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Paperback. Condition: New. This Will Do. is a gripping story of three young people whose attempts to make a life for themselves are at times misdirected, sometimes self-defeating, and now and again sufficiently successful to make something that "will do."Ogden's writing is an event to be savored in its own right, at once powerful and tender, richly descriptive and unassuming.

Paperback. Condition: New. Enter into the world of Police Inspector Canal, whose fascination with wonderful wines and fabulous food draw him to the Loire River Valley, entangling him in intrigues involving wine, math, music, art, and even sports.Police Inspector Canal has a love for all things French - and particularly French women - which leads him to the Loire Valley.Here, outlandish crimes occur at an ever more frenzied pace in the world-famous castles along the royal river, from Chambord and Chenonceau, Amboise and Azay, to Saumur and Oiron.In order to crack them, Canal, with a psychological flare that has nothing Renaissance about it, has to solve architectural secrets as well as the many mysteries of wine tasting!Novelist and psychoanalyst, Bruce Fink is the author of numerous detective novels that span two continents, jumping from New York to Paris and on to all the great vineyards of France.

Paperback. Condition: New. From fantasy novels and cosplay to Renaissance festivals and roleplaying games, the love for medieval weapons runs deep. But how were they actually used?In The Use of Medieval Weaponry, historical fencing instructor and competitive fighter, Eric Lowe brings together the words of over a dozen medieval masters, as well as the practical experience of contemporary historical European martial artists, to answer this deceptively simple question.For the first time, learn to see weapons from the perspective, not of ancient generals or modern museum curators, but the people holding the sword.Compare weapons in combat, consider the pros and cons of different types and styles, and discover how medieval warriors adapted their art to their favourite tools.Whether you are an armchair enthusiast or a fighter ready to step up your game, Lowe takes you inside the world of medieval martial arts as no one else can.

Paperback. Condition: New. An exciting self-contained superhero adventure for Mythras and Mythras Imperative. Welcome to Gemini City.Down in Brigadier Bay, someone has a grudge. Gang members are taking a beating; corrupt cops are taking more than a pay-off. But Gemini City has always had vigilantes - this is someone with a score to settle, and there will be no rest until everyone has been made to pay. It is down to the heroes to get to the bottom of things, and ensure that innocent people are not caught in the fall out.This is the time of the Agony and the Ecstasy. Agony and Ecstasy is a self contained superhero adventure for Mythras and Mythras Imperative. Use the heroes included, or create your own, and take to Gemini City's mean streets to investigate the brutal activities plaguing the Ossuary district, and Brigadier Bay in particular. The scenario is especially suited to beginning players and characters, and includes a range of super powers to get you started. The special C.O.P.S alerts provide lots of scope for side adventures, and the pregenerated heroes cover a wide range of street-level superhero styles.

Paperback. Condition: New. Gothic Horror comes to Mythras in an adventure where characters go in search of a fabled sword.Hired to accompany Jesra Vorak, an infamous warrior of Greymoor, the characters find themselves on a journey into the sinister realm of Ravenholm, in search of Jesra's family sword, Salvation. But dark forces are at work, and soon the characters are drawn to face an ancient evil held within the ominous Sorrow's Keep.This challenging module brings Gothic Horror to the Classic Fantasy range as the characters go in search of the fabled sword named Salvation, and find themselves travelling deep into sinister Ravenholm. The scenario is complete and ready for play, introducing intriguing NPCs and new monsters to face!

Paperback. Condition: New. Welcome to the desolate Sea of Dragons coast, on the northernmost reaches of the Duchy of Bethany. Several adventures await the intrepid party, including an exploration of the Lonely Lighthouse, now derelict, and strange events in the nearby Blue River Valley.This introductory adventure for Classic Fantasy is designed for three to four characters covering the standard class range. This module provides many hours of adventure and is complete with maps, NPCs, and a sheet of paper figures for use in encounters.Please note that the cutout figures are greyscale in the printed copy but full-colour versions are provided on the free PDF.

Paperback. Condition: New. A long time ago, in an evil empire far, far away, the Emperor Sool demanded that those who offend him should be punished in a most vicious way. So were created the Sool Statuettes, and their maker was none other than Loric Nygh, a suave and cunning magician who had developed ghastly engines of sorcery for just such a purpose.Baldomeer the Vain, a famed collector of antiquities, has supposedly come into possession of a Sool Statuette. His great rival, Serjedny the Immaculate, does not believe that the Sool Statuettes exist any longer, and that what Baldomeer has is a fake. He intends to expose him as a fraudster, but to do so he needs the help of some capable people. People like the adventurers.Madness and Other Colours takes the characters into the dangerous world of an insane sorcerer and those who still worship him. They will face all manner of horror as they attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Sool Statuettes and their mysterious creator.A Mythras scenario for 4-6 competent and strong-willed characters.

Paperback. Condition: New. An abandoned Russian drift station in the Arctic ocean. What was its purpose? Where are the personnel?The Agency needs to know, and it is sending a team to investigate.What they discover will change the world. Forever.White Death is a Science Fiction and Espionage scenario for Mythras and other percentile roleplaying systems.Fully compatible with Luther Arkwright, or useable in any modern day espionage campaign, White Death includes rules for Sanity and six pregenerated characters.

Paperback. Condition: New. The tribute of the Arakuline Tribe of the northern reaches of the Taskan Empire was lost to bandits many years ago. Now, it is believed to be found, held in the midst of the Tumbrian Forest, well-hidden and well-guarded. The characters are persuaded to mount an expedition to recover this long-lost prize, the heart of which is the fabled King Boar Shield.But the forest belongs to Voka the She Wolf and her powerful allies. Can the characters negotiate such threats?The Arakuline Tribute is set in the world of Thennla. Access to either The Taskan Empire, Shores of Korantia, or the Thennla Sourcebook will be advantageous.

Paperback. Condition: New. Gwynedd.the Shame of Britain This war-torn land has been the target of near-constant conflict for centuries. The native tribes have all but vanished, replaced by successive waves of Roman, Irish, Manx, Silurian, Pict, and Ordovician invaders, all of whom covet its fertile valleys and gold-rich mountains. It has been twenty years since a king ruled a united Gwynedd: eight contenders compete for the Oaken Torc of Gwynedd, divided into two major factions and a handful of minor ones. Only strife rules here, abetted by the interference of foreign powers and secret conspiracies at the heart of its princely courts; and it seems that Gwynedd is not destined for peace. This campaign book for Mythic Britain describes the clans, cabals, and coteries that fight for Gwynedd's throne, employing the rules detailed in Mythic Factions; along with the history, geography, and motivations that drive the conflicts. The adventure "Quarrelling Princes" adds another chapter to the Mythic Britain campaign, concerning Arthur's attempts to recruit Gwynedd into the Alliance of Britain. Three other adventures are outlined: "The Flooding of Maes Gwyddno" has the characters racing to save a land from the sea; "The Head of Bran the Blessed" sees the adventurers questing for a mystic artifact; and "The Madness of Ynys Mon" explores the cursed heart of druidic power in Britain.

Paperback. Condition: New. A journey forward into the past.The year is 2065. Decades ago, the United States of America fell apart after four brutal years of civil war, and the fragments coalesced into new nations divided by economic and political rivalries.Most of the post-US America is wracked by poverty and civil strife, with high-tech skyscrapers rising above crowded, starving slums.But one of the new nations, the Lakeland Republic of the upper Midwest, has gone its own way, isolated from the rest by closed frontiers and trade embargoes.Now Peter Carr, an emissary from the newly elected administration in the Atlantic Republic, boards a train to cross the recently reopened border into Lakeland territory, on a mission that could decide the fate of his nation.Ahead of him lies a cascade of experiences that will challenge his most basic assumptions about economics, politics, and the direction history is moving.Alone among the post-United States republics of North America, the Lakeland Republic has achieved prosperity and internal peace, and it's done so by modelling it's future on the past.

Paperback. Condition: New. A cli-fi thriller in a gritty futureMeet Jerry Shimizu. He's a tough, two-fisted fixer who works for the boss of Habitat Four, one of five Japanese refugee communities built on abandoned oil platforms off the coast of the United States in a hard-edged dystopian future of technological decline and climate chaos. His beat is Shoreside, the bustling, brawling, anything-goes temporary port on the beach two miles from the Habitats.He's trying to bust a robbery ring that's preying on Shoreside gambling money when he encounters a mysterious woman with strange mental abilities. Before long he's having to dodge hoods sent after him by Shoreside's crime lord, agents of the US government, and spies from its archrival, the European Union. Does all this have anything to do with rumors of a secret supercomputer project in the now-abandoned country inland from Shoreside -- a project that once left a string of corpses behind it, and now might yield a fabulous trove of old world technology? Jerry's going to find out.if he can survive long enough.

Paperback. Condition: New. A race for survival.Twenty years have passed on the colony world Eridan since the end of the war between the warrior mystics of the Halka and the heirs of the tyrannical Planetary Directorate.With the Directorate and its lethal battle-drones gone, the Halka have turned all their strength to the struggle against the cannibalistic Outrunners, so that Eridan can finally be made safe for human settlement.Yet new forces are moving as the last Outrunner bands are hunted down, and one of the survivors, an Outrunner girl whose body contains an artificial symbiotic life form, may hold the key to Eridan's survival.As strange signals arrive from space and dissension spreads through the ranks of the Halka, the girl, the symbiont, and the last heir to the Directorate's secret knowledge must reach Journey Star, the starship that brought humanity to Eridan.What they find there may begin a new era for Eridan.or could it destroy the Halka and everything they hope to defend.?

Paperback. Condition: New. Occult detective Ariel Moravec investigates the theft of a mysterious grimoire.Ariel Moravec has started her training as an apprentice mage and amateur sleuth, under the tutelage of her grandfather, Dr. Moravec. Her days are spent garbling herbs at Aunt Clarice's hoodoo shop and working through the foundations of French occult literature.But her studies are interrupted by the disappearance of a book that might well be a powerful work of black magic. Assisting her grandfather on the case, Ariel finds herself drawn into the tangled history of Adocentyn.Legend has it that the town is home to the hidden treasure of a long dead pirate. As Ariel begins her own hunt for the treasure, she discovers that she is not the only person searching. Could the treasure be related to the lost book of magic, or a masked prowler roaming the hushed streets of the old city?The threads of the case unravel and intensify, and Ariel finds herself racing against malevolent forces that will stop at nothing to find the treasure first.

Paperback. Condition: New. Occult detective Ariel Moravec investigates the strange forces stirring in the little farm town of Criswell, where a famous witch lived in colonial times.Eighteen-year-old Ariel Moravec doesn't expect much from a summer with the grandfather she hasn't met in years: a respite from her dysfunctional family, perhaps, and a brief delay before she has to face an uncertain future.A few days after her arrival, however, she learns that her grandfather is an occult investigator tasked with hunting down the perils of the Unseen -- and he offers Ariel the chance to assist him on a case.Strange forces are stirring in the little farm town of Criswell, where a famous witch lived in colonial times. Has old Hepzibah Rewell's curse awakened, or is the evil magic the work of someone living?  Caught in a tightening net of bitter local rivalries and strange happenings, Ariel has to find out.or her own life may be at risk.

Paperback. Condition: New. A Haliverse fantasy: Beneath Greenland's glaciers.All Toby Gilman wants is a postdoc position where he can pursue his studies in ancient Arctic linguistics and keep the secret of his nonhuman ancestry safely hidden.The bitter academic politics in his field leaves him only one option: a Miskatonic University expedition to an isolated station on the eastern coast of Greenland. The station needs a a linguist who can decipher the language of the long-vanished Hyperborean civilization.Having no other choice, he sails with the advance party to the wilderness on Tornarssukalik Inlet. But the expedition is more than it seems, and he is not the only nonhuman among its members.A lethal peril threatens the survival of Earth itself, and the Great Old Ones and their deadly enemies are both in motion.and they are not alone.When disaster strikes Tornarssukalik Station, Toby must make his escape across arctic wasteland, sail on a ship crewed crewed by undead pirates and captained by the Terrible Old Man, and face all his deepest fears in a journey in which love, betrayal, and death are constant companions.It is a journey that will end in the caverns far below Mount Voormithadreth, where the nightmare-being, Abhoth, guards secrets that could end the world.

Paperback. Condition: New. This book focuses on spirituality, mind-body health, trans-personal psychology, and spiritually oriented self-help. It aims to engage, improve, inspire, educate, motivate and be emotionally healing to readers from any societal background, interested in exploring their inner world, and willing to understand how their thoughts can impact their life.A motivational and inspirational guide, it is written in the form of the author's dialogue with his Higher Self, or Inner Shaman. The book is presented as a mystical tale set in a deep Siberian taiga, taking the readers on an entertaining journey of self-discovery, advancement and wisdom. Talking to a Shaman helps the individual to look at the world from different angles, and gives us tools for improving our lives.

Paperback. Condition: New. A Mythic adventure.Kales Pegonites is the man that everyone wants. He's gone missing, and there are several people looking for him for different reasons. But finding him is only part of the deal; Kales has found himself mixed up in a mystery as old as The City itself. Life's Long Consequences is intended to showcase some features of Mythic Constantinople, particularly the seedier side of life. It is suitable for characters who have newly arrived in the city as well as those who have been here longer. It is designed to have a little of everything: investigation, social interaction, skulking and sneaking, as well as combat, emphasising that surviving the City of Wonders requires more than just a strong and sharp blade.But the adventure can be adapted to any large city without too much trouble; the only requirement being a foreign enclave of merchants, placed on the other side of a river or on a nearby island. In fact, owning Mythic Constantinople is not essential to run this scenario, although it does provide context and background information that will bring this adventure alive. The scenario can easily be set, with a little adaptation, in Thennla, perhaps, or Mythic Rome. And of course, the Greek nature of the city makes this scenario ideal for intrigue in Meeros.Welcome, then, to a Byzantium that never quite was, and join the search for Kales Pegonites. Why do so many want him? What will they do when they find him? Indeed, is there anything left of him to be found. These answers, and more, await in the labyrinthine streets of the Queen of Cities.

Paperback. Condition: New. There's something rotten in the town of Advent.Advent - the last civilized place in The Realm before one crosses into the barbarian lands of The Long Riding. Many years ago this was a lawless place of warring clans and murderous bandits. Advent has grown since then, but little has changed. It still attracts the dregs, the runaways, the refugees, the desperate, the unforgiven.Perhaps this is why Zarand and his gang of robbers thought Advent was a good place to lie low. To plan the next job. To find the fabled treasure hoard of the barbarian chief, Hessaret.But naturally, nothing is ever as simple.This might just be Zarand's last job.Hessaret's Treasure is a Mythras scenario set in The Realm, the lands described in Book of Quests. It provides a side chapter for that campaign, or, as is intended, a scenario in its own right. While useful, Book of Quests is not essential for play, and this scenario can easily be slotted into many fantasy campaign settings. It is suitable for a party of up to six reasonably skilled adventurers looking to make a name for themselves and not afraid to get their hands dirty.

Paperback. Condition: New. A novel of the deindustrial future.More than four centuries have passed since industrial civilization stumbled to its ruin under the self-inflicted blows of climate change and resource depletion.Now, in the ruins of a deserted city, a young man mining metal risks his life to win a priceless clue.That discovery will send him, and an unlikely band of seekers, on a quest for a place out of legend, where human beings might once have communicated with distant worlds.to a place called Star's Reach.

Paperback. Condition: New. Daily rituals for those who are engaged in intensive study of the Cabalistic Tree of Life.This book is intended for daily use as an alternative to the form of discursive meditation taught in the knowledge lectures of the Order of the Golden Dawn, and specifically for those who are engaged in intensive study of the Cabalistic Tree of Life.It may also be found suitable for practice on a more occasional basis, such as once per week, as a helpful addition to the regular meditations taught by the Order.A litany such as this falls somewhere in the space between ritual and meditation. Like a meditation, it works primarily with consciousness rather than with the subtle energies directed in magic; like magic, it is in some sense a performance, in which performer and audience are one.Meditative attention on the symbols and concepts is important for the litany to have its proper effect, but so are the vocal and performative dimensions that give magic its power.Regular practice will teach each initiate to find a personally appropriate balance between these themes.

Paperback. Condition: New. Exciting adventures for the Casting the Runes investigative roleplaying game exploring the supernatural and esoteric mysteries in early 20th century Britain.This collection of adventures for the Casting the Runes RPG takes the investigators across the British Isles, from London to Edinburgh, the fens to the West Country, in their quest to solve supernatural occurrences and sinister manifestations.The scenarios are presented as individual tales, but can also be strung together to form a loose campaign.The Malvern MysteryExcavations near Malvern Parva lead to sinister disturbances at the local church.The Eastminster EnigmaA coven of black magicians desecrate Eastminster Cathedral, and the investigators' help is needed in laying to rest their handiwork.The Fiend of the FensSomething wicked stalks the fens near the village of Holme; the characters muct steel themselves for an encounter from the depths of English folklore.The Predestination EngineThe investigators travel to Scotland to research a mysterious charlatan who is causing madness and devastation as he seeks to answer the ultimate question: Are you Saved, or Damned?The Oakhill HauntingA pair of elderly spinsters are plagued by things that go bump in the night. Can the restless spirits be appeased?Between St Magnus and St Mary OverieAn unlikely magician dabbles in something he shouldn't, and now the borough of Southwark is assailed by supernatural horrors.

Paperback. Condition: New. A Haliverse fantasy: A legacy from the Eldritch past.Asenath Merrill, sixteen years old, spends her summers studying witchcraft in the village of Chorazin and her nights traveling the uncanny kingdoms of the Dreamlands.It's all perfectly ordinary, if it so happens that you belong to one of the secretive cults that worship the Great Old Ones, your mother comes from Innsmouth and has tentacles for legs, and your grandmother is the Black Goat of the Woods herself.When Asenath encounters a mysterious girl in the stone circle atop Elk Hill, however, her prosaic existence begins to stretch and blur into patterns she must struggle to master.A century before, a family tragedy in the little Massachusetts town of Dunwich spun out of control and nearly plunged the world into chaos. Four centuries before that, armed men came to the Norse settlements in Greenland and slaughtered every person they could find, leaving a legacy that still troubles the family of Asenath's new friend. A secret from the ancient world connects those events with the girl.Asenath will need all her courage and her fledgling powers as a witch in training to unravel the mystery - and open the way to her own unguessed destiny.

Paperback. Condition: New. An exploration of meditation practices for Wiccan, Heathen and Polytheistic practitioners.Contemplative Wicca is an exclusively contemplative practice of Wicca based on science, the concept of Oneness, and the traditional Wiccan veneration of nature. This book offers a contemplative, monotheistic, pagan theology, and provides a unique and forward-thinking theological viewpoint upon which to base spiritual practice, extending the current discussion of Wiccan practice and belief.This book explores how Oneness provides the logical underpinning for contemplation and the spirit of unity which is so essential to healing society today. Little formal pagan theology has been done to date, and doing it is necessary to further interreligious dialogue and to establish paganism in general and Wicca in particular as legitimate religions. This book is intended to remedy this lack, and contribute to the discussion of Wicca among pagan scholars and serious practitioners who may be seeking to incorporate contemplative ideas and meanings into their work and the construction of their faith.

Paperback. Condition: New. A concise guide to the medicinal and ceremonial usage of chocolateFollowing on from his magnum opus, The Secret Life of Chocolate, Marcos Patchett returns with a short yet in-depth introduction to the bounty of the cacao plant. Rich with thorough research, Pharmakakawa takes readers on a journey from the tropical forests of the Americas, (the ancestral home of the plant) to its global movements across the world in which cacao was transformed from a bitter drink to the sweet confectionary known today.Patchett expertly weaves the exceptional history of the cacao plant with its pharmacology, discussing cacao within its ancient ancestral context of Mesoamerican medicine, as well as in relation to contemporary scientific discourse. The book also explores the deep rooting of cacao in traditional Mesoamerican mythology and ceremony, providing practical examples of how cacao can be incorporated into ritual today.Pharmakakawa concludes with a formulary of Theobroma cacao - complete with actions, indications, contradictions, dosage, preparations and combinations - useful for any herbal practitioner wishing to incorporate the plant into their practice.As well as providing a useful reference text, this delightful little book is the perfect introduction for anyone - herbalists and lay-people alike - wishing to discover more about the power, influence and history of the humble yet dynamic cacao plant.

Paperback. Condition: New. A collection of Mythras rules for combat, conflict and character creation and much more.Like all good stories, Mythras has grown in the telling. As the game has expanded through supplements and settings, the rules have evolved to include a variety of additional systems that, while not essential, may prove useful to Games Masters and players alike.The Mythras Companion collects some of these rules together. Much of the material has appeared elsewhere, but some of it is new: Social Conflict and the Chase rules, for example, were written specifically for this supplement.All the material herein should be considered optional. None of it replaces the mechanics found in the Mythras Core Rules, and Games Masters are, as ever, encouraged to use what suits their game style, modify what they need to, and discard or ignore what they don't.What's inside?- Tactical Combat - Social Conflict - Sanity and Corruption - Vehicles - Races and Chases - New Character Creation Options. Please note that this edition does not include colour images.

Paperback. Condition: New. Des règles pour mettre en scene des aventures inédites.Vous voulez mettre en scene de spectaculaires duels oratoires ou des courses de voitures haletantes, concevoir les vehicules de vos reves ou encore creer des personnages dignes des heros de votre enfance?Mythras Compagnon vous fournit de nombreuses regles tirees de divers supplements de la gamme Mythras. Vous n'aurez pas forcement envie de tout utiliser, mais vous trouverez bien une regle a votre gout!Pour ne rien gacher, nous vous proposons aussi du materiel inedit, notamment pour gerer les conflits non violents (proces, negociation, etc.) ou les poursuites.Pour profiter de cet ouvrage, vous devez posseder Mythras Fondamentaux ou le livre de base de Mythras. Bien sur, tout le contenu de Mythras Compagnon est optionnel.

Paperback. Condition: New. Rome 68 AD. Slaughtering hundreds of civilians at the gates of Rome is hardly the best introduction for new Emperor Galba to his city. However the aged ruler is determined to get on with clearing up the mess Nero left. Assisting him are his three men: Vinius, Laco and Icelus. Also in his entourage one Marcus Salvius Otho. Jovial, charming and fatally reckless Otho is armed with a killer idea: Wouldn't it be marvellous if the childless Galba adopted him as his heir? Appointing old pal Epaphroditus as his campaign manager, Otho sets about winning hearts and minds in his own unique cheery way. For Epaphroditus it is a harmless way of enlivening his post Nero retirement; either Galba makes Otho his heir, or he doesn't. What could possibly go wrong? For once the former Palace manipulator has fatally miscalculated. These are paranoid times and Otho's 'harmless' plan is about to bring Rome to its knees.

Paperback. Condition: New. A deeply honest, searching examination of psychotherapy based on the experiences of a young sceptical trainee  meeting his first patients. "Why is psychotherapy different from talking to a friend?" Hazanov asks. "Because generations of self-interested therapists told us so?" In the spirit of Mikhail Bulgakov's A Young Doctor's Notebook and Sandeep Jauhar's Intern, this sparkling collection of ten linked short stories, set in New York city, follows Hazanov as he navigates the maze of psychological theories he's been taught, facing the alarming dissonance between them and the tragic reality of his patients' lives."How does psychotherapy work? And why do people not get any better?"Frustrated by fancy jargon and unrealistic depictions, Hazanov is on a quest to dispel the myths of psychotherapy and discover its essence.In The Fear of Doing Nothing Hazonov illuminates the intimacy, vulnerability and messiness of the therapeutic encounter, providing his answer to the question of what psychotherapy is.

Paperback. Condition: New. This book developed from the courses the author taught. Each chapter contains practical information, either about the structure of the Tarot or how to use it in readings, a ready to use spread, with ideas of where it can be most useful, Card descriptions of one of the Major Arcana cards (and the relevant Minor Arcana) and an exercise based on the Major Arcana card for the lesson. Highlights include: Different spreads for different questions; Relationship of the Tarot to everyday life; Affirmations; Guided Meditations; Contacting a Guide and finding a Teacher; By the end of the book the discerning reader will not only be fully armed to do readings for the public but also be imbued with the spirit behind the Tarot.