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The Switching Spell Rowen’s good friend Derrick must come to terms with his new half-goblin form, as well as his new living conditions at the Haunted Tower. But how will Moonie cope with housing a new found member of her sworn enemy, and is there anything Rowen or Rose Wink can do to help the situation?
Finders Keepers After striking a bargain with his intimidating new landlady, Rowen sets off to insure his stay by securing an income. He learns the value of money and hard work quickly in his new life among the villagers, but he doesn’t forget the real reason he is there: to hunt down the goblins. When all seems lost, he finally finds himself face to face with the goblin Greed. Will Rowen be ready to confront the thieving villain?
Friend or Foe? Keeping his identity secret is now more difficult than ever, but Witchman can’t stop yet. Knowing what he must do, he fashions himself a new weapon and gets his chance to test it out when a goblin comes looking for him! But the battle doesn’t end without a price to pay, and Witchman learns the consequences of his failure.
Follow the Glowing Ghost Rowen learns the reason his new home is called the “haunted” tower. Two unusual ghosts take him on a short tour of the fifth floor and lead him to information that could help him in his quest. Now if only he can convince his demon landlady to take it easy on him after trespassing into an enchanted library on a forbidden floor of the tower...
This is the compilation of Issues 6-10 of self-published comic book series "Witchman." Witchman is a superhero tale set in a fantasy world, where magic is power and evil comes in monstrous forms.¿TROUBLE? Rowen, I¿ve lost everything I¿ve ever had!¿ These were not the words Witchman wanted to hear, especially coming from one of the few friends he had gained in his short time away from home. The only thing worse than the loss suffered was Witchman¿s believing it was all his fault. He had been tasked with located and stopping the goblins. It was supposed to be his responsibility, and no one else¿s. And yet, with more and more collateral damage being done, will the masked hero of Grayven continue to bear this burden alone? With horrors and dangers coming in from all sides, it will take everything Witchman¿s got to avoid falling under the goblin spell once more. Perhaps alliances would be wise... but who to trust? His evil landlady? The mischeivous pixie who owes him two more wishes? The knight who helped him slay his first goblin? His simple townsfolk down at the smithy where he works? Or the family back home who had sent him away on this mission in the first place...?
The second volume of The Witcher in a deluxe hardcover format chronicling Geralt’s wayward path in three standalone stories—from reunions with familiar faces to clashes with cunning new foes. Geralt is summoned by an old acquaintance to help solve a mystery involving his daughter. Upon investigating, Geralt is surprised to find Dandelion, and the duo unexpectedly find themselves transported to regions beyond. Next, Geralt receives a request from the mayoress of Badreine, a small town where an unusual pack of foglets attacks children . . . but something feels off about this new threat. Then, flames rise as a witch is burned at the stake. Nightmares plague Geralt's sight as he sees the burned witch appear before him—bringing an ominous warning. And in a bonus story, a young nekker takes an unpredictable journey through the woods. This oversized edition collects The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame #1-#4, The Witcher: Fading Memories #1-#4, The Witcher: Witch’s Lament #1-#4, and the Free Comic Book Day 2021 short story The Witcher: Once Upon a Time in the Woods, and features a cover gallery, expanded sketchbook section, and more!
Geralt’s journey leads him aboard a ship of fools, renegades, and criminals—but some passengers are more dangerous than others, and one hides a heinous secret that could lead crew and passengers to a bitter and hideous fate at the hand of a vengeful fox mother! Collects The Witcher: Fox Children #1–#5. * The Witcher games have collectively earned over 250 industry awards and have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide! * For fans of Hellboy and B.P.R.D.! “Paul Tobin has an exceptional grasp of the lore.”—Bloody Disgusting
This fully updated second volume of the highly successful WWRF Book of Visions is a unique and timely book, presenting up-to-the-minute ideas and trends in mobile communications. This is a comprehensive single point of reference, focusing on the specifications and requirements of 4G and identifying potential business models, the research areas and required spectrum and enabling technologies. Comprising material from White Papers edited within the working expert groups as well as those from the Vision Committee of WWRF, a top-down approach has been adopted starting from perceived users requirements and their expectations in the Future Wireless World.
A comprehensive overview of Monte Carlo simulation that explores the latest topics, techniques, and real-world applications More and more of today’s numerical problems found in engineering and finance are solved through Monte Carlo methods. The heightened popularity of these methods and their continuing development makes it important for researchers to have a comprehensive understanding of the Monte Carlo approach. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods provides the theory, algorithms, and applications that helps provide a thorough understanding of the emerging dynamics of this rapidly-growing field. The authors begin with a discussion of fundamentals such as how to generate random numbers on a computer. Subsequent chapters discuss key Monte Carlo topics and methods, including: Random variable and stochastic process generation Markov chain Monte Carlo, featuring key algorithms such as the Metropolis-Hastings method, the Gibbs sampler, and hit-and-run Discrete-event simulation Techniques for the statistical analysis of simulation data including the delta method, steady-state estimation, and kernel density estimation Variance reduction, including importance sampling, latin hypercube sampling, and conditional Monte Carlo Estimation of derivatives and sensitivity analysis Advanced topics including cross-entropy, rare events, kernel density estimation, quasi Monte Carlo, particle systems, and randomized optimization The presented theoretical concepts are illustrated with worked examples that use MATLAB®, a related Web site houses the MATLAB® code, allowing readers to work hands-on with the material and also features the author's own lecture notes on Monte Carlo methods. Detailed appendices provide background material on probability theory, stochastic processes, and mathematical statistics as well as the key optimization concepts and techniques that are relevant to Monte Carlo simulation. Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods is an excellent reference for applied statisticians and practitioners working in the fields of engineering and finance who use or would like to learn how to use Monte Carlo in their research. It is also a suitable supplement for courses on Monte Carlo methods and computational statistics at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.
