The demon armies have returned, and the world was not prepared to face them.Each bearing a piece of the sacred light, Corin and Olenka have finally found the power to defend their people. But the demon scourge is spreading fast, and there are few places of refuge left in the endless storm. Very soon, there may be no one left to save amid the breathless hordes of infected.Unless the world can come together.But the stone giants of Shan Zhong are not easily swayed. Now...

This book considers how Samoans embraced and reshaped the English game of cricket, recasting it as a distinctively Samoan pastime, kirikiti. Starting with cricket’s introduction to the islands in 1879, it uses both cricket and kirikiti to trace six decades of contest between and within the categories of ‘colonisers’ and ‘colonised.’ How and why did Samoans adapt and appropriate the imperial game? How did officials, missionaries, colonists, soldiers and those with mixed foreign and Samoan h...

Their scent is on the wind. Their blood is in the tides. They are coming.Wrongly accused of treason, Corin has been imprisoned by the very city he fought to save. With his brother murdered, his family disgraced, and the demon storm surging ever closer across the plains, Corin must place his faith in two unfamiliar guards who claim to be able to smuggle him to the outlands.But time is growing short, and the storm is drawing near.Having salvaged the ancient armor from...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Jewish Festival of Lights started with a great darkness. Beginning with the death of Alexander the Great, the people of Judea suffered insults and persecution under the reign of Antiochus IV. From this oppression, the miracle of Chanukah resulted. Benjamin Sacks told this religious-historical tale in 1913 to deepen our understanding of Chanukah.

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. In this dedication, Benjamin Sacks honors the memory of Mina Lippman Aaron while delving into the historical and religious roots of the Chanukah festival. Chanukah, established by Judas Maccabeus and the elders of Israel on the 25th day of Kislev in the year 3595, commemorates significant events in Jewish history. The festival marks the period when the Jewish people, led by heroic figures such as Mattathias ...

Their scent is on the wind. Their blood is in the tides. They are coming.Three years ago, Olenka rejected her place of privilege among the clergy, carving out a new life for herself as a sirena of the Great Sea. But when she begins seeing bleak visions of a gruesome future, she is forced to reconsider the dogma of her youth.They are nearly here.Given his outlander heritage, Corin's only wish was to stay out of trouble. He grew up hearing the songs of Vallin, and the...