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With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, Uhtred of Bebbanburg at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago -- and which his scheming cousin still occupies. But he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true. --
"On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt: the giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one's death & the other's glory. But no matter how spectacular it is, Sham can't shake the sense that there is more to life than traveling the endless rails of the railsea--even if his captain can think only of the hunt for the ivory-colored mole she's been chasing since it took her arm all those years ago. When they come across a wrecked train, at first it's a welcome distraction. But what Sham finds in the derelict--a kind of treasure map indicating a mythical place untouched by iron rails--leads to considerably more than he'd bargained for. Soon he's hunted on all sides, by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters, & salvage-scrabblers. & it might not be just Sham's life that's about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea. Here is a novel for readers of all ages, a gripping & brilliantly imagined take on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick that confirms China Mieville's status as "the most original & talented voice to appear in several years" (Science Fiction Chronicle)"--
Rule #1: Never get involved with someone who won't be there for you when the sun comes up. Once bitten, twice shy, and sexy PI Jackie Morrisey wasn't going there again. Vincent Argeneau may be the hottest guy she's ever met, living or dead, but she's here to stop a killer from turning this vampire into dust, not to jump into bed with him. Rule #2: Never kiss a vampire . . . it can be a pain in the neck. Okay, so Vincent's had four hundred years to perfect his kissing skills, and he does look rather tempting when he runs around the house shirtless. He's also charming, protective . . . did we mention he can kiss? Jackie needs to be on her guard, or else she'll have to come up with a new rule: If you're going to fall in love with a vampire, make sure it's a bite to remember.
Alyss of Wonderland's rules has only just begun and already those who prefer chaos to peace are threatening to destroy everything worth imagining. Trailed by newly appointed Royal Bodyguard Homburg Molly, Alyss is doing her best to keep pace with the non-stop demands of being Queen while attempting to evade Molly for a few private moments with Dodge. Alyss's life is already a challenging mix of duty, love and imagining when a series of phantom sightings set fire to an urban myth of her imperial viciousness's return and have everyone...Seeing Redd.
A thrilling, epic, and magical adventure into a Kingdom where bizarre and amazing creatures are and witches, fairies ,riches, and scares.
This is the ninth (and possibly the concluding) installment to the Alex Rider series. The book was released in March, 2011. Notably, it portrays the ultimate destruction of the terrorist organization SCORPIA, the presence of which, as a main group of antagonists, was felt from the fourth through ninth installment of the series.
An eminent paleontologist disappears from a dinosaur dig site, and Kay Scarpetta receives a grisly communication that gives her a dreadful reason to suspect this may become her next case. She just may be on her own this time--against an enormously powerful and cunning enemy who seems impossible to defeat.
Jonas ist allein. Zuerst ist es nur eine kleine Irritation, als die Zeitung nicht vor der Tür liegt und Fernseher und Radio nur Rauschen von sich geben. Dann jedoch wird Jonas klar, dass seine Stadt, Wien, menschenleer ist. Ist er der einzige Überlebende einer Katastrophe? Sind die Menschen geflüchtet? Wenn ja, wovor? Jonas beginnt zu suchen. Er durchstreift die Stadt, die Läden, die Wohnungen und bricht schließlich mit einem Truck auf, um nach Spuren der Menschen suchen. Mit wachsender Spannung erzählt Thomas Glavinic davon, was Menschsein heißt, wenn es keine Menschen mehr gibt.
Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie's gay, and Charlie is sure the Nick isn't. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family ... and himself.
"It is one month after their wedding and the future looks bright for Judge Deborah Knott and Sheriff's Deputy, Dwight Bryant. That is until a disturbing call from Dwight's eight-year-old son, Cal, brings him back to Virginia. When he arrives, he is shocked to find that his ex-wife has left the boy alone for almost twenty-four hours. Worse, as Dwight tries to confront her, she takes the child, and leaves without a word. As Dwight embarks on his search, Deborah hurries to his side. But will they be able to work together to decipher the ex-wife's motives and, more importantly, rescue Cal before he is harmed?"--Jacket.
Embrace what you find in the shadows, for only they can clear the sky. For many moons, the warrior cats have lived in peace in their territories around the lake. But a dark shadow looms on the horizon, and the time has come for one young cat to shape his destiny—and the fate of all the warrior Clans. Alderpaw, the son of the ThunderClan leader, Bramblestar, is eager to find his place in Clan life. When he begins having strange dreams—visions that can only have been sent by the warrior ancestors in StarClan—Bramblestar names him apprentice to the Clan’s medicine cat. But the omens in Alderpaw’s dreams will soon send him away from everything he has ever known on a quest to ensure the Clans’ survival. The warrior cat Clans have enjoyed many moons of peace and prosperity—but a dark season approaches, and those days will soon be over. Guided by a mysterious vision, the young apprentice Alderpaw of ThunderClan must go on a dangerous journey... a journey that may be the Clans' only hope. ---------- **Books in this arc** 1. The Apprentice's Quest 2. [Thunder and Shadow][2] 3. [Shattered Sky][3] 4. [Darkest Night][4] 5. [River of Fire][5] 6. [The Raging Storm][6] [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17789329W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19346514W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20168395W [5]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20078108W [6]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20168392W ---------- **Arcs in this series** 1. [The Prophecies Begin][a] 2. [The New Prophecy][b] 3. [The Power of Three][c] 4. [Omen of the Stars][d] 5. [Dawn of the Clans][e] 6. A Vision of Shadows 7. [The Broken Code][g] 8. [A Starless Clan][h] S. [Super Editions][s] [a]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9228970M/INTO [b]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL9235572M/Midnight_(Warriors_The_New_Prophecy_Book_1) [c]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7283723M/The_Sight_(Warriors_Power_of_Three_Book_1) [d]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24084711M/Warriors_Omen_of_the_Stars_1 [e]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25995097M/Dawn_of_the_Clans [f]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26884472M/The_apprentice's_quest [g]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27958224M/Warriors_The_Broken_Code_1 [h]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL32444897M/River/ [s]: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7288445M/Firestar's_Quest
*The light blinds you; there’s a lot you miss by gathering at the fireside.* In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie and her family are living as if they are ancient Britons, surviving by the tools and knowledge of the Iron Age. For two weeks, the length of her father’s vacation, they join an anthropology course set to reenact life in simpler times. They are surrounded by forests of birch and rowan; they make stew from foraged roots and hunted rabbit. The students are fulfilling their coursework; Silvie’s father is fulfilling his lifelong obsession. He has raised her on stories of early man, taken her to witness rare artifacts, recounted time and again their rituals and beliefs—particularly their sacrifices to the bog. Mixing with the students, Silvie begins to see, hear, and imagine another kind of life, one that might include going to university, traveling beyond England, choosing her own clothes and food, speaking her mind. The ancient Britons built ghost walls to ward off enemy invaders, rude barricades of stakes topped with ancestral skulls. When the group builds one of their own, they find a spiritual connection to the past. What comes next but human sacrifice?
Eimear McBride's novel tells the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother who is living with the after effects of a brain tunour. Not so much a stream of consciousness, as an unconscious railing against a life that makes little sense, and a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and sensual urges of a vulnerable and isolated protagonist, to read A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing is to plunge inside its narrator's head, experiencing her world first-hand. This isn't always comfortable - but it is always a revelation. Eimear McBride's debut tells, with astonishing insight and in brutal detail, the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour. Not so much a stream of consciousness, as an unconscious railing against a life that makes little sense, and a shocking and intimate insight into the thoughts, feelings and chaotic sexuality of a vulnerable and isolated protagonist, to read A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing is to plunge inside its narrator's head, experiencing her world first-hand. This isn't always comfortable - but it is always a revelation. Touching on everything from family violence to sexuality and the personal struggle to remain intact in times of intense trauma, McBride writes with singular intensity, acute sensitivity and mordant wit. A Girl is a Half-formed Thing is moving, funny - and alarming. It is a book you will never forget. The story is about a young woman's relationship with her older brother, who suffers a brain tumour in childhood that later returns when he is a young man. It spans roughly 20 years and is set largely in an isolated farming community in the west of Ireland at a time when the Catholic Church dominated every facet of a person's life. The first thing that strikes you about the novel is the prose style, which ignores all the usual conventions about use of the English language and quite brilliantly furrows its own unique groove. While it sputters along in fits and starts using half-formed sentences, incorrect grammar and isolated words, there are enough bursts of fluid and lucid writing to orientate the reader.
Sociopath Solana Rojas uses a stolen identity as a private caregiver to gain access to her intended victims while endeavoring to outmaneuver private investigator Kinsey Millhone.
***German-language description*** Chi erobert die Herzen im Sturm – neugierig, mutig, frech und süß. Diese Katze muss man einfach gernhaben. Nicht nur für Katzenliebhaber*innen ein Genuss! Wer Katzen kennt, wird einen Riesenspaß haben, sich selbst und das Haustier in allen erdenklichen Situationen wiederzuerkennen. Und wer noch keine Katze hat, wird sich vielleicht schnell überlegen, ein kleines Kätzchen anzuschaffen. Weitere Informationen: - Für Manga-Neulinge jeden Alters - Komplett in Farbe und westlicher Leserichtung - Abgeschlossen in 12 Bänden - Auch bekannt aus dem Anime “Süße Katze Chi” auf Amazon Prime - Noch nicht genug von Katze Chi? Lies weiter in „Süße Katze Chi: Chi’s Sweet Adventures“! *CARLSEN Verlag GmbH, Hamburg*
"On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man's life. When a strange key is found in Stephen's possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d'Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art. It sends them deep into the secrets Armand's godfather has kept for decades. A gruesome discovery in Stephen's Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized. Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. His own family. For even the City of Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide"--Provided by publisher.
Was, wenn ein Mädchen sich entscheidet, als Mann zu leben? Ihre Haare abschneidet, Männerkleidung trägt und ihr Verhalten der neuen Rolle anpaßt? Was, wenn sie die fremde Identität mit der Zeit immer mehr verinnerlicht? 'Ganz von vorn beginnen, ein neuer Mensch, selber zusammengenäht, selber gestrickt in der Finsternis.' CATALINA: Das ist die Geschichte von Catalina de Erauso, die im 17. Jahrhundert lebte, eine schmale Autobiographie hinterließ und ein unglaubliches Leben führte. Markus Orths erfindet dieses Leben noch einmal neu: packend, rasant, kenntnisreich und voll unglaublicher Ereignisse und Wendungen. An einem strahlend blauen 'Sonnenregentag' in San Sebastián wird Catalina als sechstes und letztes Kind von María Pérez de Galarraga y Arce geboren. Ihr zehn Jahre älterer Bruder Miguel, zu dem Catalina eine innige Beziehung entwickelt, entfacht in ihr eine Sehnsucht nach der Neuen Welt: die Silberminen Potosís, der damals reichsten Stadt Südamerikas, größer noch als Paris, Rom oder London. Als Miguel die Familie für immer verläßt und nach Potosí aufbricht, hat Catalina nur noch einen Wunsch: Ihm hinterherfahren! schwor sie, und etwas Neues füllte sie aus, etwas, an das sie sich klammern konnte, von nun an, für immer, etwas, an das sie mit Besessenheit glauben konnte, ein Ziel, ein Sinn, eine Aufgabe.' Und was sie auf dem Weg von San Sebastián nach Neu-Spanien, Chile und Peru erlebt, ist die atemberaubende Geschichte einer verzweifelten Suche nach dem anderen, die zugleich die Suche nach sich selbst ist.
He thought the big city was tough...Then former Chicago cop Justin Clay met his neighbor's rebellious teenaged nephew. Just like Justin, the boy had come to Nantucket to put his difficult past behind him. But while love-shy tea shop owner Heather Anderson is doing wonders for Justin's outlook, she's having trouble reaching the teen. Suddenly the man who didn't think he had anything to offer is helping a fractured family, and three fractured hearts, come together. And a world-weary cop is turning into the hero--and husband material--next door.
Quint finally begins his training at the Knights Academy, Maris adjusts to life in Undertown, and Sanctaphrax shivers in anticipation of a legendary storm, while a storm of a different kind brews between sky-scholars and earth-scholars.
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