Authors weave their stories with a common thread, or as Goethe called it: a red thread, to produce meaning and comprehensible storylines. But for threads to hold anything together at all, the things to hold must be created, and anyone who writes knows that the process of writing itself is not to be underestimated. However, this time, it is not the author or their ideas which will be the centre of attention. Instead, allow this short story to introduce a different approach to writing, and dive into a world that explores something beyond our beloved concept of a red thread.

The omnibus edition of New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop's captivating Black Jewels trilogy. For centuries, they have waited. Now Witch is coming - and her arrival will change everything. For years the realm of Terreille has been falling into corruption, as the powerful Queens who rule it turned to cruelty. But there is hope. A prophetic vision has revealed the coming of a Queen more powerful than any before. And once the foundations of her power - father, brother, lover - are in place, she will emerge from the darkness, bringing freedom. For she is the living myth, dreams made flesh. Not just any witch, but Witch. 'Darkly mesmerising' - Locus

"Hand a person a custom made rod," says expert rod maker Dale P. Clemens, "and in almost every instance one of the first things he looks at is the decorative thread work," because a handsome rod is more desirable to own and fish. Clemens guides his readers through the organizational process of threading, illustrates the uses of patterns and replicas, explains how to wrap and weave, and gives his personal tips on how to make every rod "a never ending kaleidoscope of form, shape and color." Offering a sound introduction to the essentials of thread work on round surfaces and more than one hundred rod art patterns suitable for both advanced hobbyists and professionals, Custom Rod Thread Art is the authoritative work on the subject.

The task ahead is clear: it's time for Fate to go to the floating continent of Galia to close the Door to Distant Lands at last. Libra has prepared a ship to take Fate and his friends there, but after boarding, they find Eris has been taken hostage! Even so, they have no choice but to continue on to Galia. It's time for mysteries to be revealed: What is Fate's father's ultimate goal? What of the lost Greed? And what hides within the Skills of Mortal Sin...?

In an era where there was no saint in the world, a peerless genius had stumbled upon the inheritance of the Stellar Sword Saint and stepped onto the peak of the path of the sword!

Get ready for the festivities by embroidering the 10 projects featuring characters and scenes from the classic film, Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Brighten your home for the holidays and year-round by crafting the nostalgic embroidery pieces in this kit that includes all the materials you need to make two frighteningly fun designs. Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Embroidery includes a step-by-step instruction book, iron-on transfers for each of the 10 projects, and all the supplies needed for two projects: 7 colors of embroidery floss, 2 pieces of fabric (yellow and white), 2 pieces of calico backing, 2 needles, and a 6-inch bamboo hoop. New and veteran embroiderers can revisit their favorite moments from this classic stop-motion film while embroidering Jack Skellington and the rest of the characters and scenes from Halloween Town.

The tide has turned against the royals... Princess Dawn, along with her cousins Evan and Ian, as well as her friends Mizu and Alan, experienced a narrow victory over Magica this past summer. And though it is now early autumn, the battle is heating up. The shattered body of demon, Ralston Radburn, is causing chaos all over Fadreama. These little fragments of evil latch onto the darkness in the hearts of both humans and demons, giving them the power to live out their most evil desires. Dawn and her friends begin the immense task of seeking out these fragments and purifying them, but find more than a few obstacles in their way. Not only is Dawn looking for fragments, but so is the dark Goddess of Hate sorceress, Magica. She has dispatched her Shadow Senshi to gather Fragments of Cardew, so that she may use them to create the ultimate warrior. Of course there is Ralston Radburn himself, skulking about in the body of Alice's cousin, Lance. The foul scheme he is concocting may be enough to outweigh all of Magica's ambitions. The battle over fragments suddenly takes on a new dimension, when the most unexpected thing happens; the fragments develop their own consciousness! Words are whispered on the wind, when a dark cloud hovers over Devona. The words say, 'revolution.' Events have been set into motion that cannot be halted. Fadreama sits on the eve of change. At such a precarious time, there is only one thing left to do; try.

The end of the quest is at hand. RIDMARK ARBAN has sought to stop the return of the evil Frostborn. Now the malignant wizard Shadowbearer is ready to summon the Frostborn once more. Unless Ridmark stops him, Shadowbearer shall cover the world in killing ice. SHADOWBEARER has spent a hundred thousand years preparing for the end of the world, and his victory is at hand. No mere mortal shall stop him.