⁂ Kaleb1d ago

I’m currently reading “A Wizard of Earthsea” and have read a number of other similar books, yet I’ll never understand this fascination with “the true name” of things. Why do so many authors of sword and sorcery rely on this idea that wielding the name of things enables enchantment.

It’s not like this idea is a simple anachronism, S&S authors of various eras have used it. At least Ursula K. Le Guin’s plots aren’t nearly as predictable as those of Terry Goodkind, even if the mechanics and names are.

#Now #SwordAndSorcery #Fantasy #Read #Hardcover #Earthsea #Ged #Zedd

Ashad Mukadam5d ago

My new book, Xtreme Sabotage, is now available for purchase. If you would like to buy a print version of it, please click on one of the following links:

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Xtreme Sabotage

It’s August 2022, and Arden Power and Ronald White, best friends from Carston who enjoy helping businesses and the police solve crimes and mysteries to the point where they are relatively well-known, are on vacation in the city of Egington to watch the Xtreme Sports Competition. After their last case, they aren’t in too much of a mood to work on another case, especially while they are on vacation. Those plans go to the wayside when, during the first day of the event, clear cases of sabotage of the games have occurred. Initially rebuffed in their offer to help the CEO of the Xtreme Sports Competition, Bryson Millington, and the CEO of the Eglington Xtreme Sports Competition Organizing Committee, Edward Pencopine, another competition getting affected causes the sponsors of the event to force both CEOs to change their minds, and hire Arden and Ronald to take on the case. Having to interrupt their vacation, Arden and Ronald are placed undercover as maintenance people for the games to try and catch the saboteur and his minions before any more harm is done to the event, including the fans and athletes getting injured due to the vandalism. Can Arden and Ronald catch the culprits, or are the mastermind and his goons going to prove to be too much to handle?

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Ashad Mukadam5d ago

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The Crime in the Woods

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Ashad Mukadam5d ago

#book #ChildrensBook #childrenstreasurehunt #treasurehuntnovel

The Treasure of Milky Lake

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The Treasure of Milky Lake

Billy Barber, Sarlene Thorus, and Carl Woodson are friends who just finished Grade 5 at Retti Elementary School in Reindeer Falls. They have just found out that, by coincidence, they would be all on vacation at a popular tourist destination called Milky Lake together, the first time ever that they would all be on vacation together. When they get to Milky Lake, with Billy's younger brother Kyle and Carl's younger sister Karlee, they decide to go north away from the main trails in the woods to find a place to play. They come across an intersection with a game trail, and decide to start playing there. As they are playing, they drift away east from this intersection towards a clearing, where they find an abandoned cabin. They explore the cabin, and find a map and a diary inside the drawers of the desk. After examining the diary, they return to their motel to study the map, and decide to look for the treasure. However, their parents and Sarlene's older brothers Luke and Petros decide to join them on their treasure hunt because the parents feel that the children are too young to go alone to explore an area that had been undisturbed by humans for 100 years. As they are on their treasure hunt, they face some challenges along the way to the treasure.

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Ashad Mukadam5d ago

#book #ya #youngadult #youngadulttoadult

Kicking from Beyond the 40

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Kevin GuertinMay 24
Been looking for a #hardcover of Night Shift by @[email protected] for many years. I came across a first edition today at a used bookstore, but without the dust cover. I don't usually buy #books without it, but I had to get this one. CAD $7.50. I found it with the dust cover on AbeBooks for...
Ivan G.May 24

Another #bookbinding project from few weekends ago.

The final cover design, was the result of a mistake, but it ended up to be better than planned.
Full story on the free #kofi post here: https://ko-fi.com/post/Another-notebook-project-R5P11ZWKZE

Below pictures of the completed project!
#diy #handmade #craft #artandcraft #crafting #hardcover #handmade #homemade #bookcloth

ZXC PrintMay 24

Hardcover book binding isn't just about aesthetics — the spine construction determines longevity. Square spines for up to 400 pages, rounded spines for premium books, hollow-back for lay-flat reference titles. Each serves a different purpose.

#bookprinting #bookbinding #hardcover #publishing #printindustry

Ashad MukadamMay 18

My new book, Xtreme Sabotage, is now available for purchase. If you would like to buy a print version of it, please click on one of the following links:

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#readers get your copy today!

Xtreme Sabotage

It’s August 2022, and Arden Power and Ronald White, best friends from Carston who enjoy helping businesses and the police solve crimes and mysteries to the point where they are relatively well-known, are on vacation in the city of Egington to watch the Xtreme Sports Competition. After their last case, they aren’t in too much of a mood to work on another case, especially while they are on vacation. Those plans go to the wayside when, during the first day of the event, clear cases of sabotage of the games have occurred. Initially rebuffed in their offer to help the CEO of the Xtreme Sports Competition, Bryson Millington, and the CEO of the Eglington Xtreme Sports Competition Organizing Committee, Edward Pencopine, another competition getting affected causes the sponsors of the event to force both CEOs to change their minds, and hire Arden and Ronald to take on the case. Having to interrupt their vacation, Arden and Ronald are placed undercover as maintenance people for the games to try and catch the saboteur and his minions before any more harm is done to the event, including the fans and athletes getting injured due to the vandalism. Can Arden and Ronald catch the culprits, or are the mastermind and his goons going to prove to be too much to handle?

Lulu
Ashad MukadamMay 18

#book #childrensbook #childrensmysterynovel #mysterynovel

The Crime in the Woods

#Blurb - https://blurb.ca/b/10341720-the-crime-in-the-woods
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The Crime in the Woods by Ashad Mukadam | Blurb Books Canada

Find The Crime in the Woods by Ashad Mukadam at Blurb Books. In April 2019 in Ellis, Columbia State, Grade 5 students Mitchell “Mitch” Carter, Mike Brock, and Mo...

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