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Luda: A Novel
by Grant MorrisonA drag queen initiates her protégée into the magical arts in this phantasmagoric epic, the first novel from the legendary comics writer and New York Times bestselling author. &“Grant Morrison is a modern mythmaker.&”—Alex Segura, bestselling author of Secret Identity Luci LaBang is a star: For decades this flamboyant drag artist has cast a spell over screen and stage. Now she&’s the leading lady in a smash hit musical. But as time takes its toll, Luci fears her star is beginning to dim. When Luci&’s co-star meets with a mysterious accident, a new ingenue shimmers onto the scene: Luda, whose fantastical beauty and sinister charm infatuate Luci immediately . . . and who bears a striking resemblance to Luci herself at a much younger age. Luda begs Luci to share the secrets of her stardom and to reveal the hidden tricks of her trade. For Luci LaBang is a mistress of the Glamour, a mysterious discipline that draws on sex, drugs, and the occult for its trancelike, transformative effects. But as Luci tutors her young protégée, their fellow actors and crew members begin meeting with untimely ends. Now Luci wonders if Luda has mastered the Glamour all too well . . . and exploited it to achieve her dark ambitions. What follows is an intoxicating descent into the demimonde of Gasglow, a fantastical city of dreams, and into the nightmarish heart of Luda herself: a femme fatale, a phenomenon, a monster, and, perhaps, the brightest star of them all.
Lucretia and the Kroons (Novella)
by Victor LavalleLucretia's best friend and upstairs neighbor Sunny--a sweet pitbull of a kid, even as she struggles with a mysterious illness--has gone missing. The only way to get her back is for Lucretia to climb the rickety fire escape of their Queens tenement and crawl through the window of apartment 6D, portal to a vast shadowland of missing kids ruled by a nightmarish family of mutants whose designs on the children are unknown. Her search for Sunny takes Lucretia through a dark fantasyland where she finds lush forests growing from concrete, pigeon-winged rodents, and haunted playgrounds. Her quest ultimately forces her to confront the most frightening specter of all: losing, forever, the thing you love the most. Lucretia and the Kroons is a dazzlingly imaginative adventure story and a moving exploration of the power of
The Lucky Ones: A Novel
by Tiffany ReiszThey called themselves “the lucky ones”They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family...until the night she almost died, and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever.Now, thirteen years later, Allison receives a letter from Roland, Dr. Capello’s oldest son, warning her that their father is ill and in his final days. Allison determines she must go home again and confront the ghosts of her past. She’s determined to find out what really happened that fateful night -- was it an accident or, as she’s always suspected, did one of her beloved family members try to kill her?But digging into the past can reveal horrific truths, and when Allison pieces together the story of her life, she’ll learns the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew.
Lucky Girl: How I Became A Horror Writer: A Krampus Story
by M. RickertLucky Girl, How I Became A Horror Writer is a story told across Christmases, rooted in loneliness, horror, and the ever-lurking presence of Krampus written by World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award-winning author M. Rickert.“Smooth and ruthless, Lucky Girl is M. Rickert at her ice-cold best.”—Laird BarronRo, a struggling writer, knows all too well the pain and solitude that holiday festivities can awaken. When she meets four people at the local diner—all of them strangers and as lonely as Ro is—she invites them to an impromptu Christmas dinner. And when that party seems in danger of an early end, she suggests they each tell a ghost story. One that’s seasonally appropriate. But Ro will come to learn that the horrors hidden in a Christmas tale—or one’s past—can never be tamed once unleashed.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Lucky Devil
by Cullen BunnIn the latest graphic novel from the creator of Harrow Couty, a down-on-his-luck schlub is possessed by a malevolent demon.Just when he thinks things can&’t get worse, the exorcism goes wrong . . . and he finds that somehow he&’s retained all of the entity&’s supernatural gifts. After a path of revenge on all the people that have wronged him, he begins to gather worshippers and form a cult. But the legions of Hell don&’t take kindly to this, and they send demonic agents to murder the schlub-turned-god before he gains too much power.
Luckenbooth
by Jenni FaganA bold, haunting, and startlingly unique novel about the secrets we leave behind and the places that hold them long after we are gone, a &“quintessential novel of Edinburgh at its darkest.&” (Irvine Welsh)There are stories tucked away on every floor of 10 Luckenbooth Close 1910, Edinburgh. Jessie MacRae has been sent to a tenement building by her recently deceased father to bear a child for a wealthy man and his fiancée. The harrowing events that follow lead to a curse on the building and its residents—a curse that will last for the rest of the century. Over nine decades, 10 Luckenbooth Close bears witness to emblems of a changing world outside its walls. An infamous madam, a spy, a famous Beat poet, a coal miner who fears daylight, a psychic: these are some of the residents whose lives are plagued by the building's troubled history in disparate, sometimes chilling ways. The curse creeps up the nine floors as an enraged spirit world swells to the surface, desperate for the true horror of the building's longest kept secret to be heard. Luckenbooth is a bold, haunting, and dazzlingly unique novel about the stories and secrets we leave behind—and the places that hold them long after we are gone.
Lucifer's Servant
by Olga KryuchkovaDemon Asmodeus, Lucifer’s son, plays a sophisticated game of time travel. In medieval Italy, he finds the young cardinal Rodrigo de Borgia and his beloved Vannozza dei Cattanei. He decides that this couple is quite suitable for the implementation of his plans. De Borgia’s name becomes a synonym for debauchery, incest and cruelty. During the war in 1945, the demon gives his favourite toy, a magical crystal, to Dmitry Malyshev. And all Malyshev’s wishes come true. He returns home, marries a beautiful lady and creates an impetuous career for himself. Neither the Borgia family nor the Malyshevs suspect that not only they, but also their descendants, will have to pay a high price for all the pleasures and material benefits.
The Lucifer Messiah
by Frank CavalloSean Mulcahy answered Uncle Sam's call. In the autumn of 1917, he left his home, his friends, and the girl he loved. On the killing fields of the Western Front, he vanished without a trace. Thirty years later his best friend Vince Sicario is a broken man. Split from his wife, run off the NYPD, his world swirls in the bottom of a bottle. Until Sean comes clawing at his door. Bleeding. Delirious. And looking not a single day older. Vince turns to the only person he trusts, his wife Maggie--the woman Sean left behind three decades earlier. Together they hit the streets of Hell's Kitchen, seeking answers to Sean's disappearance and mysterious return. But others are on the same trail, and something terrible is lurking in the dark alleys and dirty corners of the West Side. Wise guys are disappearing. Mutilated corpses are turning up. The cops are baffled and gangsters are running scared. Rumors abound of strange gatherings in the shadows, of ancient horrors reborn, of blood feasts and pagan rites rekindled. Some say the savior of the damned has come. Sean may be in terrible danger. Or the greatest danger of all--the Lucifer Messiah.
The Lucifer Chord: British Horror
by F. G. CottamRuthie Gillespie’s efforts to find out the truth about a mysterious missing rock star lead her on a terrifying journey into the past. Researcher Ruthie Gillespie has undertaken a commission to write an essay on Martin Mear, lead singer and guitarist with Ghost Legion, the biggest, most decadent rock band on the planet, before he disappeared without trace in 1975. Her mission is to separate man from myth – but it’s proving difficult, as a series of increasingly disturbing and macabre incidents threatens to derail Ruthie’s efforts to uncover the truth about the mysterious rock star. Just what did happen to Martin Mear back in 1975? Is he really set to return from the dead, as the band’s die-hard fans, the Legionaries, believe? It’s when Ruthie’s enquiries lead her to the derelict mansion on the Isle of Wight where Martin wrote the band’s breakthrough album that events take a truly terrifying turn …
Lucifer: La Historia de un Ángel Caído
by Elizabeth BeckettLucifer es el ángel con una mala reputación. Es cierto, no lo llamaron el Ángel Oscuro por nada. Nació con la misión de traer las energías oscuras a la Tierra. Y lo ha hecho con pasión y persistencia. Nadie es más responsable que Lucifer del infierno en la Tierra: la soledad, la enfermedad y la violencia indescriptible que ha experimentado la humanidad durante cientos de miles de años. Y sin embargo... sus profundos esfuerzos sólo estaban dirigidos a probar las almas, forzando un equilibrio entre la oscuridad y la luz, y en el proceso, elevar la conciencia humana y cósmica. Conoce a Lucifer, el verdadero Lucifer, y nunca pensarás de la misma manera sobre la oscuridad y la luz, el bien y el mal, el Universo y la Tierra, o sobre ti mismo. La Historia de un Ángel Caído. Lucifer es una breve e intensa novela sobre el Ángel Oscuro con una mala reputación. La historia se desarrolla más de un millón de años atrás en el tiempo de la Tierra y sigue la vida de este singular ángel que se fijó un propósito particular para servir a la humanidad. Desde la creación celestial del ser humano, supervisada por la Hermandad Blanca universal, hasta el papel actual de Lucifer en la prueba del alma, el verdadero propósito del Ángel Oscuro en la evolución espiritual es revelado. ¡No tengas miedo! Lucifer es una historia llena de amor, luz y compasión incondicional por el viaje humano y la evolución de la conciencia del alma universal. Si alguna vez has sentido curiosidad por saber cómo se desarrollan algunas de las leyes universales como el karma y la causa y efecto, y por qué ocurre esto en la Tierra, o tienes preguntas profundas y sin respuesta sobre ¿Por qué yo?, entonces Lucifer es un libro para ti. En esta historia, el papel único de la Tierra en la interminable danza entre la oscuridad y la luz es narrado a través del viaje de la vida del intrépido y eternamente luminiscente (pero incomprendido) Ángel, Lucifer.<br/
Lucas Stand: Inner Demons #1 (Lucas Stand: Inner Demons #1)
by Caitlin Kittredge Kurt Sutter Jesus HervasKurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy) is back with a follow-up to his first original comic book series Lucas Stand. Military vet Lucas Stand has been forced to hunt demons on the orders of his master Gadrel. Now he has finally managed to break free and strike out on his own. However, his actions have garnered him a formidable reputation and it’s not just the demons who are after him this time… Co-Writer Caitlin Kittredge (Coffin Hill) and illustrator Jesús Hervas (Penny Dreadful) return to join creator Kurt Sutter on the next chapter of his supernatural anti-hero.
Lucas Stand: Inner Demons #3 (Lucas Stand: Inner Demons #3)
by Kurt Sutter Caitlin Kittredge Jesus HervasLucas makes the decision to lie low in the past, but the evil forces that pursue him will not be deterred.
Lua Prata
by Rebecca A. Rogers Isabel NigriPara Candra Lowell, uma garota de dezessete anos de idade, o último ano do ensino médio deveria ser a melhor época de sua vida. Não deveria incluir ser despachada para a casa de seus tios para seu 'próprio bem'. O que quer que isso seja. Só tem más notícias dessa experiência - quando ela descobre que irá de humana para lobisomem em alguns meses. Juntando isso com um poder único herdado. Na casa de seus tios, Candra é aterrorizada por pesadelos de uma floresta sussurrante e olhos brilhantes, e um vulto sombrio, que lhe deixa um aviso - ela precisa sair da cidade. Candra tenta ignorar as imagens assombrantes, mas quando o vulto sombrio aparece do lado de fora de sua casa, Candra percebe que deveria ter obedecido. Candra descobre o significado dos avisos do perseguidor quando descobre que é o novo alvo favorito de uma matilha rival. Ela não é somente um lobisomem - ela é um lobisomem no meio de uma guerra que faz com que os Montéquios e os Capuletos pareçam melhores amigos. Ela também fez as coisas ficarem ainda piores ao se apaixonar por seu pior inimigo. Além disso, a matilha rival quer o poder que Candra receberá no seu aniversário de dezoito. Para proteger seus amigos e sua família, Candra não pode correr ou fugir; ela deve encarar seus inimigos, mesmo que isso signifique a morte.
Lua do Alfa
by Rebecca A. Rogers Isabel Ignácio NigriUma prequel de Lua Prata. Primeiro amor. Primeiro beijo. Primeira . . . mordida de lobisomem? Quinhentos anos atrás, os irmãos Alaric e Ulric trabalhavam incansavelmente na fazenda de seu pai para manter seus estomagos cheios e vender o que sobrava por salários baixos. Com a rebelião acordando no norte da Inglaterra e um país em guerra pelo trono, a melancolia sentida por tanto tempo por Alaric e Ulric finalmente se dissipa quando uma família nova chega a cidade. Os pais de Daciana tiram-na de Londres para começar uma vida nova em Colchester. Aqui, ela não será levada para festas decorativas e bailes elegantes; ela terá que se esforçar com trabalho duro. Mas seus pensamentos de fugir da cidade pitoresca diminuem quando ela conhece Ulric. Juntos, é como se estivessem exatamente onde deveriam. Durante uma caçada noturna por um lobo, Ulric e Daciana são atacados. Antes que seus corpos possam ceder o animal selvagem dentro deles, a bruxa da cidade diz que tem a cura. Ao invés de curar suas feridas, ela coloca uma maldição em Ulric e Daciana, para que eles vivam com o que realmente são. Em uma cidade onde segredos não podem ser mantidos e traição corre fundo, Ulric e Daciana são caçados como os monstros em que se transformaram, até por aqueles que amam.
LT's Theory of Pets
by Stephen KingL.T. has a theory about pets, particularly his Siamese cat. It had been their cat not just his cat, but that was until he came home one day to find a note on the fridge from his wife saying she had left him. From this simple beginning, Stephen King spins a tale as compelling as anything he's written, and on this audio he reveals himself as as a gifted live performer as well. Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London, LT's Theory of Pets is unique: a story not available in book form being read to an audience who will never forget the night they sat enthralled by the world's master storyteller.(p) 1998 Hodder & Stoughton
Loyautés Brisées: La magie a un prix (Fractured Lands #3)
by Greg AlldredgeLa guerre de Shakopee est terminée. Le temps est venu pour les citoyens de Perdition de mener une autre bataille. Hope n'a jamais été une héritière au trône de son père. Il préfère que son fils dément règne plutôt que de confier le trône à une femme. Hope voit les choses differemment et est prête à tous les sacrifices pour obtenir ce qu'elle désire, le pouvoir et le droit de régner en tant que Reine. Le conflit entre Zar et Perdition n'est plus, mais les attaques contre les voisins de Perdition continuent au sud. D'aucuns pensent qu'il s'agit des pirates, mécontents de la politique de Zar. De ce chaos peut naître le profit. Hope cherche à consolider son pouvoir. Les cités-États cherchent à stabiliser leurs îles tandis que des forces extérieures cherchent à les déstabiliser. Mais qui mène les attaques depuis le sud ? Que laissent la pluie et le vent du sud dans leur sillage ? La magie et les anciens seraient-ils de retour à la surface des îles ? Toutes ces questions, et bien d'autres, trouveront des réponses dans le monde de dark fantasy des Terres Brisées.
Low Road West #5 (Low Road West #5)
by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Flaviano Miquel MuertoForced from the only refuge they have been able to find, the teenage refugees must face off once and for all against the enemy that surrounds them… and the enemy within them.
Low Road West #4 (Low Road West #4)
by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Flaviano Miquel MuertoSeparated and surrounded by enemies, the kids feel as though they have nowhere to turn… and that’s before they find a mysterious journal, belonging to a survivor named Abraham.
Low Road West (Low Road West)
by Phillip JohnsonWhen five teenage refugees are stranded in an irradiated Oklahoma wasteland while trying to survive an exodus from the war-torn East Coast, they take shelter in a ghost town that is much more than it seems. The strange, unnatural threats they face there will make them question what they think they know about death, about reality, and especially about family as they learn to rely on each other if they’re ever going to make it to the sanctuary of San Francisco. Written by Eisner Award-nominated author Phillip Kennedy Johnson (The Power of the Dark Crystal, Aquaman) and illustrated by Ringo Award-nominated artist Flaviano (Thanos, Spider-Man/Deadpool), Low Road West is a story about coming of age in the throes of war, and carving your own path despite an uncertain future. Collects the complete 5-issue series.
Low Road West (Low Road West #3)
by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Flaviano Miquel MuertoWhen the kids come face to face with the Deserters and their leader, they are offered a terrible choice—turn on one another, and survive, or stand together against certain death.
Loving the Wolf: A Fated Mates Romance (SWAT #14)
by Paige TylerWhen you find your fated mate, don't let go…The problem with Jenna Malone is that she's werewolf Trevor McCall's best SWAT buddy's sister. Trevor suspects she's The One, but how the heck can he make a move? When Jenna invites Trevor to visit her in Los Angeles, he has his chance.But what's hiding in LA is much more dangerous and complicated than any of the SWAT team could have guessed, and Jenna's right in the middle of it…Praise for Paige Tyler:"[The] SWAT series hits all the right marks. Paige Tyler has a new fan in me!"—LARISSA IONE, New York Times bestselling author"Paige Tyler's hunky werewolves will keep you up all night, howling for more!"—KERRELYN SPARKS, New York Times bestselling author"Hot and wild…Paige Tyler delivers nonstop action and thrilling romance."—CYNTHIA EDEN, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
The Loving Dead
by Amelia BeamerKate and Michael are roommates living in the Oakland hills, working at the same Trader Joes supermarket. A night of drunken revelry changes their lives forever, but not in the way that anyone would expect. A slow-spreading plague of zombie-ism breaks out at their house party, spreading amongst their circle of friends, and simultaneously through the Bay Area. This zombie plague -- an STD of sorts -- is spread through sex and kissing, turning its victims into mindless, horny, voracious killers. Thrust into extremes by this slow- motion tragedy, Kate and Michael are forced to confront the choices they've made in their lives, and their fears of commitment, while trying to stay alive and reunite in the one place in the Bay Area that's likely to be safe and secure from the zombie hoards: Alcatraz.
The Loving Dead
by Amelia BeamerKate and Michael are roommates living in the Oakland hills, working at the same Trader Joes supermarket. A night of drunken revelry changes their lives forever, but not in the way that anyone would expect. A slow-spreading plague of zombie-ism breaks out at their house party, spreading amongst their circle of friends, and simultaneously through the Bay Area. This zombie plague - an STD of sorts - is spread through sex and kissing, turning its victims into mindless, horny, voracious killers. Thrust into extremes by this slow- motion tragedy, Kate and Michael are forced to confront the choices they've made in their lives, and their fears of commitment, while trying to stay alive and reunite in the one place in the Bay Area that's likely to be safe and secure from the zombie hoards: Alcatraz.
Lover's Instinct: Moon Shifter enovella 1.5 (Moon Shifter)
by Katie ReusAn exciting novella in Katie Reus's Moon Shifter series of passionate and protective wolf shifters, filled with mystery, suspense and sensual romance. Perfect for fans of Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Patricia Briggs and Larissa Ione.Lupine shifter Nikan Lawless has it bad for Esperanze Cordona, the sweet and curvy woman who only views him as a friend. But when Nikan is assigned to act as Esperanze's bodyguard during a weekend education conference, he knows it's the perfect opportunity to seduce her off her feet - away from the pack. To put his plan into motion Nikan cancels one of their hotel rooms, giving them time to get to know one another in a whole different way. But when a man from Esperanze's past shows up in need of help, Nikan must shield her from a group of dangerous rogue shifters, all while trying to prove that they're destined to be mates.Don't miss the rest of the unforgettable Moon Shifter series. Alpha Instinct, Primal Possession, Mating Instinct, His Untamed Desire, Avenger's Heat, and Hunter Reborn are available now!
Lovers: The Irish Castle (The\glenncailty Ghosts Ser. #2)
by Lila DuboisAs he turned to leave, he caught sight of one of the staff on the stairs. He paused, ready to say hello, but the figure wavered…the pattern of the carpet runner visible though the translucent outline of the woman. Michael’s heart leapt into his throat. It was one of the Glenncailty ghosts.The Irish Castle Lovers, Book 2 in the bestselling Glenncailty Ghosts series from multi-published, bestselling author Lila Dubois is an Irish ghost story that will keep you on the edge of your seat!Mary Callahan doesn’t remember Glenncailty, or the handsome Michael Baker, yet she’s a connection to both by a dark, dangerous past.Returning to Ireland for the first time since she was a baby, Mary sets out to learn more about her parents who died in a car bombing, and the rural Irish town where she was born. Her first night at the Glenncailty Castle hotel is full of magic when she stumbles into the pub and meets Michael.Wary of her sudden and intense feelings for him she tries to keep Michael at arms distance even as he introduces her to people who knew her parents. But there are dark forces at play in the castle, and Mary can’t shake the feeling that she’s being watched by someone…or something. When confronted by the past, she must decide if she’s willing to risk her heart for a chance at love and a place to call home.Set in Ireland this gothic romance contains ghosts, a haunted Irish castle, and mystery.Previously Published: (2013) Farm Boy Press, Original title: The Irish Lovers