Blackbird Rising

by Jane Wiseman
Blackbird Rising
Author: Jane Wiseman
Publisher: Jane Wiseman
Total Pages: 587
Release: 2018-12-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1732814104
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Minstrel? Spy? Witch? What is Mirin, really? She's a young girl. She's a boy. She loves her sister. She loves a man. More important, who is she? The gods have given her a task, to save a realm, to save a queen. In a brutal world where the young are forced to grow up fast, Mirin's story is about coming of age too soon, about love and betrayal. It's about the heavy costs of standing for a cause but standing for it anyway because it is the right. About finding the lost and finding yourself along the way. Book I of the Harbingers fantasy series. Part of the Stormclouds/Harbingers fantasy novels.

Blackbird Rising

by Keri Arthur
Blackbird Rising
Author: Keri Arthur
Publisher: KA Publishing PTY LTD
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2020-02-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 064849733X
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A modern fantasy novel inspired by the King Arthur legend… For hundreds of years, the Witch King’s sword has been buried in stone awaiting the next hand to draw it. Many have tried. None have succeeded. Gwen is the last in a long line of De Montfort witches whose duty it is to protect the sword of all power. But when she returns to King Island to perform the blessing, a mysterious pulse of blue light tells her that someone has attempted to draw the sword. Before she can investigate any further, demons attack. She only survives with the help of a mysterious stranger who disappears as quickly as he appears. Gwen and her grandmother, Moscelyne, soon discover that minor gateways into Darkside—the traditional home of both demons and dark elves—are being forced open by magic. Even worse, someone is now sending demons after the Witch King’s heirs. As vital artifacts are stolen by Darkside and the deaths draw altogether too close to home, Gwen and Mo—with the help of old gods and an ancient order of knights once thought dead—scramble to unravel the clues and stop the murderous would-be king from claiming the crown. If they fail and the wrong hand draws the sword of power, he can unlock the main gateway into Darkside and unleash utter hell onto an unsuspecting and unprepared England…. What people are saying about Keri Arthur’s Novels: Blackbird Rising was an intense and richly detailed novel. One that I still haven’t been able to get out of my head, and it’s been almost a week. I loved this novel and Arthur’s take on Arthurian legend, and the long term impact that lore would have. Quirky Cats Fat Stacks (of Books) OMG. This was one hell of a final showdown that had me on the edge of my seat!!! I love this series, it is absolutely amazing and the characters are so addictive! Rhonda, Goodreads, for Deadly Vows. BLACKBIRD BROKEN will have your heart in your throat from the beginning to the end. And when you come to the last word I guarantee you will want more! Annetta Sweetko, Fresh Fiction The Witch King’s Crown Series: -Witches -Magic -Shapeshifters -Demons -Urban Fantasy Romance -Fantasy Romance -Sword in the Stone -Knights of the Round Table -Action and Adventure -Lady in the Lake -Strong Female Lead

SR-71 Blackbird : Stories, Tales, and Legends

by Richard H. Graham
SR-71 Blackbird : Stories, Tales, and Legends
Author: Richard H. Graham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781610607506
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Feel the Mach 3 power generated by Lockheed's incredibly fast SR-71 Blackbird! Former SR-71 pilot, instructor and wing commander, Richard Graham, presents the most intriguing SR-71 stories ever told. This once highly classified program is fully revealed through the words of pilots, commanders, mechanics, and instructors involved in the Blackbird's creation and flight-testing. From grueling reconnaissance missions to the Persian Gulf conflict, this insightful book tells stories of bravery and daring determination.

Black Lightning: The Legacy of the Lockheed Blackbirds

by Jeannette Remak
Black Lightning: The Legacy of the Lockheed Blackbirds
Author: Jeannette Remak
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Total Pages: 411
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 1628157321
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Black Lightning—The Legacy of the Lockheed Blackbirds Revised edition of The Archangel and the Oxcart Black Lightning—The Legacy of the Lockheed Blackbirds—brings to life the unique and mesmerizing story of Kelly Johnson’s Lockheed Blackbirds; The A-12 Cygnus, M-21/D-21 mother daughter reconnaissance drone, the YF-12 Interceptor and of course, the magnificent SR-71. As the Cold War became more deadly, the United States needed to find answers to the Soviet Union and their dangerous games. As the USSR progressed in technology, the United States had a need to know what was happening on the other side of the Iron Curtain. The "spy on the ground" was not viable anymore. The CIA had to find an answer to replace that spy. Aerial Reconnaissance in the U.S. was in trouble. The USAF was recycling its WWII methods of aerial reconnaissance. The "Silent Warriors", those who took those reconnaissance missions unbeknowest to family and many in the military itself, were crews that were becoming casualties of the USSR MiGs faster than anyone thought possible. A new answer was needed and that answer was speed. Lockheed and the CIA came up with the speed, Mach 3 speed for the first time in aerial reconnaissance and aviation history. Black Lightning—The Legacy of the Lockheed Blackbirds tells the story of the men and aircraft that covered enemy territory, alone, and unarmed. These CIA pilots and their speed hungry aircraft returned the "photographic material" for the U.S. faster than ever before. Black Lightning—The Legacy of the Lockheed Blackbirds documents the history of the fastest aircraft ever known and the men that flew them.

Shadow's End

by Keri Arthur
Shadow's End
Author: Keri Arthur
Publisher: KA Publishing PTY LTD
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2024-07-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0645303240
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Two ancient vampires and a centuries-long war. Their final battlefield? The Faelan Werewolf reservation... With a wedding to plan and a future mother-in-law who hates her, the last thing Lizzie Grace needs is two psycho vampires rampaging through Castle Rock. But as their battle draws ever closer to her circle of friends, Lizzie finds herself unwillingly drawn deeper and deeper into their conflict. Then one vampire does the unthinkable, and Lizzie goes to war. Can she save everyone she loves and finally get her happy ending with Aiden? Or will darkness forever claim the reservation and consume them all?

Halcyon

by Jane Wiseman
Halcyon
Author: Jane Wiseman
Publisher: Jane Wiseman
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2022-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1732814120
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Book II of the Harbingers fantasy series. Trained as an assassin, Mirin had let herself believe she'd never need her dagger again. Just be what she seemed, a mild-mannered young wife. But when everything is taken from her--the man she loves, the quiet life she's worked for, her child, her very identity--she knows she has to fight for what's hers, with the weapons she knows best: The mysterious power of her music. The aid of the fisher bird, the bird called halcyon, source of her deep magic. And her dagger.