“As in all Abercrombie's books, friends turn out to be enemies, enemies turn out to be friends; the line between good and evil is murky indeed; and nothing goes quite as we expect. With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure.” BookEyeActionTurnsEvilLinesHalfEnemyAdventureKingsGood And EvilPlotTwistsPoppingGood ActionsPlot Twists Author:Rick Riordan
“Eventually, competition and adventure wane, and I enter my ibuprofen phase. Tweaky hamstrings and achy knees restrict mileage, but I continue running for health, sanity, and the ritual of a Sunday trail run with like-minded buddies. We discuss the nagging injuries that bedevil us, and remember the good old days when we were kings.” RunningRememberAdventureKingsCompetitionKneesInjurySundayRitualSanityPhasesTrailsBuddyOld DaysNaggingGood Old DaysMileageHamstrings Author:Don Kardong
“Once a King in Narnia, always a King in Narnia. But don't go trying to use the same route twice. Indeed, don't try to get there at all. It'll happen when you're not looking for it. And don't talk too much about it even among yourselves. And don't mention it to anyone else unless you find that they've had adventures of the same sort themselves. What's that? How will you know? Oh, you'll know all right. Odd things, they say-even their looks-will let the secret out. Keep your eyes open. Bless me, what do they teach them at these schools." -The Profesor” KnowsTryingLooksUseHappensEyeSchoolSecretTeachToo MuchAdventureKingsOddBlessRoutesNarniaOdd Things Author:C. S. Lewis
“I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me.” PeopleMayAgeNightSongLeftSpeakSleepPathWrittenHeardAdventureKingsTownsAgingUniversitySanityPrincessBurnedStolenMoonlightName Of The WindMinstrels Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“She always did like tales of adventure-stories full of brightness and darkness. She could tell you the names of all King Arthur's knights, and she knew everything about Beowulf and Grendel, the ancient gods and the not-quite-so-ancient heroes. She liked pirate stories, too, but most of all she loved books that had at least a knight or a dragon or a fairy in them. She was always on the dragon's side by the way.” WayBookStoriesNamesSidesDarknessAdventureKingsHeroAncientTalesFairyDragonsKnightsPirateBrightnessArthurKing ArthurAncient Gods Book:Inkheart Source: Inkheart
“The idea in The Man that Would Be King was that the music should recreate all that majestic surrounding and emphasize the adventure, but also speak about the frustration or, rather said, the curse of both protagonists, even before happened what happens them.” MenShouldSaidIdeasHappensWould BeSpeakHappenedHe ManAdventureKingsTravelCurseFrustrationFunny TravelProtagonistsMajestic Author:Maurice Jarre