Ten year old Justine has lived with the loss of her mother for two years. Even while she misses her Mom, she is discovering the gifts they share. When bullying at school makes Justine's life miserable she befriends a tree she calls Drasil. It isn't fair that life causes so much pain for Justine, so her father is happy when she makes a new friend, even when that friend is a tree. She tells stories of visiting a land where peace is valued above everything else and hospitality is the primary virtue...
Ten Tall Totally Twisted Terrible Tales to Tell Vol. VIII Bo's Little Fib (Ten Tall Totally Twisted Terrible Tales to Tell, #8)
by A H Hrubes
1864. London is a city in transition. The Constantine Affliction a strange malady that kills some of its victims and physically transforms others into the opposite sex has spread scandal and upheaval throughout society. Scientific marvels and disasters, such as clockwork courtesans, the alchemical fires of Whitechapel, electric carriages, and acidic monsters lurking in the Thames, have forever altered the face of the city. Pembroke "Pimm" Hanover is an aristocrat with an interest in criminology...
Malem has joined the forces of good and wages war against the vast host of Vorgon, the Balor who has come to destroy the world.Malem has four beautiful women fighting at his side, one of them a former general of Vorgon's army--a night elf tamed by his unique skill. He also has a few hill giants and other monsters ready to follow him to the gates of hell itself.But it's not enough. The army of Vorgon stands poised to defeat the defenders. Despite Malem's powers, and the unique magic and abilities...
Return to Eddarta (Gandalara Cycle, #6)
by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron
After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body-and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where a sacred gem known as the Ra'ira grants its owner the power to rule-or to destroy... Victory is sweet-but for Rikardon and Tarani, it is all too brief. Although they have retrieved the sword of the Kings from the lost city of Ka, a savage battle with the vineh mars their journey back to Raithskar. These ape-like creatures were once controlled through the power of the Ra'ira. Now they pose a...
Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien's classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits' epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million...
After twelve years of war, Oenghus Saevaldr and Morigan Freyr want nothing more than to return home. But an unexpected sight greets them in a valley pass at the crossroads of four great Kingdoms. The ground is black. Death is creeping. And the two weary Wise Ones must discover the source before the taint spreads and all life is devoured by the Void. A unique sword and sorcery fantasy with compelling characters and outstanding world-building. Prequel to Legends of Fyrsta
Allan Quatermain (Allan Quartermain, #2) (Allan Quatermain, #2)
by Sir H Rider Haggard
The character Allan Quatermain is the hero of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines. In this adventure novel named after him, Quatermain longs for a return to the wilderness after losing his son. He talks a number of companions into joining him and they journey inland from Africa's east coast, where they are attacked by Masai warriors.
The World of Tiers Volume One (World of Tiers, #1)
by Philip Jose Farmer
Damned Souls and a Sangria (Guild Codex: Spellbound, #8) (Guild Codex Universe, #12)
by Annette Marie
Tori's adventure comes to its epic conclusion in Damned Souls and a Sangria, book eight in The Guild Codex: Spellbound. Once upon a time, I was your average spunky redhead with the lamest employment history ever, a shaky relationship with my only family member, and no idea what I was doing with my life. Now, I'm a pseudo mythic with the best bartending job in the world, the most amazing (and hot) best friends I never knew I needed, and a guild of misfit magic-users who've become my extended fa...