In Sorcerys Shadow

Author : Paul Stoller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022609829X
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Sorcery's Shadow written by Paul Stoller and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of Paul Stoller's sojourn among sorcerors in the Republic of Niger is a story of growth and change, of mutual respect and understanding that will challenge all who read it to plunge deeply into an alien world.

Author : Jessica Cluess
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0553535927
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Shadow Bright and Burning (Kingdom on Fire, Book One) written by Jessica Cluess and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Vivid characters, terrifying monsters, and world building as deep and dark as the ocean." --Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Queen I am Henrietta Howel. The first female sorcerer in hundreds of years. The prophesied one. Or am I? Henrietta Howel can burst into flames. Forced to reveal her power to save a friend, she's shocked when instead of being executed, she's invited to train as one of Her Majesty's royal sorcerers. Thrust into the glamour of Victorian London, Henrietta is declared the chosen one, the girl who will defeat the Ancients, bloodthirsty demons terrorizing humanity. She also meets her fellow sorcerer trainees, handsome young men eager to test her power and her heart. One will challenge her. One will fight for her. One will betray her. But Henrietta Howel is not the chosen one. As she plays a dangerous game of deception, she discovers that the sorcerers have their own secrets to protect. With battle looming, what does it mean to not be the one? And how much will she risk to save the city—and the one she loves? Exhilarating and gripping, Jessica Cluess's spellbinding fantasy introduces a powerful, unforgettably heroine, and a world filled with magic, romance, and betrayal. Hand to fans of Libba Bray, Sarah J. Maas, and Cassandra Clare. "The magic! The intrigue! The guys! We were sucked into this monster-ridden, alternative England from page one. Henrietta is literally a 'girl on fire' and this team of sorcerers training for battle had a pinch of Potter blended with a drop of [Cassandra Clare's] Infernal Devices." --Justine Magazine "Cluess gamely turns the chosen-one trope upside down in this smashing dark fantasy." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Unputdownable. I loved the monsters, the magic, and the teen warriors who are their world's best hope! Jessica Cluess is an awesome storyteller!" --Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A fun, inventive fantasy. I totally have a book crush on Rook." --Sarah Rees Brennan, New York Times bestselling author "Pure enchantment. I love how Cluess turned the 'chosen one' archetype on its head. With the emotional intensity of my favorite fantasy books, this is the kind of story that makes you forget yourself." --Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen "A glorious, fast-paced romp of an adventure. Jessica Cluess has built her story out of my favorite ingredients: sorcery, demons, romance, and danger." --Kelly Link, author of Pretty Monsters

Author : Paul Stoller
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807072613
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stranger in the Village of the Sick written by Paul Stoller and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2005-04-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After more than fifty years of good health, anthropologist Paul Stoller suddenly found himself diagnosed with lymphoma. The only thing more transformative than his fear and dread of cancer was the place it ultimately took him: twenty-five years back in time to his days as an apprentice to a West African sorcerer, Adamu Jenitongo. Stranger in the Village of the Sick follows Stoller down this unexpected path toward personal discovery, growth, and healing. The stories here are about life in the village of the healthy and the village of the sick, and they highlight differences in how illness is culturally perceived. In America and the West, illness is war; we strive to eradicate it from our bodies and lives. In West Africa, however, illness is an ever-present companion, and sorcerers learn to master illnesses like cancer through a combination of acceptance, pragmatism, and patience. Stoller provides a view into the ancient practices of sorcery, revealing that as an apprentice he learned to read divining shells, mix potions, and recite incantations. But it wasn't until he got cancer that he realized that sorcery embodied a more profound meaning, one that every person could use: "Sorcery is a body of knowledge and practice that enables one to see things clearly and to walk with confidence on the path of fear."

Author : Matthew Sturges
Publisher : Pyr
ISBN 13 : 1616143509
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Office of Shadow written by Matthew Sturges and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midwinter has been replaced by a Cold War in the world of Faerie, and this new kind of war requires a new kind of warrior. Queen Titania reconstitutes a secret division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dubbed the "Office of Shadow," imbuing it with powers and discretion once considered unthinkable. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Paul Stoller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226775496
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fusion of the Worlds written by Paul Stoller and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This ethnography is more like a film than a book, so well does Stoller evoke the color, sight, sounds, and movements of Songhay possession ceremonies."—Choice "Stoller brilliantly recreates the reality of spirit presence; hosts are what they mediate, and spirits become flesh and blood in the 'fusion' with human existence. . . . An excellent demonstration of the benefits of a new genre of ethnographic writing. It expands our understanding of the harsh world of Songhay mediums and sorcerers."—Bruce Kapferer, American Ethnologist "A vivid story that will appeal to a wide audience. . . . The voices of individual Songhay are evident and forceful throughout the story. . . . Like a painter, [Stoller] is concerned with the rich surface of things, with depicting images, evoking sensations, and enriching perceptions. . . . He has succeeded admirably." —Michael Lambek, American Anthropologist "Events (ceremonies and life histories) are evoked in cinematic style. . . . [This book is] approachable and absorbing—it is well written, uncluttered by jargon and elegantly structured."—Richard Fardon, Times Higher Education Supplement "Compelling, insightful, rich in ethnographic detail, and worthy of becoming a classic in the scholarship on Africa."—Aidan Southall, African Studies Review

Author : JJA Harwood
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008368112
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shadow in the Glass written by JJA Harwood and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deliciously gothic story of wishes and curses – a new dark fairy tale set against a Victorian backdrop full of lace and smoke. ‘Deliciously dark’ Woman Magazine

Author : Jon Sprunk
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616146060
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadow's Master written by Jon Sprunk and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A land of death and shadow where only the strongest survive. Yet that is where Caim must go to follow the mystery at the heart of his life. Armed only with his knives and his companions, he plunges into a world of eternal night where the sun is never seen and every hand is turned against him. Caim has buried his father’s sword and found some measure of peace, but deep in the north an unfathomable power lies waiting. To succeed on this mission, Caim will have to do more than just survive. He must face the Shadow’s Master. With this novel, Jon Sprunk brings his action-packed trilogy to an epic conclusion.

Author : Vaddey Ratner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1849837619
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In The Shadow Of The Banyan written by Vaddey Ratner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning, powerful debut novel set against the backdrop of the Cambodian War, perfect for fans of Chris Cleave and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labour, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyanis testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. 'In the Shadow of the Banyanis one of the most extraordinary and beautiful acts of storytelling I have ever encountered' Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand 'Ratner is a fearless writer, and the novel explores important themes such as power, the relationship between love and guilt, and class. Most remarkably, it depicts the lives of characters forced to live in extreme circumstances, and investigates how that changes them. To read In the Shadow of the Banyan is to be left with a profound sense of being witness to a tragedy of history' Guardian 'This is an extraordinary debut … as beautiful as it is heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday

Author : Meg Cowley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flight of Sorcery and Shadow written by Meg Cowley and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A forgotten prisoner. A young ranger. A magical librarian. A headstrong dragon rider. Four elves' fates are bound as an ancient evil rises... to end them all. Aedon's captivity in Tir-na-Alathea is over when darkness descends upon the Living Forest, and the elf's only choices become escape, or death; far from the glory of the fame and notoriety of his past. Lost, alone, and desperate to escape the deadly beasts now hunting him, he does not count on meeting Lief na-Arboreali, a ranger of the woodland elves... and Aedon's natural worst enemy. Lief prides herself on being one of Lune's finest rangers; now, she is the only one left alive. She must notify the Queen at once that the realm's defences have been breached by unimaginably malevolent sorcery. The last thing she needs is to stumble upon an escaped prisoner. When Lief is injured by the creatures hunting them, Aedon and Lief become unlikely allies. Neither can survive without the other in a deadly race to outrun what hunts them and bring word to the queen - before Lief succumbs to the dark poison raging through her body. Lief must learn to trust another again, and Aedon must dust off his once legendary skills if they are to flee through sorcery and shadow to live. In the heart of Pelenor, Venya is a keeper of the Athenaeum; the sum of Pelenor's wisdom contained in grimoires more powerful than she can imagine. When she unwittingly unleashes the magic within, it is not just her life at stake. Before another librarian is attacked by the beast prowling the vaults, Venya must find a way to bind the deadly grimoire. Unlikely aid finds her, but can she trust a grimoire about whom she knows nothing? The more Venya delves into the vaults, the more uncertain she is of all she had been taught of grimoires - and the more determined she is to discover the truth of their mighty power... for good or evil. Deep within the mountains, Vasili the dragon rider seeks greater glory than scouting for snowstorms. When an unlikely visitor arrives with dark tidings, Vasili and his dragon embark on a reckless mission to prove their worth - but what they discover is beyond their worst nightmares. An old enemy rises. Stronger than before. He will consume all in his path, until dominion over all Altarea is his... Flight of Sorcery and Shadow is the first book in a brand new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Meg Cowley. Set after its sister series, the Chronicles of Pelenor, this can be enjoyed as a new entry point into the Altarea world, or to dive back into the saga and discover what happened after the events in the Chronicles of Pelenor. Filled with vivid characters, complex plots, intrigue, sorcery, and a dash of humour, the Tales of Tir-na-Alathea: Darkness of the Living Forest series is perfect for fans of JA Andrews' Keeper Chronicles, Sylvia Mercedes' Venatrix Chronicles, and Elise Kova's Air Awakens. Read Flight of Sorcery and Shadow now.

Author : Gene Wolfe
Publisher : Gollancz
ISBN 13 : 9781473211971
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the New Sun written by Gene Wolfe and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.