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At Twilight's Fall
by Elizabeth ForrestThe supernatural suspense of Death Watchand KillJoytogether for the first time! Death Watch begins with a serial killer who escapes from Death Row and vanishes without a trace. Years later another killer begins to stalk the LA suburbs-or is it the original killer resurfacing? Beautiful young McKenzie Smith is caught up in this deadly legacy of fear and bloodshed, when she's targeted as the perfect victim by a mastermind of evil. In Killjoy, Brand knew too much about the world beyond the outer edges of sanity. Given experimental VR treatments by a psychologist with a deadly obsession of her own, Brand has fallen victim to her madness, and must fight a constant battle against the persona of the serial killer implanted in his brain and the unstoppable force of evil called Killjoy. . .
At Winter's End (The\new Springtime Ser. #1)
by Robert SilverbergThe Long Winter is over.The People of the New Springtime must go out and reclaim their world.For generations the survivors of the cataclysm have sheltered in cocoons buried in the earth and waited for the gods to grow tired of hurling down death-stars onto a frozen world. Now it is time for Koshmar and the boy-chronicler, Hresh, and the rest of Koshmar's tribe to emerge into the sun. A strange and savage landscape awaits them, where rat-wolves, bloodbirds and soulless hjjk-men stalk - and terrifyingly altered other creatures.In the ruins of Vengiboneeza, the ancient capital of the sapphire-eyes folk, Hresh dares to celebrate their triumph - and suffers a shattering defeat at the realisation of a great and terrible truth.(First published 1988)
At Winter's End (The New Springtime #1)
by Robert SilverbergAfter seven hundred thousand years underground, a tribe emerges to a frozen Earth, in this novel from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author. The time of falling death stars ushered in the Long Winter—eons of cold that caused plants and animals to vanish from Earth and drove people to take refuge in underground cocoons. Human ingenuity had never faced a greater challenge. For seven hundred thousand years, generation after generation was born and died below the Earth&’s surface. But now, one small tribe is sensing change. Chieftain Koshmar is sure that the New Springtime is near, so she leads her people above ground to explore the new world that awaits. The unfamiliar Earth, still a frozen shell of its former self, will test their mettle in every way, leading the people of the tribe to the brink of their destiny—or to their doom. At Winter&’s End is the first book of the New Springtime series, which continues with The Queen of Springtime. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert Silverberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
At Winter's End: The New Springtime (The New Springtime #1)
by Robert SilverbergAfter seven hundred thousand years underground, a tribe emerges to a frozen Earth, in this novel from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author. The time of falling death stars ushered in the Long Winter—eons of cold that caused plants and animals to vanish from Earth and drove people to take refuge in underground cocoons. Human ingenuity had never faced a greater challenge. For seven hundred thousand years, generation after generation was born and died below the Earth&’s surface. But now, one small tribe is sensing change. Chieftain Koshmar is sure that the New Springtime is near, so she leads her people above ground to explore the new world that awaits. The unfamiliar Earth, still a frozen shell of its former self, will test their mettle in every way, leading the people of the tribe to the brink of their destiny—or to their doom. At Winter&’s End is the first book of the New Springtime series, which continues with The Queen of Springtime. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Robert Silverberg including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
At Your Command
by Forrest GreeneSerd is known as an honorable and conscientious man. He was, however, not suited to the family trade, and with his father’s blessing, leave his childhood home to join the Legion. Mastering combat skills, he enlisted in the elite Imperial Guard. After a cruel twist of fate, his life changes dramatically.Prince Calelaine is the bastard son of the heir to the throne. He leads a quiet and studious life, uninterested in either men or women, in his grandfather, the Emperor’s, palace. When a miscarriage of justice is brought to his attention, he intervenes and saves the life of a man he’s still to meet. Shortly after, the Emperor unexpectedly dies, and Calelaine’s life is threatened when three possible successors to the throne engage in a bloodthirsty battle.Serd rescues Calelaine from a massacre at the palace, and they are forced to flee the city. During a harrowing experience, Calelaine uncovers his inherent wizardry talents. In their attempts to escape their pursuers and reach safety, will Calelaine and Serd learn to combine their skills, wizardry and warfare, to survive? Will Serd’s care for Calelaine awaken feelings he’s never had before and let them act on mutual feelings of attraction and find love?
At Your Command
by Christine W. MurphyIs Maggie Yates suffering from a complete nervous breakdown or is a naked jinn offering to grant her three wishes? The only alternative she's willing to consider is she has a nut in her bedroom. In either case, it's time to panic! Tom has had more names than he can remember and several masters he'd like to forget. The only thing he hates more than granting wishes is returning to the obis to wait for another fool to call him. When he meets his latest master, however, he discovers wishes have their charms, but he can only grant three before his curse separates them forever. Can Tom trick Maggie into foregoing her third wish until she's an old woman? Or maybe, just maybe, has he found the one person who loves him enough to risk setting him free?
Atado a la tierra
by Mari Collier Mario Israel Ruiz V.Un hombre con genes Thaliano–Justine es abandonado en el planeta tierra. Tiene la nave espacial y la escondió en la espesura de Texas. Debe sobrevivir en este planeta violento y regresar para destruir a los Justine y vengar a su madre y a Thalia. Toma el nombre de MacDonald y rescata a Rolfe durante una pelea de bar. Se une a Rolfe en el comercio de pieles hasta que se termina. Se vuelven comerciantes hasta que un asalto kiowa destruye sus bienes. MacDonald admite que tiene oro escondido. Un viaje a la nave provee fondos para una concesión de tierra del estado de Texas. MacDonald se convierte en explorador para la 2a de Dragones. Durante una redada en un campamento Comanche, rescata a Anna, una mujer lo suficientemente alta y guerrera como para igualarlo. ¿Sobrevivirán Anna y MacDonald a la plaga, la enemistad de sus vecinos sureños, una incursión en La Esquina de Schmidt y la guerra civil?
Atai (The World of Yesod #5)
by Marzia BosoniThe Keys of the Power have been retrieved, but the mission is not yet over and now reaches its climax. The chosen ones are more aware than ever that everything they have experienced and faced could prove useless and that the prophecy might demand the ultimate sacrifice from them. The fortress of Atai guards secrets that the chosen ones must uncover before they can bring life back to their dying world, and the Enemy will go to any lengths to prevent them. Through the realms of dreams, at the junction of life and death, Avir finds the answers he was searching for, while his friends must face an old enemy looking for a terrible revenge. A revenge that will also affect Avir, and could take him away from his friends for ever. The Errant must decide again what part he will play in the final decisive battle; he is supported by the noble Se’ara, “Smiling eyes”, and the great wisdom of a people remembered only in legend, the Gliders of the Mountains.
El ataque del inmenso caracol zombi (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level W #89)
by John Parsons Ian ForssEl caracol de jardín común es bastante inofensivo y, según Simón, también es bastante útil para deshacerse de plantas no deseadas, como las verduras. Pero cuando la tía Augusta comienza a recombinar su código genético en la Sede Universitaria para la Red de Estudios sobre Moluscos (o SUPREMO), el caracol se convierte en algo que está lejos de ser inofensivo. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Atardecer: Los gatos guerreros - La nueva profecía VI
by Erin HunterPoco después de llegar a su nuevo hogar en el lago, Hojarasca Acuática recibe una ominosa profecía del Clan Estelar: «Antes de que haya paz, la sangre derramará sangre y el lago se tornará rojo.» Atardecer es la sexta y última entrega de «Los Gatos Guerreros | La Nueva Profecía». Mientras el clan todavía está recuperándose del ataque devastador de los tejones, Hojarasca Acuática teme que sus pesadillas se hagan realidad: algo terrible va a suceder. Al mismo tiempo, las sombras del pasado continúan al acecho. En lo más profundo del bosque, una figura acosa a Zarzoso en busca de venganza, lo que obligará al joven a luchar por mantenerse fiel a su grupo. Así pues, ante el siniestro camino que empieza a trazarse, ha llegado el momento de que ciertos guerreros tomen las decisiones que marcarán su destino... y el de todos los clanes. «La Nueva Profecía» es la segunda saga de «Los Gatos Guerreros», una serie que se ha traducido ya a 36 idiomas, lleva vendidos más de 30 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo y ha permanecido durante más de dos años en la lista de grandes éxitos de The New York Times.
Atardecer
by Luisa Maria Reyes Cortés Arshad AhsanuddinLibro Uno de la saga de vampiros de ciencia ficción Pacto Arcano. Advertencia: contiene un lenguaje fuerte y representaciones no explícitas de sexualidad gay. Un improbable salvador emerge para prevenir el advenimiento de la destrucción masiva y el genocidio que desciende en el mundo... De día Los Ángeles, 2040. Cuando la terrorista conocida como Medusa amenaza con matar a millones con una bomba nuclear robada, Nick Jameson toma una decisión fatal. Se revela en la televisión mundial como un Caminante Diurno, un vampiro con alma. Para salvar a Los Ángeles, Nick expone no solo sus propios dones sino tres culturas diferentes basadas en magia milenaria. De noche Las tres razas metahumanas existen en un equilibrio cuidadoso, trabajando para mantener una paz frágil. Nick y sus compañeros Caminantes Diurnos logran dominar su sed de sangre natural. Los Centinelas, armados con magia y acero, reprimen sus instintos guerreros. E incluso algunos Caminantes Nocturnos, normalmente sus enemigos naturales, han desertado de la Corte de las Sombras para unirse a la triple alianza. Nick Jameson está profundamente involucrado con dos de esos Caminantes Nocturnos: el guapo Lorcan y el poderoso Rory. Ambos hombres aman a Nick. Pero ninguno puede proteger al nuevo Embajador ante la Humanidad de los eventos que se han puesto en marcha. Por la espada Jeremy Harkness fue atraído al servicio de Medusa bajo falsas pretensiones. Un solitario sin nadie y sin nada a lo que aferrarse, estaba dispuesto a morir por su causa. Pero la noche en que Medusa trató de aniquilar a Los Ángeles, Jeremy conoció a Nick Jameson, lo que desencadenó la aparición de sus propios dones psíquicos. Como Jeremy es de la tercera raza de metahumanos, un Centinela, nacido para matar a los Caminantes Nocturnos sin que se le pida u ofrezca cuartel. Y ni Medusa ni la Corte de las Sombras se conformarán con la paz cuando puedan hacer la guerra.
Atesorada por el Conde: Los Señores de la Noche #4 (Los Señores de la Noche #4)
by Sandra SookooEstá atormentado por la culpa y los recuerdos, pero no puede olvidar... Evan Michael Sedgewyck, noveno conde de Coventry, está condenado a caminar por el mundo como un ser mitad-hombre, mitad-dragón, pero son sus acciones las que han causado su propio infierno personal. Dejando a un lado su mitad bestial, es viudo desde hace siete años, y en el momento en que decide asistir a un baile y tal vez volver a entrar en el Mercado Matrimonial, tropieza con una mujer a la que creía muerta: su esposa. Sin embargo, la ira que arrastra no disminuye. Busca respuestas, pero no recuerda nada... La señorita Damaris Sheffield -Victoria- está deseando ocupar su próximo puesto remunerado como institutriz, pero cuando un apuesto desconocido la aparta en un baile de máscaras, la llama por el nombre de otra mujer y la besa profundamente, empieza a hacerse preguntas. Tras rechazarlo y negar sus afirmaciones, descubre que es la esposa del conde, que tiene un hijo pequeño y que ha estado desaparecida durante años. El hecho de saber esto no alivia en absoluto sus ataques de ansiedad. Encontrar el amor por segunda vez para salvar su matrimonio... Cuando Evan y Victoria se enfrentan durante un nuevo periodo de noviazgo, ambos se ven obligados a ahondar en secretos de su pasado y a enfrentarse a viejos miedos. La pasión entre ellos crece, trayendo aceptación y comprensión, pero sólo el amor profundo y duradero puede arreglar lo que está roto. Tendrán que derrotar a una sorprendente amenaza y luchar por ser felices para siempre... si creen que el romance vale la pena para curar el dolor.
Atharv aur Mayalok: अथर्व और मायालोक
by Manish Pandey 'Rudra'अथर्व और मायालोक एक जादुई और रोमांचक उपन्यास है, जिसमें मुख्य पात्र अथर्व की यात्रा मायावी दुनिया में होती है। कहानी अथर्व के जीवन की कठिनाइयों से शुरू होती है, जिसमें वह अपने माता-पिता की खोज में लगा होता है। एक दिन उसे एक जादुई लॉकेट मिलता है, जिसके बाद उसकी ज़िंदगी पूरी तरह से बदल जाती है। वह मायावी शक्तियों, अद्भुत जीवों और अजीब घटनाओं से घिर जाता है। उसे पता चलता है कि उसकी नियति इस जादुई दुनिया से जुड़ी है। कहानी में मित्रता, साहस, और संघर्ष के तत्व प्रमुख हैं, जहां अथर्व को अपनी पहचान और उद्देश्य का पता लगाने के लिए कई चुनौतियों का सामना करना पड़ता है। अंततः, यह उपन्यास पाठकों को एक अनोखी और रहस्यमयी दुनिया में ले जाता है, जहां कल्पना की कोई सीमा नहीं होती।
Athena the Brain: Book 1 (Goddess Girls #1)
by Joan Holub Suzanne WilliamsAthena has always been above average. She's never quite fit in at Triton Junior High, but who would've guessed that Athena is actually a goddess? Principal Zeus's daughter, to be exact. When she's summoned to Mount Olympus Academy, Athena thinks she might actually fit in for the first time in her life. But in some ways, school on Mount Olympus is not that different from down on Earth, and Athena is going to have to deal with the baddest mean girl in history -- Medusa! Authors Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern spin on classic myths with the Goddess Girls series. Follow the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most privileged godboys and goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.
Athena's Champion (Olympus Trilogy)
by David Hair Cath MayoGods and mortals collide in this spellbinding retelling of a legend from classic Greek mythology, the first in the epic Olympus Trilogy. A prophecy condemns him, a goddess binds him, but wisdom can set Odysseus free . . . Young Prince Odysseus is about to have his world torn apart. He has travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom, but instead a terrible secret is revealed, one that tears down every pillar of his life and marks him out for death. Outcast by his family and on the run, Odysseus is offered sanctuary by Athena, goddess of wisdom, and thrust headfirst into the secret war between the gods. But can his wits, and his skill as a warrior, keep him ahead of their power games—and alive? &“If you like magic and mayhem wrapped around ancient historical legends, this cup of nectar has your name on it. Recommended.&” —Historical Novel Society &“A refreshing, modern take of Odysseus&’ story. It has humor and exciting action.&” —Book Rambler
Atherton #3: The Dark Planet (Atherton #3)
by Patrick CarmanIn the dazzling conclusion to the epic story of Atherton, Patrick Carman takes readers on the most rewarding journey of all, to the perilous realm of The Dark Planet: Earth.When Edgar discovers a way to leave the mysterious satellite world of Atherton, he couldn't have imagined the gloom that awaited him on the dark planet, where the oceans are toxic, the forests are full of mutant monsters, and children toil in darkness, controlled by ruthless maniacs. Max Harding, an orphan of the Silo, the maker of Atherton, and the last hope of a dying world, left this place behind, and now Edgar is determined to complete the mad scientist's spectacular plan, revealing Atherton's true purpose.Edgar's quest to discover Earth's dark secret leads to an out of this world adventure in the final book of the Atherton trilogy.
Athyra (Vlad Taltos #6)
by Steven BrustVlad Taltos is very good at killing people. That, combined with two faithful companions and a talent for witchcraft, makes him an assassin par excellence. But lately his heart just hasn't been in his work, so he decides to retire. Unfortunately, old enemies have scores to settle with Vlad. So much for retirement!
Atlan (Atlan Saga, Book #3)
by Jane GaskellAtlan is a 290 page conventional fantasy novel written by the British author Jane Gaskell and first published in 1965. It is the third book in Gaskell's five volume series entitled the Atlan Saga. It follows The Serpent and the Dragon, and it comes before The City and Some Summer Lands. The Summary by St. Martins reads as follows: ATLAN is the third installment of Jane Gaskell's marvelous ATLAN SAGA. In the first two volumes, THE SERPENT and THE DRAGON the lusty heroine Cija is handed over as a hostage to the terrible man-serpent of darkness, Zerd. Cija struggles and plots against him to thwart his conquest of Atlan, the mysterious land of magic and sorcery beyond the earth's horizon. In ATLAN, the unthinkable has come to pass: Zerd is the Emperor of Atlan. Cija finds herself the unwilling spouse of Zerd; and hence, the unwilling Empress and defiler of a kingdom she has sought all along to preserve. She finds herself once more plunged into the perils of war and destruction as she struggles desperately to rid Atlan of the invaders. War rages across the continent of Atlan, as Zerd fights to keep what he has conquered. Once again, Jane Gaskell's fertile imagination and spellbinding storytelling skills enmesh the reader into Cija's plight. Like THE SERPENT and THE DRAGON, ATLAN will entrance fantasy fans everywhere. Jane Gaskell has confirmed her place as one of the greatest writers this genre has ever known. As Zerd's armies of men continue to battle and slay, the secret heart of the enchanted land weaves its magic But when will the moment of Ancient Atla come to awaken and purge the invader from its shores?
Atlantia
by Ally CondieFor as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamed of the sand and sky Above--of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all Rio's hopes for the future are shattered when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected choice, stranding Rio Below. <P><P>Alone, ripped away from the last person who knew Rio's true self--and the powerful siren voice she has long silenced--she has nothing left to lose.Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasingly treacherous questions about her mother's death, her own destiny, and the corrupted system constructed to govern the Divide between land and sea. Her life and her city depend on Rio to listen to the voices of the past and to speak long-hidden truths.
The Atlantic Abomination
by John BrunnerAWAKEN, TERROR!When the first expedition descended to the bottom of the Atlantic in a perfected high-pressure diving bell, their speculation ran wild as to the wonders they would encounter in that unknown sea-bottom world.But their wildest dreams did not prepare them for uncovering first, the stones of an ancient civilization, and second, the monstrous body of an inhuman creature that had been sealed beneath the waters for countless eons.Then, at the height of their excitement, elation turned to horror. For they had brought back an abomination so old that the memory of it had been lost to man's remotest ancestors. Shops were disappearing, men and women were becoming enslaved by invisible whips of mental mastery, and it began to look as if it might be beyond the powers even of modern science to stop something that had so successfully defied time and space.
The Atlantic Abomination
by John BrunnerAWAKEN, TERROR!When the first expedition descended to the bottom of the Atlantic in a perfected high-pressure diving bell, their speculation ran wild as to the wonders they would encounter in that unknown sea-bottom world.But their wildest dreams did not prepare them for uncovering first, the stones of an ancient civilization, and second, the monstrous body of an inhuman creature that had been sealed beneath the waters for countless eons.Then, at the height of their excitement, elation turned to horror. For they had brought back an abomination so old that the memory of it had been lost to man's remotest ancestors. Shops were disappearing, men and women were becoming enslaved by invisible whips of mental mastery, and it began to look as if it might be beyond the powers even of modern science to stop something that had so successfully defied time and space.
The Atlantic Abomination
by John BrunnerAn alien hidden in the ocean&’s depths is awakened—and wreaks havoc on mankind—in this science fiction classic from the Hugo Award–winning author. In The Atlantic Abomination, an exploratory expedition to the bottom of the ocean discovers the remnants of a long-lost civilization, and then, the enormous body of an alien being preserved for unknown millennia. An attempt to raise the body unleashes a horror beyond imagining as the creature revives from a long sleep and begins to exert control over men&’s minds throughout the world. This is a classic SF horror story in the mode of John W. Campbell&’s The Thing, the source material for SF thriller movies in the 1950s and again, via John Carpenter, in the 1980s. For each generation, there is a writer meant to bend the rules of what we know. Hugo Award winner (Best Novel, Stand on Zanzibar) and British science fiction master John Brunner remains one of the most influential and respected authors of all time, and now many of his classic works are being reintroduced. For readers familiar with his vision, this is a chance to reexamine his thoughtful worlds and words, while for new readers, Brunner&’s work proves itself the very definition of timeless.
The Atlantic Tunnel
by John Russell FearnDeep beneath the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, scientists and engineers attempt the most daring and audacious scientific project of all time: the construction of an undersea tunnel between Great Britain and Canada; linking Land's End with Labrador. Canadian and British teams work simultaneously at either end, to converge in the middle. Using scientific methods to fight the crushing pressure and geological and marine perils involved, the brave workers face a far greater hazard - the danger within - from saboteurs!
The Atlantic Tunnel
by John Russell FearnDeep beneath the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, scientists and engineers attempt the most daring and audacious scientific project of all time: the construction of an undersea tunnel between Great Britain and Canada; linking Land's End with Labrador. Canadian and British teams work simultaneously at either end, to converge in the middle. Using scientific methods to fight the crushing pressure and geological and marine perils involved, the brave workers face a far greater hazard - the danger within - from saboteurs!
Atlantida: (l'atlantide)
by Pierre BenoitAtlantis, the legendary lost continent of wonders and marvels, has intrigued the mind of men for thousands of years. So when a daring young adventurer found a new clue to its actual whereabouts, he could not resist setting out to find it.