Mana Storm

Anthony, the once-proud Guardian turned Death Knight, is back, and he's not alone. With friends like Tommie and Aila by his side, he's on an even wilder ride this time. The trio has been through a lot together, but Anthony still hasn't regained all of his lost powers or unlocked the secrets of his past. Their journey takes them across the treacherous seas of Dena to the enigmatic island nation of Ilsal. It's a place where ancient mysteries and untapped magic await, but so do new challenges and unexpected allies. Anthony will need every ounce of his wits and humor to prevail. In this thrilling second installment of the series, join Anthony, Tommie, and Aila on a rollicking adventure filled with laughter, magic, and danger. Will they unlock the secrets of Ilsal and help Anthony regain his true Guardian powers, or will their quest lead them into even greater peril? One thing's for sure: the journey is bound to be as uproarious and spellbinding as ever!

YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON VENGEANCE With Eumis dead, Kaito, Minnalis, and Shuria head to the trade city of Dartras to exact revenge on Grond, the avaricious merchant who sold out Kaito in his past life. Though Grond all but rules Dartras using his connections to the criminal underworld, which include a pair of bloodthirsty killers at his beck and call, the three partners in crime immediately set to work undermining his business through a combination of subterfuge and good old-fashioned violence. When Kaito finally gets Grond in his clutches, he forces the corrupt magnate to make an impossible choice: Would he rather part with his money or his life?

This book is a proceeding from a number of papers presented in The International Symposium on Austronesian Diaspora on 18th to 23rd July 2016 at Nusa Dua, Bali, which was held by The National Research Centre of Archaeology in cooperation with The Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums. The symposium is the second event with regard to the Austronesian studies since the first symposium held eleven years ago by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences in cooperation with the International Centre for Prehistoric and Austronesia Study (ICPAS) in Solo on 28th June to 1st July 2005 with a theme of “the Dispersal of the Austronesian and the Ethno-geneses of People in the Indonesia Archipelago’’ that was attended by experts from eleven countries. The studies on Austronesia are very interesting to discuss because Austronesia is a language family, which covers about 1200 languages spoken by populations that inhabit more than half the globe, from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island (Pacific Area) in the east and from Taiwan-Micronesia in the north to New Zealand in the south. Austronesia is a language family, which dispersed before the Western colonization in many places in the world. The Austronesian dispersal in very vast islands area is a huge phenomenon in the history of humankind. Groups of Austronesian-speaking people had emerged in ca. 7000- 6000 BP in Taiwan before they migrated in 5000 BP to many places in the world, bringing with them the Neolithic Culture, characterized by sedentary, agricultural societies with animal domestication. The Austronesian-speaking people are distinguished by Southern Mongoloid Race, which had the ability to adapt to various types of natural environment that enabled them to develop through space and time. The varied geographic environment where they lived, as well as intensive interactions with the outside world, had created cultural diversities. The population of the Austronesian speakers is more than 380 million people and the Indonesian Archipelago is where most of them develop. Indonesia also holds a key position in understanding the Austronesians. For this reason, the Austronesian studies are crucial in the attempt to understand the Indonesian societies in relation to their current cultural roots, history, and ethno-genesis. This book discusses six sessions in the symposium. The first session is the prologue; the second is the keynote paper, which is Austronesia: an overview; the third is Diaspora and Inter-regional Connection; the fourth is Regional highlight; the fifth is Harimau Cave: Research Progress; while the sixth session is the epilogue, which is a synthesis of 37 papers. We hope that this book will inspire more researchers to study Austronesia, a field of never ending research in Indonesia.

Can Jason forge the family he wants through Magic? Not that his stepmother and stepfather aren't nice--they are. But they're not his, and he feels the lack of his own parents deeply. When Jason gets a scholarship to a quirky summer camp, he learns that he might have Magick and can building friendships beyond imagining. Those friends may be his for life--or turn into his enemies.

Long ago, a war was fought between two opposing groups of magic practitioners-the Magickers, who believed in using magic for the general good, and the Dark Hand, who felt that magic belonged to them and should only be used for their own benefit. Now the Magickers are looking for young recruits to their cause-for the final battle will soon begin...

The murders of several distinguished S-rank hunters rock the world, and Jinwoo knows it’s only a matter of time before the perpetrators strike again. The declaration of war comes earlier than expected, however, in the form of a colossal gate looming in the skies above Seoul. With the Hunter’s Association of Korea struggling to adjust to its new normal and the Monarchs picking off the top hunters one by one, will Jinwoo be able to keep everyone safe from the biggest disaster mankind has ever faced?