Showing results for "Trolls" in Literature & Fiction

Selden, a former mercenary, gave up war to settle in Balathex, the City of Fountains, and set up shop as a fencing master. But old habits die hard, and a man can use a secondary source of income when he has a habit of picking losing horses at the hippodrome. So he still hires out his sword on occasion and generally finds himself enmeshed in supernatural mysteries and fighting sorcerers, demons, and the like. This is an origin of sorts. It relates how he first got himself established in Balathex

A dauntless young hero. An army of brutal monsters. An impossible quest. Journey to the mountain ... In an isolated valley, a small tribe of humans is dying from a terrible illness. There are rumours, however, that the trolls of Troll Mountain, the valley’s fearsome overlords, have found a cure for the illness: A fabulous elixir. When his sister is struck down by the disease and his tribal leaders refuse to help him, an intrepid youth named Raf decides to defy his tribe and do the unthinkable.

A warrior with a secret, a ruthless band of cutthroats, and a monster of ancient legend converge in this fantasy from the author of the Mountain Man series. It’s a time of war. After years of relentless battle, the tired nation of Sunja realizes its spine is close to breaking. Desperate for aid, the country’s king dispatches a company of soldiers to the north in a desperate plea for help from its neighbors.

There he was in his sailboat in the middle of the Atlantic, all alone and loving it. Well, there was a US Navy carrier group on his southern horizon, but he was a Navy guy himself, so he didn't mind. Then came the UFOs, hurtling in from the Outer Black to overfly the carriers at Mach 17. Their impossible aerobatics were bad enough—but then they started shooting at each other, and at the Navy, with nukes. Little ones at first, but winding up with a 500 megatonner at 90 miles that fried every piece of electronics within line-of-sight.

Chod has obtained an item with the potential to turn the tide of battle if it can only be unlocked. To unleash the power of the mighty green dragon, first, it must be hatched—a feat unheard of for generations. For any chance of success, Chod needs a location rich in life aura, and there are precious few. While new allies march toward Seascape, Chod and company head to Wandermere, the fabled land of centaurs and Mythos’s most ancient forest. The life aura within may be dense, but sinister monsters have escaped from the shadow realms with the intention of overtaking the forest.

This varied assortment of Ms. Cather's gorgeous writing includes: "Flora and Her Artists", "The Sculptor's Funeral", "The Garden Lodge", "A Death in the Desert", "The Marriage of Phaedra", "A Wagner Matinee", and "Paul's Case".

Chad Johnson built his following by being a troll. Online games, social media, you name it—he's there with a witty comeback. But when he goes too far during a televised stream, he's handed a punishment unlike any other. Instead of the usual ban or suspension, Chad's sentenced to thirty days of full immersion therapy in Isle of Mythos—a world of epic fantasy filled with dungeons and mythical creatures. The twist? He's forced to embody a forest troll, one of the most-despised races in Mythos.

Vi möter ensamma Mona, ett butiksbiträde som längtar efter den dagen då en främmande man kommer och tar henne med storm. Vi möter också lilla Benke, en stackars pojke som överges av sin kringflackande mor. Sist men inte minst får vi träffa Mary, gift med Edvin och fruktansvärt uttråkad av sitt schemalagda liv. Annakarin Svedberg, född 1934 i Halmstad, är känd för sina ovanliga kvinnoskildringar. De är ofta sensuella och lustfyllda. Svedberg anses vara en av de som först skrev om kärlek kvinnor emellan.

Hero checklist for a long and happy life - Dannen Ateran had never gone so far as to write the list out, but he knew it by heart. He ought to, as he had been telling it to himself for years, and he - fool that he was - had been ignoring it for just as long. So it was that he found himself standing beside Fedder, Mariana, and Tesler, watching as an undead dragon soared toward them.

Lia Stanton, a woman who likes things safe, accidentally gets caught in a wormhole when she's just supposed to be getting a nice, easy fluff piece to write. It throws her forward in time and space, landing her on a planet she doesn't recognize. On the heels of her arrival, she's accused of espionage and forms a connection to a man she never should have met. Troll Maglaya is on his third tour of duty on Jarved Nine. Just when he thinks nothing here can surprise him, he's assigned to watch a suspected spy. As soon as he sees Lia, he knows her claim of time travel is true - he's carried a drawing of her for years, one made fifty years earlier.

Charlie and Charlize are at their wits' end trying to keep their unruly eight-year-old daughter, Charlene, under control. Just when they're beginning to think their hands couldn't possibly get any fuller, a bewildering encounter with a man in a restaurant leaves them tasked with taking care of a troll child. Ahern's story, full of humorous turns and familial insight, is a playful testament to the love of a parent - or a troll.

"Atta Troll – Ein Sommernachtstraum" zählt zu den brillantesten Werken von Heinrich Heine in Bezug auf Form und Sprache. Das Versepos erzählt die tragische Geschichte des Tanzbären Atta Troll, der sich aus menschlicher Gefangenschaft befreit. Auf seinem Weg trift der Bär nennenswerte Charaktere wie den Jäger Laskaro und seine Mutter, die Hexe Uraka, welche einen verhexten Mops hält, sowie Gespenster, Feen und andere mystische Gestalten, die in einem Gebirge gesichtet werden.

You may think you know about small towns. You may think you know about high school principals. You may think you know about high society poodles. If you've done some reading about the world, you may think you know about superheroes. If you're very imaginative, you may think you know a thing or two about trolls. And if you hang out with undesirable crowds, you may even know a thing or two about belching. But none of that will prepare you for The Trolls of Lake Maebiewahnapoopie. Any donations made to this book will go directly to First Book, a nonprofit organization with the mission of ...

Der schlimmste Tag in Emma Harts Leben rückt näher! Der gefallene Engel Daniel Starr wird die verwöhnte Fee Elsa Knightsbridge heiraten. Zum Glück kann sich Emma immer auf ihre Freundinnen aus dem Hexen-Nachhilfeunterricht und ihren Vampir-Geist-Mitbewohner verlassen. Und auch an mörderischen Ablenkungen mangelt es in Spellbound nie! Als ein toter Troll in der Nähe einer Brücke gefunden wird und ein Werwolf wegen unsittlicher Entblößung auffällt, stürzt sich Emma in die Ermittlungen.

Russian Trolls is a sitcom podcast about the true story of the Internet Research Agency, the infamous Russian Troll Farm that influenced the 2016 presidential election and may or may not have helped Donald J. Trump become president.

Jest to podcast o sztuce i kulturze nordyckiej prowadzony przez cztery miłośniczki Północy: historyczki sztuki i skandynawistki: Agnes Ársól Bikowską, Kingę Eysturland, Emilianę Konopkę i Annę Prorok. Pomysł na podcast wywodzi się z nordyckiej tradycji kvöldvaka, czyli wieczornego opowiadania historii. Każdy odcinek przenosi słuchaczy w inne miejsce: na Islandię, Wyspy Owcze lub do Norwegii Punktem wyjścia do opowiadanej historii będzie zawsze dzieło sztuki: obraz lub rzeźba autorstwa artysty z Północy. Podcast zrealizowano dzięki funduszom Rady Nordyckiej. Muzyka: ...

It’s fate when a man accidentally drops his phone off the bridge. It’s fortune when it’s retrieved by a friendly shape sloshing in the muck underneath. From that day forward, as they share a coffee every morning, an unlikely friendship blooms. Considering the reality for the man above, where life seems perfect, and that of the sharp-witted creature below, how forever after can a happy ending be?

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812 - 1885) was a Norwegian writer, scholar and collector of traditional folk tales. The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood is one such folk story. Two teenage lads are stranded in the Hedale Wood overnight. Before long they hear heavy footsteps and sniffing. Three enormous trolls are on the scent of human flesh...how can they manage to escape?