Books with title The Fiery Salamander

The day was Thursday; the month, October, rushing to its close; and the battered alarm-clock on the red mantel stood at precisely one o'clock. The room was enormous, high and generally dim, the third floor front of Miss Pim's boarding-house on lower Madison Avenue. Of its four windows, two, those at the side, had been blinded by the uprising of an ugly brick wall, which seemed to impend over the room, crowding into it, depriving it of air. The two windows fronting on the avenue let in two shafts of oblique sunlight. The musty violet paper on the walls, blistered in spots, was capped by a frieze of atrocious pink and blue roses. The window-shades, which had been pulled down to shut out the view of the wall, failed to reach the bottom. The curtain-rods were distorted, the globes on the gas fixtures bitten and smoked. At the back, an alcove held a small bed, concealed under a covering of painted eastern material. An elongated gilt mirror, twelve feet in height, leaned against the corner. Trunks were scattered about, two open and newly ransacked. A folding-bed transformed into a couch, heaped with cushions, was between the blind windows: opposite, a ponderous rococo dressing-table, the mirror stuffed with visiting-cards, photographs and mementoes. Half a dozen vases of flowers—brilliant chrysanthemums, heavily scented violets, American Beauty roses, slender and nodding—fought bravely against the pervading dinginess. On the large central table stood a basket of champagne, newly arrived, a case of assorted perfumes, a box of white evening gloves and two five-pound boxes of candy in fancy baskets.

Nechtan's nephew, Talan, wants more than the throne - he wants Lyleth’s six-year-old daughter, whispered to be the fabled “Child of Death.”When Talan’s warships anchor at the Isle of Glass, Lyleth knows he’s come for his little cousin. and Lyleth will do anything to get her daughter back.Six years have passed since the English teacher, Hugh Cavendish, journeyed to the Five Quarters. When he discovers his ailing Aunt Merryn has not only been to the Five Quarters but has found a way back, Hugh vows to follow her.He’d best hurry, for an ancient god-king stirs in his stony tomb and whispers in Talan’s ear, “None but ye can set me free.”★★★★★ Beautifully written. Terry has once again made quite clear her love of language. I really enjoyed how carefully written this book is. It is completely possible to get immersed in the world she creates through her carefully crafted descriptions. Additionally, the characters are really and complex in their emotions. I enjoyed this novel! - Ann Zerlaut★★★★★ Fresh & Surprising Fantasy Series. I was anticipating the usual Druid or Fae novel & was pleasantly surprised by the series' turn. I've read fantasy for decades & the novel's linking of two worlds as it did was brilliant. I don't want to give any spoilers, but this is a well written mystery, love story, adventure & more! - Michalynn FarleyFor fans of the dual worlds of Stephen R. Donaldson's The Land and Stephen King's The Talisman. Let's welcome Terry Madden's Five Quarters to the world just outside the one we live in. It has a spark of wonder, indeed. - Rusty ClarkGrab your copy today! Free with Kindle Unlimited.Thank you for your interest in our book. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed presenting it. - Digital FictionWebsite: DigitalFictionPub.comFacebook: Facebook.com/digitalfictionpubTwitter: @DigitalFicPubBookfinder Tags:Sword and SorceryDruid MagicCeltic MagicCeltic MythologyCrom CruachBlood MagicDark FantasyPortal FantasyCeltic OtherworldTwo-world Fantasy

Tim Cruz was the average kid. He loved the things lots of kids love. Then, one day at a baseball game, everything began to change.He got sick. Real sick. The kind of sick people don’t recover from.So Tim did the reasonable thing. He went into a cocoon and waited for the end. But just when he thought he was toast, game over, yesterday’s news . . . it turned out he wasn’t. His sickness went away. Just like that.Now he’s in re-entry mode, trying to do all the things he used to do. Trying to get back into the world. But it’s not easy, especially when the world’s got a few surprises for him.Tim finds himself changing—turning into something he never would have imagined possible. Something stupid and horrifying and, frankly, kind of disgusting.Which would be crappy enough even if he knew why it was happening. But he doesn’t have a clue. And the only person who might have one has disappeared.So all Tim can do is tell himself, over and over, as the stakes skyrocket and his life gets crazier and crazier: Don’t freak out.

Three Novellas for Young Adults about the indomitability of the human spirit and the triumph of the will to survive. "The White Salamander" is a seriocomic allegory about the doomed friendship of an itinerant con man and a hideously-deformed teenaged innocent. "Quinlan's Drift" is a futuristic fable about a reluctant soldier's escape from a military stockade and his desperate quest for freedom. "Run of the Arrow" is a harrowing survival tale about a teenager's tempered coming-of-age amid Sioux uprisings, circa 1870.

The first book in the World Adventurers for Kids Series, "Alexander the Salamander" is a story about a salamander named Alexander living in the Amazon who joins his friends Airey the Butterfly and Terry the Tarantula on an unforgettable jungle adventure. Set in the Amazon region of Brazil, the story teaches children the importance of listening to teachers and other authority figures. Co-authored by M.G. Edwards and his son Alex, the story was inspired by their 2008 visit to the Amazon.The World Adventurers for Kids Series features travel stories told in a way that children ages three to nine will find entertaining and educational. Filled with illustrated photos and moral tales, they will take children all over the world.For more information about M.G. Edwards and the World Adventurers for Kids Series, visit www.mgedwards.com.About The AuthorM.G. Edwards is a writer of books and stories in the mystery, thriller and science fiction-fantasy genres. He also writes travel adventures and children's books. He is author of six books, including the travel memoir "Kilimanjaro: One Man’s Quest to Go Over the Hill"; “Real Dreams: Thirty Years of Short Stories”; and four picture books in the World Adventurers for Kids Series: “Alexander the Salamander,” “Ellie the Elephant,” “Zoe the Zebra,” and a 3-in-1 book collection. He lives in Bangkok, Thailand with his wife Jing and son Alex.

Precarious the lot of the author who elects to show his public what it does not know, but doubly exposed he who in the indiscreet exploration of customs and manners publishes what the public knows but is unwilling to confess I In the first place incredulity tempers censure, in the second resentment is fanned by the necessity of self-recognition. For the public is like the defendant in matrimony, amused and tolerant when unconvinced of the justice of a complaint, but fiercely aroused when defending its errors. In the present novel I am quite aware that where criticism is most risked is at the hands of those entrenched moralists who, while admitting certain truths as fit subjects for conversation, aggressively resent the same when such truths are published. Many such will believe thati in the following depiction of a curious and new type of modern young women, product of changing social forces, profoundly significant of present unrest and prophetic of stranger developments to come, the author, in depicting simply what does exists holding a brief for what should exist. If the type of young girls here described were an ephemeral manifestation or even a detached fragment of our society, there might be a theoretical justification for this policy of censure by silence. But the Salamanders are neither irrelevant nor the product of unrelated forces.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

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Have you ever felt like you can't fit in? Ever question if God could use you just as you were made? The story of Lysander the Salamander is one we all can relate to. He feels he doesn't quite fit in with land animals or underwater animals. But at the advice of his parents, decides to be the best he can be and always do the right thing, even for those who were mean to you.