Stormrider

Author: David Gemmell
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0552146765
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 612

Book Description
Centuries After Connavar'S Triumphant Battles Against The Invading Army Of Stone Gained The Rigante Their Freedom, The Clan Finds Itself Oppressed Once Again. Magic That Once Flourished Has Been All But Snuffed Out. The Varlish King And His Barons Have Stolen Rigante Lands And Robbed The People Of Their Culture And Liberty. From The Rigante'S Former Seat Of Power The Black-Hearted Moidart Rules; Only In The North Are The Clansmen Free. There, In The Druagh Mountains, The Magic Still Reigns, Strengthened By Bold, Brilliant Victories Of The Outlaw Leader Known As Ravenheart. In The South, Civil War Has Drenched The Land In Blood, And The Armies Of Destruction Are Slowly Creeping North Where Ravenheart Waits, Believing The Armies Of Hated Moidart Will Come, Led By The Brutal Ruler'S Only Son, Stormrider. Ravenheart And Stormrider: Enemies Of Uncommon Courage, Are Unaware That The Fate Of Their World Lies In Their Hands. Both Are Destined To Be Heroes, But One Of Them Is Doomed. For A Secret Lost In The Uncharted Past Has Returned To Haunt These Two Warriors As They Face, Not Only The Malice Of Powerful Men, But The Vengeance Of An Ancient Evil, Rising From The Bloodshed To Slake Its Thirst. As Immense Armies Of Darkness Advance, It Seems As If Nothing Will Stop Them. They Crush Their Enemies With Ease, Until Only A Few Thousand Highlanders Stand Before Them, With No Help In Sight. But These Are Not Ordinary Men. They Are Clansmen, And More Than That, They Are Rigante.

The Stormrider Surf Guide Europe

Author: Bruce Sutherland
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 9780953984077
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Stormrider Guides are the ultimate surf travel guide books, providing essential surfing information from around the world. Generally acknowledged as the finest surf travel books available, they are often referred to as The Surfers Bible. Now in one book, the Stormrider Surf Guide to Europe is the most comprehensive guide to where to surf in Europe available. All the heavyweight European countries are covered as well as the North Atlantic island chain plus Scandinavia. Containing detailed seasonal water temperatures and wetsuit recommendations, wave type, and wind and tide information, as well as tourist and cultural information, this book will be appreciated by surfers and non-surfers alike. Includes France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands.

The World Stormrider Guide

Author: Antony 'Yep'. Colas
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 9780953984060
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Volume Three in the bestselling World Stormrider Guide series investigates the waves breaking on the worlds furthest surfing frontiers, exploring 80 entirely new surf zones across the established 9 continental and oceanic chapters. In-depth analysis of the surf breaks is broken down using the unique Stormrider break symbols, covering everything from optimal swell and weather statistics to wetsuit recommendations and wave type. Detailed mapping and breathtaking photography as well as crucial travelling beta ensure that these full-color guides are the ultimate surf travel resource. More than just a where-to reference, each Stormrider Guide also includes an overview of and anecdotes from global surf culture. Over 90,000 surfers have bought The World Stormrider Guide Volumes 1 and 2 and are eagerly awaiting the release of Volume 3.

Tropical Islands - Stormrider Surf Guide

Author: Bruce Sutherland
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 9781908520333
Category : Surfing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Stormrider Surf Guide: Tropical Islands travels through the trade winds belt on the ultimate island-hopping journey to explore and compare the world's best warm-water surf zones. Many of the planet's finest surf breaks are found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, from the powerful, mountainous waves of Hawaii and Tahiti, through the exotic Caribbean to the pristine perfection of the Maldives and Mentawais. Coral encrusted atolls, dazzling white sands and gently swaying coconut palms fringe the backdrop for many of these islands found in the shimmering, equatorial waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Superb photos and illuminating text combine to make this Stormrider Guide indispensable for anyone searching for their next tropical paradise surfari. This completely new addition to the famous Stormrider library will cover all the world's best tropical islands across the three great Oceans. The Stormrider Surf Guide: Tropical Islands will enhance the proven formula of trusted, dependable surf spot descriptions, coupled with beautiful, informative photos. It will be the only dedicated tropical islands surf guide, yet to ensure maximum market penetration, we are offering surfers great value, with a low retail price for a book of this scope and quality.

The World Stormrider Surf Guide

Author: Bruce Sutherland
Publisher: Low Pressure Publishing
ISBN: 9781908520449
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description
This mammoth book is the largest collection of surf-spot information ever compiled, with detailed analysis of the surf spots, swell forecasting and more.

The Stormrider Guide

Author: Bruce Sutherland
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
The first and only guide describing North America's most famous waves, specifically written for surfers, by surfers, in collaboration with America's leading surf journalists. Its functional design with beautiful images from the best international surf photographers, plus accurate relief maps, make it the only complete guide to wave sport locations in North America. A crucial travel guide for all types of surfers, providing essential information on where to go, when to go, history, culture and environment. Appraisals of the North American continent from Baja to Alaska in the west and Miami to Nova Scotia in the east. Detailed information on the main surfing locations include consistency, crowds, hazards and many environmental notes from access to water quality.

Stonewielder

Author: Ian C. Esslemont
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765329840
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 639

Book Description
"First published in Great Britain in a limited edition by PS Publishing LLP and by Bantam Press, a division of Translworld Publishers"--T.p. verso.

Secrets to Progressive Surfing

Author: Didier Piter
Publisher: Low Pressure Publishing
ISBN: 9781908520999
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Secrets to Progressive Surfing is not your average learn to surf book aimed at getting beginners up and riding. This is a detailed analysis of what it takes to master just about every maneuver in the book, from the humble take-off to the modern aerial and everything in between. The text is clear and understandable, broken down into logical step by step progressions, shedding light on the techniques used by the pros. And what better pro to demonstrate the required skills in beautifully photographed sequences than Kelly Slater, 11 times World Champ, who plays a starring role in this incredible book that has something for every surfer on the planet.

Night of Knives

Author: Ian C. Esslemont
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429992492
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
Drawing on events touched on in the prologue of Steven Erikson's landmark fantasy Gardens of the Moon: A Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives is the first in Ian C. Esslemont's Novels of the Malazn Empire series--a momentous chapter in the unfolding story of the extraordinarily imagined world of Malaz. The small island of Malaz and its city gave the great empire its name, but now it is little more than a sleepy, backwater port. Tonight, however, things are different. Tonight the city is on edge, a hive of hurried, sometimes violent activity; its citizens bustle about, barring doors, shuttering windows, avoiding any stranger's stare. Because tonight there is to be a convergence, the once-in-a-generation appearance of a Shadow Moon--an occasion that threatens the good people of Malaz with demon hounds and other, darker things... It was also prophesied that this night would witness the return of Emperor Kellanved, and there are those prepared to do anything to prevent this happening. As factions within the greater Empire draw up battle lines over the imperial throne, the Shadow Moon summons a far more ancient and potent presence for an all-out assault upon the island. Witnessing these cataclysmic events are Kiska, a young girl who yearns to flee the constraints of the city, and Temper, a grizzled, battle-weary veteran who seeks simply to escape his past. Each is to play a part in a conflict that will not only determine the fate of Malaz City, but also of the world beyond... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Storm Rider

Author: Akira Yoshimura
Publisher: HarperVia
ISBN: 9780156031783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Based on real characters and events, Storm Rider is a vivid historical portrait of Japan and America in the mid-nineteenth century, as well as an exciting high-seas adventure and a moving story of a man lost between two cultures. At the age of thirteen, Hikotaro is orphaned and left to a life at sea. When the merchant vessel he sails on is caught in a violent storm on the Pacific, an American ship comes to the rescue and takes the young boy to San Francisco. With trepidation and hope, the boy-now dubbed Hikozo-accepts his new country. Still, he dreams of returning to Japan, but shogunate policy forbids reentry to Japanese who have been abroad. He tries anyway, only to be refused and returned to America, where a wealthy American adopts Hikozo and introduces him to a world of influence and power. Some ten years later, Hikozo returns to a Japan stirred into violence by the opening of the country. At the same time, America is in the midst of its bloody Civil War, and Hikozo finds that there is no place he can call home.