Before Merlin was a wizard, he was a wild man, a prophet, a poet, a shaman—and perhaps something stranger still.Few figures in Western mythology have proved as enduring or as mysterious as Merlin. From the haunted forests of early Celtic tradition to the court of King Arthur, from medieval prophecy and Renaissance magic to Victorian poetry and modern fantasy, the great enchanter has continually changed his shape—while somehow remaining unmistakably himself....

Capturing the electric short fiction energy that led Robert E. Howard to be one of the top fantasy writers of the century, with exclusive serialized eBook stories starring Conan, Solomon Kane, and more by many of today’s top writers in fantasy and sword-and-sorcery.A search for Roman gold leads Cormac Mac Art and Wulfhere the Skull-Splitter to the Isle of Swords. Before they reach the shore, a shipwreck kills their entire crew and strands the duo on the cursed isla...

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is a great introduction for Java developers, software architects, or DevOps looking to enable scalable and agile data within their applications. Providing in-memory object storage, cluster-wide state and messaging, or even scalable task execution, Hazelcast helps solve a number of issues that have troubled technologists for years.What you will learnLearn and store numerous data types in different d...

YOU are an experienced mountain climber. Your goal is to reach the top of the world's highest and most dangerous mountains. Will you attempt to: Scale Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro? or Climb the Matterhorn in Europe? or Reach the top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest? Experience the life-or-death dilemmas of places few people ever see. YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you to safetyor to doom.

One night, in the dead of night, an unnamed surgeon cuts open his chest and gives his heart to an unnamed woman. What follows is a journey, metaphorical, symbollic, & linguistic in nature, to find what it means to truly love. With references to history, biology, philosophy, religion, myth, culture, psychology, sexuality, music, & the author's personal experiences, what follows is a journey from the heart, to breath, to the mind, and back.

Inspired by real world myth and folklore, fourteen members of the Genre Writers of Atlantic Canada will showcase their talent with this collection of fantasy short stories that will thrill and amaze.Included in this short story anthology are the works of:Jennifer ShelbyMatt JohnSherry D. RamseyAli HousePeter J. FooteSteve VernonA.F. StewartPeter GilletBelinda FergusonMary J. DaleyNancy SM Waldman

'I didn't know Matthew could read or write' - Matt's dadFrom the Sheds is Matthew Johns' fascinating, frequently hilarious look behind the scenes of Rugby League. the creator of the self-confessed Aussie legend Reg Reagan - as well as a tough competitor who notched up almost 200 first grade NRL games and eight matches for the Kangaroos, winning a premiership with Newcastle Knights along the way - who better than Matthew to give an insider's view of the superstars, larrikins and ente...

The burning sun beats down on your skin. Endless hills of sand surround you. You are trying to survive in one of the most dangerous areas in the world the desert. Will you: Struggle to find help in Africa's Sahara Desert after an airplane crash? Attempt to get out of the Sonoran Desert in Mexico after a disastrous hike? Fight for life in Asia's Gobi Desert after your dirt bike breaks down?

A psychiatrist treats his patients while referencing Led Zeppelin, a lone woman creates a soulmate through thought before destroying her through sex, and a boy's terror of the unknown leads him to welcome a monster into his home. The opening three stories set the tone for this collection of twenty. Outlandish, engaging and inspiring, another word to describe their content would be eclectic. The settings vary from Africa to Europe; the music from the tenth century Japanese court to the Sex ...

The Secret of the Skate Pond is a magical Christmas story that begins with a family’s skating forays to an abandoned former skate pond, hidden in the woods near their home. The skate pond has a secret though, for those who are invited to the pond for its unique purpose and can see beyond the frozen surface of the pond.This heartwarming story will resonate with all who love the magic of the Christmas season and will be reread yearly by the light of the Christmas tree with a cup of wa...

After his father died on 9/11 in the World Trade Center, nine-year-old Matthew John Bocchi began an obsessive quest to find out exactly how he died. He researched video tapes, pictures, blogs, anything that could potentially answer the question looming in his mind: was his father one of the jumpers? In the first memoir told by a child of 9/11, Matt intimately delves into the psychological and emotional torment that ensued after his father’s death. With heartbreaking vulnerability, he detai...

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE REAL ALMIGHTY GOD. THESE ARE THE ACTUAL ACTIONS OF GOD, WHILE CLAIMING TO BE SATAN, AND THE DEVIL. THIS IS THE HOLY TRITY COUGHT RED HANDED. THE FATHER, THE SON, THE HOLY SPIRIT, ARE IN FACT GOD/SATN/AND THE DEVIL. THERE IS NO JAIL FOR SATAN, IHE LIVES WTH GOD BECAUSE HE IS HIS SON. THE DEVIL IS GOD'S LIFE PARTNER OR HUSBAND. YES, ABSOLUTLEY, GOD IS GAY. GOD IS MONTERO. SATAN IS A ALIAS THE HOLY TRINITY USE TO COMMIT CRIMES ALL OVER EARTH. THIS BOOK ALSO LISTS COMPAN...