Blue Wizard

The first collection of poetry about video games ever published, BWIATD takes its readers on a psychotic and hilarious tour through the arcade and console games of the Eighties (and beyond). Funny, approachable, and beautifully illustrated by Warren Wucinich, BWIATD is sure to delight and thrill anyone who enjoys (or has enjoyed) playing video games.

Fantasy fiction. The first ever illustrated paperback of part three of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring 15 colour paintings by Alan Lee.

The darkness comes: "In an eruption of fury it arose from the sea. Dark and glistening it churned the water with its huge claws. Like a tidal wave it surged towards the shore." The hero dawns: "Facing the charge, on the farthest rock out in the sea stood the lone figure of Zaric. Torn from his wooded village and his first love, Zaric grew in a world of wonder and danger, freedom and fate, all converging on him. A killer seeks him, a mentor trains him as his body is battered and bronzed, his mind whetted and honed, his creativity choked and freed, his anger calmed and enraged as he steps into his birthright and his earned right of The Wizard." The lover watches: "High above Zaric Amareena stood on the Bonehorn Cliffs. She was his white-hot pain in all he chose, his centered joy in all he did. Both were torn between her human elven form and his wizard birth." The world hangs suspended: "Thrust upward and forced to fight far too soon, the young wizard stood on the rock and faced the charging force of monstrous evil." Let The Wizard enchant your mind, and jolt your heart.

The land of Lyre is changing. For a thousand seasons magic has been bound. The Mythits, hidden within the enchanted forest of Mirshol, are waiting. Sunder, once the Mythit companion of the greatest mage in Lyre, finds January of Window. Magic once more explodes across the face of Lyre. Melody, the immortal daughter of the evil wizard Dagdor, has waited for the magic to return. As the land awakens to power, her long awaited plans for revenge unfold. Now is the time to strike! Lyndsy, a child of the were, the werewolf race of the northlands, finds January on Blood Plain. An evil band of dark Mythits has been sent to Mirshol to slay the Mythits of Light. Together, they vanquish a band of evil creatures under the control of Melody. Flower, the Mythit daughter of Sunder and Jasmine, has an idea. There is nothing more dangerous in all of Lyre than a Mythit with an idea. She decides to follow January and Lyndsy. This is the story of January, Lyndsy, and the Mythit named Flower. Join them as they travel the realm of Lyre warning the leaders of the land of the coming darkness and the battle that threatens them all.

Traveling underground through an icy tunnel system into an unknown mysterious realm seeking out the Gavel of Elrahon, our Grenelf family and friends stumble into a land of ice. According to dwarven traveling companion Sir Timlikdam, it be the very lands of the hairy horned monsters from his childhood tales. Following closely behind the Grenelf family and friends in the ice tunnels, a garrison of goblins sent by the Goblin King Nifere pursues them relentlessly. Back within their home lands of the west, Lord Eltr of Lavon murders his ruling brother King Edrain and seizes the throne of the Lavon kingdom for launching an invasion against neighboring Nhora. Unknown to Eltr, the diabolical Nifere wishes also to claim the lands of Nhora. The two evils clash and only one of the evil leaders shall survive, but not by the actions of the other. Within the ice lands, the quest for the Gavel of Elrahon becomes a task of survival as hidden treacheries from the past explode changing the course of destiny. The race to save the westerly lands against something much worse than the wrath of the Lord of Darkness and Shadow emerges unleashing an ultimate evil force from the depths of the underwolde. Hold onto your bows and axes, this action-packed concluding story for the two part epic may only be the beginning.

A great way to have fun and build brain power, Brain Teasers offers a variety of games to delight and challenge even the most advanced puzzler. Brain Teasers shows off some outrageously fun new mindbenders, like anasearches (a combination of an anagram, a crossword, and a word search), numberlockers (think of a crossword puzzle with numbers instead of words), and alphabetics (a miniature crossword puzzle that uses each letter of the alphabet exactly once). Perfect for anyone who sits down with the New York Times crossword puzzle every morning or works through Sudoku puzzles on the way home, this book is guaranteed to excite your mind and jump-start your brain.

Take your brain to the gym and give it a good workout--no pain, no...

In this collection of essays and poems, Dr. Robin Shapiro captures the depth of the struggles and the triumphs of a healing journey. Using her own healing path as a canvas for her words, Robin offers solace and encouragement to all who are seeking health, wellness, and happiness. Her experiences in medicine have provided rich soil for understanding the nature of compassion and skilled listening, as the people she cares for and teaches heal their lives. Throughout TOUCHSTONES, there is something that will resonate with the reader and touch those wounded places that need a soft space to land. Robin creates a healing landscape with her stories and places it on the heart as a salve that mends us in the broken places. TOUCHSTONES is a call to action... Since everything is impermanent and everyone is impermanent, healing must unfold now... TOUCHSTONES will help the reader become more aware of how precious this human life is and move in the world in a way that can bring about inner peace...

"Ancient ideals and modern musings rub up against each other in Blue Wizard / Black Wizard, a philosophical musical fantasia. Two referees adjudicate the proceedings as the Black and Blue Wizards battle to save themselves and humanity from the Great Mediocrity. Warping the conventions of musical theatre and classical art song to intersect with the sensibilities of electronic music, Blue Wizard / Black Wizard is a pop culture smash-up of fantasy language and contemporary parlance. What unfolds is a ritualistic sporting event, the likes of which audiences have never seen"-- Back cover.

This is the story of three wizards from different regions and backgrounds who are all starting their first year at the famour Sigor Narak University of magic. This school is the only magical institution to allow wizards from different sects to study under the same roof. There is tension and animosity between the various orders but not all are so hostile. The three wizards are all outcast some by choice and some by circumstance, however together they feel like they are finally where they belong. The world of magic erupts as war breaks out between the factions and as the fighting intensifies the three students must realise their potential in order to survive and protect the ones they love. The book is a fantasy book heavily based around the world of magic. It inspired from a very odd dream but also my general love for the fantasy genre.