![]() ![]() Our group of would-be adventurers are comprised of a gnarled gnome, an Orc, and two humans (one male and one female). The NPCs have no clue that their world isn’t real and that their lives are works of fiction. The NPCs decide to claim the invitation and leave their safe and boring lives behind. On the dead bodies, an invitation to a neighboring kingdom for adventure is discovered. Ok, pretty common just re roll and start over right?įor our unfortunate role players, the NPCs use their untimely deaths to have an adventure of their own. Four role players open the book by promptly dying in a tavern owned by a NPC from eating a poisonous mushroom in the opening session of a new module in their table top game. ![]() The book is contemporary fantasy.įor all those of us who play video games or table top role playing games, how often have we wondered about the non-player characters that make up the bulk of those game? That is the premise that gives birth to this delightful tale. ![]() It is the first installment in the Spells, Swords, and Stealth series. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Then again, he’s found someone new, himself a real young one named Laura. After all, Carla’s always valued Nick’s friendship above everything, even though she knows he’s still carrying a torch for her. Of course, this is also the perfect place to entertain her new boyfriend, Jim, and maybe even give her ex, Nick, a chance to get to know him better. Dead River’s also a perfect escape for her pals from the Big Apple especially her long-suffering sister, Marjie, whose lack of ambition and direction has brought on a serious case of the blues. ![]() It’s a bustling tourist trap in the summer, but here, in the off-season, it’s a quiet slice of small town New England life. New York-based editor, Carla, is on a working vacation in the coastal town of Dead River, Maine. Originally released to scathing reviews (the Village Voice deemed it “violent pornography”) over twenty years ago, Ketchum’s first novel has resurfaced in a new “author’s cut” version, and, man, oh man, this one’s a doozy. ![]() Jack Ketchum (aka Dallas Mayr) seems to feel that there’s nothing wrong with a little bit of both, as his intensely frightening and masterfully grisly novel, Off Season clearly shows. Stephen King, when writing about his craft, has said that if something isn’t particularly scary, there’s always the “gross out”. ![]() ![]() ![]() Though he’s initially intimidated by the amount of work involved in the cinematic creation process, from writing the screenplay to working within a realistic budget, accepting Sierra’s tough-love advice helps him tackle each new Dubious about the program and uninterested in crafting a film from Sierra’s script, Marcus is slowly won over by the idea of filming Toothpick. There, he meets aspiring social influencer Jazmin, music video creator Amari, and would-be writer/director Sierra. Unfortunately, the Afternoon Adventures art class his widower father enrolled him in proves a bad fit for his passion with no better options, he reluctantly joins a filmmaking class. All aspiring artist Marcus wants to do is work on his comics series, which features his daring alter ego, Toothpick. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the verge of a bitter leaf-bare, ShadowClan stands on the brink of its own destruction. ![]() Book Synopsis The warrior cats leap off the page in this original full-color adventure-a stand-alone graphic novel set in the wild world of Erin Hunters #1 bestselling Warriors series. But hes determined to ensure he and his fellow exiles survive the coming frost-and live to reclaim the ShadowClan theyve always known. ![]() So when Brokenstar banishes Nightpelt and the rest of ShadowClans elders to the farthest edges of Clan territory, Nightpelt is shocked at his cruelty. His former mentor, retired warrior Nightpelt, hasnt had an easy path, but he has always put his Clanmates first. Its leader, Brokenstar, is bent on nothing but battle and revenge. About the Book On the verge of a bitter leaf-bare, ShadowClan stands on the brink of its own destruction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() La Belle Sauvage captures the spirit of the original trilogy without undercutting Lyra's own story, and Pullman's writing is as sharp and as transportive as ever. While paddling the canals of Oxford, Malcolm accidentally finds himself at the center of a strange mystery, with dire consequences that could reshape the whole of his world. ![]() This first volume follows Malcolm Polstead, an innkeeper's son, along with his dæmon Asta and his trusty canoe, the titular La Belle Sauvage. ![]() Only Pullman could start off a book with cozy, comforting descriptions of fried potatoes and friendly nuns, and then catapult his reader into a pulse-pounding, surreal river voyage that is half spy adventure, half mythical odyssey. I should have trusted in Philip Pullman, an undisputed master of the fantasy novel. Rowling and George Lucas, we've all seen creators go a little overboard in adding extra backstory to their respective fantasy realms.īut I am here to tell you that The Book of Dust Volume One: La Belle Sauvage is the perfect reintroduction to the steeples and canals of Lyra's Oxford. My friends and I spent hours on the school courtyard, seriously debating what shape our own dæmons would take (for the record, mine is a lynx). The Golden Compasswas such a defining part of my childhood. I, for one, was a little nervous to read it. La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One (Book of Dust Series) Hardcover Januby Philip Pullman (Author) 8,192 ratings 4.1 on Goodreads 95,262 ratings Book 1 of 2: The Book of Dust Editors' pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy See all formats and editions Kindle 8. At long last, Philip Pullman returns to us with volume one of The Book of Dust, a companion trilogy to his much beloved His Dark Materials. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The people of Russia have voted to bring back the tsar, a ruler to be selected from the distant relatives of Nicholas II, who was murdered along with the rest of the Romanov family in 1918. 9780340899311 The Romanov Prophecy 29.5000 NZD InStock /shop/books/fiction /shop/books/fiction/crime-thrillers /shop/books History is being made and Miles Lord has a ringside seat. The implications of this prophecy are earth-shattering not only for the future tsar and mother Russia, but for Miles himself. Suddenly, he is racing across continents with only a cryptic utterance by Rasputin, made at the time of the Romanov massacre, as his guide. History is being made and Miles Lord has a ringside seat. ![]() Suddenly, he is racing across continents with only a cryptic utterance by Rasputin. But excitement turns to terror when Miles is nearly killed by gunmen. Miles has been asked to run a background check on one of the candidates. ![]() ![]() It was when reading with students that I found myself going “I think I like these books even more than the kids. Harry Potter and my newfound appreciation for books would eventually set me on the path of volunteering at an elementary school library when in college. It was a certain series you probably have never heard of called Harry Potter that showed me how magical books can be. I’ve always loved stories and cartoons, but I was a bit of a reluctant reader as a kid. Ben lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Kelsey and their children. We’ve asked all our faculty members to answer 4 quick questions so we can get to know them better.īen Clanton is the award-winning author and illustrator of the Narwhal and Jelly early graphic novel series as well as such picture books as It Came in the Mail, ROT: The Cutest in the World, and Rex Wrecks It. ![]() ![]() Meet the faculty of the 2020 Austin SCBWI Writers & Illustrators Working Conference. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of my big reading regrets of the year, ’cause I know if I’d read it as soon as it was approved, I would have been able to spend months blabbing about how much I loved it by now! I guess I’ll just have to do some catching up with this review. I’ll admit something I’m not super proud of here: I was approved for an advanced copy of this book a few months ago, but somehow missed the email from NetGalley, and didn’t realize I had it until after it had released. Now, someone else knows what she did…and they’re determined to make Heather pay. ![]() Until a familiar necklace arrives in the mail, a necklace Heather hasn’t seen since the night Becca died. She’s done her best to put that fateful summer, Becca, and the Red Lady, behind her. It’s been nearly thirty years, but Heather has never told anyone what really happened that night–that Becca was right and the Red Lady was real. Heather knew the stories were just that, until her best friend Becca began insisting the Red Lady was real–and she could prove it. Obsessed with the macabre, the girls exchanged stories about serial killers and imaginary monsters, like the Red Lady, the spirit of a vengeful witch killed centuries before. In 1991, Heather Cole and her friends were members of the Dead Girls Club. ![]() ![]() ![]() This insightful account is evidence of how much basketball has-and hasn't-changed since 1979, before the money really started rolling in.Īvailable Now from Hachette Audio as a CD and as a digital download, and in Paperback and ebook from Hachette Books. ![]() 16, 1981 The game is professional basketball, as represented by the Portland Trail Blazers' 1979-80 seasona microcosm, in Halberstam's wide-angle rendering, of the commercialization of all that was once genuine in American life. Join David Halberstam on his yearlong journey with the 1979 Portland Trail Blazers and witness professional basketball from the inside, where front-office egos, big-money contracts, and the colorful personalities of coaches and players collide, and winners and losers emerge. THE BREAKS OF THE GAME by David Halberstam RELEASE DATE: Nov. ![]() The Breaks of the Game is sports reporting at its finest. ![]() "Casts an unsparing wide-angle lens upon the power struggles implicit in this big-money, fierce, TV-dominated enterprise."-The New York Times Book Reviewįor the first time recorded, David Halbertams historic, bestelling and much lauded narrative about his year spent with the 1979 Portland Trail Blazers. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Breaks of the Game - Hardcover By Halberstam, David - Very Good Condition at the best online. ![]() ![]() "My hope was that it would get into Urban Outfitters and be around for a Christmas, and then I could point to my buddies and go, ‘Dude, I wrote that pink book.’ And then I’d go do stand-up. His advice: Move on and find a guy who is.īehrendt, 45, said he had no idea his guidance would resonate with so many people. The self-help guide, which has sold more than 2 million copies, has been adapted into a movie starring Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Ben Affleck.īehrendt’s brutally honest book counsels women that if a guy isn’t calling them, isn’t dating them or is sleeping with someone else, that man just isn’t into them. His line became the signature catchphrase of a "Sex and the City” episode, and Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, one of the series’ scribes, used it as the title of a best-selling 2004 comic advice book. ![]() ![]() Behrendt’s take was simple and no-nonsense: He’s just not that into you. ![]() |