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Origin of a Hero (She-Ra #1)
by Tracey WestShe doesn't need a hero. She is a hero.On a planet called Etheria, two forces battle for control. The Horde, with its skillfully trained soldiers and advanced technology, has one goal: to conquer all of Etheria in the name of Hordak. The other force, the Rebellion, is made up of princesses and has been fighting to maintain harmony and freedom for all of Etheria's people. Hidden among them all is a hero to be. Her destiny was written by the First Ones a thousand years ago. Now she is about to rise again.Discover the origin of a hero in this first chapter book in the series! This book expands on the plotlines of the first two episodes, giving readers a deeper glimpse into their favorite hero's backstory. With illustrations in each chapter, these books are packed full of friendship, humor, and heart!
Origin In Death (In Death #21)
by J. D. RobbThe sickness came into the center of her belly and lay there like a tumor. They've been cloning girls. Not just messing with DNA. But creating them. Selling them. The world famous cosmetic surgeon, Dr Wilfred Icove, has been found dead - a cold, brutal scalpel to the heart.<P><P> He is a man with nothing to hide, but when Lieutenant Eve Dallas exposes Dr Icove's patient records, a distressing image appears. Eve's trail leads to an exclusive boarding school for girls. A strange, isolated place where everything seems perfect. A little too perfect. And when the main benefactor turns out to be a genius geneticist, Eve readies an attack. With the girls nearing perfection and the men nearing insanity, Eve suspects something truly horrifying is happening ...
Origin (A Lux Novel #4)
by Jennifer L. ArmentroutBook Four of the bestselling Lux seriesDaemon will do anything to get Katy back.After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he's facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.All Katy can do is survive. Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don't seem entirely crazy, but the group's goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?Together, they can face anything. But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together? Read the entire bestselling series!#1: Obsidian (from Katy's point of view)#2: Onyx (from Katy's point of view)#3: Opal (from Katy's point of view)#4: Origin#5: OppositionOblivion (Books 1-3 from Daemon's point of view) CAN BE READ FIRST OR AFTER KATY'S POV!Prequel: Shadows (Dawson's story)
The Origin
by Stefania GilValerie Sanders is murdered while Jack Lambert peacefully sleeps off a drinking binge beside her. Zaccaria Romano is left devastated by the news when his soon-to-be fiancée is murdered while cheating on him with another man. Mark O’Donell and Madison Sullivan are the detectives in charge of finding the killer, while Zoe Mitchell is the lawyer exercising all her legal knowledge to prevent the man she silently loves from going to jail forever. Jack, Zaccaria and Madison have something in common. Valerie’s murder unites them. They are reunited with the life that always belonged to them but that they refused to accept. Destiny has marked them and leads them to join forces to help justice. Will they accept their destiny?
Origin: A Dystopian Paranormal Romance Novel (Othala Witch Collection Sector 1)
by Rebecca HamiltonDon’t fall in love with the Doomed Queen.ALEC KLADIVO: Soldier. Hunter. Fool.When Alec was a boy, the border posts failed, and Ravagers infiltrated their sector. Through sacrificing his sister, he saved his city and gained the respect of Sector One’s Regent. Ever since that day, he has served his sector with unfailing loyalty and nobility. Until he met her.ADIRA CHOVANEK: Thief. Witch. Doomed Queen.In Sector One, there is no greater commodity than a witch. Which is exactly why each and every one of them are in hiding. Should they be discovered by the hunters, they will suffer one of two fates—both of which end in death—unless they can kill a Ravager and bring forth an heir for the sector’s Regent. The only problem is, the Regent is sterile, and would sooner exile a Doomed Queen than admit that to himself or anyone else. This is Adira's fate.THIRTEEN: The number of days before Adira’s death.Alec has given Adira just under two weeks to turn herself in and accept her role as the only person who might be able to save their failing sector from certain extinction. And he’s spent each and every one of those days trying to convince her it is the right thing to do. But what happens once he’s finally persuaded her, only to find out he’d been mistaken all along?Read what fans of The 100, Under the Dome, and Wayward Pines are hoping will be the next hit television drama when you scroll up and order your copy today!
Origin (Lux series)
by Jennifer L. ArmentroutFrom Jennifer L. Armentrout, author of the Covenant series, comes the nail-bitingly addictive fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Lux series. Aliens are the new vampires, and sexy Daemon Black will set your pulse racing...Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he's facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.All Katy can do is survive.Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don't seem entirely crazy, but the group's goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?Together, they can face anything.But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?
A Origem - Divisão de Habilidades Especiais 1
by Ju Pinheiro Stefania GilValerie Sanders é assassinada enquanto Jack Lambert dorme placidamente bêbado ao seu lado. Zaccaria Romano fica devastado com a nóticia de que, a sua quase prometida, foi assassinada enquanto o traia com outro homem. Mark O'Donell e Madison Sullivan são os detetives responsáveis pela investigaçao para encontrar o assassino, enquanto Zoe exerce seu conhecimento juridico para defender o homem que ama, em silêncio, de ir para a prisão para sempre. Eles têm um reencontro com a vida que sempre lhes pertenceu e que se recusaram a aceitar. Um destino que os marca e os leva a unir suas forças para ajudar a justiça. Aceitarão este destino? Stefania Gil também é autora de outros romances do gênero Romântico e do subgênero Romance Paranormal: Série Archangelos, Meu Último: Sim, aceito, Presagios, Sincronía, trilogia das Irmãs Collins, entre outros.
Orientation (Marvel: Avengers Assembly #1)
by Preeti ChhibberKamala Khan was an average middle school kid. That is, until a cloud called a Terrigen Mist swept through the New Jersey waterfront and activated her super powers! After taking on the persona of Ms. Marvel, she's been fighting crime in Jersey City, and has caught the eye of some pretty well-established super heroes. But that's not always a good thing...After Kamala is caught by news cameras taking on a super villain -- and accidentally destroying a building along the way -- she gets a letter from Captain Marvel herself! It's great that she's fighting crime and sticking up for people, but maybe a regular school isn't the best place to learn how to do that. If she wants to continue as Ms. Marvel, she's going to need to take on some new extracurricular activities -- mainly, training with other young super heroes alongside the Avengers!Now Kamala is the new kid at the Avengers Institute. Her classmates are all kids like her, they have special powers, but most of them have gotten into some trouble or drawn attention to themselves. The big news at the Avengers Institute this year? An academic decathlon in which students will group up into teams and compete against each other in super heroics. Kamala and her friends Miles and Doreen will have to go up against a team led by some kids who fight less than fair -- and have some trouble with the concept of "fighting for good" -- in this funny, action-packed look at some ordinary middle school kids who just happen to have some extraordinary powers.
Orientation
by Rick R. ReedA novel about reincarnation and loveChristmas, 1983: Robert is a young man tending to his soul mate Keith, who is dying from AIDS. Robert tries valiantly to make this a special Christmas, but loses the fight late Christmas night.Christmas, 2007: Robert ventures out and finds a young girl about to fling herself into the waters of Lake Michigan. He rescues her, and the two form a bond forged from familiarity, and even love. Neither understands it, since Jess is a lesbian and Robert is gay. But there's more ...Jess begins having strange dreams, reliving key moments she couldn't know about in Keith and Robert's life. They begin to wonder if their feelings might be rooted in something much more mystical than a savior/victim relationship.As the two move toward each other, Robert's younger lover Ethan plots the unthinkable. His crystal meth-addled mind becomes convinced there's only one way to save himself: Robert's destruction.There's a murder attempt ... salvation ... redemption ...And a new love is born.
Orgasmachine
by Ian WatsonThe Three Laws of Feministics:1. Your body is not your own; it belongs to another. Therefore you may not damage it nor, through inaction, allow it to be damaged.2. You must obey all orders given you by your owner (or in cases of loss of ownership, by any man) even if such orders conflict with the First Law.3. You may not injure any man, nor through failure to comply with the Second Law, cause him displeasure or mental injury.Women as chattels, as customised sexslaves; bodies freakishly modified to their owners' dictates, personalities preset to order. Welcome to the world of the Orgasmachine.But Jade and Mari escape their masters and dream of revenge, of revolution, of freedom.
Orgasmachine
by Ian WatsonThe Three Laws of Feministics: 1. Your body is not your own; it belongs to another. Therefore you may not damage it nor, through inaction, allow it to be damaged. 2. You must obey all orders given you by your owner (or in cases of loss of ownership, by any man) even if such orders conflict with the First Law. 3. You may not injure any man, nor through failure to comply with the Second Law, cause him displeasure or mental injury. Women as chattels, as customised sexslaves; bodies freakishly modified to their owners' dictates, personalities preset to order. Welcome to the world of the Orgasmachine. But Jade and Mari escape their masters and dream of revenge, of revolution, of freedom.
Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos
by S. Craig ZahlerA supernatural sci-fi graphic novel written and illustrated by S. Craig Zahler, the award-winning film director of Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Dragged Across Concrete. An alien spacecraft the size of a city materializes over the Pacific Ocean and the nations of the world jointly engage this enigmatic and incommunicative visitor with force. This battle results in large-scale destruction on both sides, but does not answer any of the questions that will haunt humanity: What are these utterly inhuman creatures? Where did they come from? Why did they choose to visit our planet? And . . . most importantly. . . . are more forces on the way? For the bereaved billionaire Carlton Land, renowned biologist Aimee O'Donnell, and the brilliant, but blunt USAAF Chief Scientist Kenneth Yamazaki, these questions must be answered in order to safeguard the future of the human race. Collects the original graphic novel published as an oversized hardcover with black and white art; this story is a haunting odyssey that you will not want to miss.
Organic Destiny
by Denis Hughes Arn RomulusFull colour three dimensional television is a target at which engineers will soon be aiming. The technical obstacles are bound to be numerous, and it is also possible that other difficulties of an entirely different nature will arise-as Herrick soon finds out. Herrick had already achieved success on a limited scale, but his work led to curious results when the newly-developed receiver started picking up what appeared to be transmissions from an alien world...
Organic Destiny
by Arn Romulus Denis HughesFull colour three dimensional television is a target at which engineers will soon be aiming. The technical obstacles are bound to be numerous, and it is also possible that other difficulties of an entirely different nature will arise - as Herrick soon finds out. Herrick had already achieved success on a limited scale, but his work led to curious results when the newly-developed receiver started picking up what appeared to be transmissions from an alien world...
Organ Meats: A Novel
by K-Ming ChangTwo girls are bound by red string and canine heritage in this vivid tale about female companionship and loyalty, from the National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and author of Gods of Want.&“[K-Ming Chang has the] ability to take a common, decidedly earthbound, experience and transform it through her lens into a fantastical, otherworldly encounter.&”—San Francisco ChronicleBest friends Anita and Rainie find refuge by an old sycamore tree with its neighboring lot of stray dogs who have a mysterious ability to communicate with humans. The girls learn that they are preceded by generations of dog-headed women and woman-headed dogs whose bloodlines bind them together. Anita convinces Rainie to become a dog with her, tying a collar of red string around each of their necks to preserve their kinship forever. But when the two girls are separated, Anita sinks into a dreamworld that only Rainie knows how to rescue her from. As Anita&’s body begins to rot, it is up to Rainie to rebuild Anita&’s body and keep her friend from being lost forever. Filled with ghosts and bodily entrails, this is a story about the horror and beauty of intimacy, written in K-Ming Chang&’s signature poetic and visceral lore.
La Orfíada
by Víctor CondeDos reinos de una Antigüedad mítica se enfrentan en esta ambiciosa novela épica en la que héroes a medio camino entre lo divino y lo humano se jugarán en el campo de batalla el destino de toda la humanidad. El Gran Reino acaba de salir de una cruenta campaña. Sus victoriosos generales, como el indomable Hesión o el sádico Yaroslav, son llamados a la capital con sus ejércitos tras la dura contienda. Pero allí les esperan los oscuros juegos de poder de la corte y la amenaza creciente de una guerra total contra los países del sur, dominados por el mítico Kan Magnus. Mientras los titánicos ejércitos de los Kanes hacen temblar la tierra en su avance para tomar la capital, Hesión parte en una búsqueda sagrada en compañía de su amada Eithne, una búsqueda que podría significar la renovación de la alianza con los antiguos Dioses y el resurgimiento de la magia en el mundo. Lo que Hesión desconoce es que él también es una marioneta enlas intrigas palaciegas que están a punto de desatar una ola de sangre y odio en el Reino...
Orfeia: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author
by Joanne M HarrisTake a deep breath and immerse yourself in this stunning new novella from #1 Bestselling author Joanne Harris.When you can find me an acre of land,Every sage grows merry in time,Between the ocean and the sandThen will you be united again.(Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19)So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, of dream, and even into the underworld itself.But determination alone is not enough. For to save something precious, she must give up something precious, be it a song, a memory, or her freedom itself . . .Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.
Oreimo Volume 4
by Tsukasa FushimiPopular girls vs. geek girls showdown! Kirino's done all she can to keep her two different groups of friends separate, but as much as she'd like to, she can't keep those two worlds from colliding, and this time, big brother Kyousuke may not be able to help her. He's got problems of his own — Kirino's friends can't decide if he's a dreamboat or a pervert! A smash-hit bestseller in Japan, Oreimo is presented in English for the very first time. Who says girls can't be otaku, too?
Oreimo Volume 3 (Oreimo Ser.)
by Tsukasa FushimiA smash-hit bestseller in Japan, Oreimo is presented in English by Dark Horse! High-school student Kyosuke wants to have a calm, peaceful life, but his bad-tempered younger sister Kirino demands that Kyosuke help her — easier said than done when Kirino's living a double life as a good-girl model student and an anime and video-game fanatic!
Oreimo Volume 2
by Tsukasa FushimiThe secret is out — Oreimo is great fun!Things are heating up at home for Kyosuke and his little sister Kirino! It's getting difficult for Kirino to keep her love of kids' anime and naughty video games a secret, especially from her nosy clique of popular girls and her stern, strict father! With all this chaos, might it be possible for Kirino to turn to her brother and really see him as a friend? Clever and engaging, Oreimo is full of surprises!
Oreimo Volume 1
by Tsukasa FushimiHigh-school student Kyosuke doesn't get along with his cranky, dismissive, and secretive 14-year-old little sister Kirino, but he finds himself somehow protecting Kirino's secrets — she's not only a fashion model and a great student, but she's got a huge collection of naughty video games and anime! This hilarious, charming hit series is filled with surprises and outrageous laughs. Who says girls can't be otaku, too?
Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 6 (Oreimo: Kuroneko #6)
by VariousAn ending different from the anime series!Kyousuke and Kuroneko spend their days wonderfully established in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship—then suddenly, Kuroneko decides that they must break up! In the end, what will be the true relationship between Kuroneko and Kyousuke . . . and between them and Kirino? The Oreimo: Kuroneko spinoff story wraps up in this final volume!
Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 5 (Oreimo: Kuroneko #5)
by Tsukasa FushimiIn the bright sparkle of summer, Ruri Gokou has descended to earth in her sundress with her divine persona, Kamineko! And wouldn't you know--now Kyousuke and Ruri have begun seeing each other! Will their date together bring to light the hitherto unseen object of her desire--and will Kyousuke at last see as well that which only she has gazed upon...?
Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 4 (Oreimo: Kuroneko #4)
by Tsukasa FushimiIt's summer in Japan, and Kirino is back, which can mean only one thing...everyone's second trip together to Comike, the world's largest fan convention. Kuroneko's got a stack of her dôjinshi (self-published comics) to sell, but who should they all bump into there but the lovely, the talented male model Kouki Mikagami...who's been in a photo shoot with Kirino...?
Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 3 (Oreimo)
by Tsukasa FushimiTo overcome the challenge of the Gaming Club, Sena Akagi must team up with Kuroneko...or is it going to be Kuroneko that's teaming up with Sena? Meanwhile, Kuroneko makes her move on Kyousuke at last...but with Kirino returning to Japan, has the Queen of Nightmare waited too long to cast her love spell?