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Isle of View (The Xanth Novels)
Par Piers Anthony. 1990
A bumbling elf girl and a shapeshifting prince must rescue a kidnapped flying centaur in this humorous fantasy adventure by…
a New York Times–bestseller. Shapeshifting Prince Dolph can take on almost any form he chooses but he can&’t decide on whom to marry. Dolph has two fiancées: Nada Naga and Electra. While he prefers Nada to Electra, Nada has no interest in him. Meanwhie, Electra loves Dolph and if she doesn&’t marry him, she&’ll die. Fortunately, a convenient catastrophe arises that requires Dolph&’s immediate attention. Goblins have kidnapped young Che Centaur. Their only lead is an elflike girl named Jenny from the World of the Two Moons whose nearsighted vision has gotten her lost. With her leading the way, there&’s no telling where this search for the missing centaur will go.The Headmaster's Wife: A Novel
Par Stephen Birmingham. 2024
Cultural shifts of the late twentieth century reveal dark secrets at an elite prep school, in this posthumously discovered novel…
by the author of &“Our Crowd.&” Located in bucolic Connecticut, the Crittenden School has long held a venerable reputation as one of New England&’s premier preparatory schools. However, times are changing, and that change is coming to Crittenden. In the midst of social upheaval, the headmaster&’s wife, Clarissa Spotswood, is thrust into faculty and student intrigues—a role for which she is woefully unprepared. Clarissa has spent the past thirty years quietly standing by her husband, Headmaster Hobart Spotswood, projecting the image of the model society wife. But this meticulous façade is shattered when Clarissa uncovers horrific events within the school&’s insular community. And interspersed with the drama is Clarissa&’s own journal entries revealing a secret history of her own. Previously unpublished, The Headmaster&’s Wife was written by the late Stephen Birmingham, author of notable works such as Real Lace and Life at the Dakota. Discovered after Birmingham&’s death, the manuscript was transcribed and edited by his son, Carey Birmingham.A Thundering of Monsters (Songs of Magic)
Par S. A. Patrick. 2022
The spell-slinging, shape-shifting, and epic fantasy adventure concludes in Book Three of the Songs of Magic trilogy!After confronting the evil…
Hamelyn Piper, Patch Brightwater, his dracogriff friend Barver, and an army of Pipers have been transported to a mysterious island where they find themselves trapped with monstrous beasts. Meanwhile, their shapeshifting friend, Wren, has been captured by the nefarious villain and is working hard to escape a pair of magic-dampening manacles.Clad in his suit of impenetrable black armor, with traitorous dragons on his side, the Piper of Hamelyn hunts for a mythical amulet to achieve true immortality. But Erner Whitlock, an apprentice in the Piper&’s Custodian Elite, is on the verge of discovering yet another foe with even more sinister plans . . . Can Patch and friends reunite in time to prevent destruction from raining on the world?S.A. Patrick&’s Songs of Magic trilogy is a brilliant retelling of one of the darkest legends of all time, "The Piper of Hamelyn." Combining folklore with the very best of modern storytelling, the books will delight young fantasy fans who are hungry for perilous quests, friendships forged on the road, and an inventive magic system that thrills the imagination.Darker By Four: a thrilling, action-packed urban YA fantasy (Darker By Four)
Par June Cl Tan. 2024
'JAW-DROPPING' AXIE OHA girl who lost her magic. The boy who found it. And a city having one Hell of…
a time . . .Rui is an Exorcist-in-training with one goal in mind - honing her magic to avenge her mother's death. Yiran is the black sheep of an illustrious family. The world would be at his feet - had he been born with magic. But when an accident causes Rui's power to transfer to Yiran, everything turns upside down. Without her magic, Rui has no tool for vengeance. With it, Yiran finally feels like he belongs.As dangerous monsters overrun the city, Rui will do whatever it takes to regain her power. Even if that means making a deal with a shadowy stranger to track down a god who does not wish to be found . . . A sparkling urban fantasy with an achingly slow burn romance at its heart, Darker By Four is the perfect book for fans of Legendborn and The Mortal Instruments, as well as anyone looking to immerse themselves in a shadowy world brimming with magic.AUTHORS LOVE JUNE CL TAN'If you ever wanted a book that reads like a comfort anime that also isn't afraid to skewer you with angst and explosive fight sequences, then look no further' JOAN HE'A complete page-turner of a fantasy!' KAT CHO'A rich and vividly drawn world of revenants, exorcists, death gods and stolen magic' VANESSA LEN'Both ruthless and tender, this book leads you through a perilous world of death while grounding you in raw emotion' KYLIE LEE BAKERThe highly anticipated sequel to the action-packed dark fantasy SILVER UNDER NIGHTFALL! Perfect for fans of CASTLEVANIA and Jay Kristoff's…
EMPIRE OF A VAMPIRE!Bound by fate, united by darkness.Vampire hunter Remy Pendergast and his unexpected vampiric royal companions, Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won battle against the formidable Night Empress. Xiaodan, severely injured and powerless, causes the trio to seek refuge at the mysterious Court of Wanderers. Meanwhile, Remy must confront his strange dreams of the Night Empress, a woman he has long suspected to be his own mother. As family secrets unravel, Remy must face a heart-wrenching choice between his parents' legacies and his own destiny. Disguised as Malek and Xiaodan's human familiar, Remy navigates the vampire courts and a series of gruesome murders. All while the trio's unbreakable bond is tested as they unlock new, formidable powers, each revelation exacting a new devastating toll. The cost of power may prove too high in this thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and supernatural warfare.'Sharp, thrilling, and action-packed, with a hell of a bite'K. S. VillosoNen and the Lonely Fisherman
Par Ian Eagleton. 2021
An adventurous merman and kind fisherman find love and each other in this gorgeous update to the Little Mermaid story.Winner…
of the Polari Prize, the UK's first and largest LGBTQ+ book award.Far out at sea and deep below whispering waves lives a merman searching for a partner. In the forbidden world above, a kind fisherman wonders if something more is waiting for him beyond the horizon.When they find each other under a star-filled sky, their love will change both of their worlds.Celebrate queer joy and the uniting power of love with this award-winning, inclusive retelling of a classic fairy tale.Old Flames and New Fortunes (A Moonville Novel #1)
Par Sarah Hogle. 2024
Fibs and squabbles and spells . . . oh my!A small, magical town tucked away in rural Ohio, Moonville is…
the perfect place for floral witch Romina Tempest to use the language of flowers to help the hopeful manifest love in their lives. After giving up on her own big romance eleven years ago, at least she can bask in others' happily ever afters.When the shop&’s potential financier shares news of his wedding, Romina jumps at the opportunity to discuss the business . . . even if it means she has to fake-date her chaotic colleague Trevor to get an invitation. But all hell breaks loose when she discovers Trevor&’s soon-to-be stepbrother is none other than Alex King: her high school sweetheart. Her greatest love. The boy who broke her heart.What starts as an innocent misunderstanding becomes a weeklong fake-dating scheme, as Romina quickly finds out she can&’t deny her connection with Alex. Caught between her livelihood and her heart, Romina must decide if taking a second chance on first love is worth the risk.The Shadow and the Ghost
Par Cat Min. 2024
Shinbi is not a particularly ghosty ghost. At night she likes making tiny bouquets of things, and gazing at the…
far away stars. Haunting? Not so much. Even if that’s what the other ghosts like. In the daytime, in a meadow, sits a single rock, casting a single shadow, named Greem. He’d really like someone to talk to. But who? He writes one word on his lonely rock: "Hi" and hopes someone will see it. Sure enough, in the darkness of night, Shinbi finds the note! But who could have written it? In a profound exploration of how friendship can break through barriers of time and circumstance, Cat Min introduces us to two unforgettable characters we’d all love to know.The Wizards of Once: Book 1 (The Wizards of Once #1)
Par Cressida Cowell. 2017
From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient,…
magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites. Winner of the Blue Peter Book AwardThis is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide.Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure...Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came...Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do anything to conceal it. In this whirlwind adventure, Xar and Wish must forget their differences if they're going to make it to the dungeons at Warrior Fort. Where something that has been sleeping for hundreds of years is stirring...The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite their worlds…
in time to save the Wildwoods? Will it be Never... or Forever? The final book in the magical The Wizards of Once series.Xar and Wish have found the ingredients for the Spell-to-get-rid-of-Witches. Now the Kingwitch is calling them to the lake of the lost. But first they must mix the potion in the Cup of Second Chances ... Can they defeat the hungry Tatzelwerm monster and escape with the cup? And will the spell be strong enough to lift the CURSE OF THE WILDWOODS... or will Witches reign FOREVER?'A rollercoaster of suspense and surprise' GUARDIAN'Cowell is moving towards national treasure' BIG ISSUE 'Another coup from Cowell' SUNDAY TIMESO que você faria se a escuridão viesse atrás de você? Contos populares ganham vida nesta saga de fantasia épica.…
Se você gosta de suspense arrepiante e reviravoltas emocionantes, não perca a envolvente série de fantasia épica Conto dos Contos! "Estranho de uma maneira cativante... ao mesmo tempo muito familiar e completamente diferente." —Claire Buss, vencedora do Prêmio Raven para o Romance de Fantasia/Ficção Científica favorito. Em algum lugar nas eras sombrias do nosso passado... Senka não é uma heroína, mas você nunca sabe o que está vindo atrás de você. E se isso queimar sua casa e família, enquanto você fica cego pela cobra guardiã da sua casa, a perspectiva se torna sombria. Então Senka se agarra às costas de seu cachorro para sobreviver, sem saber da profecia fatídica e das grandes mudanças que virão. Mas quando um guerreiro errante se torna seu protetor e estranhos misteriosos se juntam ao seu grupo perseguido através de uma série de encontros aparentemente casuais, todos começam a descobrir que nem tudo é o que parece. O que está perseguindo ela? E por quê? Os estranhos personagens que se reúnem ao seu redor em sua busca desesperada podem salvá-la do destino? Eles são meros fantoches de uma jovem bruxa sedutora guiada por seus próprios motivos ocultos, ou são sombras esquecidas ressurgindo novamente das profundezas imensuráveis do tempo? Um conto de contos de fadas populares e mitos, de espadas e feitiçaria e seres míticos - uma história única de tempos sombrios e heróis desconhecidos que podem iluminar seu caminho. A cena retratada na capa: Acima dessa alcatéia infernal e do cavaleiro na frente, agitava-se uma nuvem de corpos e asas escuras, infinitamente agitadas, um enxame de criaturas que produzia o grande alvoroço que primeiro chegou aos ouvidos... Livro Um, Um Grupo Estranho, é a primeira parte do CoBeso de furia (Fuego Draconiano #2)
Par Deborah Cooke. 2022
Un acto de pasión puede cambiar al mundo… La científica Alexandra Madison estaba a punto de revelar una invención que…
cambiaría al mundo. Entonces su socio fue asesinado; su laboratorio, quemado y su prototipo, destruido. Mientras Alex está en el hospital recuperándose de las quemaduras sufridas en el incendio, sus pesadillas recurrentes con dragones amenazan con mandarla al psiquiátrico, pero ella sabe que debe escapar a su laboratorio para reconstruir la Máquina Verde. Apuesto, atrevido e impulsivo, Donovan Shea está más que dispuesto a cumplir su parte en la guerra de Pyr contra Aniquiladores. Al ser asignado para proteger a Alex, Donovan se sorprende cuando su presencia enciende su tormenta de fuego. Él no tiene deseo de tener una pareja destinada, pero la inteligencia de Alex y su determinación lo inspiran a unirse a la lucha para salvar su invento. Con los Aniquiladores acercándose, Donovan sabe que podría entregar su vida por Alex… y perder su corazón para poseerla.Inquidade Vampiro: [Livro Um]
Par Eileen Sheehan. 2019
Crônicas De Tugurlan está em construção há muitos anos. Ao contrário de meus outros romances, não é um romance paranormal…
com um vampiro bonitão para se apaixonar ao lado da mulher que está contando a história. Em vez disso, é um conto complexo que é contado por Dan Tugur (um descendente de Tugurlan cuja família encurtou seu nome para Tugur quando eles se mudaram para os EUA). Contém as histórias de muitos dentro de todos nós. Livro Um, Iniquidade Vampiro , começa com o despertar e a realização dos poderes que os primos Tugur possuem quando se trata de matar vampiros. Combina fato com ficção; horror com felicidade; Descobrindo o amor com a perda do amor.Escasos Recursos
Par Brendan Detzner. 2017
El diablo juega tenis con un tipo en Chicago mientras un brontosaurio aparece a la distancia. Una mujer de edad…
que cree que alimenta a unas simples aves. Un trabajador de la industria musical nos da una terrible confesión. Una muchacha con dientes filosos y un excelente sentido del olfato compra en una tienda, pero se aleja del chocolate. Y otras catorce historias. "La escritura de Detzner nos hace muchas preguntas, y responde las necesarias para hacer que tu mente no deje de pensar en las que faltaron... Si buscar historias de terror baratas, busca en otra parte. Este es un escritor que trabaja con un miedo basado en la incomodidadm en lo desconocido pero que suena personal. Deerek Gettys, El club Arson. "Historias que no tienen ningún compromiso, locura silenciosa y apocalipsis tanto grandes como pequeños. Si nunca antes habías leido a Detzner, estas historias son un gran resumen de aquel genero del horror flexible con el que trabaja." Michael Penkas, Black GateOH NÃO ... OS VAMPIROS MUTANTES ESTÃO DE VOLTA! A gangue volta para o leste depois que a poção que…
Elsa preparou para Bruce em Phoenix não fez o truque em curá-lo de lobisomem. À medida que a lua cheia se aproxima, Bruce e Tatyana voltam para sua cabine para aguardar notícias de Dan e Shen, que estão procurando diligentemente por um professor que possa ajudá-los. Eles não encontram o professor, mas eles encontram Magdalena, um quente e sexy vympire do planeta Vympirus, e Garth, seu fiel guarda licantropo. Faíscas voam quando Magdalena e Dan se conectam. Eles se unem em mais de uma maneira quando ambos, Tatyana e Shen, são capturados por remanescentes do covil vampiro mutante que eles destruíram em Las Vegas. Horror dos horrores! Estas criaturas grotescas não só sobreviveram, mas eles têm tocas em todo o país e querem Tatyana para sua rainha! Garth compartilha um segredo com Bruce sobre como manter sua necessidade de mudar durante a lua cheia na baía e eles estão fora para resgatar Shen e Tatyana. Elsa se junta na busca ... e é uma coisa boa, desde que os vampiros recrutaram seu próprio mago. Eles vão resgatar Shen e Tatyana antes que seja tarde demais?Schaarse hulpmiddelen
Par Brendan Detzner, Kevin Quintin. 2017
De duivel speelt tennis met de laatste man in Chicago terwijl er een brontosaurus in de verte loopt. Een oude,…
blinde vrouw denkt dat ze vogels voert. Een insider van de muziekindustrie ontloopt onstervelijkheid en doet een schokkende onthulling. Een meisje met scherpe tanden en een goede neus winkelt bij een supermarkt, en vermijd chocolade. En veertien andere.El aparcamiento de Cthulhu (El turno nocturno #1)
Par D. S. Ritter. 2019
Algo anda merodeando por el sótano. Y tiene tentáculos. El trabajo de Sam como empleada de aparcamiento siempre había sido…
aburrido. Hasta ahora. Se ha abierto un agujero directo al infierno y el mal está al acecho entre las sombras del aparcamiento. Cuando la gente de dirección fracasa a la hora de ayudar, Sam se dirige a sus amigos y compañeros de trabajo. Pero, ¿podrá un puñado de empleados quemados salvar una ciudad? ¿Descubrirá Sam el secreto del aparcamiento sin que la despidan? ¿O morirá en el intento? Descúbrelo en... El aparcamiento de Cthulhu. Esta novela corta de terror contiene lenguaje fuerte y algo de violencia. Y también baba. Mucha baba.Beso de fuego (Fuego Draconiano #1)
Par Deborah Cooke. 2022
Un beso puede cambiar el curso del destino... Cuando la contadora estrella Sara Keegan decide sentar cabeza y dirigir la…
librería de la Nueva Era de su extravagante tía, lo que menos busca es una aventura. No cree en el destino ni en la magia de las cartas del tarot, pero cuando es salvada de un violento ataque por un hombre que tiene la habilidad de convertirse en un dragón que escupe fuego, se pregunta si está perdiendo la cabeza... o si está a punto de perder su corazón. El solitario y autosuficiente Quinn Tyrrell ha desconfiado por mucho tiempo de sus compañeros Pyr. Cuando siente la tormenta de fuego que señala a su pareja destinada, está decidido a proteger y poseer a Sara, sin importar el costo. Entonces, el destino verdadero de Sara es revelado y Quinn se da cuenta de que debe arriesgar todo... incluso el amor de Sara para cumplir con sus destinos entrelazados.La dame et la bête
Par C. S Luis. 2019
Evelyn est une reine dévouée, gouvernée par ses obligations royales et sa loyauté envers le clergé. Mais ce sont ses…
mêmes règles qu’elle désire ardemment enfreindre. Durant une promenade, elle se retrouve dans les ruines d’un vieux château, perdue dans les plaisirs coupables de ses désirs et excitée par la découverte de son corps en éveil. Quand elle est séduite et soumise par une bête, elle est convaincue que ses rêves ne sont que fantasmes. Ouvrant ainsi un tout nouveau monde qu’elle désirait profondément. Entre-temps, à l’insu d’Evelyn, tout son clergé se cache dans un fantasme sexuel et c’est peut-être un secret qu’Evelyn aurait préféré ne jamais découvrir.A las Mujeres me Entrego
Par Mary King. 2021
Emelisa no se pregunta cuál será la oración sobre ella. Pero Humphrey, su abogado defensor, sí. El resultado del veredicto sobre ella…
esta noche determinará no solo el destino de Emelisa, sino también el de sus tiernos e inocentes hijos y las mujeres de toda una civilización. Humphrey intenta hacer retroceder parte de la corriente de discriminación contra ella. ¿Pero salvará a Emelisa del encarcelamiento de por vida?