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The Divine Talisman: Book Three Of The Legend Of Asahiel (The Legend of Asahiel Series #3)
by Eldon ThompsonTo protect his people from the demonic Illysp, Torin, king of Alson, made the ultimate sacrifice. Now his best friend and his former love seek to salvage the shattered lands beyond their borders.But a treacherous assault costs them their most powerful weapon—the fabled Crimson Sword.Hopelessly outmatched, Pentania's citizens must flee their conquered homeland or else perish. And now the Leviathan has been awakened—an unfathomable creature whose wrath could single-handedly destroy the entire world. Scant hope remains—save for the possibly futile efforts of a lone elf, a mad witch, and a fallen hero charged with unraveling a series of divine riddles. But doom is inevitable, unless they can somehow break the powerful bonds of a fiendish, insidious possession.
Diviner
by Bryan DavisFor years, tales of DRAGONS from another world kidnapping and enslaving humans have been circulating in Jason Masters’ world, while for a slave girl named Koren, the stories of a human world seem pure myth. Together, these two teens will need to bridge two planets in order to overthrow the draconic threat and bring the lost slaves home. The mysteries unfold As a Starlighter, Koren knows her destiny is to save her fellow human slaves from the dragons’ bondage—but by following the orders of the smooth-talking dragon king, Taushin, has she in fact doomed her people and herself? As Koren struggles over her choices, Elyssa discovers a new aspect to her Diviner gifts when her pendant begins to unlock mysteries surrounding the stardrops from the Exodus star. Soon Elyssa, along with Jason and his father, also uncovers new truths behind the dragons’ prophecy and learns that Randall has teamed with Magnar and Arxad to wage battle against Taushin’s followers. With a major war imminent and talk of a new Starlighter in the air, confusion and uncertainty reign—something Taushin might have planned for all along.
The Diviner
by Melanie RawnBestselling author Melanie Rawn's triumphant return to high fantasy The only survivor of royal treachery that eliminates his entire family, Azzad al-Ma'aliq flees to the desert and dedicates himself to vengeance. With the help of the Shagara, a nomadic tribe of powerful magicians, he begins to take his revenge-but at a terrible cost to himself. .
The Diviners (The Diviners #1)
by Libba BrayDo you believe there are ghosts and demons and Diviners among us? Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfield girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her Uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer.As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho hides a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened....Printz Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray opens a brand-new historical series with The Diviners, where the glittering surface of the Roaring Twenties hides a mystical horror creeping across the country.
The Diviners: Number 1 in series (Diviners #1)
by Libba BrayIt's 1920s New York City. It's flappers and Follies, jazz and gin. It's after the war but before the depression. And for certain group of bright young things it's the opportunity to party like never before. For Evie O'Neill, it's escape. She's never fit in in small town Ohio and when she causes yet another scandal, she's shipped off to stay with an uncle in the big city. But far from being exile, this is exactly what she's always wanted: the chance to show how thoroughly modern and incredibly daring she can be. But New York City isn't about just jazz babies and follies girls. It has a darker side. Young women are being murdered across the city. And these aren't crimes of passion. They're gruesome. They're planned. They bear a strange resemblance to an obscure group of tarot cards. And the New York City police can't solve them alone.Evie wasn't just escaping the stifling life of Ohio, she was running from the knowledge of what she could do. She has a secret. A mysterious power that could help catch the killer - if he doesn't catch her first.
The Diviners: A Novel
by Rick MoodyIt is the Autumn of election year 2000, and scores of film-business strivers are focused on one goal - getting themselves connected to an elusive but potentially huge television saga, one that opens with Huns sweeping through Mongolia and closes with a Mormon in the Las Vegas desert; a sure-to-please-everyone, multi-generational TV mini-series about diviners, those miracle workers who bring water to perpetually thirsty (and hungry and love-starved) humankind. Among the wannabees: Vanessa Meandro, hot-tempered head of an indie film company; her harried and varied staff; a Sikh cab driver; a bi-polar bicycle messenger; the Vanderbilt girls; a thriller writer who gives Botox parties; a CEO of network programming whose daughter is Vanessa's donut gofer; and a supreme court justice who wants to write the script. The Diviners is a cautionary tale about pointless ambition; a richly detailed look at the interlocking worlds of money, politics, addiction, sex, work, and family in modern America; and a masterpiece of comedy that will bring Rick Moody to a still higher level of appreciation.
Diving into the Wreck
by Kristine Kathryn RuschBoss loves to dive historical ships, derelict spacecraft found adrift in the blackness between the stars. Sometimes she salvages for money, but mostly she's an active historian. She wants to know about the past--to experience it firsthand. Once she's dived the ship, she'll either leave it for others to find or file a claim so that she can bring tourists to dive it as well. It's a good life for a tough loner, with more interest in artifacts than people. Then one day, Boss finds the claim of a lifetime: an enormous spacecraft, incredibly old, and apparently Earth-made. It's impossible for something so old, built in the days before Faster Than Light travel, to have journeyed this far from Earth. It shouldn't be here. It can't be here. And yet, it is. Boss's curiosity is up, and she's determined to investigate. She hires a group of divers to explore the wreck with her, the best team she can assemble. But some secrets are best kept hidden, and the past won't give up its treasures without exacting a price in blood. What Boss finds could rewrite history, cost lives, and start an intergalactic war.
Divining the Leaves
by Shveta Thakrar"Filled with beautiful and dangerous magic, this book swirls around you like irresistible perfume." —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The SpellshopFrom critically acclaimed author Shveta Thakrar comes a beautifully imagined contemporary fantasy about two teens, one a believer of magic who yearns to belong, the other a skeptic searching for an escape, who find themselves embroiled in a twisty world of court intrigue when they venture into a forest ruled by yakshas, mysterious woodland spirits drawn from Hindu and Buddhist folklore.Plant-loving Ridhi Kapadia and popular Nilesh Batra were friends once.Now, seventeen and alone, Ridhi blends natural perfumes, wears flower crowns, and wanders her local woods, listening for the leafy whispers of her beloved trees. Pleading for the yakshas to admit her into their enchanted forest kingdom, where she knows she truly belongs.After learning his parents’ perfect marriage is a sham and getting suspended from school, a heartsick Nilesh lands at Ridhi’s doorstep—the last thing either of them wants. So when a pretty yakshini offers him the distraction of magic, the same magic he mocked Ridhi for believing in, he jumps at it.Furious, Ridhi strikes a bargain with a noblewoman of the yaksha court. In exchange for helping restore her reputation, Lady Sulochana will turn Ridhi into the yakshini she yearns to be—and teach her to divine the trees’ murmurs.But when Nilesh ends up trapped in the yakshas’ realm, Ridhi realizes the leaves might be telling a disturbing story about the forest her heart is rooted in—one that, even if the two of them band together, threatens to shred the future like so many thorns.
The Divinities: The Complete Series (The Divinities)
by Lia DavisAncient war between witches and demons climbs to a new level. It’s up to five Divinities, their Guardians, and a pair of Siamese twin hellhounds to protect the power source and the worlds from a fate far worse than anyone can imagine. This incredible saga unfolds in a series of four novella-length stories, each a stand-alone paranormal romance. In Forgotten Visions childhood sweethearts reunite to search for the power source before it falls in the hands of evil, while visions of a past forgotten sparks an old flame and new desires.In Death’s Storm Divinity, Khloe comes face to face with death, and he claims to be her guardian. She is torn between her desires for the dark predator and the painful loss she has endured at the hands of her enemies.In Dark Divine, Zach is powerless to resist Divinity Lydia, and while she may understand him like no other, trusting her might unleash a new dark power that could destroy them both and put everyone they love in danger in the process.The final story in the sage, Awakened Desires, Divinity witch, Desiree Sanders has made a lot of bad choices in her life, but trusting the demoness, Samoan, should earn her the award for traitor of the millennium. After several failed attempts to set things right, Desiree turns to the dark, sexy Death Demon, Lex for help saving her son and ending the war.
Divinity
by William MorrisonBradley had one fear in his life. He had to escape regeneration. To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was--even if it meant that he had to become a god!
Divinity's Twilight: Rebirth
by Christopher Russell“Russell’s new high fantasy series launch is well written with a definite steampunk vibe and sword-and-sorcery appeal.” —Library JournalA world consumed by war. An ancient evil resurrected. A millennia-old bargain comes due . . .When two blades clash, the third will fall, and the fate of all will be jeopardized. To save Lozaria, the failures of the past must be atoned for by a new generation of heroes. The time has come for mortals to cast off sight and, in doing so, truly come to see . . .Victory is never absolute.Seven centuries ago, the forces of order won the Illyriite War on the plains of Har’muth. Darmatus and Rabban Aurelian slew their elder brother, Sarcon, the despotic architect of the conflict, then sacrificed themselves to banish the cataclysmic vortex opened with his dying breath. The first advent of the Oblivion Well was thwarted. Even without their vanished gods, the seven races of Lozaria proved themselves capable of safeguarding their world.Or so the story goes.The year is now 697 A.B.H. (After the Battle of Har’muth). Though war itself remains much the same, the weapons with which it is waged have evolved. Airships bearing powerful cannons ply the skies, reducing the influence of mages and their spells. Long-range communication has brought far-flung regions of Lozaria closer than ever before. At the center of this technological revolution are the three Terran states of Darmatia, Rabban, and Sarconia, who have fought a near ceaseless campaign of seven hundred years in an attempt to best each other. The roots of their enmity lie buried beneath the wasteland of Har’muth, a place all three nations consider best forgotten.However, an ancient power sealed within Har’muth has not forgotten them, and the descendants of those who fought on that field must now take a stand to rectify the mistakes of the past . . .
Divinos Dioses Espaciales 2: Revolución para Dummies (Divinos Dioses Espaciales #2)
by Martin LundqvistKeila es la perfecta revolucionaria: No posee cosas como inteligencia, cordura o sentido común, Pero tiene algo mucho más importante: ¡Armadura de trama y la ayuda telepática de Rangda, la malvada demonio espacial! Este libro es la secuela de Dioses Divinos del Espacio: Las tonterías de Abraham y es una comedia negra y parodia de la Divina Sedición, del mismo autor. Es el año 2872 y la joven, bella, y completamente loca Keila Eisenstein está huyendo de su acosador milenario, el ContraAlmirante Bjorn Muller. Escapando de él una decimonovena vez, Keila se estrella en el asteroide colonia Edén, altamente reconocido como el escenario del eterno reality show “Los Tontos de la Era de Bronce” Convencida de que en Edén se encuentra su destino, Keila mata a la involuntariaestrella principal de “Los tontos de la edad de Bronce” Abraham Goldstein, lo que hace que el show se cancele. Keila simula su muerte al borrar su cuenta en redes sociales e insta a su amante Metatrón a que haga un comunicado de prensa culpando de la cancelación del show a Bjorn Muller. Bjorn, convencido de que Keila está muerta, ya que no puede imaginarse que ella haya borrado su cuenta de SpaceBook voluntariamente, vuelve a la Tierra para unas vacaciones. ¡Las vacaciones se ven arruinadas, ya que Bjorn es culpado por causar la cancelación del show favorito de todos! Estando “muerta” Keila construye un movimiento revolucionario contra el Concejo Terrestre opresor. A pesar de su falta de inteligencia y sentido común, su armadura de trama corre a su favor, y con la ayuda de la malvada demonio espacial Rangda, está destinada a liberar a la humanidad de la opresión del incompetente hato de villanos que forma el Concejo Terrestre. Pero ¿es realmente una buena idea confiar en una malvada demonio espacial para liberar a la humanidad de un grupo de opresores plutócratas?
Divinos Dioses Espaciales: Las tonterias de Abraham
by Martin LundqvistLo suficiente lejos de todo lo concebible en el futuro, un adinerado y demente villano Abraham Goldstein, es defraudado por un astuto científico, Jack Brown, para financiar un inverosímil proyecto "secreto" para viajar al Paraíso y ¡Conocer a Dios! Contra toda lógica la máquina termina funcionando.Abraham descubre que Dios está muerto y que Yahmeh en su carta suicida dejó los esquemas de un chip controlador de mentes que uso para convencer a los humanos de la Era de Bronce que que él era Dios. Obteniendo estos esquemas, Abraham se plantea un nuevo proyecto: el de crear una Era de Bronce artificial donde pueda ser 'Dios' sobre sus habitantes. En el camino, se enfrenta con muchos entretenidos escenarios con problemas como la union de sus secuaces, desafortunados errores de calendario, mal funcionamiento de la órbita, super armas, etc. Abraham sigue jodiendo las cosas debido a su demencia, villanía, secuaces incompetentes y estupidez general, hasta que una desquilibrada mujer se presenta de la nada y pone fin a los sinsentidos de Abraham.
División seis: Príncipes de hielo
by Mina VeraMina Vera vuelve con una novela intensa y emocionante, finalista del XXIII Certamen literario Alberto Magno de Ciencia Ficción, organizado por la Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Universidad del País Vasco. -¿Sabes una cosa? -le susurró-. Yo creo haber visto quién está ahí dentro, debajo del tipo duro que lo oculta y lo domina. -¿Ah, sí? -Sonrió levemente-. ¿Y crees que podrías enseñármelo? Abel ha muerto. Solo él es el culpable y así lo asume. Sin embargo, alguien decide devolverlo a la vida con una nueva identidad y habilidades mejoradas, como parte de un experimento. Y no es el único, si bien solo él será quien se tome la justicia por su mano para acabar con quienes han osado traerlo de vuelta y utilizarlo como medio para un fin. Su plan es infalible, hasta que Clara se cruza en su camino. Cuando ella se asome a lo que queda de su alma, superfecta estrategia sufrirá una grieta por donde logrará colarse, directamente, hasta su corazón. «[...] se preguntó cómo era posible que el más desarrollado de los cerebros pudiera atontarse de esa forma tan solo con que una mujer lo mirara a los ojos como ella lo estaba haciendo. Memorizó su cara, sus labios, su aroma y su tacto para que -cuando en pocas horas su tiempo llegara a su fin- lo mejor que le había sucedido en sus dos vidas fuera lo último que viera su mente...».
The Divorce
by César AiraWith a preface by the irrepressible Patti Smith, The Divorce is a delightful book of several short amazing stories of chance meetings, bizarre circumstances, and even stranger visions of alternate realities written as only César Aira can The Divorce tells about a man who takes a vacation from Providence, R.I. in early December to avoid conflicts with his newly divorced wife and small daughter. He travels to Buenos Aires and there, one afternoon, he encounters a series of the most magical coincidences. While sitting at an outdoor café, absorbed in conversation with a talented video artist, a young man with a bicycle is thoroughly drenched by a downpour of water seemingly from rain caught the night before in the overhead awning. The video artist knows the cyclist, who knew a mad hermetic sculptor, whose family used to take the Hindu God Krishna for walks in the neighborhood. More meetings, more whimsical and clever stories continue to weave reality with the absurd until the final, brilliant, wonderful, cataclysmic ending.
Divorce différé – La Saga
by Daniel Canals FloresVous avez entre les mains l’édition complète de la célèbre saga d’horreur Divorce différé. Dans ses pages, vous trouverez les quatre livres qui composent l'histoire complète, parmi lesquels Divorce différé, Divorce différé II Le Rêve de Berenice, Divorce différé III Le coven et Divorce différé IV La bataille des âmes. Il m'a fallu quatre ans pour écrire cette intrigante saga qui reflète la lutte éternelle entre les forces du Bien et du Mal. D'un Moyen Âge interprété et sanglant aux sociétés ésotériques du début du siècle, deux lignées vont en subir les conséquences de la découverte d'un objet maléfique dont l'influence les entraînera à leur destruction. Trahisons et intrigues, sorcellerie, satanisme, planche Ouija, médiums et un bataillon d'esprits maintiendront le lecteur dans une inquiétude continue et terrifiante. Êtes-vous allé dans un coven ? Croyez-vous au spiritualisme ? Vous y serez et vous y croirez... Dans la première partie, Beatriz, orpheline issue d'une famille aisée, rend visite à un avocat avec une demande de divorce surprenante et sombre. À partir de ce moment, une curieuse intrigue va se déchaîner avec une fin inattendue. Dans le second, nous voyagerons dans un passé proche à la rencontre de Berenice et Sofía, transformée plus tard en Madame Clerk, et de leur relation inquiétante avec les Malton. La troisième partie raconte l'origine de tout mal, à travers les aventures d'un inquisiteur sévère impliqué dans un univers cruel et turbulent. Le quatrième développe une histoire d'amour singulière et tragique entre Madame Clerk, une médium éminente et... Je peux lire jusqu'ici.
The Divyne Bleeders
by Bloodwitch Luz OscuriaIn her infinite goodness, the Goddess Ivy created a world divided into different spheres, one for each type of creature who would agree to worship Her. This is how the Divine Lands were born. Among these lands was the Vampire Sphere which, as the name suggests, housed the creatures of the night. From the Lycans to the Ghoules, passing by the Incubes and other Farfadets, beyond the small villages of mortals like Dorelys, Lake De La Luna and the dangerous forest of the Abymes, reigned the great City which bore the name Pandemonia, stronghold of the Vampires, where the sun never rose. It was there that Kate-Lynn ran aground, a young mortal who had unwittingly turned Vampire, following the request of her Lord named Valek, who had made her understand that it was in this City that she had to go in order to 'find protection there. He was supposed to join her, but everything did not go as planned ...
The Dixie Apocalypse
by Richard FosseyThis “fast-moving” southern American dystopian novel is “full of twists and turns” and “perhaps an insightful vision of the second Texas republic” (W. Michael Gear, New York Times–bestselling author of Dissolution).In this near-future, post-apocalyptic novel, retired lawyer-turned-professor Willoughby Burns finds himself trying to survive against hunger and deadly threats in southern Louisiana. The Dixie Apocalypse takes place in an America ravaged by natural disasters, lack of petroleum, plagues, and terrorism. What is left of the United States is controlled by martial law. Life itself becomes primitive and favors those who can grow their own food or handle firearms. Will befriends US General Merski stationed in Baton Rouge, LA, and founds a farming community of fifty farms on the eastern bank of the Mississippi river due south of downtown Baton Rouge. General Merski enlists Will as a civilian commissary officer, in charge of carrying out errands for his troops without arousing suspicion. When the general sends Will down to Texas on to bring back supplies for his garrison, Will’s survivals skills are put to the ultimate test.
The Dixon Cornbelt League: And Other Baseball Stories
by W. P. KinsellaFrom the author of Shoeless Joe—the basis for the film Field of Dreams—come baseball stories that define &“a world in which magic and reality combine&” (The New York Times). Shortstops who run with the wolves, painted eggs that reveal deeply disturbing meanings, long-dead Hall of Famers who miraculously return to the game, an Iowa minor-league town with a secret conspiracy: these are the elements from which W. P. Kinsella weaves nine fabulous stories about the magical world of baseball. From the dugouts, clubhouses, bedrooms, and barrooms to the interior worlds of hope and despair, these eerie stories present the absurdities of human relationships and reveal the writer&’s special genius for touching the heart. &“His short stories about baseball are wistful things of beauty which serve to remind us how the game should feel—the innate glory of a diamond etched in the minds of Americans.&” —Calgary Sun &“[Kinsella] uses baseball . . . as a familiar starting place for exploring, with pinpoint control, the human psyche.&” —Booklist &“Stories that read like lightning and tantalize the reader with fascinating scenarios.&” —Publishers Weekly
Djinn Book 1: What's in Your Box? (Djinn #1)
by A. R. MolerDale Edinger has just inherited a house from his aunt. It's a good thing too because traumatic shoulder damage and PTSD has forced the Marine lieutenant to retire. Fortunately, or unfortunately, Aunt Mildred's inheritance is more than an overfull and chaotic house. All kinds of surprises await Dale as he sorts through his aunt's hoard.Riadh is one of those surprises. He's a djinn, a being of magic from another culture -- and Dale is his new owner -- much to Dale's dismay. Riadh has his own history and a set of rules that make it impossible for him to be freed. It's not only Riadh that Dale has to contend with either. In fact, just finding the magickal objects that his aunt had squirreled away in her house will be a trick. When he finds them, what does he do with them? And what about Riadh?
Djinn Book 2: Where There's Smoke (Djinn #2)
by A. R. MolerAfter Dale Edinger’s eccentric aunt passed away, she left him with a house full of clutter mixed with magical items and a djinn named Riadh. With his own history and a set of rules that make it impossible for him to be freed, Riadh now belongs to Dale. But when your skills at magic are one step above non-existent, you need a teacher.Now Dale’s on the hunt for a teacher so he’ll not only learn how to wield magic, but will also be able to protect Riadh. Unfortunately, his options are limited. Who poses the greater risk -- a dragon with uncertain motives, or a big city mage who'd like to add Riadh to his own collection of possessions?
Djinn Box Set (Djinn)
by A. R. MolerThe best-selling gay romance fantasy trilogy by A.R. Moler is now available in a box set! Contains the stories:Book 1: What's in Your Box? Dale Edinger has just inherited a house from his aunt, a more than an overfull and chaotic house. All kinds of surprises await Dale as he sorts through his aunt's hoard. Riadh is one of those surprises. He's a djinn.Book 2: Where There's Smoke When your skills at magic are one step above non-existent, you need a teacher. Dale Edinger inherited a djinn named Raidh. He is on the hunt for a teacher so that not only can he learn to wield magic, that he can protect Riadh. Who is a greater risk as a teacher, a dragon with uncertain motives or a big city mage who'd like to add Riadh to his collection of possessions?Book 3: What Would You Sacrifice? Dale Edinger is still cleaning up the hoard he inherited from his Aunt Matilda. He's having an interesting time of it. He's falling in love with the djinn Riadh. The big worry for Dale is whoever owns Riadh's box, owns Riadh. When Riadh's box disappears, Dale knows who has it -- and Riadh. It isn't that difficult for Dale to track Archimedes to his lair. Can Dale save Riadh without destroying him?
Djinn Rummy
by Tom HoltWhen Kayaguchiya Integrated Circuits III, a genie, is released from the aspirin bottle he's been stuck in for 14 years, there's bound to be trouble. Jane had wanted to end her life in peace, but now she's got a genie, things look up - until the apocalypse rears its ugly head.
Djinn Rummy
by Tom Holt'An excellent book.' - INTERZONEWhen Kayaguchiya Integrated Circuits III, a genie, is released from the aspirin bottle he's been stuck in for 14 years, there's bound to be trouble. Jane had wanted to end her life in peace, but now she's got a genie, things look up - until the apocalypse rears its ugly head.From one of the best-loved comic writers in fantasy fiction comes another absurdly witty title - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams or Terry PratchettBooks by Tom Holt: Walled Orchard Series Goatsong The Walled Orchard J.W. Wells & Co. Series The Portable Door In Your Dreams Earth, Air, Fire and Custard You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps The Better Mousetrap May Contain Traces of Magic Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages YouSpace Series Doughnut When It's A Jar The Outsorcerer's Apprentice The Good, the Bad and the Smug Novels Expecting Someone Taller Who's Afraid of Beowulf Flying Dutch Ye Gods! Overtime Here Comes the Sun Grailblazers Faust Among Equals Odds and Gods Djinn Rummy My Hero Paint your Dragon Open Sesame Wish you Were Here Alexander at World's End Only Human Snow White and the Seven Samurai Olympiad Valhalla Nothing But Blue Skies Falling SidewaysLittle PeopleSong for NeroMeadowlandBarkingBlonde BombshellThe Management Style of the Supreme BeingsAn Orc on the Wild Side
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years: A Novel
by Shubnum KhanRebecca meets The Island of Missing Trees in this gorgeously atmospheric novel set on South Africa's eastern coast. Endlessly playful and richly imaginative, Shubnum Khan's vibrant debut delves into the transformative powers of love and grief as it explores the legacy of South Africa's complicated past. Sana and Meena will never meet. They share little beyond Akbar Manzil, the sprawling mansion high on a clifftop above Durban that they both call home. When Meena fell in love with the owner of the house it was the grandest residence on South Africa's eastern coast, its shining marble parapets and golden domes a testament to the wealthy Indian family's prosperity. Eight decades later when teenage Sana follows in her footsteps, Akbar Manzil stands in ruins, an isolated boarding house for eccentrics and misfits. This is a place where people come to forget. Or to be forgotten. But unlike her neighbours Sana is curious about her new home, and finds herself irresistibly drawn to its deserted east wing. As she moves closer to unearthing Meena's story, a grieving djinn begins to stir from its long sleep. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years is a haunting, a love story, a mystery and an unforgettable tale of a young girl's search for belonging. 'Filled with wonder and colour, the secrets of the dilapidated mansion Akbar Manzil come to life in this rich tale of loss and love... I was enthralled and completely swept away.' - Yangsze Choo, author of The Night Tiger