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Emma Tupper's Diary
by Peter DickinsonEmma is spending the summer with her Scottish cousins-who are wonderful material for her attempt to win the School Prize for most interesting holiday diary. The cousins, lofty Andy, reserved Fiona, and fierce Roddy, are experimenting with their grandfather's dilapidated old mini-submarine to see if they can find a monster in the family loch.Emma Tupper's Diary is a sometimes terrifying, sometimes broadly hilarious adventure novel in the spirit of From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and I Capture the Castle.
Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls (Emmy and the Rat #2)
by Lynne JonellIn the irresistible sequel to Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, Emmy, Joe, and Ratty rescue other children Miss Barmy has preyed uponEmmy Addison is an ordinary girl -- almost. If you don't count the fact that her parents are rich (very), her best friend is a boy (and a soccer star), and she can talk to rodents (and they talk back), she's very ordinary indeed. But she hasn't been that way for long . . . It was only a few weeks ago that Emmy and her friends Ratty and Joe got rid of the evil Miss Barmy, the nanny who had nearly ruined Emmy's life -- and the lives of five other girls who went missing. Miss Barmy is now a rat. How much harm can she do?
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (Emmy and the Rat)
by Lynne JonellEmmy was a good girl. At least she tried very hard to be good. She did her homework without being told. She ate all her vegetables, even the slimy ones. And she never talked back to her nanny, Miss Barmy, although it was almost impossible to keep quiet, some days.She really was a little too good. Which is why she liked to sit by the Rat. The Rat was not good at all . . .Hilarious, inventive, and irresistably rodent-friendly, Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat is a fantastic first novel from acclaimed picture book author Lynne Jonell.
Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry (Emmy and the Rat #3)
by Lynne JonellEmmy was not an ordinary girl. She could talk to rodents. She could shrink to the size of a rodent. And just a few weeks ago, she had even become a rodent to defeat her evil former nanny, Miss Barmy.Emmy's parents, unaware of their daughter's other life, ship her off to visit two elderly aunts in Schenectady. Emmy figures her life will be ordinary at last, if rather boring. But she didn't count on her friend Ratty, whose search for his long-lost Ratmom brings him more than he bargained for. Here is the third book in the acclaimed Emmy series, complete with a flip book feature (bats!).
Emotional Robots: A Question of Existence
by Alex ZoharBlending pop culture iconography with the existential threat of technological creations turning on their creators, Emotional Robots is a compulsively readable graphic novella set in an all-too presciently depicted world in which advanced robots successfully compete with humans—in sports, music, and art—in pursuit of emotional intelligence.Displaced by the robots' technological triumph, humans abandon Earth in search of a new planet to call home. But what happens to the robots when newer, faster, smarter, better robots replace them? What happens when civil unrest grows between robot generations? An astute take on the human condition and the illusory promises of technology, Emotional Robots is captivating fable for the modern age. With keen wit and dark humor, it artfully tackles universal themes urgently relevant to our time, asking readers the question faced by each new generation of humans (and robots): Is history condemned to repeat itself?
The Empath
by Bonnie Anne VanakTHE WOLF MUST HAVE A MATE TO SURVIVE...Nicolas was the strongest and fiercest of the Draicon, until he was banished for a trumped-up crime. Now the werewolf has only one path to redemption: find the Draicon's long-lost empath, the woman who will save the pack--and Nicolas himself--from terrible danger. Maggie Sinclair is a veterinarian, dedicated to healing. She has no idea of her true nature, the magic waiting in her soul--or the man coming to claim her. The survival of their pack depends on them finding each other, on their ability to become one. But their enemies have also found Maggie, and will kill to stop her awakening to an all-consuming passion...
Empathy (Goldsmiths Press / Gold SF)
by Hoa PhamA science-fiction novel involving clones, a psychic, and empathy as a recreational drug.We have always been we. Then they forced us to become you and I…Empathy consists of two stories told in parallel. Vuong is one of five Vietnamese clones that have come of age at 25. The Department in Hanoi is allowing them to meet after being separated for twenty years. Lian has murdered her foster father after being forced to eat meat. Geraldine is dying of cancer in Australia. Giang and Khanh were brought up together as twins in New Zealand and are telepathic. They have been used for research over their lifetimes. Vuong discovers that the data kept on all of them has been used to develop empathy, the latest party drug.My meets Truong in Berlin who introduces her to empathy which makes the user supersensitive to other people&’s feelings. My&’s mother is a cleaner at CHESS, a multinational chemical company, and My comes to believe her mother is ex-Stasi and an industrial spy for Vietnamese government. My comes down from the drug after hearing about the saturation point when the penetration of empathy would be such that the world&’s population would be pacified. She discovers that Truong is actually the one who is in the pay of the Vietnamese government and her mother is just a cleaner. She tries to out the conspiracy in the media but no one believes her…
The Empathy Problem: It's never too late to change your life
by Gavin Extence'You can't put it down . . . precise and propulsive . . . a real page-turner' Janice Forsyth Show, BBC Radio Scotland'It's so good it'll leave you wanting to change your own life' Independent******************So far in his life, Gabriel - selfish, arrogant and happy to be so - has only ever thought about two things: money and himself. When he's diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, he doesn't see why anything should change.But as the tumour grows, something strange starts happening. Whether Gabriel likes it or not, he's becoming . . . nicer. Kinder. A better person. And then he meets Caitlin. Before, he wouldn't even have glanced at her; now he's entranced. But real change takes time - and time is something Gabriel just doesn't have. As each day brings him closer to his last, has the one opportunity for a second chance passed him by?
The Empathy Problem: It's never too late to change your life
by Gavin Extence'You can't put it down . . . precise and propulsive . . . a real page-turner' Janice Forsyth Show, BBC Radio Scotland'It's so good it'll leave you wanting to change your own life' Independent******************So far in his life, Gabriel - selfish, arrogant and happy to be so - has only ever thought about two things: money and himself. When he's diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, he doesn't see why anything should change.But as the tumour grows, something strange starts happening. Whether Gabriel likes it or not, he's becoming . . . nicer. Kinder. A better person. And then he meets Caitlin. Before, he wouldn't even have glanced at her; now he's entranced. But real change takes time - and time is something Gabriel just doesn't have. As each day brings him closer to his last, has the one opportunity for a second chance passed him by?
The Empathy Problem: It's never too late to change your life
by Gavin ExtenceDriven by money, power and success, Gabriel has worked ruthlessly to get to the very top of the banking game. He's not going to let the inconvenience of a terminal brain tumour get in his way. But the tumour has other ideas. As it grows, it appears to be doing strange things to Gabriel's personality. Whether he likes it or not, he seems to be becoming less selfish, less mercenary, less unlikeable. Once he could dismiss the rest of humanity as irrelevant. Now he's not so sure. Women, in particular, are becoming worryingly three-dimensional. And none more so than Caitlin, the 'unremarkable' girl he sees busking on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral. When she plays her violin, Gabriel could almost believe that he has a soul... But as each day that passes brings him closer to his last, has time run out for second chances? Bestselling author Gavin Extence pushes the envelope again with another thought-provoking and funny novel about the surprises, good and bad, that life can throw at us.(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton
El emperador de las ocho islas: Cuentos de Shikanoko
by Lian HearnLas leyes del destino se ciernen en un japón mítico y medieval habitado por guerreros y asesinos, fantasma y espíritus guardianes. De la autora de "Leyendas de los otori", serie que ha vendido más de 4 millones de copias en cerca de 40 idiomas. Un joven guerrero de gran aplomo se involucra en un juego que se vuelve mortal. Un ambicioso caudillo militar abandona a su sobrino, a quien da por muerto, y se adueña de sus tierras. Un padre obstinado obliga a su hijo menor a ceder a su esposa a su hermano mayor. Una misteriosa mujer busca cinco padres para sus hijos que dirigirán el rumbo de la nación. Un sacerdote poderoso se entromete en la sucesión del Trono de Loto. Éstos son los hilos que se entretejen en un intrincado tapiz de parajes silvestres, elegantes castillos y brutales campos de batalla, donde las leyes del destino hacen de las suyas. La crítica ha opinado: "Con meticulosa atención al detalle, junto con un profundo conocimiento de la cultura japonesa, Hearn hace un homenaje sumamente entretenido al Japón. Brillantemente imaginada, en la leyenda de Shikanoko hay drama, intriga y fantasía, pasión y traición." Michael Giltz, BookFilter "La fluida prosa de Hearn y sus personajes moralmente ambiguos son mágicamente seductores." Kirkus Reviews "Una apasionada y trepidante historia de fantasía con emocionantes giros, intriga política, romance y un ambiente rico en detalles, mitología japonesa y desconocidas influencias del mundo sobrenatural." Karin Thogersen, Library Journal
La Emperatriz de los Etéreos (edición ilustrada)
by Laura GallegoEncantadora edición ilustrada de una gran novela de fantasía donde la aventura es la verdadera amistad. Cuentan que más allá de los Montes de Hielo, más allá de la Ciudad de Cristal, habita la Emperatriz de los Etéreos en un deslumbrante palacio. Dicen que es tan bella que nadie puede mirarla sin perder la razón. Solo los más osados intentan llegar hasta ella. Pero Bipa no cree en los cuentos de hadas. No le interesa nada más allá de las cuevas donde vive su gente. En cambio, su amigo Aer, el hijo del extranjero, parece que cada vez se aleja más de la realidad y va dejándose absorber por el brillo de la estrella azul... donde dicen que vive la Emperatriz de los Etéreos. ¿Por qué quiere partir si en el exterior solo hay hielo y, al parecer, lo único que se encuentra es la muerte? Cuando Aer desaparece rumbo al Palacio de la Emperatriz, Bipa se ve obligada a ir tras él para devolverle a casa. Lleva consigo el Ópalo que le ha prestado Maga, la chamana de la tribu, un colgante que la protegerá del frío y repondrá sus fuerzas. Además, enseguida se sumará a su expedición Nevado, un silencioso gólem de nieve que la ayudará a afrontar los peligros. Durante su intensa búsqueda de Aer, Bipa se afirmará en su propia identidad, la única arma que posee frente a la negación de la naturaleza, que solo conduce a la muerte. Una autora galardonada con el Premio Cervantes en 2011y el Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil en 2012.Más de 3.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos de sus novelas. La crítica ha dicho...«Una legendaria aventura en la que la poética Gallego exhibe su capacidad para iluminar con brillantez las virtudes del fantascy.»El Periódico «Una vuelta de tuerca a la leyenda sobre la búsqueda de la pureza, aquí a partir de un ciaje, un rescate y un enamoramiento capaces de fundir el fabuloso mundo de hielo que habitan Bipa y Aer.»Babelia «A lo largo del libro los protagonistas emprenden un viaje en busca de un mundo mejor, ya sea más cálido o más perfecto. Un viaje que el lector vive a través de Bipa y que nos enseña las maravillas que puede haber en los lugares que no conocemos y a la vez las que dejamos atrás, en nuestro hogar.»El Templo de las Mil Puertas
La Emperatriz de los Etéreos (edición ilustrada)
by Laura GallegoEncantadora edición ilustrada de una gran novela de fantasía donde la aventura es la verdadera amistad. Cuentan que más allá de los Montes de Hielo, más allá de la Ciudad de Cristal, habita la Emperatriz de los Etéreos en un deslumbrante palacio. Dicen que es tan bella que nadie puede mirarla sin perder la razón. Solo los más osados intentan llegar hasta ella. Pero Bipa no cree en los cuentos de hadas. No le interesa nada más allá de las cuevas donde vive su gente. En cambio, su amigo Aer, el hijo del extranjero, parece que cada vez se aleja más de la realidad y va dejándose absorber por el brillo de la estrella azul... donde dicen que vive la Emperatriz de los Etéreos. ¿Por qué quiere partir si en el exterior solo hay hielo y, al parecer, lo único que se encuentra es la muerte? Cuando Aer desaparece rumbo al Palacio de la Emperatriz, Bipa se ve obligada a ir tras él para devolverle a casa. Lleva consigo el Ópalo que le ha prestado Maga, la chamana de la tribu, un colgante que la protegerá del frío y repondrá sus fuerzas. Además, enseguida se sumará a su expedición Nevado, un silencioso gólem de nieve que la ayudará a afrontar los peligros. Durante su intensa búsqueda de Aer, Bipa se afirmará en su propia identidad, la única arma que posee frente a la negación de la naturaleza, que solo conduce a la muerte. Una autora galardonada con el Premio Cervantes en 2011y el Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil en 2012.Más de 3.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos de sus novelas. La crítica ha dicho...«Una legendaria aventura en la que la poética Gallego exhibe su capacidad para iluminar con brillantez las virtudes del fantascy.»El Periódico «Una vuelta de tuerca a la leyenda sobre la búsqueda de la pureza, aquí a partir de un ciaje, un rescate y un enamoramiento capaces de fundir el fabuloso mundo de hielo que habitan Bipa y Aer.»Babelia «A lo largo del libro los protagonistas emprenden un viaje en busca de un mundo mejor, ya sea más cálido o más perfecto. Un viaje que el lector vive a través de Bipa y que nos enseña las maravillas que puede haber en los lugares que no conocemos y a la vez las que dejamos atrás, en nuestro hogar.»El Templo de las Mil Puertas
Emperor
by Stephen BaxterA woman gives birth to her child in a village in Northern England, the cold northern edge of the Roman Empire. As she struggles through a painful labour she begins to scream out a series of words in Latin. A language she has never heard before, much less spoken. One of the family recognises the words for what they are.Only later does it become clear that the women has spoken a prophecy. A prophecy that relates to the death of the Emperor Constantine. A prophecy that if enacted will change the fate of the Roman Empire and all of the future beyond it.Stephen Baxter's new series takes ordinary individuals living at history's tipping points and presents them with a prophecy that challenges everything they believe about their world and prompts them to take action that could change it forever.The fourth volume reveals the nature of the prophecies and reveals a battle that has been fought through the ages.
Emperor (Time's Tapestry #1)
by Stephen BaxterInscribed in Latin, The Prophecy has resided in the hands of a single family for generations, revealing secrets about the world that is to come, and guiding them to wealth and power... <P>I t begins when a Celtic noble betrays his people at the behest of his mother's belief in The Prophecy and sides with the conquering Roman legions. For the next 400 years, Britannia thrives-as does the family that contributed to Rome's reign over the island with the construction of Emperor Hadrian's Wall and the protection of Emperor Constantine from a coup d' tat. And even when the sun begins to set on the Roman Empire, The Prophecy remains. For those capable of deciphering its signs and portents, the future of Earth is in their hands.
The Emperor: The Morland Dynasty, Book 11 (Morland Dynasty #11)
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles1795: the shadow of Bonaparte has fallen across Europe and touches each member of the far-flung Morland family.As the century draws to a close, Jemima Morland wearily ackowledges that her life is also nearing its end, but she has scant peace as her unpredictable children behave ever more incomprehensibly: James's marriage to Mary Ann is closer to falling apart; Lucy's marriage de convenance is in the balance - her affair with Lieutenant Watson is an open scandal.Mary bears a daughter on board her husband's ship during the battle of the Nile; and William supports a mistress whose marriage cannot be dissolved.Jemima's death appears to unite the family but, as ever with the Morlands, the future holds more peril than hope.
The Emperor: The Morland Dynasty, Book 11 (Morland Dynasty #11)
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles1795: the shadow of Bonaparte has fallen across Europe and touches each member of the far-flung Morland family.As the century draws to a close, Jemima Morland wearily ackowledges that her life is also nearing its end, but she has scant peace as her unpredictable children behave ever more incomprehensibly: James's marriage to Mary Ann in closer to falling apart; Lucy's marriage de convenance is in the balance - her affair with Lieutenant Watson an open scandal; Mary bears a daughter on board her husband's ship during the battle of the Nile; and William supports a mistress whose marriage cannot be dissolved.Jemima's death appears to unite the family but, as ever with the Morlands, the future holds more peril than hope.
The Emperor (Telnarian Histories #5)
by John NormanThe complexities and storms of the Telnarian Histories are brought to their unexpected and rousing climax. Following a palace coup, in the midst of intrigue and turmoil, Otto, the blond barbarian giant, King of the Otungs, a tribe of the Vandal Nation, has set aside the boy emperor, Aesilesius, and seized the throne of the vast, unstable, threatened Telnarian Empire. A raging torrent of complex, perilous events ensues. Can the throne be held? Can the empire survive? In The Emperor, we meet again fierce Abrogastes, the Far Grasper, lord of the Drisriaks, hegemonic tribe of the dreaded Aatii Nation, enemy to the Vandal Nation; his envious, treacherous son, Ingeld, aspirer to the High Seat of the Drisriaks; Sidonicus, devious, unscrupulous exarch of Telnar, seeker of power through the perversion of religion; envious Fulvius, his ambitious subordinate; a corrupt senate, an unruly citizenry, and private armies; Atalana, superstitious and cunning Empress Mother; her son, the reclusive boy emperor, Aesilesius; his lovely sisters, Alacida and Viviana, one of whom will learn chains and the whip; Julian, of the Aureliani, scion of an embittered and divided aristocracy; and many other players in the games of betrayal, blood, and power.
Emperor: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
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Emperor and Clown (A Man of His Word, Part #4)
by Dave DuncanThe loyal stableboy Rap had fought through hell and high water to rescue Inos, his queen. But at the end, it had all been in vain. Inos had married the accursed Sultan Azak. A failed and broken man, Rap awaits his fate, at the hands of Azak's torturers while Inos follows her lord on a dangerous journey.
Emperor and Clown (A Man of His Word #4)
by Dave DuncanThe saga of Inos and Rap comes to its thrilling conclusion in the final Man of His Word novel from &“one of the leading masters of epic fantasy&” (Publishers Weekly). While Queen Inos and her new husband, the cursed Sultan Azak, head to the capital city to beg the emperor&’s aid, Rap is imprisoned and tortured in the sultan&’s dungeons. But a third magic word gives him power beyond his wildest dreams, allowing him to escape. Struggling with his newfound abilities—and his feelings for Inos—he follows after her. With his faithful companions, Rap will find himself battling old enemies, fulfilling prophecies, and navigating the empire&’s politics, forging his own destiny as one of the most feared men in the kingdom. &“If it&’s traditional fantasy adventure with a bit of nudge-nudge wink-wink you&’re after, Dave Duncan is your go-to guy. &”—SFReviews.net &“Duncan takes all the trusted fantasy ingredients, meticulously prepares them and brings them together with skill and relish. . . . The series bears resemblance to Robin Hobb&’s Farseer Trilogy.&” —Fantasy Book Review &“Duncan&’s unique concept of goblins, fauns, and imps adds a new twist to this imaginative fantasy adventure. Recommended.&” —Library Journal
Emperor and Hierophant: Book Three, Arcana Oracle Series (Arcana Oracle Series)
by Susan WandsThe next installment in the thrilling Arcana Oracle series finds heroine Pamela Colman Smith kidnapped, imprisoned, and fighting to protect her tarot deck from Aleister Crowley once again.On tour with the Lyceum Theatre in Manchester, Pamela Colman Smith is kidnapped by a mysterious force. In captivity, she begins a relationship with her mute keeper, a strange creature at the beck and call of her nemesis, Aleister Crowley. Experiencing visions and visitations from other ethereal beings, Pamela works to escape her prison before Aleister harms another one of her muses over the ownership of her magical tarot deck. Meanwhile, her guardian and mentor, Bram Stoker, tries to find her as he tours with the stars of the Lyceum Theatre, Pamela&’s muses for the Magician and Empress cards. Alerted to Pamela&’s plight, Ahmed Kamal, Pamela&’s Egyptologist friend, joins Bram to come to her aid. Plotting against the mysterious forces who abducted her, Pamela must outwit and out magic Aleister, as he tries to destroy her muses and tarot deck. Learning the lessons of her Emperor and Hierophant, she must free herself and command the power manifesting from her tarot deck.
The Emperor and the Endless Palace: A Romantasy Novel
by Justinian Huang"A sweeping triumph in queer romance." –Booklist&“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a previous life?&”In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor—but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue.In 1740, a lonely innkeeper agrees to help a mysterious visitor procure a rare medicine, only to unleash an otherworldly terror instead.And in present-day Los Angeles, a college student meets a beautiful stranger and cannot shake the feeling they&’ve met before.Across these seemingly unrelated timelines woven together only by the twists and turns of fate, two men are reborn, lifetime after lifetime. Within the treacherous walls of an ancient palace and the boundless forests of the Asian wilderness to the heart-pounding cement floors of underground rave scenes, our lovers are inexplicably drawn to each other, constantly tested by the worlds around them.As their many lives intertwine, they begin to realize the power of their undying love—a power that transcends time itself…but one that might consume them both.An unpredictable roller coaster of a debut novel, The Emperor and the Endless Palace is a genre-bending spicy romantasy that challenges everything we think we know about true love.AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Emperor and the Endless Palace is a heart-pounding romantasy, full of shocking twists, morally shifty characters, and erotic thrills. When it comes to the romance within this novel, you can expect equal parts mess and swoon, but its central thread is an epic tale of true love against all the odds.
An Emperor for the Legion
by Harry TurtledoveFoul sorcery had slain the Emperor. Now the army of Videssos, betrayed by one man's craven folly, fled in panic from the savage victors. But there was no panic in the Legion, mysteriously displaced from Gaul and Rome into this strange world of magic.Wearily, Tribune Marcus Scaurus led his men through the chaos and enemy hordes in search of winter quarters, to regroup and seek to join up with Thorisin Gavras, now rightful ruler of Videssos.But in Videssos the city, capital of the beleaguered realm, Ortaias Sphrantzes, whose cowardice had caused their defeat, now sat upon the throne. There, behind great walls that had always made the city impregnable to storm or siege, he ruled with the support of evil sorcery. Overthrowing him seemed impossible.Grimly, Marcus Scaurus began the long march through hostile country toward that seemingly hopeless attempt.From the Paperback edition.
An Emperor for the Legion: Videssos Book 2 (The\videssos Cycle Ser. #Bk. 2)
by Harry TurtledoveTribune Marcus Scaurus, leader of a Roman legion that was mysteriously transported to a strange world of magic, decides to challenge Ortaias Sphrantzes, who has assumed the throne of Videssos, after using sorcery to murder the Emperor.