Resultados para "The Stone Age" en Literatura y ficción

Matt's just an ordinary guy, but when he's beaten, robbed, and left for dead, bleeding out at the bottom of a gully, it all has to change as he grasps frantically at his only chance for survival, coming as it does in the form of a glowing, dangerously pulsing light. With his reality forever altered, Matt must quickly find a suitable place to deploy the Dungeon Core, fighting his way through the hundreds of people between him and safety, because if he doesn't do it soon, a Core Detonation will solve all of his problems for him....permanently.

For a decade, Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile, has returned to the Core. Determined to bring peace back to mankind at the edge of his sword, he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury. But theirs are not the only fates hanging in the balance.

Joel Agee’s hallucinatory first novel begins in a house with a large garden in an unnamed Mexican town in the late 1940s, where six-and-a-half-year-old Peter reads, dreams, and plays with his friends. He is a nascent explorer, artist, philosopher, mystic, and scientist. His world is still new, not yet papered over with received knowledge. And the actual world around him is a unique one in history: a community of leftist emigrés who have found refuge in Mexico from the Nazi and fascist regimes of Europe, rubbing shoulders with Mexican labor activists and leftists such as Frida Kahlo.

Tex falls into a chasm and wakes up in a primitive land. Armed with a rifle and the skills of a bushman, he struggles to survive against pterodactyls and demonic barbarians. But when he meets beautiful primeval women who need his help, life in the stone age suddenly doesn't seem so bad. Tex vows to protect them and build a tribe. But that won’t be so easy. The immortal Necromancer of Darkoveld is spreading his forces across the land.

The Necromancer of Darkoveld is coming. He’s racing over the waves with a fleet of ships. Within days, everything will be burned to ashes, unless Tex can solve the puzzle of the Necromancer’s weakness. In the meantime, he’ll also have to escape the clutches of a lovesick goddess, learn how to use new magic powers, and journey to the Underworld and back.

In "Hearts That Never Learned To Leave," acclaimed author Lena Fairfax invites listeners into a richly woven tapestry of love, loss, and the enduring ties of friendship. Set against the backdrop of a small coastal town, this evocative novel traces the intertwined lives of three childhood friends—Clara, Samuel, and Elise—as they navigate the tumultuous waters of adulthood.

Seven years have passed since Mordecai’s battle with the Shining God, Celior. Since that time, his control of his abilities has vastly improved. He has, at last, envisioned a use for the ‘God-Stone’, but the gods want vengeance and now seek to destroy everything he has built. The secrets of the past threaten the future of his kingdom, his family, and perhaps humanity itself, unless Mordecai can discover the meaning of ‘Illeniel’s Doom’.

William Stoner wird 1891 als Sohn armer Farmer in Missouri geboren. Das Landwirtschaftsstudium lässt er ohne Reue hinter sich, als er seine Liebe zur Literatur entdeckt. Hart arbeitet er für seinen Aufstieg, bringt es bis zum Professor. Doch sonst ist sein Leben enttäuschungsreich: Seine Ehefrau entpuppt sich als gefühlskalte Intrigantin, die seine enge Beziehung zur Tochter zerstört, die leidenschaftliche Liebe zu einer Studentin muss er aufgeben. Und ein Widersacher an der Uni setzt alles daran, Stoners Reputation zu beschädigen. Ein großartiger Roman über einen Mann, der seine Würde durch alle Widernisse rettet.

Seventeen years ago, Tilly Stone (age thirteen) is left to fend for herself in rural Pennsylvania when her infamous eco-terrorist father disappears under mysterious circumstances. Ever since she's tried to forget the dams they blew up together and forge a new life until her father's return threatens to upend her small-town world and her friendship with the dogged FBI agent still pursuing him. Ultimately, as the past and present fuse and blow up with more than one kind of casualty, Tilly must choose between the father she loves and her home.

It's 1925 in the wild mountains of Birchwood, West Virginia. Everett Thornhill is the heir to his family's estate, but his troubled past is never far behind. He is sent to Thornhill Manor in the hopes that he will learn the value of continuing the family legacy. Julia is a servant at Thornhill Manor. While she tends to her daily chores, her mind is always off on an adventure in the mountains. She finds it hard to conform to the ways of the Thornhill family and might not be long for her position at the manor.

Tex falls into a chasm and wakes up in a brutal, stone-age wilderness. Armed with a rifle and the skills of a bushman, he must survive against pterodactyls, bloodthirsty barbarians, and tyrannical sorcerers.

The sea spits them onto a distant shore where there is more than meets the ears. Pergi and her companions rally in the swelter and danger of Elolle to fulfill their quest. They follow scant clues, straining to pick up any lingering traces that might lead them to the lost Stone Wangu. But the land that had once thrived under Lady Rhinna and the Music of her Far Stone now strays to strange tunes.

Eighteen years have passed since the rebellion within the Order. The once peaceful kingdom is now in turmoil, and its citizens seek a savior. Emerging from the shadows, a dangerous man sets his master plan in motion - one that will elevate him to the highest political position in the realm and give him power over the masses. Only the prophet and the rest of the Order stand in his way.

For more than thirty years, Elizabeth Stone has been an irreplaceable fixture in homes around the world, a food and lifestyle icon with a brand as warm and inviting as New England brown bread. Until, after her sudden passing, she leaves her legacy and her multimillion-dollar empire to her daughter, Juliet, who is expected to step seamlessly into her shoes.

Pergi has prepared all her life to become the ruler that her father wants. Without sons, he knows she could only retain the throne if she marries the neighboring prince, combining their kingdoms. Yet the same prophecy that calls for the reunification also warns that they must join by love. Supplanted by her younger sister in this technicality, Pergi waits with ill grace for Sadira to marry Teyrnon and steal her birthright. No one expects that Sadira would do a runner on her wedding day. What starts as an impromptu rescue of the wayward bride leads to a desperate struggle against a deadly foe.

"A Story of the Stone Age" is a short story written in 1897 by H. G. Wells. The story was featured in three parts between May and August 1897 in The Idler magazine, and was later released in collected editions. The story is set during the Stone Age, and tells of a caveman named Ugh-lomi, who bonds with the young woman Eudena and kills his rival, the de facto tribal leader Uya. Whilst in exile, Ugh-lomi becomes the first man to ride a horse, and to combine stone and wood to fashion an axe.

Two novels by the award-winning Canadian writer Carol Shields, dramatised for BBC Radio Carol Shields was one of Canada’s most renowned contemporary authors. Often compared to Jane Austen, her deft, witty and compassionate works depicting the everyday lives of ordinary people won her numerous...

Der Auftakt zur neuen Fantasy-Reihe von Bestsellerautor L.C. Frey: Eine elfische Adlige auf der Suche nach dem großen Abenteuer. Zwei pyromanische Zwergenbrüder mit legendärem Durst. Uralte Mächte, die nie hätten geweckt werden dürfen. Eigentlich will sich der Ex-Söldner Stone nur in Ruhe von seinem letzten Abenteuer erholen, als er in der Taverne Zum tanzenden Drachen in Ulthor absteigt. Doch als er dort von einer mysteriösen Fremden angesprochen wird, die er kurz darauf gegen eine Horde gedungener Mörder verteidigen muss, verwickelt ihn das in mehr Schwierigkeiten, als er je zu hoffen wagte.

As the lead singer of one of the hottest bands to hit the rock scene, f--ks are free, drugs come easy, and music is life. For as long as Stone can remember, Willow has been his music - the notes that weave his soul together. His rhythm. >Until he threw her away.

Das Abenteuer geht weiter - die epische High Fantasy-Reihe von Bestsellerautor L.C. Frey. Ein abgelegenes Dorf in den Sümpfen von Klaehg. Ein magisches Portal, von dem niemand erfahren darf. Eine alte Blutschuld, die beglichen werden muss ... Nach seinem letzten Abenteuer bricht der einsame Wanderer Stone nach Süden auf, um dort eine Zwergenschmiedin zu treffen, die angeblich das Geheimnis des Feuerpulvers kennt. Doch als ihn drei furchteinflößende Skar-Krieger beim Frühstück überraschen, wird nichts aus seinen Plänen.