Books with title The Dark Kingdom

The second title in an all-new Dragonlance series for young readers! The Dying Kingdom continues a new series of Dragonlance adventures written specifically for readers ages 10 and up. Sized to fit the young reader market, the series features a new band of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world. Author Tim Waggoner has written frequently for young readers, and his novels and short stories have been nominated for numerous writing awards.

From Guy Lozier, winner of multiple S.A.B.F. Gold Awards & Joel Akwete comes this amazing story that breathes to life this tale of the ancient worlds...Shouting in strange tongues, the young soldier transformed into the man-god called the Dragon Lord as he called forth his mighty dragon. Defeating the kingdom of giants the realm became a happy place to live.But now the great Dragon Lord has been murdered. Evil has awakened again. Magical beings and creatures torment the kingdoms. The prophecies of the god Odin claim a new Dragon Lord will arise. But will it be in time…Jackson Buck doesn't know where he came from...no one does...even as he builds a time machine that can open dimensional portals, no one knows anything about him or what he is...Jackson begins his search for his identity...his destiny...yet a whole realm awaits their hero as time seeps away bringing destruction and mayhem upon them...Jackson refuses to be their hero, refuses to believe the prophecies...As the love of his life lays dying in his arms, can he find it within himself to accept his fate of failure or will he stand to find his destiny as tears blind his path...

Long ago, two kingdom's, Ceria and Walrin, lived in harmony. Until one day the Cerians attacked the Walrins, causing the bloodiest war in history. The Cerians won the war, and as a result, forced the Walrin people into subjugation in Ceria. The Walrins lost their kingdom in the war, renamed The Vessel, and their nationality as they were called Vessens. As of now the royal family consists of the king and his 3 sons, each with their own view of the Cerian-Vessan lifestyle. With only one of them to ascend the throne, what depths will be reached to become king and what will that mean for the kingdom of Ceria?

A half-android, half-human girl is accused of murder in Jess Rothenberg's tautly-paced YA thriller, The Kingdom, perfect for fans of Westworld and The Lunar Chronicles. "Wildly addictive and beautifully terrifying... Readers will leave this glittering theme park forgetting what is real and what is fairy tale."― Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles Welcome to the Kingdom… where "Happily Ever After" isn’t just a promise, but a rule. Glimmering like a jewel behind its gateway, The Kingdom™ is an immersive fantasy theme park where guests soar on virtual dragons, castles loom like giants, and bioengineered species―formerly extinct―roam free. Ana is one of seven Fantasists, beautiful “princesses” engineered to make dreams come true. When she meets park employee Owen, Ana begins to experience emotions beyond her programming including, for the first time… love. But the fairytale becomes a nightmare when Ana is accused of murdering Owen, igniting the trial of the century. Through courtroom testimony, interviews, and Ana’s memories of Owen, emerges a tale of love, lies, and cruelty―and what it truly means to be human.

Using the native and introduced animals of her New Zealand homeland as characters, Rosemary Thomas draws us into a world of intrigue and community. Pushed out by humans moving into their territory, this adventure follows Keanu and Keona Kiwi as they travel from Punakaiki to their new home at Lake Kaniere. There they are welcomed into a peaceful community where different species live side by side and they raise their children, one of whom is destined to play a greater role in the animal kingdom than anyone would ever expect. Rosemary portrays both sides of human-animal interactions and the complicated way all creatures interact with one another in times of normalcy and danger.

The Kiwi KingdomRosemary ThomasUsing the native and introduced animals of her New Zealand homeland as characters, Rosemary Thomas draws us into a world of intrigue and community. Pushed out by humans moving into their territory, this adventure follows Keanu and Keona Kiwi as they travel from Punakaiki to their new home at Lake Kaniere. There they are welcomed into a peaceful community where different species live side by side and they raise their children, one of whom is destined to play a greater role in the animal kingdom than anyone would ever expect. Rosemary portrays both sides of human-animal interactions and the complicated way all creatures interact with one another in times of normalcy and danger. About the Author Rosemary Thomas was born in Hokitika on New Zealand’s West Coast in 1951. She lived on Lake Kaniere Road until the family moved to Hokitika when she was six. When she wasn’t outside being a tomboy, she became a bookworm, losing herself in the world of books.After working as a clerk at the Hokitika Borough Council office for a couple of years, Rosemary followed her mother and grandmother into nursing. She trained as a community nurse in Christchurch before moving to Australia, where she met her husband and had two children. She completed her nursing degree in 2000 and is currently working in orthopedics.(2010, paperback, 154 pages).

Young children will love to follow along with the adventuresome Billy, Myrtle and Benny in Deborah Heusel's The Kingdom. The trio set out from the familiar confines of their forest home in search of the kingdom ruled over by the good and wise King Leon. On their way, they partake of wonderful pleasures their forest home has to offer good, delicious food and pleasant ponds to splash in. On their journey the three friends realize that the beautiful kingdom they are searching for is right in their own forest. The Kingdom will spark the imaginations of young readers and encourage them to realize that magic and beauty is always right under their very noses.

Darkness descends over Roanoke Island in the sequel to the young adult bestseller, Fae.Devilyn Reilly has crossed over to the sinister world of The Dark Fae, reigning over the realm as its King. He is to fulfill a prophecy—to unite the Light and Dark Fae once and for all, but those who love him now fear that he will never be the same again, that he can no longer be trusted, that every trace of the Light he once had is gone forever. Caroline Ellis, the final heir of the Light Fae, must learn to survive without the protection of her one true love. She must come to embrace her own strength to evade those in the Dark court who seek her destruction—for the power is within Caroline to use Light to change Fate itself…Caroline and Devilyn’s chemistry is undeniable. Their destiny together inevitable if only they have the will to overcome The Darkness and The Fates.The Dark King, the second installment of the stunning Fae trilogy, propels listeners into the mystical and magical world of the Light and Dark Fae, where star-crossed love ignites a battle between two powerful kingdoms, one that can consume everything that stands in its path.