The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Shades of Nyx

The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Shades of Nyx
Author: A.R. Cook
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2023-07-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1958354309

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One reckless decision can change a life. David Sandoval is a sixteen-year-old genius, more content with studying than being with family or friends. When he is abducted by a gypsy caravan owned by a living Grecian sphinx, he is taken on an adventure through the Curtain, the gateway between our world and the worlds of the "unseen," where many creatures of myth and legend reside. After discovering that he has unwittingly proposed to the sphinx, David attempts to escape back through the Curtain to the human world, only to be sent to Kyoto, Japan, where he learns a dark secret: a Shade, an extension of the shadowy Night Goddess Nyx, is slowly draining the sphinx of her most precious talents. David might be the only human on earth with the knowledge to save her, and he must also save his new friends from a ruthless adversary known as the Teumessian. Can one normal boy truly undo the inflictions of a goddess, and rescue both the seen and unseen worlds from her dark intentions? Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy this epic fantasy series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monsters The Titan's Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth The Last Olympian The Chalice of the Gods Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades The Heroes of Olympus The Lost Hero The Son of Neptune The Mark of Athena The House of Hades The Blood of Olympus The Trials of Apollo The Hidden Oracle Dark Phophecy The Burning Maze The Tyrant's Tomb The Tower of Nero The Kane Chronicles The Red Pyramid The Throne of Fire The Serpent's Shadow Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard The Sword of Summer The Hammer of Thor The Ship of the Dead Olympus Academy The Titan's Treasure The Demon Demigod The Jinxed Journey Fans of the following authors are known to enjoy this young adult fantasy: Rick Riordan Eliza Raine Keywords relayed to this book: young adult greek mythology books fiction fantasy book 1 young adult fantasy coming of age novels historical fantasy mythology fantasy books

The Scholar, the Sphinx and the Shades of Nyx

The Scholar, the Sphinx and the Shades of Nyx
Author: Alison Reeger Cook
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-05-08
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9781908483874

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Cervera, Spain, 1852. David Sandoval is a sixteen-year-old genius on many different subjects, yet he is more content studying than becoming close with family or friends. When he accepts an apprenticeship offer from a French architect, he is convinced that this will be the biggest achievement of his life. While on his travels to Paris, a foolhardy decision on his part gets him abducted by a gypsy caravan, owned by a living Grecian sphinx. The sphinx, seemingly intrigued by the fearless young man, takes him through the Curtain, the gateway between our world and the worlds of the "unseen," where many creatures of myth and legend reside. When David discovers that he has unwittingly proposed to the sphinx--who appears pleased to have him as a potential mate--he attempts to escape back through the Curtain to the human world, only to be sent to Kyoto, Japan, and that is only the beginning of his problems. On his adventure to return home, he learns a dark secret: a Shade, an extension of the shadowy Night Goddess Nyx, is slowly draining the sphinx of her most precious talents. David might be the only human on earth with the knowledge of how to save the sphinx from a lethal blight imposed on her by Nyx, and he must also save his new friends from a ruthless adversary, the Teumessian. Can one normal boy truly undo the inflictions of a goddess, and rescue both the seen and unseen worlds from her dark intentions?

The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Threads of Fate

The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Threads of Fate
Author: A.R. Cook
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2023-08-22
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1958354465

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The fight to save the world is just beginning. Waking on the outskirts of Le Havre, David has no memory of his past or who he’s left behind. Nyx has erased his existence, but there is hope: face the mysterious Moirai, the weavers of the Curtain, and have a new fate woven. With old enemies on his trail and no one in the human world able to see or hear him, he must traverse the places and people of the past to regain his memories before everything falls under Nyx’s shadow.

The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Fang of Fenrir

The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Fang of Fenrir
Author: A.R. Cook
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2023-08-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1958354457

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David thought his days of fighting monsters were over. After two years of peace with his wife in Paris, a new danger has emerged. The world-devouring creature Fenrir has broken free of his prison, intent on finding Acacia and taking back what she possesses. That isn’t the only evil afoot… Rumors abound that an old adversary has returned, and madness itself seeks to claim David. Yet those enemies are nothing compared the new incarnation of Nyx, who will stop at nothing to use Fenrir’s abilities to destroy the world. With time running out, David must band together with old friends and new allies to save both the human world and the world of myth and legend.

The Colors of Clay

The Colors of Clay
Author: Beth Cohen
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2006
Genre: Pottery
ISBN: 0892369426

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"The catalogue ... is truly excellent and makes an important contribution to the study of Greek Art." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review "An overwhelming volume. The subject matter ... is described in great detail in nine chapters. Essential." --Choice This catalogue documents a major exhibition at the Getty Villa that was the first ever to focus on ancient Athenian terracotta vases made by techniques other than the well-known black- and red-figure styles. The exhibition comprised vases executed in bilingual, coral-red gloss, outline, Kerch-style, white ground, and Six's technique, as well as examples with added clay and gilding, and plastic vases and additions. The Colors of Clay opens with an introductory essay that integrates the diverse themes of the exhibition and sets them within the context of vase making in general; a second essay discusses conservation issues related to several of the techniques. A detailed discussion of the techniques featured in the exhibition precedes each section of the catalogue. More than a hundred vases from museums in the United States and Europe are described in depth.

Esoteric Structure of the Alphabet

Esoteric Structure of the Alphabet
Author: Alvin Boyd Kuhn
Publisher: Health Research Books
Total Pages: 54
Release: 1996-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780787305161

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Reconstructing the hidden outlines of meaning from in the alphabet.

Divine Names on the Spot II

Divine Names on the Spot II
Author: F Porzia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9789042951617

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English summary: Names, images, and narratives are intimately related and frequently polysemous. As pieces of information on the gods, they convey fragments of knowledge and attempts to interpret the multifaceted complexity of the divine world. In what Robert Parker describes as an "archipelago", images and narratives are like compasses used to approach the mapping of the gods. The different contributions collected in this volume, dealing with the Greek and the Semitic worlds (the two main areas of the "Mapping Ancient Polytheisms" project), explore connections but also discrepancies between these different semantics, in order to highlight specificities and commonalities in the onomastic and iconographic languages. French description: Les noms, les images et les recits sont intimement lies et volontiers polysemiques. En tant qu'elements d'information sur les dieux, ils vehiculent des fragments de connaissance et constituent autant de tentatives d'interpretation de la complexite multiforme du monde divin. Dans ce que Robert Parker decrit comme un archipel, les images et les recits sont comme des boussoles qui facilitent la cartographie des dieux. Les differentes contributions rassemblees dans ce volume, traitant des mondes grec et semitique (les deux principaux domaines abordes dans le projet Mapping Ancient Polytheisms), explorent les connexions mais aussi les divergences existant entre ces differentes semantiques, afin de mettre en evidence les specificites et les points communs entre langage onomastique et langage iconographique.

The Wars of Gods and Men

The Wars of Gods and Men
Author: Zecharia Sitchin
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1985
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0380895854

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Eons ago, the Earth was a battlefield. Mighty armies clashed, led by giant warriors meticulously skilled in the art of combat. These wars would shape man's destiny and live on for centuries in legend, song and religious lore -- brutal and terrible conflicts that began lifetimes earlier on another planet. In the astonishing third volume of Zecharia Sitchin's The Earth Chronicles, the internationally renowned scholar parts the mists of myth and time to return to the violent beginnings of humanity -- employing ancient text, religious documents and archaeological findings to reconstruct epic events that support the existence of extraterrestrial "god" who once set nation against nation, army against army, and man against man.