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Shards are the chipped-off pieces and eroded grains of myself that I collected from my mid-20s, when I was almost homeless again (yes, again), through my 30s, when I fought through that poverty, depression, and grief to find myself as a survivor. A poet doesn't just love you for a moment. She lets you puncture her skin with the way you feel, lets it heal, and then rubs it now and then to feel you again. This debut collection of poetry and hand-drawn...
62) Shard of the Sun
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Ages ago, sorcerers created a new sun to replace their dying one.
When a shard of the sun falls to the earth, more than one takes notice. And some have intentions more wicked than others.
A powerful wizard seeks the means to defy death and heal his broken body.
The Necromancer is set on getting the justice that was never given.
Amidst everything, the shard falls into the hands of an unsuspecting woodsman named Broderick.
Miracles begin to happen...
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When unknown conspirators launch their deadly schemes to overset the city of Cryssigens and trigger civil war, Hope rests on a trio of heroes, none of which fully understands the depth and speed of the approaching menace.
Newly-graduated imperial officer Justin is convinced he has no future, and hearing the details of the secret mission he's assigned for the Emperor won't change his mind.
The Stealthic Feldspar hides behind a thousand masks, but...
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Brain surgery. Assault weapons in the bed of a pickup truck. Rilke, Rodin, and the craters of the moon. Recovery and disintegration. Monkeys stealing an egg outside a temple in Kathmandu. Brushing teeth bloody on long car rides. Pain, ours and what we bring to others. Wildfires in southern California. Rats in Texas. Childhood abuse. Dreams of tigers and blackout nights. The sweetness of mangoes. A son born into a shadowy hospital room. Love. Joy....
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Farm girl turned sexual assault advocate Mrs. Luna was born and raised in the heart of Pennsylvania with degrees in graphic design and master's in business administration. Luna's work ethic and passion for continuous learning carry over into everything she does. A rape and sexual assault survivor, Luna has turned the voice of her pain into a megaphone to help others and advocate for change in laws and policy regarding assault at the local, state,...
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From the award-winning author of the collection Every House Is Haunted comes Ian Rogers's horror story, "Shards", a Tor.com Original
A group of five friends rent a cabin in the woods-the next day only four are alive. What happened and why is something the survivors are desperate to unravel.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Mercedes has always found escape from the tedium of daily life in fantasy books and, especially, in games, where she can enter another world and become Ambrosia the Sorceress, wielder of powerful spells. After one too many afternoons in detention, she returns home to find that someone has left a new computer adventure game in her mailbox. Mercy and her reluctant friend Bernard take an unauthorized day off to try it out, only to discover that they...
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The fourth installment of the Orlell Chronicles follows Mel as he finally comes to terms with who he is called to be. After surviving the quest for Drisilas, he and his companions must embark on their most perilous journey yet. Together, they must rejoin the Shards of the Blue Stone in order to access their ancient power, before the Lord of Death can harness the Stones' power for his own kingdom.
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A hundred years ago the spell placed upon the Shard of Dancun by the ancient wizards was undone and evil consumed the Shadow Hills. Now, as the Flying Comet appears again, Princess Airia Nyuru must flee her home for the safety of the Hamikai Temple. When a king attempts to kidnap her, she and her griffin Enereas seek refuge in the Hillwall country of Ruekar. The only hope for the end of the Shadow Hills and the Soulless that dwell within them are...
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Magic has been fixed, and the lands were starting over. Hopes and alliances are being created, ending the hostility that had plagued the Realm of Lungast for many decades. Life, however, has more in store. Talk of strange occurrences at Marlsman Keep have King Tusta worried. If the Border Wall fell, the land could be thrown into another war. This time with an unknown foe.The goddess Painish has called Eric, along with Gillock, Vernia, Maxwell and...
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Have you ever experienced that bitter hope that twists in your heart as you search for love, though certain you'll never find it?
Have you ever had love and lost it, whether romantically or platonically?
And have you ever, after going through heartache after heartache, finally found a healthy, everlasting love that fights to stay by your side?
Those very themes and many more run rampant throughout this collection of poems. “Through the Shards...
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This long, narrative poem, Radiant Shards: Hoda's North End Poems, traces the sacrifice and suffering of devoted but destitute parents, Russian immigrants who are acutely affected by the Depression and struggle relentlessly to survive in Winnipeg. More importantly, with its focus on the life experience and inner world of their tenacious daughter — and as the first poetic project to give voice to a Jewish sex worker, a figure that has been all but...
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In the eleven kaleidoscopic stories that make up Bright Shards of Someplace Else, Monica McFawn traces the combustive, hilarious, and profound effects that occur when people misread the minds of others. The characters-an array of artists, scientists, songwriters, nannies, horse trainers, and poets-often try to pin down another's point of view, only to find that their own worldview is far from fixed. The characters in McFawn's stories long for and...
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"I did it. It looked like an accident, just as we discussed. It was perfect." When Darla Kelly wakes up in a hospital-confused, disoriented, and alone-she can't help but add it to the list of personal tragedies that have left her reeling. She had been on track: she found a job, a great apartment, a boyfriend, and she got to see her dad every week. But somewhere along the line, things started going wrong. First, her beloved father, a well-respected...
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Four wry new trickster tales from the creators of Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship draw on Hindu mythology and the rich tradition of Indian folktales. Clever Prince Veera and his best friend, Suku, are back in a vibrant new collection of stories riddled with surprises. When the prince's great uncle, Raja Apoorva, invites the boys to the summer festival in Peetalpur, Prince Veera and Suku are excited to compete in the games. It's no easy...
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Once she was a noblewoman. Now she is a palace servant. Ashlin never pictured herself scrubbing floors. But with the family savings depleted and her stepmother crippled by grief, Ashlin selflessly takes a job at the royal palace. She can pursue her dreams of becoming a seamstress someday in the future. However, as she forms an unlikely friendship with the prince, she learns that the future may not be so certain. Wielders of a powerful magic threaten...
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Poetry in one form or another has been around almost as long as language. We have used it to communicate our joys and heartbreaks, our victories and our losses. But fear has also been a constant companion, and our ghost stories and monsters stretch their claws back into history as far as the eyes can see. It's with this is mind that we begin our journey through various poetic forms, from traditional Japanese Haiku to more modernist takes such as The...
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Fight the power. Fight the beasts. Fight for humanity.The revolution was supposed to end the century-long reign of tyranny over North America and bring about a better world. But Flynn, once heralded as a hero, is on the run again from a new enemy who holds the entire nation in his thrall.Haunted by past mistakes and an unimaginable betrayal, Flynn is determined to set things right, whatever it takes. Meanwhile, the powers of the Underworld continue...
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