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Stecco e il Leone
by Richard Stooker Stefano VazzolaDiplomarsi alla scuola di magia nell'era neolitica Per superare l'addestramento da mago, Stecco deve guidare un leone affamato da un'estremità all'altra di una lunga gabbia e al contempo sopravvivere al compagno mago che lo odia e alla Regina della Luna che lo ama. Stanco della magia basata sulle bacchette magiche e le "ricette" con gli occhi di tritone? Se gli ingredienti racchiudono veramente potere, stai facendo un esperimento di chimica. Forse i veri maghi possono imporre la loro volontà sul mondo senza abracadabra. Agli inizi dell'era neolitica le scuole di magia formano all'uso di una potente magia interiore. Cantilene e amuleti forse possono ingannare sciocchi cacciatori primitivi ignoranti e contadini dalla schiena curva, ma non il re degli animali. Alla fin fine la tua forza interiore deriva dal dio o dagli dei che servi. In La Regina della Luna, una storia brevissima per bambini molto piccoli, una povera piccola bambina di origini molto umili percorre a piedi la strada fino al villaggio per vedere la Regina della Luna, solo per farsi respingere da una folla di paesani arroganti. Tuttavia, lontano dalle persone superbe e potenti, incontra una bambina piccola su una carrozza che insiste affinché si scambino i vestiti, e da quel momento non vedrà mai più sua madre e il suo fratellino. Stecco e il leone è comparso per la prima volta sulla rivista BARDIC RUNES IX nel 1994.
Steel Rose
by Kara DalkeyT.J. Kaminski discovered a way to jumpstart her career as a performance artist: conjure something up in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park. They have the power to grant her every wish, but they also have steel-grey eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
The Steel Seraglio
by Mike Carey Linda Carey Louise Carey&“A confident One Thousand and One Nights for our present . . . Furious pop entertainment—full of sex, passion, violence, and magic.&” —Slant magazine This is the story of the legendary City of Women, told through the tales of those who founded it, championed it, and made it flourish. When the city of Bessa undergoes a violent coup, its lazy, laissez-faire ruler, Bokhari Al-Bokhari, is replaced by the religious zealot Hakkim Mehdad. With little use for the pleasures of the flesh, Hakkim sends his predecessor&’s 365 concubines to a neighboring sultan as a gift. But when the new sultan discovers the concubines are harboring Al-Bokhari&’s youngest son—a child who might grow up to challenge his rule—he repents of his mercy and sends his soldiers to slaughter the seraglio down to the last woman and child. What he doesn&’t count on is a concubine trained in the art of murder—or the courage and fortitude of the women who will rise up with her to forge their own city out of the unforgiving desert. It&’s an undertaking beset with challenges: hunger and thirst, Hakkim&’s relentless hate, and the struggle to make a place for themselves in a world determined to underestimate and undermine them. Through a mosaic of voices and tales, we learn of the women&’s miraculous rise, their time of prosperity—and how they carried with them the seed of their own destruction. &“A thrilling tale.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A masterful, engaging and utterly fascinating story by three wonderful writers.&” —SFRevu.com &“The Steel Seraglio brings its alternate world of struggle, politics and magic very much to life.&” —Locus
The Steel Tsar
by Michael MoorcockIn his epic adventures in the alternative Twentieth Centuries, Chrononaut Oswald Bastable, member of the League of Temporal Adventurers, has crossed and re-crossed many different time-streams. Some of his previous experiences have been told in The Land Leviathan and The Warlord of the Air.Now, in what may be the last communication from him, he tells of a world in which the Bolshevik Revolution never happened...The Steel Tsar finds him travelling backwards in time from a shell-shocked Singapore to a Russian Empire seething with conflict and preyed on by motley bands of rogues and adventurers. Here he meets up with fellow-time-traveler Miss Una Persson, and together they change the course of a history whose legendary deeds exceed the bounds of everyday imagination and glitter in the exuberant land of the eternal present.
The Steep and Thorny Way
by Cat Winters<p>A thrilling reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, The Steep and Thorny Waytells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten. <p>1920s Oregon is not a welcoming place for Hanalee Denney, the daughter of a white woman and an African American man. She has almost no rights by law, and the Ku Klux Klan breeds fear and hatred in even Hanalee's oldest friendships. Plus, her father, Hank, died a year ago, hit by a drunk-driving teenager. Now the killer is out of jail and back in town, and he's claiming that Hanalee's father's death wasn't an accident at all. Instead, he says that Hank was poisoned by the doctor who looked after him--who just so happens to be Hanalee's new stepfather. <p>In order to get the answers she needs, Hanalee will have to ask a "haint" wandering the roads at night--her father himself.</p>
The Steep & Thorny Way
by Cat Winters1920s Oregon is not a welcoming place for Hanalee Denney, the daughter of a white woman and an African-American man. She has almost no rights by law, and the Ku Klux Klan breeds fear and hatred in even Hanalee’s oldest friendships. Plus, her father, Hank Denney, died a year ago, hit by a drunk-driving teenager. Now her father’s killer is out of jail and back in town, and he claims that Hanalee’s father wasn’t killed by the accident at all but, instead, was poisoned by the doctor who looked after him—who happens to be Hanalee’s new stepfather. The only way for Hanalee to get the answers she needs is to ask Hank himself, a “haint” wandering the roads at night.
Steeple Volume 1
by John AllisonA supernatural tale of friendship, the devil, and moral gray areas.Two women with wildly different worldviews become unlikely friends as they navigate the supernatural happenings in a sleepy coastal parish--and soon find themselves forced to choose sides in the war between good and evil, facing demons, curses, and a miniature Rapture!The latest graphic novel from John Allison, author of Giant Days!Collects issues #1-#5 of Dark Horse Comics series Steeple.
Steeple Volume 2
by John AllisonA two-part continuation of John Allison's (Giant Days) new series Steeple!Former curate Billie has moved on to a new path . . . as a priestess in the Church of Satan. Meanwhile, her friend Maggie has made a similar switch--from Satanist to church-bound do-gooder.But when the light of the supermoon turns a Church of Satan warlock into an almost-werewolf, Billie's well-meaning solutions bring her evil boss to the breaking point, just as Maggie's chaotic nature begins to wear thin on her Godly supervisors.Then, when a mysterious visitor is found in a cave, an ancient evil from the unknowable depths of the Pacific Ocean is hot on their heels . . . and so is Christmas! In the midst of the madness, Billie does her best to arrange an improbable Saturnalia truce between the churches of England and Satan.
Steeple Volume 3
by John AllisonA supernatural tale of friendship, the devil, and moral gray areas from the creator of Giant Days! A new year begins in Tredregyn, and a Satanic ritual goes awry—bringing the filming of a cozy TV detective drama to town. Unfortunately, this particular Pandora&’s box contains a few things a lot less pleasant than casual jobs and showbiz glitz. Plus, in a special backup feature, a teen sleuth puts the cat among the parish pigeons as she attempts to solve the disappearance of a glamorous author.
Steer Clear of Haunted Hill
by Eric WeinerA mystery revealed through two points of view--Alex's Eyewitness Account and Gaby's Eyewitness Account. This book can be read forward or backward.
Stemme
by Michael Bray ElaineDie dorpie van Oakwell is verlate en onder kwarentein geplaas deur die regering. die nagmerrie lyk asof dit uiteindelik verby is. Maar die geeste van Oakwell is nie van plan om te gaan rus nie. Toe Emma Barett, met die gruwels wat sy gedurende die slagting by Hope Hotel nog vars in haar gehue, die band tussen Isaac Samson en 'n manier om die Oakwell vervloeking vir ewig te stop ontdek, moet sy werk teen tyd, nie net om die seun op te spoor nie, maar hom oortuig om haar te help om 'n einde te maak aan die gruwels wat hulle almal se lewens omver gegooi het, te maak. In hierdie finale hoofstuk van die Whisper trilogie, sal opofferings gemaak moet word, onmoontlike besluite geneem word en lewens op die spel geplaas word in die finale geveg tussen goed en kwaad, wat afspeel in die gebreekte oorblyfsels van die dorp.
Stendimi
by Tamara Hart Heiner Lady GLa vita è più semplice di un respiro. Kylee Mansflied sa cosa vuol dire essere soli. Suo padre l'ha lasciata quando aveva sette anni, sua madre si è risposata con un'alcolizzato violento. L'unico modo che trova per fuggire dalla realtà è procurarsi altro dolore. Le cose prendono una piega mortale quando sul braccio le compare un'orribile taglio frastagliato, e lei non sa da dove provenga. Il suo vicino, Price Hudson, l'aiuterà a scoprire la verità, ma più che illuminarla sul suo passato, le mostrerà cosa vuol dire essere vivi.
A Step Beyond: The Cornwall Adventures (The Cornwall Adventures #2)
by Nancy M. BellLegend says that land once stretched from Lands End in Cornwall as far as the Isles of Scillies, thirty miles out in the Atlantic. To this mythical land Gort Treliving escapes when his Uncle Daniel beats him senseless. He steps away from his corporeal body and walks into the mist of oblivion, seeking only to escape the pain. To Gort’s surprise, he finds he is Sir Gawain, one of King Arthur’s knights. He is also the partner of a wonderful grey war stallion who can telepathically speak to him. While he is caught up in a wild chase across the countryside to rescue King Arthur’s kidnapped queen and her lady, Gort as Gawain, tries to puzzle out the strange visions of another life that assail him at the most inopportune times. There is intrigue, mystery, sword play and a dash of romance. A Step Beyond is a rollicking romp of an adventure that borrows inspiration from the Arthurian legends with a decidedly quirky cast of supporting characters.
Step Closer: An AFK Book (Five Nights At Freddy's #4)
by Scott Cawthon Andrea Waggener Elley Cooper Kelly ParraFive Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night...Isolation can open up a void. Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of his parents' divorce, falling prey to a gruesome curse. Kasey struggles with the lengths she'll go to survive on the streets after stealing a pair of unusual novelty glasses. Samantha and her sister, Susie, struggle to exist side by side, desperate to connect after a horrific tragedy. But in the grim world of Five Nights at Freddy's, empty feelings often attract hungry monsters...In this fourth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi.Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.
A Step Past Darkness: A Novel
by Vera KurianSIX CLASSMATES. ONE TERRIFYING NIGHT. A MURDER TWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING…There&’s something sinister under the surface of the idyllic, suburban town of Wesley Falls, and it&’s not just the abandoned coal mine that lies beneath it. The summer of 1995 kicks off with a party in the mine where six high school students witness a horrifying crime that changes the course of their lives.The six couldn&’t be more different. Maddy, a devout member of the local megachurch Kelly, the bookworm next door James, a cynical burnout Casey, a loveable football player Padma, the shy straight-A student Jia, who&’s starting to see visions she can&’t explainWhen they realize that they can&’t trust anyone but each other, they begin to investigate what happened on their own. As tensions escalate in town to a breaking point, the six make a vow of silence, bury all their evidence, and promise to never contact each other again. Their plan works – almost.Twenty years later, Jia calls them all back to Wesley Falls—Maddy has been murdered, and they are the only ones who can uncover why. But to end things, they have to return to the mine one last time.
The Stepford Wives: Introduction by Chuck Palanhiuk
by Ira LevinThe women of Stepford are not all that they seem... All the beautiful people live in idyllic Stepford, Connecticut, an affluent, suburban Eden populated with successful, satisfied hubbies and beautiful, dutiful wives. For Joanna Eberhart, newly arrived with her husband and two children, it all seems too good to be true - from the sweet Welcome Wagon lady to all those cheerful, friendly faces in the supermarket checkout lines. But just beneath the town's flawless surface, something is sordid and wrong - something abominable with roots in the local Men's Association. And it may already be too late for Joanna to save herself from being devoured by Stepford's hideous perfection.
Stephen King: The Art of Darkness
by Douglas E. WinterI first met Stephen King in a shoeshine parlor. It was like finding a Woodrow Wilson dime or a Maine roadmap with a town named Jerusalem's Lot. It was like ...well, it was like a story by Stephen King.
Stephen King, American Master: A Creepy Corpus of Facts About Stephen King & His Work
by Stephen SpignesiFascinating facts, trivia, and little-known details about the Master of the Macabre’s life from the “world’s leading authority on Stephen King” (Entertainment Weekly).New York Times–bestselling author Stephen Spignesi has compiled interviews, essays, and loads of facts and details about all of Stephen King’s work into this fun and informative compendium for the author’s many fans, from the casual to the fanatical!Did you know. . . ? In his early teens, Stephen King sold typed copies of his short stories at school.King originally thought his novel Pet Sematary was too frightening to publish.King’s legendary Dark Tower series took him more than 30 years to write.Thinner was the novel that revealed his “Richard Bachman” pseudonym to the world.King wrote The Eyes of the Dragon for his daughter Naomi.He has never liked Stanley Kubrick’s film version of his novel The Shining.It took him four years to write what some consider his magnum opus, IT.The 2017 film version of IT has grossed more than $700 million worldwide.In addition to novels, King has written essays, plays, screenplays, and even poetry.
The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror
by George BeahmThe Stephen King Companion is an authoritative look at horror author King's personal life and professional career, from Carrie to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. King expert George Beahm, who has published extensively about Maine's main author, is your seasoned guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King, covering his varied and prodigious output: juvenalia, short fiction, limited edition books, bestselling novels, and film adaptations. The book is also profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne.Supplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well, this book looks at his formative years in Durham, when he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time as an English teacher while writing part-time, the long road to the publication of his first novel, Carrie, and the dozens of bestselling books and major screen adaptations that followed.For fans old and new, The Stephen King Companion is a comprehensive look at America's best-loved bogeyman.
Stephen King Goes to the Movies: Featuring Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen KingIt came from the mind of Stephen King... You've seen the films, now read the original stories - and get a unique insight into Stephen King's take on the productions.For Stephen King, the experience of seeing his works of short fiction adapted for major Hollywood films has created its own tales, and he shares them here: five of his celebrated short stories, plus King's personal commentary, his all-new introductions, and essential, behind-the-scenes revelations.Read on to discover the truth behind:The Shawshank Redemption (based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption), 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, Hearts in Atlantis (based on Low Men in Yellow Coats).
Stephen King Three Classic Novels Box Set: Carrie, 'Salem's Lot, The Shining
by Stephen KingA box set of Stephen King's early works, including three #1 bestsellers: Carrie, 'Salem's Lot, and The Shining.In Carrie, a teenage girl is tormented and teased to the breaking point by her more popular schoolmates. But Carrie has a gift and she uses this gift to inflict a terrifying revenge.In 'Salem's Lot, Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot, an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, to work on his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive, Mears begins to realize that there is something evil growing within the borders of this small New England town. In The Shining, Jack Torrance's new job as the off-season caretaker at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old. This beautifully designed slipcase will make the perfect holiday and perennial gift.
Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy Concordance (The Bill Hodges Trilogy)
by Robin FurthA detailed guide to Stephen King's The Bill Hodges Trilogy—Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch.
Steps to Deliverance (Tales of Mantica)
by Mark BarberOver a decade after violating his ruthless orders from his superiors in the Basilean military, ex-legion captain Dionne emerges from hiding in the Mountains of Tarkis, leading a force of rebels against the dark forces of the Abyss. Desperate to clamp down on the popular rebel leader, the Basilean Duma dispatches a force to bring the former legion officer to justice. Leading the paladins of this force is Tancred, freshly promoted and harboring political ambitions of his own. Under the brutal leadership of Hugh, the commander of the force, Tancred must struggle to find the balance between obeying orders, following the path of righteousness, and advancing his own ambitions.
The Stepsister
by R. L. StineEmily wants to like her stepsister, but it hasn't been easy. As soon as Jessie moves in, she takes over Emily's room, steals Emily's clothes, and lies to everyone. Then Emily picks up Jessie'' diary and learns a horrifying secret. Is Jessie really capable of murder? Emily tries to tell her parents, but no one believes her. So it's up to Emily to expose the real Jessie--if she can stay alive.
The Stepsister
by R. L. StineEmily wants to like her stepsister, but it hasn't been easy. As soon as Jessie moves in, she takes over Emily's room, steals Emily's clothes, and lies to everyone. Then Emily picks up Jessie'' diary and learns a horrifying secret. Is Jessie really capable of murder? Emily tries to tell her parents, but no one believes her. So it's up to Emily to expose the real Jessie--if she can stay alive.