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War looms on the horizon.The fragile peace that hung over the realm is torn asunder. The House of Red has fallen as the sole heir, Saledii has been killed at the hands of the demon Wolf Queen, Asena. Born anew as the House of Gidim, they have seven hundred and seventy-seven days to destroy Ashok Orai and the House of White or suffer a terrible fate from the Dark Fairy, Ophiuchi.Meanwhile, Marguerite White, at the behest of the Magic Mirror, Sp...

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At the height of the Shadow War, the Dark Wanderer was at last stopped. Fourteen years have passed since that day, and an uneasy calm has descended upon the world as it tries to rebuild what was lost.However as was predicted by the half-Augur Amie, leader of the scientifically-based Techno Imperia, Bastian, once savior to the world of Gehenna has returned.He awakens with little memory of his past, or the war he started in his quest for power, ...

The two Great Houses with their singular destiny, and bound by the rose, have seen a fragile peace since the death of the Evil Queen, Lady Astra White, and her war to rule the realm. The Wolves, once secret ally to her, and bound to her will by use of the Bloodstone, have become scattered to the winds after the defeat of their own God-Queen.Now there are forces that stir upon the realm and threaten to tear apart that fragile peace. Wolves grow...

Ensuring Accessibility through Process and Policy provides readers with a must-have resource to accessibility, from a technical and policy perspective. Rather than being a step-by-step guide, this book highlights the daily world of a person with disabilities: showing that the technology most of us take for granted is not always accessible in the same ways for the disabled. Like architects in the physical environment, as a user experience profe...

There exists an Augur prophecy on the distant and forgotten world of Gehenna that says, when the sapphire-eyed boy arrives, the Order of the Unnamed Goddess, who has ruled for nearly fifteen hundred years, shall at last fall. And so it was that all boys with blue eyes were cleansed by the holy fires for nearly three decades. However, when Bastian, a boy with sapphire eyes, awakens in the rural Mehton Temple, he along with the newly ascended Hi...

150 Years Ago: The Veil, which kept the mystical and magical hidden, broke. Humans were forced to integrate with those that they deemed mythological and the world got more complicated.Present Day: Saint Louis, Missouri, New World. Zachariah Lars, former Magi Police Officer, turned Private Investigator takes the cases that the Magi won't touch. When the mysterious line of African High Elves make their presence known in the New World, in time fo...

The characters you thought you knew.Marguerite White is thrust into the wider realm when Wolves attack the city of Zhan'ding, and Saledii Red, last heir to the House of Red is killed.Forces, both familiar and foreign dabble with hidden strings. They pull at the delicate threads of an unstable peace, not only between Ashok Orai and Zhan'ding, but also the scattered Wolves, who seek rebuild their once glorious empire.Marguerite must piece the to...

Presents an approach to web site development that focuses on incorporating end user input. The author discusses determining the mission of the web site, gathering the requirements, designing the pages, performing usability tests, and implementing the design. The conceptual design elements of navigat

Universal Usability describes the goal of designing computer interfaces that ar4e easy for all to use. It is a concept which many decry as elusive, impossible or impractical, but this book, which addresses usability issues for a number of diverse user groups, proves that there is no challenge in interface design that cannot be addressed. Individuals with cognitive, motor and perceptual impairments, as well as older, younger and economically di...

Jonathan Lazar is Professor of Information Studies and Associate Director of the Trace Research and Development Center at the University of Maryland. He is author of numerous books, including Ensuring Digital Accessibility Through Process and Policy and Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction. Michael Ashley Stein is Cofounder and Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, Visiting Professor at Harvard Law Schoo...

This monograph lays out a discussion framework for understanding the role of human-computer interaction (HCI) in public policymaking. It takes an international view, discussing potential areas for research and application and their potential for impact. The aim is to provide a solid foundation for discussion, cooperation and collaborative interaction, and to outline future programs of activity. It starts with an introduction to HCI and public ...

Continual technological evolution has led to an explosion of new techniques in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research. Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction is a thoroughly comprehensive guide to performing research and is essential reading for both quantitative and qualitative methods. Chapters cover a broad range of topics relevant to the collection and analysis of HCI data, going beyond experimental design and surveys, to cover ...

As more of our communication, commerce, and personal data goes online, credibility becomes an increasingly important issue. How do we determine if our e-commerce sites, our healthcare sites, or our online communication partners are credible? Understanding Web Credibility: A Synthesis of the Research Literature focuses on the issues related to web credibility. It starts by examining the cognitive foundations of credibility. Other sections exami...