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Author: Samuel Fanous Publisher: ISBN: 9781851244096 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 0
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A Conspiracy of Ravens presents readers with a compendium of collective bird nouns from the distant and not-so-distant past. This book collects more than one hundred of the best and most imaginative expressions and illustrates them with charming woodcuts by the eighteenth-century artist and naturalist Thomas Bewick.
Author: Samuel Fanous Publisher: ISBN: 9781851244096 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 0
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A Conspiracy of Ravens presents readers with a compendium of collective bird nouns from the distant and not-so-distant past. This book collects more than one hundred of the best and most imaginative expressions and illustrates them with charming woodcuts by the eighteenth-century artist and naturalist Thomas Bewick.
Author: Lila Bowen Publisher: Orbit ISBN: 0316302260 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 352
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Supernatural creatures create chaos across an unforgiving western landscape in the second book of a propulsive and cinematic fantasy adventure series that began with Wake of Vultures. "I don't care what else you've seen in the bookstore today. Buy this book because it's the thrilling, delightfully written, and important one you've always wanted to read."―Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author on Wake of Vultures Nettie Lonesome made a leap―not knowing what she'd become. But now her destiny as the Shadow is calling. A powerful alchemist is leaving a trail of dead across the prairie. And Nettie must face the ultimate challenge: side with her friends and the badge on her chest or take off alone on a dangerous mission that is pulling her inexorably toward the fight of her life. When it comes to monsters and men, the world isn't black and white. What good are two wings and a gun when your enemy can command a conspiracy of ravens? Praise for the Shadow series: "Bowen's writing is as sharp and superior as ever - her examination of Rhett's growing and complex sexuality and gender identity is wondrous, and is a topic that is truly not being explored anywhere else."―RT Book Reviews "Nettie Lonesome kicks major ass. There is something strange and wonderful going on in Lila Bowen's head. It's the weird west fantasy that I never knew I've always wanted to read. Now I need more!" ―Wesley Chu, New York Times bestselling author "Wake of Vultures is, quite simply, brilliant. A mind-bending mix of history, fantasy and folklore, it's a wild bronco of a read that'll leave you breathless for more."―Rachel Caine, New York Times bestselling author The Shadow Wake of Vultures Conspiracy of Ravens Malice of Crows Treason of Hawks
Author: Leah Moore Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1506708838 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
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Teen schoolgirl Anne unexpectedly inherits a mysterious locket and a crumbing English mansion estate from her long-lost aunt. She unearths the family secret that she's part of a magical legacy that gives her fantastic abilities, and she isn't the only girl whose family is involved. But not all the girls are so willing to use their new powers for good... From the writers of Albion and Wild Girl and the artist of Atomic Sheep comes this original graphic novel perfect for tween, teen, and adult fans of fantasy and superheroes alike!
Author: Dame Margaret James Publisher: ISBN: 9780578697857 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Dame Margaret James, one of England's most famous and prolific authors of murder mysteries, has decided to write what will be her 40th (and final) book. Seeking a change of scenery for inspiration, Dame James has her new assistant, Anna, book an extended stay at the secluded Raven's Point Manor bed and breakfast located on the vast grounds of the Radcliffe family estate in New England. Dame James soon meets a menagerie of fellow guests at the manor including a French fashion designer, an Italian jeweller, a German scholar, and an American, farm-owning couple, as well as the boisterous innkeeper and mysterious groundskeeper. One night during dinner, a pair of siblings shows up to the manor in the middle of a storm after their car has broken down, and the guests learn the access road to the estate has been flooded. Less than 24 hours later, one of the manor's inhabitants winds up dead. Suddenly, everyone is left wondering if a murderer is among them and, more importantly, will they be next? A cleverly written, darkly humorous, and delightfully twisted murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie, A Conspiracy of Ravens will leave you guessing "whodunit?" until the very end.
Author: Terrence McCauley Publisher: Polis Books ISBN: 194381872X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 296
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The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn. The War Has Begun. The riveting new James Hicks thriller by award-winning author Terrence McCauley James Hicks has spent his entire life and career fighting on the front lines of terrorism for the clandestine intelligence organization known as The University. Hicks has learned that enemies can appear and disappear in the blink of an eye, and allegiances shift like the wind. But now, Hicks has finally discovered his true enemy: the criminal organization known as The Vanguard. This shadowy group has operated as a deadly organization comprised weapons dealers, drug runners, and money launderers for decades, but has now decided to add regime change to their catastrophic agenda. But knowing the enemy is one thing. Being able to defeat it is another matter entirely. When Hicks uncovers a solid lead on his new adversaries, his world explodes. His home base is attacked, his operatives in the field are wiped out, and, for the first time, The University finds itself in open combat against an unknown enemy. In a battle that rages from the streets of Manhattan to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., to the dark alleys of Berlin, Hicks will have to use every resource at his disposal to defeat A Conspiracy of Ravens.
Author: Chloe Rhodes Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books ISBN: 1782433171 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 162
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Collective nouns are one of the most charming oddities of the English language, but have you ever stopped to wonder where these peculiar terms actually came from?
Author: J. C. McKenzie Publisher: Raven Crawford ISBN: 9781999239404 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 398
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Raven Crawford knows better than to venture into the seductive world of the dark fae or agree to any of their salacious promises. She plans to pay off her debts so she can get on with her life and stay far away from the denizens of the Underworld.Unfortunately, her numbskull twin steals from the most tempting and lethal fae of them all. Now Raven must help the Lord of Shadows get back what her idiot brother stole. Her only weapons? Just a little ingenuity and a whole lot of snark. It's suicide for sure, but she'll do anything to protect her twin.
Author: Richard Baker Publisher: Wizards of the Coast ISBN: 0786963816 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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Mayhem erupts in Ravens Bluff—and it’s up to one rogue to stop it—in this first of four standalone novels, each set in a mighty city of Faerûn Jack Ravenwild is a charming ne'er-do-well with as much ambition as he has skill. But for the first time ever, his designs have far exceeded his talents—plunging him into a dangerous and complex web of intrigue that may put an end to his days of skulduggery and adventure. When a beautiful woman named Alana commissions Jack to find a lost book, he readily accepts, intent on winning her heart. But in his quest to retrieve the book, Jack uncovers Alana's true intentions—and becomes entrapped in other dangerous pursuits. Suddenly, Jack finds himself caught in the middle of a search for lost dwarven treasure and a conspiracy to seize the reins of power through the nobility's Game of Masks. Worse yet, Jack must choose between a life of freedom and saving Ravens Bluff, a city he doesn't even know he loves.
Author: Kass Morgan Publisher: Clarion Books ISBN: 0358098238 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 405
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Loner Vivi Deveraux is thrilled to join Westerly College's Kappas, who are secretly witches, until she meets perfect, polished Scarlett Winter, who will stop at nothing to be the sorority's next president.
Author: Samuel Fanous
Author: Samuel Fanous
Author: Lila Bowen
Author: Leah Moore
Author: Othuke Ominiabohs
Author: Dame Margaret James
Author: Terrence McCauley
Author: Chloe Rhodes
Author: J. C. McKenzie
Author: Richard Baker
Author: Kass Morgan