The Orc of Many Questions
Author : Shane Michael Murray
Publisher : Shane Michael Murray
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 50,31 MB
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The Orc of Many Answers
Author : Shane Michael Murray
Publisher : Shane Michael Murray
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 2015-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
Down the mountain, one orc who asks too many questions tumbles, fleeing his past, with only an elven horse, a pair of boots, and an old book for company. Below the whole world awaits him, filled with humans, elves, trolls, and a thousand other monsters that make a habit of killing little orcs like Talking-Wind. Worse than any of them is the Lady of Firebrand Peak, the dragon who told Talking-Wind to stay put and wait to be eaten like a good orc. Orcs hate questions, but the one thing they hate more than orcs that ask too many questions is an orc looking for all the answers. The pursuit of dangerous knowledge only ever leads to trouble for the tribe. The Lady is not kind, nor is she forgiving. If Talking-Wind wishes to have any kind of chance to survive he will have to understand why dragons are what they are, and what makes dragons do what dragons do. If he can stay one step ahead of the Lady of Firebrand Peak maybe, just maybe, he might even find a way to fight back. Talking-Wind will need answers. And a lot of them.
The Orc of Many Questions
Author : Shane Michael Murray
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 2013-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781484865279
Book Description
Orcs don't like questions. Everybody with a brain knows that. Orc tribes save their strength for fighting, not thinking. They survive by raiding the lands of weaker races, repeating it year after year to offer tribute to the masters of their mountain home. Life on Firebrand Peak is short and nasty. Death comes quickly and the fallen are soon forgotten. Generations pass, yet the tribe remains brutally the same. Until one little orc starts asking too many questions.
Grak
Author : Joseph J. Bailey
Publisher : Joseph Bailey
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0996475672
Book Description
The city of Alyon is in trouble. Its citizens are turning into monsters. Not the good kind of monsters—terrifying, bloodthirsty, flesh-rending, citizen-killing monsters. When Grak’s favorite barkeep tells him that he will get a lifetime supply of free alcohol if he can figure out why the bar’s patrons are disappearing, Grak is on the case! Grak – Private Instigator is a supernatural detective fantasy novel of roughly 50,000 words.
Queen of the Orcs: King's Property
Author : Morgan Howell
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 2007-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0345496507
Book Description
“Original and vivid. I was captivated.”—Nancy Kress, author of Beggars in Spain Born into hardship, Dar learns to rely on herself alone. When her family betrays her, Dar is conscripted into King Kregant’s army and its brutal campaign to conquer a neighboring country. Now she is bound as a slave to a dreaded regiment of orcs, creatures legendary for their savagery and battle prowess. Rather than cower, Dar rises to the challenge. She learns the unique culture and language of the orcs, survives treachery from both allies and enemies, and struggles to understand a mystical gift that brings her dark, prophetic visions. As the war escalates—amid nightmarish combat and shattering loss—Dar must seize a single chance at freedom.
Ren of Atikala: The Scars of Northaven
Author : David Adams
Publisher : David Adams
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1310146675
Book Description
I am Ren of Atikala. Kobold. Prisoner. Experiment. My father owns me and my days are full of pain. I have many stories to tell. This one is about death. Kobolds die every day. Even hatchlings are familiar with death, taught to understand it from an early age. Death is our nursemaid. By the time a hatchling has reached adulthood it has seen a hundred lives ended. Humans do things differently. Humans avoid talking of death. It is spoken in whispers, avoided in conversation. When they must discuss it they use euphemisms, silly phrases like “passed on” or “sleeping” or “gone away”. They are hoping, perhaps, they can pretend such euphemisms will not one day apply to them. Ultimately, though, they always do. These are some of the hardest times I have ever faced and some of my sweetest joys. I have so many stories to tell but this one should come next. It will take some time. This is the story of how I came to truly understand death, and what it means to take a life. The Kobolds series: #1: Ren of Atikala #2: Ren of Atikala: The Scars of Northaven (Now available for preorder!) Other stories set in Drathari, the World of Shattered Dreams: - The Gods are Silent, a short story (Coming early 2015!).
The Gorgon Desolation
Author : Kelson Hayes
Publisher : Kelson Hayes
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 2022-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
In the Southeast of Aerbon, the elvish country of Gilan prepares for war against the drug-addled orcs of the Gorgon Desolation after the disappearance of the king's daughter, Princess Eaïnne. Together, with the help of the Nardic Tribes of the South, the elves hope to rescue their lost princess and eradicate the orcish race as a whole in an effort to free the continent of Aerbon from its impending doom at the hands of the orcs. The orcs of the Gorgon lands grew and produced a demonic drug called Guaka-Guaka; causing them to become blood-thirsty and schizophrenic where it tainted them more and more with each use. They were addicted to the foul substance and they claimed that it was a gift from their gods, the Masters, who had initially bestowed it upon them in the long-forgotten Age of Myth. It was refined in factories that blackened the skies and the production of the drug was steadily causing their world to die off as a result. So it was that the elves sought to end their foul existence whilst the orcs fought to maintain their lifestyle, seeing nothing wrong with their actions as they claimed that it was the will of their gods.
Orc Eroica, Vol. 1 (light novel)
Author : Rifujin na Magonote
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 24,66 MB
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1975334345
Book Description
DON’T JUDGE AN ORC BY HIS ACCOLADES Long ago, as the fires of war raged among the twelve races, one name inspired fear and awe in the heart of every orc—Bash. A living legend to his people, Bash has enjoyed many a blood-soaked victory. But this Hero harbors a shameful secret. Though it is the pride of every orc to match his triumphs in battle with conquests in the bedroom, Bash has been entirely devoted to the former. Thus, he embarks on a journey to face his greatest challenge yet: finding a wife and losing his virginity!
Transmigration: Ancient Continent
Author : Ye FenFan
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 845 pages
File Size : 29,64 MB
Release : 2020-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1649756887
Book Description
Xin An, a famous surgeon from a traditional Chinese medicine family with a bright future, had been secretly murdered for breaking a fake medicine deal. When he woke up again, he was in another world. It was a world where there were no men or women, only males and females. As for her, she was a rare female. Her face was covered with strange veined patterns cursed by the Beast God and evaded by her clansmen like a plague. This was not the worst case scenario. The clan had made a rule that if she was unable to find a partner that could accept her within half a year, she had to leave this place!
The Evolution of Presidential Polling
Author : Robert M. Eisinger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 2003-01-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521017008
Book Description
The Evolution of Presidential Polling is a book about presidential power and autonomy. Since FDR, virtually all presidents have employed private polls in some capacity. This book attempts to explain how presidential polling evolved from a rarely conducted secretive enterprise, to a commonplace event that is now considered an integral part of the presidency. I contend that because presidents do not trust institutions such as Congress, the media and political parties--all of which also gauge public opinion--they opt to gain autonomy from these institutions by conducting private polls to be read and interpreted solely for themselves.
