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Questo audiolibro è un viaggio nel miracolo della natura perché ognuno possa accorgersi che tutto ciò che ci circonda ci è stato donato per renderci consapevoli che non siamo estranei al mondo ma ne siamo parte. Ci condurrà verso un sentiero che porta a riconoscere il nostro animo, per essere pronti a esaltare la bellezza presente nella nostra esistenza ed essere grati del dono della vita.

Follow the journey of Horace Holly and his ward, Leo Vincey, to a lost kingdom in the African interior. There they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen named Ayesha who reigns as the all-powerful "She", or "She-who-must-be-obeyed". In this work, Rider Haggard developed the conventions of the Lost World subgenre, which many later authors emulated.

There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing a new type of magic. From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the creation of dynamic, multi-dimensional characters, fantasy author Deborah Chester guides novices and intermediate writers through a step-by-step process of story construction. Whether offering tips on how to test a plot premise or survive what she calls the dark dismal middle, Chester shares the techniques she uses in writing her own novels.

A collection of essays from historians, linguists, martial artists, and other experts to help you write more compelling fantasy by getting the facts right Whether it's correctly naming the parts of a horse, knowing how lords and ladies address one another, or building a realistic fantasy army...

Writing fantasy stories is a fun and exciting way to really put your creative skills and imagination to the test and bring your readers into an exciting and enchanting world of your own making. Not only is writing fantasy fun, but millions of people love reading it! If your story is good enough, you might even find yourself published. Like writing any genre of fiction, fantasy writing is a craft and requires a great deal of practice to get it right. Since fantasy stories are usually very unique and original, it takes an extra amount of hard work and dedication to master fantasy writing.

We went to high school together. We started playing fantasy football together years later. Now, we are podcasting about said fantasy league.

Sechs Geschichten, in denen es um Männer und Frauen, um Träume und um die harte Realität geht. Mal witzig, mal hintersinnig, mal nachdenklich erzählt, bieten die Texte hervorragende Anknüpfungspunkte für ein anschließendes Gespräch.

Take yourself with this audiobook for 11 minutes in your imagination at a bow of a big sailing boat. Inhale the fresh sea air, enjoy the vastness and the freedom in nature. A short deep relaxation in everyday life helps the body and mind to slow down, to resynchronize and to fill up with new energy. SyncSouls specially developed the 3-7-1 method for this purpose. In 3 minutes you will be taken slowly out of the real here and now around you with an imagination/fantasy travel. After 3 minutes you reach a state of deep relaxation, far away from present life. Take it in for 7 minutes with all its healing and stimulating power.

New York Times best-selling author Brian Jacques has millions of copies of his phenomenally popular Redwall series in print. Fans cannot get enough of the feasting, fighting, and fantastic adventures that fill every book.

Penniless, homeless, and virtually lifeless, the vagrant “Doughface” Jack is about to discover that where medical marvels meet the mysteries of the human mind, amazing things happen. The Tramp acquires a capability beyond his imagination and without equal on Earth. Riding the rails, Jack runs afoul of a local sheriff and ends up with a crushed skull. He’s as good as dead until a savvy country doctor performs a bit of medical magic.

Fortune hunter Billy Newman is not a man of great strength or physical courage. Like a young Johnny Depp, he gets by on his wit, wiles and good looks. And he’s had quite a good run—striking gold in the Philippines and buying his very own island in the South Seas. . . . But there’s trouble in paradise, and Billy’s in the thick of it. The island’s crops are failing. The island’s people are dying. And the island’s owner—Billy—is taking the heat. Why? Because he’s angered the 75-foot-tall big-boss god of the island.

Hostile invading Martians wreak havoc and destruction in England. This science-fiction classic has terrified generations of readers!

Convinced of the worthiness of a giant, earth-boring machine, David Innes becomes a willing participant in an experiment. On the machine's maiden attempt at boring through the Earth, David and inventor Perry are trapped in the control room as the machine turns into a runaway. It bores steadily down toward the center of the Earth until finally it penetrates into a strange, subterranean world. The two travelers are immediately welcomed by a huge bear-like creature interested solely in having them for breakfast.

Hoffmann's stories are imaginative, wise, and educational, just how children's stories are supposed to be. Some of his characters instill fear, while others overcome it and continue towards their goal in the surreal world of this great storyteller. Hoffmann's world will awaken the imagination of your child.

Edgar Rice Burroughs tells us the story of the lost English prince, Richard, whom fate turns into an outlaw preying on the nobility of England. With tons of adventure, cross, and double cross, this tale will keep you engrossed from beginning to end.

Age of Dragons: Timucin hat keinen leichten Stand im Klan. Die anderen Jungkrieger machen ihm das Leben schwer, denn im Bogenschießen und im Schwertkampf ist er nur Mittelmaß. Zudem hat er panische Angst vor Hunden, obwohl der Hund doch der engste Freund eines jeden Kriegers ist! Sogar Timucins Schwurbruder Chuzir fällt ihm in den Rücken und verbündet sich mit seinen Gegnern. Doch Timucin hat ein besonderes Geheimnis: Nachts bekommt er Besuch von einem rätselhaften Drachen. Dann lernt er die stolze Arbesa kennen und muss sich schließlich der schwersten aller Prüfungen stellen.

Whether using magic as flavor or as an essential piece of plot, this book will guide fantasy authors, from new to experienced, through the delicate layers of creating, utilizing, and mastering magic systems. With workshops, work pages, and reference materials included, this succinct one-and-done guide to crafting the magical elements of the fantasy genre is a must-have for speculative fiction authors.

Twelve billionaires rule the United States, while those called freemen are forced to serve the rich. But that was 60 years ago, before the Scarlet Plague. In this post-apocalyptic novella, a ragged and tattered old man tells his progeny of what life was like before The Scarlet Plague appeared - and wiped out civilization as they knew it.

When it comes to boiling up a pot of coffee or stirring up a pot of stew, Old Laramie’s about as good a man as you’re going to find. But other than cooking three squares a day for the cowpunchers over at the Lazy G ranch, Laramie’s not good for much. But Laramie’s luck - and life - are about to take an amazing turn. Quite by accident, he somehow manages to save a family of Mexicans from bandits, and as a token of their gratitude they give him The Magic Quirt - a horsewhip that he’s told will turn him into a new man.

Outside the ruins of San Francisco, a former UC Berkeley professor of literature recounts the chilling sequence of events which led to his current lowly state - a gruesome pandemic which killed nearly every living soul on the planet, in a matter of days. Modern civilization tottered and fell, and a new race of barbarians - the western world's brutalized workers - assumed power everywhere. Over the space of a few decades, all learning has been lost.