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The Consuming Fire (The Interdependency #2)
by John Scalzi<p>The Consuming Fire—the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to the 2018 Hugo Award Best Novel finalist and 2018 Locus Award-winning The Collapsing Empire—an epic space-opera novel in the bestselling Interdependency series, from the Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi <p>The Interdependency—humanity’s interstellar empire—is on the verge of collapse. The extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible is disappearing, leaving entire systems and human civilizations stranded. <p>Emperox Grayland II of the Interdependency is ready to take desperate measures to help ensure the survival of billions. But arrayed before her are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth—or at the very least an opportunity to an ascension to power. <p>While Grayland prepares for disaster, others are prepare for a civil war. A war that will take place in the halls of power, the markets of business and the altars of worship as much as it will between spaceships and battlefields. <p>The Emperox and her allies are smart and resourceful, as are her enemies. Nothing about this will be easy... and all of humanity will be caught in its consuming fire.</p>
The Consuming Fire (The Interdependency #2)
by John ScalziNew York Times Best SellerUSA Today Best Sellerio9's New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Put On Your Radar This FallKirkus' SF/F Books to Watch Out for in 2018Popular Mechanics Best Books of 2018 (So Far)Goodreads' Most Anticipated Fantasy and Science Fiction BooksThe Consuming Fire—the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to the 2018 Hugo Award Best Novel finalist and 2018 Locus Award-winning The Collapsing Empire—an epic space-opera novel in the bestselling Interdependency series, from the Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author John ScalziThe Interdependency—humanity’s interstellar empire—is on the verge of collapse. The extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible is disappearing, leaving entire systems and human civilizations stranded. Emperox Grayland II of the Interdependency is ready to take desperate measures to help ensure the survival of billions. But arrayed before her are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth—or at the very least an opportunity to an ascension to power. While Grayland prepares for disaster, others are prepare for a civil war. A war that will take place in the halls of power, the markets of business and the altars of worship as much as it will between spaceships and battlefields. The Emperox and her allies are smart and resourceful, as are her enemies. Nothing about this will be easy... and all of humanity will be caught in its consuming fire.The Interdependency Series1. The Collapsing Empire2. The Consuming FireAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Consuming Fire
by Laura E. Weymouth&“Achingly lovely and luminous…left me completely enthralled.&” —Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows Uprooted meets The Grace Year in this dark young adult fantasy of love and vengeance following a girl who vows to kill a god after her sister is unjustly slain by his hand &“that will appeal to readers of Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black&” (School Library Journal).Weatherell girls aren&’t supposed to die. Once every eighteen years, the isolated forest village of Weatherell is asked to send one girl to the god of the mountain to give a sacrifice before returning home. Twins Anya and Ilva Astraea are raised with this destiny in mind, and when their time comes, spirited Ilva volunteers to go. Her devoted sister Anya is left at home to pray for Ilva&’s safe return. But Anya&’s prayers are denied. With her sister dead, Anya volunteers to make a journey of her own to visit the god of the mountain. But unlike her sister, sacrifice is the furthest thing from Anya&’s mind. Anya has no intention of giving anything more to the god, or of letting any other girl do so ever again. Anya Astraea has not set out to placate a god. She&’s set out to kill one.
Consumption
by Heather HerrmanFor fans of Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Sarah Langan comes a thrilling new vision of American horror. In Heather Herrman's heart-pounding debut novel, evil is ready to feed--and it's got one hell of an appetite. In the wake of tragedy, John and Erma Scott are heading west in search of a new life. So when car trouble strands them in sleepy Cavus, Montana, they decide to stay for a while, charmed by the friendly residents and the surrounding ambiance. Here, they hope, is the healing balm that their marriage needs. Then John and Erma find themselves in a fight not just to save their marriage, but their very lives. For this is no ordinary town. Its quiet streets conceal a dark and bloody secret that has slumbered for centuries. Now, that secret is awake . . . and it's hungry. Like a slow infection, evil is spreading through Cavus. Soon John and Erma--along with the local sheriff, an undocumented immigrant, a traumatized teenage girl, and an old man with terrible secrets of his own--must join together to battle an all-consuming force that has set its sights on its prey: the entire human race.Advance praise for Consumption "Both the evil that suffuses the pages of Consumption and the motley gang of innocents who defend against it are much more interesting than those usually found in your average scare fare. Solid writing elevates this imaginative fright-fest from an invigorating new voice."--Sophie Littlefield, bestselling author of the Aftertime series
The Consumption of Magic (Tales From Verania #3)
by Tj KluneSequel to A Destiny of DragonsSam of Wilds faced the Dark wizard Myrin and lived to tell the tale. Granted, the battle left him scarred, but things could be a hell of a lot worse. It’s not until he reunites with Morgan of Shadows and Randall that he realizes just how much worse things could be. Because the scars have meaning and hint at Myrin’s true plans for Sam and the Kingdom of Verania. With time running out, Sam and his band of merry misfits—the unicorn Gary, the half-giant Tiggy, Knight Commander Ryan Foxheart, and the dragon known as Kevin—must travel to the snowy mountains in the North and the heart of the Dark Woods to convince the remaining dragons to stand against Myrin. Along the way, Sam learns secrets of the past that will forever change the course of the future. A reckoning is coming for Sam of Wilds, and there is nothing he can do to stop it.
Conta-me escuridão
by Mafalda SantosO terror de Mary Shelley e Edgar Allan Poe reunidos numa autora portuguesa brilhante, com uma imaginação prodigiosa e um dom para as palavras. Recomendado pelo Plano Nacional de Leitura Plano Nacional de Leitura Literatura - 15-18 anos - maiores de 18 anosTodos gostamos de histórias. Sejam de encantar, para dormir ou rir. Fui um pouco resistente à leitura destas oito histórias, pois sou daquelas pessoas que diz sempre não gostar de filmes de terror. Durante algum tempo, acreditei afincadamente que era verdade, até me aperceber, graças ao Conta-me Escuridão, que, apesar de temer o terror, sou viciado no desafiar esse medo. Dei por mim a ler o Tríptico e a dizer para comigo que não teria coragem de ler os outros sete capítulos, até chegar ao "O Mundo de Christina" e aperceber-me de que terminaria ali a minha injecção de adrenalina pura e viciante!Parabéns, Mafalda e David, por darem tantas formas à Escuridão que nos fala a todos através destes Demónios que desafiam as nossas crenças." One Love Dino D'Santiago Além de ser uma incrível actriz, a Mafalda escrevia sketches - escreveu vários do meu 5 Para a Meia-Noite. Mas, a dada altura, revela-me que escreve contos. E quando me mostra os contos - mágicos, poéticos, negros - dou por mim envergonhado, a temer ter estado a usar esta notável autora para fins indignos do seu enorme talento. Felizmente, a Mafalda, actriz e escritora, é tudo isto: da chalupice cómica à profundidade onírica, tudo o que cria é humano e verdadeiro. Nuno Markl Curioso, insólito livro de contos de Mafalda Santos, muito imaginativo , com uma escrita clara, escorreita, banhando numa densa atmosfera de introspectivos "horrores", a sugerirem, por vezes, Allan Poe ou Mary Shelley... E tudo complementado pelos expressivos, excelentes, desenhos de David Benasulin. Sinde Filipe
Contact
by Carl SaganPulitzer Prize-winning author and astronomer Carl Sagan imagines the greatest adventure of all—the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space.In December of 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who—or what—is out there? In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future—and our own.
Contact
by Carl SaganIn December 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who or what is out there?
Contact (Gothika #5)
by B. G. Thomas Jamie Fessenden Kim Fielding F. E. Feeley JrGothika: Volume FiveSince ancient times, humankind has looked into the night sky and wondered: Are we alone? Are there other civilizations beyond the stars? Will we ever encounter these beings? Who are they, what are they like, and what might they want with us? These questions are about to be answered, but those who discover the truth might wish they had never asked. On the other hand, some might find salvation in visitors from other planets. For while some aliens are hostile, others are benevolent. Some have little in common with humans, but for others, the need for love and acceptance is universal. Lives will intersect and otherworldly passions will ignite as four acclaimed authors of gay romance explore first contact--and where it can lead.
Contact Imminent
by Kristine SmithFormer captain Jani Kilian is a genetically altered human-idomeni hybrid who acts as a bridge of communication between two fiercely incompatible races. With intergalactic civil war looming large -- with renegades in the Service secretly plotting extermination -- Jani Kilian is being pulled once more into perilous space. Because a horrific act of terror is about to ignite a long-feared conflict between human and alien . . . and the key to the survival or destruction of human civilization is waiting for her somewhere on the edge of the universe.
Contacting Aliens
by Kevin Lenagh David BrinThe award-winning Uplift novels comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in character, detail, and ideas. Now Uplift author David Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevin Lenagh to compile the definitive guide to the species, societies, and technology of one of the greatest feats of literary world-building ever accomplished.CONTACTING ALIENSHere in the form of a handbook for Terran field agents is a detailed look at Uplift's many alien races--from the friendly Tymbrimi to the warlike Tandu, from the wise and enigmatic Kanten to the fiercely reptilian Soro, from the bureaucratic Hoon to the manipulative Thennanin--their physiology, psychology, history; their clans and alliances; and their shifting attitudes toward Earth and its representatives.Here, too, is a history of Earth's contact and challenging interactions with the mysterious and powerful Civilization of Five Galaxies, a look at its institutions, languages, and customs, plus a time line of momentous events going back 3 billion years. For the millions of fans of the Uplift novels, this long-awaited guide will be an essential reference work, filled with vital information and never-before-seen illustrations that reveal, for the first time in one volume, the keys to the ambitious vision and bold speculation of the Uplift universe.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Contacto (Plaza Y Janes Exitos Serie)
by Carl SaganContacto es la única novela escrita por el astrónomo estadounidense Carl Sagan, uno de los mayores divulgadores científicos del siglo XX. Tras cinco años de incesantes búsquedas con los dispositivos más sofisticados del momento, la astrónoma Eleanor Arroway consigue, junto a un equipo de científicos internacionales, conectar con la estrella Vega y demostrar que no estamos solos en el universo. Empieza entonces un trepidante viaje hacia el encuentro más esperado de la historia de la humanidad, y con él Carl Sagan plantea magistralmente cómo afectaría a nuestra sociedad la recepción de mensajes de una civilización inteligente. Contacto, Premio Locus 1986, desarrolla una de las constantes en la trayectoria del autor: la búsqueda de inteligencia extraterrestre y la comunicación con ella a través de sondas espaciales. En 1997, el director de cine Robert Zemeckisllevóesta historia a la gran pantalla, en una película protagonizada por Jodie Foster y Matthew McConaughey.
Contacto (Plaza Y Janes Exitos Ser.)
by Carl SaganContacto es la única novela escrita por el astrónomo estadounidense Carl Sagan, uno de los mayores divulgadores científicos del siglo XX. Tras cinco años de incesantes búsquedas con los dispositivos más sofisticados del momento, la astrónoma Eleanor Arroway consigue, junto a un equipo de científicos internacionales, conectar con la estrella Vega y demostrar que no estamos solos en el universo. Empieza entonces un trepidante viaje hacia el encuentro más esperado de la historia de la humanidad, y con él Carl Sagan plantea magistralmente cómo afectaría a nuestra sociedad la recepción de mensajes de una civilización inteligente. Contacto, Premio Locus 1986, desarrolla una de las constantes en la trayectoria del autor: la búsqueda de inteligencia extraterrestre y la comunicación con ella a través de sondas espaciales. En 1997, el director de cine Robert Zemeckisllevóesta historia a la gran pantalla, en una película protagonizada por Jodie Foster y Matthew McConaughey.
Contacto en la Cruz de Fuego (Crónicas de Contacto #2)
by Louis Edward RosasEn un desafío directo a la República Popular China, la Armada de los Estados Unidos ha sido enviada al Mar de China Meridional. Ellos, junto con sus aliados japoneses, están allí para realizar Operaciones de Libre de Navegación en Aguas Internacionales cerca de la disputada cadena de las Islas Spratly. Pero a medida que aumentan las tensiones, ha ocurrido algo extraordinario. Acechando en lo alto de las nubes a 20.000 pies sobre el nivel del mar, un objeto escurridizo de origen o intención desconocidos se ha inmiscuido en el espacio aéreo en disputa dejando poco margen de error. A medida que el equilibrio geopolítico de poder se acerca cada vez más al conflicto armado, dependerá de la Teniente Comandante Eileen Hunter, aviadora naval estadounidense, presionar al hombre y a la máquina para evitar una guerra y descubrir una verdad prohibida. Continuando con la intriga de Planeta Robot, el autor estadounidense Mishima Louis Edward Rosas presenta una nueva aventura de vuelos por lo alto que profundiza en las tensiones geopolíticas actuales que tienen lugar en el Lejano Oriente. El Contacto en la Cruz de Fuego no solo cuestionará más si estamos solos en el universo, sino que, de ser así, hasta qué punto han influido en nuestros asuntos.
Contagion (Contagion #1)
by Erin BowmanPerfect for fans of Madeleine Roux, Jonathan Maberry, and horror films like 28 Days Later and Resident Evil, this pulse-pounding, hair-raising, utterly terrifying novel is the first in a duology from the critically acclaimed author of the Taken trilogy. <P><P>After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to perform a standard search-and-rescue mission. <P><P>When they arrive, they find the planet littered with the remains of the project—including its members’ dead bodies. As they try to piece together what could have possibly decimated an entire project, they discover that some things are best left buried—and some monsters are only too ready to awaken.
Contagion
by Tim LebbonJack and his friends are in a race against time to save the remaining inhabitants of a postapocalyptic London from a nuclear bomb. Two years after London is struck by a devastating terrorist attack, it is cut off from the rest of the world, protected by a large force of soldiers (known as Choppers) while the rest of Britain believe that their ex-capital is a toxic, uninhabited wasteland. But that's not true. Jack and his friends know that the truth is very different--and incredible: the few remaining survivors in London are changing; developing strange, fantastic powers; evolving. And the Chopper force guarding London is treating the ruined city as its own experimental ground. Now, Jack's powers are growing. His friend Lucy-Anne's powers are developing too, and Nomad--that mysterious woman who started it all--is close by. But the Choppers have initiated their final safeguard--a huge nuclear bomb that will wipe out London, and everyone still within its boundaries. Jack and his friends must spread the news of the bomb and save everyone they can. Before that can happen, Jack must face his father, the deadly Reaper, in their final showdown.
Contagion
by Katherine MacleanWhen they touched down on the alien planet Minos, the last thing the crew of the Explorer expected to find was other humans. They'd come through thirty-six light years of space only to find that another group of humans had settled the plant generations before. Still it was a beautiful place...expect for the contagion.
Contagion: Some Things Can't Be Cured (Dark Matter Ser. #1)
by Teri TerryThe first book in the spine-tingling Dark Matter trilogy about the frightening effects of a biological experiment gone wrong.An epidemic is sweeping the country. It spreads fast, mercilessly. Everyone will be infected. . . . It is only a matter of time. You are now under quarantine.Young teen Callie might have been one of the first to survive the disease, but unfortunately she didn't survive the so-called treatment. She was kidnapped and experimented upon at a secret lab, one that works with antimatter. When she breaks free of her prison, she unleashes a wave of destruction. Meanwhile her older brother Kai is looking for her, along with his smart new friend Shay, who was the last to see Callie alive.Amid the chaos of the spreading epidemic, the teens must find the source of disease. Could Callie have been part of an experiment in biological warfare? Who is behind the research? And more importantly, is there a cure?
Contagion: Book 1 (Dark Matter #1)
by Teri TerryDon't miss this startling first book in a breathtaking new trilogy from Teri Terry, queen of the teen psychological thriller and author of the bestselling Slated trilogy!URGENT!An epidemic is sweeping the country.You are among the infected. There is no cure, and you cannot be permitted to infect others. You are now under quarantine. The very few of the infected who survive are dangerous and will be taken into the custody of the army.Young runaway Callie survived the disease, but not the so-called treatment. Her brother Kai is still looking for her. And his new friend Shay may hold the key to uncovering what truly happened. From the author of the international sensation Slated comes the first book in a powerful new story of survival and transformation; love and power.
Contagion: Book 1 (Dark Matter #1)
by Teri TerryDon't miss this startling first book in a breathtaking new trilogy from Teri Terry, queen of the YA psychological thriller and author of the bestselling Slated trilogy!URGENT!An epidemic is sweeping the country.You are among the infected. There is no cure; and you cannot be permitted to infectothers. You are now under quarantine. The 5% of the infected who survive are dangerous and will be taken into the custody of the army.Young runaway Callie survived the disease, but not the so-called treatment. Her brother Kai is still looking for her. And his new friend Shay may hold the keyto uncovering what truly happened. From the author of the international sensation Slated comes the first book in a powerful new story of survival and transformation; love and power.(P) Orchard Books 2017
Contagious (The Contagium Series #1)
by Emily GoodwinFirst in the zombie pandemic series by the New York Times–bestselling author. “I can’t give this post-apocalyptic story six stars but I wish I could!” —Tamara Rose Blodgett“I wasn’t afraid of death. If I died, it would be over. My worst fear wasn’t of dying, it was of living. Living, while everyone around me had their flesh savagely torn from their bodies to be shoved into the festering and ever-hungry mouths of zombies. It terrified me, right down to my very core, to be alive while the rest of the world was dead.”During the Second Great Depression, twenty-four-year-old Orissa Penwell is forced to drop out of college when she is no longer able to pay for classes. Unable to find a job, she moves in with her aunt in Indianapolis. Down on her luck, Orissa doesn’t think she can go any lower.She couldn’t be more wrong. A virus breaks out across the country, leaving the infected crazed, aggressive, and very hungry.Orissa is used to only being responsible for herself. When she finds herself a reluctant leader of a group of survivors, she must make a choice: set aside her issues and help the others or go off alone in search of her own family and friends.“In her narrative storytelling, Emily Goodwin presents a refreshingly strong female hero in her zombie-infested, survival tale . . . Goodwin has shown that female writers can make flesh crawl, both living and undead, just as well as her male peers.” —HorrorAddicts.net
Contagious and Deathly Contagious (The Contagium Series)
by Emily GoodwinTake the plunge into a zombie apocalypse with the first two books of the Contagium series in one volume—from the New York Times–bestselling author.Contagious (Book One)During the Second Great Depression, twenty-four-year-old Orissa Penwell is forced to drop out of college. Just when she thinks she couldn’t sink any lower, a virus breaks out across the country, leaving those that are infected crazed, aggressive and very hungry. Orissa is used to only being responsible for herself. When she finds herself a reluctant leader of a group of survivors, she must make a choice: set aside her issues and help the others—or go off alone in search of her own family and friends.Deathly Contagious (Book Two)Safely ensconced in a zombie-proof compound, Orissa’s relief is fleeting. Someone she recently let into her life—and her heart—is killed. Hell-bent on revenge, she’ll do whatever it takes to seek vengeance and get even . . . without caring what the risk is for herself. Things quickly go from bad to worse and Orissa finds herself lost and abandoned—and forced to face the living dead on her own. When lies, secrets, and desperation are added to the already harrowing world, Orissa discovers that zombies aren’t the only things to worry about . . . Praise for the Contagium series“I can’t give this post-apocalyptic story six stars but I wish I could!” —Tamara Rose Blodgett“Goodwin has shown that female writers can make flesh crawl, both living and undead, just as well as her male peers.” —HorrorAddicts.net
Contagious Chaos (The Contagium Series #3)
by Emily GoodwinIt’s kill or be eaten as the zombie apocalypse rages. Third in the series that dominated the Contagious Reads Horror Con Awards.Orissa Penwell and her friends are faced with disaster, as their zombie-proof compound starts to fill and food supplies dwindle. Fuller’s soldiers and Marines have no choice but to venture out into the lawless wastelands of America where they discover a new kind of enemy.What foe could be more frightening than zombies? A fortress for the criminally insane—unhinged survivors who will stop at nothing to take Orissa and her friends down for good.In order serve and protect their compound, will the gang have to abandon their own moral code and engage in a war against the uninfected? How far is Orissa willing to go?Praise for Contagious“I can’t give this post-apocalyptic story six stars but I wish I could!” —Tamara Rose Blodgett“In her narrative storytelling, Emily Goodwin presents a refreshingly strong female hero in her zombie-infested, survival tale . . . Goodwin has shown that female writers can make flesh crawl, both living and undead, just as well as her male peers.” —HorrorAddicts.net
Containment (A Sanctuary Novel)
by Caryn LixIn the thrilling second book in a series best described as Alien meets The Darkest Minds, Kenzie and her friends find themselves on the run and up against another alien invasion headed towards Earth.They may have escaped Sanctuary, but Kenzie and her friends are far from safe. Ex-Omnistellar prison guard Kenzie and her superpowered friends barely made it off Sanctuary alive. Now they&’re stuck in a stolen alien ship with nowhere to go and no one to help them. Kenzie is desperate for a plan, but she doesn&’t know who to trust anymore. Everyone has their own dark secrets: Omnistellar, her parents, even Cage. Worse still, she&’s haunted by memories of the aliens who nearly tore her to shreds—and forced her to accidentally kill one of the Sanctuary prisoners, Matt. When Kenzie intercepts a radio communication suggesting that more aliens are on their way, she knows there&’s only one choice: They must destroy the ship before the aliens follow the signal straight to them. Because if the monstrous creatures who attacked Sanctuary reach Earth, then it&’s game over for humanity. What Kenzie doesn&’t know is that the aliens aren&’t the only ones on the hunt. Omnistellar has put a bounty on Kenzie&’s head—and the question is whether the aliens or Omnistellar get to her first.
Containment (Alaskan Undead Apocalypse Series #2)
by Sean SchubertTo escape the zombie apocalypse, a small band of survivors journeys into the deadly Alaskan wilderness in this thrilling horror series.Anchorage, once Alaska’s largest city, has fallen to a merciless and growing zombie horde. The survivors led by Neil Jordan and Dr. Caldwell decide to join forces against the hellish undead maelstrom. And when their refuge is compromised, Dr. Caldwell and the others place their faith and their lives squarely in Neil’s hands.With life and death hanging on every decision, Neil must face each new obstacle without breaking. And the group presses on in the hope that this nightmare has been contained, and there still exists a sane world free of infection. But to reach it, they must survive and escape . . .