Son Of The Storm

Author : Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0356515818
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Son of the Storm written by Suyi Davies Okungbowa and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A vibrant tale of betrayal, intrigue and revolution' Anthony Ryan 'A thrilling, fantastical adventure that introduces a beguiling new world' S. A. Chakraborty In the city of Bassa, Danso is a clever scholar on the cusp of achieving greatness-only he doesn't want it. Instead, he prefers to chase forbidden stories about what lies outside the city walls. The Bassai elite claim there is nothing of interest. The city's immigrants are sworn to secrecy. But when Danso stumbles across a warrior wielding magic that shouldn't exist, he's put on a collision course with Bassa's darkest secrets. Drawn into the city's hidden history, he sets out on a journey beyond its borders. But the chaos left in the wake of his discovery threatens to destroy the empire. Award-winning author Suyi Davies Okungbowa begins a thrilling new epic fantasy series of violent conquest, buried histories and forbidden magic. Praise for Son of the Storm 'A contender for best new fantasy series of the year' SFX 'Everything I love to see in a fantasy story: masterful, fully-realised worldbuilding, morally complex characters, thoughtful and piercing interrogations of power . . . Damn good stuff!' Jenn Lyons 'An elaborately plotted tale of ancient magics and world-shattering politics. I, like many others, will be impatiently waiting for the next instalment!' Andrea Stewart 'An original and fully conceived new world of fantasy teeming with brilliant possibilities' P. Djèlí Clark 'An epic fantasy set apart by how deftly Okungbowa unfurls his intricate, richly imagined world' A. K. Larkwood 'Forgotten magic propels a richly drawn story of ambition, conspiracy and the elusiveness of belonging' Fonda Lee 'Bold characters, bloody action and brutal politics. I thoroughly enjoyed it!' James Islington

Author : Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316540390
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Son of the Storm written by Suyi Davies Okungbowa and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thrilling, fantastical adventure that introduces a beguiling new world . . . and then rips apart everything you think you know." —S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass From city streets where secrets are bartered for gold to forests teeming with fabled beasts, a sweeping epic of forgotten magic and violent conquests unfolds in this richly drawn fantasy inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa. IN THIS WORLD, THERE IS NO DESTINY BUT THE ONE YOU MAKE. In the ancient city of Bassa, Danso is a clever scholar on the cusp of achieving greatness—except he doesn’t want it. Instead, he prefers to chase forbidden stories about what lies outside the city walls. The Bassai elite claim there is nothing of interest. The city’s immigrants are sworn to secrecy. But when Danso stumbles across a warrior wielding magic that shouldn’t exist, he’s put on a collision course with Bassa’s darkest secrets. Drawn into the city’s hidden history, he sets out on a journey beyond its borders. And the chaos left in the wake of his discovery threatens to destroy the empire. Praise for Son of the Storm: "A vibrant tale of betrayal, intrigue, and revolution." —Anthony Ryan, author of The Pariah "An original and fascinating epic fantasy full of bold characters, bloody action, and brutal politics.”―James Islington, author of The Shadow of What Was Lost "Set in a deftly crafted world of forbidden sorcery, magical beasts, and fractured polities, Okungbowa has created an original and fully conceived new world of fantasy teeming with brilliant possibilities and demanding to be explored!"―P. Djeli Clark, author of A Master of Djinn The Nameless Republic Son of the Storm

Author : Elizabeth Peters
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061800414
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children of the Storm written by Elizabeth Peters and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again, the New York Times bestselling author of the Amelia Peabody novels “kicks up a desert storm.”—People The “grande dame of historical mystery” (Washington Post) is back with a thrilling new tale featuring America’s favorite archaeologist turned sleuth. At last the Great War is over. Amelia Peabody, her distinguished Egyptologist husband Emerson, and their extended family are preparing for another season of excavation in Egypt. To everyone’s great joy, their son, Ramses, and his wife, Nefret, have become parents. Amelia, enjoying the role of fond (yet firm) grandmother, hopes that for once this will be a quiet year with Ramses no longer undertaking perilous missions for British intelligence and no old enemies on their trail. Yet the hazards of the past will be overshadowed by new danger and a new adversary—unlike anything Amelia’s ever encountered—who will pursue her in a battle that puts innocent young lives at stake.

Author : Norman Ollestad
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061886432
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crazy for the Storm written by Norman Ollestad and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night.” —Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead’s New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature—Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer;Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm—it is a literary triumph that novelist Russell Banks (Affliction) calls, “A heart-stopping story beautifully told….Norman Olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations.”

Author : Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Publisher : Rebellion Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1786181908
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book David Mogo Godhunter written by Suyi Davies Okungbowa and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2020 NOMMO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL LAGOS WILL NOT BE DESTROYED The gods have fallen to earth in their thousands, and chaos reigns. Though broken and leaderless, the city endures. David Mogo, demigod and godhunter, has one task: capture two of the most powerful gods in the city and deliver them to the wizard gangster Lukmon Ajala. No problem, right? ‘A Nigerian Harry Dresden.’ Jacey Bedford, author of Winterwood “Assured and arch, unsettling and thoroughly enjoyable—an auspicious debut from one of the most promising new voices in the growing coterie of African SFF writers.” Peter Rubin, Wired Magazine

Author : Kirk Lee Aeder
Publisher : Mutual Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781566479660
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Child of the Storm written by Kirk Lee Aeder and published by Mutual Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspirational story about surfing prodigy, Chris O'Rourke who, during the 1970s, helped define the surfing community along the California coastline. It was during the height of his career that Chris found himself perched on the threshold of his dreams, poised to make history in the sport he loved, only to come face to face with his deadliest opponent ever--Hodgkin's disease. His life was about battling fate, while at the same time trying to find redemption through a newfound relationship with God. Wanting nothing more than to compete again in order to defeat his past, his story is not about duration, but about brilliance.

Author : Charlotte Zolotow
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064431940
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Storm Book written by Charlotte Zolotow and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1989-01-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a day in the country, and everthing is hot and still. Then the hazy sky begins to shift. Something is astir, something soundless.

Author : Devin Madson
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 031653627X
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Ride the Storm written by Devin Madson and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A complex tale of war, politics, and lust for power." —The Guardian War built the Kisian Empire. War will tear it down. Seventeen years after rebels stormed the streets, factions divide Kisia. Only the firm hand of the god-emperor holds the empire together. But when an unexpected betrayal destroys a tense alliance with neighboring Chiltae, all that has been won comes crashing down. In Kisia, Princess Miko Ts'ai is a prisoner in her own castle. She dreams of claiming her empire, but the path to power could rip it, and her family, asunder. In Chiltae, assassin Cassandra Marius is plagued by the voices of the dead. Desperate, she accepts a contract that promises to reward her with a cure if she helps an empire fall. And on the border between nations, Captain Rah e'Torin and his warriors are exiles forced to fight in a foreign war or die. As an empire dies, three warriors will rise. They will have to ride the storm or drown in its blood. We Ride the Storm is the epic launch of a bold and brutal fantasy series, perfect for readers of Mark Lawrence, John Gwynne, and Brian Staveley. Praise for The Reborn Empire: "An exciting new author in fantasy." —Mark Lawrence, author of Red Sister "Imaginative worldbuilding, a pace that builds perfectly to a heart-pounding finale and captivating characters. Highly recommended." —John Gwynne, author of The Shadow of the Gods The Reborn Empire We Ride the Storm We Lie with Death We Cry for Blood We Dream of Gods For more from Devin Madson, check out: The Vengeance Trilogy The Blood of Whisperers The Gods of Vice The Grave at Storm's End

Author : Brenda Bellingham
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 0888627939
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Storm Child written by Brenda Bellingham and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a Scottish father and a Peigan Indian mother, Isobel finds herself torn between two worlds, thus when she is sent to live with her grandparents in their Indian Camp, Isobel discovers the importance of recognizing both her cultures in order to discover who she really is. Reprint.

Author : LeVar Burton
Publisher : Reading Rainbow
ISBN 13 : 0990539512
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm written by LeVar Burton and published by Reading Rainbow. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actor and longtime educational advocate LeVar Burton has had more than 30 years' experience speaking directly to children about grown-up situations, and The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm is a story that helps ease the fears and worries of a young childMica Mouse lost her house in a terrible storm, and now she trembles when the weather turns rough. She's not so different from other children who've experienced something very disturbing in their life or heard about tragic or frightening events in the news. Mica's father tells her the story of a brave blue rhinoceros who learns how to get through rough times with friendship, helpers, love, and by "feeling your feelings." LeVar Burton has poured a lifetime of experience storytelling to children into The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm, and the result is more than a book—it's a manual for finding the light in the midst of dark times.