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Condemnation (Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen #3)
by Richard BakerThe War of the Spider Queen explodes! From the burning sands of Anauroch to the limitless labyrinth of the Underdark, an epic quest for the very essence of the Spider Queen takes one startling turn after another. Powerful forces are at work to find answers to where Lolth has gone. She may return as something greater than she was, or she may have gone from her drow children forever, leaving them to their own devices in a chillingCondemnation. . .
Condenados (Witch & Wizard #Volumen 1)
by James PattersonTodo está a punto de cambiar. Solo ellos son el futuro... Este es un libro de una importancia vital, y que revela la verdad prohibida acerca de este peligroso momento de la historia... Este es el increíble testimonio de los hermanos Allgood que fueron arrebatados a su familia en mitad de la noche y encerrados en la cárcel, acusados de hechicería. No son los únicos que han corrido esta suerte. Miles de niños y jóvenes han sido secuestrados. Algunos están en prisiones, otros en paradero desconocido. Su destino es incierto, y se teme lo peor, ya que el actual gobierno no se detendrá ante nada para suprimir la vida, la libertad, la música, los libros, el arte, la magia, y todo lo relacionado con la juventud. La mayor parte de las copias de este libro han sido confiscadas, destruidas o quemadas. Esta edición es una de las pocas que quedan, léela y haz correr la voz antes de que sea demasiado tarde. «Hay muchas y diferentes formas de catalogar el asombroso éxito de James Patterson. Aquí tenéis solo unas pocas: desde 2006, una de cada 17 novelas compradas en EE UU está escrita por James Patterson. Tiene el récord Guinness de ser el autor con más libros en las listas de más vendidos del New York Times, 45, pero este número está ya desfasado...».New York Times Magazine Los blogs han dicho:*** Con Witch and Wizard disfrutaréis de una lectura sencilla, directa, muy activa y rápida. Sin duda es un buen libro, y espero que también sea una buena saga. Libros con alma *** Patterson y Charbonnet han escrito un libro de lo más trepidante y lleno de acción, ni falta ni sobra nada en la trama. Es una novela que prácticamente se lee sola. Librohólicas *** La historia de los Allgood recuerda a la de Fahrenheit 411 o Un mundo feliz. El tiramilla
The Condition of Muzak: The Cornelius Quartet 4
by Michael MoorcockCivilization as we know it has been annihilated. The decay and chaos of the multiverse have left Europe in a surreal, yet ever-fashionable, mess. Jerry Cornelius finds himself in an increasingly futile series of guises, part of a cast of characters dancing the Entropy Tango towards oblivion. Will the legendary Cornelius ever be united with his true beloved, his sister Catherine? And will balance ever be restored to devastated London?Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, The Condition of Muzak is the fourth, climactic novel in the Cornelius Quartet. But this is by no means the last we will see of Jerry Cornelius--an indelible spirit of counter-culture who continues to inspire writers and artists to this day.
Conditionally Human
by Walter M. MillerThey were such cute synthetic creatures, it was impossible not to love them. Of course, that was precisely why they were dangerous!
The Conductors (Murder & Magic Novels)
by Nicole Glover“Inventively mixing mystery, magic, and alternate history, Glover's nail-biting debut takes readers to Reconstruction era Philadelphia.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewHetty Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, were Conductors on the Underground Railroad, ferrying dozens of slaves to freedom with daring, cunning, and magic that draws its power from the constellations. With the war over, those skills find new purpose as they solve mysteries and murders that white authorities would otherwise ignore.In the heart of Philadelphia’s Seventh Ward, everyone knows that when there’s a strange death or magical curses causing trouble, Hetty and Benjy are the only ones that can solve the case. But when an old friend is murdered, their investigation stirs up a wasp nest of intrigue, lies, and long-buried secrets—and a mystery unlike anything they handled before. With a clever, cold-blooded killer on the prowl testing their magic and placing their lives at risk, Hetty and Benjy will discover how little they really know about their neighbors . . . and themselves.“An unforgettable debut . . . Wholly original and thoroughly riveting.” —Deanna Raybourn, New York Times–bestselling author of A Murderous Relation“A seamless blending of magic, mystery, and history . . . Glover’s worldbuilding, characters, and attention to historical detail create a delightfully genre-bending debut!” —Tananarive Due, American Book Award–winning author of Ghost Summer: Stories
The Confederation Handbook: The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, and The Naked God
by Peter F. HamiltonThis companion book starts with the concepts and complexities of the Night's Dawn series and explores the 600-year history of more than 21,000 inhabited worlds, asteroids, and bitek habitats.
The Conference of the Birds: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #5)
by Ransom RiggsThe brand-new book in the #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series! <P><P>With his dying words, H—Jacob Portman’s final connection to his grandfather Abe’s secret life entrusts Jacob with a mission: Deliver newly contacted peculiar Noor Pradesh to an operative known only as V. Noor is being hunted. She is the subject of an ancient prophecy, one that foretells a looming apocalypse. <P><P>Save Noor—Save the future of all peculiardom. <P><P>With only a few bewildering clues to follow, Jacob must figure out how to find V, the most enigmatic, and most powerful, of Abe’s former associates. But V is in hiding and she never, ever, wants to be found. <P><P> With enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman’s story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the newest installment of the beloved, #1 bestselling Miss Peregrine&’s Peculiar Children series.
La Conferencia de los Pájaros
by Ransom RiggsVuelven la magia, el misterio, los viajes en el tiempo y los personajes excentricos que pueblan la imaginación de millones de lectores en el mundo. UNA FRÁGIL PAZ UN AVISO INESPERADO EL CAOS EN EL OJO DE LA TORMENTA Las últimas palabras de H, el vínculo final de Jacob con la vida secreta de su abuelo Abe, le confían una misión: llevar a la nueva peculiar Noor Pradesh a un operativo conocido solamente como V. Noor está siendo perseguida. Es la protagonista de una antigua profecía, una que predice el Apocalipsis. Salvando a Noor, se salva el futuro de todo el mundo peculiar. Pero hay pocas pistas y el tiempo se acaba.
Confessions of a Beauty Addict
by Nadine HaobshFrom Nadine Haobsh, aka Jolie in NYC ("The poster child for the blogger generation...you can't help but love her."—New York Post), comes a delectable novel that only a true beauty industry insider could have written!Bella Hunter may be down but she's not out yet—and she's ready to take on the world of beauty...one bad makeover at a time.Pity the poor twenty-eight-year-old beauty expert and columnist for ultra-chic Enchanté magazine, knocked right out of her Jimmy Choos—and out of a job—when her off-the-cuff comment to a reporter is blown way out of proportion. Once the authority on style, Bella's reduced to taking a position at Womanly World, a publishing dinosaur of no interest whatsoever to any woman under fifty. Suddenly she's got to take orders from a dreary and dowdy beauty director—and is soon at war with her male publisher, who might actually be appealing if he wasn't so totally frosty.Bella's supermodel boyfriend, a hometown wedding, and a Paris junket are fine distractions, to be sure. But how can she face her friends and ex-coworkers now that she's stuck in an office where khaki—not Cavalli—is the way of life? And if beauty's not what it's all about...then what is?
Confessions of a Crap Artist
by Philip K. DickJack Isidore is a 'crap artist', a collector of crackpot ideas and worthless objects. His beliefs make him a man apparently unsuited for real life and so his sister, an edgy and aggressive woman, and his brother-in-law, a crass and foul-mouthed businessman, feel compelled to rescue him from it. But, observed through Jack's murderously innocent gaze, Fay and Charley Hume are seen to be just as obsessed as Jack. Their obsessions may be a little more acceptable than Jack's but they are uglier. And, in the end and thanks to Jack's intervention, theirs lead to tragedy ...
Confessions of a Crap Artist
by Philip K. Dick"A funny, horribly accurate portrait of a life in California in the Fifties."--Rolling Stone Jack Isidore doesn't see the world like most people. According to his brother-in-law Charlie, he's a crap artist, obsessed with his own bizarre theories and ideas, which he fanatically records in his many notebooks. He is so grossly unequipped for real life that his sister and brother-in-law feel compelled to rescue him from it. But while Fay and Charlie Hume put on a happy face for the world, they prove to be just as sealed off from reality, in thrall to obsessions that are slightly more acceptable than Jack's but a great deal uglier. Their constant fighting and betrayals threaten their own marriage and the relationships of everyone around them. When they bring Jack into their home, he finds himself in the middle of a maelstrom of suburban angst from which he might not be able to escape. Confessions of a Crap Artist is one of Philip K. Dick's most accomplished novels, and the only non-science fiction novel published in his lifetime.
Confessions of a Demon
by S. L. WrightAfter accidentally stealing the life force of a dying demon, Allay became the only human-demon hybrid in existence. Demons feed on human emotions, so Allay decided the safest way to satisfy this need-and still retain some semblance of her humanity-was to open a bar. Here she can drink from, and ease, her patrons' pain, which has helped her to stay under the demon radar... until now. <P> When Allay is attacked and nearly killed by another demon, a human comes to her rescue. Theo Ram is tall, handsome, and mortal-and Allay feels a connection to him she didn't think she'd ever know. But that bond is tested when the demon community in New York begins to rise up, and two opposing clans fight for power. Now Allay is caught in the middle, and she must decide where her loyalties lie.
Confessions of a Dork Lord (Confessions of a Dork Lord #1)
by Mike JohnstonDespicable Me meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid in this hilarious illustrated middle grade adventure that follows a hapless warlock-in-training as he struggles to live up to his great and terrible destiny.Meet Wick. He's the son of the Dark Lord, heir to the throne of black and broken glass, and next in line to be the leader of the Grim World. Too bad he's stuck in Remedial Spell Casting (he can barely even cast the fart-revealer spell), he's allergic to fire and brimstone, and the bullies at school insist on calling him Dork Lord. Full of humor, hijinks, and lively illustrations, Confessions of a Dork Lord follows Wick through the pages of his journal as he comes up with a genius plan to defeat his foes, achieve greatness . . . and survive Middle Ages School."I loved every page, and your kid will too!" --Melissa de la Cruz, bestselling author of the Descendants series"It's not easy being bad. But this book will give you a head start." --Pseudonymous Bosch, bestselling author of the Secret series"Hilarious! Not to be missed!" --Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series
Confessions of a Memory Eater
by Pagan Kennedy"Complicated, cool and vulnerable at the same time...you can't help falling for Pagan Kennedy's characters."--Stephen Dubner, The New York TimesOnce a brilliant historian with a promising academic future, Win Duncan is at a crossroads in his career when he is mysteriously summoned by Litminov, a wild but brilliant chemist from his college days. Litminov has made millions since, and has bought a pharmaceutical company solely to develop MEM, an experimental drug that gives one the ability to recall life's best memories with crystal clarity. Duncan becomes a beta tester and loses himself to the most delicious moments of his past--those precious few years with his mother who died tragically when he was just a child; ecstatic sex with his wife when they first fell in love--until he discovers the dark side effects of a drug that turns the past into pornography and renders the present useless.A proven master of underground lit, beat fiction and narrative non-fiction, Pagan Kennedy takes on America's obsession with the idealized past with freshness, wit, and an uncanny ability to measure the pulse of post-modern culture. Pagan Kennedy is the author of seven books. The most recent, Black Livingstone, was a New York Times Notable Book and a winner of the Massachusetts Book Award. Her novel Spinsters won a Barnes & Noble Discover Award and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, Britain's most prestigious literary award. Her articles appear regularly in The New York Times Magazine, The Nation, Spin, and Salon.
Confessions of a Pagan Nun: A Novel
by Kate HorsleyCloistered in a stone cell at the monastery of Saint Brigit, a sixth-century Irish nun secretly records the memories of her Pagan youth, interrupting her assigned task of transcribing Augustine and Patrick. She also writes of her fiercely independent mother, whose skill with healing plants and inner strength she inherited. She writes of her druid teacher, the brusque but magnetic Giannon, who first introduced her to the mysteries of written language. But disturbing events at the cloister keep intervening. As the monastery is rent by vague and fantastic accusations, Gwynneve's words become the one force that can save her from annihilation.
Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend (Ben and Fran #1-2
by Katie MacalisterSHE'S LOSING HER HEART TO A BLOODSUCKER.<P> GOT FANGS?<P> When you're traveling through Europe with psychics, magicians, and other really bizarre people, normality is hard to come by, but something Francesca longs for. Until she meets Benedikt. He's actually taller than her, rides a motorcycle, and doesn't think Fran is the least bit weird. On the dark side, he's also a vampire—and Fran is supposed to redeem his soul. But when Ben's kisses turn out to be anything but normal, Fran starts to embrace the freakiness that is her life.<P> ...AND LEARNING THAT VAMPIRES CAN KEEP SECRETS FOREVER.<P> CIRCUS OF THE DARNED <P> With a witch for a mom, it's no surprise that Fran might not fit in, but having vampire for a boyfriend is doing wonders for her self-esteem. And now, even though she suspects Ben is keeping things from her, her only concern is finding some time—and something to wear—for their first actual date. But Fran's own mysterious talents seem to get in the way when she accidentally conjures an entire battlefield of warring Viking ghosts. Two's company—a dozen is a crowd....
Confessions of a Werewolf Supermodel
by Ronda ThompsonSupermodel Lou Kipinski seems to have it all. But beauty is only skin deep—and sometimes Lou's porcelain complexion can get a bit hairy. The only thing worse than a furry fashion faux-pas? Fangs in her million-dollar smile. That's what happened six months ago, when Lou had her first outbreak. But now that she's at the height of her career she absolutely must find a cure…So what's a single werewolf gotta do? Then a sexy detective comes knocking on her door. Two women who bear an eerie resemblance to Lou have been killed—something with teeth and claws tore them apart. Is it a coincidence that the grisly murders have taken place during the same time as Lou's own outbreaks? With a killer at her heels and another outbreak just a concealer-wand's distance away, Lou is soon in a race to discover truths about her own murky past. And before it's all over she may be forced to show the world that her bark is nothing compared to her bite…
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
by Michelle CuevasThe whimsical "autobiography" of an imaginary friend who doesn't know he's imaginary--perfect for fans of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Toy StoryJacques Papier has the sneaking suspicion that everyone except his sister Fleur hates him. Teachers ignore him when his hand is raised in class, he is never chosen for sports teams, and his parents often need to be reminded to set a place for him at the dinner table. But he is shocked when he finally learns the truth: He is Fleur's imaginary friend! When he convinces Fleur to set him free, he begins a surprising, touching, and always funny quest to find himself--to figure out who Jacques Papier truly is, and where he belongs.Readers will fall in love with Jacques's sweet, quirky voice as he gives them a look at life from an incredible new perspective.From the Hardcover edition.
The Confessions Of Max Tivoli
by Andrew Sean GreerFrom the book: We are each the love of someone's life. So begins The Confessions of Max Tivoli, a heartbreaking love story with a narrator like no other. At his birth, Max's father declares him a Ntsse, a creature of Danish myth, as his baby son has the external physical appearance of an old, dying creature. Max grows older like any child, but his physical age appears to go backward-on the outside a very old man, but inside still a fearful child. The story is told in three acts. First, young Max falls in love with a neighbor girl, Alice, who ages as normally as any of us. Max, of course, does not; as a young man, he has an older man's body But his curse is also his blessing: as he gets older, his body grows younger, so each successive time he finds his Alice, she does not recognize him. She takes him for a stranger, and Max is given another chance at love. Set against the historical backdrop of San Francisco at the turn of the twentieth century, Max's life and confessions question the very nature of time, of appearance and reality, and of love itself. A beautiful and daring feat of the imagination, The Confessions of Max Tivoli reveals the world through the eyes of a "monster," a being who confounds the very certainties by which we live and in doing so embodies in extremis what it means to be human.
Confessions of the Underworld Boater: Season 1: Episode 1
by Jade KerrionLosing my job wasn’t the problem…Being recalled was.No one believes in the Greek gods anymore, which leaves me with nothing to do at the banks of the river Styx.Boredom isn’t an excuse for bad judgment, but I should have known better than to hang out in Fort Lauderdale.The nightclub owned by my elder brother Thanatos—Death—is the hottest destination on the beach, until mortals inexplicably sicken and die——and show up at the Styx.The displaced mortals are the first pawns in the long-overdue war between the gods of Olympus and the offspring of the Titans—the children of Nyx, my siblings and me.My name is Charon, and my only power as the ferryman is to travel any path between Point A and Point B.Unfortunately, that power isn't going to be enough to escape—or avert—the apocalypse headed my way…
Confessor (Sword of Truth, Book #11)
by Terry GoodkindDescending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world, while Richard faces the guilt of knowing that he must let it happen. Alone, he must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves ... and has lost. Join Richard and Kahlan in the concluding novel of one of the most remarkable and memorable journeys ever written. It started with one rule and will end with the rule of all rules, the rule unwritten, the rule unspoken since the dawn of history. When next the sun rises, the world will be forever changed.
Confiar nas Trevas
by Elvira Sousa Eva FairwaldNão é vergonha nenhuma preferir a vida à morte, principalmente se a vingança se atravessa no caminho.Desta vez, a guerra significa renascimento, apesar de ser a consequência de um longo pesadelo perdido. A Capitão Ella Dorsh é dura, competente e ... indomável. Ela tem a certeza que o inimigo está a dominar o jogo e que a guerra, em breve, irá atingir a superfície, mas os humanos ainda não estão prontos para isso. O Reino Subterrâneo está enfraquecido e a população de elfos negros quer conquistar o mundo e governar. Ella e as "Divisões de Renascidos" são a única hipótese de lutarem contra o inimigo ao mesmo nível: elfos contra elfos para que as preciosas vidas humanas sejam poupadas. Contudo, nada é assim tão simples como parece, e as trevas escondem muito mais do que Ella alguma vez possa ter imaginado. O enredo passa-se no nosso mundo num futuro próximo, recheado de elementos de ficção científica e distópicos, sob a liderança de uma mulher que, certamente, vai surpreender todos leitores! Esta novela relata os esforços dos soldados elfo, apanhados no meio de algo demasiado grande para ser evitado, assim como perigosos segredos que irão mudar a vida e a história para sempre. Excertos: «Não é a morte o pesadelo sem cara que vos aterroriza em cada minuto das vossas vidas? O tique-taque de um relógio que nunca dorme, contando cada batimento do coração, arrastando-vos cada vez mais perto do vosso último minuto? Não é a morte, a pressão que sentem no peito, esmagando os vossos sentimentos, à medida que o cabelo embranquece e a pele se torna um pergaminho à volta de um corpo decadente?» «Ela tinha decidido guardar o amor numa caixa,e mantê-lo cativo até chegar o momento certo para o libertar... mas, nunca tinha cessado de o alimentar. Ele tinha crescido dentro dessa prisão e escapado na primeira oportunidade, explodindo-lhe na cara com todo o poder de um
Confidence Game
by James Mckimmey Jr.Cutter demanded more and more and more efficiency--and got it! But, as in anything, enough is enough, and too much is ...
Confidence Game
by Michelle M. WelchSHE DIDN’T BREAK THE RULES. THEY BROKE HER. Beneath its peaceful exterior, Dabion is a land of violence and intrigue, its politics run by judges, schemers, and spies. Elzith Kar is one such spy, gifted with an uncanny skill derived from rigorous training—and an unusual magic inherited from parents she never knew. Dabion may have use for her talent, but its rulers fear the magic that tempts it, so Elzith has hidden her history and true power, becoming a master player in a game she despises. But now, as she heals in the aftermath of a dangerous mission, Elzith finds herself temporarily forced into life as a civilian. It is here she finds Tod Redtanner, a humble man with secrets of his own, and feels compelled to tell him her story. But as Elzith’s history unfolds and the present begins to unravel, it soon becomes clear that the past haunts more than just her dreams. And that if Elzith is to survive, she has no choice but to return to the world of intrigue and corruption that was once her domain. And this time she must play to win. From the Paperback edition.
Conflict: A Crossover Novel
by Walt SochaWhile working on a dude ranch in present day Montana, Joe Kuruk saves a young girl from a club-wielding warrior. His confusion is intensified when he realizes that the girl, Alta, has crossed over from another time and place. And the only way to reunite her with her family is to cross back with her. Accompanied by a few friends, Joe crosses into Alta's world only to find her home destroyed by a savage war chief. Then the gate closes behind them. Stranded in the Eleventh Century, on the present day Susquehanna River, Joe and his band fight to create a safe home for the refugee they've gathered. And to prepare for future European contact.