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Cry of the Newborn: The Ascendants of Estorea 1 (The Ascendants of Estorea)
by James BarclayThe Estorean Conquord has stood for 850 years. Its Advocate, Herine Del Aglios, knows that she presides over the greatest civilisation in history. But she wants more. And in Estorea's recently conquered territories dissent is brewing. Forced to fight old friends and neighbours in the cause of the ever-growing Conquord, they face brutal choices and savage demands for money and men to be fed into Estorea's wars - demands made by Paul Jhered, head of the Gatherers and the iron hand of the Advocate, With Jhered by her side, Herine believes that nothing can go wrong. Until a disastrous and bloody reversal in the war to overrun the Kingdom of Tsard puts Estorea's armies on the back foot and has Tsardon troops flooding into the Conquord.As the empire trembles, far from the war four unique children are discovering their powers. They are the first true Ascendants, in touch with the elements, able to shape the world. An empire descending into war is about to discover the wonder and terror of magic ...James Barclay's new series is a triumph of epic plotting and heart-stopping action.
Cry of the Wolf
by Karen WhiddonHer ability to shape-shift into a wolf. On the run now from the dangerous mobster who destroyed her special gift, Jewel faces even deadlier stakes. For she will die if she doesn't change into a wolf soon. Arriving in west Texas, Jewel strives to complete her transformation. But as she lies naked in a grassy area and the animal in her is crying out for release, a handsome stranger intrudes. Brooding Colton Reynolds appears to be a man who knows a good deal about secrets. . . and the power of keeping them to himself. A man equally unable to trust. As her urge to shift awakens burning carnal desires, Jewel must put everything on the line. For if she gives her body to Colton, can she truly free her soul?
Cry to Heaven: A Novel
by Anne RiceIn eighteenth-century Italy the Castrati recreated heaven on earth. Their exquisite voices soared above the glittering world of courtiers and nobility. Those who achieved fame were showered with riches and sexual favours, but their success also hid a terrible sadness. Tonio, of noble birth, is the victim of a vengeful brother. Disinherited and forced to join the ranks of the Castrati, he plans his revenge while striving to become the greatest of all singers. Guido, sacrificed to the knife at an early age, composes opera and dreams of the perfect voice to give it life. He discovers Tonio and becomes his teacher. As together they reach the very pinnacle of success, Tonio is pushed to the extremes of endurance as he tries to resolve his lust for glory, and for vengeance. . .
Cryer's Cross
by Lisa McMannKendall loves her life in small town Cryer's Cross, Montana, but she also longs for something more. She knows the chances of going to school in New York are small, but she's not the type to give up easily. Even though it will mean leaving Nico, the world's sweetest boyfriend, behind. But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by unspeakable tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside and focuses on just one goal: help find her missing friends. Even if it means spending time with the one boy she shouldn't get close to... the one boy who makes her question everything she feels for Nico. Determined to help and to stay true to the boy she's always loved, Kendall keeps up the search--and stumbles upon some frightening local history. She knows she can't stop digging, but Kendall is about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried.... “Cryer’s Cross is an eerie, gripping, totally addictive, breathtaking whirl of a book with an ending that left me haunted for days. Lisa McMann has done it again—this book is unputdownable!” --Alyson Noël, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Immortals series. "A brilliant, engaging, scary piece of fiction. Every word had me sliding closer to the edge of my seat and gripping the cover tighter and tighter. There are books in the world that make you question your reality and the things that go bump in the night--this is one of them." --Heather Brewer, New York Times bestselling author of the Chronicles of Vladmir Tod series
Crying In The Dark
by Ann Halam Gwyneth JonesElinor has spent her life being bullied and abused by her uncle, aunt and cousins. Her mother missing, her father dead, she has been left her adoptive family's not-so tender mercies. The prospect of a holiday to Dartmoor seems like just a chance to experience the same awful life in a new location.It's worse than Elinor could have predicted.Forced to sleep in the smallest, darkest room with its musty, curtained four-poster bed, Elinor finds herself retreating into the life of another Elinor - Nell the nurserymaid, whose tragic story from three hundred years ago is at first intriguing, then horrifying.When she becomes trapped in what was once her escape, Elinor faces forever stuck in a nightmare, unless she is willing to commit to the horrifying price of freedom. You can find out more about the fiction Gwyneth Jones wrote as Ann Halam here: http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm
Crying In The Dark
by Ann Halam Gwyneth JonesElinor has spent her life being bullied and abused by her uncle, aunt and cousins. Her mother missing, her father dead, she has been left her adoptive family's not-so tender mercies. The prospect of a holiday to Dartmoor seems like just a chance to experience the same awful life in a new location.It's worse than Elinor could have predicted.Forced to sleep in the smallest, darkest room with its musty, curtained four-poster bed, Elinor finds herself retreating into the life of another Elinor - Nell the nurserymaid, whose tragic story from three hundred years ago is at first intriguing, then horrifying.When she becomes trapped in what was once her escape, Elinor faces forever stuck in a nightmare, unless she is willing to commit to the horrifying price of freedom. You can find out more about the fiction Gwyneth Jones wrote as Ann Halam here: http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm
Crying Star - Part 2
by Kane Banway Noele Bouazouni“Even light-years apart, we would still and forever feel the need to kill each other for one reason or another. And don’t think for a single second that humanity will be short of reasons in the future: at worst, it recycles.” The Olympus is under enemy fire. Perseus, for the first time, faces death and drastic choices for his survival. The world, his world shatters a little more every minute, and with each of his decisions. Second Part of “Crying Star”, where it is high time to put to the test Perseus’ ideals, and to see where moral values pushed to the extreme can lead.
Crying Star, Part 1
by Kane Banway Noele Bouazouni“Enlist for the coalition! Take revenge for your loved ones who have fallen battling the vile soldiers of Europa! Defend your colony, don’t give up on them, they’re counting on you!” Perseus is a young man lucky enough to have lived on a peaceful planet, where the third war of the colonies is nothing more than a vague rumor. His dream is not to destroy an enemy he sees at the most as a distant agitated neighbor, but to pilot. Approach the stars and finally feel free. But fulfilling his dream will tear apart his comfortable cocoon of principles, and make him face up to the reality of his world.
Crying Star, Part 3
by Kane Banway"The mind wears its own chains: its selfishness and its love. The only question is whether these chains are in your hands, or around your neck. " Alphonse Requet, 1260 PGS.
Crying Star, Parte 1
by Kane Banway Daniela Di LisioPerseo ha la fortuna di vivere su un pianeta tranquillo dove la terza guerra delle colonie non è altro che un’eco lontana. Il suo sogno non è quello di polverizzare un nemico che ai suoi occhi appare come un suo simile smanioso e inquieto, ma volare, pilotare. Avvicinarsi alle stelle e sentirsi libero. Eppure, se vorrà realizzare questo sogno, dovrà uscire dal suo comodo bozzolo di principi e affrontare la realtà del suo mondo.
Crying Star, Parte 1
by Kane Banway María del Carmen Sánchez“¡Alístese en la orgullosa bandera de la Coalición! ¡Vengue a sus familiares caídos en combate contra el vil soldado de Europa! ¡Defienda a su colonia, no les deje caer: ellos cuentan con usted!” Perseo es un joven que ha tenido la suerte de vivir en un planeta tranquilo en el que la tercera guerra de las colonias no es más que un vago eco. Su sueño no es el de aplastar a un enemigo al que ve en todo caso como un vecino lejano y alterado, sino el de volar, pilotar. Acercarse a las estrellas y sentirse por fin libre. Pero para ver cumplido ese sueño va a tener que romper su confortable caparazón de príncipe y obligarse a plantarle cara a la realidad de su mundo.
Crying Star, Parte 2
by Kane Banway María del Carmen Sánchez"Aún separados por años luz, ahora y siempre sentiremos la necesidad de matarnos los unos a los otros por una u otra razón. Y no crea ni por un solo instante que la humanidad pueda quedarse corta de pretextos en el futuro: aún peor, se recicla”. La Olimpo se encuentra bajo el fuego enemigo. Por primera vez Perseo está entre la muerte y las elecciones drásticas que debe tomar para sobrevivir. El mundo, su mundo se va resquebrajando a cada instante y con cada una de sus decisiones. Segunda parte de “Crying Star” en la que ya era hora de poner a prueba los ideales de Perseo y ver hasta dónde puede conducir una moral llevada a su extremo.
Crying Star, Parte 3
by Kane Banway Daniela Di Lisio«L’animo ha le sue catene: l’egoismo e l’amore. Bisogna solo capire se queste catene sono nelle vostre mani o attorno al vostro collo.» Alphonse Requet, 1260 DB. È giunta l’ora di affrontare le conseguenze delle proprie azioni, e questa volta anche l’umanità di Perseo sarà messa alla prova.
Crying Star, Parte 3
by Kane BanwayCrying Star, Parte 3 "El espíritu lleva sus propias cadenas: su egoísmo y su amor. La única pregunta es saber si dichas cadenas están entre sus manos o alrededor de su cuello. » Alphonse Requet, 1260 PGS. La hora de enfrentarse a las consecuencias de sus actos se acerca y la humanidad al igual que Perseo seran puestos a prueba..
Crying for the Moon
by Sarah MadisonVampire Alexei Novik may have the teeth and the coffin, but he's given up the lifestyle for an old fixer-upper in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Weary of his past, Alex plans to keep to himself, but it seems his sexy, new neighbor, Tate, can't take the hint--a good thing, since it turns out he's handy for all kinds of things around the house. Tate even gets along with Alex's werewolf friends, though one of them pointedly reminds Alex that their friendship is a bad idea. If a platonic relationship is a bad idea, the growing attraction between Tate and Alex is a disaster waiting to happen. Loving Tate will draw him into Alex's dangerous world, and Alex is torn between having the relationship he's always craved and keeping Tate safe. Tate won't take no for an answer, however, and seems to handle everything Alex can throw at him without blinking. Just when he thinks things might turn out all right after all, Alex's past catches up with him--forcing him to make a terrible choice.
Crying star, Parte 2
by Kane Banway Daniela Di LisioOlimpo è colpito dal fuoco nemico, Perseo si trova per la prima volta a dover scegliere se morire o se compiere scelte drastiche per sopravvivere. Il mondo, il suo mondo, si sgretola ogni secondo che passa, e a seguito di ogni sua decisione. Questa è la seconda parte di “Crying Star”, dove è tempo di mettere alla prova gli ideali di Perseo e vedere dove può condurre una morale portata al suo estremo.
Cryoburn
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldMiles Vorkosigan is back! Kibou-daini is a planet obsessed with cheating death. Barrayaran Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan can hardly disapprove--he's been cheating death his whole life, on the theory that turnabout is fair play. But when a Kibou-daini cryocorp--an immortal company whose job it is to shepherd its all-too-mortal frozen patrons into an unknown future--attempts to expand its franchise into the Barrayaran Empire, Emperor Gregor dispatches his top troubleshooter Miles to check it out. On Kibou-daini, Miles discovers generational conflict over money and resources is heating up, even as refugees displaced in time skew the meaning of generation past repair. Here he finds a young boy with a passion for pets and a dangerous secret, a Snow White trapped in an icy coffin who burns to re-write her own tale, and a mysterious crone who is the very embodiment of the warning "Don't mess with the secretary." Bribery, corruption, conspiracy, kidnapping--something is rotten on Kibou-daini, and it isn't due to power outages in the Cryocombs. And Miles is in the middle--of trouble!
Cryonic: A Zombie Novel
by Travis BradberrySOMETIMES YOU'RE BETTER OFF DEAD...When Royce Bruyere chose to be cryogenically frozen upon death, he figured coming back to life would be exciting. Neat. Bonus time. The world he awakes to is nothing of the sort.A Chinese invasion has crippled the United States, dividing the country in a decade-long stalemate along the Mississippi. Royce's successful reanimation is unprecedented, making him the Chinese regime's most prized possession?but not for long. Eager to control life and death, the Chinese reanimate other "cryonics," until something goes horribly wrong.Royce travels through a future wrought with violence and despair, only to discover the cure for the disease lies within him. It's a race against time as he flees the Chinese and the bloodthirsty victims of a terrifying epidemic in the hope of saving the country from apocalypse and creating a life worth living.
Crypt Coffee Box Set
by Gareth VaughnPart of a secret organization tasked with responding to paranormal threats, Dane is a loose cannon operating out of a niche coffee shop, Crypt Coffee. When Sean, a local professor addicted to Dane’s pastries, accidentally sees something he shouldn’t have -- something impossible --it starts the two of them on a dangerous and passionate affair full of sex, secrets, strange characters, and ... murder.This box set contains all five books in the series, including:Bad Seed: Monster hunter Dane and professor Sean make an unlikely pair, but teaming up together is the only chance they have at catching a killer -- that is, if they don’t get too distracted with each other first.Night Terror: Something in Bleu Falls is killing off cows, and monster hunter Dane is ready to track it down with the help of his partner, Sean. The only problem is Sean doesn’t remember him anymore.Family Bonds: When a violent werewolf ghost threatens to rip the delicate peace between the local packs apart, it’s up to Sean and Dane to step in and diffuse the situation. Negotiating killer ghosts and shady secret organizations might be easier than dealing with a surprise visit from Dane’s parents, who have no idea about his real job and who are intent on spending some quality family time with their son.Slim Chance: A stable relationship is harder for Dane and Sean than dealing with monsters or murderers, so when Sean sees something weird at work, it’s almost a welcome challenge. Except that Sean’s getting sick, and Dane has to pose as a student to get to the bottom of things, a role he hates. Can they solve the mystery in time or are their chances for success, and survival, slim indeed?Tipped Scales: A series of attacks gets the summer off to a dangerous start as Sean and Dane investigate what's going on in Bleu Falls. As the pieces click into place, they find there's an awful lot of magical power at stake, enough to change the world. But the closer they get to answers, the less likely it seems they will ever have a chance at a future together -- unless they can tip the scales in their favor.
Crypt of the Moaning Diamond (Forgotten Realms: Dungeons #4)
by Rosemary JonesExplore the terrifying depths of the dungeons of Faerun!The Siegebreakers are a tight-knit group of eccentric mercenaries who boast they can safely bring down the walls of any fortress, and will do so for the right amount of coin. But when the walls of their latest job crash down on their heads, trapping them in ruins treacherous with magic, monsters, and ever-rising water, it's all they can do to stay alive. Undaunted, the Siegebreakers are determined to escape and finish the job. Show More Show Less
Crypt of the Moon Spider (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy #1)
by Nathan BallingrudCrypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into the stickiest of webs.Years ago, in a cave beneath the dense forests and streams on the surface of the moon, a gargantuan spider once lived. Its silk granted its first worshippers immense faculties of power and awe.It’s now 1923 and Veronica Brinkley is touching down on the moon for her intake at the Barrowfield Home for Treatment of the Melancholy. A renowned facility, Dr. Barrington Cull’s invasive and highly successful treatments have been lauded by many. And they’re so simple! All it takes is a little spider silk in the amygdala, maybe a strand or two in the prefrontal cortex, and perhaps an inch in the hippocampus for near evisceration of those troublesome thoughts and ideas.But patients aren’t the only ones with trouble on their minds, and although the spider’s been dead for years, its denizens are not. Someone or something is up to no good, and Veronica just might be the cause.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Crypt of the Shadowking (Forgotten Realms: Harpers #6)
by Mark AnthonyThe evil Zhentarim attempt to take over the richest of the Caravan Cities, and Harper agent Mari Al'Marin and ex-Harper Caledan try to foil the wicked plot. By the author of Kindred Spirits.
Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide to 50 Fascinating Beasts
by Kelly Milner HallsExplore the fascinating world of cryptozoology with this fun guide, filled with eyewitness accounts of 50 cryptids found throughout the world, some of which have been proven real.Cryptozoology is the study of mysterious creatures that fall between the realm of real and imaginary on the scientific spectrum. Cryptid Creatures: A Field Guide offers a closer look at fifty of these amazing creatures, examining the best possible evidence for each, including scientific papers, magazine and newspaper articles, and credible eyewitness accounts.The fifty cryptids are arranged in order alphabetically, and in addition to speculative illustrations, include details like when they were first reported, whether they are terrestrial, aerial, or aquatic, and each have a reality rating of 1 to 6, in which 1 means that the cryptid has been confirmed as a hoax, and 6 means the cryptid has been proven as real. This page-turning guide will inspire curious readers to investigate more on their own, and maybe even help to prove if a cryptid is a hoax or is real.
Cryptonomicon
by Neal StephensonWith this extraordinary first volume in what promises to be an epoch-making masterpiece, Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that shaped this century. As an added bonus, the e-book edition of this New York Times bestseller includes an excerpt from Stephenson's new novel, Seveneves.In 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse—mathematical genius and young Captain in the U.S. Navy—is assigned to detachment 2702. It is an outfit so secret that only a handful of people know it exists, and some of those people have names like Churchill and Roosevelt. The mission of Waterhouse and Detachment 2702—commanded by Marine Raider Bobby Shaftoe-is to keep the Nazis ignorant of the fact that Allied Intelligence has cracked the enemy's fabled Enigma code. It is a game, a cryptographic chess match between Waterhouse and his German counterpart, translated into action by the gung-ho Shaftoe and his forces.Fast-forward to the present, where Waterhouse's crypto-hacker grandson, Randy, is attempting to create a "data haven" in Southeast Asia—a place where encrypted data can be stored and exchanged free of repression and scrutiny. As governments and multinationals attack the endeavor, Randy joins forces with Shaftoe's tough-as-nails granddaughter, Amy, to secretly salvage a sunken Nazi submarine that holds the key to keeping the dream of a data haven afloat. But soon their scheme brings to light a massive conspiracy with its roots in Detachment 2702 linked to an unbreakable Nazi code called Arethusa. And it will represent the path to unimaginable riches and a future of personal and digital liberty...or to universal totalitarianism reborn.A breathtaking tour de force, and Neal Stephenson's most accomplished and affecting work to date, Cryptonomicon is profound and prophetic, hypnotic and hyper-driven, as it leaps forward and back between World War II and the World Wide Web, hinting all the while at a dark day-after-tomorrow. It is a work of great art, thought and creative daring; the product of a truly iconoclastic imagination working with white-hot intensity.
Cryptozoic! (S. F. Masterworks Ser.)
by Brian W. AldissA novel of time-traveling adventure from the author of the story &“Supertoys Last All Summer Long,&” the basis for the movie A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. Winner of two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Brian W. Aldiss challenged readers&’ minds for over fifty years with literate, thought-provoking, and inventive science fiction. In the year 2093, human consciousness has expanded to the point that man can now travel to the past using a technique called &“mind-traveling.&” Artist Edward Bush returns from a nearly three-year mind-travel to find that his government has crumbled and society is now under the leadership a new regime. Given Bush&’s experience, he is recruited by the regime to track down and assassinate a scientist whose ideas threaten to topple everything they've built. This ebook includes an introduction by the author.