Author: C. S. Pacat Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0062946161 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 458
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* Instant New York Times Bestseller * Indie Bestseller * In this stunning new fantasy novel from international bestselling author C. S. Pacat, heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war are reborn and begin to draw new battle lines. This epic fantasy with high-stakes romance will sit perfectly on shelves next to beloved fantasy novels like the Infernal Devices series, the Shadow and Bone trilogy, and the Red Queen series. Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. Then an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, who have sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Will is thrust into a world of magic, where he starts training for a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark. As London is threatened and old enmities are awakened, Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the fate that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own. Like V.E. Schwab’s A Darker Shade of Magic and Shelby Mahurin’s Serpent & Dove, Dark Rise is more than just high intrigue fantasy—it’s fast-paced, action-packed, and completely surprising. Readers will love exploring the rich setting of nineteenth-century London. This thrilling story of friendship, deception, loyalty, and betrayal is sure to find a passionate audience of readers.
Author: David W Brzezinski, M D Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Uro is no longer a fledgling dragon, and Allard is no longer his trainer. Now they are a team. With the help of Charlotte and her razor-toothed prowler, Serrora, they were able to save Berridor and defeat Venoria. In the process, Emelda and the wyvern were captured. Evil was not eliminated, however. Its root was dormant for a time but has now sprouted forth in a new and more frightening way. The Dark Prince has risen, and he means to capture the Flame Amulets - nothing will stand in his way. As Allard and his companions team up to resist the Dark Prince, they will again find themselves encountering new allies as well as incredibly dangerous new foes. Will they be victorious against an even stronger threat? What part will Emelda and the wyvern play? Not only is the Kingdom of Berridor threatened, but so also are all other kingdoms. The outcome of this conflict will shape the world for generations to come.
Author: Lydia Millet Publisher: Touchstone ISBN: 9780684862743 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 164
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An uproarious, biting political satire about one ex-con’s obsession with the 41st president, from the author of A Children's Bible—a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction and one of the New York Times Book Review’s ten best books of the year. "Some women like muscle. Brute strength, or the illusion of it. Their idea of an attractive man is a craggy meatpacker with a squirrel brain, who likes to crush vermin with his bare fist. I call these women Reaganites....Personally, I've always preferred the underdog." Rosemary is an ex-con with no viable career prospects, a boyfriend old enough to be her grandfather, and a major obsession with our nation's forty-first president, whom she fondly refers to as "G.B." Unexpectedly smitten during his inaugural address, Rosemary is soon anticipating G.B.'s public appearances with the enthusiasm she once reserved for all-you-can-eat breakfast buffets. As her ardor and determination to gain G.B.'s affection grow, Rosemary embarks on an increasingly outrageous campaign that escalates from personal letters to paid advertising, until at last she reaches the White House. What happens next is nothing like how Rosemary imagined it would be. Written with razor-sharp satiric wit and packed with wry observations of our times, our presidents, and our electorate, George Bush, Dark Prince of Love is a hilarious antidote to the hype and hypocrisy of America's most hallowed institutions.
Author: Russell Nohelty Publisher: Wannabe Press, LLC ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 279
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Even death cannot stop true love. Rose and Chelle have found each other again, but all is not well in the depths of the Underworld. Moments after they are reunited, the palace guard arrested Chelle for her part in liberating the dreaded Zabasha from her eternal prison. Chelle’s only chance at a fairy tale ending rests in her ability to infiltrate the terrorist organization harboring the Unseelie Queen and neutralizing the threat she poses to the realm. Meanwhile, Red inches her way through the endless snow of Helheim seeking to bring the rogue god Epialas to justice while Rose has given herself as collateral for Chelle’s temporary freedom, her fate intrinsically linked to whether Zabasha can be captured before Hell is razed to the ground. In the Fairy Realm, Gwen and Lucy face off against a furious Nimue tasked with killing Gwen’s boyfriend before he can wage war against the Seelie Court. Join the heroines of The Obsidian Spindle Saga as they work to save two realms from utter destruction in The Dark Prince.
Author: Keith Herber Publisher: Crossroad Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 271
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Vampire Cannibalism — The Ultimate Crime Sullivan was a working stiff, a before-the-mast sailor, when he was taken in by the Family almost 150 years ago. They gave him immortality — and an undying hunger for human blood. Since then, Sullivan has been on the prowl. And what better place for a night creature than modern San Francisco, its streets crowded with runaways, drifters, tourists, violent gangs, and nameless punks? Food is plentiful. Even food for the darkest hungers of the inhuman heart. But San Francisco is more than just a hunting ground. Known as the Casablanca of the World of Darkness because it is home to so many competing vampire clans that have heretofore existed in relative peace, it is on the verge of becoming the locus for many schemes of immortals both within the city and beyond. And when Sullivan falls victim to their plots and is accused of diablerie, vampire cannibalism, he discovers how easily the hunter can become…the hunted.
Author: David Gemmell Publisher: Del Rey ISBN: 0307797643 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 560
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The chaos spirit had chosen the child Alexander to be its human host. But Parmenion, most powerful warrior of ancient Greece, had won a small victory over the darkness that sought to rule through Alexander. The boy's soul had not been destroyed by evil, but instead had merged with it -- and now Parmenion aided Alexander in the battle between light and dark that constantly raged within him. But there was another world, where the creatures of Greece's legends still flourished. There, the chaos spirit already ruled, through a demon king. In this Greece, there was a prophecy that a child of great power, the legendary golden child, would come and restore the fading magic of the land to the creatures of myth. The demon king believed also that devouring the heart of this fabled child would give him immortality. He believed Alexander, with the power of the chaos spirit within him, to be that child. And so he called Alexander into his world . . . Only Parmenion, guided by the seeress Derae, his lost love from another life, could hope to save Alexander from the demon king. But who could save the young prince from the chaos spirit that threatened to conquer his soul?
Author: Iris Murdoch Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101495685 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 391
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Bradley Pearson, an unsuccessful novelist in his late fifties, has finally left his dull office job as an Inspector of Taxes. Bradley hopes to retire to the country, but predatory friends and relations dash his hopes of a peaceful retirement. He is tormented by his melancholic sister, who has decided to come live with him; his ex-wife, who has infuriating hopes of redeeming the past; her delinquent brother, who wants money and emotional confrontations; and Bradley's friend and rival, Arnold Baffin, a younger, deplorably more successful author of commercial fiction. The ever-mounting action includes marital cross-purposes, seduction, suicide, abduction, romantic idylls, murder, and due process of law. Bradley tries to escape from it all but fails, leading to a violent climax and a coda that casts shifting perspectives on all that has preceded.
Author: C. S. Pacat Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0425274268 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 305
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From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first novel in her critically acclaimed Captive Prince romance trilogy. “A special, unforgettable series…Lush. Brutal. Unparalleled.”—Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times bestselling author Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos. But when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave. Beautiful, manipulative, and deadly, his new master, Prince Laurent, epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country. For Damen, there is just one rule: never, ever reveal his true identity. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else... Includes a bonus short story!
Author: C. S. Pacat Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698155106 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 300
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The second novel in the critically acclaimed Captive Prince trilogy from global phenomenon C. S. Pacat. With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of the palace for the sweeping might of the battlefield as they travel to the border to avert a lethal plot. Forced to hide his identity, Damen finds himself increasingly drawn to the dangerous, charismatic Laurent. But as the fledgling trust between the two men deepens, the truth of secrets from both their pasts is poised to deal them a final devastating blow...
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