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Direct Descent
by Frank HerbertFrom the New York Times–bestselling author of Dune, a sci-fi fantasy about government control of media and information. Earth has become a library planet for thousands of years, a bastion of both useful and useless knowledge—esoterica of all types, history, science, politics—gathered by teams of &“pack rats&” who scour the galaxy for any scrap of information. Knowledge is power, knowledge is wealth, and knowledge can be a weapon. As powerful dictators come and go over the course of history, the cadre of dedicated librarians is sworn to obey the lawful government . . . and use their wits to protect the treasure trove of knowledge they have collected over the millennia. Herbert, author of Dune.
Direct Strike
by Lorelei BuckleyThere's no rest for the haunted. If someone had asked Zoey Hawthorne eighteen months ago to describe her life she would have said it couldn't be better. Perfect marriage, booming business, and best of all, her son was alive. Today she's divorced, unemployed, and pissed at the universe for taking her child, a loss that's cracked her soul in half. To date, she's addicted to pain meds and anger, with no intention of turning back. When Zoey inherits a ranch in rural Colorado from an estranged great uncle, she leaves Chicago behind to self-destruct in peace. But lightning changes her plans. Zoey is struck and left with an extrasensory gift that lets her see one more problem on her hands: vengeful spirits haunting her land. To stop the cycle of death rampant on her property, Zoey must solve a fifty-year-old mass murder while keeping her hot lover from melting her armor. She's tough enough for the task--provided she isn't killed in the process. WARNING: This title contains adult language and explicit sex.70,000 Words
Direct Wire
by Clee GarsonMort and Mike got strange calls on this phone; they didn't come through Central!
Direction of the Road: A Story (A\wind's Twelve Quarters Story Ser.)
by Ursula K. Le GuinThe recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "Direction of the Road" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.
Directive 51
by John BarnesPart philosophic discussion, part international terrorist faction, and part artists' movement, "Daybreak" consists of a group of diverse people with radical ideas who are united in their desire to take down modern civilization. And when they strike, the government has no choice but to implement its emergency contingency program: Directive 51.
The Director: A Novel
by David IgnatiusA New York Times Bestseller. “If you think cybercrime and potential worldwide banking meltdown is a fiction, read this sensational thriller.”—Bob Woodward, PoliticoGraham Weber has been the director of the CIA for less than a week when a Swiss kid in a dirty T-shirt walks into the American consulate in Hamburg and says the agency has been hacked, and he has a list of agents' names to prove it. This is the moment a CIA director most dreads. Like the new world of cyber-espionage from which it's drawn, The Director is a maze of double dealing, about a world where everything is written in zeroes and ones—and nothing can be trusted.
Director's Cut (The\atlas Of Cursed Places Ser.)
by Vanessa ActonThe Sanford's Folly movie set has been abandoned since burning to the ground in the 1980s. Rumor has it the place is cursed after a film shoot gone terribly wrong. But that's not enough to scare Alex and his buddies away. After all, they live on an air force base. There's plenty of real-life stuff that's scarier than some fake western town, right?
Director's Cut (The Atlas of Cursed Places)
by Vanessa ActonThe Sanford's Folly movie set has been abandoned since burning to the ground in the 1980s. Rumor has it the place is cursed after a film shoot gone terribly wrong. But that's not enough to scare Alex and his buddies away. After all, they live on an air force base. There's plenty of real-life stuff that's scarier than some fake western town, right?
Dirge: Book Two of The Founding of the Commonwealth (Founding of the Commonwealth #2)
by Alan Dean FosterChosen by Science Fiction Chronicle as One of the Best Books of the YearBestselling author Alan Dean Foster has written an exciting Humanx Commonwealth adventure that delves deeper into the fragile early years when humans made first contact in this unforgettable world . . .In the second half of the twenty-fourth century, diplomatic relations proceed cautiously between thranx and humans. But the insectlike beings are nearly forgotten with the sudden discovery of an ideal planet to colonize-Argus V-and the startling appearance of a new race of space-faring aliens. People are dazzled by the beautiful, glamorous pitar. Then tragedy strikes.The entire human population on Argus V is brutally slaughtered. Not a single clue remains to identify the unseen executioners. But from a tiny inner moon of Argus V comes a faint signal. On that insignificant chunk of rubble lies the key to the crime-setting in motion a cataclysmic chain of events with deadly consequences for thranx, pitar, and human alike. For their worlds will be changed forever by a colossal battle that is their future and their destiny . . .From the Paperback edition.
Diritto Di Nascita
by E. J. StevensVincitore del BTS Red Carpet Award come Miglior Romanzo e del PRG Reviewer's Choice Award come Miglior Romanzo Urban Fantasy. Essere una principessa delle fate non è quella gran cosa che dicono. Ivy deve andare nel regno delle fate, ma il passaggio per la Corte dei Fuochi Fatui si trova a Tech Duinn, la casa di Donn, dio Celtico dei morti. La sua solita fortuna. Impossibilitata a condividere il suo segreto con Jinx, e con Jenna lontana per affari della Gilda dei Cacciatori, Ivy deve affidarsi a Ceff e Torn perché la conducano alla porta della Morte, letteralmente, e ritorno. E come se non fosse abbastanza rischioso, nessuno sa quali orrori siano in serbo nel regno delle fate. Peccato che la Corte dei Fuochi Fatui sia l’unica pista di Ivy nella ricerca di suo padre… e della sua possibile salvezza. Forse nascondersi ed evitare assassini sidhe non è poi così male dopotutto… “Birthright è assolutamente da leggere.” -My Urban Fantasies “Non c’è furia peggiore di quella di una principessa dei fuochi fatui adirata.” -Sapphyria's Book Reviews “Lo stile è forte, i personaggi genuini, e l’azione rapida e feroce.” -If You Only Knew “Fortemente raccomandato ai fan dell’urban fantasy e fantasy per adulti!” -Rabid Reads Birthright è il quarto dei romanzi della premiata serie di Ivy Granger scritta da by E.J. Stevens. Il mondo di Ivy Granger, che comprende le serie Ivy Granger Detective Psichica e La Gilda dei Cacciatori, è pieno di azione, mistero, magia, humour nero, strani personaggi, vampiri succhiasangue, demoni lascivi, gargoyle sarcastici, mutaforma sexy, streghe lunatiche, fate psicotiche ed eroine irriverenti.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency And The Long Dark Tea-time Of The Soul (Dirk Gently Ser. #1)
by Douglas AdamsFrom Douglas Adams, the legendary author of one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time, The Hitchhiker&’s Guide to the Galaxy, comes a wildly inventive novel of ghosts, time travel, and one detective&’s mission to save humanity from extinction.DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCYWe solve the whole crimeWe find the whole personPhone today for the whole solution to your problem(Missing cats and messy divorces a specialty) Douglas Adams, the “master of wacky words and even wackier tales” (Entertainment Weekly) once again boggles the mind with a completely unbelievable story of ghosts, time travel, eccentric computer geniuses, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the end of the world, and—of course—missing cats.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
by Douglas AdamsA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Dirk Quigby's Guide to the Afterlife
by E. E. King"Impish and delightful-a hilarious Zagat's Guide to Heaven!"-Ray BradburyHell's too full, so the Devil hires ad man Dirk Quigby to pen a travel guide enticing travelers to different afterlives: Hindu, Catholic, Protestant (that one's got a lot of subdivisions), Scientologist, and more. Instead of writing a boffo bestseller, Dirk unites all religions in a common goal: kill Dirk.E.E. King grew up in one of those tolerant households that don't force religion down kids' throats. This is the result.
Dirt (Tales from the Graveyard #3)
by Susan ShultzLila is a small-town news reporter with lofty ambitions. She’s covering the story of Ainsley, the infamous local “man-eating” serial killer. When Lila finds Ainsley’s old journal at the investigation site, she digs under the story’s surface and uncovers Ainsley’s darkest secrets. Lila becomes obsessed with telling the “real” story of the mysterious murderess on the hill—a woman with a tragic, hidden past. Lila’s boyfriend and her editor try and stop her from getting too deeply involved, but it may be too late. Will she be able to resurface once the story breaks? Or will she become another victim of Ainsely’s seductive side? And can she resist the even more compelling shadow of the Blacksmith growing evermore in the distance? Can anyone? Dirt is the third installment in Susan Shultz’s artfully creepy Tales From the Graveyard series, following The Blacksmith and Jessie.Contains content that may be graphic to some readers. Mature audiences only.
The Dirt Eaters (The Longlight Legacy #1)
by Dennis FoonWhen Roan's parents and the people of Longlight perish in a raid, Roan is torn between a desire for revenge and the pledge to peace that ruled his village.
The Dirt on Ninth Grave
by Darynda JonesIn a small village in New York lives Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she came from. So when she is working at a diner and slowly begins to realize she can see dead people, she's more than a little taken aback. Stranger still are the people entering her life. They seem to know things about her. Things they hide with lies and half-truths. Soon, she senses something far darker. A force that wants to cause her harm, she is sure of it. Her saving grace comes in the form of a new friend she feels she can confide in and the fry cook, a devastatingly handsome man whose smile is breathtaking and touch is scalding. He stays close, and she almost feels safe with him around.But no one can outrun their past, and the more lies that swirl around her-even from her new and trusted friends-the more disoriented she becomes, until she is confronted by a man who claims to have been sent to kill her. Sent by the darkest force in the universe. A force that absolutely will not stop until she is dead. Thankfully, she has a Rottweiler. But that doesn't help in her quest to find her identity and recover what she's lost. That will take all her courage and a touch of the power she feels flowing like electricity through her veins. She almost feels sorry for him. The devil in blue jeans. The disarming fry cook who lies with every breath he takes. She will get to the bottom of what he knows if it kills her. Or him. Either way.
The Dirt on Ninth Grave: A Novel (Charley Davidson #9)
by Darynda Jones'If you enjoy Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, you will certainly enjoy Charley Davidson.' Suspense MagazineWorking in a New York diner, Jane Doe is a girl with no memory of who she is or where she comes from. So when she begins to realize she can see dead people, she's more than a little taken aback . . .Stranger still are the people entering her life: they seem to know things about her, things they hide. Her saving grace is the diner's fry cook, a devastatingly handsome man with a breathtaking smile and a scalding touch. With him close by, she feels almost safe. But no one can outrun their past, and the more lies that swirl around her - especially from the man she was beginning to trust - the more disoriented she becomes. To find her identity and recover what she's lost will take all her courage and a touch of the power she feels flowing like electricity through her veins, but she's up to the challenge. In fact, she almost feels sorry for that devil in blue jeans - the disarming fry cook who lies with every breath he takes. She will get to the bottom of what he knows if it kills her. Or him. Either way.www.daryndajones.com'Hilarious and heartfelt . . . I'm begging for the next one!' J.R. Ward
Dirty in Cashmere
by Peter PlateRicky Bellamy is shot in the head by a vigilante at the corner of Geneva and Mission in San Francisco. He's declared brain-dead and hooked up to life support, but ten months later he emerges from his coma. The bullet stays lodged in his head--inoperable, the doctors say--but with it comes what Ricky calls "visions, a third eye." Dirty in Cashmere follows Ricky through the recent past of San Francisco, a city dealing with the fall-out from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, after which massive contamination spread across the Pacific Ocean to California. He's set adrift in a world in which Life--the street name of an experimental radiation vaccine--is the currency by which both criminal enterprises and survival are won. As he squats in abandoned houses and brands himself as an "oracle" who can see the future, Ricky wonders whether there isn't a bigger picture out there, one that maybe he can't focus on or perhaps one that someone's hiding from him. And as his skills as an oracle are called upon by more powerful forces, it becomes clear that the one thing Ricky wants most to predict is the city's future--the mirror of his own destiny.From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Dirty Job: A Novel
by Christopher MooreCharlie Asher is a pretty normal guy. A little hapless, somewhat neurotic, more of a Beta than an Alpha Male. Charlie's been lucky, though. He owns a building in the heart of San Francisco, and runs a second-hand store with the help of a couple of loyal, if marginally insane, employees. He's married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him for his normality. And she, Rachel, is about to have their first child. But normal service is about to be interrupted. As Charlie prepares to go home after the birth, he sees a strange man dressed in mint-green at Rachel's hospital bedside - a man who claims that no one should be able to see him. But see him Charlie does, and from here on out, things get really weird. . . .People start dropping dead around him, giant ravens perch on his building, and it seems that everywhere he goes, a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Strange names start appearing on his nightstand notepad, and before he knows it, those people end up dead, too. Yep, it seems that Charlie Asher has been recruited for a new job, an unpleasant but utterly necessary one: Death. It's a dirty job. But hey, somebody's gotta do it.
Dirty Lying Dragons (The\enchanted Fates Ser. #2)
by Sabrina BlackburryFrom the author of Dirty Lying Faeries comes a new installment in the Enchanted Fates series, where a young witch finds herself on the run for her life . . . and in the company of a centuries-old dragon who may or may not be able to help save her.Dani has never been able to use her magic. She feels like half a witch. Without the protection of a coven, she’s lost, and is being hunted by a pack of very aggressive werewolves intent on claiming her for a powerful vampire’s “collection.”When the pack finds her one night, Dani races to the top of her apartment building and chalks a circle on the roof, but her spell mistakenly lands her in the hot spring of a centuries old dragon, Ryker. As this odd pair grows closer, the shapeshifter Ryker soon discovers the secret Dani harbors, and it turns his world upside down.When she’s captured, it’s up to Ryker to come to her aid—and their relationship will rock the supernatural world in ways neither expected, because when the truth about Dani comes out, everything changes.
Dirty Lying Faeries (The\enchanted Fates Ser. #1)
by Sabrina Blackburry"Dirty Lying Faeries is a wholly entertaining new take on a familiar concept." – FangirlishFor better or for worse, the newest changeling has arrived . . .When Thea Kanelos’s best friend drags her to an art gala (that’s definitely not her thing), she doesn’t expect a chance encounter with Devin Grayson to change her life forever. The handsome stranger isn’t just anyone—he’s a powerful fae, charged with bringing Thea into his world.Believing that she’s always been human, Thea must accept that everything she’s known about herself up until now has been a lie. She’s not human at all. She is a fae—funny, because she doesn’t even believe in faeries.But with strange creatures now visible on the street and fangs and colors flashing in the shadows, it can’t be denied: faeries are real. And with the Winter Solstice approaching, a magnificent ball will bring her fully into the fae world and draw her closer to Devin with whom she has a deepening and dangerous attraction.As her new powers awaken, Thea learns she plays a more pivotal role to the fae than she ever imagined. And when the barrier between the human and the fae worlds begins to crack, it will be up to her to save not just herself, but everyone she loves from a terrible fate.Deeply sensual and darkly magical, Dirty Lying Faeries is the first book in an exciting new series that takes readers inside a universe filled with faeries, dragons and werewolves--and those that love them.
Dirty Lying Wolves: An Enchanted Fates Novel (The\enchanted Fates Ser. #3)
by Sabrina BlackburryFrom the author of Dirty Lying Faeries and Dirty Lying Dragons comes a new installment in the Enchanted Fates series in which a young woman involuntarily finds herself in the company of a rogue pack of wolves, with plenty of troubles of their own.When Juniper stumbles across a small group of strangers during her morning power walk, she jumps in to help an injured member of the party. However, her act of kindness backfires when she&’s savagely bitten by what turns out to be a very ill werewolf.The pack&’s acting leader, Dom, gives June a choice: she can return to the human world post-transformation or she can join the pack. Either way, she&’ll never be the same again. June will have to decide if she wants to face her new reality and take her place with Dom in the pack or risk tearing everything apart.
Dirty Magic
by Carol HughesExciting, page-turning adventure set in a striking and original fantasy world of huge machines rumbling across battle-torn fields, underground passageways and secret maps.
Dirty Magic: Prospero's War: Book One (Prospero's War #1)
by Jaye WellsMAGIC IS A DRUG. BE CAREFUL HOW YOU USE IT.The Magical Enforcement Agency keeps dirty magic off the streets, but there's a new blend out there that's as deadly as it is elusive. When patrol cop Kate Prospero shoots the lead snitch in this crucial case, she's brought in to explain herself. But the more she learns about the investigation, the more she realises she must secure a spot on the MEA task force. Especially when she discovers that their lead suspect is the man she walked away from ten years earlier - on the same day she swore she'd given up dirty magic for good.
Dirty Magic (Prospero's War #1)
by Jaye WellsMAGIC IS A DRUG. CAREFUL HOW YOU USE IT.The Magical Enforcement Agency keeps dirty magic off the streets, but there's a new blend out there that's as deadly as it is elusive. When patrol cop Kate Prospero shoots the lead snitch in this crucial case, she's brought in to explain herself. But the more she learns about the investigation, the more she realizes she must secure a spot on the MEA task force. Especially when she discovers that their lead suspect is the man she walked away from ten years earlier - on the same day she swore she'd given up dirty magic for good. Kate Prospero's about to learn the hard way that crossing a wizard will always get you burned, and that when it comes to magic, you should never say never.