The Enchantment Of Metal

'The Enchantment of Metal' by Chrissy Johnson is an enchanting story set in a world where metal is infused with magic. The book follows Lena, a young blacksmith with a talent for creating enchanted metalworks. When a malevolent force seeks to exploit her skills for dark purposes, Lena must use her abilities to protect her village from impending danger. Alongside a group of skilled artisans, she embarks on a journey to find the source of the enchantment and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. This captivating narrative explores themes of creativity, loyalty, and the delicate balance between magic and metal in a world where technology and tradition merge.

Liminal Fictions in Postmodern Culture examines distinctive literary, musical, and cinematic narratives that seek to inspire critical thought and conduct through provocation. From Gogol's Dead Souls to Salinger's Franny and Zooey , Phillips argues liminal narratives offer an antidote to the modern commodification of the self.

This volume explores the part played by different metals in use from the fourth millennium BC to the Early Iron Age, not only in the Aegean but also in the wider Old World. It addresses the divergent uses and roles of different metals, the interrelationships of these roles and the changing values that may have been accorded to them at different times and in different places by producers and consumers. Individually, the papers in the volume contemplate the particular properties of different metals and the various issues concerning their frequent under-representation in the archaeological (but not necessarily textual) record, and also point out comparative and diachronic perspectives that may have the ability to offer insights into their important roles in wider cultural and historical changes over a period of several millennia. After the Introduction and Chapter 1, which reflects on some of the parameters involved in the term ‘precious’ as applied to metals, the remaining six chapters cover the Aegean and the networks that link the Aegean with Italy, Cyprus and the Near East more generally, and south-east Anatolia and the Caucasus. Between them they discuss the beginnings of regular iron metallurgy, the uses of and attitudes to gold, silver and bronze and other copper-based alloys at various times between the fourth millennium BC and the Early Iron Age.

Garkoks Dran is a fantasy book series that tells of the greatest villain in history and their atrocities. Final Overlord Part 1 tells of the main character's childhood and first accomplishments. The events take place in a time that our modern world has forgotten. From a young age, Garkoks Dran (back then known as Skark Dragon) carried a great responsibility on his shoulders. But what else could the bastard child of the Demon Overlord and a goddess expect? Friends? Freedom? Two worlds, where one wants to destroy him and the other needs him to lead it?

Two half brothers magic awakens as they fight for their lives in parallel worlds. Discovering their destinies and the wonders of magic in fantastic cities. A sinister group tries to lead the parallel worlds into darkness, can the Brother's stop them?

If you had the power to save everyone, would you? Even if it meant being hunted for life… Tia has always known being a hero wasn’t for her. It was her best friend Anna’s dream, not hers. But when Anna gets the chance to join the heroes who fight the undercity’s demons, Tia gets dragged from the security of the shadows to fight by her side. When a hero who’s saved Tia’s life in the past becomes injured, Tia and her friend decide that rescuing him is worth more than staying safe. With secret identities now exposed, Tia fears the Upper City will come for them and that the secrets of her past—and her true powers—will be revealed. Can Tia protect her anonymity while keeping her friends safe? Or will the Upper City hunt her down as the most powerful hero of all?

For a man who grew up fighting to survive, there is nothing much that can really change his way of looking at the world. Dominick was an underground fighter. It wasn’t really his choice, but he was good at it. For an arena where the fights are always to death, corpses coming to life are not really welcome. But that’s what is happening in the whole world. When he escaped he realized that not only did he have nowhere to go to, there was nowhere to run from his old way of life. With dead coming to life, his way of life is what keeps him alive in the brutality of this apocalyptic world, where monsters roam freely, and when they die, they as well rise again. Living day after day with no real purpose, he keeps going forward, rejoicing in freedom that he possesses. But when a frightening foe strikes, he meets his shadowy companion. Never having anyone to care for, Dominick pours his heart and soul into protecting her. While searching for medicine for her fever, they meet a foe that Dominick never fought before. Discovering more about magic and his own abilities, Dominick unknowingly starts to change, for he now no longer fights just for his own survival. During their time spent together, they both grow closer, starting to care deeply for each other. On their way they fight for their life, while trying to learn more of the world and what it has become. After a fight with a goblin encampment, a mysterious person appears. He brings aid, and questions. He gives them time and place where to meet him next if they wish to learn more.