The Quest For Forbidden Lands

The Quest for Forbidden Lands: Nikolai Przhevalskii and his Followers on Inner Asian Tracks is a collection of biographical essays of outstanding Russian explorers of Inner Asia of the late nineteenth – early twentieth century, Nikolai Przhevalskii, Vsevolod Roborovskii, Mikhail Pevtsov, Petr Kozlov, Grigorii Grumm-Grzhimailo and Bronislav Grombchevskii, almost all senior army officers. Their expeditions were organized by the Imperial Russian Geographical Society with some assistance from the military department with a view of exploring and mapping the vast uncharted territories of Inner Asia, being the Western periphery of the Manchu-Chinese Empire. The journeys of these pioneers were a great success and gained world renown for their many discoveries and the valuable collections they brought from the region.

Kira, the fearless preteen princess of the mythical kingdom of Latavia, has trained her whole life to rule until her father remarried and a male heir was born. When the new prince is kidnapped Kira becomes a suspect. Kira and her childhood friend, Henry, must lead a quest through the Forbidden Lands to save her kingdom, prove her loyalty, and discover her heart. They encounter twin trolls that want to eat them, a monstrous mountain that won't let them pass and a poison snake bridge that threatens their lives. But these dangers are not what they must fear the most. An exciting tale for all ages!

This study concerns a pivotal but unexamined surge in frontier violence that engulfed the eastern forests of eighteenth-century Brazil. It focuses on social, cultural, and racial relations among settlers, slaves, and native peoples accused of cannibalism.

After her adventures with the League of the Healing Hand, Finn the Cat is bored, snowbound for the winter and faced with being molded into Lady Fionnghal by her mother. But Finn's talents are needed when Righ, Lachlan the Winged, tells Finn she must rescue a rebellious prophet who is the only one who can free a land enshrouded in darkness.

Until the end of World War II, East Prussia was the German empire's farthest eastern redoubt, a thriving and beautiful land on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Now it lives only in history and in myth. Since 1945, the territory has been divided between Poland and Russia, stretching from the border between Russia and Lithuania in the east and south, and through Poland in the west. In Forgotten Land, Max Egremont offers a vivid account of this region and its people through the stories of individuals who were intimately involved in and transformed by its tumultuous history, as well as accounts of his own travels and interviews he conducted along the way. Forgotten Land is a story of historical identity and character, told through intimate portraits of people and places. It is a unique examination of the layers of history, of the changing perceptions and myths of homeland, of virtue and of wickedness, and of how a place can still overwhelm those who left it years before.

A roleplaying game that lets players tell the stories of ambitious, but short-lived, goblins.

The Blackheart dragons have returned. As a young Moonlight Walker wolf, Sakura bristles at the tight leash her family insists on keeping her on. She yearns to join the pack and run under the glow of silvery moonlight. Still for reasons no one will explain to her, she's forced to remain within the boundaries of the secluded forest she calls home. All that changes when the ruthless Blackheart dragons invade, incinerating their peaceful forest and kidnapping members of her pack. Courage put to the test, Sakura begins a perilous quest to save her family. Yet beyond the forest, not all is what it seems. Loyalties are tested. Enemies become allies. A destiny is revealed that pits the Wolf King against the Dragon King to claim the ultimate prize-for the Blackhearts will stop at nothing to reign over her world. Murder, treachery and deceit are nothing to them. As the drums of war sound, can one wolf save the lives of many? Or will Sakura's fate be decided by those eager to destroy her?