This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is an action-packed fantasy story involving Merlin, The Great Magician, conjuror and sorcerer, Arimus, his first-born son, and Annalease, Arimus' wife. The story includes magical lands with elves, dwarfs, hobgoblins, fire-breathing dragons and a sea serpent named Nicolai.The action take place in 600 A.D. when a battle ensues between the good (including Merlin) and the dark side including Raath, the Deamon King and Morovan . Merlin, An...

Over the last few years, Michael Griffin has been heralded by critics as an author of breathtaking skill, melding the aesthetics of quiet horror, dreamlike wonder, and the strangeness inherent in the classical weird. Readers have sought his stories, scattered throughout prestigious anthologies, magazines, and limited-edition chapbooks, hoping to assemble their own collections of Griffin's ferocious, poetic fiction.Now, Word Horde presents Michael Griffin's debut collection, The...

Heralded as one of the leading voices in contemporary weird fiction, Michael Griffin returns with his second collection, The Human Alchemy. Here you will find eleven magnificent tales of the strange and sublime, the familiar and the disquieting, where dreamlike beauty and breathtaking horror intertwine. Featuring an introduction by S.P. Miskowski.

Fueled by the internet and dysfunctional families, the 21st Century is full of complicated relationships that defy traditional greeting cards - until now. Pretty Aggressive Greeting Cards handles even the trickiest of encounters and relationships with neither grace, common decency nor respect for one's fellow man or woman. Just honesty. A small sample of "problems solved": • Internet Dates are fatter than they appear • Post (and No) Hook-Up Cards (M4W, W4M) • Erectile Dysfunction (M4W, W4M...

This book takes the long-view by analysing Islamic State's beginnings in Iraq to their involvement in the Arab Spring and through to the present day.The world is watching IS's advance through the Middle East. The US risks being drawn into another war in the region despite its experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. IS are creating catastrophic waves across the region, but it is still unclear what lies behind its success.Michael Griffin uncovers the nature of IS through investi...

"Bless me Father, for I have sinned," says the penitent to open the dialogue in Catholic confessionals across the globe and throughout the ages. Along with the priest's words, "For your penance . . ." this encounter is an icon of Catholic life. But does the script, and the practices it signifies, have any relevance beyond the confessional? In The Politics of Penance, Michael Griffin responds yes. He explores great figures of the Christian tradition--the early Irish monks, St. Thomas Aquina...

YOUR BRAIN IS WIRED TO KEEP YOU SAFE—BUT WHAT IF THAT WIRING IS HOLDING YOU BACK? Modern neuroscience confirms what many personal growth pioneers have long suspected: our thoughts shape our reality. When we consistently respond to life's challenges with fear, we reinforce limiting beliefs and habitual patterns that keep us stuck. But by choosing a different response—one based on clarity, curiosity, and compassion—we can literally rewire our brains for change. In How to Break Free of Fear, ...

"Countdown to Greatness" C2G is designed to ignite and re-ignite an individual's awareness of their potential. The book reminds us that all individuals have greatness within them, and we all have the ability to make a positive difference in the lives of others. By helping others, we help ourselves to become better individuals, and move closer and closer to own potential and our own greatness. When we understand the internal emotional reward of helping others, we begin to see not only our p...

Olympians or This Place Is Condemned is a full length play about a lonely woman, Ruth, who, in seeking to make a better future for herself, repeats the mistakes of her past. Olympians is a story of taboo, of illicit and forbidden love, of jealousy, murder and revenge. Ruth seeks romance and happiness in the arms of a friend of her son - a younger man who users her for his pleasure: she is left alone again when her son's anger is turned against his friend.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774) moved between the genres and geographies of enlightenment writing with considerable dexterity. As a consequence he has been characterized as a passive purveyor of enlightenment thought, a hack, a harried translator of the French enlightenment for an English audience, an ideological lackey, and a subtle ironist. In poetry, he is either a compliant pastoralist or an engaged social critic. Yet Goldsmith’s career is as complex and as contradictory as the enlightenm...

A 2nd Edition of this incredibly popular revision guide, this portable-sized book is ideal for consolidating knowledge both at home for revision, and at school as a lesson-by-lesson summary as the course progresses. // AO1 Description on the left-hand page: content divided into six points for six AO1 marks in extended writing questions. // AO3 Evaluation is on the right-hand page: three AO3 points plus counterpoint and extra evaluation (discussion) point. // Exam practice questions, includ...

A 2nd Edition of this incredibly popular revision guide, this portable-sized book is ideal for consolidating knowledge both at home for revision, and at school as a lesson-by-lesson summary as the course progresses.┒AO1 Description on the left-hand page: content divided into six points for six AO1 marks in extended writing questions.┒AO3 Evaluation is on the right-hand page: three AO3 points plus counterpoint and extra evalu...