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Dai-San: Book Three Of The Sunset Warrior Cycle (The Sunset Warrior Cycle #3)
by Eric Van Lustbader#1 New York Times–Bestselling Author: A bladesman battles in the face of apocalypse in this novel of magic and mayhem in the &“thoroughly enjoyable&” series (SF Site). Raised beneath the surface of the earth, Ronin escaped the subterranean city of Freehold to make his mark upon the world. After wandering the icy wastelands and coming to the port city of Sha&’angh&’sei, he has taken to the sea to seek a mythical island whose secrets could save mankind. Backed by a disfigured first mate, an adventure-hungry navigator, and a mysterious telepath, Ronin rides the storm-tossed waters, hoping to escape the chaos that civilization has become. But at the end of this journey, mayhem awaits. Four bloodthirsty monsters known as the Makkon are convening to raise an army of death and call their sinister master back from beyond the grave. To turn this bloody tide, Ronin will have to ascend to a new identity. The Bladesman of Freehold has vanquished many enemies, and now he must battle the apocalypse.
Dai-San: Book Three Of The Sunset Warrior Cycle (The Sunset Warrior Cycle #3)
by Eric Van Lustbader#1 New York Times–Bestselling Author: A bladesman battles in the face of apocalypse in this novel of magic and mayhem in the &“thoroughly enjoyable&” series (SF Site). Raised beneath the surface of the earth, Ronin escaped the subterranean city of Freehold to make his mark upon the world. After wandering the icy wastelands and coming to the port city of Sha&’angh&’sei, he has taken to the sea to seek a mythical island whose secrets could save mankind. Backed by a disfigured first mate, an adventure-hungry navigator, and a mysterious telepath, Ronin rides the storm-tossed waters, hoping to escape the chaos that civilization has become. But at the end of this journey, mayhem awaits. Four bloodthirsty monsters known as the Makkon are convening to raise an army of death and call their sinister master back from beyond the grave. To turn this bloody tide, Ronin will have to ascend to a new identity. The Bladesman of Freehold has vanquished many enemies, and now he must battle the apocalypse.
Daisy
by Colin LorimerA graphic novel masterpiece of modern horror, Colin Lorimer&’s Daisy springs from the apocalyptic Book of Enoch, excluded from biblical canon and disclosing the war of angels and Man&’s introduction to violence, corruption, and evil.A desperate mother&’s search for her missing son leads to the mysterious family of Daisy Phillips. Like many teens, Daisy has a hard time fitting in, but for atypical reasons: Daisy stands over eight feet tall and believes herself descended from cannibalistic giants spawned from the outcasts of Heaven. This frail, disfigured youth may hold the key to unlock the Language of Creation—the divine DNA of God—and expose the monstrous lie hidden within Creation itself. Collects Daisy #1–#5.
Daisy Darker: A Novel
by Alice Feeney*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*"Alice Feeney is great with TWISTS and TURNS." —Harlan CobenThe NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of Rock Paper Scissors returns with a locked-room mystery when a family reunion leads to murder in a delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller, as seen on the TODAY show.“A dysfunctional family meets Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None with a truly gasp-inducing twist. This is the book you've been looking for.” —Catherine Ryan Howard, bestselling author of 56 DaysDaisy Darker was born with a broken heart. Now after years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in her crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. When the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.But at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide goes out and all is revealed. As seen on the TODAY show and picked by Book of the Month, Daisy Darker's family secrets and Alice Feeney's trademark shocking twists will keep readers riveted.
Dall'inferno
by Maria Paola Fortuna Enrique LasoCarlos, un manager di successo, riceve la peggiore delle notizie: sua moglie e sua figlia sono morte in un incidente. Sentendosi colpevole per non aver trascorso tempo a sufficienza con sua figlia, intraprende una ricerca di redenzione per conoscerla meglio. La sorpresa di Carlos avviene quando, man mano che viene a scoprire alcuni dettagli della vita di sua figlia, attraverso la direttrice della scuola, della psicologa e delle amiche della bambina, comincia a sospettare che forse non era come lui la credeva e che dietro il viso adorabile della sua bambina si nascondevano terribili segreti. Dopo varie notti in cui sente rumori strani che provengono dalla sua radio sveglia, sua figlia gli chiederà aiuto...direttamente dall'Inferno! Da quel momento Carlos comincerà un'avventura da brividi nella quale non avrebbe mai voluto trovarsi.
La dama blanca
by María Inés FalconiLa leyenda urbana de Felicitas Guerrero reversionada como una novela juvenil en la que el presente y el pasado se entretejen en una trama llena de misterio y también de amor. Buenos Aires, año 1871. Amelia está a punto de cumplir 15 años. Los preparativos de su fiesta no paran de complicarse, en parte por los estragos que la epidemia de fiebre amarilla está causando en la ciudad. Por suerte, logra distraerse un poco gracias a las piruetas que Giusseppe, un inmigrante italiano muy encantador que vive en el conventillo de la vuelta, le regala todas las tardes cuando pasa por la vereda de su casa. Buenos Aires, actualidad. Pablo y Ema se preparan para ir a la fiesta de 15 de una compañera del colegio. Pablo está decidido a seducir a Antonia, pero en la fiesta conoce a otra chica que parece mucho más interesante... Con el ingenio, el sentido del humor y la sensibilidad que la caracterizan, María Inés Falconi se inspira en la leyenda de Felicitas Guerrero y narra una historia (o varias historias contenidas en una) de encuentros y desencuentros, de amores fallidos y de amores inmortales.
La Dama de Verde
by Antonia RomagnoliInghilterra, 1816 Tras pasar vari anni en el continente, Lord Hemsworth regresa a casa para encontrarse con Honoria, su prometida. Lo che il Barón non spera, senza embargo, scopre sul suo amiga Elspeth un rostro che le è ben noto: è il mismo rostro che da quel momento ha avuto il fascino in un cuadro che è stato perseguito dai media Europa. El vínculo, chocante e inexplicable, los cautivará a ambos, y conciliar los deseos del corazón y el sentido dell'onore pronto si convertirà in un'autentica battaglia... Sarà Elspeth la donna che le permetterà di espiare i suoi crimini? ¿Podróa el destino haber unido sus almas fuera del tiempo? Ma, sobre todo, ¿quién es la dama vestida de verde que ronda los sueños y sigue los pasos de todos ellos, e que con sus surros reclama derechos sobre el barón Hemsworth y su linaje? La Dama de Verde costituisce il terzo volume (indipendente e autoconclusivo) della serie de Damas Fantasma, che inizia con "La Dama de Gris" e continua con "La Dama de Blanco". La dama de gris, un fantasma ligado a criaturas desdichadas que recorren antiguos caminos; la dama de blanco, un espíritu familiar y presagio de tristes anuncios en las grandes casas nobiliarias; la dama de verde, un espectro engendrado por un destino tragico... e tres mujeres, ogni una ligada de forma different a lo sobrenatural, en un mundo todavía lejos de los experimentos de médium de l'época victoriana.
La dama número trece
by José Carlos SomozaLa novela en la que se basa la película Musa, filme dirigido por Jaume Balagueró, una sobrecogedora intriga en donde lo real y lo imaginario se unen en un mundo perfecto y turbador. Un profesor de literatura en paro que intenta superar una terrible tragedia comienza a sufrir espantosas pesadillas. En sus sueños aparecen un triple asesinato, una casa desconocida, una mujer que suplica su ayuda. Pronto descubrirá que las violentas imágenes que lo asaltan durante la noche son mucho más que simples fantasías... Reseña:«La dama número trece es una hermosa novela, escrita por alguien que realmente ama, conoce y entiende la poesía, al mismo tiempo que una maravillosa historia de terror. Su combinación de belleza y violencia me fascina.»Jaume Balagueró
The Damage (David Blake Thrillers #2)
by Howard LinskeyPower has its price.David Blake should be enjoying the high life now that he's top dog, controlling everything in the city that's worth controlling.But when it becomes clear that someone wants him dead, Blake struggles to maintain his restraint. From the heroin-laced high-rises of Newcastle to the seedy back streets of Bangkok, in a world of contract killers, corrupt politicians, bent detectives, fast women, and dangerous men, Blake is in a race against time to find—and stop—his potential assassin.Packed with action and attitude, The Damage is a gripping gangland thriller for fans of the hit films The Town and Goodfellas.
Damiano (The Damiano Trilogy #1)
by R. A. MacAvoyThis alternate history fantasy by a Nebula Award nominee follows a young alchemist&’s quest in Renaissance Italy under the wing of an archangel. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith‑based magic exists. Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard&’s son, an alchemist, and the heir to dark magics. But he is also an innocent, a young scholar and musician befriended by the Archangel Raphael, who instructs him in the lute. To save his beloved city from war, Damiano leaves his cloistered life and sets out on a pilgrimage, seeking the aid of the powerful sorceress Saara as he must walk the narrow path between light and shadow, accompanied only by his talking dog. But his road is filled with betrayal, disillusionment, and death, and Damiano is forced to confront his dark heritage, unleashing the hellish force of his awesome powers to protect those he loves. The further volumes of this tale are Damiano&’s Lute and Raphael.
The Damiano Trilogy: Damiano, Damiano's Lute, and Raphael (The Damiano Trilogy #1)
by R. A. MacAvoySet against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where faith-based magic exists In Damiano, our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard's son, an alchemist, and the heir to dark magics. But he is also an innocent, a young scholar and musician befriended by the Archangel Raphael, who instructs him in the lute. To save his beloved city from war, Damiano leaves his cloistered life and sets out on a pilgrimage, seeking the aid of the powerful sorceress Saara as he walks the narrow path between light and shadow, accompanied only by his talking dog. But his road is filled with betrayal, disillusionment, and death, and Damiano is forced to confront his dark heritage, unleashing the hellish force of his awesome powers to protect those he loves. In Damiano's Lute, shattered by the demonic fury of his dark powers, Damiano Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a mortal man. Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archangel Raphael, the chidings of a brash young rogue, and the memory of a beautiful pagan witch, Damiano journeys across a plague-ridden French countryside in search of peace. But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him. And to save himself from the hellish destiny that awaits, Damiano must challenge the greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the power of his love and the music of his lute. In Raphael, weakened by his contact with mortals, the Archangel Raphael falls prey to his brother Lucifer, who strips him of his angelic powers. Sold in the Moorish slave markets, confused and humbled by his sudden humanity, Raphael finds his only solace in the friendship of the dark-skinned Berber woman Djoura and the spiritual guardianship of his former pupil Damiano Delstrego. Accompanied by the rakish Gaspare and an ancient black dragon, Damiano's beloved Saara embarks on a quest to rescue Raphael. Their odyssey leads them to a shattering confrontation with the Father of Lies and a transcendent reckoning with destiny. Blending humor, pathos, adventure, and romance, R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy has evoked admiration and praise from writers and readers. Collected in one volume, this is a magnificent, moving saga you will never forget.
Damiano's Lute (The Damiano Trilogy #2)
by R. A. MacAvoyGuided by the Archangel Raphael, Damiano runs from his own demonic powers in this alternate Italian Renaissance of wizards, witches, and faith-based magic. This novel is a sequel to Damiano. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith-based magic exists. Our hero is Damiano Dalstrego. He is a wizard&’s son, an alchemist and the heir to dark magics. Shattered by the demonic fury of his dark powers, Damiano Delstrego has forsaken his magical heritage to live as a mortal man. Accompanied only by the guidance of the Archnagel Raphael, the chidings of a brash young rogue, and the memory of a beautiful pagan witch, Damiano journeys across a plague-ridden French countryside in search of peace. But the Father of Lies reaches out once again to grasp him. And to save himself from the hellish destiny that awaits him, Damiano must challenge the greatest forces of darkness, armed only with the power of his love and the music of his lute. The final volume of this story is Raphael.
La damisela de la señora de giada
by Olga Kryuchkova Elena KryuchkovaLa joven Ono-no Komachi entra en servicio en el palacio imperial y se convirtió en la dama de compañía de una de las concubinas del emperador. Muy pronto tiene que ver con un hecho inexplicable: en los suburbios de Heian-kyo aparece un misterioso palanquín de oro flotante. La joven dama de la corte se casa con un guardia extraordinario. Sin embargo, es asesinado durante la represión de una revuelta en una de las provincias más remotas. Para intentar aplacar el dolor, la joven damisela se dedica desenfrenadamente a la poesía. La emperatriz, la señora de Giada, paga muy bien a Ono-no Komachi y su trabajo. Y muy pronto la chica se convierte en su dama de compañía personal. Dependerá de ella revelar el secreto del pabellón de la Ciruela, desenmarañar una serie de eventos misteriosos que suceden en la capital Heian-kyo y frustrar un atentado a la vida del emperador.
Damnable
by Hank SchwaebleAfter being disgraced and wrongly imprisoned, special military operative Jake Hatcher finds himself standing watch against an unimaginable threat to humanity. For he?s about to discover that the streets of New York City have become a secret battleground between forces he cannot comprehend. .
Damnation
by Peter McleanShambolic demon-hunting hitman Don Drake is teetering on the edge of madness in this smart, witty urban fantasy novel.Don Drake is living rough in a sink estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh, doing cheap spells for even cheaper customers while fending off the local lowlifes. Six months ago, Don fled from London to Glasgow to track down his old girlfriend Debbie the alchemist.With the Burned Man gradually driving him mad, Don meets with an ancient and mysterious tramp-slash-magician, with disastrous consequences. Now his old accomplices must step into save Don from himself, before he damns himself for good this time.File Under: Dark Fantasy [ Fallen So Far | Smacked Up | Devil Don’t Care | Hell or Heaven ]
The Damnation Affair
by Lilith SaintcrowNew schoolteacher Catherine Barrowe arrives in Damnation - a town out West where sorcery exists alongside clockwork and cold steel, where hot lead kills your enemy but it takes a blessing to make his corpse stay down for good. She doesn't fit in but that doesn't matter, she's in town to find her brother, whose letters were full of dark hints about gold, and trouble, and something much more sinister. The sheriff Jack Gabriel might be able to help, but he's keeping his secrets close to his chest. However, Catherine and Jack are going to find out that in Damnation, some secrets just won't stay buried forever.
The Damnation Game
by Clive BarkerSprung from prison to serve as bodyguard to a world-renowned reclusive industrialist, Londoner Marty Strauss knows the job isn't going to be easy. But what he finds surpasses his wildest nightmares.
The Damned (Vampire Huntress Legends, #6)
by L. A. BanksDamali Richards knows all about a blood rush. The kind that happened when she first went skin-to-skin with former vampire Carlos Rivera. Or the kind that happened on the streets of Philadelphia, when her crew took on the devil's own. Now, Damali, Carlos, and the Guardian team are recovering in the Arizona desert, trying to hold it all together and find out how much love, and how much war, they still need to make until the demon consort Lilith changes everything. The Damned are seeping out from below, and a new contagion is spreading simply by touch. For Damali and Carlos, time is running out. With Armageddon near, the ultimate truths lie strewn from a shaken underworld to the pristine mountains of Tibet, where the two lovers will approach a pinnacle of power--and the scintillating, shocking secret of salvation.
The Damned
by Algernon BlackwoodAnd instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen. Perhaps, now that she had opened my mind to another view, I should be sensitive to some similar interpretation--and possibly by way of literary expression. If I were to write about the place, I asked myself, how should I treat it? I deliberately invited an interpretation in the way that came easiest to me--writing.
The Damned
by Andrew PyperFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Demonologist, called "smart, thrilling, utterly unnerving" by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, comes a spine-tingling supernatural thriller about a survivor of a near-death experience haunted by his beautiful, vindictive twin sister.Danny Orchard wrote a bestselling memoir about his near-death experience in a fire that claimed the life of his twin sister, Ashleigh, but despite the resulting fame and fortune he's never been able to enjoy his second chance at life. Ash won't let him.In life, Danny's charming and magnetic twin had been a budding psychopath who privately terrorized her family--and death hasn't changed her wicked ways. Ash has haunted Danny for twenty years and now, just when he's met the love of his life and has a chance at real happiness, she wants more than ever to punish him for being alive--so she sets her sights on Danny's new wife and stepson.Danny knows what Ash really wants is him, and he's prepared to sacrifice himself in order to save the ones he loves. The question is: will he make it back this time?
The Damned: A Novel
by Andrew PyperALREADY OPTIONED FOR FILM BY LEGENDARY PICTURES (Inception, the Dark Knight movies, Interstellar) From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Demonologist, called "smart, thrilling, utterly unnerving" by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, comes a spine-tingling supernatural thriller about a survivor of a near-death experience haunted by his beautiful, vindictive twin sister.Most people who have a near-death experience come back alone... After he survived a fire that claimed the life of his twin sister, Ashleigh, Danny Orchard wrote a bestselling memoir about going to Heaven and back. But despite the resulting fame and fortune, he's never been able to enjoy his second chance at life. Ash won't let him. In life, Danny's charming and magnetic twin had been a budding psychopath who privately terrorized her family--and death hasn't changed her wicked ways. Ash has haunted Danny for twenty years and now, just when he's met the love of his life and has a chance at real happiness, she wants more than ever to punish him for being alive--so she sets her sights on Danny's new wife and stepson. Danny knows what Ash really wants is him, and he's prepared to sacrifice himself in order to save the ones he loves. But to do this, he'll have to meet his sister where she now resides--and hope that this time, he can keep her there forever.
The Damned
by Andrew PyperAshleigh and Danny Orchard are twins, not that you’d ever tell by looking at them – Danny distant and shy, Ash beautiful and accomplished. But there’s a secret in the Orchard house: Ash is a monster, a psychopath who can feel only through bringing others pain.
The Damned
by Andrew PyperAshleigh and Danny Orchard are twins, not that you'd ever tell by looking at them - Danny distant and shy, Ash beautiful and accomplished. But there's a secret in the Orchard house: Ash is a monster, a psychopath who can feel only through bringing others pain.When Ash and Danny are caught in a fire on their sixteenth birthday, both of them die. But only Danny comes back. Since then, Ash has haunted Danny, denying him any form of normal life . . . or love. When Danny meets Willa and her son Eddie he glimpses the life he could have without Ash. To stop her from ruining his new-found happiness, Danny must venture into the frightening underworld of Detroit, where he will unearth the mystery of the night his and Ash's fates changed for ever. Dark and compelling, The Damned is a story of how heaven and hell aren't about death, but about the decisions we make in life.Read by Adam Sims(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group
The Damned: The Darkest Hand Trilogy (The Darkest Hand Trilogy #1)
by Tarn RichardsonIn this &“sublime work of dark fiction&” set during WWI, werewolves roam the trenches and the Catholic Inquisition continues its grim work in the shadows (Intravenous Magazine). When a priest is brutally murdered in the French city of Arras, Poldek Tacit—a brutally efficient Inquisitor—arrives on the scene to investigate the crime. His mission: to protect the Church from those who would seek to destroy it, no matter what the cost. As Tacit strives in vain to investigate the murder, he must also uncover the reason why other Vatican servants seek to undermine him. Meanwhile, a beautiful and spirited woman, Sandrine Prideux, warns British Lt. Henry Frost of a mutual foe lurking beneath the killing fields—an enemy that wreaks its havoc by the light of the moon. Faced with impossible odds and struggling with his own demons, Tacit must battle the forces of evil—and a church determined to achieve its aims at any costs—to root out a dark conspiracy that seeks to plunge the world into even deeper into conflict.
Damned: A Magnus Blackwell Novel (book 1) (A Magnus Blackwell Novel #2)
by Alexandrea WeisSOME MONSTERS NEVER DIE Over a hundred years after the death of Magnus Blackwell, Altmover Manor sits abandoned. Lexie Arden and her fiancé, Will Bennet, are determined to rescue the neglected Mount Desert Island landmark. They want to make Altmover Manor their home. But Magnus has other plans. A spirit bound to his former residence, Magnus finds himself inexplicably drawn to the young woman. She has a supernatural gift; a gift Magnus wants to exploit. As Lexie and Will settle in, secrets from Magnus's past begin to surface. Compelled to learn all she can about the former owner, Lexie becomes immersed in a world of voodoo, curses, and the whereabouts of a mysterious dragon cane. Magnus's crimes won't be so easily forgotten, and what Lexie unearths is going to change the future … for everyone.Awards Finalist — 2018 Readers' Favorite — Fiction — Paranormal Finalist — 2017 Best Book Awards — Horror