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Fortune's Fool: Fortune's Fool The Snow Queen (A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms #3)
by Mercedes LackeyWelcome back to the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where the greatest fortune is the one you make… The seventh daughter of the Sea King, Ekaterina is more than a pampered princess—she's also the family spy. Which makes her the perfect emissary to discover secrets in the neighboring kingdom…and nothing interests her more than Sasha, the seventh son of the king of Belrus. She suspects he's far from the fool people think he is, but before she can find out what lies beneath his façade, she runs into trouble…Kidnapped and trapped in a Jinn&’s castle, Ekaterina knows her chances of being found are slim. Now fortune, a fool and a paper bird are the only things she can count on to escape—along with her own clever mind and intrepid heart.… Previously Published. Read the Tale of Five Hundred Kingdoms Series by Mercedes Lackey:Book 1: The Fairy GodmotherBook 2: One Good KnightBook 3: Fortune&’s FoolBook 4: The Snow QueenBook 5: The Sleeping BeautyBook 6: Beauty and the Werewolf
Fortune's Hero
by Jenna BennettQuinn Conlan had it all: a fast ship, a great crew, a gorgeous girlfriend, money, and adventure around every bend. That was before he agreed to ferry a shipload of weapons to the besieged planet Marica. Now he's stuck in the prison colony on Marica-3, enduring weekly sessions with the camp's "medical team," and praying for a quick death before he breaks under the torture and spills everything he knows about the Marican resistance.When opportunity strikes, Quinn takes Elsa, a Rhenian med tech, hostage and heads into the inhospitable interior of the small moon where he formulates a plan for getting his crew out of prison, his ship out of impound, and everyone out of orbit. But when Elsa professes her love, can Quinn take the beautiful doctor at her word, or will trusting her-and his heart-condemn him and his crew to an eternity on Marica-3?
Fortune's Light
by Michael Jan FriedmanDante Maxima Seven -- a world known to its inhabitants as Imprima. A world where Madragi -- huge social/economic entities wealthy beyond compare -- control the fate of millions.. Years ago, William Riker was part of the Starfleet delegation that opened Imprima to the Federation. Now the disappearance of an old friend -- Teller Conlon, who also served on that team -- draws Riker and the Enterprise across the galaxy, back to Imprima. Because the jewel known as Fortune's Light -- one of Madraga Criathis's most priceless possessions -- has been stolen. And Teller Conlon stands accused of its theft. Now Riker must discover the truth behind the disappearance of both his friend and Fortune's Light, no easy task on a world where treachery and intrigue are commonplace...and where even an old friend's embrace may conceal the deadly bite of a dagger's blade.
Fortune's Magic Farm
by Suzanne SelforsTen-year-old Isabelle lives in Runny Cove where it’s always raining and the whole world has turned gray. When she gets a mysterious visitor with news of an unexpected inheritance, she leaps at the chance to a place full of sunshine . . . and magic! There, magic grows into cherries that cure ills and fronds that make her fly. But when Isabelle feels the call to return to Runny Cove and use the magic of the farm to stop the rain, her loyalty is put to the test. Can she choose between her new home and the one she left behind? In the spirit of Roald Dahl, Suzanne Selfors spins a wonderful and weird middle grade tale.Now in an entirely new package! An Imprint Book “Fortune’s Magic Farm is a love apple for all readers, delicious and magical.” —Grace Lin, Newbery Honor author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon“Few authors have ever come close to being compared to Dahl, and nobody has his distinctive flavor. One of the very few authors to do so would have to be Suzanne Selfors....A pure pleasure to read for child and adult alike.” —Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal, A Fuse #8 Production“Placing an indomitable character in situations as bleak as they are absurd, Selfors has written a darkly comic adventure in the tradition of Roald Dahl.” —Junior Library Guild “Beautiful writing, quirky characters, and an imaginative plot...make this a good choice, showing how one little girl can use her spirit to save the world.” —Booklist“Readers will cheer for Isabelle throughout the story.” —School Library Journal“Readers will cozy up to the tale’s quirky characters and enjoy the many twists and turns of this magical adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews“Hand this to fans of Eva Ibbotson, to kids who like their magic with some meat to it, and to adults who want a fabulous read-aloud.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “This quirky book...is full of silly songs and vivid secondary characters.” —The Seattle TimesJunior Library Guild AwardFlorida Sunshine State Young Readers Award List (2012–13)Kansas’s William Allen White Children’s Book Award List (2011–12)2009 Austin Waldorf Children’s Choice Award, Gold Medal in the third- and fourth-grade category
Fortune's Magic Farm
by Suzanne SelforsSuzanne Selfors is back with another a humorous light-fantasy adventure that is sure to appeal to anyone who has ever dared to dream.This story takes place in the dark, dank village of Runny Cove. There, orphan Isabelle works her fingers to the bone at the Magnificently Supreme Umbrella Factory, struggling to support herself and her Grandma Maxine. That is, until Isabelle discovers that she has inherited Fortune's Farm, the last place on earth where magic grows. Now Isabelle must use the magic to save the people of Runny Cove without spilling the secret of Fortune's Farm to the world-or worse, to the greedy factory owner, Mr. Supreme, who wants to exploit the magical fruit for his own selfish purposes.
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox #1)
by Rachel BachDevi Morris isn't your average mercenary. She has plans. Big ones. And a ton of ambition. It's a combination that's going to get her killed one day - but not just yet. That is, until she just gets a job on a tiny trade ship with a nasty reputation for surprises. The Glorious Fool isn't misnamed: it likes to get into trouble, so much so that one year of security work under its captain is equal to five years everywhere else. With odds like that, Devi knows she's found the perfect way to get the jump on the next part of her Plan. But the Fool doesn't give up its secrets without a fight, and one year on this ship might be more than even Devi can handle. If Sigouney Weaver in Alien met Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica, you'd get Deviana Morris -- a hot new mercenary earning her stripes to join an elite fighting force. Until one alien bite throws her whole future into jeopardy.ing to have to get some answers fast, before all the secrets send her home in a body bag.
Fortune's Pawn: Book 1 of Paradox (Paradox #1)
by Rachel BachFans of Firefly and Elizabeth Moon will lap up this action-packed military science fiction series. Welcome to the start of a thrilling new space adventure, starring female mercenary Deviana Morris . . .Deviana Morris isn't your average mercenary. She has plans. Big ones. And a ton of ambition. One of those is going to get her killed one day - but not just yet. Not when she just got a job on a tiny trade ship with a nasty reputation for surprises. The Glorious Fool isn't misnamed: it likes to get into trouble. And with a reputation for bad luck that makes one year as security detail on this ship equal to five years everywhere else - Devi knows she's found the perfect way to get the jump on the next part of her Plan. But the Fool doesn't give up its secrets without a fight, and one year might be more than even Devi can handle.Review for FORTUNE'S PAWN:'This book kicked ass . . . I just loved it!' - FELICIA DAY'Devi is hands-down one of the best sci-fi heroines I've read in years' - RT BOOK REVIEWS'Rollicking space opera starring a tough, sexy, armor-clad space chick . . . [Bach] does a nice job of painting a scenario that, if familiar - think the space marines of the Alien franchise or the motley crew of Firefly - allows her plenty of room for action. And action aplenty is what she delivers . . . Lots of fun' - KIRKUS REVIEWS
Fortune's Stroke (Belisarius Saga, Book #4)
by Eric Flint David DrakeEVIL FROM BEYOND TIME RULES THE GREATEST EMPIRE ON EARTH! Link, the supercomputer from a future that should not exist, has used terror and gunpowder weapons to forge the Malwa Empire, harnessing the vast manpower of the Indian subcontinent and using the barbarian races of the periphery to bind the whole together. No power on Earth in the 6th century could stand against Link's evil. Aide, a human soul embodied in a jewel, has come back to halt evil's progress. Aide has no power but that of truth, but truth is the only power that could move the greatest general of the age, Belisarius. With his sword, his paladins, and his genius, Belisarius has turned the armies of Byzantium into a weapon capable of blunting the first assault of the Malwa hordes. Now, supported by allies from all the world yet free, Belisarius, with his wife and co-commander Antonina, faces overwhelming Malwa numbers in a ring that tightens about them. There is no room for maneuver and no safety in defeat. The armies of Good and Evil gathered on the fertile plains of Mesopotamia will decide the fate of the world --And the fate of all the future!
Fortune's Wheel (Sholan Alliance #2)
by Lisanne NormanThey have been brought together by mutual need when both their peoples were faced with the threat of the warlike Valtegans, an enemy bent on conquering any other race it encountered,She was Carrie, the daughter of the human governor of the Terran colony planet Keiss. He was Kusac, the son and heir of the Sholan Clan Lord. Both were telepaths of the highest order, and the bond they formed was compounded equally of love and mind power. But even as they sought to refine their suddenly enhanced and intermingled powers and to define their relationship, the two were thrust into the heart of an interstellar conflict.For while Terran and Sholan representatives worked together in good faith to negotiate a mutual defense strategy, opposing factions on both their worlds sought to use Carrie and Kusac for their own ends...or failing that to destroy them--and with them all hope for a Terran-Sholan alliance!
The Forty First Wink
by James WalleyMarty is having a bad morning. Roused from slumber by a gang of polo mallet-wielding monkeys and a mysterious voice in his wardrobe, he must come to terms with the fact that the world outside his door is now the world inside his head. Lying in wait amidst bleak, gloomy streets, deserted theme parks, and circus-themed nightclubs, lurks the oppressive shadow of a myriad of giggling, cackling pursuers, hell bent on throwing a custard pie or two into the works. Assisted by a string of half-cocked schemes, a troupe of tiny, unlikely allies, and (literally) the girl of his dreams, Marty sets out on a heroic quest... to wake up and get out of bed. Early reviews have compared The Forty First Wink to the works of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. The Forty First Wink plummets headlong into the realms of askew reality, adding elements of the macabre, and squeezing in an unlikely love story for good measure. It will take you on a journey where not even the sky is the limit, and literally anything could be around the next corner. The question is, do you have the guts (and the sanity) to find out?
Forty Signs of Rain (Capital Code #1)
by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe bestselling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital-and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. <P><P> When the Arctic icepack was first measured in the 1950s, it averaged thirty feet thick in midwinter. By the end of the century it was down to fifteen. One August the ice broke. The next year the breakup started in July. The third year it began in May. <P><P>That was last year. <P><P>It's an increasingly steamy summer in the nation's capital as Senate environmental staffer Charlie Quibler cares for his young son and deals with the frustrating politics of global warming. Charlie must find a way to get a skeptical administration to act before it's too late-and his progeny find themselves living in Swamp World. But the political climate poses almost as great a challenge as the environmental crisis when it comes to putting the public good ahead of private gain. <P><P>While Charlie struggles to play politics, his wife, Anna, takes a more rational approach to the looming crisis in her work at the National Science Foundation. There a proposal has come in for a revolutionary process that could solve the problem of global warming-if it can be recognized in time. But when a race to control the budding technology begins, the stakes only get higher. <P><P>As these everyday heroes fight to align the awesome forces of nature with the extraordinary march of modern science, they are unaware that fate is about to put an unusual twist on their work - one that will place them at the heart of an unavoidable storm.
The Forty Thieves
by Christy LenziDespite being a slave, Morgiana will do anything to keep her brother safe, even if it means getting kidnapped by the Forty Thieves! When danger threatens, what will she do to keep her family safe?
Forty Thousand in Gehenna
by C. J. CherryhWhen 452 standard humans and 40,000 programmed clones were sent to colonize a new world, their government lied them about their mission. The colonists are to be deliberately abandoned, as an experiment in human survival. When promised supply ships never arrive, the colonists rapidly lose their technology and are forced to struggle against Gehenna's predominant life-form, the calibans. Dragon-like mound-builders, the calibans are an enigma that prove as intelligent as humans--but in an unusual way. And calibans aren't happy that human squatters have come to change their world... Forty Thousand in Gehenna is set in the universe of Downbelow Station and Cyteen.
Forty Words for Love
by Aisha SaeedIn this tender genre-bending young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town.Moonlight Bay is a magical place—or it was once. After a tragic death mars the town, the pink and lavender waters in the bay turn gray, and the forest that was a refuge for newcomers becomes a scourge to the townspeople. Almost overnight, the entire town seems devoid of life and energy. The tourists have stopped coming. And the people in the town are struggling. This includes the two teens at the heart of our story: Yasmine and Rafay. Yasmine is a child of the town, and her parents are trying and failing to make ends meet. Rafay is an immigrant, a child of Willow Forest. The forest of Moonlight Bay was where people from Rafay&’s community relocated when their home was destroyed. Except Moonlight Bay is no longer a welcoming refuge, and tensions between the townspeople and his people are growing.Yasmine and Rafay have been friends since Rafay first arrived, nearly ten years ago. As they've gotten older, their friendship has blossomed. Not that they would ever act on these feelings. The forest elders have long warned that falling in love with "outsiders" will lead to devastating consequences for anyone from Willow Forest. But is this actually true? Can Yasmine and Rafay find a way to be together despite it all?
Forust: A Tale of Magic Gone Wrong
by Adam Koski Dustin KoskiTwo fairy sisters, Loro and Urosa, woke up to the sound of screaming, snapping jaws, and misshapen claws digging into their hut. The smell of rot and death was all around them. When they opened their eyes, they saw how their bodies had changed overnight into something grotesque. They desperately fled attacks by insane abominations that had once been their friends and family. Soon they learned their only chance was to put on fragile magical disguises, sneak into a nearby village, and steal enough of a magical material to lift the curse. Even as they were told of this, that village’s soldiers were preparing to exterminate the sisters and all their cursed neighbors. Not only would Loro and Urosa have to defy death at the fangs and talons of monsters and the soldiers they needed to fool. Hardest of all, they’d have to get along.
Forward the Foundation (Foundation Series #2)
by Isaac AsimovA stunning testament to his creative genius. Forward The Foundation is a the saga's dramatic climax -- the story Asimov fans have been waiting for. An exciting tale of danger, intrigue, and suspense, Forward The Foundation brings to vivid life Asimov's best loved characters: hero Hari Seldon, who struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory to ensure the survival of humanity; Cleon II, the vain and crafty emperor of the Galactic Empire,
Forward the Mage
by Eric Flint Richard RoachBestselling fantasy authors Flint and Roach have again teamed up in "Forward the Mage, " a story of a young artist who arrives in the city of Goimr to paint a portrait of the Amazon radical Gwendolyn, only to find the city in turmoil over a prophetic dream the King has had.
Forza & Potere: Le Cronache di Kerrigan (Le Cronache di Kerrigan #10)
by W. J. MayForza & Potere è il 10° Volume della serie bestseller di W.J. May, Le Cronache di Kerrigan. Così Rae e Devon hanno rotto. Gabriel è furioso per non essere stato scelto. Angel è tornata in scena. Kraigan è uscito di scena, e Molly e Luke si sono trasformati in una di quelle perfette, spassosissime coppie… Dopo aver scoperto un indizio criptico lasciatole da suo padre, Rae Kerrigan si ritrova ad affrontare un avversario che non si era mai aspettata: l’Alto Consiglio. Le linee tra “bene” e “male” sono di nuovo sfocate, solo che questa volta, Rae non è sicura di chi sia dalla sua parte. La vita a Londra diventa una danza pericolosa – una che deve attraversare con attenzione perché la posta in gioco non è mai stata più alta. Potrebbe essere possibile che il Consiglio fosse dietro a ogni cosa per tutto il tempo? Davvero Rae ha intenzione di tagliare tutti i legami e fare di testa sua come suo padre? Fino a dove si spingeranno gli agenti della Guilder per fermarla? Chi potrebbe lasciarsi alle spalle…? Forza & Potere è il 10° Volume della serie Le Cronache di Kerrigan. Segui Rae Kerrigan mentre impara a conoscere il tatuaggio sulla schiena che le conferisce poteri soprannaturali, mentre viene a conoscenza delle cattive intenzioni di suo padre e mentre si rende conto di come diventare maggiorenne, innamorarsi e combattere in azioni ad alta tensione non sia così facile come lo fanno sembrare i fumetti Ordine della Serie: Prequel: Natale Prima della Magia Domande nell’Oscurità Nell’Oscurità Lotta all’Oscurità Sola nell’Oscurità Persa nell’Oscurità Serie Le Cronache di Kerrigan Rae di Speranza La Nebulosa Oscura Castello di Carte Té Con Sua Maestà Sotto Tiro Fine in Vista Oscurità Nascoste Intrecciati Segno del Destino Forza e Potere L’ultimo in piedi Rae di Luce Sequel Le Cronache di Kerrigan Una questione di tempo Frammento di Tempo
Forzada
by W. J. May Àlex Rourera¡El esperadísimo cuarto libro de la Saga de los Secretos Ocultos continúa su viaje con esta deliciosamente única historia sobre hombres lobo, brujas y muertos vivientes! Los secretos de su pasado han sido revelados, pero la vida de Rouge sigue cubierta de misterio. Ha aprendido muchas cosas y, sin embargo, siente que solo ha arañado la superficie, ya que no paran de asaltarle preguntas a las que debe encontrar respuestas. Los Grollics la quieren ver muerta, tiene prohibido estar con el chico al que ama, y puede que su hermano – el enemigo – sea el único en el que pueda confiar. Cuanto más hurga en el pasado, más problemas surgen a su encuentro. ¿Puede encontrar respuestas en el antiguo diario que lleva? ¿O está abriendo la caja de Pandora?
El Foso de los Ángeles Negros
by Oana Fialcofschi Kenna MckinnonLos demonios rugen de la boca de los leones y el diablo vive en un planeta alienígena en esta colección de tres novelas de fantasía/paranormal para adultos, ambientadas en la Tierra, el Infierno y el Cielo y en el más bajo lugar internedio. Una Pasión por Poe es la primera novela, que gira de Calgary a Dinamarca, en un crescendo de disfunción. Los demonios caen del maletero de un coche comprado por Astria Brin y su novio, Patrick Ferguson. Los leones miran desde un puente en el centro de Calgary y los siguen a casa, mientras sueños misteriosos, asesinatos y el horror se entrelazan. La segunda novela tiene lugar en un mundo inferior entre el Paraíso, la Tierra y el Infierno. El Ángel Negro presenta a Drake Dumont, un hombre medio demonio que ruge sobre el universo en una motocicleta Harley-Davidson cromada con su perro terrier Killer en el sidecar. Su novia Lori Weidemann está vinculada a Drake en la vida y la muerte, con la maldición del diablo en ambos. Después de que los padres de Drake mueren en un trágico accidente de coche, este se embarca en una furiosa misión de redención. En El Padre de las Mentiras, viajamos entre 3000 años en el futuro, el siglo XX y 3000 años aC, en la antigua Grecia. Mientras los seres de Alpha Centauri esperan la muerte de la Tierra y del Sol para reponer sus espíritus, observan a la Tierra y a una familia en particular.
Foss
by PelaamHolidaying in the beautiful lakeside town of Taupo, Zander hears music that instantly captivates him. The musician turns out to be as beautiful as he is talented. Zander is elated to find the attraction he feels for Foss is reciprocated.Acting on their mutual attraction, Zander finds himself falling heavily for the gorgeous musician. But Foss isn’t all he seems, and when the couple are attacked, the truth may tear them apart.
Fossil: Isaac's Universe
by Hal ClementThe Seventh Race: set in a universe created by Isaac Asimov and written by science fiction master Hal Clement, this is the story of six vastly different starfaring races struggling to coexist as they combine their forces for a scientific project on the inhospitable world of Habranha. Their mission is to search through the planet's ice layers for fossils which they hope will determine whether the winged natives, the Habras, actually evolved there or are--as some evidence indicates--descendants of the long-vanished, legendary Seventh Race. But there are those among the Six Races who seem to have secret agendas of their own. And when a ground vehicle turns up at the research settlement with no one aboard except a long-dead Habra frozen in a block of ice, humans Hugh and Janice Cedar and their allies among the Six Racers are determined to get to the root of this mystery. Has someone sent them a fully preserved fossil, a long-buried ancestor of the present-day Habras? Or is this an elaborate hoax being staged to put an end to their study before they can unearth the truth about the planet and its people.
Foul (Night Fall (tm) Ser.)
by Patrick HuellerRhino is one of Bridgewater's best basketball players—except when it comes to making free throws. It's not a big deal, until he begins receiving strange threats. If Rhino can't make his shots at the free throw line, someone will start hurting the people around him. Everyone's a suspect: a college recruiter, Rhino's jealous best friend, and the father Rhino never knew—who recently escaped from prison.
Foul (Night Fall ™)
by Patrick HuellerRhino is one of Bridgewater's best basketball players—except when it comes to making free throws. It's not a big deal, until he begins receiving strange threats. If Rhino can't make his shots at the free throw line, someone will start hurting the people around him. Everyone's a suspect: a college recruiter, Rhino's jealous best friend, and the father Rhino never knew—who recently escaped from prison.