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Shield of Sea and Space
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 303

Shield of Sea and Space

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-05-07
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  • Publisher: Pyr

Vidarian Rulorat, called the Tesseract, a powerful magic-user whose abilities spread across multiple elements, finds himself at war with the Alorean Import Company, a powerful cabal of merchants wealthy enough to buy nations. By opening the gate between worlds, Vidarian released the Starhunter, goddess of chaos. With her coming, wild magic returned to the world of Andovar, bringing with it shape- changers and strange awakened elemental technologies, including many-sailed ships powered by air magic, and mechanical automata lit from within by earth and fire. Now, Vidarian discovers that the Alorean Import Company is determined to eliminate two- thirds of this new life on Andovar in the hopes of hoarding more magic for themselves in a new, worldwide plutocracy. Along with his human, gryphon, and shapechanger allies, he must stop the Company if he is to safeguard any future for the diverse life of Andovar, including his and Ariadel's newborn daughter. With the existence of whole species hanging in the balance, Vidarian is locked in a race for the future of the world.

Sword of Fire and Sea
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 277

Sword of Fire and Sea

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-06-28
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  • Publisher: Pyr

Captain Vidarian Rulorat's great-grandfather gave up an imperial commission to commit social catastrophe by marrying a fire priestess. For love, he unwittingly doomed his family to generations of a rare genetic disease that follows families who cross elemental boundaries. Now Vidarian, the last surviving member of the Rulorat family, struggles to uphold his family legacy, and finds himself chained to a task as a result of the bride price his great-grandfather paid: The priestess Endera has called upon Vidarian to fulfill his family's obligation by transporting a young fire priestess named Ariadel to a water temple far to the south, through dangerous pirate-controlled territory. Vidarian finds himself at the intersection not only of the world's most volatile elements, but of the ancient and alien powers that lurk between them...

Lance of Earth and Sky
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 319

Lance of Earth and Sky

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-04-17
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  • Publisher: Pyr

In the sequel to Sword of Fire and Sea, Vidarian Rulorat faces the consequences of opening the gate between worlds. Called into service by the desperate young emperor of Alorea, Vidarian must lead sky ships in a war against the neighboring southern empire, train the demoralized imperial Sky Knights to ride beasts that now shapeshift, master his own amplified elemental magic, and win back Ariadel—all without losing his mind. From the Trade Paperback edition.

At the Foot of the Lighthouse
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 22

At the Foot of the Lighthouse

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-05-02
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  • Publisher: Macmillan

I am American. We are all Americans. The year is 1942. A Japanese-American girl's life is turned upside down by Executive Order 9066, and she must cope with a life confined to the barbed wire of an internment camp in the Arizona desert. There, she struggles to weigh her continued loyalty to her country (which has betrayed and ostracized everyone she loves) against a closely guarded family secret that could change the course of history. At the Foot of the Lighthouse is a taut and affecting story by Erin Hoffman, a San Francisco-based video game designer whose Chaos Knight fantasy series—starting with Sword of Fire and Sea and continuing with Earth and Sky—are published by Pyr Books. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Clockwork Phoenix
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 286

Clockwork Phoenix

The first volume in the ground-breaking, genre-bending, boundary-pushing Clockwork Phoenix anthology series, newly available in digital format. Includes critically-acclaimed and award-nominated stories by Catherynne M. Valente, David Sandner, John Grant, Cat Rambo, Leah Bobet, Michael J. DeLuca, Laird Barron, Ekaterina Sedia, Cat Sparks, Tanith Lee, Marie Brennan, Jennifer Crow, Vandana Singh, John C. Wright, C.S. MacCath, Joanna Galbraith, Deborah Biancotti and Erin Hoffman. With a whimsical introduction and new afterword by Nebula Award-nominated editor Mike Allen. CONTENTS The City of Blind Delight • Catherynne M. Valente Old Foss Is the Name of His Cat • David Sandner All the Little ...

Going Global in the World Language Classroom
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 238

Going Global in the World Language Classroom

With this practical resource, you’ll learn how to promote global readiness and build international connections in the world language classroom. Master educator Erin E.H. Austin shares original strategies to facilitate productive language learning and demonstrates how to foster a rigorous, inclusive, and enriching environment. Designed to improve student motivation and engagement, the book is a shift from teaching about the world to teaching with the world. You’ll come away with plenty of inspiring and effective ways to not only invite the world into the classroom but also bring the classroom to the world and, in so doing, support an inviting classroom environment. The book abounds with l...

Fatal Exposure
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 280

Fatal Exposure

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-06-04
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  • Publisher: Harlequin

Includes an excerpt from The Colton ransom by Marie Ferrarella.

Author-title Catalogue
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 594

Author-title Catalogue

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1967
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 219

Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-11-08
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book examines changing representations of masculinity in geek media, during a time of transition in which “geek” has not only gone mainstream but also become a more contested space than ever, with continual clashes such as Gamergate, the Rabid and Sad Puppies’ attacks on the Hugo Awards, and battles at conventions over “fake geek girls.” Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett critique both gendered depictions of geeks, including shows like Chuck and The Big Bang Theory, and aspirational geek heroes, ranging from the Winchester brothers of Supernatural to BBC’s Sherlock and the varied superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Through this analysis, the authors argue that toxic masculinity is deeply embedded in geek culture, and that the identity of geek as victimized other must be redefined before geek culture and media can ever become an inclusive space.

Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 241

Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-04-24
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

This book by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Game Writing Special Interest Group focuses on various aspects of working as a professional game writer, including how to break in to game writing, writing manuals, narrative design, writing in a team, working as a freelancer, working with new intellectual property, and more. It incl