This book is a rollicking, humorous, read unlike any book ever written about Isle Royale. Dan Kemp is a great storyteller.Peter Oikarinen, Author of Island Folk The People of Isle RoyaleThey checked the weather reports, and everything looked clear. Everything had to be clear before the boys could traverse dangerous Lake Superior. Confident in their decision, Digger and Wayne take to the water in a fourteen-foot rowboat, and following a harrowing adventure across deep, blue ...

Prepare for a fierce battle as you step into a world where dragons clash with courage and ferocity. In these 17 gripping tales, heroes rise and fall, facing fire-breathing foes in epic confrontations. Each story unravels a unique conflict, from desperate towns defending their homes to warriors seeking vengeance.Meet the brave and the foolhardy, each with their own motives. Discover the price of power and the cost of survival. Will they conquer the flames, or will they be consumed?

Prepare for a fierce battle as you step into a world where dragons clash with courage and ferocity. In these 17 gripping tales, heroes rise and fall, facing fire-breathing foes in epic confrontations. Each story unravels a unique conflict, from desperate towns defending their homes to warriors seeking vengeance.Meet the brave and the foolhardy, each with their own motives. Discover the price of power and the cost of survival. Will they conquer the flames, or will they be consumed?

Fans of the New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series won't want to miss this all-new story set in the dangerous world of dragons.Six-Claws is a happy and industrious SandWing, always working hard and loyally for his queen. So when the youngest SandWing princess, Blaze, wanders off during a sandstorm, Six-Claws doesn't think twice before trying to rescue her. But it turns out that loyalty isn't always enough to stay safe in the Sand Kingdom...Before the war of SandWi...

A wildly entertaining adventure involving snakes, grizzlies, a menacing drone, a missing father, and the kid determined to find him. In classic Hiaasen fashion, the animals here are wild, and the people are wilder!Some facts about Billy Dickens:* He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake.* Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal.* Billy isn't the type to let things go.So...

A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom—and herself—in this feminist fairy tale satire.“The Princess Bride meets Shrek.”—Susie Dumond, author of Bed and Breakup“Exactly the sort of queer fairy tale for grown-ups that I have yearned to read.”—Ryka Aoki, author of Light from Uncommon Stars

From a World Fantasy Award winner: The complete series praised by George R. R. Martin as "the sort of fantasy we don't see enough of . . . a treat."A dragon lord seeks to claim his birthright and fulfill his destiny in this epic duology.Dragon's Winter: Born to the shape-shifting dragon king of Ippa, Karadur is destined to one day become a dragon and rule the kingdom. But in an act of jealous betrayal, his twin brother, Tenjiro, stole the talisman t...

Fantasy Bridge is thrilled to present its first collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories transport you to new and wondrous worlds. Places where dragons roam free and where magic is as natural as blood. From epic battles to the temptations of demons, the exciting stories within 'In the Lair' will thrill, inspire, and keep you up all night wondering what will happen next.Foreword by Dan Koboldt"The Song Her Heart Sang" by Steven Savile

In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author from Oklahoma, published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. No one could have envisioned that this modest book about a magical land called Valdemar would be the beginning of a fantasy masterwork series that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles.Now the voices of other authors add their own special touches to the ancient land where Heralds “Chosen” from all walks of life by magical horse-like Companions p...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe beloved New York Times-bestselling guide to inspiring girls to pursue a life of adventure and excitement-updated and at last in paperback.Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They can jump off rocks, swing on ropes, and climb trees just as well as boys can. But girls often allow fear to stand in their way.In The Gutsy Girl, author Caroline Paul emboldens girls to ...

The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom’s ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from all walks of life, and at all ages—and all are Gifted with abilities beyond those of normal men and women. They are Mindspeakers, FarSeers, Empaths, ForeSeers, Firestarters, FarSpeakers, and more. These inborn talents—combined with training as emissaries, spies, judges, diplomats, scouts, counselors, warriors, and more—make them indispensable to their monarch and realm. Soug...

What John McPhee's books all have in common is that they are about real people in real places. Here, at his adventurous best, he is out and about with people who work in freight transportation.Over the past eight years, John McPhee has spent considerable time in the company of people who work in freight transportation. Uncommon Carriers is his sketchbook of them and of his journeys with them. He rides from Atlanta to Tacoma alongside Don Ainsworth, owner a...