An accessible and engaging conversation starter about the super-powered skill of grit!This is a kids’ book about grit. What does it mean to have grit? It means sticking with your goals, even when they’re hard. It means taking responsibility for your actions, learning from failure, and building the mental toughness to keep going.This book was made to help kids aged 5-9 learn to navigate life’s challenges and persevere through setbacks. Drawing from his exper...

Naomi Parry Duncan has uncovered the dramatic and tragic story of one of the better known First Nations resistance warriors of the early colonies. Then she discovered uncanny connections with her own convict ancestors.A vivid, compelling portrait of the intertwined lives of Aboriginal people and new arrivals in the fledgling colonies.Musquito was just a boy when a convoy of eleven British ships assembled in the waters of Port Jackson in January 1788. Sevent...

Alone in a foreign land, Soren must come to terms with loss and a gift that has been as much a burden as a benefit.A long abandoned city may hold the answers he seeks about the Gift of Grace, but a lethal assassin proves that old enemies have not forgotten him.As misfortune pulls him ever farther from an unsettled score, he finds hope in an unexpected place…The Huntsman's Amulet follows The Tattered Banner and is the second part of the swashbuckling fantasy Society ...

The Tattered Banner placed 8th on BuzzFeed's 12 Greatest Fantasy Books Of The Year, 2013.Unique talent always attracts attention…In a world where magic is outlawed, ability with a sword is prized above all else. For Soren this means the chance to live out his dreams.Plucked from a life of privation, he is given a coveted place at Ostenheim’s Academy of Swordsmanship, an opportunity beyond belief.Opportunity is not always what it seems however, and g...

The final part of the Society of the Sword Trilogy.A remote farm and meagre crops are a far cry from Ostenheim and the life of a banneret, but they are not far enough. For Soren to be free of Amero, there is only one answer.In Ostenheim, Duke Amero presides over a war-weary population and an empty treasury, but still he hungers for more.An Intelligencier uncovers the disturbing resurgence of sorcery in the city, while an avaricious colleague sees the chance to prove...

All three books of The Society of the Sword Trilogy that has been described as "Game of Thrones meets The Three Musketeers"This omnibus edition contains all three parts of the trilogy, including The Tattered Banner, which was featured on BuzzFeed's 12 Greatest Fantasy Books of 2013**, and is over 1000 pages of swashbuckling heroic fantasy.**When Soren is plucked from the streets and given a place at the prestigious academy ...

On the day that would change everything, the afternoon sun flamed violent tongues of rust orange and fire-poker red across the cosmos. A breach. A warning. A harbinger.Bridgette Conner learned more about herself in the past twenty-four hours than she did in the previous twenty-three years of her life, and that's barely scratching the surface of what lays ahead of her and those she holds dear. She is tied to three lands - one by blood, one by birth, one by choice; all by love. As wi...

The first historical study of the medicinal mani pill and its profound spiritual significance in Tibetan religion and cultureThe maṇi pill is one of the most popular relic traditions in Tibetan Buddhism. Treasured around the globe, maṇi pills are small edible pellets formed from mixing the powdered bodily remains of buddhas and bodhisattvas with ingredients used in Tibetan medicine and sanctified through a tantric liturgy. Maṇi pills are today predominantly produce...

"Exceptional . . . Duncan can swashbuckle with the best, but his characters feel more deeply and think more clearly than most" ( Publishers Weekly).Raider and Wasp have spent five years at Ironhall studying to become Blades, expert swordsmen whose talents stand unmatched. Magic both enhances the Blades' fighting skills and binds them to lifelong duty. But when Raider and Wasp are selected to protect the king of Chivial himself, they refuse, an act unprecede...

It has been generations since the Northlands have seen a hero worthy of the title. Many have made the claim, but few have lived to defend it. Timid, weak, and bullied, Wulfric is as unlikely a candidate as there could be.A chance encounter with an ancient and mysterious object awakens a latent gift, and Wulfric’s life changes course. Against a backdrop of war, tragedy, and an enemy whose hatred for him knows no bounds, Wulfric will be forged from a young boy, into the Wolf of the N...

A young couple battles forces determined to keep them apart in this high fantasy series by "one of the leading masters of epic fantasy" ( Publishers Weekly) .These four fantasy novels of love and adventure follow the exploits of childhood friends Inos and Rap as their feelings are tested by the direst of circumstances. But while abduction, magic, and imprisonment conspire to separate them, the two remain steadfast in their determination to be toge...

"Successfully mixes swords, sorcery, and skullduggery with complex characters. Dumas fans will especially appreciate the faux-French setting. This is pure adventure fun with plenty for epic fantasy readers to enjoy.”—Publishers WeeklyWith the dragons believed dead, the kingdom had no more need for dragonslayers.Drunk, disgraced, and all but forgotten, Guillot has long since left his days of heroism behind him.As forgotten places are disturbed in the quest f...