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Carniepunk: The Sweeter the Juice
by Mark HenryAuthor of the Amanda Feral series Mark Henry lends his brilliantly twisted imagination to the gripping Carniepunk anthology in this creepy zombie short story.When the zombie apocalypse overtakes New York City, a trip to Coney Island is the most frightening thing of all. A gruesome tale of transformation, Ferris wheels, and transsexuals.
Carniepunk: The Werewife
by Jaye WellsChills and thrills abound in this wild story of marital discord and fuzzy threats from USA TODAY bestselling author Jaye Wells--from the Carniepunk urban fantasy anthology.One week after she is bitten by the dog-faced boy at a traveling carnival, a mild-mannered housewife gets a sudden, unrelenting craving for raw meat. She doesn't remember eating the cat or running naked through the park under the full moon, but her husband's getting strange calls from concerned neighbors. When he takes her back to the carnival a year later, looking for a cure, it'll either get better...or a whole lot worse.
Carnifex
by D. P. Prior« Brut, intense et brutalement tragique. Une narration de grande qualité avec d'excellents personnages et une intrigue implacable. » -- Mitchell Hogan, auteur du livre A Crucible of Souls et lauréat de l'Aurealis Award. Depuis plus de mille ans, les nains se sont cachés loin du monde dans leur cité-ravin d'Arx Gravis. Gouvernée par un conseil inflexible dont le seul objectif est d'éviter les erreurs du passé, la vertu définissant leur société est que rien ne devrait jamais changer. Mais quand une infraction survient au Scriptorium et que le Garde du Ravin Carnifex Thane voit un homunculus fuir la scène de crime, c'est le début d'une série d'événements qui assureront que plus rien ne sera jamais comme avant. La tromperie et la mort marchent vers Arx Gravis. Les énigmes précédant la naissance de Carnifex se cristallisent en un destin horrible qui approche inexorablement. Mais c'est dans le sang que naissent les légendes et la rédemption germe parfois des pêchés les plus graves. Car Carnifex est destiné à devenir le Boucher du Ravin, avant même que ce sombre sobriquet soit perdu pour toujours, ainsi que tout ce qui le définissait autrefois. Le roman des origines du Nain Sans Nom, attendu depuis longtemps, et premier livre d'une nouvelle série, Légendes du Nain Sans Nom, Carnifex, par D.P. Prior est un nouveau venu qui a toute sa place dans la tradition des romans d'épée et de sorcellerie qui a vu naître R.E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Fritz Lieber et Lin Carter, et qui est le digne héritier de la fantasy héroïque de David Gemmel. Avec un point de vue étroit, des personnages complexes et une abondance d'horreurs, de bains de sang et la marche impitoyable d'un destin insensible, il porte également les marques particulières des mondes obscurs actuels qui sont familiers aux lecteurs de Joe Abercrombie et George R.R. Martin.
Carnifex: Un augurio de sangre
by D. P. Prior Marco Andana"Crudo, tenso y brutalmente trágico. Su narración es de alta calidad y tiene unos personajes grandiosos y una trama implacable". -- Mitchell Hogan, autor de Un crisol de almas y ganador del Aurealis Award. Por más de 1000 años, los enanos se han ocultado del mundo en Arx Gravis, su ciudad al borde de un barranco. Gobernada por un concejo inflexible, cuya única meta es el evitar los errores del pasado, la única virtud que caracteriza a su sociedad es que nada debería cambiar jamás. Pero cuando asaltan el Scriptorium, y el Guardia del Barranco Carnifex Thane, ve a un homúnculo huyendo de la escena del crimen, se ponen en marcha los eventos que asegurarán que nada vuelva a ser como antes. El engaño y la muerte se acercan a Arx Gravis. Los acertijos que anteceden al nacimiento de Carnifex se cristalizan en un destino horripilante el cual se acerca implacablemente. Sin embargo, las leyendas nacen de la sangre, y en ocasiones la redención proviene del peor de los pecados. El destino dicta que Carnifex debe convertirse en el Carnicero del barranco, incluso antes de que ese apelativo sombrío se pierda para siempre, junto con todo lo que alguna vez lo defino. Carnifex, la tan esperada novela de origen del Enano sin Nombre y el comienzo de una nueva serie: Leyendas del Enano sin Nombre, de D.P. Prior es una adición bienvenida a la tradición de espadas y hechicería que dio a luz a autores como R.E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Fritz Lieber y Lin Cartes, y que retoma exactamente en donde nos dejó la fantasía heroica de David Gemmell. Con una narrativa centrada en el personaje principal, una caracterización compleja y una abundancia de horror, matanza y la marcha imparable de un destino insensible, también lleva los sellos distintivos de la escritura lúgubre y sombría de hoy en día a la que los lectores de Joe Abercrombie y George R.R. Martin están acostumbrados.
Carnifex: um Presságio de Sangue
by D. P. Prior Ary Bruno GomesDescrição do livro: "Energético, tenso, e brutalmente trágico. Narrativa de alta qualidade com grandes personagens e um enredo implacável." -- Mitchell Hogan, autor de A Prova Severa das Alvas e Vencedor do prêmio Aurealis. Por mais de milhares de anos, os anões têm se escondido do mundo em sua cidade da ravina Arx Gravis. Governada por um concelho inflexível, o qual o único proposito é evitar erros do passado, a virtude que define sua sociedade é que nada deve nunca mudar. Mas quando o Scriptorium é invadido, e o Guarda da Ravina Carnifex Thane vê um homúnculo fugindo da cena do crime, eventos são colocados em movimento que irão assegurar que nada seja como antes novamente. Mentira e morte estão vindo para Arx Gravis. Os enigmas que precederam o nascimento de Carniflex se materializam em um destino terrível que inexoravelmente se aproxima. Mas é no sangue que lendas nascem, e a redenção é, às vezes, semeada nos pecados mais graves. Pois Carnifex é destinado a se tornar o Açougueiro da Ravina, antes, que a denominação sombria seja perdida para sempre, juntamente com tudo que uma vez o definiu. O livro tão aguardado Anão Sem Nome, e o começo de uma nova série, Lendas do Anão Sem Nome, Carnifex por D.P. Prior é uma adição bem-vinda à tradição da espada e magia que critou R.E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Fritz Lieber, e Lin Carter, e continua de onde a fantasia heróica de David Gemmell parou. Com um ponto de vista único, caracterização complexa, e uma abundância de horror, derramamento de sangue, e a marcha implacável do destino cruel, o livro também carrega as marcas do estilo grimdark moderno que leitores de Joe Abercrombie e George R.R. Martin estão acostumados.
Carnival
by Elizabeth BearIn Old Earth's clandestine world of ambassador-spies, Michelangelo Kusanagi-Jones and Vincent Katherinessen were once a starring team. But ever since a disastrous mission, they have been living separate lives in a universe dominated by a ruthless Coalition--one that is about to reunite them. The pair are dispatched to New Amazonia as diplomatic agents Allegedly, they are to return priceless art. Covertly, they seek to tap its energy supply. But in reality, one has his mind set on treason. And among the extraordinary women of New Amazonia, in a season of festival, betrayal, and disguise, he will find a new ally--and a force beyond any that humans have known.
Carnival - Chattanooga (Carnival #2)
by Zoe LynneCarnival: Volume TwoJesse, Donny, Chad, and Dax aren't typical small town high school students. Not only do they make their homes amidst the gauze and glitter of the carnival, each of them possesses a supernatural power. They still face adversity, though, and their lives connect in surprising ways as they struggle against it. Facing the death of his father, Jesse needs Donny's love and support more than ever. Jesse and Donny are tired of hiding their relationship, but Donny is afraid of losing his eccentric family if he admits to being gay. Chad might be able to help them, but everything he does comes at cost, so he won't intervene unless he's sure he's doing the right thing. Dax is sick of being bullied and having nowhere he feels he truly belongs. With enough effort, he hopes to find a home among the lights, music, and magic of the carnival.
Carnival - Decatur (Carnival #1)
by Zoe LynneCarnival: Volume One In a world of lights, music, fanfare and fun, there's not a lot left to the mundane, and nothing can be truer for four special boys whose lives intertwine in a most unusual, unexpected way. They all have secrets and supernatural powers that set them apart from the average small town high-schooler. Jessie's world revolves around his family's traveling carnival. Tate's busy being the good son to Decatur, Alabama's first black mayor. Rand knows everyone's secrets. And Donny wants a family. When sexuality and special abilities become each boy's focus, a whole new realm of possibilities opens up. With an uncertain road ahead of them, their talents to see the future, hear other people's thoughts, and manipulate wills might help them change their destined courses and find the right path. Four boys. Each with his own cross to bear. Just trying to grow up.
Carnival Chaos (Cutiecorns #4)
by Shannon PenneyPuppypaw Island is barking with excitement for the first annual Cutiecorn Carnival and Talent Show! All different kinds of Cutiecorn animals are traveling to Puppypaw Island to celebrate. Everyone is excited to make new friends, but Twinkle can see that not all animals are alike and there might be some trouble coming. Can she use her seeing magic to calm the chaos?
Carnival Magic
by Amy EphronThis companion to Castle In the Mist features a mysterious carnival, an ominous psychic, and a wind that whisks Tess and Max away from their vacation in South Devon, England. Which fantastical world will they find this time?Tess and Max are back in England for another summer with their Aunt Evie--this time by the seashore in South Devon. And they're incredibly excited about the travelling carnival that's come to town. There are rides, games, acrobats, The House of Mirrors--and even a psychic, with a beautiful wagon all her own.In a visit to the psychic's wagon, while Tess is being hypnotized, the wagon seems to move. Before Tess can shake herself out of the hypnosis, before Max can do anything, they seem to be travelling--along with the rest of the carnival--too quickly for the two of them to jump out. But where are they going and what awaits them? Will they be caught in a world different from their own? And do the Baranova twins, acrobats who miss their sister almost as much as Tess and Max miss their family, hold the keys to the mystery? Internationally bestselling author Amy Ephron returns with a companion novel to The Castle in the Mist and creates a magical tale filled with adventure, mystery, fantasy, family, and fun.Praise for Carnival Magic:"Full of wonder and real-life enchantment, Amy Ephron's Carnival Magic is a charming adventure that will make a believer out of anyone!" --Rachel Vail, author of Well, That Was Awkward and the Friendship Ring series"Tess is a thoroughly modern heroine: She's athletic, impulsive, and fearless . . . The siblings are authentic children [and] the fantastic elements are the stuff of daydreams. Perfect for classroom read-alouds." --Kirkus Reviews"The short chapters filled with mystery and action will have readers eagerly continuing to discover the secrets that await them. . . . Fans of the first book will be eager for this fun middle-grade fantasy with a classic sensibility." --Booklist
Carnival Tricks (Double Helix Case Files #4)
by Jade Kerrion Double Helix1st Place, Science Fiction, Royal Palm Literary Award 2015In a world transformed by the Genetic Revolution, Kyle Norwood is an honest-to-God human and proud of it. His deadly skills come from hard work and not genetic sleight of hand. An easy mission to protect two Proficere Labs scientists turns into a shoot-out that leaves a scientist and a federal agent dead. Worse, the research data the scientists were carrying disappears.In a world where human derivatives are hated and feared, Sofia Rios is almost human. When a fight during her waitressing shift turns fatal, a dying scientist launches her into the shady world of scientific espionage. The unwilling trustee of research that people would kill to obtain, Sofia turns to the man who steps out of the shadows to protect her, even though he appears as dangerous and disreputable as the people who hunt her.Together, Sofia and Kyle must unravel the truth behind the illicit information she carries before one or both of them are killed. Their mutual attraction sparkles, but the spark could just as easily become an explosion if Kyle ever finds out that Sofia is a despised telekinetic.This is a standalone futuristic thriller set in the award-winning world of the Double Helix.
Carnival at Candlelight
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal MurdoccaThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie head back in time to Venice, Italy in the 1700s. With the help of a research book, a book of magic rhymes, and a set of mysterious instructions from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #33, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #5: Carnival at Candlelight. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Carnival at Candlelight (Magic Tree House Merlin Missions #5)
by Mary Pope OsborneMerlin has a new mission for Jack and Annie: save the Grand Lady of the Lagoon from a terrible disaster! To find her, they must travel back over 250 years ago to Venice, Italy, on the night of the annual Carnival celebration. But Merlin's directions are very confusing! As Jack and Annie wander among the costumed crowd, no one is who they seem to be, the clocks all tell different times, and water is mysteriously rising in the streets. Seeking help from Venice's ruler, they find themselves thrown into a dark dungeon filled with rats. How will Jack and Annie save themselves and the Grand Lady, too? There can only be one solution--magic! Mary Pope Osborne is a master of bringing faraway places to life. In Carnival at Candlelight she sends young readers to one of the most glorious cities in the world for an adventure filled with history, mystery, and magic.
Carnival of Souls
by Melissa MarrIn a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face bleak futures--if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to the death is the only way to try to live. All Mallory knows of The City is that her father--and every other witch there--fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable. While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls. From Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series and Graveminder, comes a brand-new tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to forge one's own destiny.
Carnival of Souls (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
by Nancy HolderSOMETHING WICKED EVIL THIS WAY COMES. There's something troubling about Professor Caligari's Traveling Carnival. Perhaps it's that no one can recall the arrival of its hard-to-miss caravan of old-style wagons, countless performers, and horse-drawn carts. Maybe it's the creepy calliope music that tirelessly beckons visitors. Let's face it, an enigma that chooses Sunnydale nearly guarantees it's up to more than wholesome family entertainment. After a visit to the carnival's Hall of Mirrors, a once-shy pair of homely sophomore twins parades the halls of Sunnydale High like diva supermodels on a runway. Intuiting the twins' abrupt personality change as more than a self-confidence boost, Buffy -- joined by Angel, Giles, and the rest of the Scoobies -- decides to investigate the suspicious carnival firsthand. But soon it's apparent that the price of admission is higher than she imagined. Those who enter the carnival's attractions exit. . . changed. Each of the gang soon shows extreme displays of vice. Willow is wracked with envy. Cordelia's greed consumes her. Xander unleashes his gluttony. Angel reveals a lusty new persona. And a dark anger rises in Giles. But it's Buffy's now-blinding pride that threatens to overpower her, and in the process destroy those she loves. . . .
Carnival: A Novel
by Rawi HageA stirring new masterpiece from the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award–winning author of Cockroach and De Niro’s Game. In Carnival, internationally acclaimed author Rawi Hage takes us into the world of Fly, a taxi driver in a crime-ridden apocalyptic metropolis. Raised in the circus, the son of a golden-haired trapeze artist and a flying-carpet man, Fly sees everything, taking in all of the city’s carnivalesque beauty and ugliness as he roves through its dizzying streets in his taxi. Fly is a reader, too, and when he’s not in his taxi he is at home in the equally dizzying labyrinth of books that fills his tiny apartment. His best friend is Otto, a political activist who’s in and out of jails and asylums, mourning his dead wife and lost foster son. On one otherwise tawdry night Fly meets Mary, a book-loving passenger with a domineering husband. So begins a romance that is, for Fly, a brief glimmer of light amid the shadows and grit of the Carnival city.Along with Otto and Mary, Fly introduces us to madmen and revolutionaries, magicians and prostitutes as he picks them up and drops them off, traveling through a nightmarish town that is—we can’t help but notice—a parable for our own debauched, unjust world.Wildly imaginative and darkly ironic, Carnival is a magnificent achievement.
Carnivora the Winged Scavenger: Series 7 Book 6 (Beast Quest #42)
by Adam BladeIn the frozen north, a killer stalks the night - Carnivora the Winged Scavenger! Can Tom rally the people of Tavania to beat Malvel's evil army? If not, the land will be destroyed, and he will never see Avantia again...Don't miss CONVOL THE COLD-BLOODED BRUTE HELLION THE FIERY FOEKRESTOR THE CRUSHING TERRORMADARA THE MIDNIGHT WARRIORELLIK THE LIGHTNING HORROR
Carnivores of Light and Darkness
by Alan Dean FosterIt advanced not in the manner of a living creature but in the manner of sand. It had no arms and then a hundred, no feet but one as wide as the base of the advancing dune itself. Everywhere and all of it was dark red, like all the rust that had ever afflicted the metals of the world squeezed into a swiftly shifting pyramid rage. The dune howled and moaned and bellowed like some sky-scraping banshee unwillingly fastened to the Earth. And in the midst of all that geologic fury, two thirds up the face of the oncoming mountain were two eyes...
Carnivores of Light and Darkness (Journeys of the Catechist #1)
by Alan Dean FosterThe 3-volume fantasy epic "Journeys of the Catechist" is a triumph of boundless wonder and unending imagination -- the quest of a uniquely compelling hero on a world where the impossible is normal and plain virtues may be the greatest weapons a warrior can possess. Etjole Ehomba is a simple, humble herdsman from an isolated tribe, and a man of honor. Thus he feels morally obliged to fulfill the dying wish of a shipwrecked stranger: "Save the Visioness . . ." So with only his spear, his sword, and a bag of gifts from the women of the village, Ehomba leaves family and home to walk the length of the world, cross an impassable ocean, vanquish an unstoppable evil, and rescue a woman he has never met for the sake of a dead man he does not know. This is vol. 1.
Carnivores of Light and Darkness (Journeys of the Catechist)
by Alan Dean FosterA hero&’s quest begins in this first book of &“perhaps [the] most highly regarded fantasy trilogy&” from the New York Times–bestselling author (Black Gate). They washed up on the beach, dead men clad in strange, intricate garments. The Naumkib tribe will eat well tonight. Simple herdsman Etjole Ehomba is wandering among the corpses, when he hears a faint cry . . . One of the men is still alive—and he implores Etjole for help. His countess-to-be, the Visioness Themaryl of Laconda, has been abducted, carried off by Hymneth the Possessed. The dying man charges Etjole with the duty to find her and restore her to the people of Laconda. Etjole—herder, fisherman, father, warrior, tracker—is a man of conviction. He cannot ignore a brave and noble man&’s plea. So he sets off on a journey to find a woman many men were willing to die for and to face his destiny in the Unstable Lands, where people are swallowed up by unreality—by things that should not even exist . . .&“Odd and engaging . . . A wondrous journey.&” —Locus&“Inventive and filled with flavorsome incident.&” —Kirkus Reviews&“An epic series which is sure to please many readers.&” —SF Site
Carnivores of Light and Darkness, Into the Thinking Kingdoms, A Triumph of Souls
by Alan Dean Foster
Carol for Another Christmas
by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughAwakened by the password "humbug," Ebenezer Scrooge is back-this time as a ghost in the computer of workaholic Monica Banks, in this wry and heartwarming modern take on the Dickens classic.
Carol, the Ancient Yuletide Troll
by Matt TaylorCarol, The Ancient Yuletide Troll is the first in a series of stories about Carol, a good troll who serves as a Santa figure for monsters. It introduces Carol, and explains how she became Santa&’s helper for delivering toys to the monsters. When Carol sees that the other monsters don&’t like her because she&’s the only one who receives presents from Santa (as she is the only monster who is &“nice&”), Carol pays Santa a visit. Santa encourages Carol to be the one to help turn the monsters around and get them on his nice list too. Carol tries, but the other monsters just ignore her, inspiring her to take matters into her own hands. She begins secretly giving toys to the naughty monsters instead of continuing to try and turn them into nice ones. Despite her good intentions, will Carol&’s actions go against Santa&’s wishes and put her on the naughty list as well?This fun, original story will not only teach children the importance of good behavior, but will teach them a great lesson in friendship, kindness, and sharing. Carol, The Ancient Yuletide Troll shows children the true spirit of Christmas in a new way from a not-so-scary monster named Carol.
Carolina Isle (Edenton Trilogy #2)
by Jude DeverauxNew York Times bestselling author and "master storyteller" (Literary Times) Jude Deveraux uncovers the passions and scandals that take a small town by storm when two cousins switch lives.Ariel and Sara never imagined their high-spirited attempt to step into each other’s shoes would cause such upheaval. The lifelong pen pals, who look exactly alike, meet for the first time in their twenties and embark on a daring adventure of changing identities. Southern belle Ariel is determined to win the heart of a man who doesn’t know she exists, while Sara yearns to leave behind her hardscrabble existence and taste the good life that fate has denied her. But in pretty Arundel, North Carolina, nothing is as it seems—including the dangers that are closing in on their new dream lives, as the deepest of fears and darkest of secrets and betrayals come to light.
Carpathia
by Matt ForbeckIt's Titanic meets 30 Days of Night.When the survivors of the Titanic are picked up by the passenger steamship Carpathia, they thought their problems were over.But something's sleeping in the darkest recesses of the ship. Something old. Something hungry.File Under: Fantasy [ Bump In The Night | Unthinkable | Rescue Remedy | 1912 Overture ]e-book ISBN: 978-0-85766-203-3From the Trade Paperback edition.