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Wren's War
''Wren's War'' is the final book in Sherwood Smith's initially published trilogy of Wren books. It is currently the final printed volume in the Wren Series, with the sequel, ''Wren Journeymage'', available exclusively in electronic form. As with the prior two volumes, it is set in the east-of-the-Great-Desert region of that world. Plot summary Andreus finally begins the military maneuvers against Meldrith which had been feared in '' Wren to the Rescue''. Lirwani agents launch a covert strike to abduct Tess and assassinate the King and Queen. These events take place while Wren is on vacation in Alat Los. As part of the plot, Tess is drugged via a drink presented to her by one of the agents posing as a stable worker, but the effect does not take full hold until she is in a hidden staircase in the palace, and is rescued by her most loyal servant after reviving in time to witness her parents' murder. After being evacuated to a building in the hills, Tess raises the alarm to Wren, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith (born 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adult literature, young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant. Smith's works include the YA novel ''Crown Duel''. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the ''Exordium (book series), Exordium'' series and with Andre Norton in writing two of the books in the ''Solar Queen'' universe. In 2001, her short story "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Smith's children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists. Her ''Wren's War'' was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor Book, and it and ''The Spy Princess'' were Mythopoeic Awards, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalists. Biography Sherwood Smith was born May 28, 1951, in Glendale, California. On her website, Smith describes herself as a middle-aged woman who has been married for over thirty years. Besides writi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senna Lirwan
Senna may refer to: Individuals * Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), Brazilian F1 driver and triple World Champion * Bruno Senna (born 1983), F1 driver and nephew of Ayrton Senna * Danzy Senna (born 1970), novelist * Lorraine Senna, American film and television director * Marcos Senna (born 1976), Brazilian-Spanish football player * Márcio Senna (born 1981), Brazilian football player, Marcos's brother * Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Senna (born 1937), Egyptian poet * Viviane Senna (born 1958), IAS president and sister of Ayrton Senna * Senna Gammour (born 1979), German singer and member of Monrose (2006–2011) * Senna Proctor (born 1998), British racing driver * Senna Ušić-Jogunica (born 1986), Croatian volleyball player Fictional characters * Senna Galan, a character in the American action-drama TV series ''Matador''. She is the daughter of Andrés Galan, one of the protagonists. * Senna Refa, a character in the ''Babylon 5'' novel '' Legions of Fire – Out of the Darkness''. She is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Fantasy Novels
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1995 American Novels
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Mermaid
In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same traditions), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans. The male equivalent of the mermaid is the merman, also a familiar figure in folklore and heraldry. Although traditions about and sightings of mermen are less common than those of mermaids, they are generally assumed to co-exist with their female counterparts. The male and the female collectively are sometimes referred to as merfolk or merpeople. The Western concept of mermaids as beautiful, seductive singers may have been influenced by the Sirens of Greek mythology, which were originally half-birdlike, but ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verne Rhisadel
Verne may refer to: People Surname *Jules Verne (1828–1905), French early science-fiction writer *Adela Verne (1877–1952), English pianist and minor composer *Kaaren Verne (1918–1967), German actress *Larry Verne (1936–2013), American novelty song singer *Mathilde Verne (1865–1936), English pianist and teacher, sister of Adela Verne *Michel Verne (1861–1925), writer, son of Jules Verne Given name *Verne Duncan (born 1934), American politician *Verne Gagne (1926–2015), former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter *Verne Langdon (1941–2011), American mask maker, musician, magician, circus clown, make-up artist, and wrestler. * Verne Lewellen (1901–1980), American professional football player and general manager of the Green Bay Packers team *Verne Long (1925–2022), American politician and famer *Verne Lundquist (born 1940), journalist for CBS *Verne Meisner (1938–2005), American polka musician * Verne Orr (1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wren To The Rescue
''Wren to the Rescue'' is a novel by Sherwood Smith, which she first wrote in high school in the mid-1960s. In that period Smith titled the story ''Tess's Mess''. Described are the adventures of the title character, Wren, a female human orphan whose best friend Tess is revealed to be the princess of a neighbouring country.Wren to the Rescue, Chapter 1 When Tess is kidnapped, Wren races to her rescue, making friends with students from a Magic School and learning about her own talents along the way. As part of her adventure, Wren is transformed bodily into a dog, and must decide whether to abandon her quest or try to turn her new shape to the advantage, at great risk of losing her human identity in the process. Plot summary ''Wren to the Rescue'' tells the story of an orphan girl who learns her best friend and purportedly fellow-orphan Tess, is in fact Teresa Rhisadel, princess and sole heiress of the neighbouring country of Meldrith. Tess proceeds to reveal her reason for remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wren Series
Wrens are a family of brown passerine birds in the predominantly New World family Troglodytidae. The family includes 88 species divided into 19 genera. Only the Eurasian wren occurs in the Old World, where, in Anglophone regions, it is commonly known simply as the "wren", as it is the originator of the name. The name ''wren'' has been applied to other, unrelated birds, particularly the New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittidae) and the Australian wrens (Maluridae). Most wrens are visually inconspicuous though they have loud and often complex songs. Exceptions include the relatively large members of the genus ''Campylorhynchus'', which can be quite bold in their behaviour. Wrens have short wings that are barred in most species, and they often hold their tails upright. Wrens are primarily insectivorous, eating insects, spiders and other small invertebrates, but many species also eat vegetable matter and some eat small frogs and lizards. Etymology and usage The English name "wren" derive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreus Of Senna Lirwan
In Greek mythology, Andreus (; grc, Ἀνδρεύς) may refer to two distinct individuals: * Andreus, son of the river-god Peneus in Thessaly, from whom the district about Orchomenos in Boeotia was called ''Andreis''. With Evippe, daughter of Leucon, Andreus had a son Eteocles, his successor. * Andreus, in another passage Pausanias speaks of Andreus (it is, however, uncertain whether he means the same man as the former) as the person who first colonized the island of Andros. According to Diodorus Siculus, Andreus was one of the generals of Rhadamanthys, from whom he received the island afterwards called Andros as a present. Stephanus of Byzantium, Conon and Ovid call this first colonizer "Andrus" (son of Anius) and not Andreus. Notes References * Conon'', Fifty Narrations, surviving as one-paragraph summaries in the Bibliotheca (Library) of Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople'' translated from the Greek by Brady KieslingOnline version at the Topos Text Project.* Diodorus S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sartorias-deles
Sherwood Smith (born 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant. Smith's works include the YA novel '' Crown Duel''. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the '' Exordium'' series and with Andre Norton in writing two of the books in the ''Solar Queen'' universe. In 2001, her short story " Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Smith's children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists. Her ''Wren's War'' was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor Book, and it and '' The Spy Princess'' were Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalists. Biography Sherwood Smith was born May 28, 1951, in Glendale, California. On her website, Smith describes herself as a middle-aged woman who has been married for over thirty years. Besides writing, she taught part-time at a K-8 school, though she is now r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
