The Iron Thorn

Download or read book The Iron Thorn written by Caitlin Kittredge and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an alternate 1950s, mechanically gifted fifteen-year-old Aoife Grayson, whose family has a history of going mad at sixteen, must leave the totalitarian city of Lovecraft and venture into the world of magic to solve the mystery of her brother's disappearance and the mysteries surrounding her father and the Land of Thorn.

Download or read book The Iron Thorn written by Algis Budrys and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honor White Jackson was a human being. But his planet was not Earth, nor his time Now. His world was dominated by a giant Iron Thorn. Beyond the reach of this tower there was supposedly, nothing - except a frozen, airless desert where huge winged beasts called Amsirs roamed. The duty of Jackson's caste was to hunt and kill the Amsir. And it was not until Jackson had made his first kill that he discovered the secret of his world. As the creature lay dying at his feet, Honor White Jackson partook of the fruit of knowledge. Forevermore he was committed to another life - and the bitter discovery of genius, cruelty and the human paradox.

Download or read book The Nightmare Garden written by Caitlin Kittredge and published by Ember. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything Aoife thought she knew about the world was a lie. There is no Necrovirus. And Aoife isn't going to succomb to madness because of a latent strain--she will lose her faculties because she is allergic to iron. Aoife isn't human. She is a changeling--half human and half from the land of Thorn. And time is running out for her. When Aoife destroyed the Lovecraft engine, she released the monsters from the Thorn Lands into the Iron Lands and now she must find a way to seal the gates and reverse the destruction she's ravaged on the world that's about to poison her.

Download or read book Iron Crowned written by Richelle Mead and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sexy paranormal thriller, a powerful shaman queen takes the ultimate risk to stop a war that threatens to destroy her Otherworldly kingdom. Back in the mortal realm, shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham was skilled at banishing beings that didn't belong. But as the Thorn Land's new queen, she's desperately searching for a way to end the war devastating her kingdom. Her only hope is the Iron Crown, a legendary object even the most powerful gentry fear . . . Knowing who to trust is the hardest part. Fairy king Dorian has his own agenda for aiding her search. And Kiyo, her shape-shifter ex-boyfriend, has every reason to betray her along the way. To control the Crown's ever-consuming powers, Eugenie will have to confront an unimaginable temptation—one that will put her soul and the fate of two worlds in mortal peril . . .

Download or read book Kata, the Iron Thorn written by Terry Lee Barrett and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ?"Kata The Iron Thorn," is a Supernatural, Superhero, and Spooky Family Fantasy Novel and Live -Action Movie with a non-violence theme. Though it is set in Present Day, it flashes back to a legendary story that takes place during The Age of Piracy to dramatically reflect on the persistent issues of violence, greed, ignorance, and prejudice. The Kata story uniquely reflects on these pressing issues with wit and humor. The Kata story is a Romantic Fantasy at its core!? ?The story takes place in the 21st century but flashes back to the legend of Kata, the Supernatural Jamaican Warrior that battled Pirates and Ghosts (Duppies) in 1655, Jamaica. The story has a crucial Philadelphia tie-in and is suitable for all ages!??Kata Novel and Film Summary ?A Philadelphia disc jockey of Caribbean descent returns to Jamaica and gets entangled in an old, supernatural legend that goes to the core of his identity.? ?Disc Jockey Terry Lee Barrett (TL) was born in Jamaica but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has no idea that he is the youngest descendant of Kata, the mighty Jamaican Warrior, who battled Pirates and Duppies (ghosts) in Jamaica more than 300 years ago. The legend of Kata and his supernatural sword The Iron Thorn was something TL's Father, the late Rev. Dr. Leonard E. Barrett, Sr., hadn't wanted his son to know. He knew that all who draw the sword would die by the sword. The Iron Thorn, a deadly sword that can fight by itself when orally commanded, may have been needed to fight Pirates and Duppies over 300 years ago, but in these modern times, it could only bring trouble.

Download or read book The Iron Thorn written by Carey Robinson and published by Kingston Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Iron Thorn written by Caitlin Kittredge and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an alternate 1950s, mechanically gifted fifteen-year-old Aoife Grayson, whose family has a history of going mad at sixteen, must leave the totalitarian city of Lovecraft and venture into the world of magic to solve the mystery of her brother's disappearance and the mysteries surrounding her father and the Land of Thorn.