With their heart taken by the Dragon, the Arisen is set on a path to slay that symbol of the world’s destruction as it soars through the sky on massive wings, breathing flames that scorch everything in its path. With the Arisen’s future veiled in mystery, what challenges and triumphs await on the path to their destiny? The guide for Dragon's Dogma 2 features everything you need to know as you traverse Vernworth, Bakbattahl, and everything in between, including a full walkthrough covering every main quest, unlocking all of the Vocations, and find the most elusive resources! - Coverage of the Main Quests - Discover how to complete every Side Quest - The secret Post-Game laid bare - Dungeon Walkthroughs - Learn how to master every Vocation - Find every collectible - Deep dive into all game mechanics - A Trophy and Achievements Guide

In a modern mega-city built around dragons, one boy gets caught up in the world of underground dragon battles and a high-stakes gang war that could tear his family apart. Once, dragons nearly drove themselves to extinction. But in the city of Drakopolis, humans domesticated them centuries ago. Now dragons haul the city’s cargo, taxi its bustling people between skyscrapers, and advertise its wares in bright, neon displays. Most famously of all, the dragons battle. Different breeds take to the skies in nighttime bouts between the infamous kins—criminal gangs who rule through violence and intimidation. Abel has always loved dragons, but after a disastrous showing in his dragon rider’s exam, he's destined never to fly one himself. All that changes the night his sister appears at his window, entrusting him with a secret...and a stolen dragon. Turns out, his big sister is a dragon thief! Too bad his older brother is a rising star in Drakopolis law enforcement... To protect his friends and his family, Abel must partner with the stolen beast, riding in kin battles and keeping more secrets than a dragon has scales. When everyone wants him fighting on their side, can Abel figure out what’s worth fighting for?

Tracing the evolution of fantasy gaming from its origins in tabletop war and collectible card games to contemporary web-based live action and massive multi-player games, this book examines the archetypes and concepts within the fantasy gaming genre alongside the roles and functions of the game players themselves. Other topics include: how The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings helped shape fantasy gaming through Tolkien's obsessive attention to detail and virtual world building; the community-based fellowship embraced by players of both play-by-post and persistent browser-based games, despite the fact that these games are fundamentally solo experiences; the origins of gamebooks and interactive fiction; and the evolution of online gaming in terms of technological capabilities, media richness, narrative structure, coding authority, and participant roles.

He had seized the nine dragons that defied the heavens! With the Lightning Perception surrounded, one's soul would be reincarnated, reborn into the body of the trash, Lei Nian. What? Cultivation genius? I have the Nine Dragons Stone! Unconvinced? Close the door, let loose thunder!

Ages ago, elves and dwarves unknowingly migrated between Universes via a Junction. Jenneva and Egam believe they have found a Junction and plan a trip with Alexander to test the theory and investigate the origins of the elves and dwarves. Because they believe that the perennial animosity between the two races is due to misunderstandings about their histories, the mages include the prince of elves and the prince of dwarves in the group. Trouble begins at the very start of the journey as Egam falters going through the Junction, awakening an old nemesis, the evil demon, Alutar. It appears that the excursion will not just clarify history, but also actually change it. As the group discovers they are trapped in the new Universe, the shocking truth of the real history of the races is overshadowed by impending doom as an ancient prophecy begins to unfold. Meanwhile, the evil sorcerer, Sarac, not only gains freedom from his imprisonment, but also gains the blessing of the evil demon.

An escaped slave learns to live outside the Dwarven mines. The youngest child of the sword clans learns she is more than her ability to use a sword. Together they learn about life, love and the power they have to change the world around them. Each has inherited a great responsibility and great power. They are aided on their quest to obtain a blue fuzzy by friends, relatives, strangers, and the dragons of the world. Along the way they discover truths about themselves and the power we all hold. Sconder and Sparwe face sword battles, raging storms, and the hardships of travel across the sea, in search of the blue fuzzy they are honor bound to recover. While reading this book, you the reader will be exposed to universal truths about life, love, faith, and hope. This book may inspire you to be more than you were before. It might touch your heart. It could challenge your thinking. Most of all, it will entertain you, because that's what a good book should do.

The enemy is approaching, ever more swiftly; it seems the only hope for the land of Arora Ashia lies in one who can master its mystical protector, the Fire Dragon. Julia, a servant girl in the royal household is devastated when her mother dies as the result of a plot to take over the kingdom. When she takes up her mother's duties and begins caring for the handsome, kind Prince Adrian, she begins an adventure that barely leaves her time to mourn her own mother's death. Prince Adrian is not your typical royal, and though he flusters her with his familiarity, she can't help but be drawn to him. As the two of them further investigate the attempt to take over the king's thrown, they come across more than they ever expected to discover. Using a diary written in Julia's late mother's own hand, they discover how to overcome the evil that threatens the kingdom of Arora Ashia. It is not until Julia notices the prince talking in his sleep that she pieces together the Fire Dagon's true identity and learns that someone in the royal court is out to take over Arora Ashia. Julia bonds deeply with the creature and the man she has fallen in love with. Can Prince Adrian and Julia harness the power of the Fire Dragon in time to save the kingdom from certain doom? Come along on this epic tale of love and war in the mystical realm of Arora Ashia.

Dragon and Herdsman, the fourth Dragonback adventure from award-winning author Timothy Zahn Jack Morgan has had it rough. He was orphaned at three, then lost his Uncle Virgil ten years later. But the plucky fourteen-year-old didn't know what rough was until he met Draycos, sole survivor of an advance force of alien refugees that had been brutally ambushed over the world where Jack was in hiding from the authorities. The K'da poet-warrior needed to bond with a host, or he would die; the reformed boy thief and con artist needed a friend, someone he could depend on as he tried to clear his name. Since then they've formed a unique team, determined to find and expose those responsible for the slaughter of Draycos's team. In the months since fate threw them together, they've been through a lot. But when Jack tries to hack the computer in an office of the notorious Malison Ring, their quest nearly ends in the jaws of that mercenary organization's trap. Luckily, Alison Kayna, a girl Jack had worked with as a reluctant mercenary for another outfit, comes to his rescue. Evading pursuit, they escape to the primitive world of Rho Scorvi, where she's planned a rendezvous with friends. But at the edge of Rho Scorvi's hundred-mile-wide forest, they make a shocking discovery: traveling with a group of the planet's native Erassvas is a small lost colony of Draycos's own race, the K'da. But unlike Draycos's people, these K'da--known as Phookas--are slow, lethargic, and unintelligent. When the Malison Ring tracks Jack's ship, the Essenay to Rho Scorvi, Jack realizes that unless he and Draycos and a reluctant Alison can lead the Phookas to safety in the forest, these unfortunate creatures will become the latest victims of the genocide that threatens to wipe out their entire race. Jack has already been a thief, a soldier, and a slave. Now he must become a herdsman, protecting the Phookas from danger as they travel deep into the unexplored forest. But even more importantly, he must protect from the mercenaries and Alison the dark secret of the herd and Jack's poet-warrior ally. Only if they succeed do they stand a chance of surviving Rho Scorvi to continue their quest . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.