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The Visitors
by Rebecca MascullImagine if you couldn't seecouldn't hearcouldn't speak...Then one day somebody took your hand and opened up the world to you.Adeliza Golding is a deafblind girl, born in late Victorian England on her father's hop farm. Unable to interact with her loving family, she exists in a world of darkness and confusion; her only communication is with the ghosts she speaks to in her head, who she has christened the Visitors. One day she runs out into the fields and a young hop-picker, Lottie, grabs her hand and starts drawing shapes in it. Finally Liza can communicate.Her friendship with her teacher and with Lottie's beloved brother Caleb leads her from the hop gardens and oyster beds of Kent to the dusty veldt of South Africa and the Boer War, and ultimately to the truth about the Visitors.
Vita Nostra: A Novel (Metamorfozy Ser. #1)
by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko“Vita Nostra” — a cross between Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians” and Elizabeth Kostova’s “The Historian” [...] is the anti-Harry Potter you didn’t know you wanted.” -- The Washington Post“Vita Nostra has become a powerful influence on my own writing. It’s a book that has the potential to become a modern classic of its genre, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it get the global audience in English it so richly deserves.” -- Lev GrossmanThe definitive English language translation of the internationally acclaimed Russian novel—a brilliant dark fantasy combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.Our life is brief . . .Sasha Samokhina has been accepted to the Institute of Special Technologies.Or, more precisely, she’s been chosen.Situated in a tiny village, she finds the students are bizarre, and the curriculum even more so. The books are impossible to read, the lessons obscure to the point of maddening, and the work refuses memorization. Using terror and coercion to keep the students in line, the school does not punish them for their transgressions and failures; instead, it is their families that pay a terrible price. Yet despite her fear, Sasha undergoes changes that defy the dictates of matter and time; experiences which are nothing she has ever dreamed of . . . and suddenly all she could ever want.A complex blend of adventure, magic, science, and philosophy that probes the mysteries of existence, filtered through a distinct Russian sensibility, this astonishing work of speculative fiction—brilliantly translated by Julia Meitov Hersey—is reminiscent of modern classics such as Lev Grossman’s The Magicians, Max Barry’s Lexicon, and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale, but will transport them to a place far beyond those fantastical worlds.
Vita Notturna
by I don't want my name to appear Gwendolyn Jensen-WoodardUna poliziotta della sezione omicidi di Seattle che lavora di notte - e questa è una buona cosa - ed è per metà vampiro. Il detective Lilah Evans, che deve investigare sul caso di un cadavere trovato a pochi isolati dalla discoteca dove, solo poche ore prima, era scomparsa una ragazza. Deve scoprire se c’è una connessione tra i due eventi e fare l’impossibile per risolvere il caso, il tutto proteggendo il suo segreto.
Vital Signs
by Robin CookPediatrician Melissa Blumenthal will try any scientific method available to conceive--until the horrible secrets of an urban clinic erupt in a nightmare of staggering proportions...
Vittorio the Vampire (New Tales of the Vampires #2)
by Anne RiceWith Pandora, Anne Rice began a magnificent new series of vampire novels. Now, in the second of her New Tales of the Vampires, she tells the mesmerizing story of Vittorio, a vampire in the Italian Age of Gold. Educated in the Florence of Cosimo de' Medici, trained in knighthood at his father's mountaintop castle, Vittorio inhabits a world of courtly splendor and country pleasures--a world suddenly threatened when his entire family is confronted by an unholy power. In the midst of this upheaval, Vittorio is seduced by the vampire Ursula, the most beautiful of his supernatural enemies. As he sets out in pursuit of vengeance, entering the nightmarish Court of the Ruby Grail, increasingly more enchanted (and confused) by his love for the mysterious Ursula, he finds himself facing demonic adversaries, war and political intrigue. Against a backdrop of the wonders--both sacred and profane--and the beauty and ferocity of Renaissance Italy, Anne Rice creates a passionate and tragic legend of doomed young love and lost innocence.
La Viuda
by Marco Siena Marcela Gutiérrez Bravo"En los fabulosos años noventa, en Presello, pueblecito al final de la provincia modenesa, se moría la mujer más rica de la zona, el funeral era un evento importante. Si su cadáver, pocos días después de la sepultura, había desaparecido, bien, esto superaba toda cosa sucedida hasta ahora." Una novellette de horror inspirada en las películas de los años 80 y 90, ambientada en un pueblo imaginario de la Italia Spetentrional. Tres muchachos. El robo de un cadáver y la desaparición de una niña, en una historia de horror clásico, donde los monstruos están en las sombras de la esquina y no nos acompañan al baile de fin de cursos.
La Viuda Escandalosa (Novias Góticas #3)
by Erica MonroeEl escándalo resulta ser mortal en este Romance Gótico de Regencia... Lady Jemma Forster sabe demasiado bien lo crueles que pueden ser las personas chismosas. Sacrificó su propia reputación para restaurar la reputación de su familia. Su matrimonio de conveniencia con un conde acaudalado significó decirle adiós a la pasión, así como a cualquier oportunidad de compartir su amor con el apuesto policía que hacía que su alma ardiera. Ella vive una vida práctica y tranquila como Condesa de Wolverston. Hasta que su marido es asesinado y el único hombre que puede llevar a sus asesinos ante la justicia es su antiguo amor. Gabriel Sinclair, miembro de los Bow Street Runners[1], se ha pasado los últimos tres años intentando olvidar a la inteligente y hermosa Lady Jemma, quien le rompió el corazón cuando se casó con su mejor amigo. La muerte del Conde de Wolverston vuelve a reunir a Gabriel y a Jemma mientras colaboran para encontrar a su asesino. Su investigación les lleva a las zonas más oscuras y peligrosas de Londres, con amenazas que surgen por todas partes. Son los compañeros perfectos para resolver crímenes, pero ¿pueden ser también compañeros en el amor?
A viúva escandalosa (Noivas góticas #3)
by Erica MonroeUm escândalo prova-se mortal neste romance regencial gótico… Lady Jemma Forster sabe muito bem quão impiedosos os fofoqueiros podem ser. Ela sacrificou sua felicidade para restaurar a reputação da família. Seu casamento por conveniência, com um conde rico, significou dizer adeus à paixão e a qualquer chance de alegria ao lado do homem charmoso que incendiara sua alma. Ela levava uma vida calma e prática como Condessa de Wolverston até o marido ser assassinado; e o único homem que pode levar os assassinos à justiça é seu antigo amor. O policial Gabriel Sinclair passou os últimos três anos tentando esquecer da inteligente e linda Lady Jemma, que quebrou seu coração quando se casou com o melhor amigo de Gabriel. A morte do Conde de Wolverston reaproxima Gabriel e Jemma enquanto se empenham para encontrar o assassino do conde. A investigação os leva às partes mais sombrias e perigosas de Londres, com ameaças vindo de todos os lados. São parceiros perfeitos para solucionarem crimes, mas poderão também serem parceiros no amor?
Vlad
by Carlos Fuentes¿Acaso no es la ciudad de México, con una población de 10 millones de habitantes y una fuerza policiaca a la que no le importan un par de personas desaparecidas, el hogar ideal para un vampiro moderno? En la última novela escrita antes de su muerte, Carlos Fuentes propone una revisión de aquél personaje cuya crueldad mítica inspirara la novela Drácula de Bram Stoker.No luche más, Navarro. Ignora usted los infinitos recursos de la muerte. Regrese a la maldición del trabajo, que para usted es una bendición, lo sé y lo entiendo. Usted vive la vida. Yo la codicio. Es una diferencia importante. Lo que nos une es que en este mundo todos usamos a todos, algunos ganamos, otros pierden. Resígnese.Un viejo aristócrata europeo, el conde Vlad Radu, se instala con su hija en una mansión con pinta de monasterio en la ciudad de México. Tras soportar siglos de guerras y escasez de sangre humana en Europa, ha decidido trasladarse al otro lado del oceano Atlántico y reestablecer su imperio. Aunque para ello deba contratar los servicio de Yves Navarro, un abogado, y de su esposa Asunción, una agente de bienes raíces que guarda un misterioso parecido con una mujer retratada en una antigua fotografía...La crítica ha opinado: "Si le gustan las historias de vampiros y le hierve la sangre ver a lo que han quedado reducidos estos terroríficos seres, esta novela corta le devolverá la fe en el género." -Revista Soho-"Vlad es una novela corta que se comienza a leer a las nueve de la noche, se termina a las 10 y te deja con el ojo como plato hasta las ocho de la mañana." -Xavier Velasco-"Rompiendo con el cliché del vampiro bueno, lindo y guapo, y además romántico, el escritor mexicano Carlos Fuentes dio vida a 'Vlad', un vampiro bestial, cruel y milenario, que irrumpirá con verdaderas negras intenciones en la Ciudad de México." -El Economista-
Vlad: The Last Confession
by Chris HumphreysA superb gothic novel about the real Dracula, Vlad the Impaler - one of history's greatest psychopaths or a hero of the West? Perhaps both...'A chilling masterpiece that weaves fact and fable. Bedtime reading? Only if you don't need much sleep...' BESTDRACULA. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality.Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his story not of a monster but of a man - and a contradiction. For the one they called 'The Devil's Son' was both tyrant and lawgiver, crusader and mass slaughterer, torturer and hero, lover and murderer.His tale is told by those who knew him best. The only woman he ever loved, who he must sacrifice. His closest comrade and traitor. And his priest, betraying the secrets of the confessional to reveal the mind of the man history would forever remember as Tepes - 'The Impaler'. But Vlad's actions defy such labels. His extraordinary life burns with passion, taking him from his years as hostage to the Turk, through torture, battle, triumph and betrayal, ultimately to a last crusade - there perhaps, beneath the twin banners of the Dragon and the Cross, to find redemption for his innumerable sins.
Vlad: The Last Confession
by Chris HumphreysA superb gothic novel about the real Dracula, Vlad the Impaler - one of history's greatest psychopaths or a hero of the West? Perhaps both...'A chilling masterpiece that weaves fact and fable. Bedtime reading? Only if you don't need much sleep...' BESTDRACULA. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality.Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his story not of a monster but of a man - and a contradiction. For the one they called 'The Devil's Son' was both tyrant and lawgiver, crusader and mass slaughterer, torturer and hero, lover and murderer.His tale is told by those who knew him best. The only woman he ever loved, who he must sacrifice. His closest comrade and traitor. And his priest, betraying the secrets of the confessional to reveal the mind of the man history would forever remember as Tepes - 'The Impaler'. But Vlad's actions defy such labels. His extraordinary life burns with passion, taking him from his years as hostage to the Turk, through torture, battle, triumph and betrayal, ultimately to a last crusade - there perhaps, beneath the twin banners of the Dragon and the Cross, to find redemption for his innumerable sins.
Vlad the Impaler
by Sid JacobsonFrom the bestselling author illustrator team of the 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptationcomes the truly gory tale of the historical Dracula The Dracula myth has sparked a legacy of endlessly entertaining creepy tales. The fictional character, originally penned by Bram Stoker, was inspired by and named after a real-life fiend-Prince Vlad Dracula, the fifteenth-century ruler of Wallachia-a man infamous for massacring and impaling his enemies. In brilliant four-color illustrations, Vlad the Impaler tells the ghastly prince's life story from his seizure as a boy by the Turkish Sultan, to his love life, to his maniacal attempts to retain power regardless of whose throat he must slit. From the bestselling writer and illustrator team who brought us The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation-hailed by Stan Lee as "beautifully and compellingly written and illustrated. . . . It will surely set the standard for all future works of contemporary history, graphic or otherwise"-this graphic novel, based on a true story, is replete with gory details of torture tactics. Ideal for readers who made 30 Days of Nightand World War Zbestsellers, the combination of riveting legend and blood-and-guts drawings will be an anticipated addition to the graphic novel fan's library. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
The Voice in the Night
by William Hope HodgsonWilliam Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction. Early in his writing career he dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his poems were published during his lifetime. He also attracted some notice as a photographer and achieved some renown as a bodybuilder. He began a four-year apprenticeship as a cabin boy in 1891. In 1899, he opened W. H. Hodgson s School of Physical Culture offering tailored exercise regimes for personal training. He wrote articles such as Physical Culture versus Recreative Exercises (1903). Hodgson turned his attention to fiction, publishing his first short story, The Goddess of Death (1904). In 1906 the American magazine The Monthly Story Magazine published From the Tideless Sea, the first of Hodgson s Sargasso Sea stories. His first published novel, The Boats of the Glen Carrig , appeared in 1907. Amongst his other works are The House on the Borderland (1908), The Ghost Pirates (1909), Carnacki: The Ghost Finder (1910) and The Night Land (1912).
Voice of Fear: A Novel (Krewe of Hunters #38)
by Heather GrahamA killer is looking to silence them, once and for all.FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she&’s been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semisalvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can&’t imagine making a worse first impression. Especially when she&’s partnered with Patrick moving forward.Patrick&’s innate ability to get inside a criminal&’s head is an asset for the Krewe of Hunters. But Jordan wishes she could protect her own thoughts from her new partner. Patrick assures her that both she and her thoughts are safe with him, but Jordan&’s less sure about her heart. Letting someone have her back has never been her strong suit, but with a dangerous killer still at large, trusting in Patrick might be the only thing keeping them alive."A harrowing journey… Intelligent, fast-paced and frightening at all times."—Suspense Magazine on The Final DeceptionKrewe of HuntersBook 1: Phantom EvilBook 2: Heart of EvilBook 3: Sacred EvilBook 4: The Evil InsideBook 5: The UnseenBook 6: The UnholyBook 7: The UnspokenBook 8: The UninvitedBook 9: THE NIGHT IS WATCHINGBook 10: The Night Is AliveBook 11: THE NIGHT IS FOREVERBook 12: The CursedBook 13: The HexedBook 14: The BetrayedBook 15: The SilencedBook 16: The ForgottenBook 17: The HiddenBook 18: Haunted DestinyBook 19: Deadly FateBook 20: Darkest JourneyBook 21: Dying BreathBook 22: Dark RitesBook 23: Wicked DeedsBook 24: Fade to BlackBook 25: Pale as DeathBook 26: Echoes of EvilBook 27: The SummoningBook 28: The SeekersBook 29: The StalkingBook 30: Seeing DarknessBook 31: Deadly TouchBook 32: Dreaming DeathBook 33: The UnforgivenBook 34: The ForbiddenBook 35: The UnknownBook 36: Sound of DarknessBook 37: Aura of NightBook 38: Voice of Fear
Voice of Our Shadow (Fantasy Masterworks Ser. #No.25)
by Jonathan CarrollA lonely expatriate encounters a mysterious American coupleEven as a child, Joseph Lennox was happy to live in his older brother Ross's shadow. Sadistic and charming, Ross was blossoming into a teenage rebel when one day, down by the train tracks, Joe inadvertently shoves him onto the third rail. After that fatal afternoon, Joe tried to blend into the shadows, fleeing to Austria as soon as he graduated college. Now he lives in Vienna, enjoying the cozy dullness of empty cafés and old movie theaters, doing his best to forget the day he watched his brother die. But death is not through with Joe Lennox. India and Paul Tate are the first Americans he has befriended since settling in Vienna, and it isn't long before their budding friendship takes a strange turn, exposing a dark passion that Joe thought he left behind long ago, beside his brother's electrocuted body and the hot third rail. This ebook contains an all-new introduction by Jonathan Carroll, as well as an exclusive illustrated biography of the author including rare images from his personal collection.
The Voice of the Night: A spine-chilling novel of heart-stopping suspense
by Dean KoontzA terrifying call from the dark side of man's psyche... Dean Koontz delves into the terrifying depths of a warped mind in his gripping thriller, The Voice of the Night. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Richard Laymon. 'A fearsome tour of an adolescent's psyche. Terrifying, knee-knocking suspense' - Chicago Sun-Times The voice of the night can transform childhood fantasy into terrifying reality. If you listen to the voice, you may never see the dawn again...Colin Jacobs is a shy, awkward, bookish fourteen-year-old. His only real companions are those from the science fiction stories he loves. But his life changes when Roy Borden, the most popular kid in town, becomes his 'blood brother'.There's only one problem. Roy has a secret - a secret so terrible that Colin can hardly imagine it. By the time he comes to face the truth, it's almost too late. His own life is in danger - and no one will believe him... What readers are saying about The Voice of the Night: 'Keeps the reader spellbound with a degree of trepidation [as] the tale of their escalating fate unfurls''You will be hooked until the end''Five stars'
The Voice of the Night
by Dean KoontzNo one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. Colin was so shy; Roy was so popular. Colin was nervous around girls; Roy was a ladies' man. Colin was fascinated by Roy--and Roy was fascinated with death. Then one day Roy asked his timid friend, "You ever killed anything?" And from that moment on, the two were bound together in a game too terrifying to imagine... and too irresistible to stop.
Voices (The Midnight Library, Book #1)
by Damien GravesWelcome, reader. My name is Damien Graves, curator of that secret institution: The Midnight Library. Where is The Midnight Library, you ask? Why have you never heard of it? For the sake of your own safety, these questions are better left unanswered. However . . . as long as you promise not to reveal where you heard the following (no matter who or what demands it of you), I will reveal what I keep here in my ancient vaults. After many years of searching, I have gathered the most terrifying collection of stories known to humanity. They will chill you to your very core, and make the flesh creep on your young, brittle bones. So go ahead, brave soul. Turn the page. After all, what's the worst that could happen. . . ? Damien Graves
Voices
by Clarissa JohalA psychiatric patient is haunted by a deadly ghost in this supernatural thriller by the author of The Lighthouse and The Island.Moira Flynn hears voices. The voices of ghosts.As Moira’s doctor uncovers more of her past, he realizes that her ghosts, Jack and Isabella, are real. And Jack is determined to drag Moira into the afterlife with him.At the psychiatric hospital, Moira meets Adam who tells her that he has been able to see ghosts since he was a child–and he can see hers.Jack is jealous of Adam, and Moira knows Jack can be violent and his powers are growing. Will she be able to escape the ghosts that haunt her—or will they drive her to the edge of insanity?
The Voices
by F. R. TallisIn the scorching summer of 1976--the hottest since records began--Christopher Norton, his wife Laura and their young daughter Faye settle into their new home in north London. The faded glory of the Victorian house is the perfect place for Norton, a composer of film soundtracks, to build a recording studio of his own. But soon in the long, oppressively hot nights, Laura begins to hear something through the crackle of the baby monitor. First, a knocking sound. Then come the voices. For Norton, the voices mark an exciting opportunity. Putting his work to one side, he begins the project of a lifetime--a grand symphony incorporating the voices--and becomes increasingly obsessed with one voice in particular. Someone who is determined to make themselves heard...
Voices From The Other Side:
by Brandon MasseyFrom the untamed wilderness of ancient times to the concrete jungles of today, these sixteen excursions into nightmares will keep you awake long past the midnight hour--and praying for daylight. . . Beyond The Shadows. . . . . . they linger, showing themselves only to those brave enough to perceive them. . . willing to see beyond human existence and into the heart of darkness. Feel the racing pulse in the primal desire of werewolves. Embrace the aura of two gifted women as they unleash power beyond imagining. Savor the aroma of otherworldly flora planted in a unique patch of earth. They Walk The Night. . . . . . prepared to face terrors humans were never meant to confront. Chant with an African mystic as he protects his people from an entity of unbridled malice. Ride the dusty trails of the Old West in pursuit of monstrous legends. Sail on a ship of damned souls as it languishes in the depths of forbidden waters. Linda Addison L. A. Banks Anthony Beal Michael Boatman Maurice Broaddus Chesya BurkePatricia E. Canterbury Christopher Chambers Eric Jerome Dickey B. Gordon Doyle Tananarive Due Brian Egeston Rickey Windell GeorgeL. R. Giles Brandon Massey Lawana Holland-Moore Terence Taylor
Voices (Whisper III)
by Michael BrayLa città di Oakwell è stata abbandonata, messa in quarantena dal governo. Dopotutto, sembra che l'incubo sia finito. Ma gli spiriti di Oakwell non accettano di riposare tanto facilmente. Quando Emma Barrett, reduce dagli orrori del massacro all'hotel Villa Speranza scopre un legame tra Isaac Samson e la possibilità di fermare per sempre la maledizione di Oakwell, deve ingaggiare una lotta contro il tempo non solo per trovare il ragazzino, ma anche per convincerlo ad unirsi a lei e porre fine al male che ha tormentato le loro vite. Affronteranno sacrifici, decisioni fatidiche, e metteranno a rischio le proprie vite mentre le macerie della città fanno da teatro alla battaglia finale fra il bene e il male.
The Void Protocol: Panacea, The God Gene, The Void Protocol (The ICE Sequence #3)
by F. Paul WilsonIn The Void Protocol, New York Times bestselling author F. Paul Wilson concludes his medical thriller trilogy featuring Rick Hayden and Laura Fanning as they confront the entities responsible for the supernatural events of Panacea and The God Gene.Something sits in a bunker lab buried fifty feet below the grounds of Lakehurst Naval Air Station.The product of the Lange-Tür technology confiscated from the Germans after World War II occupies a chamber of steel-reinforced ballistic glass. Despite experimentation for nearly three-quarters of a century, no one knows what it is, but illegal human research reveals what it can do. Humans with special abilities have been secretly collected—abilities that can only have come from whatever occupies the underground bunker in Lakehurst.And so it sits, sequestered on the edge of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, slowly changing the world.F. Paul Wilson is the winner of the Career Achievement in Thriller Fiction in the 2017 RT Reviewers' Choice Best Book AwardsThe ICE Sequence#1 Panacea#2 The God Gene#3 The Void ProtocolAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Voléngaros
by Evridiki ManteliDos periodistas ingleses viajan a Serbia con una tarea: cubrir la expedición arqueológica de un equipo de investigadores griegos. Su destino es una antigua iglesia ortodoxa en ruinas, ligada a una serie de leyendas y extraños sucesos. Los locales afirman que cada año, durante el solsticio de invierno, de dicha iglesia surgen los misteriosos voléngaros, los enviados de san Blas, que portan consigo la muerte y el renacimiento. Mientras nuestros héroes intentan arrojar un poco de luz sobre el misterio de estas extrañas criaturas, emergen antiguos secretos que les obligan a afrontar su pasado, así como todo aquello de lo que intentaron escapar durante toda una vida.
Volere la luna
by Sarah Madison Ugo TeleseIl vampiro Alexei Novik può anche avere i denti aguzzi e la bara, ma ha abbandonato quello stile di vita per una vecchia casa da ristrutturare nei monti Blue Ridge. Stanco del passato, Alex intende restare da solo, ma sembra che il suo nuovo affascinante vicino, Tate, non recepisca il messaggio: una buona cosa, dal momento che questi sembra essere a conoscenza di tutte le cose che riguardano la casa. Tate va anche d'accordo con gli amici mannari di Alex, anche se uno di loro gli ricorda apertamente che la loro amicizia non è una buona idea. Se una relazione platonica è una cattiva idea, la crescente attrazione tra Tate e Alex è un disastro annunciato. Il dolce Tate si ritroverà invischiato nel mondo pericoloso di Alex e quest'ultimo sarà diviso tra la voglia di avere la relazione che ha sempre desiderato e il desiderio di tenere Tate al sicuro. Quest'ultimo, d'altro canto, non accetta un no come risposta e sembra accettare tranquillamente tutto ciò che Alex gli riversa addosso senza battere ciglio. Proprio quando il vampiro pensa che, dopotutto, le cose possano andare per il meglio, il passato di Alex ritorna, spingendolo a fare una scelta terribile.