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by Evelyn E. SmithBeing trapped in the steaming h—l of Venus is no excuse for forgetting one&’s manners—but anyone abducted, marooned, tricked, kept from tea might well crack under the strain! A wonderful and amusing satire of the modern cosmetics industry. Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were witty, well written, often humorous, and always unforgettable.
Collector's Item
by Robert F. YoungWe've often wondered what would happen if Robert Young should cease to be a lyrically intense writer for a story or two, forsaking the bright, poetic worlds of miss katy three and the first sweet sleep of night to become dispassionately analytical on a cosmic scale. Now we know! He'd chill us to the bone by setting two squixes to brooding over a never-to-be born Earth, exactly as he has done here. And thrill us, too--with the liveliest kind of entertainment.
A College of Magics
by Caroline StevermerA college of Magics is a 380 page independent fantasy novel first published in 1994 and written by the interesting Minnesota fantasy author Caroline Stevermer. The Tor Books' summary reads as follows: Stevermer's enchantingly dry, sly wit infuses this wonderful new novel set in a magical Europe where imaginary dukedoms are reached via the Orient Express. Faris Nallaneen is the heir to the small northern Dukedom of Galazon; but until she reaches her majority, her despotic uncle rules with an iron hand. He has banished her to college, to keep her out of the country and out of his way. But little does he reckon on the specialty that is taught at the College of Greenlaw. That specialty is magic.. .and Faris shall prove to be an apt student indeed! From the old stone halls of academia to the elegant rooms of Parisian salons, Stevermer spins a tale both swashbuckling and intimate, full of adventure, love, fortunes won and fortunes lost, and the lasting magic of true friendship.
A College of Magics
by Caroline StevermerTeenager Faris Nallaneen is the heir to the small northern dukedom of Galazon. Too young still to claim her title, her despotic Uncle Brinker has ruled in her place. Now he demands she be sent to Greenlaw College. For her benefit he insists. To keep me out of the way, more like it!But Greenlaw is not just any school-as Faris and her new best friend Jane discover. At Greenlaw students major in . . . magic.But it's not all fun and games. When Faris makes an enemy of classmate Menary of Aravill, life could get downright . . . deadly.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
College Weekend (Fear Street Superchillers #32)
by R.L. StineNothing can ruin Tina River’s big weekend at Patterson College with her boyfriend, Josh. She’s so excited, she doesn’t even mind that her cousin, Holly, will be tagging along. But when Tina and Holly arrive, Josh is gone. His roommate, Christopher, says Josh is stuck in the mountains, delayed by car trouble. That’s weird—Josh never mentioned he was going away. It gets even weirder when Holly suddenly disappears. But Christopher isn’t worried about Holly or Josh. In fact, Christopher seems to have the answer to everything. Tina isn’t sure what’s going on, but one thing is clear: she’s about to learn more about love and murder than she ever wanted to know.
Col·legi de Poders Secrets 1 - El gat número 13 (Col·legi de Poders Secrets #Volumen 1)
by César MallorquíEl col·legi on voldries estudiar. Misteris, poders secrets i aventures inimaginables... Benvingut al primer curs! El dia del seu aniversari, l'Àxel rep dos regals del tot inesperats: El primer és un gat rondinaire. I el segon és una invitació per estudiar al Col·legi de Poders Secrets.Allà coneixerà altres nens i nenes amb poders increïbles, resoldrà una desaparició misteriosa i descobrirà si ell també té algun poder. T'imagines quin pot ser?
Col·legi de Poders Secrets 2 - El conjur màgic (Col·legi de Poders Secrets #Volumen 2)
by César MallorquíEl col·legi on voldries estudiar. Misteris, poders secrets i aventures inimaginables... Benvingut, ja ets un nou alumne! L'Axel té un do, com el Tretze, un gat rondinaire que parla. Per això pot estudiar al Col·legi de Poders Secrets. Allà ha fet amics increïbles com la Lola, una nena molt especial capaç de fer créixer les plantes, però aviat descobrirà que el col·legi està en perill. Podran, l'Axel, la Lola i les seves mascotes, salvar els seus companys?
The Collide (Outliers #3)
by Kimberly McCreightThe much-anticipated final book in New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight’s Outliers trilogy. KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE.Wylie is finally out of the detention center, but that doesn’t mean she’s safe. As much as she wants to forget everything that's happened and return to her normal life, Wylie knows that true freedom means discovering, once and for all, who is hunting the girls who are Outliers—and why.Armed with only a few clues and a handful of trusted allies, Wylie sets out to separate fact from fiction. But soon she is unearthing long-buried secrets and finds herself entangled in a conspiracy that is much bigger and more dangerous than she ever could have imagined. Worse yet, the nearer Wylie gets to discovering the truth, the closer her enemies get to silencing her and the other girls. This time, maybe forever.In the explosive conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight’s Outliers series, Wylie learns that when danger lurks in unexpected places, fighting for who and what you believe in can matter even more than you realized . . . and that trusting yourself might be the one thing that saves you.
Colliding Forces
by Constance O'Day FlanneryDeborah Stark is a newscaster with ambition to spare and a take-no-prisoners attitude when it comes to love. Her latest whirlwind affair with the darkly sexy Marcus ends with D. never expecting to see him again. Then her mother dies right before Thanksgiving and Marcus shows up on the doorstep of D.'s childhood home in New Jersey--and the ice around her heart cracks a little.But for D., work comes first. She's deep into a story about corruption throughout the highest levels of the company that owns her Philadelphia television station, and not even the hint of true love can distract her.nbsp;Marcus has secrets--about the mysterious Foundation he works for, about his ability to shape-shift--secrets D. isn't ready to hear. But when D. realizes that Marcus is too aware of what she's investigating to be an innocent bystander, she knows she must accept his truths. For only with Marcus's help will D. survive long enough to expose corruption... and claim love.
Colliding Forces
by Constance O'Day-FlanneryDeborah Stark is a newscaster with ambition to spare and a take-no-prisoners attitude when it comes to love. Her latest whirlwind affair with the darkly sexy Marcus ends with D. never expecting to see him again. Then her mother dies right before Thanksgiving and Marcus shows up on the doorstep of D.'s childhood home in New Jersey--and the ice around her heart cracks a little.But for D., work comes first. She's deep into a story about corruption throughout the highest levels of the company that owns her Philadelphia television station, and not even the hint of true love can distract her. Marcus has secrets--about the mysterious Foundation he works for, about his ability to shape-shift--secrets D. isn't ready to hear. But when D. realizes that Marcus is too aware of what she's investigating to be an innocent bystander, she knows she must accept his truths. For only with Marcus's help will D. survive long enough to expose corruption . . . and claim love.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Colliding Worlds: The Complete Series
by Berinn RaeThis fiery, action-packed collection features three passionate, star-crossed sci-fi romances for one low price.Collision: Sienna Wolfe’s world is turned upside down when a man with golden skin and strange tattoos crashes in her backyard and ends up tied to her bedposts. When the gorgeous new alien in her life wants Sienna’s help in an intergalactic war, she can’t say no … but she soon wishes she had. Now it’s up to Sienna to pull off the impossible: save the world without sabotaging her own happily ever after. Implosion: The cataclysmic war is brewing, and Sephian warrior Nalea lives to kill Draeken. That is, until Roden Zyll, a Draeken commander, captures her on the battlefield. As they slowly learn to drop their personal hostilities, tensions between their factions threaten to obliterate life on Earth. To save her friends—and her enemies—Nalea must become a traitor to her own people as well as her own heart. Explosion: Earth’s final war is here and time is running out for Draeken warrior-woman Talla Kolhm. Focused on the fight ahead, she refuses to allow love or compassion to distract her. Then she finds a kindred spirit in Jax Jerrick, a human soldier with his own share of scars, who awakens her darkest desires. Then he betrays his own kind to help her escape execution. Can Talla find the strength to return the favor, even if it means sacrificing their forever destiny to save everyone else? Sensuality Level: Sensual
The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee
by Ellen OhWhen a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must find a way out with the help of a cute boy all while facing off against a villainous corporation. Inspired by the A-ha's "Take on Me" music video, this entertaining YA novel is a grounded speculative fiction adventure from a founding member of We Need Diverse Books."Sincere, smart, and meta…this stirring high-concept novel… stands out from the rest."-Soman Chainani, author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL series"A lighthearted story with touches of romance and fantasy, told with K-drama flair." —Kirkus ReviewsMina has become the hero of her own story. Literally.When Mina Lee woke up on Saturday morning for SAT prep, she did NOT expect to: 1. Nearly be fried by a superhero who turned out to be a supervillain. 2. Come face to face with Jin, the handsome boy of her dreams. 3. Discover a conspiracy involving the evil corporation Merco that she created.And it&’s all happening in her fictional world. Mina is trapped in the story she created. Now it&’s up to her to save everyone. Even if it means losing Jin forever.From the award-winning author of Finding Junie Kim and co-founder of We Need Diverse Books, Ellen Oh. In the speculative fiction adventure The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee, a teenage artist grapples with her first love, grief, and learning how to take charge of her own life.
Collision: Stories
by J. S. Breukelaar"J.S. is leaving her footprints on a path blazed by luminaries such as M.R. James, Robert Aickman, Tanith Lee, Kelly Link, Charlotte Perkins Gillman, Jeff VanderMeer, Gustave Flaubert, Edgar Allan Poe, Daphne DuMaurier, Leonora Carrington and Charlotte Brontë, to name but a few." —Angela Slatter, Award-winning author of Sourdough and Other Stories, Vigil, and CorpselightA collection of twelve of J.S. Breukelaar's darkest, finest stories with four new works, including the uncanny new novella "Ripples on a Blank Shore." Introduction by award-winning author, Angela Slatter. Relish the Gothic strangeness of "Union Falls," the alien horror of "Rogues Bay 3013," the heartbreaking dystopia of "Glow," the weird mythos of "Ava Rune," and others. This collection from the author of American Monster and the internationally acclaimed and Aurealis Award finalist, Aletheia, announces a new and powerful voice in fantastical fiction.
Collision: The Battle For Darracia Book 2
by Michael Phillip CashThe Darracia saga continues with all the key players spread out and searching for answers throughout the solar system. Prince V'sair struggles to hold his fractured kingdom together without help from his family. His stepbrother Zayden is on a vengeful hunt for his evil uncle Staf Nuen. Tulani navigates her two worlds trying to bring them together. Staf Nuen, the orchestrator of the original coup, is making unholy alliances with nefarious new allies. Like the comet zipping across the horizon, all the different factions are heading for a collision course that will test both their faith and power.
Collision
by Berinn RaeSienna Wolfe knows it's going to be an interesting day when a man with golden skin and strange tattoos crashes in her backyard . . . and ends up tied to her bedposts. She likes her life just the way it is - simple, easy, relaxed. But when the gorgeous new alien in her life asks for her help in an inter-galactic war on a collision course with Earth, she can't say no . . . but she'll soon wish she had.The U.S. military has figured out they have uninvited company, and they're not happy. Sienna knows it won't be easy protecting Earth from an alien invasion, but as a woman of action, she refuses to back down.Now it's up to Sienna to pull off the impossible: save the world and - hopefully - live a little happily ever after. Sensuality Level: Sensual
Collision (Colliding Worlds #1)
by Berinn RaeSienna Wolfe knows it's going to be an interesting day when a man with golden skin and strange tattoos crashes in her backyard... and ends up tied to her bedposts. She likes her life just the way it is - simple, easy, relaxed. But when the gorgeous new alien in her life asks for her help in an inter-galactic war on a collision course with Earth, she can't say no.. but she'll soon wish she had.<P><P> The U.S. military has figured out they have uninvited company, and they're not happy. Sienna knows it won't be easy protecting Earth from an alien invasion, but as a woman of action, she refuses to back down. Now it's up to Sienna to pull off the impossible: save the world and - hopefully - live a little happily ever after.
Collision Course (8th Wing #1)
by Zoë ArcherIn a galaxy torn apart by war...Mara Skiren is a scavenger, a black-market dealer. Blackmailed into helping Commander Kell Frayne infiltrate a treacherous corner of the galaxy, Mara learns that her biggest danger is from her sexy, by-the-book partner. She's a loner with more than a few battle scars on her heart, but something about Commander Frayne stirs up her long-buried need for an intimate connection. An ace pilot for the elite Black Wraith Squadron, Kell's mission is to rescue a lost pilot and ship. Unable to deny his attraction to the beautiful, rebellious Mara, he decides bedding her would cool his ardor. But one taste is not nearly enough, and he finds himself sharing more of his real self with her than he has with anyone. With deadly criminals on their heels and an increasingly dangerous assignment to complete, he's starting to wonder...if they survived, could he let her go? And will Mara want to stay? 46,390 words"
Collision Course (Star Trek)
by William Shatner Judith Reeves-StevensIf you think you know how it all began, think again... Young Jim Kirk wants nothing to do with Starfleet, and never wants to leave Earth. In the summer of 2249, he's a headstrong seventeen-year-old barely scraping by in San Francisco, haunted by horrific memories from his past. In the same city, a nineteen-year-old alien named Spock is determined to rise above the emotional turmoil of his mixed-species heritage. He's determined to show his parents he has what it takes to be Vulcan -- even if it means exposing a mysterious conspiracy at the heart of the Vulcan Embassy, stretching to the farthest reaches of the Federation's borders. There, a chilling new threat has arisen to test the Federation's deepest held belief that war is a thing of the past and that a secure future can be forged through peaceful means alone. But it is in San Francisco, home to Starfleet Academy, where that threat will be met by two troubled teenage boys driven to solve the mystery that links them both. In time, the universe will come to know these young rebels as Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock...two of the Federation's greatest heroes. Yet before they were heroes, they were simply conflicted teenagers, filled with raw ambition and talent, not yet seasoned by wisdom and experience, searching for their own unique directions in life -- a destiny they'll discover on one fateful night in San Francisco, when two lives collide, and two legends are born. Star Trek: Academy -- Collision Course sets the stage for an exciting new era of Star Trek adventure, and for the first time reveals Kirk and Spock as they were, and how they began their journey to become the Kirk and Spock we know today.
Collision Course
by Robert SilverbergThe crew of the XV-ftl was looking forward to shore leave, vacation, and a chance to see their families after a month in space. But once they brought back the news that they had discovered aliens, they were doomed to another, and longer, journey.Accompanying them on the return were several technical experts, who seemed to be more interested in squabbling with each other than meeting the first alien race in the history of humankind. But face to face with the blue humanoid Norglans, everyone began to realise just how important these first meetings could be - for they could make the difference between peaceful coexistence in space and interstellar war!(First published 1958)
Collision Course
by Robert SilverbergThe human race debate as to whether to create a peace treaty with a newly discovered group of aliens who have similar empire building notions. The action is mostly on the human group of experts who are fighting each other for a resolution while most of the time the aliens are off screen.
Collision with Chronos
by Barrington J. BayleyThe alien ruins that dotted Earth's landscape were an enigma.Archaeologist Rond Heshke dismissed as a ridiculous hoax the photographic evidence which suggested that the ruins disobeyed the laws of time. The Titanium Legions believed that the ruins had been left behind by an invading force from space, which had been repelled in a past age and whose imminent return was feared.It was not until the Titanium scientists perfected their time machines that the truth began to emerge piece by piece: that the builders of the ruins belonged not to the stars but to Earth's own future, and that the dreaded confrontation was indeed shortly due - not with aliens, but in a form more horrifying, more calamitous, than anything imaginable...For Earth was to be the victim of an extraordinary cosmic accident. Time itself was about to collide! Mankind's leaders became even more fanatical, pressing on with new plans, determined at all costs to survive...
Collision with Chronos
by Barrington J. BayleyThe alien ruins that dotted Earth's landscape were an enigma. Archaeologist Rond Heshke dismissed as a ridiculous hoax the photographic evidence which suggested that the ruins disobeyed the laws of time. The Titanium Legions believed that the ruins had been left behind by an invading force from space, which had been repelled in a past age and whose imminent return was feared. It was not until the Titanium scientists perfected their time machines that the truth began to emerge piece by piece: that the builders of the ruins belonged not to the stars but to Earth's own future, and that the dreaded confrontation was indeed shortly due - not with aliens, but in a form more horrifying, more calamitous, than anything imaginable... For Earth was to be the victim of an extraordinary cosmic accident. Time itself was about to collide! Mankind's leaders became even more fanatical, pressing on with new plans, determined at all costs to survive...
The Colloghi Conspiracy
by Douglas HillThe Colloghi Conspiracy continues the adventures of Del Curb, begun in Fraxilly Fracas. This time the self-styled hero is troubled by a frozen astronaut, a media star called Highlight Heart-throb, and the treacherous nature of the planet Colloghi.
The Colloghi Conspiracy
by Douglas HillThe Colloghi Conspiracy continues the adventures of Del Curb, begun in Fraxilly Fracas. This time the self-styled hero is troubled by a frozen astronaut, a media star called Highlight Heart-throb, and the treacherous nature of the planet Colloghi.
ColmenaEspacial
by Kenna McKinnon"SPACEHIVE es una polinización-cruzada de trama, a ritmo rápido, con gigantes avispas invasoras y abejas que seguro pica la imaginación de su público objetivo." —Paula Shene, autor de Mandy the Alpha Dog “A veces humorosa, a veces terrorífica, y siempre imaginativa, esta historia interplanetaria de alta tecnología te mantendrá zumbando página tras página. ¡Nunca volverás a ver a las abejas de la misma manera!” —Val Muller, autor de Corgi Capers: Deceit on Dorset Drive “Perversamente divertida y llena de sátira—un extraño y peculiar giro en el género de ciencia ficción que te dejará asombrado. ¡Altamente recomendado para jóvenes y sus padres por igual!"—Derrick Hibbard, autor de Impish “Muchas novelas tienen un aguijón en la cola, ¡SPACEHIVE esta literalmente llena de ellos! La disfruté muchísimo de principio a fin. SPACEHIVE no es solo imaginativa, sino también extremadamente estimulante. Un crédito absoluto para su autor recién estrenado. ¡Bravo!" —Philip Parry, autor de Wishful Thinking "No te dejes picar y te pierdas esta obra. Te colmenaras de una gran lectura y seguirás zumbando." —Alan Place, autor de Pat Canella: The Dockland Murders