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The Atlas of Monsters: Mythical Creatures from Around the World
by Sandra LawrenceA whimsical and imaginative catalog of fantastical beasts and creatures of myth and legend from around the world-complete with a code that needs cracking to uncover the mystery of the monster atlas! <P><P>One day a collection of very old maps is found in a dusty library. They show where in the world monsters and creatures from mythology and folklore can be found. According to the notes left with the maps, they were made by Cornelius Walters, an intrepid explorer from the 15th century. But did Walters really make these elaborate maps, or is it all a hoax? <P><P>The librarian who discovered them is not certain . . . and what are the strange messages in a cryptic code that Walters records in his ship's log? The codes throughout, once cracked, may indeed lead to something sinister that will happen should the atlas ever be published! <P><P>This is a gorgeously illustrated and comprehensive catalog of monsters, beasts, and mythical creatures from around the globe, with an easy-to-read format and incredible detail on each spread.
The Atlas of Pern
by Karen Wynn FonstadPern has a varied climate, ranging from the rainforest of Nerat to the Snowy Wastes protect the more habitable land from the cold, blocking all but the worst of the icy polar winds. The equator runs midway between the two continents; the Snowy Wastes are approximately equidistant from it.
Atlas of Tolkien (Tolkien Ser. #2)
by David DayTolkien? There’s a map for that!J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional universe is as vast as the human imagination, so an atlas is a helpful tool to get around. Consider this book your navigational guide to Middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Maps, images, and vivid descriptions in full color create an enchanting reference to all the fantastical places and creatures that sprung from Tolkien’s mind. The deluxe, heat-burnished cover makes this a charming addition to your Tolkien library. This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.
An Atlas of Tolkien: An Illustrated Exploration of Tolkien's World (Tolkien)
by David DayThis lavish, colour atlas is a complete guide to the weird and wonderful geography of Tolkien's world. Packed with full page maps and illustrations of events in the annals of Middle-earth, it is the perfect companion to the bestselling A Dictionary of Tolkien. This book is unofficial and is not authorised by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.
The Atlas Paradox (Atlas Series #2)
by Olivie BlakeThe Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake's New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning, backstabbing, betrayal, and chaos.Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.Five are now members of the Society.Two paths lie before them.All must pick a side.Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw, world-changing power, headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way."The Atlas Six introduced six of the most devious, talented, and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library, and then sets them against one another in a series of stunning betrayals and reversals. As much a delicious contest of wit, will, and passion as it is of magic...half mystery, half puzzle, and wholly a delight."—Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author Also by Olivie BlakeAlone With You in the EtherOne for My EnemyMasters of DeathJanuaries: Stories of Love, Magic & BetrayalGifted & TalentedAs Alexene Farol FollmuthTwelfth KnightAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn RandAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States, was the last of the author's novels which she considered it as her magnum opus in the realm of fiction. The novel is about financial superiority in a difficult economic time with a fight for personal values against financial gain or financial demise.
The Atlas Six (Atlas Series #1)
by Olivie BlakeAn Instant New York Times BestsellerA Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award NomineeThe much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six—now newly revised and edited with additional content—is the first in an explosive dark academia fantasy trilogy that reads like The Secret History meets The Umbrella AcademyEach decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to earn a place in the Alexandrian Society, the foremost secret society in the world. The chosen will secure a life of power and prestige beyond their wildest dreams.But at what cost?Each of the six newest recruits has their reasons for accepting the Society’s elusive invitation. Even if it means growing closer than they could have imagined to their most dangerous enemies— or risking unforgivable betrayal from their most trusted allies— they will fight tooth and nail for the right to join the ranks of the Alexandrians.Even if it means they won’t all survive the year.Also by Olivie BlakeThe Atlas ParadoxThe Atlas ComplexAlone With You in the EtherOne for My EnemyMasters of DeathJanuaries: Stories of Love, Magic & BetrayalGifted & TalentedAs Alexene Farol FollmuthTwelfth KnightAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
El Atlético Invisible (Mundodisco #Volumen 37)
by Terry PratchettLa trigésimo séptima entrega de la serie de culto «Mundodisco» aborda el tema del fútbol, y va más allá del fantasy para hacer un entretenido retrato satírico de nuestra sociedad y de uno de nuestros pasatiempos predilectos. «Lo que pasa con el fútbol, lo verdaderamente importante del fútbol, es que no se trata simplemente de fútbol.»Terry Pratchett Ante los drásticos recortes que amenazan su estilo de vida, los magos de la Universidad Invisible de Ankh-Morpork se ven obligados a doblegarse a la voluntad de Vetinari, el tirano benévolo de la ciudad, y a reanudar la tradición futbolera de su institución. Pero cuidado... ¡No podrán recurrir a la magia! Por suerte, cuentan con la ayuda de cuatro trabajadores: Trev, un simpático gamberro que lleva el fútbol en la sangre; Juliet, una hermosísima chica algo pánfila, pero de buen corazón, cuyo debut como modelo revolucionará la moda; Glenda, la imprescindible cocinera de noche; y el señor Huebo, cuyos orígenes son un misterio para todos, incluso para él mismo. Al acercase el día del gran partido sus vidas cambiarán para siempre, mientras que el juego que tanto fervor despierta entre sus conciudadanos quedará sutil pero inconfundiblemente transformado. ¡Oééé, oé, oé, oééééé...! Reseñas:«El tema es el fútbol, con un toque de Romero y Julieta... Exactamente lo que se necesita para levantar el ánimo...»Daily Express «Más allá de su universo fantástico, Terry Pratchett plantea temas actuales muy reales y marca muchos goles.»The Times
Atmospheres Apollinaire
by Mark FrutkinShort-listed for the 1988 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, Ottawa-Carleton Book Award and Trillium Book Award Paris, the City of Light, was once the scene of a brilliant magnesium flare, host to the belle epoque from 1900 to 1914. Tempting poets, painters, writers, and composers from across Europe, the city relied on one man to move among them all-Guillaume Apollinaire. His contemporaries called him brilliant, mad, whimsical. He was the bastard son of an Italian cavalry officer and a Polish woman addicted to gambling, but nevertheless let it be rumoured around Paris that he was the son of the pope.
The Atmospherians: A Novel
by Isle McElroyBest Book of 2021 by Esquire Book You Need to Read in 2021 by Harper&’s Bazaar &“Darkly funny and glitteringly satirical, The Atmospherians unforgettably takes aim at wokeness, wellness, and toxic masculinity.&” —Esquire This &“edgy, addictive&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred) satire about two best friends who form The Atmosphere—a cult designed to reform problematic men—is &“a book to be devoured&” (Vanity Fair).Sasha Marcus was once the epitome of contemporary success: an internet sensation, social media darling, and a creator of a high-profile wellness brand for women. But a confrontation with an abusive troll has taken a horrifying turn, and now she&’s at rock bottom: canceled and doxxed online, isolated in her apartment while men&’s rights protestors rage outside. Sasha confides in her oldest childhood friend, Dyson—a failed actor with a history of body issues—who hatches a plan for her to restore her reputation by becoming the face of his new business venture, The Atmosphere: a rehabilitation community for men. Based in an abandoned summer camp and billed as a workshop for job training, it is actually a rigorous program designed to rid men of their toxic masculinity. Sasha has little choice but to accept. But what horrors await her as the resident female leader of a crew of washed up, desperate men? And what exactly does Dyson want? Explosive, dazzling, and wickedly funny, The Atmospherians is &“a book written with this exact cultural moment in mind&” (Oprah Daily).
Atom Drive
by Charles Louis FontenayIt was a race between the tortoise and the hare. But this hare was using some dirty tricks to make sure the ending would be different....
Atom War on Mars
by E. C. TubbEarth and its colonies on Mars and Venus are ruled by an authoritarian post-World War III world state which plans to take control of a new method of space travel when it has been perfected by a Martian scientist. When they fail to secure the invention, the world state's Coordinator decides to destroy the Mars colony with "radi-germ bombs.
Atom War on Mars
by E.C. TubbEarth and its colonies on Mars and Venus are ruled by an authoritarian post-World War III world state which plans to take control of a new method of space travel when it has been perfected by a Martian scientist. When they fail to secure the invention, the world state's Coordinator decides to destroy the Mars colony with "radi-germ bombs.
Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage
by Jeff WeigelAtomic Ace may be a superhero, but he's still a normal dad with a son. And Ace's son sometimes finds life a little boring. It's an ordinary day for Ace and his family until the evil Roboconqueror accidentally sends his mechanoid army after Ace's son instead of Ace himself. Suddenly a dull day at school is turned into a race against robots! With Ace busy in space diverting a meteor threat, who will be on Earth to save the day? Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage is a welcome sequel to Jeff Weigel's acclaimed graphic story Atomic Ace (He's Just My Dad). Readers will thrill to another adventure as Ace and his super family lead the way to victory!
Atomic Ace (He's Just My Dad)
by Jeff WeigelSo what's it like living with Atomic Ace, a dad who battles robots and can fly? It's not as weird as you might think--after all, Ace is always there to fix Saturday lunch and play ball with his son. Mom is just Mom and Dad is just Dad--they're a normal family! And a normal dad can sometimes mess up. That's what happens when Atomic Ace meets his ruthless nemesis, Insect King. This normal family is stressed!
Atomic Anna
by Rachel BarenbaumNamed a Most Anticipated Book by Bookish Named a Best Book of the Month by Buzzfeed"The novel is masterfully plotted.&”—New York Times Book Review &“Atomic Anna is a dazzling work of ingenuity and imagination.&”―Téa Obreht,National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of InlandFrom the author of A Bend in the Stars, an epic adventure as three generations of women work together and travel through time to prevent the Chernobyl disaster and right the wrongs of their past. Three brilliant women. Two life-changing mistakes. One chance to reset the future. In 1986, nuclear scientist Anna Berkova is asleep in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl's reactor melts down. The energy surge accidentally sends her through time. When she wakes up, she's in 1992 and discovers Molly, her estranged daughter, shot in the chest. Should Anna travel in time to save her daughter or stop Chernobyl? Anna goes to '60s Philadelphia, where Molly is coming of age as an adopted refusenik in a family full of secrets. Molly finds solace in comic books, drawing her own series, Atomic Anna. But when she meets volatile Viktor, their romance sets her life on a dangerous course. Anna then seeks out Molly's daughter, Raisa, in the '80s. Raisa is a lonely teen and math prodigy, who finds new issues of Atomic Anna in unexpected places. Each comic challenges her to solve equations leading to two impossible conclusions: Time travel is real and so is the strange old woman claiming to be her grandmother. These three remarkable women must work together across time to prevent the greatest nuclear disaster of the twentieth century, but simply because you can change the past, does it mean you should?
Atomic Nemesis
by R L FanthorpeAlexander Blish was the security chief at Tomloy's, the new nuclear physics research centre. They were doing things in the plant that had never been done before. They were tapping power sources so terrible that their ultimate conclusions could be heaven on earth or a hell of destruction. Armageddon might be just around the dangerous corner which humanity called tomorrow. Blish had problems. There were alien forces to consider. There were human traitors who were prepared to sell out the Empire if the price was right. The price could be as high as planetary control. Wilkie Gordon was Alexander's second problem. Wilkie was an outworlder with strange wild talents. He could be an invaluable ally or a deadly enemy. Blish had to decide and decide at once. If he made the wrong choice there was just a chance that Gordon could detect the aliens and renegades before they reached the J-Pile...
Atone in Darkness (The Paladin Strike Team #2)
by Alexis MorganReturn to the steamy and suspenseful Paladin series by the USA TODAY bestselling author with this heart-pounding novel following a doctor and her mysterious patient as they try to escape a mysterious military force hell-bent on exploiting them both.Brilliant doctor Marisol knows nothing about the mysterious man whose vitals she monitors and whose every move she's paid to track—other than the fact that he is brought to death's door each night by a squad of military grade thugs. She certainly can't ask the people who hired her. After all, they run this shady, hi-tech compound where she is now stranded, the only woman among huge, uniform-clad brutes. Chase Mosely, Marisol's sole charge, knows nothing about who was behind his kidnapping, other than the fact that they want to know about his Paladin's ability to heal. Nor does he know anything about his pretty keeper, who seems to be working for the enemy, but still looks at him with compassion in her eyes. Both held captive in a remote testing facility, their desperate stories intertwine. And, as they discover that they mean more to each other than they could ever have imagined, the two of them must find a way to escape, no matter the odds.
Atonement-After Earth: Ghost Stories (Short Story)
by Michael Jan FriedmanOn a distant planet called Nova Prime, the United Ranger Corps defends the galaxy's remaining humans from an alien race known as the Skrel and their genetically engineered predators, the Ursa. For one would-be Ranger, the battle between life and death is a welcome respite from a criminal past. "Ghost Stories: Atonement" is the last of six eBook short stories that lead up to the events of After Earth, the epic science fiction adventure film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. Cade Bellamy is the only Ranger recruit with a criminal record. After fighting the Ursa that interrupted his arrest, Cade receives a reprieve from Prime Commander Cypher Raige, with one stipulation: Cade must stop serving himself, and preserve humanity--as a Ranger. Soon, Cade is a cadet, breezing through physical challenges but brushing off the teamwork being a Ranger demands. Cade trusts no one, perhaps not even himself, and can't help but question if the path he has chosen is the right one--unaware that the answer he seeks is an arm's length away . . . in the form of an Ursa.
Atónita
by Eva María Medina Cabanelas Sarah NoffkeCUANDO LOS SUEÑOS SON REALES, LAS POSIBILIDADES SON FATALES. Roya desea desesperadamente estar sobre el nivel del suelo, en un patio soleado, mirando al lago desde la orilla. Sin embargo, se encuentra atrapada con los Luciditas. Su hermano está misteriosamente quedándose en los huesos y, en cada esquina, ella se topa con una nueva traición. Justo cuando piensa que finalmente se escapará del Instituto, aparece un nuevo peligro. Una sociedad secreta de viajeros del sueño le ha declarado la guerra a los Luciditas al secuestrar a un oficial jefe. Depende de Roya averiguar quién está detrás de eso y cómo salvar a las personas que más le importan. Con más acción que su predecesor, Atónita es atrapante y dejará público retorciéndose por la tensión y también suplicando más.
A Atração Genética
by Benjamin QuiñonesSe assumir gay nunca é fácil, principalmente quando você está sendo atacado por aliens! Aos dezesseis anos, Noah Fletcher tem muita coisa na cabeça. Ele é gay e seu melhor amigo o odeia por isso. Mesma coisa o resto da escola. O que eles não sabem é que ele tem a habilidade de falar com todos os animais e entendê-los. Apesar do apoio total de sua mãe e de seus amigos animais, ele não consegue evitar de se sentir solitário até que uma líder de torcida popular, Candy Bloom, o apoia em público. Ele está feliz em tê-la do seu lado, mas tem algo estranho em Candy. Parece que ela sabe mais do que devia. De alguma forma, ela sabe sobre seu poder secreto e o avisa sobre o que vai acontecer em seguida... uma invasão alienígena. A pergunta é, como vão evitar que isso aconteça? E quem mais vai se juntar a eles nessa missão?
Atraída por la oscuridad
by Laura L. CapellaCuando Lucía aceptó el trabajo en un internado perdido entre montañas, no podía imaginarse lo que allí encontraría... Un portal hacia una tentadora oscuridad, fuego y hielo. Lucía tiene veinticinco años y vive en Valencia. Está contenta con su vida, pero tiene la sensación de que esta no avanza. Por eso, cuando recibe una oferta de trabajo como profesora en un internado privado en Bielsa se marcha a aquel lugar perdido entre montañas, sin saber que ese alberga un antiguo secreto. Allí conoce a nuevos compañeros, entre ellos a Adiel, quien se convierte en su amigo. A Lucía le parece un chico atractivo, pero hay algo en él que le provoca cierta desconfianza. Por otro lado, también está Kai, un compañero con aura misteriosa y expresión taciturna, quien parece no tener mucha simpatía por ella, pero con quien tiene varios encuentros fortuitos. Lucía tendrá que cruzar la oscuridad para ayudar a salvar a su mundo, y deberá aprender a no confiar en la persona equivocada. Una romance surgirá de entra las sombras y hará que ella deba tomar decisiones complicadas, pues tiene el destino en contra.
Atrapada en el espacio (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level U #55)
by Michael Pryor Dede PutraTrina y su familia han emprendido un largo viaje por el espacio para llegar a su nueva casa en el planeta Bounty, pero la nave se avería y tienen que evacuarla. La cápsula de escape de Trina se desvía de rumbo y queda atrapada en Épsilon Gamma, un planeta formado por islas tropicales. Completamente sola, Trina debe construir un refugio, buscar comida y protegerse de los peligros. Pero, ¿está sola en realidad? NIMAC-sourced textbook
Atrapada en el tiempo (Saga Outlander #Volumen 2)
by Diana GabaldonSegunda entrega de la exitosa saga de Diana Gabaldon «Outlander» en la que se basa la popular serie de televisión. Una historia de amor diferente, en la que los encuentros fortuitos y el juego equívoco del tiempo se conjugan en un intrigante final. Veinte años después de haber experimentado la más extraña aventura de su vida -un viaje a través del tiempo hasta la Escocia del siglo XVIII-, Claire Randall regresa con su hija Brianna a las imponentes y misteriosas montañas escocesas donde todo comenzó. Con la ayuda de Roger, un joven historiador, Claire se lanza a una obsesiva búsqueda de las tumbas de los caídos en la batalla de Culloden,librada en 1745. El paso del tiempo no ha podido borrar los intensos recuerdos de un amor difícil de explicar. Con el transcurrir de los días, Claire irá descubriendo, ante los ojos incrédulos de su hija y de Roger, el fascinante secreto cuya clave es el cauce interior que conduce al pasado. Reseñas:«Conmovedora, audaz, emocionante... Con gran maestría, Gabaldon entrelaza períodos históricos sin perder nunca el hilo argumental.»Locus «De cualidad superior, un talento que va más allá de una narración inteligente.»The Grand Prairie News
Atrapando un sueño (Cazadores Oscuros #Volumen 14)
by Sherrilyn KenyonDecimocuarta entrega de la serie de vampiros que ha revolucionado el género: los «Cazadores Oscuros» de Sherrilyn Kenyon. Castigado por los dioses a vivir una vida exenta de sentimientos, Xypher eligió la senda de las sensaciones que resultó en una condena a muerte. Ahora tiene una última ocasión de redimirse: de vuelta entre los humanos, en tan solo un mes de tiempo podrá salvarse si realiza una buena acción. Si no, será condenado al suplicio eterno del Tártaro. Sin embargo, la redención significa bien poco para un semidiós que solo quiere vengarse de quien causó su caída. Simone Dubois es una médico forense que no se asusta con facilidad; sobre todo, porque también es vidente y puede comunicarse con las personas a quienes está practicando la autopsia. Pero todas sus convicciones se desmoronan cuando un extraño quiere convencerla de que en ella se concentran poderes mucho mayores que los de una vidente. El futuro de la humanidad está en juego y también la vida de Simone. Y ella solo hace que preguntarse qué es más peligroso: si los demonios atlantes que la persiguen, o Xypher, el hombre que la ha cambiado para siempre.