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The Cold Corner
by Tim PrattBefore I made it around the corner, I saw something that made me stop dead. A man wearing soot-stained overalls came toward me from behind the restaurant, mopping his neck and brow with a filthy white cloth. I stared at him, because he was me. Terry thought it was a victory when he escaped his small hometown of Cold Corners, North Carolina. But life in the big city didn't turn out to be as victorious as he'd expected, and after one failure follows another, he comes home to figure out what went wrong. What begins as a trip down memory lane turns into much more when Terry is confronted with alternate versions of himself-the people he might have become had he not followed his dreams of being a chef to California. At first, he assumes that meeting a chef TJ, a policeman TJ, and a bartender TJ is no more than the delusions of an identity crisis run amok. But as Terry sees "what could have been" reflected in these doppelgängers, he discovers that the simplest of life's choices could have led him down very different paths. Inspired by Henry James's thought-provoking short story "The Jolly Corner," award-winning author Tim Pratt reinterprets the classic tale for a new, young adult audience, bringing it to life in a contemporary southern setting and penning a haunting look at the way life choices shape the people we become.A short story excerpted from Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales, available October 2013.
Cold Counsel
by Chris SharpIn Chris Sharp's new epic fantasy Cold Counsel, Slud of the Blood Claw Clan, Bringer of Troubles, was born at the heart of the worst storm the mountain had ever seen. Slud&’s father, chief of the clan, was changed by his son&’s presence. For the first time since the age of the giants, he rallied the remaining trolls under one banner and marched to war taking back the mountain from the goblin clans. However, the long-lived elves remembered the brutal wars of the last age, and did not welcome the return of these lesser-giants to martial power. Twenty thousand elves marched on the mountain intent on genocide. They eradicated the entire troll species—save two. Aunt Agnes, an old witch from the Iron Wood, carried Slud away before the elves could find them. Their existence remained hidden for decades, and in that time, Agnes molded Slud to become her instrument of revenge. For cold is the counsel of women.
Cold Curses (An Heirs of Chicagoland Novel #5)
by Chloe NeillIt&’s all magical hands on deck for vampire Elisa Sullivan and her allies as they fight to save the Windy City from a supernatural onslaught, in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series. Elisa, the only vampire ever born, is hoping all can remain quiet in the City of Chicago in the wake of a destructive attack by an ancient demon who broke the city&’s defensive magic. Still, she and her friends, including shifter Connor Keene, know they need to be ready for anything. Everyone is working as hard as they can to repair the city&’s wards, but unwelcome creatures are slipping through and Elisa soon finds herself caught in the middle of a magical turf war with roots that go back generations. She knows she will have to take a stand, but retaliating threatens to reveal her deepest secret...
Cold Curses (Heirs of Chicagoland)
by Chloe NeillIt's all magical hands on deck for vampire Elisa Sullivan and her allies as they fight to save the Windy City from a supernatural onslaught, in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series. Elisa, the only vampire ever born, is hoping all can remain quiet in the City of Chicago in the wake of a destructive attack by an ancient demon who broke the city's defensive magic. Still, she and her friends, including shifter Connor Keene, know they need to be ready for anything. Everyone is working as hard as they can to repair the city's wards, but unwelcome creatures are slipping through and Elisa soon finds herself caught in the middle of a magical turf war with roots that go back generations. She knows she will have to take a stand, but retaliating threatens to reveal her deepest secret...
Cold Days (Dresden Files #14)
by Jim ButcherAfter being murdered and then brought back to life, Harry Dresden soon realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad. Because he is no longer Chicago’s only professional wizard. He is now Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. Her word is his command. And her first command is the seemingly impossible: kill an immortal. Worse still, there is a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could mean the deaths of millions. Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent an apocalypse, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound infinite powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own... His soul. INCLUDES AN EXCERPT FROM THE NEXT DRESDEN FILES NOVEL .
Cold Days: The Dresden Files, Book Fourteen (Dresden Files #14)
by Jim ButcherYou can't keep a good wizard down - even when he wants to stay that way.For years, Harry Dresden has been Chicago's only professional wizard, but a bargain made in desperation with the Queen of Air and Darkness has forced him into a new job: professional killer.Mab, the mother of wicked faeries, has restored the mostly-dead wizard to health, and dispatches him upon his first mission - to bring death to an immortal. Even as he grapples with the impossible task, Dresden learns of a looming danger to Demonreach, the living island hidden upon Lake Michigan, a place whose true purpose and dark potential have the potential to destroy billions and to land Dresden in the deepest trouble he has ever known - even deeper than being dead. How messed up is that?Beset by his new enemies and hounded by the old, Dresden has only twenty four hours to reconnect with his old allies, prevent a cataclysm and do the impossible - all while the power he bargained to get - but never meant to keep - lays siege to his very soul.Magic. It can get a guy killed.
Cold Days: The Dresden Files, Book Fourteen (Dresden Files #14)
by Jim ButcherYou can't keep a good wizard down - even when he wants to stay that way.For years, Harry Dresden has been Chicago's only professional wizard, but a bargain made in desperation with the Queen of Air and Darkness has forced him into a new job: professional killer.Mab, the mother of wicked faeries, has restored the mostly-dead wizard to health, and dispatches him upon his first mission - to bring death to an immortal. Even as he grapples with the impossible task, Dresden learns of a looming danger to Demonreach, the living island hidden upon Lake Michigan, a place whose true purpose and dark potential have the potential to destroy billions and to land Dresden in the deepest trouble he has ever known - even deeper than being dead. How messed up is that?Beset by his new enemies and hounded by the old, Dresden has only twenty four hours to reconnect with his old allies, prevent a cataclysm and do the impossible - all while the power he bargained to get - but never meant to keep - lays siege to his very soul.Magic. It can get a guy killed.
Cold Days (The Dresden Files, Book #14)
by Jim ButcherHARRY DRESDEN LIVES!!! After being murdered by a mystery assailant, navigating his way through the realm between life and death, and being brought back to the mortal world, Harry realizes that maybe death wasn’t all that bad. Because he is no longer Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard. He is now Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. After Harry had no choice but to swear his fealty, Mab wasn't about to let something as petty as death steal away the prize she had sought for so long. And now, her word is his command, no matter what she wants him to do, no matter where she wants him to go, and no matter who she wants him to kill. Guess which Mab wants first? Of course, it won’t be an ordinary, everyday assassination. Mab wants her newest minion to pull off the impossible: kill an immortal. No problem there, right? And to make matters worse, there exists a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could land Harry in the sort of trouble that will make death look like a holiday. Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own; His soul.
The Cold Embrace: Weird Stories by Women
by S. T. JoshiThis original anthology presents 19 short stories that cover nearly a century of speculative fiction by women authors. Selections range from Mary Shelley's "Transformation" (1830), a pendant to Frankenstein in its themes and motifs, to "Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched" (1922) by May Sinclair, a tale of time travel that follows its heroine to Hell and back. Gripping narratives include Virginia Woolf's "A Haunted House," in which a ghostly couple revisit their former home; "A Wedding Chest" by Vernon Lee, a story of romance and revenge that unfolds in Renaissance Italy; and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," recounting a woman's psychic possession by the previous occupant of her attic bedroom. Additional tales include E. Nesbit's "From the Dead," "The Eyes" by Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Gaskell's "Curious If True," and many others. Editor S. T. Joshi offers an extensive Introduction as well as notes on each of the authors.
Cold Emperor's Pampered Consort: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Wo AiyuncaiCold the word tame scene character is surly changeful gas field is strong yulian for the king beautiful and seductive because the mother is a woman so the eyes are strange blue wearing a silver mask on weekdays no one will notice but under the moon the eye color is especially noticeable because the reason of blue eyes be regarded as evildoer the mother drinks poison wine to save him and die the other woman is particularly cold because han jingyun through the nine exquisite beads they decided that she is his god to han jingyun special love slowly fall in love with han jingyun affectionate
The Cold Equations: And Other Stories
by Tom Godwin Eric FlintGodwin's story "The Cold Equations" rocked the science fiction world when it appeared. In this volume are other unforgettable stories by Godwin, including his full-length novel "Space Prison." A large volume by a master of science fiction adventure with an extra dimension of speculation.
Cold Equations: Book Two (Star Trek: The Next Generation #2)
by David MackBook Two in the New York Times bestselling Cold Equations trilogy set in the expanded universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation!A WAR OF LIES Three years after the disastrous final Borg Invasion, a bitter cold war against the Typhon Pact has pushed Starfleet’s resources to the breaking point. Now the rise of a dangerous new technology threatens to destroy the Federation from within. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew answer a distress call from an old friend, only to become targets in a deadly game of deception. To protect a vital diplomatic mission, they must find a way to identify the spies hiding in their midst, before it’s too late. But Worf soon realizes the crew’s every move has been predicted: Someone is using them as pawns. And the closer they get to exposing their enemy, the deeper they spiral into its trap…
Cold Equations: Book One (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
by David MackBook One in the New York Times bestselling trilogy set in the expanded universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation!A BRAZEN HEIST Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew race to find out who has stolen Data’s android brother B-4—and for what sinister purpose. A BROKEN PROMISE One desperate father risks all for the son he abandoned forty years ago—but is he ready to pay the price for redemption? A DARING MISSION Against overwhelming odds, and with time running out, Commander Worf has only one chance to avert a disaster. But how high a price will he pay for victory?
Cold Equations: Book Three (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
by David MackBook Three in the New York Times bestselling Cold Equations trilogy set in the expanded universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation!AT THE CENTER OF THE GALAXY…A planet-sized Machine of terrifying power and unfathomable purpose hurls entire star systems into a supermassive black hole. Wesley Crusher, now a full-fledged Traveler, knows the Machine must be stopped…but he has no idea how. Wesley must enlist the aid of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew, who also fail to halt the unstoppable alien juggernaut’s destructive labors. But they soon divine the Machine’s true purpose—a purpose that threatens to exterminate all life in the Milky Way Galaxy. With time running out, Picard realizes he knows of only one person who might be able to stop the Machine in time to avert a galactic catastrophe—if only he had any idea how to find him…
Cold Eternity
by S.A. Barnes"You'll want to read this one with the lights on."—Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling authorCold Eternity is the instant USA Today bestselling space horror from S.A. Barnes perfect for fans of Severance, where desperation for eternal life leads to a fate worse than death...Halley is on the run from an interplanetary political scandal that has put a huge target on her back. She heads for what seems like the perfect place to lay low: a gigantic space barge storing the cryogenically frozen bodies of Earth’s most fortunate citizens from more than a century ago…The cryo program, created by trillionaire tech genius Zale Winfeld, is long defunct, and the AI hologram "hosts," ghoulishly created in the likeness of Winfeld’s three adult children, are glitchy. The ship feels like a crypt, and the isolation gets to Halley almost immediately. She starts to see figures crawling in the hallways, and there’s a constant scraping, slithering, and rattling echoing in the vents.It’s not long before Halley realizes she may have gotten herself trapped in an even more dangerous situation than the one she was running from….Also by S.A. Barnes:Dead SilenceGhost StationAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Cold Eye (The Devil's West #2)
by Laura Anne GilmanIn the anticipated sequel to Silver on the Road, which Kirkus Reviews calls a &“slam-bang Weird Western,&” Isobel is riding circuit through the Territory as the Devil's Left Hand. But when she responds to a natural disaster, she learns the limits of her power and the growing danger of something mysterious that is threatening not just her life, but the whole Territory.Isobel is the left hand of the old man of the Territory, the Boss—better known as the Devil. Along with her mentor, Gabriel, she is traveling circuit through Flood to represent the power of the Devil and uphold the agreement he made with the people to protect them. Here in the Territory, magic exists—sometimes wild and perilous. But there is a growing danger in the bones of the land that is killing livestock, threatening souls, and weakening the power of magic. In this second installment of the Devil&’s West series, Isobel and Gabriel are in over their heads as they find what&’s happening and try to stop the people behind it before it unravels the Territory.
Cold Falling White: A Novel (The Nahx Invasions #2)
by G. S. PrendergastTwo teens fight for their lives after an alien invasion in this heart-stopping follow-up to Zero Repeat Forever.Humans. Clones. Aliens. No one is safe anymore. It&’s the end of the world. Xander Liu survived the alien invasion—just barely. For more than a year, he has outsmarted, hidden from, and otherwise avoided the ruthless intruders, the Nahx, dodging the deadly darts that have claimed so many. When the murder of his friend leaves him in the protective company of August, a rebellious Nahx soldier, Xander is finally able to make his way back to human controlled territory and relative safety. But safety among the humans is not what it seems. When Raven awakes on a wide expanse of snowy sand dunes, she has many questions. What has happened to her and the other reanimated humans gathered around her? What is the meaning of the Nahx ships that hover ominously above them? And most pressing of all, where is August, who promised to keep her safe? In the shadow of an unforgiving Canadian winter, Xander and Raven find themselves on opposite sides of an alien war. Left with little choice about their roles in the looming battle, they search for answers and allies all while being drawn back to the place where their respective fates were determined, and to the one who determined them: August.
Cold Fingers
by Amy SpectorChristopher Minnick is at a bad place in his life. Turning thirty and newly out of the hospital, the last thing he wants to do is attend a birthday dinner, even one thrown in his honor.When he is introduced to a friend's godson, things just might be starting to look up.Or are they?Victor Polidori seems like the perfect man. He’s clever, attractive and interested. But, even as Christopher finds himself falling in love, there are some things that just don’t add up. And when bodies start disappearing, Christopher knows he must get to the bottom of it.Will Christopher find his happily ever after or is it true what they say? All the good ones are either married or straight.Or they're necrophiliacs.
Cold Fire (The Spiritwalker Trilogy #2)
by Kate ElliottCat Barahal and her beloved cousin Bee think they have reached a safe place to shelter. But the Cold Mages who are conspiring to take them prisoner are closing in. The warlord who hopes to conquer all Europa is convinced their destiny is to aid him, whether they want to or not. And the man Cat was forced to marry is back, as vainly arrogant and annoyingly handsome as ever.Worst of all, as Hallows' Night approaches, powers hidden deep within the spirit world are rising. Cat must seek allies against these threats and figure out who to trust, for if she makes the wrong choices, she'll lose everything.Only one thing is certain. When Hallows' Night comes the Wild Hunt will ride - and it feeds on mortal blood.
Cold Fire: Spiritwalker: Book Two (Spiritwalker #2)
by Kate ElliottCat and her cousin are key players in a drama of dragons and politics. Everyone wants something from them - including the warlord who's conquering all Europa and the Cold Mages who dare defy him. But the Master of the Wild Hunt is most dangerous of all. He will command Cat's loyalty using what she holds most dear.In a world where science and magic are at war, one girl must save those she loves, or lose everything.
Cold Fire: Cold Fire (The Circle Opens #3)
by Tamora PierceThe third book in an extraordinary fantasy quartet by acclaimed fantasy author Tamora Pierce.Daja and Frostpine expect to spend some peaceful weeks with old friends in Namorn. But things begin to go awry as soon as they arrive. First Daja discovers that their hosts' twin daughters are mages. Then mysterious fires begin to blaze across the frigid city. Daja works with Bennat Ladradun, to locate what seems to be a serial arsonist. Daja's magic saves the city from going up in flames, but nothing and nobody can save her the disappointment of learning that the arsonist is someone close to her own heart.
Cold Front (The Fires of Destiny #2)
by Nikolai JoslinSequel to Life Beyond the TempleThe Fires of Destiny: Book TwoBack at the temple, before completing her Proving, all mage Casey Kelly wanted was a normal life. But now that she has it, along with her fiancée, former knight Regan Cartmell, Casey is restless. The lack of excitement isn’t all she hoped it would be. Casey and Regan won’t have time to grow bored of their contentment, though. A dark elf called Ston comes to their door with dire news: the other dark elves, once cast out of society and forced underground by humans, are gathering their strength—and they plan to attack. With war looming, Casey must approach the underfae and secure an alliance with them. Then she must go into battle against the dark elves and the strange and deadly creatures under their command. But can Ston be trusted? One of Casey and Regan’s oldest friends doesn’t think so.
Cold Fusion (Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers #6)
by Keith R. DeCandidoSTARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS Following the catastrophic conclusion of Avatar, Lieutenant Nog -- the chief operations officer of space station Deep Space 9 -- joins forces with the crew of the U.S.S. da Vinci! With the station's future in doubt, Nog meets the da Vinci at Empok Nor, Deep Space 9's long-abandoned twin, in order to salvage vital technology. But they arrive to find that someone has beaten them to it -- an enigmatic and dangerous alien race known as the Androssi. When the S.C.E. crew learns what the Androssi have planned for Empok Nor, it threatens not only the lives of the da Vinci and Deep Space 9 crews, but galactic peace itself!
Cold Hand in Mine
by Robert AickmanThese eight stories draw the reader irresistibly into eight strange worlds-uncanny, enigmatic, unearthly. In each there is something chillingly wrong-a hint of diabolism or vampirism, of reincarnation or the living dead-all of which could be explained away as hallucination or hysteria. Or could it? The stories cover a wide variety of settings and situations. A young English girl falls into peaceful but oddly enervating love in a palazzo in Ravenna, a man traveling on business finds himself as night falls in an isolated, unnervingly Kafka-esque hotel, Prince Albrecht von Allendorf meets his mysterious end in a mountain lake in Bavaria. Robert Aickman's stories are the work of a master of the genre, subtle, written with consummate skill and command of detail. Their mystery lingers, tantalizes, never quite lets the reader go.
Cold, Hard Kash
by Darragha FosterLiving with a curse isn't easy. But finding a way to end the curse can be downright deadly! Darragha Foster spins a fantastical tale of mythical creatures in her hot, paranormal romance Cold, Hard Kash, A Shadow Lover Tale.When a woman calls--Kash goes. And she comes. Kash is an Incubus. A Shadow Lover-- furious and passionate with a burn hotter than dry ice. Cursed in the 1860's for a drunken crime against an innocent young woman, Kash has been making amends to the fairer sex for over a hundred years.Patience Marlow, a creature of the night herself, summons Kash and coerces him into a sordid world of pain and pleasure where wealthy mythic guests spend their evenings play-torturing and schtupping immortal men. In her arms, Kash's punishment for breaking the rules of his curse takes on a whole new meaning. In his arms, though she wants to control and conquer him for reasons of her own, Patience lets her guard down. She is tired of the battle to control her demonic tendencies. Kash holds the key to her freedom. Too bad he has to kill her to set her free.Some girls prefer diamonds.Patience Marlow likes Cold, Hard Kash.He is tormented, but terribly polite.She's just plain mean...but searching...Neither is exactly human.Can they survive their incendiary attraction to find love...and freedom...From the curse that binds them?