The Iron Tree

	The Iron Tree ''The Iron Tree'' is the first book in the Crowthistle Chronicles, written by Cecilia Dart-Thornton. Written and published in August 2004, , ''The Iron Tree'' is a suspenseful fantasy novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fa .... The Crowthistle Chronicles Although the inside of ''The Iron Tree'' states that the Crowthistle Chronicles will consist of three books, #The Iron Tree #The Well of Tears #Fallowblade there are actually four books in total: #The Iron Tree #The Well of Tears #The Weatherwitch #Fallowblade Synopsis The story begins in a small desert town of R'shael in the kingdom of Asqualeth. Jarred and his friends set off on an adventure to explore the world of The Four Kingdoms of Tir. On the way they are ambushed by Marauders, mountain folk that are deform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cecilia Dart-Thornton Cecilia Dart-Thornton is an Australian author of fantasy novels, notably the '' Bitterbynde'' Trilogy. Dart-Thornton was educated at Monash University where she completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in sociology. Published works ''The Bitterbynde'' Trilogy The Bitterbynde Trilogy follows the journey of a mute, amnesiac foundling through a world of beauty and peril. # ''The Ill-Made Mute'' (2001) # ''The Lady of the Sorrows'' (2002) # ''The Battle of Evernight'' (2003) ''The Crowthistle Chronicles'' A four-part epic fantasy describing the adventures that befall a cursed and gifted family. # ''The Iron Tree'' (2005) # ''The Well of Tears'' (2005) # ''Weatherwitch'' (2006) # ''Fallowblade'' (2007) Other works Short stories # ''Long the Clouds Are Over Me Tonight'' (Published in the anthology ''Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy''; Tor Books, 2004) # ''The Stolen Swanmaiden'' (Published in Australian Women's Weekly, September 2005) # ''The La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fantasy Novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the '' Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and ''The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fantasy Novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the '' Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and ''The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2004 Australian Novels 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]