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Midwinterblood
by Marcus SedgwickWhat would you sacrifice for someone you've loved forever? Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, MIDWINTERBLOOD is a dark, breathtaking and cleverly crafted paranormal love story like no other, beautifully told in seven parts and spanning ten centuries.Have you ever had the feeling that you've lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar even though you've never been there before, or felt that you've known someone even though you are meeting them for the first time?Eric and Merle loved and lost one another, and have been searching for each other through time ever since. This novel comprises seven short stories and travels in time, from 2073 back to the days of Viking sagas. Across the different tales, the two souls appear as lovers, mother and son, brother and sister, and artist and child as they come close to finding each other before facing the ultimate sacrifice . . .
Midwinterblood
by Marcus SedgwickHave you ever had the feeling that you've lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar even when you've never been there before, or felt that you've known someone even though you are meeting them for the first time?In a novel comprising seven parts each of them influenced by a moon - flower moon, harvest moon, hunter's moon, blood moon - and travelling from 2073 back in time to the dark of the moon and the days of Viking saga, this is the story of Eric and Merle who have loved and lost one another and who have been searching for each other ever since. In the different stories the two appear as lovers, mother and son, brother and sister, artist and child as they come close to finding each other before facing the ultimate sacrifice.Beautifully imagined, intricately and cleverly structured this is a heart-wrenching and breathtaking love story, but it also has the hallmark Sedgwick gothic touch with plenty of blood-spilling, a vampire and sacrifice.Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd
Midwinterblood
by Marcus SedgwickSeven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined—this is a tale of horror and beauty, tenderness and sacrifice. An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, and a Viking: the seven stories in this compelling novel all take place on the remote Scandinavian island of Blessed where a curiously powerful plant that resembles a dragon grows. What binds these stories together? What secrets lurk beneath the surface of this idyllic countryside? And what might be powerful enough to break the cycle of midwinterblood? From award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick comes a book about passion and preservation and ultimately an exploration of the bounds of love. This title has Common Core connections. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013
Midwinterblood
by Marcus SedgwickSeven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined--this is a tale of horror and beauty, tenderness and sacrifice. An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, and a Viking: the seven stories in this compelling novel all take place on the remote Scandinavian island of Blessed where a curiously powerful plant that resembles a dragon grows. What binds these stories together? What secrets lurk beneath the surface of this idyllic countryside? And what might be powerful enough to break the cycle of midwinterblood? From award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick comes a book about passion and preservation and ultimately an exploration of the bounds of love. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013. A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013.
The Mighty Johns: A Novella
by David BaldacciFrom a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a gripping thriller novella about a college football player's investigation into the unsolved disappearance of a local legend who seemingly vanished into thin air.Forty years ago, Herschel Ruggles, the most legendary player on the Mighty Johns football team at Draven University, disappeared after scoring a record-breaking touchdown.Instead of tossing the ball to the referee after his near-mythical athletic feat or celebrating with the nearly 25,000 spectators in the stands, Ruggles continued running, ball in hand, into a passageway that led deep underneath the field to the Mighty Johns&’ locker room—and was never seen again.His disappearance has mystified the community for decades . . . until another player—Merlin North, a brilliant physics major—helps break Ruggles&’s record for kickoff returns. After that, North turns detective and becomes fixated on discovering what happened to Herschel Ruggles.Investigating Ruggles&’s mysterious disappearance, however, will prove unexpectedly dangerous for North, as evidence of murder—and ghostly visions—reveal the truth to be far more stunning than he ever could have anticipated.Includes a teaser for A Gambling Man, David Baldacci's second Archer novel—available now!
Mighty Old Bones (Thistle & Twigg Mysteries #2)
by Mary SaumsJane Thistle and Phoebe Twigg are as different as two best friends can be. Phoebe has never seen any reason to leave her small Southern hometown, while Jane, the urbane widow of a career military officer, has traveled all over, only recently putting down roots in Tullulah, Alabama.At times, Tullulah can be a sleepy little town, but no one sleeps through the thunderstorm that knocks down a tree on Jane's property and uncovers a pile of skeletal remains buried underneath. Jane has some archaeological experience, thanks to all her travels, and knows a few experts. She invites an old friend to come down to Tullulah to have a look and catch up on old times. When tests discount their best theories and point to a far more recent death, Jane and Phoebe find themselves in the midst of some strange happenings.Mary Saums's Mighty Old Bones, the second in this delightful series, rattles Alabama with two of the newest and unlikeliest sleuths throughout the southlands.
The Mighty Skullboy Army Volume 1
by Jacob ChabotBrazen robots! Hostile corporate takeovers! Ill-fated interns! Criminally insane turnips! Distinctly unhelpful helper monkeys! And hats, dear God, hats aplenty! All this and more awaits any brave soul ready and willing to enlist in the ranks of the Mighty Skullboy Army! How do you sign up, you ask? Just purchase this book, absorb its nefarious bounty (we recommend using the eyes-to-brain method), and say hello to your new lord and master, Skullboy! If he’s not home from elementary school yet, be sure to pick up a handy pager. You will be called upon when needed. Oh, and be sure to beef up on that health insurance.
The Migration
by Helen Marshall"A dark fable that somehow feels both timeless and urgently topical. The Migration is heart-wringing and powerful, but over and above that, it's just vivid and immersive and enthralling throughout." --M.R. Carey, author of The Girl with All the GiftsWhen I was younger I didn't know a thing about death. I thought it meant stillness, a body gone limp. A marionette with its strings cut. Death was like a long vacation--a going away. Not this.Storms and flooding are worsening around the world, and a mysterious immune disorder has begun to afflict the young. Sophie Perella is about to begin her senior year of high school in Toronto when her little sister, Kira, is diagnosed. Their parents' marriage falters under the strain, and Sophie's mother takes the girls to Oxford, England, to live with their Aunt Irene. An Oxford University professor and historical epidemiologist obsessed with relics of the Black Death, Irene works with a Centre that specializes in treating people with the illness. She is a friend to Sophie, and offers a window into a strange and ancient history of human plague and recovery. Sophie just wants to understand what's happening now; but as mortality rates climb, and reports emerge of bodily tremors in the deceased, it becomes clear there is nothing normal about this condition--and that the dead aren't staying dead. When Kira succumbs, Sophie faces an unimaginable choice: let go of the sister she knows, or take action to embrace something terrifying and new. Tender and chilling, unsettling and hopeful, The Migration is a story of a young woman's dawning awareness of mortality and the power of the human heart to thrive in cataclysmic circumstances.
Mika. The Butcher's Daughter (Mika #3)
by Ghesia MorettIn an undetermined future, where the walls between nations are a reality, science and the creatures of the dark hope to make a dead legend reality. Meanwhile, the world prepares for a special and unique occasion: A worldwide meteor shower. Everything seems to be going well for Mika and her family. However, there is nothing better than a quicker and more lethal host than could be imagined. No one is ready for something like that, except maybe…Her. And some more chosen ones. Mystery, intrigue, horror, adventure, action, and romance accompany this foolish and impulsive heroine who fights by instinct and from the heart.
Mika - Os Olhos da Serpente: A Filha do Açougueiro (1 #1)
by Ghesia MorettThriller sobrenatural de ação, aventura, terror, ficção científica e romance, Em um futuro indeterminado, Mikaela vive seus próprios pesadelos sem entender o que acontecem. Desesperada e tentando proteger sua família, ela esconde de todos e busca uma solução para voltar a sentir-se normal. Um amigo fiel e um grupo de gênios adolescentes a ajudam, mas será difícil todos saírem bem dessa situação. Mistério, intriga, terror, aventura, ação e romance acompanham essa heroína insensata e impulsiva, que luta com todo seu coração.
Mika snake eyes II: Survive (Mika #2)
by Ghesia MorettIs surviving a death trap a miracle or a plot to take her to hell? Mika can only endure the disaster of his life based on the vigilante's hatred and justice. Without mercy or compassion, even if you have to resort to the terror of your own monster. Only one thing can defeat him: love. And if that fails? Surviving itself will be another matter.
Mika. Snake Eyes. Nightmares. (MIKA #1)
by Ghesia MorettMika knows she isn’t normal, but fighting against her own hell can lead her to places and situations that are difficult to overcome. The force of her spirit and heart guide her and she mustn’t lose the battle against other forces, because it would be too violent and catastrophic. It’s based on the love for her family, true friendship, and all the love she feels to support herself. Coming to understand what Mika is, can cause more harm than good. She will need all the strength of her indomitable spirit and the courage of her heart to be able to resist past whatever good or evil it may cause.
Milady Alex! (The Secret World of Alex Mack #15)
by Diana G. GallagherFor Alex Mack and her friends, going to a Renaissance Fair is a cool way to learn about the Middle Ages without even cracking a book. It's like stepping right into the days of knights and lords and ladies. And Alex, for once, could use a knight in shining armor. Separated from her friends, she gets whacked in the head by a stray leather ball, and it knocks her out cold. When she wakes up, Alex has completely lost her memory! It doesn't take her long to realize she's got some awesome powers. But she also senses they've put her in real danger. She knows someone is after her. But without her memory, how will she ever know who's an enemy, and who's a friend?
Mile 81
by Stephen KingWith the heart of Stand By Me and the genius horror of Christine, MILE 81 is Stephen King unleashing his imagination as he drives past one of those road signs . . .At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded up rest stop, a place where high school kids drink and get into the kind of trouble high school kids have always gotten into. It's the place where Pete Simmons goes when his older brother heads off to the gravel pit to play 'paratroopers over the side'.Pete, armed with only the magnifying glass he got for his tenth birthday, finds a discarded bottle of vodka in the boarded up burger shack and drinks enough to pass out. That's why he doesn't notice a freshly mud-spattered station wagon (which is strange because there hadn't been any rain in New England for over a week) which veers into the Mile 81 rest area, ignoring the sign that reads 'closed, no services'.The driver's door opens but nobody gets out . . .
Mile 81: A Stephen King eBook Original Short Story featuring an excerpt from his bestselling novel 11.22.63
by Stephen KingA Stephen King eBook Original Short Story featuring an excerpt from his novel 11.22.63.With the heart of Stand By Me and the genius horror of Christine, MILE 81 is Stephen King unleashing his imagination as he drives past one of those road signs . . .At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded up rest stop, a place where high school kids drink and get into the kind of trouble high school kids have always gotten into. It's the place where Pete Simmons goes when his older brother heads off to the gravel pit to play 'paratroopers over the side'.Pete, armed with only the magnifying glass he got for his tenth birthday, finds a discarded bottle of vodka in the boarded up burger shack and drinks enough to pass out. That's why he doesn't notice a freshly mud-spattered station wagon (which is strange because there hadn't been any rain in New England for over a week) which veers into the Mile 81 rest area, ignoring the sign that reads 'closed, no services'.The driver's door opens but nobody gets out . . .In the bonus story The Dune, originally published in Granta's October 2011 horror issue, retired Florida Supreme Court Judge Harvey Beecher tells his lawyer about a mysterious sand dune on an unnamed island a short distance off the Gulf coastline of his family's property. Harvey first visited the island at the age of ten in 1932, after his grandfather, a scoundrel and land speculator who'd created the family fortune, told him Blackbeard's treasure might be buried there. Travelling to the island became a daily addiction for Harvey...and now his lawyer is about to discover the shocking reason why.(P)2012 Simon & Schuster Audio
Mile 81
by Stephen KingMile 81 is Stand by Me meets Christine—the story of an insatiable car and a heroic kid.At Mile 81 on the Maine turnpike is a boarded up rest stop, a place where high school kids drink and get into the kind of trouble high school kids have always gotten into. It’s the place where Pete Simmons goes when his older brother, who’s supposed to be looking out for him, heads off to the gravel pit to play “paratroopers over the side.” Pete, armed only with the magnifying glass he got for his tenth birthday, finds a discarded bottle of vodka in the boarded up burger shack and drinks enough to pass out.Not much later, a mud-covered station wagon (which is strange because there hadn’t been any rain in New England for over a week) veers into the Mile 81 rest area, ignoring the sign that says “closed, no services.” The driver’s door opens but nobody gets out. Doug Clayton, an insurance man from Bangor, is driving his Prius to a conference in Portland. On the backseat are his briefcase and suitcase and in the passenger bucket is a King James Bible, what Doug calls “the ultimate insurance manual,” but it isn’t going to save Doug when he decides to be the Good Samaritan and help the guy in the broken down wagon. He pulls up behind it, puts on his four-ways, and then notices that the wagon has no plates.Ten minutes later, Julianne Vernon, pulling a horse trailer, spots the Prius and the wagon, and pulls over. Julianne finds Doug Clayton’s cracked cell phone near the wagon door – and gets too close herself. By the time Pete Simmons wakes up from his vodka nap, there are a half a dozen cars at the Mile 81 rest stop. Two kids – Rachel and Blake Lussier – and one horse named Deedee are the only living left. Unless you maybe count the wagon.
Mile High with a Vampire (An Argeneau Novel #33)
by Lynsay SandsIn the latest Argeneau novel from New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands, an immortal and her mortal pilot are on the run from hungry vampires...and discover they’re life mates along the way. Jet Lassiter likes being a pilot for Argeneau Inc. Perks included travelling to exotic locations and meeting interesting people, even if they are the blood-sucking kind. He’s living the good life, until his plane goes down in the mountains and four of his passengers are gravely injured. They need blood to heal... and Jet is the only source. Quinn Peters never wanted to be immortal. Once a renowned heart surgeon, she was turned against her will and now she has to drink blood to survive. Before she can ask how her “life” can get any worse, she’s in a plane crash. One of the few survivors, Quinn is desperate to get the mortal pilot to safety before her fellow immortals succumb to their blood lust and drain Jet dry. But hungry vampires are the least of their worries—the crash wasn’t an accident, and someone is trying to kill Quinn. Will she and Jet find their happily ever after as life mates, or will her assassin find her first?
Mile High With a Vampire: Book Thirty-Three (ARGENEAU VAMPIRE #33)
by Lynsay SandsJet Lassiter likes being a pilot for Argeneau Inc. Perks include travelling to exotic locations and meeting interesting people, even if they are the blood-sucking kind. He's living the good life, until his plane goes down in the mountains and four of his passengers are gravely injured. They need blood to heal . . . and Jet is the only source.Quinn Peters never wanted to be immortal. Once a renowned heart surgeon, she was turned against her will and now she has to drink blood to survive. Before she can ask how her 'life' can get any worse, she's in a plane crash. One of the few survivors, Quinn is desperate to get the mortal pilot to safety before her fellow immortals succumb to their blood lust and drain Jet dry.But hungry vampires are the least of their worries -- the crash wasn't an accident, and someone is trying to kill Quinn. Will she and Jet find their happily ever after as life mates, or will her assassin find her first?
The Militia House: A Novel
by John MilasLonglisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel PrizeNominated for the 2023 Shirley Jackson Award“An extraordinary novel about the quiet and not so quiet horrors of war.” —Roxane GayStephen King meets Tim O’Brien in John Milas’s The Militia House, a spine-tingling and boldly original gothic horror novel.It’s 2010, and the recently promoted Corporal Loyette and his unit are finishing up their deployment at a new base in Kajaki, Afghanistan. Their duties here are straightforward—loading and unloading cargo into and out of helicopters—and their days are a mix of boredom and dread. The Brits they’re replacing delight in telling them the history of the old barracks just off base, a Soviet-era militia house they claim is haunted, and Loyette and his men don’t need much convincing to make a clandestine trip outside the wire to explore it. It’s a short, middle-of-the-day adventure, but the men experience a mounting agitation after their visit to the militia house. In the days that follow they try to forget about the strange, unsettling sights and sounds from the house, but things are increasingly . . . not right. Loyette becomes determined to ignore his and his marines’ growing unease, convinced that it’s just the strain of war playing tricks on them. But something about the militia house will not let them go.Meticulously plotted and viscerally immediate in its telling, The Militia House is a gripping and brilliant exploration of the unceasing horrors of war that’s no more easily shaken than the militia house itself.
The Mill
by Ron Stelle<p>“A story of many angles—old romance, the sheer horror of the fire, the time continuum, altered realities, and oh, so much more . . . I couldn’t put it down.” —Readers’ Favorite<p> <p>It is the year 1968 in the small town of Huckster, Illinois, and there are some strange goings on at the abandoned mill just outside of town. Thirty-two years ago a young mill hand, Marty, who worked at the Faversham mill, got caught with more than his hands in the owner’s daughter’s cookie jar. Finding himself without a job and girlfriend the very next day, Marty decides to leave town with a goodbye gift for the owner. He decides to burn the place to the ground. His plan goes horribly wrong and the mill is shut down, along with the many ghosts who were left imprisoned there.<p> <p>Now, thirty-two years later, a group of young teens find themselves in a whirlwind of confusion and terror as they are swept up in the mills revenge. Will these unlikely heroes complete their tasks or will they travel through the looking glass forever and ever? One thing is for sure, the ride will be exciting, frightening and often funny.<p> <p>The Mill is a story like no other.<p>
La milla verde: El Pasillo De La Muerte (Jet/debolsillo Ser. #Vol. 102)
by Stephen KingStephen King ambienta su novela en una penitenciaría de presos condenados a muerte, una antesala del infierno de la que se sirve para trazar una radiografía del horror en estado puro.Octubre de 1932, penitenciaría de Cold Mountain. Los condenados a muerte aguardan el momento de ser conducidos a la silla eléctrica a través del pasillo conocido como la Milla Verde. Los crímenes abominables que han cometido les convierten en carnaza de un sistema legal que se alimenta de un círculo de locura, muerte y venganza. El guardia de la prisión Paul Edgecombe ha visto cosas raras en sus años trabajando en la Milla. Pero nunca ha visto a nadie como John Coffey, un hombre con el cuerpo de un gigante y la mente de un niño, condenado por un crimen aterrador en su violencia e impactante en su depravación. Y en este lugar donde reciben el máximo castigo, Edgecombe está a punto de descubrir la terrible y maravillosa verdad sobre Coffey, una verdad que desafiará sus más íntimas creencias... La milla verde representa un hito en la aclamada trayectoria del maestro indiscutible de la narrativa de terror contemporánea.
La milla verde: El Pasillo De La Muerte (Jet/debolsillo Ser. #Vol. 102)
by Stephen KingStephen King ambienta su novela en una penitenciaría de presos condenados a muerte, una antesala del infierno de la que se sirve para trazar una radiografía del horror en estado puro. Octubre de 1932, penitenciaría de Cold Mountain. Los condenados a muerte aguardan el momento de ser conducidos a la silla eléctrica a través del pasillo conocido como la Milla Verde. Los crímenes abominables que han cometido les convierten en carnaza de un sistema legal que se alimenta de un círculo de locura, muerte y venganza. El guardia de la prisión Paul Edgecombe ha visto cosas raras en sus años trabajando en la Milla. Pero nunca ha visto a nadie como John Coffey, un hombre con el cuerpo de un gigante y la mente de un niño, condenado por un crimen aterrador en su violencia e impactante en su depravación. Y en este lugar donde reciben el máximo castigo, Edgecombe está a punto de descubrir la terrible y maravillosa verdad sobre Coffey, una verdad que desafiará sus más íntimas creencias... La milla verde representa un hito en la aclamada trayectoria del maestro indiscutible de la narrativa de terror contemporánea.
La milla verde: El Pasillo De La Muerte (Atria Espanol Ser. #Vol. 102)
by Stephen KingStephen King ambienta su novela en una penitenciaría de presos condenados a muerte, una antesala del infierno de la que se sirve para trazar una radiografía del horror en estado puro. Octubre de 1932, penitenciaría de Cold Mountain. Los condenados a muerte aguardan el momento de ser conducidos a la silla eléctrica. Los crímenes abominables que han cometido les convierten en carnaza de un sistema legal que se alimenta de un círculo de locura, muerte y venganza.La milla verde representa un hito gran en la aclamada trayectoriadel maestro indiscutible de la narrativa de terror contemporánea.
Mille et un Maléfices: Deuxième épisode de la trilogie La Liste de la Sorcière (Fiction #2)
by Andrew CairnsSandy Beech, que le lecteur a déjà rencontré dans La Liste de la Sorcière, semble tomber de Charybde en Scylla. Après avoir estourbi sa première femme, soupçonnée de sorcellerie, il rencontre une Marocaine qu’il a bien l’intention d’épouser. Mais nombre d’obstacles et d’esprits malfaisants se mettent en travers de son chemin. L’histoire, qui se déroule à un rythme endiablé, prendra toutefois une tournure tragique. La sorcellerie guette Sandy et son aventure n’est pas terminée. À suivre ! « En cajolant le lecteur à travers le chas de l'aiguille dans un royaume de la vie et des vies marocaines, Mille et un Maléfices est une histoire stimulante qui suscite la réflexion et qui laisse le lecteur changé profondément - comme toutes les meilleures histoires parviennent à le faire. » TAHIR SHAH, auteur de La Maison du Calife
Millersburg
by Harry CauleyHarry Cauley's third novel, Millersburg (Bridie and Finn and The Botticelli Angel preceding), might well be described as "New Jersey Gothic." It's set in 1939 in a small town in Northern New Jersey, narrated by Ben, a 17-year-old boy. He's part of a family ruled by Mamu, his tyrannical grandmother, and starts with a grisly double murder that eventually involves his family and changes the family dynamics forever as long-kept secrets begin to unravel. Among the other beautifully rendered members of the family are Ben's mother Eulalie, vague, distracted, and ineffective, his sister Estella, who pines for a local sheriff's deputy she is allowed to see only in the presence of Mamu, and Uncle Josh, Mamu's reclusive younger half-brother who lives alone in a shack on a creek and provides the only culture--and respite--that Ben and Estella know.