a D&D adventure designed to take characters from 24th to 27th level.