A dark secret lurking beneath the surface of Etheria erupts near the Straywood Forest engulfing the lives of two wood elves & threatening the tenuous peace between the elves & the dwarves of the Anvil Throne While on patrol an elven Beastmaster named Lithann rushes to the aid of a fellow elf being attacked by strange beasts she&s never seen before but she is too late When the creatures disappear underground with her friend Lithann descends into the darkness with her loyal fox Wiley to save him There she meets an outcast dwarf named Digur who may hold the key to her survival & a mysterious Sortilege elf named Inesta who has secrets of his own Creator Commentary by Will Mc Dermott " Nature of the Beast is not your average Hero&s Journey tale This is the story about the other guys
- the loners & the outcasts the guards & the stewards the folks who normally stay behind when the adventure starts
- the forgotten characters It is a journey not toward the light but into the darkness both literal & figurative where these characters must face their foibles & fears their painful pasts & their lonely lives It is a story about how true heroes are born not through trial by fire but by forging friendships that help them discover their own inner strength"

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Mage Wars Arena Playmats provide players a new look new feel & more portability for the winning game! These new soft neoprene playmats are the perfect accessory for any Mage Wars player to add to their collection ...

Features two amazing spellbook designs each with beautiful detailed artwork by Nick Deligaris! Each spellbook contains 20 pages with four sleeves per page That&s room for 80 spells! Spellbook sleeves are extra wide so that they fit sleeved cards Never leave your spells unprotected! Build more Mages with the Mage Wars Official Spellbook Pack 2! Featuring the Monster&s Eye & Dragonscale Spellbooks

Includes:: 2 Custom Spellbooks For Ages 14 & up Mage Wars Core Set Required for Play

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Features two amazing spellbook designs each with beautiful detailed artwork by Nick Deligaris! Each spellbook contains 20 pages with four sleeves per page That&s room for 80 spells! Spellbook sleeves are extra wide so that they fit sleeved cards Never leave your spells unprotected! Build more Mages with the Mage Wars Official Spellbook Pack 3! Featuring the Cursed Soul & Sea Serpent Spellbooks

Includes:: 2 Custom Spellbooks For Ages 14 & up Mage Wars Core Set Required for Play

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Mage Wars Academy is a fast-paced strategy card game of magical combat! In this expansion set play as a telekinetic Forcemaster competing to prove that your mind is the most powerful weapon! Compatible with both Academy & Arena Contents 72 spell cards Game markers Rules ...

The Moontide is coming Urte stands on the brink of war Now three seemingly ordinary people will decide the fate of the world Urte is divided its two continents separated by impassable seas But once every twelve years the Moontide sees the waters sink to their lowest point & the Leviathan Bridge is revealed linking east to west for twenty-four short months The Rondian emperor overlord of the west is hell-bent on ruling both continents & for the last two Moontides he has led armies of battle-magi across the bridge on crusades of conquest pillaging his way across Antiopa But the people of the east have been preparing
- & this time they are ready for a fight An epic fantasy rich in intricate plots intrigue & treachery Vast forces collide & ordinary people make heart-rending choices that will shake the world'A complex world populated by a rich & diverse cast of characters Recommended for fans of George RR Martin Brandon Sanderson & Patrick Rothfuss'
- Library Journal

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The fourth of six volumes collecting Matt Wagner’s epic modern-day fantasy trilogy MAGE—BOOK TWO THE HERO DEFINED continues the saga of the reborn Pendragon Kevin Matchstick Pursuing their common goal of confronting & defeating the world’s hidden supernatural threats Kevin & his companions Joe Phat & Kirby Hero find themselves drawn northward by mystical forces they don’t understand Trailed by the persistent but befuddled Wally Ut Kevin finds himself tested by his assumptions of leadership & clarity of purpose Still hidden from our heroes dark & familiar forces conspire to drain Kevin’s own powerand turn it against him! Matt Wagner’s classic epic of comics fantasy has been beloved by both old fans & new readers for decades MAGE was at the vanguard of the independent comics scene & continues to be an inspiration for many contemporary creators With the release of the final part of the MAGE trilogy THE HERO DENIED this series will be an essential part of any comics library ...

' Stephen Aryan puts the epic into Epic Fantasy' Den Patrick Thousands died when mages sundered the earth & split the sky It was a war that devastated entire kingdoms Now one man believes eradicating magic is the only way to ensure a lasting peace He & his followers will do anything to achieve his goal
- even if it means murdering every child born with the ability ' Aryan's battle scenes are visceral masterpieces that transport the reader deep into the melee' Taran Matharu on Battlemage 'A vivid & rousing adventure with the kind of magic that punches you right in the face' Jen Williams on Battlemage For more from Stephen Aryan check out Age of Darkness Battlemage Bloodmage Chaosmage The Age of Dread Mageborn Magefall
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The life of the great Portuguese explorer who dared to sail beyond the horizon The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) is one of the most famous navigators in history-he was the first man to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean & led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe although he was killed en route in a battle with natives in the Phillipines In this biography Zweig brings to life the Age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the era's most daring adventurers In typically flowing & elegant prose he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was born in Vienna into a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family He studied in Berlin & Vienna & was first known as a poet & translator then as a biographer Zweig travelled widely living in Salzburg between the wars & was an international bestseller with a string of hugely popular novellas including Letter from an Unknown Woman Amok & Fear In 1934 with the rise of Nazism he moved to London where he wrote his only novel Beware of Pity He later moved on to Bath taking British citizenship after the outbreak of the Second World War With the fall of France in 1940 Zweig left Britain for New York before settling in Brazil where in 1942 he & his wife were found dead in an apparent double suicide Much of his work is available from Pushkin Press ...

This 26-piece magnetic construction set from award-winning Magformers combines 13 magnetic shapes with 13 new add-on pieces to make an entire police & fire rescue themed play world It’s super-cool & ultra creative Using the magnetic geometric shapes & adding the Extras children can make loads of different exciting emergency themed vehicles & buildings & experience role play by using the new action transforming pieces These include a ‘sirenlight block piece’ that transforms into propeller blades a driver cabcockpit container Cell & bull barswindow grille With new firefighter & police officer figurines this magnetic play set is a must-have for creative kids who love construction toys & the emergency services There&s a new click-together magnetic wheel design too – so you can make a strong short wheelbase by coupling the wheels together – or use the magnetic triple-square (rectangle) to make a longer wheelbase! The Magformers police & rescue set makes over 30 different models – vehicles & buildings – & is fully compatible with all other Magformers sets ...