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Ragna Crimson 05 (Ragna Crimson #5)
by Daiki KobayashiIn this action-packed dark fantasy, humanity lives under the threat of annihilation by immensely powerful dragons. The dragon hunter Ragna embarks on a revenge-fueled quest to eliminate that threat once and for all!Ragna and Crimson have fallen in with the Silverware Princess and her Argentum Corps, who are sheltering civilians fleeing from dragon attacks. The plan is to escort the refugees out of the country for safety, but it won&’t be an easy task. The Mad Maestro Dragon and the Explosive Dragon—two of the most powerful members of the Blood of the Wing—are leading an army of ten thousand dragons toward the Corps&’s base. A desperate battle is about to unfold!
Ragna Crimson 06 (Ragna Crimson #6)
by Daiki KobayashiIn this action-packed dark fantasy, humanity lives under the threat of annihilation by immensely powerful dragons. The dragon hunter Ragna embarks on a revenge-fueled quest to eliminate that threat once and for all!Together with the Argentum Corps, Ragna and Crimson face off against a swarm of dragons led by Olto Zora, the Mad Maestro Dragon, and Taratectra, the Explosive Dragon. It&’s Ragna&’s one-hit-kill sword versus Taratectra&’s devastating blows, with the outcome of the battle hanging by a thread. Then the Mad Maestro springs a surprise attack against the Argentum Corps base, placing the entire force in peril!
Ragna Crimson 07 (Ragna Crimson #7)
by Daiki KobayashiIn this action-packed dark fantasy, humanity lives under the threat of annihilation by immensely powerful dragons. The dragon hunter Ragna embarks on a revenge-fueled quest to eliminate that threat once and for all!As the battle against the dragon horde rages on, Ragna rallies from the edge of defeat and awakens an immense new power that had been lying dormant within him. Meanwhile, as Fu and his team of thaumaturges protect the magic teleportation circle at the center of the base, Crimson hatches a tactically brilliant plan and plunges the battlefield into chaos!
Ragnarok
by D. G. Compton John GribbinThe day of ice and fire, that brings in its wake devastation to the world. Dr Robert Graham, noted nuclear physicist, has campaigned hard and long for disarmament. Now his patience is at an end. With an ill-assorted handful of desperate, like-minded 'terrorists', he plans to hold the human race to ransom. His bargaining power is terrifying - nothing short of Ragnarok itself. The world governments must listen - or the countdown to nuclear winter has already begun . . .
Ragnarok
by D.G. Compton Dr John GribbinThe day of ice and fire, that brings in its wake devastation to the world. Dr Robert Graham, noted nuclear physicist, has campaigned hard and long for disarmament. Now his patience is at an end. With an ill-assorted handful of desperate, like-minded 'terrorists', he plans to hold the human race to ransom. His bargaining power is terrifying - nothing short of Ragnarok itself. The world governments must listen - or the countdown to nuclear winter has already begun . . .
Ragnarok (Valhalla #2)
by Ari BachValhalla: Book TwoAfter a year spent hunting for Mishka and Wulfgar, V team is no closer to finding them. If they're going to locate their nemeses, they're going to have to break some rules. As they begin their most dangerous mission yet, the stakes grow higher than they ever imagined as they uncover not only the subjects of their hunt, but the greatest threat the Earth has ever known. To save the planet, their path will take them across the globe, across the solar system, and deeper into their relationships with each other than they've ever dared to look. Sacred bonds will be tested, the closest alliances will fall, and Violet will come face-to-face with a far more daunting and dangerous challenge than saving the planet--her growing love for Vibeke--a love that could be her salvation, or the cause of her ultimate downfall.
Rags & Bones
by Melissa Marr Tim PrattOne of Amazon's Top 10 YA novels for 2013. Featuring stories by Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix and the authors of Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, this is a unique and imaginative collection for readers of all ages. There are some stories that will always be told, tales as timeless as they are gripping. There are some authors who can tell any story.In RAGS & BONES, award-winning and bestselling authors retell classic fairytales and twisted tales in the way that only they can. With magic and love, they bring these stories - whether much loved or overlooked - back to life. Read 'Sleeping Beauty' as only Neil Gaiman can tell it. See 'Rumpelstiltskin' through the eyes of Kami Garcia. And learn of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Man Who Would Be King' from the inimitable Garth Nix.(P)2013 Headline Digital
Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales
by Melissa Marr Tim PrattThe best writers of our generation retell classic tales.From Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene to E. M. Forster's "The Machine Stops," literature is filled with sexy, deadly, and downright twisted tales. In this collection, award-winning and bestselling authors reimagine their favorite classic stories, the ones that have inspired, awed, and enraged them, the ones that have become ingrained in modern culture, and the ones that have been too long overlooked. They take these stories and boil them down to their bones, and reassemble them for a new generation of readers. Written from a twenty-first century perspective and set within the realms of science fiction, dystopian fiction, fantasy, and realistic fiction, these short stories are as moving and thought provoking as their originators. They pay homage to groundbreaking literary achievements of the past while celebrating each author's unique perception and innovative style. Today's most acclaimed authors use their own unique styles to rebuild the twelve timeless stories:Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene - Saladin AhmedW. W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw" - Kelley ArmstrongJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla" - Holly Black"Sleeping Beauty" - Neil GaimanThe Brothers Grimm's "Rumpelstiltskin" - Kami GarciaKate Chopin's The Awakening - Melissa MarrRudyard Kipling's "The Man Who Would Be King" - Garth NixHenry James's "The Jolly Corner" - Tim PrattE. M. Forster's "The Machine Stops" - Carrie RyanHorace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto - Margaret StohlWilliam Seabrook's "The Caged White Werewolf of the Saraban" - Gene WolfeNathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birth-Mark" - Rick YanceyAnd six illustrations by Charles Vess
Ragtag
by Karl Wolf-MorgenlanderWarring birds battle over the city of Boston in an action-packed fantasy.In this engrossing story for older middle-graders, hundreds of birds of prey have been driven out of the Berkshires by encroaching human development. They head toward Boston, which is already occupied by the birds of the city-but that won't stop the raptors. Soon the Talon Empire and the Feathered Alliance are at war, and as the battle ensues, an unlikely hero emerges to defend his home: a young swallow named Ragtag.
Ragweed (Poppy #1)
by Avi Brian FlocaThe first book in the beloved Poppy series by Newbery Medal–winning author Avi, with illustrations from Caldecott Medal–winning artist Brian Floca, is available as an ebook for the first time!A mouse has to do what a mouse has to do. Ragweed is determined to see the world. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and cunning, carnivorous cats!Silversides is the purring president of F.E.A.R. (Felines Enraged About Rodents), a group dedicated to keeping cats on top, people in the middle, and mice on the bottom. Can Ragweed and his motley yet musical crew of city nice—Clutch, Dipstick, Lugnut, and Blinker—band together to fight their feline foe?
Ragweed and Poppy (Poppy #2)
by AviThe first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Floca. How did Ragweed and Poppy meet and become friends? This book tells their hilarious story! Adventurous golden mouse Ragweed is on a freight train leaving the city of Amperville. On his journey he meets Lotar, a young, annoying, and lost raccoon who’s desperate to reunite with his mother. Though Ragweed doesn’t really want to help the raccoon, by doing so he winds up in Dimwood Forest. Ragweed is now ready to strike off on his own, but it’s not long before he hears a cry for help. Following the sound of the voice, he finds a cage with a deer mouse trapped inside. When he asks the mouse’s name, she replies, “Poppy.” The way Ragweed comes to Poppy's aid, and how Poppy comes to his, is how their rousing and fateful friendship begins. As for that annoying raccoon, he keeps getting in the way.Fans of animal stories and especially of the beloved previous books in the Poppy series will love Ragweed and Poppy!
Ragwitch, The
by Garth NixFrom the author of Abhorsen comes classic fantasy set in a world dominated by the Ragwitch, a being of sinister, destructive intent. Quiet, easygoing Paul never expected to be cast in the role of savior. But his strong-willed sister, Julia, has come under the thrall of the Ragwitch, and Paul himself is drawn not only into the creature's world but into a battle for Julia's very existence -- as well as his own.
RahXephon (Volume #2)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Rhys MosesAyato is living on Niraikanai. With the report on Terra, Haruka's switch to Operations, and Elvy's transfer to Terra, Ayato's world in in constant flux.
RahXephon (Volume #3)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernAyato suddenly finds himself back inside Tokyo Jupiter, but something isn't right. He wanders around in a world that is the embodiment of his own desires.
RahXephon (Volume #4)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernAyato feels unable to stay in Nirakanai after learning he is a Mulian and returns to his home in Tokyo, followed by Elvy and Haruka in the Vermillion.
RahXephon (Volume #5)
by Hiroshi Ohnogi Gretchen KernMamaru's thirst for vengeance is aimed at Ayato for not protecting Hiroko after escaping from Tokyo Jupiter. Final volume of the love story that transcends time.
Rahim's Pangolin
by Phillis GershatorRahim loves animals, but he’s forced to help his grandfather poach pangolins. He does not want to hunt these animals, but he also wants to “be a man” like his grandfather. When he comes across a mother pangolin and her baby in the forest, he must make a decision—stay true to his beliefs or make his grandfather proud.
Raid (Wastelanders)
by K. S. Merbeth"A full throttle, sand-in-your-eyes, no holds barred ride through a Mad Max-style wasteland." - Delilah S. Dawson on BiteClementine is a bounty hunter in a world gone mad. Bound and gagged in her passenger seat is the most revered and reviled raider king in the eastern wastes. She can't cash him in and she can't let him go, so together they cross the wasteworld, following a dying road and dodging bloodthirsty raiders who either want to free Jedediah or claim him as their own. And in a world where lawlessness reigns, a tyrant worse than they could have ever imagined emerges to take the throne.
Raid (Wastelanders)
by K. S. MerbethClementine is a bounty-hunter in a world gone mad. Bound and gagged in her passenger seat is the most revered and reviled raider king in the eastern wastes. She can't cash him in and she can't let him go, so together they cross the wasteworld, following a dying road and dodging bloodthirsty raiders who either want to free Jedediah or claim him as their own. And in a world where lawlessness reigns, a tyrant worse than they could have ever imagined emerges to take the throne.
Raider Captured
by J. J. LoreIs love possible between sworn enemies when the universe seems determined to tear them apart? Sagiv, a genetically modified Atavaq fighter, is captured when his master's raid on a Domidian ship goes wrong. Daran, a young Domidian science officer, claims the warrior for ransom and as a subject for study. As they spend time together in the close confines of the shipboard cabin, both learn more about the other's culture, and against all odds, a fragile trust begins to form. But the ship is approaching a frontier outpost, where Daran will be expected to ransom Sagiv--even though it means condemning Sagiv to die for the dishonor of his defeat or suffer in the fighting pits. That's if bounty hunters don't find them first. Daran's risen up the ranks through hard work and always following protocol, but he sees something in Sagiv that might be worth breaking the rules for the first time in his life--maybe even something worth sacrificing everything to keep.
Raiders
by Daniel FreedmanFrom Daniel Freedman (Undying Love) and CROM (Golden Campaign), comes an original graphic novel about family, freedom, and killing monsters for loot.Marken and Maron, inseparable brothers, are dungeon raiders in a land ruled by corrupt royals and filled with fantastic dangers around every turn. But just as Marken decides that it's time to give up the raiding life, both brothers find themselves at the wrong end of the powers that be and stumble upon a secret that may unravel the entire political system.
Raiders From The Rings
by Alan E Nourse“We have watched your plants for millennia.”The creature that spoke was barely three feet tall, with wrinkled gray skin and monstrous eyes . . .“Yours is a war of children. Only children would slaughter each other out of ignorance and fear. Only children would fail again and again to learn the lessons of their foolishness.”It was true. The underground people of Earth were united in terror and desperation against what they considered a frightful threat from the skies. They had sent a mighty armada into space, rushing in lethal orbit toward Mars. The Spacers - still really Earthmen themselves - were poised for the counter-blow. The great fleet at Asteroid Central had sufficient warheads to reduce earth to a cinder.“But we also know the greatness of your spirit, the precious spark which we cannont allow you to extinguish.”Now Ben Trefon understood that in the Black Belt of Power bequeathed to him by his father rested the final hope of the human race!
Raiders From The Rings
by Alan E. Nourse"We have watched your plants for millennia."The creature that spoke was barely three feet tall, with wrinkled gray skin and monstrous eyes . . ."Yours is a war of children. Only children would slaughter each other out of ignorance and fear. Only children would fail again and again to learn the lessons of their foolishness."It was true. The underground people of Earth were united in terror and desperation against what they considered a frightful threat from the skies. They had sent a mighty armada into space, rushing in lethal orbit toward Mars. The Spacers - still really Earthmen themselves - were poised for the counter-blow. The great fleet at Asteroid Central had sufficient warheads to reduce earth to a cinder."But we also know the greatness of your spirit, the precious spark which we cannont allow you to extinguish."Now Ben Trefon understood that in the Black Belt of Power bequeathed to him by his father rested the final hope of the human race!
Raiders Invisible
by Desmond HallAlone and unaided, Pilot Travers copes with the invisible foes who have struck down America's great engine of war.<