Kendril is a Ghostwalker, a man bound by a solemn vow to seek penance for some mysterious dark sin in his past. When a chance encounter in the forest leads him to inadvertently rescue a woman named Jade, a woman who claims not to remember anything about who she is or what has happened to her, Kendril becomes her reluctant guardian.But after a gang of ruthless bounty hunters comes after Jade, Kendril finds himself thrown into a deadly game of cat and mouse where one wrong step will ...

Having escaped the dangers of the bandit-infested Howling Woods, Kendril and his companions find themselves guests of honor in the small nation of Llewyllan. But he and his companions soon find that the glittering palace rooms of Llewyllan can be as just as perilous as the murky depths of the Howling Woods. When a conspiracy is discovered in the capital city of Balneth, Kendril lands himself right in the middle of an attempt to overthrow the government.Now scheming nobles, a treach...

When Wayfinder Nali is dispatched to the isolated village of Veel'na in the rainforest lowlands of the planet Llathe, she soon discovers that her task is larger than she thought. A dark terror is killing the people of Veel'na one-by-one during the Long Night, and there is no help coming until daybreak several weeks away.As Nali races to find out exactly what is responsible for these deaths and stop it, she faces rising tension from the captain of the town's mercenary guard and the ...

The Two Rings.A place where ancient magic mingles with advanced technology. Where floatships sail on solar winds across the vast, stormy Aether between planets. Where the Xanate, the great and powerful empire that has lasted for a thousand cycles, rules over the worlds and Noble Houses with an iron fist.Tales of the Two Rings: Volume 1 is a collection of three novellas set in the "sword and planet" setting of the Two Rings.In "Profit and Loss," an epic chase plays o...

As young children grow, they begin to play with language. Everyday they are learning new words and new ways to communicate, and it's typical for kids to try these new words out in conversation. In this episode, hosts Ann and Elizabeth talk with parents Ben Elliff and Maggie Cassidy about their son and the funny ways he is exploring language.

A new adventure takes Phileas Fogg and his companions to India. There, the British engineer Banks has created a mechanical masterpiece on behalf of the Maharajah: a powerful steam engine in the shape of a life-size elephant. Transported by this impressive machine, our heroes set off on a journey through the depths of the Indian jungle. But not only wild animals lurk in the thicket, but also the ghosts of the past. For the English officer Munro, it is his nemesis from the days of the expedi...