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A Luz da Razão
by David Litwack Grace Valias"Mas o que somos sem sonhos?" Orah e Nathaniel voltam para casa com milagres do outro lado do mar, na esperança de uma vida melhor para seu povo. Em vez disso, eles encontram o mundo em caos. Um novo grande vigário, conhecido como o usurpador, assumiu o abrigo e usando seu conhecimento para reforçar o seu poder. Apesar de suas boas intenções, os buscadores se encontram liderando um exército, e pela primeira vez em um milênio, o mundo vivencia o horror da guerra. Mas os mestres do abrigo não são páreo para os sonhadores, deixando Orah e Nathaniel com a mais cruel escolha - encarar a derrota sangrenta e a morte de sua iluminação, ou usar a genialidade dos sonhadores para trilhar o caminho escorregadio de volta para a escuridão.
A Luz de Tina
by Richard Stooker Catia A. G. FernandesVinte e um anos depois, Paul Templeton ainda não sabe se no seu antigo sonho é ele quem viola e assassina a sua própria irmã. O assassino talhante escapa. Os pesadelos torturam Paul. Se não foi ele quem assassinou Tina, como pôde ele testemunhar o assassinato, sonhar que assistiu a tudo através de um espelho? Agora, uma bela jovem vem viver para o bairro, lembrando-lhe Tina. Estará também o assassino atrás dela? Embora Paul nunca tenha tocado em Tina de outra forma além da fraternal, ama-a como mulher. Enquanto ela esteve viva e 21 anos depois da sua morte macabra. Agora, um homem de negócios tailandês, acompanhado pela sua bela filha Khamnah, vem viver para o bairro de Paul. Khamnah tem tantas semelhanças com Tina, e isso magoa Paul. Também ela tem o brilho da luz do Mundo Oculto, o universo espiritual transcendente onde vive Tina. A luz brilhante do coração e da personalidade de Khamnah ajuda Paul a ignorar os escárnios céticos do psiquiatra Jack Harrison. Mas não consegue esquecer a ameaça do violador talhante que é procurado pela polícia. Dez mulheres nos últimos cinco meses. Um modus operandi similar ao do assassino de Tina, há 21 anos atrás. Paul teme pela vida de Khamnah, pois receia que a história se possa repetir. Nessa noite, sonha novamente, mas não é a cara de Tina que vê no espelho. Em vez disso, vê Khamnah sentada a escovar o cabelo, enquanto o assassino entra. Este conto NÃO é para si se: 1. Fica incomodado com referências a sexualidade "desviante". 2. Não consegue lidar com uma descrição não-gratuita de violação e assassinato. 3. Procura um conto erótico explícito para alimentar as suas próprias fantasias "desviantes". 4. Não quiser considerar as fronteiras entre a fantasia e a realidade, e entre a obsessão emocional e os poderes psíquicos. 5. Prefere histórias sobre pessoas "normais". (Embora,
A Madness Of Angels (Matthew Swift Novels)
by Kate GriffinWhen a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford - Samuel JohnsonIn fact, Dr Johnson was only half right. There is in London much more than life - there is power. It ebbs and flows with the rhythms of the city, makes runes from the alignments of ancient streets and hums with the rattle of trains and buses; it waxes and wanes with the patterns of the business day. It is a new kind of magic: urban magic. Enter a London where magicians ride the Last Train, implore favours of The Beggar King and interpret the insane wisdom of The Bag Lady. Enter a London where beings of power soar with the pigeons and scrabble with the rats, and seek insight in the half-whispered madness of the blue electric angels. Enter the London of Matthew Swift, where rival sorcerers, hidden in plain sight, do battle for the very soul of the city . . .
A Madness of Angels: Or The Resurrection of Matthew Swift (Matthew Swift #1)
by Kate GriffinTwo years after his untimely death, Matthew Swift finds himself breathing once again, lying in bed in his London home.Except that it's no longer his bed, or his home. And the last time this sorcerer was seen alive, an unknown assailant had gouged a hole so deep in his chest that his death was irrefutable...despite his body never being found.He doesn't have long to mull over his resurrection, though, or the changes that have been wrought upon him. His only concern now is vengeance. Vengeance upon his monstrous killer and vengeance upon the one who brought him back.
A Mage In The Making (The Chronicles f Grimm Dragonblaster #1)
by Alastair ArchibaldAt the age of seven, Grimm Afelnor is sent from his grandfather's forge to learn the craft of magic at Arnor House of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Magic-users, Sorcerers and Thaumaturges.He soon learns that his beloved grandfather, Loras Afelnor, is not the simple blacksmith he appears. Once a powerful Mage Questor of the Seventh Rank, Loras fell into disgrace and was banished from the Guild, his name and honours stricken from the Guild records. As a charity Student and the grandson of the reviled Oathbreaker, Grimm faces a difficult and uncertain future in the class-obsessed House. His lowly status also permits the ambitious and unscrupulous Prelate, Thorn Virias, to submit Grimm to the grueling Questor Ordeal. Brutally trained to become a human weapon, Grimm is driven to the very brink of insanity by the man who betrayed his grandfather. Read The Sequels Too! WEAPON OF THE GUILD [The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster Book 2] QUESTOR [The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster Book 3] TRUTH AND DECEPTION [The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster Book 4] DRAGONBLASTER [The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster Book 5] THE DARK PRIORY [The Chronicles Of Grimm Dragonblaster Book 6] and coming in March 2013, the seventh and final thrilling book, RESOLUTION [The Chronicles of Grimm Dragonblaster Book 7].
A Maggot
by John FowlesIn the spring of 1736 four men and one woman, all traveling under assumed names, are crossing the Devonshire countryside en route to a mysterious rendezvous. Before their journey ends, one of them will be hanged, one will vanish, and the others will face a murder trial. Out of the truths and lies that envelop these events, John Fowles has created a novel that is at once a tale of erotic obsession, an exploration of the conflict between reason and superstition, an astonishing act of literary legerdemain, and the story of the birth of a new faith.
A Magia Mulligan: Uma pitada de magia em uma antiga ilha acende a lenda do amor e da paixão...
by Deb StoverNeste seguimento encantador de O Tempero Mulligan, a premiada autora Deb Stover retorna ao vasto campo irlandês, onde apenas uma pitada de magia em uma ilha antiga pode despertar as profundezas ardentes do amor e da paixão… Maggie Mulligan está emocionada por estar de volta a Ballybronagh, cercada por seu animado clã irlandês. Tudo o que ela quer é arrecadar dinheiro suficiente para manter a escola local aberta, para que ela possa manter seu emprego como professora. Então, por que de repente ela se preocupa com o americano misterioso que veio a Ballybronagh? O trabalho disfarçado, levou o ex-detetive da polícia de Nova York Nick Desmond para Ballybronagh, onde ele planeja reunir evidências suficientes para derrubar o assassino de seu pai. Mas não demorou muito para Nick se sentir dividido entre seu desejo de vingança e seu desejo avassalador pela bela professora. Se ele não tomar cuidado, seu desejo por Maggie o ultrapassará, gerando repercussões muito mais perigosas do que sua missão original ...
A Magic Deep and Drowning: A Novel
by Hester FoxSet in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, this enchanting, lush reimagining of The Little Mermaid is perfect for fans of Jesse Burton&’s The Miniaturist and Leigh Bardugo&’s The Familiar.The Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Wieren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn&’t believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother&’s overbearing rule.When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family&’s estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him. As Clara grows closer to Maurits, she must choose between the steady, gentle life she has been raised for and the man who makes her blood sing.But Maurits isn&’t who he seems to be, and his secrets, once hidden beneath the waves, threaten to rise up and drown them both. And when an ancient bargain, forged in blood between the mythical people of the sea and the rulers of the land, begins to unravel, Clara finds herself at the heart of a deadly struggle for power.What can you expect in A MAGIC DEEP & DROWNING? Lush & Enchanting Gender-swap of Hans Christian Anderson&’s The Little Mermaid Historical Fantasy Set in 17th Century Netherlands Family Secrets Atmospheric Vibes
A Magic Spark: An Acorn Book (Fairylight Friends #1)
by Jessica YoungFly along with the Fairylight Friends -- Ruby, Iris, and Pip -- in this magical early reader series!Pick a Book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Ruby, Iris, and Pip go to fairy school together and they are best friends. Ruby loves to make art, Iris loves to fly fast, and Pip loves to grow things. Now, each of them must discover their special fairy power. Fly along with these fairy friends on their magical adventures, as they bake a snazzy cake, zoom across the night sky, and plan a big surprise party. With easy-to-read text and full-color artwork throughout, this sparkly early reader series is perfect for beginning readers!
A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea #1)
by Judy I. LinA #1 New York Times Bestseller!Judy I. Lin's sweeping debut A Magic Steeped in Poison, first in a duology, is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo.I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can think is, "These are the hands that buried my mother."For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her—the poison tea that now threatens to also take her sister, Shu.When Ning hears of a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi—masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making—she travels to the imperial city to compete. The winner will receive a favor from the princess, which may be Ning's only chance to save her sister's life. But between the backstabbing competitors, bloody court politics, and a mysterious (and handsome) boy with a shocking secret, Ning might actually be the one in more danger.Praise for A Magic Steeped in Poison:A USA Today BestsellerA Publishers Weekly BestsellerAn ABA Indie BestsellerAn ABA Indies Introduce SelectionAn ABA Indies Next Pick"Beautifully written, from the setting to the magic system, A Magic Steeped in Poison is sure to enchant both fantasy lovers and cdrama aficionados. I’ll be inhaling whatever Judy I. Lin brews up next." —Joan He, New York Times-bestselling author of The Ones We're Meant to Find"Ning’s unforgettable voice and the lush, atmospheric settings will enchant readers in this high-stakes story of deadly magic. ... Lin blends Chinese folklore with a thrilling mystery. It's the perfect recipe for a page-turner." —Booklist, starred review
A Magic of Dawn: A Novel of the Nessantico Cycle (Nessantico Cycle #3)
by Farrell S. L.Kraljica Allesandra sits on the Sun Throne of a much-diminished Holdings empire, while her son Jan rules the rival Coalition of Firenzcia. The schism between them threatens to tear apart the realm when they need solidarity the most. Facing powerful threats, from the rising influence of the Numetodo sect to the fundamentalist preacher Nico Morel-as well as the army of Tehuantin from across the sea- Allesandra and Jan must each find a pathway to survival for themselves and their people. .
A Magic of Nightfall: A Novel of the Nessantico Cycle (Nessantico Cycle #2)
by S. L. FarrellSecond in a brilliant new fantasy series. A masterwork of fantasy, The Nessantico Cycle is the epic tale of an empire at its height, yet poised on the brink of what could be a devastating descent into ruin.<P><P> Told from the viewpoints of numerous characters, it is a sweeping saga of murder and magic (portrayed both as a powerful religion and a forbidden art), deception and betrayal, Machiavellian politics, star-crossed lovers, and a realm facing war on every front.
A Magic of Twilight: Book One of the Nessantico Cycle (Nessantico Cycle #1)
by S. L. FarrellThe breathtaking first novel in a brilliant new fantasy seriesA masterwork of fantasy, The Nessantico Cycle is the epic tale of an empire at its height, yet poised on the brink of what could be a devastating descent into ruin. Told from the viewpoints of numerous characters, it is a sweeping saga of murder and magic (portrayed both as a powerful religion and a forbidden art), of deception and betrayal, of Machiavellian politics, star-crossed lovers, and a realm facing war on every front.
A Magical Birthday Surprise: Book 3 (Rainbow Magic Beginner Reader #3)
by Daisy MeadowsLearning to read is fun with the Rainbow Magic Fairies! Developed in conjunction with Early Years reading consultants and based on the most up-to-date educational research, the Rainbow Magic Beginner Readers are the perfect way to introduce your child to the magical world of reading.
A Magical Day (Afro Unicorn)
by April ShowersUnicorn best friends Magical, Unique, and Divine are getting ready for a very special birthday party in this picture-book adventure. Celebrate your inner unicorn with the first book in the Afro Unicorn line!It's Magical&’s birthday! She and her unicorn friends can't wait to celebrate at her magnificent party. But when Magical's enchanted crown suddenly goes missing, it's up to everyone in the enchanted kingdom of Afronia to come together and find it before her big party is ruined.Join these three extraordinary unicorns in a story full of friendship, love, and fun.When Afro Unicorn creator April Showers realized that her favorite emoji—the unicorn!—was only available in white, she was inspired to create a more inclusive brand for children of color to celebrate how magical, unique, and divine they truly are. Don&’t miss the other books in the Afro Unicorn series—The Most Magical Time of the Year!We Are Afro Unicorns
A Magical Girl Retires: A Novel
by Park SeolyeonA millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga.Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the pandemic, a millennial woman decides to end her troubles by jumping off Seoul’s Mapo Bridge.But her suicide attempt is interrupted by a girl dressed all in white—her guardian angel. Ah Roa is a clairvoyant magical girl on a mission to find the greatest magical girl of all time. And our protagonist just may be that special someone.But the young woman’s initial excitement turns to frustration when she learns being a magical girl in real life is much different than how it’s portrayed in stories. It isn’t just destiny—it’s work. Magical girls go to job fairs, join trade unions, attend classes. And for this magical girl there are no special powers and no great perks, and despite being magical, she still battles with low self-esteem. Her magic wand . . . is a credit card—which she must use to defeat a terrifying threat that isn’t a monster or an intergalactic war. It’s global climate change. Because magical girls need to think about sustainability, too.Park Seolyeon reimagines classic fantasy tropes in a novel that explores real-world challenges that are both deeply personal and universal: the search for meaning and the desire to do good in a world that feels like it’s ending. A fun, fast-paced, and enchanting narrative that sparkles thanks to award-nominated translator Anton Hur, A Magical Girl Retires reminds us that we are all magical girls—that fighting evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight can be anyone's game.Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur
A Magical Return
by Serena ShayDestiny, hope, and love. Can anything survive the rising darkness? Someone must make theultimate sacrifice, or their home will be sent to the deepest realms of hell. A magical return is the only hope, but will it be in time to save them all? The LossConleth "Cole" Douglas, warlock and vessel, needs a miracle. A destructive force has taken hold of his town and it will take more than just he and his magical Other, Cole, to eradicate the Evil. When an attempt to open his lover, Emterra, to their shared destiny fails, Conleth and Cole take extreme measures to stop the rising darkness. Their only option: take it, and themselves, into another realm.Emterra "Irene" Azzurra, untapped witch and vessel, has given up on finding her own happy-ever-after. Devastated by the loss of her one and only love she becomes disinterested and remote, closed off from a life without Conleth. Even her job as the mayor of the dying town of Douglasville, MO, fails to sustain her, until she gets a blast from the past...The ReturnHe's back, alive and whole, but he didn't come alone. The evil they'd hoped to contain in a distant realm has returned with him and is out to finish the job it started. There can be no failure this time, the now middle-aged, Emterra must accept her Other or doom the town to an agonizing death.Skeptical of his sudden homecoming, Emterra is afraid to hope that his return could be true. She balks at the idea of opening her heart to him again. Especially when he looks like the same young Goth from ten years ago and tries to convince her she's sharing skin with a magical being.Can Conleth prove his claims of magic and the Others to be true? Can Emterra allow herself to believe in love and his wild claims? Or will the returning Evil finally swallow this town and all its inhabitants into the deepest realms of hell.
A Magical Trio
by Alex FlinnAlex Flinn, New York Times #1 bestseller, is back with more magical modernized fairy tales! These three present-day takes on classic stories appear in one collection for the first time. Cloaked: Johnny spends his days relaxing in South Beach--until the visiting Princess Victoriana sends him on a quest to find a frog prince in the Florida Keys. This mashup of twisted fairy tales will keep readers hopping!Kiss in Time: Princess Talia, whose family rules a tiny European kingdom in the 1700s, has been warned to keep away from spindles. Jack, who's touring modern Europe on an educational trip, has been ordered to stay with his group. But teens aren't good listeners--and now they're going to have to find their way together. Kiss in Time is a Junior Library Guild Selection.Towering: While Rachel has been imprisoned in a tower by "Mama" for years, Wyatt's mother just shipped him off to live with a family acquaintance. Isolated as they are, what could they learn from the journal of a girl who's been missing for seventeen years?
A Malady of Magicks (The Ebenezum Trilogy, Book #1)
by Craig Shaw Gardner"Guxx Unfufadoo is my name And killing wizards is my game!" Thus spoke the dreaded rhyming demon, come from the Netherhells, to munch a bunch of the great Ebenezum. Only it didn't quite work out that way. Ebenezum lived, cursed by Guxx with a mighty curse that he should henceforth be allergic to magic. So Ebenezum and his hapless apprentice Wuntvor must journey to Vushta, the City of Forbidden Delights, to seek a cure. They find the road fraught with peril and dark magic, from tap-dancing dragons to enchanted chickens, slobbering trolls, winsome witches and sinister shrubbery. It's up to Wunt to see them through, to utter the sounds of power and speak the spells that will insure their health, wealth and continued life. If only he could remember the words! "A lot of fun! I could hardly wait to find out what was going to happen next!" --Christopher Stasheff, author of THE WARLOCK IN SPITE OF HIMSELF
A Maldição da Criança: Um Romance Histórico de Viagens no Tempo
by Amanda RobertsEm um único momento, sua vida já não era mais sua… Nas ruas de Pequim, Sparrow sobrevive de furtar bolsos e roubar comidas dos mercadores, até o dia em que ela toca num item que a leva em uma viagem no tempo, acordando um poder nela que não consegue controlar ou entender. Sparrow é forçada a usar seu “truque” para dizer fortunas, uma aventura que é exaustiva na melhor das hipóteses, e mortal na pior. Todos os dias se torna um pesadelo que Sparrow tem medo de que nunca vai terminar. Mas ela consegue a atenção da própria imperatriz. Uma mulher de crueldade e poder imensuráveis–a mulher com a possibilidade de mudar o destino de Sparrow para sempre... Não perca A Maldição da Criança, um prequel emocionante para a trilogia Tocando o Tempo. Em um único momento, sua vida já não era mais sua… Nas ruas de Pequim, Sparrow sobrevive de furtar bolsos e roubar comidas dos mercadores, até o dia em que ela toca num item que a leva em uma viagem no tempo, acordando um poder nela que não consegue controlar ou entender. Sparrow é forçada a usar seu “truque” para dizer fortunas, uma aventura que é exaustiva na melhor das hipóteses, e mortal na pior. Todos os dias se torna um pesadelo que Sparrow tem medo de que nunca vai terminar. Mas ela consegue a atenção da própria imperatriz. Uma mulher de crueldade e poder imensuráveis–a mulher com a possibilidade de mudar o destino de Sparrow para sempre... Não perca A Maldição da Criança, um prequel emocionante para a trilogia Tocando o Tempo.
A Maldição da Mansão Hawke
by Camille OsterA Era Vitoriana é impiedosa em se tratando de divórcio, o que faz com que Anne Kinelly seja destituída e abandonada por seu marido. Mas seu futuro desolador é evitado graças ao seu advogado que em um golpe de sorte, encontra uma mansão esquecida e deixada sob juízo pelas gerações anteriores. Os morros desolados de Yorkshire serão agora seu lar enquanto ela se esforça para restaurar a mansão abandonada onde os ventos uivam nos beirais das janelas. Não tardou muito até que Anne descobrisse que os alertas que ouviu dos moradores da região são mais do que superstições sem sentido. Ao descobrir a história brutal da mansão e de seu fundador, Richard Hawke, Anne descobre que podem haver mais moradores na mansão além dela mesma e sua dama de companhia.
A Man After Midnight
by Rob MatthewsCory is the sweetest man Beau Chance has ever communicated with. He’s smart and funny, and makes Beau feel like he’s the center of the universe. They’ve been talking for months, and now that their first date is rapidly approaching, Beau can’t help but feel the pressure to get everything just right. New outfit? Check. Romantic dinner reservations? Check. Visit to the local occult shop? Mandatory.But Beau isn’t going for a love potion or a good luck charm. No, Beau needs a Halloween miracle if he’s going to make it past the first date. The way Beau sees it, when the man of your dreams has been dead since the 1980s, you’ll stop at nothing to make sure the one night of the year he gets to walk the Earth is the best night of his afterlife.
A Man Among Ghosts
by Steven HopstakenYou'll love this if you like the movie Jacob&’s Ladder, Stephen King&’s The Dead Zone or Shirley Jackson&’s The Haunting of Hill House.After surviving a near-death experience, David finds himself haunted by ghosts in the old Victorian house he is renovating. These tortured souls beg for his help and offer him protection from a demonic presence that wants David dead for a crime he doesn&’t remember committing. Even more surprising, he soon learns these are spirits of people who are not yet dead. Is this real, is he hallucinating, or is someone trying to drive him insane? As his paranoia ramps up, he discovers the truth is even more bizarre. The haunting won&’t stop until he kills a man named &“Fitz.&”
A Man Apart (A Family Bond)
by Ginna GrayHE WAS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT MAN SHE'D EVER ENCOUNTEREDMaude Ann knew she was in trouble when wounded detective Matthew Dolan was sent to Henley Haven to recuperate. The nurturing foster mom couldn't afford to fall for another man in blue, yet Matt's piercing eyes and gut-wrenching loneliness stirred something deep inside of her. Now it wasn't a question of if she'd surrender to their electrifying passion but when...
A Man Betrayed (The Book of Words #2)
by J. V. JonesPrince Kylock, heir apparent to the ruling throne of the Four Kingdoms, murders King Lesketh. Picking up where The Baker's Boy left off, the betrothment party from the Four Kingdoms is on the road to meet Kylock's bride-to-be, Catherine, daughter of the Duke of Bren.