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Last Rites
by Shaun HutsonAlmost beaten to death by a gang of violent teenagers, schoolmaster Peter Mason wants nothing more than to escape the simmering violence of London, his broken marriage and the memories of his daughter's death. The perfect chance comes in the form of a position at a prestigious boarding school in the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside. But the past is always lurking in the background. Not just his own past but that of the school and its former staff. Mason becomes obsessed with discovering what became of his predecessor. The man's mysterious disappearance remains unexplained, leaving a chilling legacy behind. Mason finds that there are strange events occurring at the school - violent and sinister events that have happened before and will, if he cannot stop them, happen again . . .
Last Stop on the Red Line
by Paul MayburyDetective Migdalia Torres investigates a vicious strangling on a Boston subway car with no feasible leads.As potential evidence produces dead ends, Migdalia inadvertently takes in a vagrant named Yusef who may have a supernatural connection to the crime at hand. While Yusef's plagued by visions and seemingly false memories, both suspect and detective struggle to discover the identity of the phantom killer that stalks the Boston Metro. This volume collects issues #1-#4 of the futuristic, mind-bending horror story Last Stop on the Red Line, written by Paul Maybury (Aqua Leung), vividly illustrated by Sam Lotfi (Doctor Fate), and beautifully colored by John Rauch (Spider-Man, Venom). Collects Last Stop on the Red Line #1-#4.
Last Watch
by Sergei LukyanenkoThe fourth novel in the blockbuster series from one of Russia's most popular authors, Last Watch returns us to the hyper-imaginative world of Sergei Lukyanenko, where the endless battle between good and evil is about to reach its climax.Anton Gorodetsky is just getting a feel for his new powers when his boss, Gesar, sends him to assist the Scottish Night Watch in Edinburgh in a murder investigation. A young Russian man has been murdered--apparently by a vampire. But the mystery is more than it seems, and soon Anton is himself in danger. The murderer appears to be someone with intimate knowledge of the Night Watch. Before long, Anton realizes that a plot is being hatched by the forces of both darkness and light that--unless he can intervene--may mean nothing less than Armageddon.
Last Wishes: Last Wishes (Everyday Angel #3)
by Victoria Schwab V. E. SchwabMeet a guardian angel like no other, from a writer like no other. Bold, rising star Victoria Schwab returns with the third book in this whimsical, inspiring, and clever middle-grade series.At first glance, Aria seems like your average twelve-year-old girl. But there's much more to her than meets the eye. Aria is a guardian angel, sent here to earn her wings. But to do that she'll have to help three different girls. . . .This time, Aria must help Mikayla, whose whole life is about dance. Dance costumes, dance practice, dance contests. But now Mikayla's life is also about money: her father has lost his job, and her once-wealthy family is consumed with stress. Suddenly, there's all this extra pressure on Mikayla to win a dance scholarship -- but she doesn't know if she's up to the task.Aria wonders what it will take to ease the burden off Mikayla's shoulders. But Mikayla is also Aria's last mission, and as the two girls become good friends, Aria isn't even sure if she wants to earn her wings anymore. Can Aria guide Mikayla toward the right answers while also figuring out her own path forward?
Last of the Ravagers (Splatter Western)
by Bryan SmithSnakebite is a sleepy town in the middle of the Arizona desert. Nothing much exciting happens there. Until, that is, a terrified bounty hunter rides in raving about monsters.Shortly thereafter, a stranger named Doyle shows up, a mysterious figure with powerful magic at his command. Alternately known as the Lord of the Dead and the Last of the Ravagers, the renegade wizard seeks even greater power, the source of which resides in the heart of Snakebite.As monsters and dead things rise and lay siege to the town, a band of citizens must come together to make a desperate last stand.
Last to Leave the Room: A Novel
by Caitlin StarlingLast to Leave the Room is a new novel of genre-busting speculative horror from Caitlin Starling, the acclaimed author of The Death of Jane Lawrence.The city of San Siroco is sinking. The basement of Dr. Tamsin Rivers, the arrogant, selfish head of the research team assigned to find the source of the subsidence, is sinking faster.As Tamsin becomes obsessed with the distorting dimensions of the room at the bottom of the stairs, she finds a door that didn’t exist before - and one night, it opens to reveal an exact physical copy of her. This doppelgänger is sweet and biddable where Tamsin is calculating and cruel. It appears fully, terribly human, passing every test Tamsin can devise. But the longer the double exists, the more Tamsin begins to forget pieces of her life, to lose track of time, to grow terrified of the outside world.With her employer growing increasingly suspicious, Tamsin must try to hold herself together long enough to figure out what her double wants from her, and just where the mysterious door leads…
Last to Rise (A Rojan Dizon Novel #3)
by Francis KnightThe towering vertical city of Mahala is on the brink of war with its neighboring countries. It might be his worst nightmare, but Rojan and the few remaining pain mages have been drafted in to help. The city needs power in whatever form they can get it -- and fast. With alchemists readying a prototype electricity generator, and factories producing guns faster than ever, the city's best advantage is still the mages. Tapping their power is a risky plan, but with food in the city running out, and a battle brimming that no one is ready for, risky is the best they've got...The spectacular conclusion to the adventures of Rojan Dizon, which began with the thrilling fantasy debut Fade to Black.
Later
by Stephen King#1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them.SOMETIMES GROWING UP MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONSThe son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King's classic novel IT, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.(P) 2021 Simon & Schuster Audio
Later (Reports Of Investigations #No. 48)
by Stephen King#1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them. <P><P>SOMETIMES GROWING UPMEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. <P><P>But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears. <p><p>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Laurie (Flash Relatos #Volumen)
by Stephen KingStephen King nos regala un precioso relato sobre la vida, la pérdida y la esperanza. Lloyd, un hombre que acaba de perder a su mujer, recibe un «regalo» inesperado por parte de su hermana. Laurie, una adorable cachorrilla mezcla de Border Collie y Mudi, que poco a poco cambiará su vida para siempre. Pero lo que prometía ser una vida apacible de paseos por la playa y comidas relajantes se ve truncada por un hecho inesperado.
Laws of Nature (Prowlers #2)
by Christopher GoldenThey're real, and they're here. Jack Dwyer defeated the pack of Prowlers who had preyed upon the city of Boston with their leader, Owen Tanzer. Tanzer may be gone, but now that Jack is aware of their existence, he is on a constant lookout for evidence of Prowler presence elsewhere. So when his sister, Courtney, and her friend Bill uncover reports of vicious animal attacks in rural Buckton, Vermont, his suspicions are aroused. Messages from the Ghostlands confirm the worst, and Jack and Molly -- whose feelings for each other are growing harder to ignore -- head for the mountains. Buckton is a small, quaint town. Jack and Molly are expecting a warm welcome, but instead they are met with distrust. Soon they discover that Buckton is a town with deep secrets, and before they know it, the two become the lead suspects in a rash of brutal murders.
Lazaretto (Lazaretto)
by Clay McLeod Chapman Jey LevangAfter a pandemic strikes, a dorm complex at a small American college is quarantined with all of the students trapped within. What first starts out as youthful freedom from authority soon devolves into a violent new society—it’s Lord of the Flies on a college campus. From writer Clay McLeod Chapman (Spider-Verse, Ultimate Spider-Man, American Vampire, Vertigo Quarterly), whose most recent play, “Stump Speeches,” was a New York Times Critics’ Pick; and introducing artist Jey Levang. Collects the complete 5-issue series.
Lazarillo Z (edición ilustrada)
by Lázaro González Pérez de TormesEdición ilustrada de Lazarillo Z, una relectura única de la vida y obra de Lázaro González Pérez de Tormes contada por él mismo. Por fin ve la luz lo que jamás te enseñaron en la escuela, la verdadera historia de Lázaro de Tormes, contada por él mismo: De cómo ciertas criaturas se empeñaban en no descansar en paz. De cómo Lázaro se unió a un escuadrón de asalto paranormal. De cómo sobrevivió en un país con mucho hideputa suelto (de ultratumba y de más acá). De cómo, en resumidas cuentas, Lázaro de Tormes se convirtió en uno de los mayores cazadores de zombis del Imperio, y de los problemas que esto le trajo con la Corte y la Santa Inquisición. Reseña:«Plus ultra.»Carlos I de España y V de Alemania
Lazarillo Z: Matar zombis nunca fue pan comido
by Lázaro González Pérez de TormesLa verdadera historia de Lázaro de Tormes: el relato en primera persona de quien fue un personaje central para combatir la plaga zombi que asoló España en el siglo XVI. Por fin ve la luz lo que jamás te enseñaron en la escuela, la verdadera historia de Lázaro de Tormes, contada por él mismo: De cómo ciertas criaturas se empeñaban en no descansar en paz. De cómo Lázaro se unió a un escuadrón de asalto paranormal. De cómo sobrevivió en un país con mucho hideputa suelto (de ultratumba y de más acá). De cómo, en resumidas cuentas, Lázaro de Tormes se convirtió en uno de los mayores cazadores de zombis del Imperio, y de los problemas que esto le trajo con la Corte y la Santa Inquisición. Reseña:«Plus ultra.»Carlos I de España y V de Alemania.
Lazos Fracturados (Tierras Fracturadas #2)
by Greg AlldredgeLa vida es barata. Las ciudades estado de Zar y Perdition luchan entre sí por el control de una isla que las separa. Zar lucha por la libertad de todos, mientras que Perdition refuerza el status quo. El Director de Perdition ha enviado a su hijo menor, Ollie, en una misión especial a la ciudad enemiga de Zar para poner fin a la guerra. A Zorra, una hija de Zar, se le pide que haga el máximo sacrificio para traer la paz a la tierra. Antes de que se celebre un armisticio, golpea la muerte. ¿Podrán Zorra y Ollie superar sus diferencias y traer paz a sus ciudades? ¿Quién está involucrado en una lucha en espiral por el control del liderazgo de la ciudad? Los dos adolescentes trabajan duro para traer estabilidad mientras sus dos islas se adentran en la edad oscura empapada de sangre. Todas estas preguntas, y más, se responderán solas mientras deambulamos por la oscura fantasía de Las tierras fracturadas y nos acercamos a la emocionante conclusión de esta impresionante obra de ficción inmersiva. Hay momentos en los que se necesita un gran sacrificio. Cuando la vida o el destino de nadie están asegurados. En las islas de las Tierras Fracturadas, los restos de poderosas batallas aún marcan el campo. El peligro se acerca rápidamente. La familia, la amistad y la lealtad importan poco cuando la búsqueda del control impulsa la ambición. La vida misma se convierte en un juego sin puntuación con solo ganadores y perdedores. En Lazos Fracturados, el autor Greg Alldredge nos lleva a un nuevo corazón audaz de fantasía oscura y nos deja conmocionados, emocionados y ansiosos por más. Para los fanáticos de Game of Thrones, este segundo libro de una serie de fantasía épica está garantizado para hacer que la mente se acelere y el corazón lata, y seguramente atrapará a los lectores desde la fantástica primera página hasta la última.
Lazos Rotos: Precuela de la saga La Mentalista
by Kenechi Udogu Vanessa Marisol Vargas Trejo“No hubo nada diferente la noche en que todo cambió. No había luces centellantes en el cielo, no sentía fuego en mi panza, no hubo ninguna señal que sugiriese el cambio que estaba por llegar… Nora Brice provocaba cosas extrañas en mí. Extrañas y horribles cosas…” Paul Colt tenía un problema, y no es uno a los que la mayoría de los adolescentes se enfrenta. Sí, le gusta una chica; una por la que está convencido haría tonterías si se diera la oportunidad. Pero no puede ir tras ella o tras cualquier otra chica con ese propósito. Eso es lo que obtuvo al ser un avertor, obligado a conformarse con la propagación de la colectiva. Él sabe que algunas reglas pueden pasarse por alto, y hay otras que nunca deben ser rotas. ¿La más grave de todas? Nunca te enamores, jamás. Esta novela precuela de la saga La Mentalista puede ser leída antes o después de Aversión, el libro uno de la saga La Mentalista.
Laços Rompidos
by Nathalia Carvalho Kenechi Udogu"Não havia nada de incomum na noite em que tudo mudou. Não haviam luzes piscando no céu, nenhum fogo abrasador em minha barriga; não havia nenhum sinal que sugerisse a mudança que estava por vir... Nora Brice conseguia fazer com que eu sentisse coisas estranhas. Coisas estranhas e terríveis..." Paul Colt tem um problema, e não é um do tipo que a maioria dos garotos adolescentes enfrenta. Sim, ele gosta de uma garota; uma por quem ele certamente faria coisas idiotas, se tivesse a oportunidade. Mas ele não pode correr atrás dela -- ou de nenhuma outra garota, para dizer a verdade. É isso o que ele ganha por ser um Dissuasor, forçado a andar na linha pelo bem da vida coletiva. Ele sabe que existem algumas regras que ele pode ignorar, assim como existem algumas que não devem jamais ser quebradas. E a mais grave de todas elas? Não se apaixone. Jamais. Esta é a história de como Paul quebra esta regra. Este prelúdio da Série dos Mentalistas pode ser lido antes ou depois de Dissuasão, Livro um da Série dos Mentalistas.
Le Don De Choses Froides Et Des Maudites: Un conte de Baker Johnson
by Terry M. WestUn conte de Baker Johnson Un chercheur psychique brisé emménage dans la propriété hantée de son oncle. Le Don des Choses Froides Et Maudites est un conte obsédant de Terry M.West, auteur d’ouvrages d'horreur acclamé par la critique. Baker Johnson est un parapsychologue imparfait en 1925. Après la mort de Richard Johnson, Baker hérite de la succession de son oncle et s’installe dans la maison du légendaire chercheur psychique. Mais il découvre bientôt que la Pièce Noire de la propriété, l'endroit où les objets hantés sont contenus en toute sécurité, a été vidée. Il s'agit d'une nouvelle inédite et jamais publiée avant.
Le Grenier
by Derek Prior Diana BrandãoLe Grenier par Derek Prior Quand une épidémie rend le monde de Wesley Harding complètement fou, et l'horreur envahit sa maison, le grenier est la dernière place où se cacher. C'était l'endroit dans lequel ils gardaient les vieilleries que plus personne ne voulait: des jouets abandonnés, des vêtements de bébé et d'anciens secrets de générations oubliées. Mais quand une épidémie rend le monde de Wesley Harding complètement fou, et l'horreur envahit sa maison, le grenier est la dernière place où se cacher. À neuf ans, il se retrouve tout seul dans le noir, au milieu d’amoncellements de choses familières et d'inconnues. Des coups de feu et des hurlements ponctuent la tempête à l'extérieur. Des chocs et des grognements viennent de l'étage inférieur. Il ne lui reste pas beaucoup de temps, et Wesley doit découvrir les secrets du grenier, s'il souhaite survivre la nuit.
Le Jour du Zombie
by Lee Pletzers Diana BrandãoIls pensaient être en sécurité. Croyant être en sécurité des attaques de Zombies qui avaient détruit le reste du monde dix ans plus tôt, une certaine normalité c'est installé sur une petite communauté du bord de mer. Les Zombies n'étaient pas arrivés. Une célébration s'ensuit. Le mot est passé que la célébration sera tenue dans la cité centrale de Wellington, prenant une chance un petit groupe d'hommes s'y rend. Tout est comme ça devrait être. Ils sont les bienvenus. Il y avait un sentiment d'espoir pour un nouveau début. Mais... Une petite fille appelle son chien qui joue sur la plage. Le chien ne répond pas. Fâchée, elle s'approche du chien, il la mord. Elle court à la maison en pleurant. Gary est une des personnes qui a pris la chance de visiter la ville; il a ses propres raisons pour retourner et n'est pas intéressé en l'évènement pour réunir les gens et le pays. Il veut seulement aller à la maison. Retourner aux mémoires d'une vie précédente, une vie qui lui manque. Il voit la fille fuir de la plage. Quelques moments plus tard le chien s'approche en grognant. Il doit utiliser plusieurs balles pour l'immobiliser. Sur la plage il voit une chose qui lui glace le sang. Il retourne vers la ville quand les cris commencent. Le temps s'écoule. Le Jour du Zombie a un humain immunisé contre le virus, mais qui présente tous les signes d'infection, la peau pourrissante, les habitudes alimentaires violentes et une femme. Il documente le jour où le virus atteint finalement leurs côtes. Il sait qu'une fois que le document sera fini, les chefs du village le tueront. Et il accepte cette destinée.
Le Karma d'Annie
by Chelle Cordero Audrey VenninAnnie Furman laisse son passé derrière elle et poursuit sa route avec le shérif adjoint Dave Turner. Ses dons (ou sont-ils une malédiction ?) se renforcent. Elle réalise ne pas être la seule au royaume du voyage astral. Dave lui a sauvé la vie, maintenant, c’est à son tour de se battre contre un autre ‘voyageur’ pour le sauver… si seulement elle réussit à survivre.
Le Presenze di Hawke's Moor: Un romanticismo paranormale gotico vittoriano
by Camille OsterUna donna a cui Londra volta le spalle, una tenuta abbandonata nelle campagne dell'Inghilterra vittoriana circondata da strane leggende, un'atmosfera affascinante dalle tinte gotiche.
Le Secret de Blossom Rise: Une histoire de fantômes
by A L ButcherLorsqu'une jeune infirmière accepte un poste dans un ancien hôpital militaire, elle déterre un vieux secret de famille et se voit confrontée à ses occupants spectraux qui lui semblent un peu trop familiers. Une histoire de fantômes.
Le Train
by Anna GregoLe Train par Anna Grego L'histoire Après un grave accident, les passagers se réveillent avec le train complètement enterré et entouré de créatures terrifiantes. Des choses terribles attendent les survivants qui se rendent à Móbida, la ville des morts.
Le Virus du Zombie
by Lee Pletzers Diana BrandãoZombies dans l'Espace. Le Kentucky Pride accoste un vaisseau fantôme. Recherches signes de vie Un enfant, innocent, dans un océan de corps. Survivant, se cachant.