Books with author Matthew Wood

With the dark wizard, Dirkan now roaming the land and the evil winged creature only known as the Batan, his rival in flight. Both frantically searching the lands in and around Alltos Ridge for the fifth riot stone. It is only a matter of time before one of them finds what they are each so desperately in need of. Alltos Ridge and the surrounding kingdoms have lived in peace for hundreds of years. But the legend of Dirkan has begun. Jacob Schilling and his three best friends, Mason Tarpley, Abby Pope and Joey McTurnin stumbled into this magical land only by accident. Meshba the wizard elf and keeper of the riot stones understands the significance and importance of Jacob and his friends to Alltos.Jacob and the others are all whisked away to different parts of the kingdom to train with four different clans. Mason is sent to the Dessert of Peshruba to become an apprentice under two very quirky but affective Gnome wizards. Abby travels deep into the Forrest at Lower Alltos to learn all she can from the Alltos Elves. She trains to become an Elf warrior and healer. Joey is hurried to the mining town of Acushnet to train with the infamous Dwarf Squad. Through rigors training he quickly adapts to the small squad as if they were brothers. And Jacob is taken to the Castle at Plymouth with the Knights Plylanders to learn all he needs to know about honor, courage and commitment. Once reunited the four quickly realize that the race to defend the riot stones and their presence in Alltos is something bigger than they could ever imagined.

With the dark wizard, Dirkan now roaming the land and the evil winged creature only known as the Batan, his rival in flight. Both frantically searching the lands in and around Alltos Ridge for the fifth riot stone. It is only a matter of time before one of them finds what they are each so desperately in need of. Alltos Ridge and the surrounding kingdoms have lived in peace for hundreds of years. But the legend of Dirkan has begun. Jacob Schilling and his three best friends, Mason Tarpley, Abby Pope and Joey McTurnin stumbled into this magical land only by accident. Meshba the wizard elf and keeper of the riot stones understands the significance and importance of Jacob and his friends to Alltos.Jacob and the others are all whisked away to different parts of the kingdom to train with four different clans. Mason is sent to the Dessert of Peshruba to become an apprentice under two very quirky but affective Gnome wizards. Abby travels deep into the Forrest at Lower Alltos to learn all she can from the Alltos Elves. She trains to become an Elf warrior and healer. Joey is hurried to the mining town of Acushnet to train with the infamous Dwarf Squad. Through rigors training he quickly adapts to the small squad as if they were brothers. And Jacob is taken to the Castle at Plymouth with the Knights Plylanders to learn all he needs to know about honor, courage and commitment. Once reunited the four quickly realize that the race to defend the riot stones and their presence in Alltos is something bigger than they could ever imagined.

Seventeen-year old Gray is descended from a legendary hero known as a Ronin, and haunted by his forgotten past. He returns home to a wizards' keep, unaware he is now labeled a murderous traitor for killing his best friend. Returning could be a death sentence, but the journey alone is perilous. Along the way, Gray discovers he has a grandfather. Now he must reach the city before his only living family dies beneath a madman's torture. Getting there will be a challenge, however, as an enthrallingly unpredictable woman, a dangerous desert, and a horde of thieves stand in his way. Wielding the banished power of wind, Gray rallies against the poisonous evil that seeks to convert the world to their mantra, "strength is life, weakness death." Yet with an affable scoundrel and a clever bookworm at his side, Gray discovers the world's greatest secret... He is not the only one with hero's blood, and the legend of the Ronin walk the world once again.

Excerpt from Rambles of a Physician, Vol. 2 of 2: Or a Midsummer DreamEntered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by matthew woods, M.D In the Office of the Librarian of Congress. Washington, D. C.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.

Excerpt from Rambles of a Physician, Vol. 1 of 2: Or a Midsummer DreamThe following pages claim to be nothing more than a hasty record of the thoughts passing through the mind, and a description of the events occurring and objects beheld, during an absence in Europe of four months. I make no apologies for contradictions, changes of opinion, or the different moods they exhibit, as these are the necessary accompaniments, I believe, of a mind open to conviction, or for the reception of additional light. No man can be the same to-morrow that he is to-day; consequently the apparent inconsistencies of the letters are allowed to remain as they were written, because they indicate, to me, at least, the various changes of mental attitude naturally produced by passing rapidly from one state of civilization or its opposite to another.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.

Excerpt from Rambles of a Physician, Vol. 2 of 2: Or a Midsummer DreamEntered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by matthew woods, M.D In the Office of the Librarian of Congress. Washington, D. C.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.