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Treoir: The Story of an Irish Island Gone Wrong - A Thriller Steeped in Superstition and Twisted Traditional Values

Treoir: The Story of an Irish Island Gone Wrong - A Thriller Steeped in Superstition and Twisted Traditional Values

Darran Brennan

Huo Press
2020
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TREOIR: CURSE ON THE ISLAND. Raised in Dublin, Tanzanian teen Jonah Odjinwahlia suffers from albinism. In many parts of Africa, people with the condition are said to have magical properties in their white skin. Witch doctors convince people taking a broth made from their body parts brings good luck, wealth, and success in business. When Jonah's petty criminal of a father plans to sell his 'cursed' son to traffickers for a small fortune, he is given refuge on an island by Donnacha, an ex-investigative reporter looking for a way to move on from the memory of his institutionalised wife. But Jonah's arrival on the sheltered Irish island reignites old superstitions, family feuds, and wild rumours. When Jonah goes missing, Donnacha throws caution to the wind and sets off on a perilous trek across Tanzania to hunt a witch doctor. Treoir: The Curse on the Island is a thrilling, twisting plot that reflects back at the reader the cultural norms and superstitions that legitimise our worst thoughts and behaviours.
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Min'darran Tales

Min'darran Tales

Steve Rouse

Left Hand Publishers
2021
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Ten-year old Min'darr, by tradition, is to spend a year being trained by his uncle, who introduces him to magic through a mysterious entity in a high mountain cave. Min'darr becomes saturated with magic, so much so, his uncle's jealousy forces Min'darr to choose between him and magic. Magic wins, but at what cost? Min'darr grows into his magic and uses it to help family and others. His toughest challenge comes when he has to face a different kind of magic and those who use it for their own benefit. Can Min'darr use his magic to overcome the yearnings of others for power and greed? Can he overcome the threat of his own death by the ghost of that magic's founder? "In his newest book, Min'darran Tales Vol. 1, Rouse creatively weaves three novellas flawlessly into one wonderful story. His innate talent for building real characters and vivid worlds his readers easily connect with, fosters an exciting adventure for readers.This reader, for one, eagerly awaits the continuation of Min'darran Tales in Rouse's upcoming sequel, Min'darran Tales Vol. II." Karen Newman "In Min'darran Tales, author Steve Rouse creates a fascinating, unique magic system and unleashes it on a sprawling, complex world inhabited by engaging characters led by a worthy, vivid protagonist." Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Rigel Ailur ISBN: 978-1-949241-29-7PAGES: 338KEYWORDS: magic, sorcery, wizard
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After the Lockout

After the Lockout

Darran McCann

Fourth Estate Ltd
2013
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An ambitious and compelling first novel about a key moment in Irish history. November 1917. With tensions in Ireland, war in Europe and revolution in Russia, Victor Lennon returns to his home village after a long exile. Radicalised by his experiences in the Dublin Lockout and Easter Rising, Victor is a hero to many but a danger to some. Those closest to Victor know his true nature: his father, Pius, now drinking himself to death; his oldest friend, Charlie, wounded in the trenches; and the love of his life, Maggie, who he left behind years before. But soon Victor and the fearsome parish priest, Stanislaus Benedict, are on a collision course, with the very souls of the people caught between religion and socialism. Told from the perspectives of these two equally strong-willed characters, After the Lockout is a first novel of tremendous ambition and achievement. At its heart is a conflict emblematic of a recurring faultline in Irish history, and of one more eternal and universal: between hope and experience; between ideals and human weakness.
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Imaginary Cities: A Tour of Dream Cities, Nightmare Cities, and Everywhere in Between

Imaginary Cities: A Tour of Dream Cities, Nightmare Cities, and Everywhere in Between

Darran Anderson

University of Chicago Press
2017
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For as long as humans have gathered in cities, those cities have had their shining--or shadowy--counterparts. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. It is as if the city itself, its inescapable gritty reality and elbow-to-elbow nature, demands we call into being some alternative, yearned-for better place. This book is about those cities. It's neither a history of grand plans nor a literary exploration of the utopian impulse, but rather something different, hybrid, idiosyncratic. It's a magpie's book, full of characters and incidents and ideas drawn from cities real and imagined around the globe and throughout history. Thomas More's allegorical island shares space with Soviet mega-planning; Marco Polo links up with James Joyce's meticulously imagined Dublin; the medieval land of Cockaigne meets the hopeful future of Star Trek. With Darran Anderson as our guide, we find common themes and recurring dreams, tied to the seemingly ineluctable problems of our actual cities, of poverty and exclusion and waste and destruction. And that's where Imaginary Cities becomes more than a mere--if ecstatically entertaining--intellectual exercise: for, as Anderson says, "If a city can be imagined into being, it can be re-imagined." Every architect, philosopher, artist, writer, planner, or citizen who dreams up an imaginary city offers lessons for our real ones; harnessing those flights of hopeful fancy can help us improve the streets where we live. Though it shares DNA with books as disparate as Calvino's Invisible Cities and Jane Jacobs's Death and Life of Great American Cities, there's no other book quite like Imaginary Cities. After reading it, you'll walk the streets of your city--real or imagined--with fresh eyes.
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NOLS Wilderness Navigation

NOLS Wilderness Navigation

Darran Wells

Stackpole Books
2005
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For wilderness travellers, good navigation ability can mean the difference between a successful day hike and an unplanned overnight stay. Based on the curriculum of the National Outdoor Leadership School, "NOLS Wilderness Navigation" gives you the skills you need to confidently find your way on and off the trail. Included here are methods for orienting yourself by the sun and the stars alone, easy-to-follow explanations of map and compass techniques, and advice on using an altimeter. There is also a comprehensive section on using GPS technology-without becoming dependent on it. Exercises at the end of each chapter help readers gradually develop their skills and build their confidence.
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The Engineer

The Engineer

Darran M Handshaw

Engineer's Press
2018
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"We are born in the shadow of fading memories and fallen dreams, living our days within the decaying bones of an age long gone." When the Engineer, Actaeon, arrives at Pyramid in the heart of Redemption, nothing goes according to plan. Mysterious raiders pursue him relentlessly across the shattered remains of the ancient metropolis, and the leaders of his homeland pay no heed to his ambitious ideas. Meanwhile, deep beneath Pyramid, a deadly creature stirs. And, when Actaeon meets a skilled young Knight Arbiter with brilliant blue eyes, he starts down a path he could never have imagined. The vast, fallen city of the Ancients is home to a new people who face the constant struggle to find resources needed to survive in the dangerous ruins. For the Engineer, however, Redemption is a treasure trove of technology, opportunity, and answers. But his unique skills make him a target for those who would use his talents to achieve their own dreams of power and control. In his endless quest for the truth, will Actaeon discover the fallen city's greatest secrets? Or will he share the same fate as the Ancients of whom nothing remains but a whisper? One thing is certain: in Redemption, everything comes with a cost.
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The Engineer

The Engineer

Darran M Handshaw

Engineer's Press
2018
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"We are born in the shadow of fading memories and fallen dreams, living our days within the decaying bones of an age long gone." When the Engineer, Actaeon, arrives at Pyramid in the heart of Redemption, nothing goes according to plan. Mysterious raiders pursue him relentlessly across the shattered remains of the ancient metropolis, and the leaders of his homeland pay no heed to his ambitious ideas. Meanwhile, deep beneath Pyramid, a deadly creature stirs. And, when Actaeon meets a skilled young Knight Arbiter with brilliant blue eyes, he starts down a path he could never have imagined. The vast, fallen city of the Ancients is home to a new people who face the constant struggle to find resources needed to survive in the dangerous ruins. For the Engineer, however, Redemption is a treasure trove of technology, opportunity, and answers. But his unique skills make him a target for those who would use his talents to achieve their own dreams of power and control. In his endless quest for the truth, will Actaeon discover the fallen city's greatest secrets? Or will he share the same fate as the Ancients of whom nothing remains but a whisper? One thing is certain: in Redemption, everything comes with a cost.
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The Dark Heart of Redemption

The Dark Heart of Redemption

Darran M Handshaw

Engineer's Press
2022
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"Some secrets are best left undiscovered."Pyramid, the great heart of Redemption, lies under siege by tribal invaders that threaten to destroy the very civilization that the Dominions have created. The Engineer, Actaeon, leads a force of Raedelleans from the south, where they pause to investigate the secrets of abandoned Travail in search of aid for the battle to come. At the same time, the new Princess of Raedelle, Eisandre, sails down the River of Arches with her Thyrian allies to attack from the Great Sea to the west.Travail's secrets are darker than expected, and the reason behind the Loresworn evacuation may soon spread to the rest of the city. Meanwhile, far to the north, Ajman and Shield fight over the lands of Czeryn, left desolate by an artifact that just might extinguish all life in the city at the hands of an unseen enemy known only as the Veiled One.In his quest to save Redemption, will Actaeon be able to overcome the old enmity between the Dominions to unite against these threats? Or will all civilization fall, just as the Ancients had ages ago?One thing is certain: in Redemption, everything comes with a cost.
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The Dark Heart of Redemption

The Dark Heart of Redemption

Darran M Handshaw

Engineer's Press
2022
sidottu
"Some secrets are best left undiscovered."Pyramid, the great heart of Redemption, lies under siege by tribal invaders that threaten to destroy the very civilization that the Dominions have created. The Engineer, Actaeon, leads a force of Raedelleans from the south, where they pause to investigate the secrets of abandoned Travail in search of aid for the battle to come. At the same time, the new Princess of Raedelle, Eisandre, sails down the River of Arches with her Thyrian allies to attack from the Great Sea to the west.Travail's secrets are darker than expected, and the reason behind the Loresworn evacuation may soon spread to the rest of the city. Meanwhile, far to the north, Ajman and Shield fight over the lands of Czeryn, left desolate by an artifact that just might extinguish all life in the city at the hands of an unseen enemy known only as the Veiled One.In his quest to save Redemption, will Actaeon be able to overcome the old enmity between the Dominions to unite against these threats? Or will all civilization fall, just as the Ancients had ages ago?One thing is certain: in Redemption, everything comes with a cost.
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Muck Grime & Sweat

Muck Grime & Sweat

Darran Gough

Snorticle Stories
2025
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Muck Grime & Sweat: Igniting a Life in Fire is the powerful true story of a firefighter's extraordinary journey through four decades of service.From an idyllic childhood at Shiplake Lock on the River Thames to the life-changing moment that set him on a path of duty and courage, Darran Gough's story is one of resilience, adrenaline, and unwavering commitment. Starting as a retained firefighter in Henley-on-Thames, stepping into the crucial world of 999 call control, and rising to full-time firefighting in the heart of the West Midlands, Darran offers a rare 360-degree view of the fire and rescue service few can match.Told with gripping honesty, warmth, and humour, Muck Grime & Sweat dives into the heart-pounding realities behind the sirens - from midnight callouts and life-saving rescues to the camaraderie, challenges, and lessons learned both on and off the fireground.Praised by senior fire officers and readers alike as "compelling," "gripping," and "uplifting," this is the first in a series by Darran that charts an extraordinary journey through four decades of service.
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Muck Grime & Sweat

Muck Grime & Sweat

Darran Gough

Snorticle Stories
2025
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Muck Grime & Sweat: Igniting a Life in Fire is the powerful true story of a firefighter's extraordinary journey through four decades of service. From an idyllic childhood at Shiplake Lock on the River Thames to the life-changing moment that set him on a path of duty and courage, Darran Gough's story is one of resilience, adrenaline, and unwavering commitment. Starting as a retained firefighter in Henley-on-Thames, stepping into the crucial world of 999 call control, and rising to full-time firefighting in the heart of the West Midlands, Darran offers a rare 360-degree view of the fire and rescue service few can match. Told with gripping honesty, warmth, and humour, Muck Grime & Sweat dives into the heart-pounding realities behind the sirens - from midnight callouts and life-saving rescues to the camaraderie, challenges, and lessons learned both on and off the fireground. Praised by senior fire officers and readers alike as "compelling," "gripping," and "uplifting," this is the first in a series by Darran that charts an extraordinary journey through four decades of service.
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Inventory

Inventory

Darran Anderson

Picador USA
2021
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"Inventory is a remarkable memoir; a work of auto-archaeology, really, in which Darran Anderson disinters his own and his country's hard pasts, shaking life, love and loss out of the objects of his youth in Northern Ireland." --Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland: A Deep Time Journey A lyrical memoir and family history told through four generations of fathers and sons in Northern IrelandInventory, Darran Anderson's searing yet tender memoir, is an interwoven tale of political conflict, trauma, history, family, and resistance. With great rhythm, humor, and sometimes painful detail, Anderson tells the story of his city and family through the objects and memories that define them. Growing up in Derry, Northern Ireland, amid the unspeakable violence of the Troubles, Anderson was accustomed to poverty and fracture. Avoiding British soldiers, IRA operatives, unexploded bombs, and stray bullets, he and his friends explored their hometown with boundless imagination and innocence despite their dire circumstances. But his parents and extended family, Catholics living in Protestant-controlled Northern Ireland, could not evade the persecution. His father joined the IRA, spent time in prison, and yearned to escape the hellish reality of the Troubles. Throughout his inventive, evocative memoir, Anderson chronicles the history of Derry's evolution from an island backwater to a crucial Allied naval base during World War II, and the diverging paths of his two grandfathers in the wake of the American military's arrival: one, an alcoholic army deserter, drowns in the legendary River Foyle--the river that will take the life of the grandfather's wife years later--while the other, a smuggler, lives off the river, retrieving the bodies of the drowned. Fifteen years after leaving Derry, Anderson returns to confront the past and its legacy when yet another family member goes missing in the Foyle. In Inventory, his gripping attempt to see who, or what, he can salvage from history's shadows, Anderson creates "a presence in the shape of an absence," unearthing the buried fates of family, country, and self.
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Green Lantern History: an Unauthorised Guide to the Dc Comic Book Series Green Lantern

Green Lantern History: an Unauthorised Guide to the Dc Comic Book Series Green Lantern

Darran Jordan

Lulu.com
2015
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The first Green Lantern story was published in 1940 in the anthology title 'All-American Comics'. All of 75 years later the series is still going strong, having grown to encompass new characters and spin-off titles along the way. This book traces the history of the series over the last seven and a half decades, detailing the characters and stories, as well as the numerous creative teams that have brought it into being. This publication also traces Green Lantern through multiple mediums, from audio to animation, from television to the silver screen. The story of Green Lantern is also the story of the DC Universe, a fictional reality that continues to grow and expand as its publications carry on. 'Green Lantern History' is an invaluable addition to any comic reader's library, and a must have item for every Green Lantern fan.
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Green Lantern History: an Unauthorised Guide to the Dc Comic Book Series Green Lantern

Green Lantern History: an Unauthorised Guide to the Dc Comic Book Series Green Lantern

Darran Jordan

Lulu.com
2015
nidottu
The first Green Lantern story was published in 1940 in the anthology title 'All-American Comics'. All of 75 years later the series is still going strong, having grown to encompass new characters and spin-off titles along the way. This book traces the history of the series over the last seven and a half decades, detailing the characters and stories, as well as the numerous creative teams that have brought it into being. This publication also traces Green Lantern through multiple mediums, from audio to animation, from television to the silver screen. The story of Green Lantern is also the story of the DC Universe, a fictional reality that continues to grow and expand as its publications carry on. 'Green Lantern History' is an invaluable addition to any comic reader's library, and a must have item for every Green Lantern fan.
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Whovian: the True Story of Btr and Doctor Who

Whovian: the True Story of Btr and Doctor Who

Darran Jordan

Lulu.com
2016
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So, you're a Doctor Who fan looking for a new book to read. You might be an expert on Verity Lambert and Sydney Newman, Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks, Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner...but have you ever heard of Matthew Kopelke and Witold Tietze? Why not read a Doctor Who story that you've never heard before...the story of its fans! When the series stopped production after 1989 its many followers were devastated. Spinning out of the Brisbane Doctor Who Fan Club in Australia, one group of fans decided to do something about it, making their own amateur productions. They would go on to build a strong fan base and attract the talents of professional Doctor Who writers and designers. This book chronicles their story and the story of the show itself, from the end of the classic era, through the Wilderness Years and on to the successful 2005 re-emergence. You might know everything there is to know about Doctor Who, but this book puts that into a new perspective - that of the Whovian.
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Whovian: the True Story of Btr and Doctor Who

Whovian: the True Story of Btr and Doctor Who

Darran Jordan

Lulu.com
2016
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So, you're a Doctor Who fan looking for a new book to read. You might be an expert on Verity Lambert and Sydney Newman, Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks, Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner...but have you ever heard of Matthew Kopelke and Witold Tietze? Why not read a Doctor Who story that you've never heard before...the story of its fans! When the series stopped production after 1989 its many followers were devastated. Spinning out of the Brisbane Doctor Who Fan Club in Australia, one group of fans decided to do something about it, making their own amateur productions. They would go on to build a strong fan base and attract the talents of professional Doctor Who writers and designers. This book chronicles their story and the story of the show itself, from the end of the classic era, through the Wilderness Years and on to the successful 2005 re-emergence. You might know everything there is to know about Doctor Who, but this book puts that into a new perspective - that of the Whovian.
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Last Knight

Last Knight

Darran Jordan; Rocco Bosco

Lulu.com
2016
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The stories of myth and legend tell of a mighty battle fought on the field of Camlann, a final battle where father and son clashed at the heads of two titanic armies, where the last chapter of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table was finally played out. This is, of course, a lie. The final days of Camelot were far darker, far stranger and far more deadly than any bard has ever told, and Camlann was only the beginning. As Lancelot returned, as Guinevere was reinstated as Queen, and as Arthur sought for one last time to heal the land that it was his birthright to protect, a brooding menace grew in strength threatening to tear the kingdom apart forever. In the last days of the Age of Magic a menace would come that none foresaw, and against whom not even the fabled Knights of the Round Table could survive. A menace known only as Merlin...
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Last Knight

Last Knight

Darran Jordan; Rocco Bosco

Lulu.com
2016
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The stories of myth and legend tell of a mighty battle fought on the field of Camlann, a final battle where father and son clashed at the heads of two titanic armies, where the last chapter of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table was finally played out. This is, of course, a lie. The final days of Camelot were far darker, far stranger and far more deadly than any bard has ever told, and Camlann was only the beginning. As Lancelot returned, as Guinevere was reinstated as Queen, and as Arthur sought for one last time to heal the land that it was his birthright to protect, a brooding menace grew in strength threatening to tear the kingdom apart forever. In the last days of the Age of Magic a menace would come that none foresaw, and against whom not even the fabled Knights of the Round Table could survive. A menace known only as Merlin...
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