While the road to Kuith is always long, in most years it's not particularly troublesome. But these are not most years. Stories, news, refugees, and a heightened militia presence in the Central Free Provinces all tell of renewed hostilities with the Daynes, tribes from the northern highlands. Pirogoeth is sucked into the conflict, one that quickly escalates beyond the raids from the past. As the situation becomes more dire, Pirogoeth and her allies reach the decision to launch what amounts ...

The Great Underground Empire of Quan'Dor had been spoken of in hushed whispers by the people of the Free Provinces for generations. Untold riches and wonder awaited those who could brave the dark depths, relics from an era before record by people who could shape the very world itself to suit their desires.For Pirogoeth, it's not wealth or fame, but necessity, that drives her and her adventuring party into the underground; seeking a path behind the massive Daynish armies where she h...

Largo lived a life that most Reahtans only dream of; of wealth, fame, and a never-ending stream of battles in the arena. For years, that was enough for him, as it would be for any citizen of the great empire.But then duty calls him to a greater task outside of gladiatorial combat, to the farthest reaches of Reahtan influence, and the enigmatic archmage that served as the biggest thorn in the Empire's side. Within Dominus Augustus's tower, Largo discovers the start of a much larger ...

Imperial life is quite the culture shock when coming from a backwater farming community, but when Pirogoeth's magical talents catch the attention of one of the world's most powerful mages, she is sent off to the city and keep in Kartage to refine her talents.Under the tutelage of Socrato, Pirogoeth goes from village outcast to promising apprentice within one of the most advanced cities on the continent.Making friends, learning and shaping new powers, discovering a wider wor...

Life as a foxgirl is never easy, especially in the land of Avalon after the revolution. Scorned by deposed nobles who consider chimeras like her bastards, and by the new republic forces who regard those same children as remnants of the old abusive nobility, it's a day to day struggle just to be able to wake up the next morning. So when fate puts young Sunay out on the open seas beyond the reach of political forces, it opens up an entirely new world to explore... a world that is under siege...

For all of Sunay's adult life, the Gold Pirates served as a secret police, carefully maintaining the political balance of the world while carefully watching the looming danger of the Void far out to sea. Sunay moves up in the ranks, gaining prestige and fame as the seas begin to learn of the dreaded “Fire Fox.” But when the Void finally moves in on the last sanctuary of the world, it proves to be the least of Sunay's worries. For the Gold Pirates find themselves under attack from all sides...

Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology for building knowledge, developing skills, and clarifying values by engaging learners in direct experience and focused reflection. To understand experiential education, what should one be reading? This sourcebook introduces philosophers, educators, and other practitioners whose work is relevant to anyone seeking answers to this question. Following brief snapshots of John Dewey and Kurt Hahn, the book is organized in four sections:...

As the sophistication of cyber-attacks increases, understanding how to defend critical infrastructure systems—energy production, water, gas, and other vital systems—becomes more important, and heavily mandated. Industrial Network Security, Second Edition arms you with the knowledge you need to understand the vulnerabilities of these distributed supervisory and control systems. The book examines the unique protocols and applications that are the foundation of industrial control systems, and...

In looking for an approach to teaching literature in high school, teachers largely fall back on the methods that they had experienced as students. These practices often involve a teacher assigning a complex work of literature and then assessing students’ reading through in-class recitations or quizzes. Teachers typically dominate the discourse and sometimes take charge of the task by reading aloud whole swathes of texts to their students. We know from our own experience as teachers, superv...

Students will not become enthusiastic readers of literature from a teacher simply assigning reading tasks and assessing the completion of the tasks, especially when the assessment takes the form of threatened quizzes. Instead, as this book shows, teachers have an obligation to reveal to learners the procedures that skilled readers follow as they work with and enjoy literature and a further obligation to help learners to recognize some value in tackling complex works of literature....

Industrial Network Security: Securing Critical Infrastructure Networks for Smart Grid, SCADA, and Other Industrial Control Systems covers implementation guidelines for security measures of critical infrastructure. The book describes an approach to ensure the security of industrial networks by taking into account the unique network, protocol, and application characteristics of an industrial control system, along with various compliance controls. It offers guidance on deployment and configur...

Designated a Doody's Core Title!Praise for the previous edition:"This reference is valuable to scholars at all levels of nursing and is especially useful to researchers. . . . With this volume at hand consumers of research and theory will learn more easily and quickly."Molly (Mickey) Dougherty, PhD, RNProfessor of Nursing, University of North CarolinaEditor, Nursing Research