Purple River The Book

Author : Shane Cogan
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781728659572
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Purple River written by Shane Cogan and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kingdom on the brink of destruction. A planet fragmented by mystical magic. THE PURPLE RIVER is a fantasy/sci-fi novel with a dystopian theme. A page turning debut in the tradition of Brandon Sanderson (Cosmere Universe), the Purple River is a thriller fuelled by an inter-planetary mystery - and a fight to save an entire civilisation from destruction by underworld entities and magic. The Purple River is a story about magic and tribal conflicts. A world in denial about its violent past. Planet Atis appears peaceful, but faces a battle for survival against underworld deities. "There was only darkness. It rubbed its eyes. Once. Twice, then it jabbed at them harder. As the creature opened its eyelids, it could finally see. It could not recall being able to use its eyes before. It looked around to view its surroundings. The landscape was flat and red with thick dust on its surface. What is this place? Where am I? Am I... alone?" "The guard held a metallic object in his hand. The object was as big as the guard's index finger. King Fareth's expression reflected that of the guard's - astonishment. 'This is impossible. We have not seen anything like this since... the great war,' Fareth gasped. 'But what is it?' asked the guard. 'It's... a bullet.\'" The story develops with news of a crime on Planet Atis in a distant galaxy: the wife of King Fareth has disappeared, with a bullet found at the edge of a lake where she was last seen. However, the incident is highly unusual as there has been no crime whatsoever on the planet for 300 years. Planet Atis has no army, police force, security or any form of guards. Puzzling as this crime looks, it's not the heart of the mystery. Coupled with this crisis, there are murmurings of strange dark deities (borrowed from Celtic mythology, such as the Balor, Naiads and the Kelpie) on the planets highest mountain, and shape shifting creatures in the dense forests, close to the Palace and capital city (Aria), where most of the populace live. The ruling tribe of the King, The Tarracullans, are also being threatened by their historical enemy, the Yarracullans. There is also the presence of a creature on another planet, whom are on a journey of self discovery. But who exactly is this other being on another planet and are they connected to Atis? Who are these new dark deities that reside on the planet's largest mountain? And what is it with the Kings brother and his special telepathic power and magic in the nearby forest?

Author : Rick Glaze
Publisher : Screenshot Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781737295112
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Purple River written by Rick Glaze and published by Screenshot Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson and an old college friend join a group of kayakers in a trip down Idaho's Salmon River in what is supposed to be a relaxing getaway from everyday life. But soon a flooded, swollen river upends their peaceful float, uncovering danger, deceit, and a battle for survival. Jackson's unremitting attraction to Jordan's sandy blond hair, athleticism, and sassy attitude, unlocks a budding love affair and creates a sizzling matchup.

Author : Alice Walker
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453223975
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Color Purple written by Alice Walker and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning novel is now a new, boldly reimagined film from producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, starring Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino. A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters, spanning 20 years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women. She meets Shug Avery, her husband’s mistress and a jazz singer with a zest for life, and her stepson’s wife, Sofia, who challenges her to fight for independence. And though the many letters from Celie’s sister are hidden by her husband, Nettie’s unwavering support will prove to be the most breathtaking of all. The Color Purple has sold more than five million copies, inspired an Academy Award-nominated film starring Oprah Winfrey and directed by Steven Spielberg, and been adapted into a Tony-winning Broadway musical. Lauded as a literary masterpiece, this is the groundbreaking novel that placed Walker “in the company of Faulkner” (The Nation), and remains a wrenching—yet intensely uplifting—experience for new generations of readers. This ebook features a new introduction written by the author on the 25th anniversary of publication, and an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. The Color Purple is the 1st book in the Color Purple Collection, which also includes The Temple of My Familiar and Possessing the Secret of Joy.

Author : Justinah McFadden
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595336612
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tainted Thoughts On a Purple River written by Justinah McFadden and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The questions life so often leave us with and those moments we so often find confusing can be answered within ourselves. Tainted Thoughts on a Purple River gives us a sense of peace, purpose and reason to move on and taint our thoughts to a river of peace one day at a time.

Author : Nicola Griffith
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345464486
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slow River written by Nicola Griffith and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2003-07-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicola Griffith, winner of the Tiptree Award and the Lambda Award for her widely acclaimed first novel Ammonite, now turns her attention closer to the present in Slow River, the dark and intensely involving story of a young woman's struggle for survival and independence on the gritty underside of a near-future Europe. She awoke in an alley to the splash of rain. She was naked, a foot-long gash in her back was still bleeding, and her identity implant was gone. Lore Van de Oest was the daughter of one of the world's most powerful families...and now she was nobody. Then out of the rain walked Spanner, an expert data pirate who took her in, cared for her wounds, and gave her the freedom to reinvent herself again and again. No one could find Lore if she didn't want to be found: not the police, not her family, and not the kidnappers who had left her in that alley to die. She had escaped...but she paid for her newfound freedom in crime, deception, and degradation--over and over again. Lore had a choice: She could stay in the shadows, stay with Spanner...and risk losing herself forever. Or she could leave Spanner and find herself again by becoming someone else: stealing the identity implant of a dead woman, taking over her life, and inventing her future. But to start again, Lore required Spanner's talents--Spanner, who needed her and hated her, and who always had a price. And even as Lore agreed to play Spanner's games one final time, she found that there was still the price of being a Van de Oest to be paid. Only by confronting her past, her family, and her own demons could Lore meld together who she had once been, who she had become, and the person she intended to be.... In Slow River, Nicola Griffith skillfully takes us deep into the mind and heart of her complex protagonist, where the past must be reconciled with the present if the future is ever to offer solid ground. Slow River poses a question we all hope never to need to answer: Who are you when you have nothing left?

Author : Ursula Hegi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439144761
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stones from the River written by Ursula Hegi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times—“epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision” (Los Angeles Times). Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he’s a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.

Author : Ingo Swann
Publisher : Swann-Ryder Productions, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1949214079
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Purple Fables written by Ingo Swann and published by Swann-Ryder Productions, LLC. This book was released on 2018-09-02 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If a fable is a legendary story of supernatural happenings," Mr. Swann says, "or a narration intended to enforce a useful truth, then these four are fables--which shouldn't be confused with fairy tales targeted only for children. These, then, are tales for kind and loving people of all ages." "The Temple of Sanity" tells of an idea that became a reality and grew into an insitution, only to develop rules and leaders, cliques and critics . . . "A Clay-Modeling Lesson" tells of the four identical boys separated at birth and raised Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and atheist, and how they met as representatives of their respective communities . . . "The Fate and Destiny of a Traveling Clairvoyant" tells of a woman with a special talent, who found that people prefer seeing dimly to seeing clearly . . . "Watcher of the Purple River" tells of an old woman and a young man, and how she taught him to watch the river of life . . . These fables came to Ingo Swann as a gift from a part of himself: He awoke four mornings in a row and literally had to write them. They have in common a gentle wisdom, a kindness, an empathy, that will make them immediately precious--and then unforgettable--to the reader whose heart is open.

Author : Ian McEwan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525564586
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Purple Scented Novel written by Ian McEwan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A jewel of a short story from the bestselling, award-winning author of Atonement—“My Purple Scented Novel” follows the perfect crime of literary betrayal, scrupulously wrought yet unscrupulously executed. Published to celebrate Ian McEwan’s 70th birthday. “You will have heard of my friend the once celebrated novelist Jocelyn Tarbet, but I suspect his memory is beginning to fade. . . . You’d never heard of me, the once obscure novelist Parker Sparrow, until my name was publicly connected with his. To a knowing few, our names remain rigidly attached, like the two ends of a seesaw. His rise coincided with, though did not cause, my decline. . . . I don’t deny there was wrongdoing. I stole a life, and I don’t intend to give it back. You may treat these few pages as a confession.”

Author : Justinah McFadden
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595336612
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tainted Thoughts On a Purple River written by Justinah McFadden and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The questions life so often leave us with and those moments we so often find confusing can be answered within ourselves. Tainted Thoughts on a Purple River gives us a sense of peace, purpose and reason to move on and taint our thoughts to a river of peace one day at a time.

Author : Jill Paton Walsh
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1466801573
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Green Book written by Jill Paton Walsh and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jill Paton Walsh's classic science fiction novel The Green Book is now available from Square Fish with a brand–new cover! Pattie and her family are among the last refugees to flee a dying Earth in an old spaceship. And when the group finally lands on the distant planet which is to be their new home, it seems that the four-year journey has been a success. But as they begin to settle this shiny new world, they discover that the colony is in serious jeopardy. Nothing on this planet is edible, and they may not be able to grow food. With supplies dwindling, Pattie and her sister decide to take the one chance that might make life possible on Shine.