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The Heretic's Wife: A Novel
by Brenda Rickman VantreaseFrom the bestselling author of The Illuminator comes a magnificent tale about the power of love and the perils of faith Tudor England is a perilous place for booksellers Kate Gough and her brother John, who sell forbidden translations of the Bible. Caught between warring factions—English Catholics opposed to the Lutheran reformation, and Henry VIII's growing impatience with the Pope's refusal to sanction his marriage to Anne Boleyn—Kate embarks on a daring adventure that will lead her into a dangerous marriage and a web of intrigue that pits her against powerful enemies. From the king's lavish banquet halls to secret dungeons and the inner sanctums of Thomas More, Brenda Rickman Vantrease's glorious new novel illuminates the public pageantry and the private passions of men and women of conscience in treacherous times.
Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish
by Barry DeutschThe Orthodox Jewish heroine of Hereville must save her sister from a malevolent magic fish in this “consistently clever” preteen graphic novel series (Kirkus).Welcome back to Hereville, where Mirka, the world’s first time-traveling, monster-fighting Orthodox Jewish girl, faces her greatest challenge yet: babysitting! Mirka just wants to find new adventures, but instead she’s stuck babysitting her disapproving little sister, Layele. When Mirka pushes her sister into a stream, they both get in too deep with an angry magic fish. No matter how hard Mirka fights this fish-out-of-water, it gets stronger and stronger—and it’s out for revenge. Mirka is in over her head, and this time, her whole family is on the line! When the fish kidnaps Layele, Mirka must find a way to save her little sister, and the clues she needs are hidden in her stepmother Fruma’s past. Mixing fantasy, adventure, cultural traditions, squabbling siblings, and preteen commotion, Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish is sure to captivate readers with its exciting visuals and indomitable heroine.
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword (Hereville)
by Barry DeutschA young Orthodox Jewish girl embarks on a fantastical adventure in this acclaimed graphic novel for preteens—“a terrific story, told with skill” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Spunky, strong-willed eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg isn’t interested in knitting lessons from her stepmother, or how-to-find-a-husband advice from her sister, or you-better-not warnings from her brother. There’s only one thing she does want: to fight dragons!Granted, no dragons have been breathing fire around Hereville, the Orthodox Jewish community where Mirka lives. But that doesn’t stop the plucky girl from honing her skills by fearlessly stands up to local bullies. She battles a very large, very menacing pig. But when she boldly accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka might finally get her very own dragon-slaying sword! All she has to do is find—and outwit—the giant troll who’s got it!A delightful mix of fantasy, adventure, cultural traditions, and preteen commotion, Hereville will captivate middle-school readers with its exciting visuals and entertaining new heroine.
Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite (Hereville)
by Barry DeutschIn this “truly clever” graphic novel series, the Orthodox Jewish heroine of Hereville meets her match—a magical doppelgänger of herself (Kirkus, starred review).Mirka is back, and she’s still the only sword-brandishing, monster-fighting Orthodox Jewish girl in town. Or so she thinks. When a misguided troll aims a meteor at Hereville, the local witch grabs the closest thing available to transform the flying, flaming rock—and that would be Mirka’s hair. The meteor is changed, all right: it’s now Mirka’s identical twin. Doppelganger Mirka, vowing to be a better version of the real girl, sets out to charm all of Hereville, including Mirka’s own family. Our heroine challenges the meteor girl to a three-part contest . . . and the loser will be banished from Hereville forever!A delightful mix of fantasy, adventure, cultural traditions, and preteen commotion, this fun, quirky graphic novel series will captivate middle-school readers with its exciting visuals and entertaining new heroine.
Heritage and Exile (Darkover #1)
by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Heritage of Hastur:Nominated for a Hugo Award, and described as "Bradley's best [Darkover] novel" by Lous, THE HERITAGE OF HASTUR is a brilliant epic of the pivotal events in the love-hate relationship between the Terran worlds and the semi-alien off-spring of the forgotten colonists who peopled Darkover. This is the complex and compelling tale of the early life of Regis Hastur, Darkover's greatest monarch. But HERITAGE also spins the terrifying and heartbreaking story of those who sought to control the deadly Sharra Matrix and tells how Lew Alton met and lost his greatest love, Marjorie Scott. This is the unforgettable showdown between these Darkovan lords who would bargain away their world for the glories of Terran science and those who would preserve the special matrix powers that are at once the prize and burden of Darkover. Sharra's Exile:The most dangerous magical implement on all of Darkover was the infamous, legendary Sharra Matrix. Embodying the image of a chained woman wreathed in flames, it was the last remaining weapon of the Ages of Chaos--an era of uncontrolled laran warfare which had almost destroyed all life on Darkover. The Sharra Matrix had been exiled offworld to one of the far-flung planets of the Terran Empire, in the protective custody of one who had suffered gravely from its use: Comyn Lord Lew Alton. But when Lew was called back to Darkover to contend for his rights, he had no choice but to bring this dangerous matrix back with him, and once the Sharra Matrix was black, her flaming image spread far and wide, setting motion events which would change the lands, the seven Domains, and the entire future forever.
Heritage of Flight
by Susan ShwartzHumanity is inextricably torn in an interplanetary war that could lead to the death of human society. Project Seedcorn is probably the last and best hope for the human race. A small group of refugees, scraping out an existence on the edge of human-occupied territory, has been given orders to live as though everything were ordinary and there were no war. Now, everyone's lives depend on the children.
The Heritage of Shannara
by Terry BrooksTERRY BROOKS THE HERITAGE OF SHANNARA The Complete Series AfterNew York Timesbestselling author Terry Brooks completed The Sword of Shannara trilogy, millions of fans around the world clamored to immerse themselves again in his dazzling world. Brooks answered with a quartet of beloved novels—The Heritage of Shannara. Now, for the first time in one handsome collector’s edition hardcover, here are:The Scions of Shannara,The Druid of Shannara,The Elf Queen of Shannara, andThe Talismans of Shannara—the thrilling continuation of the saga that has become one of the most enduring fantasy epics of all time. The Scions of ShannaraSince the death of the Druid Allanon, magic has been strictly forbidden in the Four Lands. Yet Par still has limited use of the Wishsong. Then a dire message from Allanon sends Par and his brother Coll on an impossible task: to recover the long-lost Sword of Shannara—or all life in the Four Lands will be destroyed. The Druid of ShannaraEvil forces remain in control of the Four Lands. To restore the Keep of the Druid Allanon, Walker Boh sets out on a journey to find the black Elfstone. He must venture into perilous, unknown lands with a strange band of fellow travelers—one of whom is hatching his own sinister plot. The Elf Queen of ShannaraOrdered by the Druid Allanon to find the Elves and return them to the world of Men, Wren is carried away to an island where Elvesmightstill exist. Even if by some miracle she locates the Elves, can she convince them to follow her back through a demon-haunted jungle to the safety of the shore? The Talismans of ShannaraThe Shadowen still swarm over the Four Lands, poisoning everything with their dark magic. Their leader is determined to destroy all the Scions of Shannara. With traps cleverly laid, the charges are doomed to failure—unless Par can discover a way to harness the power of the Sword of Shannara. So continues Terry Brooks’s enthralling Heritage of Shannara epic, a spellbinding saga that chronicles the ultimate battle of good vs. evil. From the Hardcover edition.
A Heritage of Stars
by Clifford D. SimakThousands of years into the future man has completely destroyed a technology-based society and lives a tribal existence, worshipping the 'brain'-cases of long-rusted robots. Here and there pockets of knowledge remain, and young Tom Cushing lives in one such university. His imagination fired by reading of the fabled 'Place of Going to the Stars' in an ancient manuscript, Tom sets out on a long odyssey to find out if the legend is true. His journey encompasses excitement, danger and some strange and colourful companions who commune with plants, can sense life and include the very last robot. But nothing he meets along the way compares with what he and his motley group find at Thunderhead Butte, the Place of Going to the Stars, their journey's end. Here wonder abounds almost as at the edge of the universe. A new challenge, for man to rediscover his destiny, to fulfil his heritage and recover his lost knowledge.
A Heritage of Stars
by Clifford D. SimakThousands of years into the future man has completely destroyed a technology-based society and lives a tribal existence, worshipping the 'brain'-cases of long-rusted robots. Here and there pockets of knowledge remain, and young Tom Cushing lives in one such university. His imagination fired by reading of the fabled 'Place of Going to the Stars' in an ancient manuscript, Tom sets out on a long odyssey to find out if the legend is true. His journey encompasses excitement, danger and some strange and colourful companions who commune with plants, can sense life and include the very last robot. But nothing he meets along the way compares with what he and his motley group find at Thunderhead Butte, the Place of Going to the Stars, their journey's end. Here wonder abounds almost as at the edge of the universe. A new challenge, for man to rediscover his destiny, to fulfil his heritage and recover his lost knowledge.
A Heritage of Stars
by Clifford D. SimakA knowledge-hungry young man sets out on a quest to locate a legendary spaceport in a far-future society that has reverted to primitive tribalism More than a thousand years have passed since humankind intentionally destroyed its treacherous technology, choosing to revert back to a primitive tribal state. In this society the rusting brain cases of long-inert robots are considered trophies, and the scant knowledge that has survived is doled out to an inquisitive few in monastery-like "universities." It is at one such center of learning that young Tom Cushing first reads of the legendary "Place of Going to the Stars," rumored to exist on a high butte somewhere in the western part of the land. Driven by enthusiasm and an insatiable need to track the myth to its source, Tom sets out on an amazing trek across what was once called "America," teaming up with a witch, the world's last remaining robot, and other odd companions. But all the astonishing discoveries and dangers they encounter along the way will pale before the revelations that await them at journey's end. Clifford D. Simak, award-winning science fiction Grand Master, offers a breathtaking vision of the future that is both dystopian and hopeful in equal measure. In A Heritage of Stars, he boldly displays the heart, intelligence, and awesome imaginative powers that have established him as one of the all-time greatest authors of speculative fiction.
Heritage Of The Xandim
by Maggie FureyThe Lady of the Mists has seen a vision:'Three women, all born when the moon was concealed by the shadow of the sun, would hold the future of the world in their hands, determining whether it would be lost or saved. Three children of a red moon, a blood moon ... One a wizard, one Phaerie Born, and the other ...'Try as she would to see this woman - and she knew in her heart it was a woman - all that would come into her mind was the image of a grey horse, running, running ...Following the passing of Valir, Croisand has become the Windeye, the Shaman of the Xandim. Once shapeshifters, the Xandim were able to pass from human to equine form, until they were cursed by Hellorin, the Forest Lord of Phaerie, locked into horse form and mind, to act as steeds for his people, coursing across the night skies as they hunt down humans.But now Corisand has been gifted with Valir's unique knowledge, she alone knows that her race could be so much more. And she alone holds the key to stopping an act of epic folly from overturning the worlds of Phaerie, Magefolk and mortal alike.
Herland
by Charlotte Perkins GilmanHerland is a utopian novel written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women who reproduce via parthenogenesis. The result is an ideal social order, free of war, conflict and domination. The story is told from the perspective of Van Jennings, a student of sociology who, along with two friends, Terry O. Nicholson and Jeff Margrave, forms an expedition party to explore an area of unchartered land where it is rumored lives a society consisting entirely of women. The three friends do not really believe the rumors as they are unable to conceive of how human reproduction could occur without males. The men speculate about what a society of women would be like, each guessing differently based on the stereotype of women which he holds most dear. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.
Herland: Original Edition
by Charlotte Perkins GilmanA landmark of feminist science fictionThree students of sociology journey into an uncharted region of South America to put to rest the rumors that an all-female civilization lives there. Impossible, they tell themselves: How would such a society reproduce? And even if they magically overcame that obstacle, women certainly could not survive in the middle of the jungle without men to protect them and tell them what to do.Not only does an all-female village exist, it is one of the most advanced civilizations on record. The women are strong and kind, pragmatic and creative, wise and happy. They have two thousand years&’ worth of remarkable history. As the three explorers learn how Herland came to be, they start to question everything they thought they knew about &“the fairer sex.&”With its groundbreaking blend of science fiction and feminism, Herland paved the way for authors such as Margaret Atwood and Octavia E. Butler.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Herland and The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins GilmanWhat would happen if society was run by women? Charlotte Perkins Gilman imagines the result...When three American men discover a community of women, living in perfect isolation in the Amazon, they decide there simply must be men somewhere. How could these women survive without man's knowledge, experience and strength, not to mention reproductive power? In fact, what they have found is a civilisation free from disease, poverty and the weight of tradition. All alone, the women have created a society of calm and prosperity, a feminist utopia that dares to threaten the very concept of male superiority. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LINDY WEST
Las Hermanas Masacre: Cuando los muertos caminan sobre la tierra (Miniaventuras de Brandywine #1)
by Greg AlldredgeQué extraño mundo: ahora las criaturas son más civilizadas que los hombres. Establecido en el universo de Helena Brandywine, esta historia sigue las aventuras de las Hermanas Masacre. En esta realidad, los humanos se han vuelto incluso más monstruosos que las Criaturas Legendarias a las que estas mujeres contratan por cazar. ¿Cómo se supone que sobreviva un cazador de monstruos en un mundo así? Las Hermanas Masacre son las cazadoras de monstruos por excelencia del noreste, el único problema es que las Criaturas Legendarias se han ido entremezclando con sus vecinos humanos en el mundo, en cambio, los humanos embaucadores han ido ocupando su lugar. Tras intentar regresar de su encuentro con el temido Diablo de Jersey, las hermanas deben huir de su hogar en Yonkers para escapar de la aun más temida casamentera local. Temiendo perder su independencia, ellas escapan a la ciudad de Nueva York en busca de cualquier trabajo disponible. Descubren una serie de desapariciones alrededor del notorio Five Points. ¿Quién está detrás de la gente desaparecida, las criaturas o los humanos? ¡Las Hermanas Masacre llegarán al fondo del asunto y sacarán a la luz al responsable!
Hermanastra
by Jennifer Donnelly¿Y si siguiera el cuento de la Cenicienta? No te conformes con romper el cuento de hadas, hazlo añicos. Isabelle no es la preciosa muchacha que ha enamorado al príncipe tras perder un zapato de cristal, sino la hermanastra fea que se ha cortado los dedos de los pies para lograr meterlos en el zapato de Cenicienta. Y ese zapato… se está llenando de sangre. Cuando el príncipe descubre el engaño, la rechaza y condena a su familia al desprecio del pueblo. Pero ella cree que se lo tiene merecido: quería ser como Cenicienta y solo ha conseguido ser mala y celosa. Ahora tiene la oportunidad de cambiar su destino y demostrar lo que las hermanastras feas siempre han sabido: ni siquiera un corazón roto basta para someter a una chica.
La Hermandad de la Serpiente, volumen 1 : La Invasión (La Hermandad de la Serpiente #1)
by Annie LavigneViviane Robert, una arqueóloga escéptica, se encuentra envuelta en una conspiración milenaria en la que se enfrentan unos seres con unas habilidades sobrenaturales : los Serkys y los Guardianes. Los primeros son unos seres medio humanos, medio reptiles que se emplean a fondo para someter a la humanidad y exprimir los recursos de la tierra. Los segundos son una élite humana con una serie de habilidades que lucha contra los Serkys para salvar a la humanidad. Sin saberlo, Viviane se convierte en la clave para salvar el mundo. Una apasionante historia que nos hace viajar a la época de los sumerios y de los babilonios donde las tecnologías y los avances que conocemos se convierten en la perdición del ser humano. Cualquier parecido con la realidad es pura coincidencia… ¡o no!
La Hermandad de la Serpiente, volumen 2 : La Rebelión (La Hermandad de la Serpiente #2)
by Annie LavigneEl nuevo orden mundial se había rendido a los pies de la tecnología y se resumía a tres elementos: microchip, realidad virtual y mega ciudades. Tras el paso del planeta Nibiru cerca de la tierra, los cataclismos se sucedieron y la Hermandad de la Serpiente logró hacerse con el control del planeta y de sus habitantes. Los supervivientes del apocalipsis se vieron obligados a vivir en mega ciudades construidas con la tecnología de los Anunnakis, unos seres reptilianos de pura raza que vigilaban a la humanidad sin dejarse ver. Mientras los humanos vivían prisioneros de las mega ciudades, completamente absortos por la realidad virtual y manipulados gracias al microchip que tenían implantado en el cerebro, los Guardianes, una élite de seres con habilidades sobrehumanas, luchaban sin descanso para liberar a la humanidad de su desdicha. Estos decidieron centrar sus esperanzas en una puerta estelar por la cual los antiguos dioses egipcios podrían regresar a la Tierra… Este volumen describe de un modo un tanto fantasioso el mundo futurista hacia el que la humanidad se está precipitando: un mundo en el que los humanos acaban entregando su vida a la tecnología y aceptan lo inaceptable: la implantación de un microchip que permite controlar sus pensamientos sin que estos se den cuenta, el Proxis, un fármaco que permite controlar sus estados de ánimo, la realidad virtual con la que se desconectan de la vida real para vivir jugando en un mundo inventado, y las mega ciudades, donde la humanidad vive para permanecer a salvo de la epidemia mundial de Ébola. Los Guardianes tratarán de ayudar a esa humanidad manipulada y sedada para que pueda despertar y al fin salir de ese mundo diseñado por los Anunnakis mientras estos aprovechan para saquear los recursos del planeta. En su periplo, los Guardianes descubrirán que ellos también viven en la inopia… Tal vez en el mundo real también nos estén manipulando…
Hermandad de las Tinieblas
by Jacira FélixPrepárate para sumergirte en una historia épica y emocionante, ¡donde las protagonistas son vampiras africanas! "Hermandad de la oscuridad" es una historia que tiene lugar en una tierra lejana, donde las princesas vampiras del reino de Fiantra enfrentan desafíos inimaginables. Después de la muerte de su madre, las hijas del rey Lueji y Luiana deciden mudarse a Angola en busca de respuestas a los cambios que están ocurriendo en su reino. Allí, se encuentran con una serie de misteriosos asesinatos que asolan la ciudad de Luanda, además de la aparición de hombres lobo y videntes. En medio de todo esto, comienza a surgir un amor prohibido entre dos especies rivales, amenazando con desilusionar a sus tribus y poniendo en peligro la vida de todos a su alrededor. Con giros argumentales sorprendentes y personajes cautivadores, "Hermandad de la oscuridad" es un libro que destaca a las vampiras africanas y su cultura, trayendo una nueva perspectiva al universo de los vampiros. Con elementos de fantasía, misterio, romance y aventura, esta es una historia que capturará el corazón de muchos lectores..
Hermanos de Sangre: La Luna y La Noche (2 #2)
by Jd GlasscockHan escapado del Tutorial pagando un alto precio. Se eligen clases, se escriben destinos, y la historia se desarrolla en hilos arteriales de fulcros interminables, suspuros llenos de pérdida y esperanza. Guerra Mundial es ahora la caja de arena, la arena, y deben volverse más fuertes, mucho más fuertes si quieren salvar lo que atesoran más que la vida misma. Un juego de rol de GrimDark. Libro 2 de Hermanos de Sangre.
Hermanos de Sangre: Los Huesos de Nuestros Padres (1 #1)
by Jd GlasscockDos hermanos se enfrentan al final de todo lo que conocen cuando la Tierra es absorbida por algo llamado Guerra Mundial. En la Tierra, eran competidores en dúo prometedores en DCB (Deportes de Combate Blindados) y es con esas habilidades que podrían sobrevivir. Una novela de LitRPG Grimdark. Fantasía oscura.
The Hermetic Millennia: Book Two Of The Eschaton Sequence (The Eschaton Sequence #2)
by John C. WrightThe Hermetic Millennia, by John C. Wright, is a kaleidoscopic vision of future history and human evolution--perfect for fans of hard sci-fi and space opera.Continuing from Count to a Trillion, Menelaus Illation Montrose—Texas gunslinger, idealist, and posthuman genius—has gone into cryo-suspension following the discovery that, in 8,000 years, a powerful alien intelligence will reach Earth to assess humanity's value as slaves. Montrose intends to be alive to meet that threat, but he is awakened repeatedly throughout the centuries to confront the woes of an ever-changing and violent world, witnessing millennia of change compressed into a few years of subjective time. The result is a breathtaking vision of future history like nothing before imagined: sweeping, tumultuous, and evermore alien, as Montrose's immortal enemies and former shipmates from the starship Hermetic harness the forces of evolution and social engineering to continuously reshape the Earth in their image, seeking to create a version of man the approaching slavers will find worthy.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Hermetic Millennia (Count to the Eschaton Sequence, Book #2)
by John C. Wright[from inside flaps] "The astonishing future that began in Count to a Trillion continues to unfold: Menelaus Illation Montrose--gunslinger, idealist, and posthuman genius--has gone into cryosuspension following the discovery that, in eight thousand years, a powerful alien intelligence will reach Earth to assess humanity's value as slaves. Montrose intends to be alive to meet that threat, but he is awakened repeatedly throughout the centuries to confront the woes of an ever-changing and violent world, witnessing millennia of change compressed into a scant few years of subjective time. The result is a breathtaking vision of future history like nothing before imagined: sweeping, tumultuous, and ever more alien, as Montrose's immortal enemies and former shipmates from the starship Hermetic harness the forces of evolution and social engineering to continuously reshape Earth in their image, seeking to create a version of man the approaching slavers will find worthy of domination."
Hermit: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Liu ShuiBuXi"If there comes a day when you will die and your name is qualified to be carved on top of an Emperor, how will you choose?" Close]
Hermit: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Liu ShuiBuXi"If there comes a day when you will die and your name is qualified to be carved on top of an Emperor, how will you choose?" Close]