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Peril in the Old Country (Terribly Serious Darkness)
by Sam HookerWhat terror lurks in the shadows of the Old Country? Well, there are the goblins, of course. Then there are the bloodthirsty cannibals from nearby Carpathia, secret societies plotting in whispers, and murder victims found drained of their blood, to name a few. That's to say nothing of the multitude of government ministries, any one of which might haul one off for "questioning" in the middle of the night. The Old Country is saturated with doom, and Sloot is scarcely able to keep from drowning in it. Each passing moment is certain to be his last, though never did fate seem so grim as the day he was asked to correct the worst report ever written. Will the events put in motion by this ghastly financial statement end in Sloot's grisly death? Almost definitely. Is that the worst thing that could happen? Almost definitely not.
Peril at Price Manor
by Laura ParnumFans of Ghost Squad will love this lightly scary creature feature standalone novel about a tween aspiring horror movie actress who pairs up with the twin children of her favorite director to defeat zombifying octopus-like creatures!Halle dreams of becoming a scream queen. She practices her loudest scream every day and has learned a lot from studying the horror movies of her favorite director, Maximus Price. Maximus lives just outside town, and when the chance to go to his home arises, Halle grabs it with both hands. She doesn’t realize that real life horrors await her at Price Manor.Paisley and Argyle, Maximus’s twin children, think that the creepy, squid-like creatures that have attached themselves to the faces of the manor’s staff, putting them in a zombie-like stupor, are just another one of their prankster dad’s tricks. When Halle arrives and is attacked by one of the creatures, she meets the twins and assures them that this is no joke. The three kids will have to work together using all of their unusual talents to defeat the monsters—and maybe even save the world.Blending quirky humor and poignant heart with delightfully creepy monsters, this debut middle grade novel is a perfect entry point for young readers to the horror genre.“Price Manor is perfectly mysterious. With just the right amount of chills and thrills, I was hooked from page one!”—Lindsay Currie, author of Scritch Scratch and The Girl in White"It's Alien in a spooky mansion. Nonstop action, tentacles, and slime. So much fun."—J.W. Ocker, author of The Smashed Man of Dread End
Perijee & Me
by Ross MontgomeryPerijee and Me is a hilarious and touching story about an unusual friendship, a heart-stopping adventure, and the power of kindness when you're faced with an alien invasion. If E.T. the Extra Terrestrial is still "right here" in your heart, then you're sure to fall hard for the misunderstood Perijee and the one girl who's desperate to save him. Caitlin is the only young person living on Middle Island. On the first day of vacation, she finds a tiny alien on the beach. Caitlin becomes close to her secret friend, whom she names Perijee, teaching him everything about her world and treating him like a brother. There's only one problem: Perijee won't stop growing. And growing . . . Caitlin will have to convince the adults around her--and Perijee himself--that the creature they see as a terrifying monster is anything but.Praise: "Montgomery engages us with . . . high drama, hurtling towards a heartwarming resolution." --The Sunday Times (London)From the Hardcover edition.
Perihelion Summer
by Greg EganGreg Egan's Perihelion Summer is a story of people struggling to adapt to a suddenly alien environment, and the friendships and alliances they forge as they try to find their way in a world where the old maps have lost their meaning.Taraxippus is coming: a black hole one tenth the mass of the sun is about to enter the solar system.Matt and his friends are taking no chances. They board a mobile aquaculture rig, the Mandjet, self-sustaining in food, power and fresh water, and decide to sit out the encounter off-shore. As Taraxippus draws nearer, new observations throw the original predictions for its trajectory into doubt, and by the time it leaves the solar system, the conditions of life across the globe will be changed forever.Praise for Perihelion Summer“Egan here doubles down on climate change with his typically rigorous exploration of a cosmic accident’s effect on Earth and all its people. His characters are sharp and funny and their courageous response to the massive challenge they face works as a spur to cause us to think—why couldn’t we do as well with our own great challenge? This is what the best science fiction can do that no other genre can, and we need it now more than ever. Bravo!” — Kim Stanley RobinsonAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Pericolo Ereditato
by Annalisa Lovat Brian RathbonePericolo Ereditato è il secondo libro della Trilogia L'Alba del Potere. Catrin si lascia alle spalle la sua patria e va alla ricerca della conoscenza e della pace, non sapendo che affronterà il peggior male che il suo mondo abbia mai conosciuto.
Perfekt (Die Göttlichen #2)
by M. A. ChurchFortsetzung zu UnbezahlbarBuch 2 in der Serie - Die GöttlichenDer abgeklärte Milliardär Jeff Mayfield liebt nur das, was er mit seinem Geld und seiner Macht kaufen kann, aber das Schicksal hat andere Pläne für ihn. Zuerst gewinnt ein Spieler in Jeffs Casino einen riesigen Jackpot und es bricht allgemeine Hektik aus. Und dann entdeckt Jeff auch noch mitten im Chaos den unglaublich gut aussehenden Cam Smith – Cupid in menschlicher Form. Von Lust überwältigt spricht Jeff ihn an – und muss feststellen, dass er selbst es ist, der verführt werden soll. Cam nimmt Jeffs Selbstbild auseinander und setzt es andersherum wieder zusammen. Aber Jeff ist nicht der einzige, der um Selbstbeherrschung ringt. Cam hat eine dunkle Seite namens Jealousy und wenn er die Kontrolle verliert, hat es tödliche Konsequenzen …
Perfekt: Perfect-Reihe 1 (Perfect #1)
by Jan SpringerErde, 2054 Umweltverschmutzung macht die Erde unbewohnbar. Die Zahl der Kranken übersteigt die der Gesunden. Krankenhäuser sind überfüllt. Volkswirtschaften brechen zusammen. Die Regierungen tun sich zusammen, um eine einzige Weltmacht zu schaffen. Man nennt sie „Autoritätsordnung“(AO). Um die menschliche Rasse zu retten, schafft die AO „Biosphären“, große Städte, umschlossen von Kuppeln, die sich selbst versorgen. Nur Gesunde haben Zutritt. Alle anderen lässt man sterben ... Um die Bevölkerungszahlen zu kontrollieren, bekommt jeder Mensch einen Mikrochip eingepflanzt, der den Drang, sich zu paaren, unterdrückt. Der Liebesakt verschwindet ...
Perfeição
by Jan SpringerA contaminação ambiental tornou o mundo inviável. Os doentes superam os saudáveis. Os hospitais estão sobrecarregados. As economias entram em colapso. Os governos se combinam para formar uma potência mundial chamada "Autoridade da Ordem" (AO). Para salvar a raça humana, a OA constrói "biosferas" - grandes bolhas que cercam cidades auto-sustentáveis. Somente os saudáveis são permitidos dentro. Todos os outros são deixados para morrer... Para o controle da população, cada humano é incorporado a um microchip, suprimindo o desejo de A arte de fazer amor desaparece… Séculos depois ... Um grupo rebelde de jovens médicos está secretamente adulterando seus microchips e começa a experimentar a intimidade. Agora eles procuram aliados que possam ajudá-los com sua causa - para eventualmente libertar a humanidade. Os médicos recrutados Zack e Noah seduzem a especialista em jardinagem Anica Maine para um mundo secreto de prazer proibido e experiências sensuais escaldantes ... sabendo muito bem que sua descoberta significa Eliminação.
Perfecto (Perfecto #1)
by Jan SpringerEn esta distopía un grupo de jóvenes doctores rebeldes están secretamente alterando sus microchips y empezando a experimentar con la intimidad. La contaminación medioambiental ha hecho que sea imposible vivir en este mundo. Los enfermos superan a los sanos. Los hospitales están saturados. Las economñias se desmoronan. Los gobiernos se combinan para formar un gran poder llamado el “Orden de Autoridad”. Para salvar a los humanos la Orden de Autoridad ha construido las Biosferas —grandes burbujas que encierran ciudades autónomas. Sólo a los sanos se les permitía entrar. Todos los demás se abandonan a la muerte... Para controlar la población, a cada humano se le es insertado un microchip, el cual suprime la necesidad de aparearse. El arte de hacer el amor desaparece... Cientos de años más tarde... Un grupo de jóvenes doctores rebeldes están secretamente alterando sus microchips y empiezan a experimentar con la intimidad. Ahora buscan a aliados que puedan ayudarlos en su causa— eventualmente, liberar a la raza humana. Los doctores reclutados Zack y Noah seducen a la experta jardinera Anica Maine hacia un mundo secreto de placer prohibido y sugerentes experimentos sensuales... sabiendo que el descubrimiento de ellos significaría la Eliminación.
Perfectly Popular (The Wish Fairy #3)
by Lisa Ann ScottWith just four wishes left from her fairy friend Calla, Brooke is determined to make them count. This time she's going to wish for a talent -- and be the star of the school concert! Brooke has always felt invisible, but not anymore! Then Calla decides she wants to come to school, too. How is Brooke supposed to enjoy her stardom when she's hiding a secret fairy?
Perfection Unleashed (Double Helix #1)
by Jade Kerrion Double HelixHe shares a face with the perfect specimen. Together, they’ll reshape a divided nation… or shatter it completely. Years as an assassin taught Zara to steel her heart against weakness. But she believes no creature deserves to be caged and prodded… much less the man who embodies human perfection. Against her better judgment, she ditches a recon mission to spring him free. She wasn’t counting on a powerful empath joining the chase…Doctor Danyael Sabre hides his healing powers in plain sight. With tensions between unmodified humans and mutants intensifying, the empath vows to stay clear of the coming storm. But when his doppelgänger—a top-secret genetic experiment—escapes the lab, he is yanked into the fray. His only choice is to team up with his lookalike and the cold-hard assassin who can't stand him…As they fend off enemy forces and puzzle out the mystery of their past, Danyael faces an impossible dilemma. Should he use his healing powers to inflict pain or will he risk a lifetime in a cage? Perfection Unleashed is the first installment in Double Helix, a series of captivating sci-fi novels. If you like non-stop action, nuanced characters, and near-future genetic engineering, then you’ll love USA Today bestseller Jade Kerrion’s absorbing story. Buy Perfection Unleashed to crack open a mind-bending sci-fi series today.
Perfection Challenged (Double Helix #4)
by Jade Kerrion Double HelixIn the fourth novel in USA Today bestselling author Jade Kerrion's Double Helix series, the 'perfect human' Galahad finally challenges his imperfect genetic donor Danyael - and only one will live.An alpha empath, Danyael Sabre has survived abominations and super soldiers, terrorists and assassins, but he cannot survive his failing body. He wants only to live out his final days in peace, but life and the woman he loves, the assassin Zara Itani, have other plans for him.Galahad, the perfect human being created by Pioneer Labs, is branded an international threat, and Danyael is appointed his jury, judge, and executioner. Danyael alone believes that Galahad can be the salvation that the world needs, but is the empath blinded by the fact that Galahad shares his genes, and the hope that there is something of him in Galahad?In a desperate race against time and his own dying body, Danyael struggles to find fragments of good in the perfect human being, and comes to the wrenching realization that his greatest battle will be a battle for the heart of the man who hates him."Higher octane than Heroes, more heart than X-Men." Read the fourth novel in the award-winning Double Helix series today. Welcome to the Genetic Revolution!
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida
by Clarissa GoenawanFrom the critically acclaimed author of Rainbirds comes a novel of tragedy and dark histories set in Japan. University sophomore Miwako Sumida has hanged herself, leaving those closest to her reeling. In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from? Ryusei, a fellow student at Waseda who harbored unrequited feelings for Miwako, begs her best friend Chie to bring him to the remote village where she spent her final days. While they are away, his older sister, Fumi, who took Miwako on as an apprentice in her art studio, receives an unexpected guest at her apartment in Tokyo, distracting her from her fear that Miwako’s death may ruin what is left of her brother’s life. Expanding on the beautifully crafted world of Rainbirds, Clarissa Goenawan gradually pierces through a young woman’s careful façade, unmasking her most painful secrets.
The Perfect Wife: A Novel
by JP DelaneyThe perfect life. The perfect love. The perfect lie. From the bestselling author of The Girl Before comes a gripping new psychological thriller. . . .“Dynamic, razor-sharp, and thought-provoking . . . a cutting-edge suspense novel unlike any you’ve read before.”—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He’s a titan of the tech world, the founder of one of Silicon Valley’s most innovative start-ups. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid surfer, a loving mother to their young son, and the perfect wife. He says she had a terrible accident five years ago and that, through a huge technological breakthrough, she has been brought back from the abyss. She is a miracle of science. But as Abbie pieces together memories of her marriage, she begins to question her husband’s motives—and his version of events. Can she trust him when he says he wants them to be together forever? And what really happened to her, half a decade ago? Beware the man who calls you . . . THE PERFECT WIFEAdvance praise for The Perfect Wife “A twisty, completely original psychological thriller that grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go until the very end.”—Karen Cleveland, New York Times bestselling author of Need to Know “Seriously, amazingly, awesomely brilliant . . . speculative fiction mixed up with a mind-bendingly twisty psycho thriller! I devoured it.”—C. J. Tudor, author of The Chalk Man “A tour de force . . . The Perfect Wife is a chilling and uniquely disturbing twenty-first-century twist on the unreliable narrator that makes for a compulsive and deeply thought-provoking book. It asks troubling questions about selfhood and ‘souls’ and what makes us human, and plays them out in a compelling psychological thriller.”—Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home
The Perfect Weapon (Star Wars) (Short Story)
by Delilah S. DawsonJourney to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this exclusive ebook short story set shortly before the events of the film, featuring a quick-witted mercenary who takes big risks for bigger rewards--and now faces the challenge that will take her to the edge. There are plenty of mercenaries, spies, and guns for hire in the galaxy. But probably none as dangerous and determined as Bazine Netal. A master of disguise--and lethal with a blade, a blaster, or bare handed--she learned from the best. Now it's her turn to be the teacher--even if schooling an eager but inexperienced recruit in the tricks of her trade is the last thing she wants to do. But it's the only way to score the ship she needs to pull off her latest job. An anonymous client has hired Bazine to track down an ex-stormtrooper and recover the mysterious package he's safeguarding. Payment for the mission promises to be astronomical, but the obstacles facing Bazine will prove to be formidable. And though her eager new sidekick has cyber skills crucial to the mission, only Bazine's razor-sharp talents will mean the difference between success or failure--and life or death.
Perfect Weapon (Double Helix #3)
by Double Helix Jade KerrionFollow USA Today bestselling author Jade Kerrion to a world where science has created heroes and monsters - in the third novel of the Double Helix. Don't fear the army of genetically engineered perfect killers. Fear the cripple who leads them.An alpha empath, Danyael Sabre is powerful, rare, and coveted, even among the alpha mutants who dominate the Genetic Revolution. Betrayed by his friends and abandoned to a life sentence in a maximum-security prison, Danyael receives freedom and sanctuary from an unlikely quarter - the Mutant Assault Group, an elite mutant task force within the US military. Physically crippled and emotionally vulnerable, Danyael succumbs to the warmth of friendships and the promise of love he finds within their ranks.Friendship and love, however, demand his loyalty, and Danyael rises to the challenge of training and leading the assault group's genetically modified super soldier army. The super soldiers are faster and stronger than the military's human soldiers; their animal instincts spur ferocity and fearlessness in battle. Who is the perfect weapon, though, the super soldiers or Danyael, the alpha empath, who can, with a touch, heal or kill?Adversaries swarm like vultures around carrion; the pawn is once again in play. The threads of betrayal that sent Danyael to prison spin into a web, ensnaring him. When a terrorist group strikes Washington, D.C., how far will Danyael go to defend a government that sent him to prison to die?"Higher octane than Heroes, more heart than X-Men." Read the third novel in the award-winning Double Helix series today. Welcome to the Genetic Revolution!
Perfect Villains (Bad Princesses #1)
by Jennifer TorresFor fans of Whatever After and Upside Down Magic and any kid who has ever felt like they just don't fit into the box they've been assigned.Every girl dreams of going to the Fine and Ancient Institute for the Royal to learn how to be a princess. But Dalia and Dominga could not be any less enchanted. They are different…the same kind of different. Neither of them wants to be the fairest of them all. They want to join a secret society of villains at the Bewitched Academy of the Dreadful. So, they've devised the perfect plot to ruin the first day of class. It will be the rottenest scheme of all. Something so perfectly awful, so fantastically horrible, so wonderfully wicked that they’ll surely get their invitations to the BAD.
A Perfect Vacuum
by Stanislaw LemIngenious essays from &“a Jorge Luis Borges for the Space Age, who plays in earnest with every concept . . . from free will to probability theory&” (The New York Times Book Review). In A Perfect Vacuum, Stanislaw Lem steps outside of his fictional comfort zone to try his hand at reviewing the literature of others. The only catch is this: None of these books have actually been published—or even written—he just made them up. These sixteen satirical and brilliantly insidious commentaries on non-existent books cover the gamut of unconventional writing techniques: from a Joycean review that doggedly dissects every word to a critique that is written entirely in negatives to an analysis presented in fragments for the reader to assemble as he or she likes. Along the way, Lem presents his trademark examinations on topics ranging from modern art to computer technology to philosophy. At once a disarming delight and a clever mental exercise, A Perfect Vacuum lends credence to the assertion that Lem is &“Harpo Marx and Franz Kafka and Isaac Asimov rolled up into one and down the white rabbit&’s hole&” (Detroit News).
The Perfect Tourist: Great reflections in a short story
by Danilo H. GomesThe lands of Soulland have not seen sunlight for decades, and action is required. Ego, the general leader of Soulland, lives a peaceful, unsatisfactory, and uneventful life. On any given morning, Ego is surprised by a call from one of Soulland's deputy council members. Something is very wrong. A humble tourist, of few words and very mysterious, arrives in Soulland and causes a turmoil never seen.
Perfect Timing
by Crystal InmanRachel Brooks is a small-town librarian. She is finally content in her life. She has a nice house and good job. She spends her days reading, gardening, and loving Pumpkin, the cat who would be queen. Kyle McClain enters the library and turns Rachel's life upside down. The handsome man with impeccable manners wants to live with her. He claims he is doing a study that will ensure his career. The study is all about Rachel. Rachel lets Kyle into her life under certain conditions. But when she sees his form emerging from her hallway wall, all bets are off. Or are they? Kyle is from the future. Rachel comes to accept this, and they grow closer. But problems arise. Kyle is not matched, and refuses to become attached to Rachel. She has no place in his life. But the heart has a mind of its own. In any time.
A Perfect Time for Pandas (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #20)
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal MurdoccaThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food. The magic tree house whisks them off to a village in the mountains of southeast China, close to a world-famous panda reserve. Will it be their easiest adventure yet? Not a chance! Jack and Annie don't know it, but they’ve arrived on the day of a historic earthquake!Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #48, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #20: A Perfect Time for Pandas.Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerSuper Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventureFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresHave more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Perfect Ten
by L. PhilipsWho is Sam Raines's Perfect Ten? It’s been two years since Sam broke up with the only other eligible gay guy in his high school, so to say he’s been going through a romantic drought is the understatement of the decade. When Meg, his ex-Catholic-turned-Wiccan best friend, suggests performing a love spell, Sam is just desperate enough to try. He crafts a list of ten traits he wants in a boyfriend and burns it in a cemetery at midnight on Friday the thirteenth. Enter three seemingly perfect guys, all in pursuit of Sam. There’s Gus, the suave French exchange student; Jamie, the sweet and shy artist; and Travis, the guitar-playing tattooed enigma. Even Sam’s ex-boyfriend, Landon, might want another chance. But does a Perfect Ten even exist? Find out in this delectable coming-of-age romcom with just a touch of magic.
A Perfect Symmetry
by Jeanne BarrackWaging a battle on two continents will require a perfect symmetry of body, mind, and soul. Even then, it may not be enough to save the world. Discover for yourself when the power of three is unleashed! The battle continues as Brigid, Gabe, and Ethan struggle to discover the secret that will hurl evil back through the gates of hell.Terrans and lovers Gabe, Brigid, and Ethan travel to America following the trail of Lord Nolen, a crazed Destroyer. They foiled his plans to open a gate for the demon Ba'al in Ireland, but he escaped. They must now relocate Lord Nolen and destroy his plan for world domination as Ba'al's emissary.Eileen remained in Ireland to locate and recruit Terrans to help in the fight. Machnamh is Dagda's greatest ally, and one of the pureblood Irish Spirit Keepers known to modern day Irish as the Sidhe. When Mach meets Eileen and Casey, the three must bind themselves together in passion as they meld their powers into the perfect weapon against Lord Nolen. Orphaned Casey, a Protector in the warrior class of Terrans, responds to the call.
Perfect summer
by Karen KingSet in a society obsessed with perfection, 15-year-old Morgan is best friends with the seemingly perfect Summer. But when Morgan's brother Josh, who has Down's syndrome, is kidnapped, they uncover a sinister plot and find themselves in terrible danger. Can they find Josh before it's too late?
A Perfect Storm
by Jodi TaylorThe brand new short story in the bestselling series, The Chronicles of St Mary’s. You don’t have to travel through time to experience catastrophe on an epic scale, as the disaster-magnets from St Mary’s are about to find out… For Max, what starts off as a perfectly normal week is about to degenerate into a quagmire of egotistical film producers, monumental pub crawls, unsigned contracts, exploding rocks, Professor Rapson and his megaphone, the world’s biggest bacon butty – and Angus – the third component of the most notorious love triangle since Menelaus, Paris and Whatshername – the one with the face they launched ships off. A Perfect Storm of calamity, devastation and misfortune only ever encountered at St Mary’s.