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Riptide is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, published in 1998 by Warner Books. The novel revolves around a plot to retrieve the buried treasure of nefarious pirate Red Ned Ockham. The treasure, which is estimated to be worth close to two billion dollars , reputedly includes "St. Michael's Sword", a weapon with the power to kill ...
Engraving by Justus Lipsius of a vertical impalement. Impalement, as a method of torture and execution, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by the complete or partial perforation of the torso.
The idea that the vampire "can only be slain with a stake driven through its heart" has been pervasive in European fiction. Examples such as Bram Stoker's Dracula (with Dracula often being compared to Vlad the Impaler who killed his enemies and impaled them on wooden spikes) [1] [2] and the more recent Buffy the Vampire Slayer both incorporate that idea.
Unlike the book series, Ares doesn't curse Riptide and states that Percy has made an enemy for life. Athena / Minerva – The goddess of wisdom, and the daughter of Zeus and Metis. Athena first appears in The Titan's Curse , where she dislikes Percy and his relationship with her daughter, and votes to execute Percy due to his crucial role in ...
19th century book of incantations, written by a Welsh physician. An incantation, spell, charm, enchantment, or bewitchery is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung, or chanted. An incantation can also be performed during ceremonial rituals or prayers.
Rosa Sanchez (senior news editor) Hi @here!Welcome to another edition of Bazaar Book Chat! This month we read Rip Tide by Colleen McKeegan, an absorbing novel about twisted family dynamics, life ...
The book collects ten fantasy stories by Wrede, together with a recipe associated with one of the stories and notes by the author concerning the inspiration of some of the stories. Two of the tales are set in the shared worlds of Will Shetterley and Emma Bull's Liavek ("Rikiki and the Wizard") and Andre Norton's Witch World ("The Sword-Seller").
In her 2001 book A Question of Time, she writes that in Middle-earth, as in human life, any attempt to hold on to enchantment is doomed; the Elves are put to the test of letting Lórien's timeless beauty go, just as the members of the Fellowship of the Ring are put to the test of letting the Ring go.