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A Fading Sun (Sunpath #1)
by Stephen LeighIn this new paranormal fantasy series, a powerful woman who can see the dead must choose whether to forge a new path for herself and her family…. “The problem with ghosts is that they don’t quite realize that they’re dead.” Voada Paorach can see the dead. It is a family trait, but one that has had to remain hidden since the Mundoan Empire conquered her people’s land three generations ago. But this ghost isn’t the same as the others she has glimpsed, the lost souls she has helped to find their way to the land beyond life. This ghost demands that Voada follow a new path, one that will mean leaving behind everything and everyone she has known and loved. Voada will come to understand the power that her people possess, but she will also learn the steep price that must be paid for such a gift. Fast-moving and intense, A Fading Sun explores grief, sacrifice, ambition, and the forging of personality in the crucible of war.
A Family of Killers
by Bryce MooreFrom the author of The Perfect Place to Die and Don't Go to Sleep comes another chilling horror that explores the eerie story of America's first serial killer family.Warren Bullock always thought he was a decent person. But lately he's been haunted by a sinister voice in his head urging him to commit unspeakable acts of violence against the people around him.And then the rumors start... There have been a string of disappearances in southeastern Kansas, and his father's friend is one of the missing travelers. When Warren's father leaves to investigate and doesn't return, Warren knows this is his chance to prove that he is stronger than his darkest impulses. As he makes his way through Kansas, he finds himself at a suspicious inn run by the Benders, a family with deeply unsettling mannerisms. They watch every move he makes, stand over him in his sleep, and the daughter seems to be able to see into both the past and future.As he delves further into the disappearances, he realizes one or all of the Benders may be responsible for all the missing people—and might be the reason his father never came home. It's up to Warren to set things right, even if that means giving into the voice he has been working so hard to ignore.
A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture
by Joseph Packer Ethan StonemanIn A Feeling of Wrongness, Joseph Packer and Ethan Stoneman confront the rhetorical challenge inherent in the concept of pessimism by analyzing how it is represented in an eclectic range of texts on the fringes of popular culture, from adult animated cartoons to speculative fiction.Packer and Stoneman explore how narratives such as True Detective, Rick and Morty, Final Fantasy VII, Lovecraftian weird fiction, and the pop ideology of transhumanism are better suited to communicate pessimistic affect to their fans than most carefully argued philosophical treatises and polemics. They show how these popular nondiscursive texts successfully circumvent the typical defenses against pessimism identified by Peter Wessel Zapffe as distraction, isolation, anchoring, and sublimation. They twist genres, upend common tropes, and disturb conventional narrative structures in a way that catches their audience off guard, resulting in belief without cognition, a more rhetorically effective form of pessimism than philosophical pessimism.While philosophers and polemicists argue for pessimism in accord with the inherently optimistic structures of expressive thought or rhetoric, Packer and Stoneman show how popular texts are able to communicate their pessimism in ways that are paradoxically freed from the restrictive tools of optimism. A Feeling of Wrongness thus presents uncharted rhetorical possibilities for narrative, making visible the rhetorical efficacy of alternate ways and means of persuasion.
A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture
by Joseph Packer Ethan StonemanIn A Feeling of Wrongness, Joseph Packer and Ethan Stoneman confront the rhetorical challenge inherent in the concept of pessimism by analyzing how it is represented in an eclectic range of texts on the fringes of popular culture, from adult animated cartoons to speculative fiction.Packer and Stoneman explore how narratives such as True Detective, Rick and Morty, Final Fantasy VII, Lovecraftian weird fiction, and the pop ideology of transhumanism are better suited to communicate pessimistic affect to their fans than most carefully argued philosophical treatises and polemics. They show how these popular nondiscursive texts successfully circumvent the typical defenses against pessimism identified by Peter Wessel Zapffe as distraction, isolation, anchoring, and sublimation. They twist genres, upend common tropes, and disturb conventional narrative structures in a way that catches their audience off guard, resulting in belief without cognition, a more rhetorically effective form of pessimism than philosophical pessimism.While philosophers and polemicists argue for pessimism in accord with the inherently optimistic structures of expressive thought or rhetoric, Packer and Stoneman show how popular texts are able to communicate their pessimism in ways that are paradoxically freed from the restrictive tools of optimism. A Feeling of Wrongness thus presents uncharted rhetorical possibilities for narrative, making visible the rhetorical efficacy of alternate ways and means of persuasion.
A Fenda (D.I Johnston/Livro1 #1)
by Scot MacKenzie John FacinThriller Criminal Brutal - Crime induzido por drogas com um plano de fundo de realismo social Um funcionário de um Centro Esportivo da cidade fictícia de Whattle, no Nordeste da Inglaterra, observa um assassinato por uma fenda ilegal no vestiário das mulheres. A conclusão deste drama psicológico é extremamente incomum. Um Thriller Criminal de realismo arrojado é posto junto de uma atmosfera surreal. Cuidado: partes do livro contem material "adulto".
A Festival of Ghosts
by Kelly Murphy William AlexanderNational Book Award winner William Alexander conjures up a spooky adventure full of excitement in this entertaining sequel to A Properly Unhaunted Place.Rosa Ramona Diaz, the ghost appeasing assistant librarian, has unleashed all the ghosts who were previously shut out of the small town of Ingot. Now ghosts are everywhere, and the town’s living residents are either learning to cope or trying to do the one thing no one can successfully do—banish the ghosts. At school, something supernatural is stealing kids’ voices and leaving them speechless. And it’s Rosa’s job to solve the mystery and set things right. Meanwhile her best friend Jasper is dealing with what remains of the Renaissance Festival, where ghosts from Ingot’s past are now battling it out with the ghosts of the Renaissance reenactors. And Rosa is experiencing a haunting of her own—could her father’s ghost have followed her here? Somehow Rosa and Jasper are going to have to find a way to bring Ingot back to normal—in a world where the living are now residing side-by-side with the dearly departed.
A Final Reckoning
by Susan MoodyA &“frightening . . . page-turner&” of madness, murder, and family secrets from an acclaimed British master of psychological suspense (Booklist Online). Hoping to make peace with a family tragedy, Chantal Frazer has checked in to the Weston Lodge in the Cotswolds. Twenty-three-years before, it was the private country house of wealthy Clio Palliser, a woman convicted of murdering her two sons and her au pair—Chantal&’s sister, Sabine. Only a little boy, a childhood friend of the victims, escaped with his life. What happened that terrible night when the respectable mother went berserk? What happened to Clio herself, who disappeared after her release from an asylum? Among local authorities, fellow guests, and Sabine&’s former boyfriend, Chantal is looking for answers. Soon the dark history of the boutique hotel will give up its secrets. One by one they&’re leading Chantal to the truth—and nearer to someone who&’ll do anything to make sure it remains buried.
A Fine and Private Place
by Peter S. BeagleThis classic ghost story from the author of The Last Unicorn follows Jonathan who&’s been living in a cemetery with a raven as his only friend amongst the newly dead until he discovers a pair of ghostly lovers bearing an extraordinary gift—the final chance for his own happiness.For nineteen years, Jonathan Rebeck has hidden from the world within the confines of a Bronx&’s cemetery, making an abandoned mausoleum his secret home. He speaks with the newly dead as they pass from life to wherever spirits finally go, providing them with comfort, an understanding ear, and even the occasional game of chess. But Mr. Rebeck&’s reclusive life is disrupted. An impossible love has blossomed between two ghosts at Yorkchester Cemetery. Helped along by a cynical, talking raven and a mysterious security guard, these four souls must learn the true difference between life and death and make choices that really are forever. Told with an elegiac wisdom and beauty, Peter S. Beagle&’s first novel is, &“One of literature&’s most beautiful works about ghostly times and places...told with wit, charm, and a sense of individuality&” (The New York Times Book Review).
A Fire Beneath the World
by James TreadwellGod has abandoned the world.Perfect for fans of Susanna Clarke and Andrew Taylor!A country in flames.1791. The age of belief and superstition is passing. A new light dawns. In Paris, revolution threatens to set the world ablaze.But whose hand stokes the fire?Across the sea in England, Thomas Peach lives in quiet retirement. Some call him a magician, others a madman. But when his friend the poetess Arabella Farthingay falls prey to a sinister seducer, Mr Peach's fading powers are called on once more.He follows her to France - and into a world where reason contends with terror, brotherhood with bloodshed, and the last remnants of faith with the oldest enemy of them all...Praise for Jas Treadwell:'Treadwell's book is a magnificent pastiche of 18th-century fiction'The Sunday Times'Tristram Shandy meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in a novel that addresses dark disturbing themes with tremendous wit, charm and elegance'Daily Express'Part historical pastiche, part gothic horror, this is an ambitious and stylistically bold 18th-century adventure with shades of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'SFX'Treadwell's book entertains and impresses . . . He must be heartily congratulated both for performing an extraordinary feat of literary ventriloquism and also for reminding us what historical fiction does best: create an entirely convincing vanished world while also using that world as a lens through which to view the present day'Guardian
A Fire Beneath the World
by James TreadwellGod has abandoned the world.Perfect for fans of Susanna Clarke and Andrew Taylor!A country in flames.1791. The age of belief and superstition is passing. A new light dawns. In Paris, revolution threatens to set the world ablaze.But whose hand stokes the fire?Across the sea in England, Thomas Peach lives in quiet retirement. Some call him a magician, others a madman. But when his friend the poetess Arabella Farthingay falls prey to a sinister seducer, Mr Peach's fading powers are called on once more.He follows her to France - and into a world where reason contends with terror, brotherhood with bloodshed, and the last remnants of faith with the oldest enemy of them all...Praise for Jas Treadwell:'Treadwell's book is a magnificent pastiche of 18th-century fiction'The Sunday Times'Tristram Shandy meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in a novel that addresses dark disturbing themes with tremendous wit, charm and elegance'Daily Express'Part historical pastiche, part gothic horror, this is an ambitious and stylistically bold 18th-century adventure with shades of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'SFX'Treadwell's book entertains and impresses . . . He must be heartily congratulated both for performing an extraordinary feat of literary ventriloquism and also for reminding us what historical fiction does best: create an entirely convincing vanished world while also using that world as a lens through which to view the present day'Guardian
A Fire Beneath the World
by James TreadwellGod has abandoned the world.Perfect for fans of Susanna Clarke and Andrew Taylor!A country in flames.1791. The age of belief and superstition is passing. A new light dawns. In Paris, revolution threatens to set the world ablaze.But whose hand stokes the fire?Across the sea in England, Thomas Peach lives in quiet retirement. Some call him a magician, others a madman. But when his friend the poetess Arabella Farthingay falls prey to a sinister seducer, Mr Peach's fading powers are called on once more.He follows her to France - and into a world where reason contends with terror, brotherhood with bloodshed, and the last remnants of faith with the oldest enemy of them all...Praise for Jas Treadwell:'Treadwell's book is a magnificent pastiche of 18th-century fiction'The Sunday Times'Tristram Shandy meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in a novel that addresses dark disturbing themes with tremendous wit, charm and elegance'Daily Express'Part historical pastiche, part gothic horror, this is an ambitious and stylistically bold 18th-century adventure with shades of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'SFX'Treadwell's book entertains and impresses . . . He must be heartily congratulated both for performing an extraordinary feat of literary ventriloquism and also for reminding us what historical fiction does best: create an entirely convincing vanished world while also using that world as a lens through which to view the present day'Guardian
A Fire Endless: A Novel (Elements of Cadence #2)
by Rebecca Ross“Swept me away from the very first page . . . Truly magical.” — Genevieve Gornichec, bestselling author of The Witch’s Heart, on A River EnchantedIn the stunning conclusion to the #1 internationally bestselling Elements of Cadence duology that began with A River Enchanted, A Fire Endless finds the tenuous balance between the human and faery realm threatened by Bane, the spirit of the North Wind, whose defeat may require Jack, Adaira, Torin, and Sidra to pay the ultimate price. East and West. Humans and Spirits. Breccans and Tamerlaines. The Isle of Cadence has always held itself and its residents in a tenuous balance. But now Bane, the spirit of the North Wind, has pushed everyone and everything in his path off-kilter in a bid to claim dominion over human and spirit alike.In the East, a sickness is spreading through the orchards, affecting the people of the Tamerlaine clan. As their healer, Sidra desperately searches for a cure while her husband Torin, the clan’s new leader, attempts to draw answers from the spirits. But humans were never meant to walk for long amongst the elementals, and the deeper he strays into their realm, the further lost he and the clan become.In the West, Adaira finds it hard to adjust to the more brutal way of life that the Breccans embrace. Both the clan and the spirits suffer beneath Bane’s command, whose growing power can be felt in every gust of wind. With the island falling further out of balance, Jack decides to take up his harp and cross the clan line, to not only reunite with Adaira but to unravel a sinister mystery that would grant him the knowledge to defeat Bane and restore peace to the isle. Yet no one can challenge the North Wind without paying a price, and the sacrifice required this time may just be the ultimate one.Torin, and Sidra can bear to pay.
A Fire in the Heart (Archangel Chronicles Ser. #8)
by L. J. LabartheSequel to A Shot in the DarkArchangel Chronicles: Book EightEmotions run high as Archangels Gabriel and Michael join forces with their Brotherhood and their old allies, the Archdemon Guild of Glass Knives, to fight the new forces of terror that threaten the world. Loyalties are tested and loves are strained, some to breaking point. This time, the threat is from a new direction, and no demons or rogue angels are involved. As their quest for victory continues, Gabriel and Michael and their allies find themselves drawn into the murky world of crime and speculations where who lives and who dies is determined by cash. As all seems hopeless, their every measure failing, Gabriel and Michael must comfort one another and their loved ones. But even as they do all they can to save the world, can they save their love?
A Floresta dos Suicidas
by Christiane Jost Jeremy Bates Karine Lima Ayrton Jost de LimaNos arredores de Tóquio fica Aokigahara, uma vasta floresta e uma das áreas selvagens mais lindas do Japão... e também o lugar mais famoso do mundo para cometer suicídio. Dizem as lendas que os espíritos dos inúmeros suicidas ainda perambulam, assombrando as profundezas da mata ancestral. Quando o clima ruim impede um grupo de amigos de escalar o Monte Fuji vizinho, eles decidem passar a noite acampando em Aokigahara. No entanto, acabam sendo pegos de surpresa quando encontram um dos amigos enforcado ao amanhecer... e percebem que, afinal, pode haver alguma verdade por trás das lendas.
A Forbidden Alchemy: an exhilarating slow burn romantasy of first loves and betrayals
by Stacey McEwanAustralian BookTok star Stacey McEwan&’s stunning new slow-burn romantasy duology traces a fated pair who stumble upon a world-changing secret in youth and are catapulted into a violent class war in adulthood, finding each other amidst love, loss and devasting betrayals.Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson are only twelve years old when they are whisked from their disenfranchised mining towns to dazzling Belavere City to test for magical abilities. Nina&’s lifelong dream is to become an Artisan, a powerful elemental mage who fulfills the city&’s grand ambitions, while Patrick wants only to reunite with his family of Craftsmen in the mines. But together, they discover a devastating secret: Artisans aren&’t born, they&’re chosen. With this information, they part ways. Patrick returns home, while Nina finds her place as one of the rarest, most coveted types of Artisan.When a Craftsman revolution ignites years later, Nina is captured by Patrick&’s rebel group – and he hasn&’t forgotten her. In fact, he needs her help for a mission that could shift the tides against Belavere City. She reluctantly agrees to aid him, battling the sparks between them. But when Nina&’s first love reappears, asking her to betray Patrick for the Artisans, she faces an impossible choice that will determine the fate of their world. A concoction of all the best romantasy tropes:Elemental magic Found familyTension & Slow burn Political Intrigue / Class War
A Friend For Dragon
by Dav PilkeyDragon is lonely, but everyone is too busy, too tired or too grouchy to be his friend. Then a snake in the grass tricks Dragon into believing that an apple is his friend. Find out what happens in this sweet and silly story about the rewards of true friendship.
A Friend for Ghost
by Suzanne KaufmanA loveable, lonely ghost meets a buoyant new companion, proving that friendship is never truly out of reach.&“Most of the time no one noticed Ghost.&”It isn&’t always easy for a ghost to make friends, even a rosy-cheeked ghost with big glasses. Ghost lives in a noisy, diverse city where children play and laugh, but most people look right through Ghost.When a bright red balloon wanders Ghost&’s way, the connection is instantaneous. Together they do everything Ghost had ever hoped to share with a friend. But when Ghost&’s balloon gets lost, Ghost learns that when you&’re looking for a friend, a friend might find you.With A Friend for Ghost, Suzanne Kaufman, New York Times Bestselling illustrator of All Are Welcome, has created an utterly charming tale about putting yourself out there and finding the ones who get you.
A Frost of Cares
by Amy Rae DurresonMilitary historian Luke Alcott leaps at the chance to live in the seventeenth-century country mansion of Eelmoor Hall, home of the Royal Military School of Medicine, after being offered a job cataloging the school's archives. Luke believes he chose the perfect place to start a new life and put his broken past behind him. But soon after settling into the old house, he hears strange noises--like footsteps--and he begins to suffer from terrible nightmares. The only person Luke can turn to for help is the taciturn caretaker, Jay, a veteran of the Afghanistan war who carries an old battle wound. Together they try to understand Eelmoor Hall's history and decipher what could be causing the haunting. As the weather grows colder and snow dusts the countryside, a child goes missing. Luke needs to deal with his own demons and learn to trust in love again if he hopes to face down the angry spirit and find the missing girl.
A Future Next to You
by Stefania Gil AnnetteFrancisco Requena has not had an easy existence. He has had to live more than four hundred years as a wanderer so no one discovers his condition. He is tired of having to hide and flee. He longs for his family and contact with another human being. Above all, his loneliness begins to frustrate him. His path is destined to cross with Natalia Castaneda, a charming lady with a unique personality and determination to fulfill her goals. That same determination, is what will allow Francisco to find his brother; to end the secret society hunting him; and realize Natalia, is the woman who will return his life as he remembered, teaching him the meaning of true love.
A Garotinha do Papai
by Don CanaanA Garotinha do Papai, uma prequela de Pretty Little Girl, revela o fenômeno que criou Armen Bedrosian; um pedófilo que por 20 anos, desde os 13 anos de idade, abusou sexualmente de sua filha na sequência deste livro, "Pretty Little Girl". Esta é a história de duas deidades que costumavam ser amigáveis; um adorado, o outro banido em um golpe de estado. Seu objetivo: abusar da humanidade para reaver seu trono. Esta prequela cria o ambiente no qual um pedófilo foi criado. A Garotinha do Papai detalha o abuso de um demônio que, em 1666 habitou o corpo de um garoto de 15 anos. Chocante é uma palavra muito frívola, pois o leitor é levado em uma jornada ao coração da escuridão. Você pode ficar assustado, mas também se tornará mais esclarecido sobre o que acontece por detrás de portas fechadas em milhares de lares; ocorrências que raramente são discutidas ou reconhecidas. Este livro não é apenas sobre sofrimento, mas sobre cura, regeneração e mais uma vez, tornar-se pleno.
A Gathering of Crows
by Brian KeeneBrinkley Springs is a quiet little town. Some say the town is dying. They don't know how right they are. Five mysterious figures are about to pay a little visit to Brinkley Springs. They have existed for centuries, emerging from the shadows only to destroy, to kill. To feed. They bring with them terror and carnage, and leave death and blood in their wake. As the night wears on, Brinkley Springs will be quiet no longer. Screams will break the silence. But when the sun rises again, will there be anyone left to hear?
A Gatlin Wedding (Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories #4)
by Kami Garcia Margaret StohlDoes it always come down to Destiny? The Wheel of Fate? Who's behind that Wheel? What kind of idiot is doing the driving around here?The day has finally arrived: Mitchell Wate and Lillian English are getting married. Everyone has come together--Ethan and Lena, John and Liv, even Link is back in town--and there's enough pie to make Amma proud. But despite the joyous occasion, Ethan can't help but worry that something feels...off.When Siren-turned-Hybrid Caster Ridley blows into town unannounced, Ethan's suspicions are confirmed. And it's worse than he imagined: Silas Ravenwood is coming for them, and no one in Gatlin is safe. Has the Wheel of Fate finally caught up to them, or can the Casters and Mortals come together to stop it in its tracks?#1 New York Times bestselling authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl reveal Gatlin's destiny in this not-to-be missed final installment of Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories. Word Count: ~13,000 words
A Ghost in the Family
by Betty Ren Wright[from inside cover flaps] "When ten-year-old Chad Weldon's friend Jeannie Nichols invites him to visit her eccentric aunt, he's in for more than a vacation. Aunt Rosebud runs a boarding house full of odd characters, and as soon as Chad and Jeannie arrive, bizarre things start happening. Chad's toothbrush moves around his room on its own. A frightening mummy appears--and disappears. And a panther leaps out of his closet. Even scarier, Madame Keppell, a fortune teller, says she sees trouble all around him. Chad desperately wants to go home, but he knows that his father won't believe the things that have gone on. Soon, Chad and Jeannie hear about a diamond bracelet that was stolen recently. The two friends take it upon themselves to solve the mystery against all odds. From best-selling author Betty Ren Wright comes another spine-tingling mystery featuring Chad Weldon and Jeannie Nichols, from The Ghost Comes Calling and Too Many Secrets."
A Ghost in the House
by Betty Ren WrightWhen Sarah Prescott's family moves from a cramped apartment to her great-aunt's big old house, Sarah thinks that life is perfect--complete with her own beautiful bedroom. But from the moment Aunt Margaret returns from the nursing home, Sarah begins to feel that something is terribly wrong. Sarah tries to believe that she's just unhappy about having to spend so much time caring for her disagreeable invalid aunt. Yet she knows there Is more. There's a chill In the air, which only Sarah seems to feel. There are unexplainable heavy footsteps In the upstairs hall. Lights go out, doors slam unexpectedly, and things move by themselves. Sarah realizes that one other person In the house Is just as frightened. Aunt Margaret. Together, a sick old woman and a frightened young girl, they must figure out what evil spirit Is trying to terrify them. Talented author Betty Ren Wright has created a haunting book, combining a frightening ghost story with a moving relationship between a young girl and an old woman." Look for more Ghost stories by Betty Ren Wright in the Bookshare collection including Christina's Ghost, A Ghost In the Window, The Dollhouse murders and The Ghosts beneath Our Feet.
A Ghost in the Window
by Betty Ren WrightA girl&’s scary dream may come true in this &“fast moving&” story starring &“a likable and believable heroine&” (School Library Journal). Meg&’s nightmare about a thin, gray-haired man who beckons her to follow him through a dark doorway will no doubt come true. That&’s the way it is with all of her &“real&” dreams, the ones that her grandmother calls &“a secret window into the future.&” Meg suspects that her dream is about sixteen-year-old Caleb Larsen&’s father, who died in a car crash after allegedly stealing $50,000 from a local bank. Could Mr. Larsen be trying to reach Caleb and his mother through Meg&’s dreams? Is he trying to reveal the truth about what happened? As Meg&’s nightmare begins to come true, she learns to cope with her own past as well as Caleb&’s, and to see the present in a different, more positive light.