Books with author Ron Nicholson

In The Awakening (book one of the MAGICK trilogy),teens Summer and Linc Page discover that their neighbor Jules Blakely is a witch and beg her to teach them the art of magick. Under Jules’ tutelage, they learn how to manipulate energy through spells and willpower, transforming reality and changing the material world around them. What starts out as an after-school adventure turns deadly when Jules is kidnapped by an evil Warlock from a parallel dimension. Armed only with the basic spells they have learned, Summer and Linc plan a desperate attempt to rescue their friend and teacher. Time is short and the price of failure is steep. To survive the rescue attempt, Summer and Linc will need every bit of skill, courage and cunning they can muster.

In Kiss of the Butterfly (book two of the MAGICK trilogy), Linc and Summer are willing to risk everything to rescue their magick teacher, Jules, who was kidnapped by the Warlock. Summer is experimenting with explosive spells, hoping to find one that will break apart the wall to free Jules. Linc is working undercover as a Warlock's cadet, trying to build a rebellion without arousing the Warlock’s suspicions. Between dodging deadly spells and trying to decipher an arcane spellbook, the dangers keep mounting. Time is running out and there is no room for error. Summer and Linc know there can only be one rescue attempt. All it takes is one misstep for Jules to suffocate to death and Linc to be left behind, subject to the Warlock’s hideous tortures.

Excerpt from Ireland's Welcome to the Stranger: Or an Excursion Through Ireland, in 1844& 1845, for the Purpose of Personally Investigating the Condition of the PoorA preface is like a porter at the entrance of a castle or a dinner-party; however necessary his attendance may be, and however dazzling his livery, he can expect but a hasty brush from the passers in it is the castle they want to see, it is the dinner they have come to eat. Knowing, however, that every public act demands a pub lic explanation, I give my candid reasons for doing so strange a work, and for doing it in so strange a way.We have had many Pencillings by the Way, and Conciliation Halls, and Killarney Lakes from the t0ps of coaches and from smoking dinner tables. But one day's walk on mountain or bog, one night's lodging where the pig, and the ass, and horned oxen feed.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.

Shells, nests, mounds, bowers, galleries, dens, lodges, and the creative critters that build them are explored in this fascinating introduction to animal habitats. The featured creature carpenters dig, mold, spin, and weave their homes with an intricacy that will fascinate budding zoologists. Children will learn how these industrious animals can even adjust their homes for temperature and comfort, make escape hatches, and store food for their young. Familiar industrious animals such as beavers, prairie dogs, and spiders are included alongside the more exotic wombats, oven birds, and naked mole rats as memorable examples of animals that adapt to their environments and even renovate them.

"Action-packed and fast-paced...will appeal to fans of the '39 Clues.'"―School Library Journal on The Magician's FireYoung Harry Houdini is a master magician, an impressive performance artist who dazzles crowds with his daring feats. But when Harry and his friends Billie and Arthur are called to New Orleans by the mysterious Order of the White Crow, the trio is faced with magic of an entirely different kind.Whispers of voodoo and demonic spells rip through the streets as the city's mayor continues to suffer from a strange, zombified coma. What's more, the town is turning blame on the local fisherman―the very community that helped raise Billie. But it soon becomes clear there are other evils at play, and the three friends know something even more sinister is afoot.To save the city from this truly terrifying evil, Harry will be forced to pull off his most spectacular escape yet!Praise for The Magician's Fire:"A fast paced mystery. Middle-grade readers [...] will gallop through this spellbinder."―Kirkus"Nicholson smoothly blends Houdini's prowess as an escape artist with his fictional hero's sleuthing skills as he tracks down a missing elderly magician... A cliffhanger ending will leave readers eager for the next installment."―Publishers Weekly

He is the world's most famous magician: but before his name became legend, who was young Harry Houdini? London, 1886. Lady Flora Cusp, devoted to funding libraries for the poor, has been shot in her room. Who could possibly have wanted to harm her? It is up to Harry, Billie, and Artie to find out who did it, and to stop the gunman from striking again. But as they delve deeper the case takes a deadly turn. Harry may be an incredible escape artist, but with the assassin now on his tail, how will he get out alive?