Books with author Edward Martinez

Story One; Making The River Run Red: Following traditional motifs of native American folklore, this story follows an impetuous youth named Elu, on a journey to stop The Water-Gobbler from drinking all the water from the river that is the lifes-blood of his village. Along the way, Elu is aided along the way by many animals who have their own stake in the survival of the river. Elu must succeed, or he will be responsible for the downfall of his people.Story two; Noble Virtues: Like a star exploding in the night, Prince Tarian is just full of energy; often to the chagrin of his lovely bodyguard, Emilia, and the many other people for whom he often causes trouble. He doesn't mean any harm, of course, he just doesn't really care if he causes it! One day, after failing to sneak out of the palace to go on a hunt, an equally exuberant goddess posesses the prince and drags him off on the hunt he had been hoping for. In hunting the bull of Calenhad with the irrepressable goddess, Ja, he will find a lesson that years of princely training had failed to teach him. This epic tale of love, sacrifice, and coming of age is sure to be enjoyable for readers of all ages.

In this rousing novella we walk with Lucias, knight of the ninth order, hunter of mages and monsters alike, as he and his companions fight their way to the mountains of Archeon to slay a drakon and bring honor to the emperor's son. The road ahead is perilous and filled with dangers that even a veteran of the ninth order would not expect. Lucias will soon learn that the gods have a stake in the outcome of his mission, and whether he accepts their will or denies it they will always win in the end.This short novel, Drakon Hunting, is a great addition to the great fantasy tradition of authors like J. R. R. Tolkien, Margaret Weis, and Tracy Hickman.

In the year of the Golden Cow 120E1, the War of Rattan aggression had ended in a four way stalemate; neither side could gain ground for the gods had jumped four times upon the penumbra of the sun and caused the world to shaking in their bouncy fury. Now peace was declared, a brittle and frail peace like the calm before a storm. The kingdoms were in shambles; the former king of Rattania, Lord Nibbles Cheese-eater, had fallen out a window and into a vat of boiling beans that were being prepared outside for his garden party that evening. The overcrowded funerary service, it is sad to say, ran out of pitta bread halfway through; much to the dismay of the assembled Rattanians.

Marcelo has lived his entire life in hell. A young, poor miner, his life is already written on stone, live and die in the mines like his father did, in town controlled by corruption and a guerrilla force that threatens to destroy the rebels who want a better life. After meeting Rachel, an English volunteer, Marcelo starts what seems like a trip to escape from all this. "Why do we mine? To live and to die."

In Rio de Janeiro, Lucy Fallon, the 14 year old privileged daughter of wealthy divorced parents, is never allowed to venture out on the dangerous streets of the city alone, until an emergency at her private school sends her home just as her soap opera star mother is leaving for Hollywood to collect an award. Left in the care of the housekeeper and the chauffeur, Lucy is bored, and she persuades Manoel Barreto, the housekeeper’s son, to let her join him as he tries to help a couple of hungry street children find their brother. In the end Lucy has more excitement than she bargained for when their adventures on the streets of Rio reach their dramatic and dangerous conclusion

The words "Yes I Can" spoken by a person with disabilities is a very special moment for you and your child. This book is for all ages of disabled children, mental or physical. You will enjoy the words and real photos of Allison, who has Downsyndrome . She will show you how all things are possible. Your child will feel a sense of pride and encouragement, which is a very important part of all our lives. So let your child be exited and think to themselves, "Yes I Can".

Excerpt from The Wayfarer in New YorkEW york is a frontier city situated about half way between San Francisco and London. It has a population of about four millions and a half, and gains about a hundred thousand a year. A very large propor tion of its population are newcomers, who pour in both by sea and by land. Most of those who come on the land side are Americans who know the language, customs and some of the laws of the country. Those who come by sea a great and continuous stream know as a rule neither our language, laws nor habits, and it is one of the steady occupations and duties of New York to teach them.New York's four millions include a select but respectable company of persons who were born in New York of native American parents, a squad, probably larger, of persons American born of American-born parents who came to New York when more or less grown up, another considerable group of the American-born descendants of foreign-born parents, and a large company of the foreign born.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.