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Sacred Scars (Resurrection of Magic #2)
by Kathleen DueyHaving been driven out of their home by fire, Sadima, Franklin and Somiss escape and seek refuge in the secret cave hidden in the rocks. Somiss, now exiled and desperate, continues to hoard the magic he is recovering from the ancient documents, while Sadima and Franklin struggle to contain his egomaniacal ambitions. In Haph and Gerrard's world, forced to continually endure the painful ordeals used to 'teach' magic, the boys come to an uneasy and fragile truce as they vow to work together to stop the evils of the academy. But their tenuous pact falters as they plot to destroy Somiss and the dark academy and set the magic free.
Sacred Trust
by Roxanne BarbourHuman Nara Scotia and Eonus Tata have been departed from Eonus' alien home world of Arandis for revealing the astounding evidence that the Arandi share ancestry with their mortal enemies, the Basilians. Accompanied by their parents, who were invited to be ambassadors, Nara and Eonus now attend university on Basili. In their free time they decide to familiarize themselves with the planet's history and customs. After Nara and Eonus discover a dead Basilian in The Temple of Enlightenment, their life includes a series of strange sightings, murders, kidnappings, and adventures that ultimately lead to the ancestors of the Arandi and Basilians, and the resulting complications.
Sacred Trust
by Roxanne BarbourHuman Nara Scotia and Eonus Tata have been departed from Eonus' alien home world of Arandis for revealing the astounding evidence that the Arandi share ancestry with their mortal enemies, the Basilians. Accompanied by their parents, who were invited to be ambassadors, Nara and Eonus now attend university on Basili. In their free time they decide to familiarize themselves with the planet's history and customs. After Nara and Eonus discover a dead Basilian in The Temple of Enlightenment, their life includes a series of strange sightings, murders, kidnappings, and adventures that ultimately lead to the ancestors of the Arandi and Basilians, and the resulting complications.
Sacrifice
by Aislinn KerryRyllana is ready to meet her fate as the sacrifice that will save her people. But an unexpected turn-of-events finds her prisoner rather than prey, and unexpected kindness finds her falling in love. Sacrifice by Aislinn Kerry will be a welcome addition to your romance library.When an unnatural eclipse hangs in the sky, portending doom, Ryllana is chosen to be sacrificed to ensure her land and her people's survival. She expects her fate will bring a swift, violent death at the claws of the god Teppal's beast. But though the beast comes to claim her, he does not devour her. Instead, he carries her away to his castle.There, she waits for him to return and demand the sacrifice required of her. In the meantime, she finds a companion in the beast's human servant, Draig, who surprises Ryllana with his tenderness and compassion. Despite herself, she begins to fall for him--but the beast still waits, and the secrets Draig is keeping might destroy everything she loves.Content Notes: Hot, Paranormal, Vampires, Wolves, Other Weres, Suspense
Sacrifice
by Laura J. Burns Melinda MetzGabriel and Shay are convinced that they can make their relationship work. Knowing that Shay is half-vampire, Gabriel thinks that his coven will embrace her as one of their own, but instead they view her as an abomination, a thing that doesn't belong in either world. And they want her dead. Now Gabriel must make the ultimate decision - watch his love be killed by his coven or defy the people closest to him, the people he has spent centuries with to save her.
Sacrifice of Fools
by Ian McDonald“A spell-binding tale of intrigue and empathy.” —SF Site“A powerful and effective story.” —Jo WaltonThey’re ancient, power, enigmatic, and here.Eight million alien Shian have come to Earth. Not as conquerors, or invaders, but as settlers. In exchange for their technology, they’re given places to live.One of those places in Northern Ireland, where eighty thousand Shian settlers disrupt the old, poisonous duality of Northern Irish life. The Shian remain aloof from the legacy of violence—until a Shian family is murdered down to the last child.Humans and aliens seem on a collision course, unless Andy Gillespie, ex-con, now Shian translator, can hunt down the killer before they strike again. But that’s not so easy in Northern Ireland…
Sacrifice of Fools
by Ian McdonaldProtestants, Catholics, aliens . . . Just another division in BelfastWhen the alien Shian come to Earth, they offer technology in exchange for a home. Belfast, Northern Ireland, is where eighty thousand of them settle. From that point on, the already-divided city takes on yet another partition. The Shian integrate themselves into the city's culture, becoming one more set of faces in the crowd. Now, a series of ghastly murders has stunned the city and affected both the Shian and the humans.Andy Gillespie, a Loyalist and former criminal, is immediately named the main suspect in the killings. To clear his name, he must find the true perpetrators, and in order to do so, he must get help from any source possible--be it Protestant, Catholic, or extraterrestrial.Shortlisted for the James Tiptree Jr. Award, Sacrifice of Fools depicts a city at once familiar and peculiar. Belfast resident Ian McDonald's interpretation of his hometown is one in which the people live their lives to the best of their abilities; one in which they have to deal with the basics of life with extraterrestrials, from language barriers to surprising new fetishes. Here, Belfastians discover how little things truly change.
Sacrifice of the Widow
by Lisa SmedmanGoddesses vie for the soul of people...Halisstra Melarn, convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraee, was sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped, but instead was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress.For the Queen of the Demonweb Pits not only survived her Silence but evolved into something greater than she was before - something that no longer needs to share the domain she calls her own.Could it be that the War of the Spider Queen has just begun?
Sacrifice of the Widow (Lady Penitent #1)
by Lisa SmedmanGoddesses vie for the soul of people...Halisstra Melarn, convert to the cause of the goddess Eilistraee, was sent to the deepest depths of the Outer Planes to kill the demon goddess she once worshiped, but instead was transformed into a hideous creature bent to the vengeful will of her former mistress.For the Queen of the Demonweb Pits not only survived her Silence but evolved into something greater than she was before - something that no longer needs to share the domain she calls her own.Could it be that the War of the Spider Queen has just begun?
Sacrifice: Mortal Path Book 2 (Mortal Path Series #2)
by Dakota Banks“Chilling, thrilling, and a page turner!”—Heather Graham, New York Times bestselling author of The Killing Edge“Dakota Banks is firing on all cylinders.”—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Charlemagne PursuitAuthor Dakota Banks dazzles with dark magic in Sacrifice, the second book in her urban fantasy series Mortal Path featuring Maliha Crayne, the former immortal assassin known as the Black Ghost—a bewitching cross between Lara Croft and Elektra. Banks offers a new twist on supernatural thrillers with this action-packed, edge-of-your-seat adventure that fans of Vicki Pettersson and James Rollins won’t want to miss. Join Maliha in her ongoing quest save her damned soul, as she battles unspeakable evil to atone for the countless sins of her long and bloody past.
Sacrifice: Star Wars (Legacy of the Force)
by Karen TravissCivil war rages as the Galactic Alliance-led by Cal Omas and the Jedi forces of Luke Skywalker-battles a confederation of breakaway planets that rally to the side of rebellious Corellia. Suspected of involvement in an assassination plot against Queen Mother Tenel Ka of the Hapes Consortium, Han and Leia Solo are on the run, hunted by none other than their own son, Jacen, whose increasingly authoritarian tactics as head of GA security have led Luke and Mara Skywalker to fear that their nephew may be treading perilously close to the dark side. But as his family sees in Jacen the chilling legacy of his Sith grandfather, Darth Vader, many of the frontline troops adore him, and countless citizens see him as a savior. The galaxy has been torn apart by too many wars. All Jacen wants is safety and stability for all-and he's prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. To end the bloodshed and suffering, what sacrifice would be too great? That is the question tormenting Jacen. Already he has sacrificed much, embracing the pitiless teachings of Lumiya, the Dark Lady of the Sith, who has taught him that a strong will and noble purpose can hold the evil excesses of the dark side at bay, bringing peace and order to the galaxy-but at a price. For there is one final test that Jacen must pass before he can gain the awesome power of a true Sith Lord: He must bring about the death of someone he values dearly. What troubles Jacen isn't whether he has the strength to commit murder. He has steeled himself for that, and worse if necessary. No, the question that troubles Jacen is who the sacrifice should be. As the strands of destiny draw ever more tightly together in a galaxy-spanning web, the shocking answer will shatter two families . . . and cast a grim shadow over the future.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Sacrifice: Star Wars Legends (Legacy of the Force)
by Karen TravissCivil war rages as the Galactic Alliance-led by Cal Omas and the Jedi forces of Luke Skywalker-battles a confederation of breakaway planets that rally to the side of rebellious Corellia. Suspected of involvement in an assassination plot against Queen Mother Tenel Ka of the Hapes Consortium, Han and Leia Solo are on the run, hunted by none other than their own son, Jacen, whose increasingly authoritarian tactics as head of GA security have led Luke and Mara Skywalker to fear that their nephew may be treading perilously close to the dark side. But as his family sees in Jacen the chilling legacy of his Sith grandfather, Darth Vader, many of the frontline troops adore him, and countless citizens see him as a savior. The galaxy has been torn apart by too many wars. All Jacen wants is safety and stability for all-and he's prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. To end the bloodshed and suffering, what sacrifice would be too great? That is the question tormenting Jacen. Already he has sacrificed much, embracing the pitiless teachings of Lumiya, the Dark Lady of the Sith, who has taught him that a strong will and noble purpose can hold the evil excesses of the dark side at bay, bringing peace and order to the galaxy-but at a price. For there is one final test that Jacen must pass before he can gain the awesome power of a true Sith Lord: He must bring about the death of someone he values dearly. What troubles Jacen isn't whether he has the strength to commit murder. He has steeled himself for that, and worse if necessary. No, the question that troubles Jacen is who the sacrifice should be. As the strands of destiny draw ever more tightly together in a galaxy-spanning web, the shocking answer will shatter two families . . . and cast a grim shadow over the future.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Sacrifice: Star Wars Legends (Legacy of the Force)
by Karen TravissCivil war rages as the Galactic Alliance–led by Cal Omas and the Jedi forces of Luke Skywalker–battles a confederation of breakaway planets that rally to the side of rebellious Corellia. Suspected of involvement in an assassination plot against Queen Mother Tenel Ka of the Hapes Consortium, Han and Leia Solo are on the run, hunted by none other than their own son, Jacen, whose increasingly authoritarian tactics as head of GA security have led Luke and Mara Skywalker to fear that their nephew may be treading perilously close to the dark side. But as his family sees in Jacen the chilling legacy of his Sith grandfather, Darth Vader, many of the frontline troops adore him, and countless citizens see him as a savior. The galaxy has been torn apart by too many wars. All Jacen wants is safety and stability for all–and he’s prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. To end the bloodshed and suffering, what sacrifice would be too great? That is the question tormenting Jacen. Already he has sacrificed much, embracing the pitiless teachings of Lumiya, the Dark Lady of the Sith, who has taught him that a strong will and noble purpose can hold the evil excesses of the dark side at bay, bringing peace and order to the galaxy–but at a price. For there is one final test that Jacen must pass before he can gain the awesome power of a true Sith Lord: He must bring about the death of someone he values dearly. What troubles Jacen isn’t whether he has the strength to commit murder. He has steeled himself for that, and worse if necessary. No, the question that troubles Jacen is who the sacrifice should be. As the strands of destiny draw ever more tightly together in a galaxy-spanning web, the shocking answer will shatter two families . . . and cast a grim shadow over the future.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Sacrifices
by Jamie SchultzThings get a little demonic in the latest Arcane Underwold novel from the author of Splintered. Thanks to their recent involvement with a magus crimelord and his demonic partner in mayhem, occult thieves Anna Ruiz and Karyn Ames are both stuck sharing head space with a demon. But while Karyn's possession has had the unexpected benefit of focusing her visions of the future, Anna's demon is spurring on her darkest urges, and it's only a matter of time before she acts on them--and hurts someone in the process. To save their skins, the two need to find a mysterious relic. But with their search taking them into some of the darkest places in the arcane underworld, Anna and Karyn will have to ally themselves with a group no self-respecting thief would be caught dead with--the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Sacrifices (Shadow Grail #3)
by Rosemary Edghill Mercedes LackeyThe third book in the Shadow Grail series by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill The students of Oakhurst Academy believe they have triumphed over the Shadow Knights. But Spirit, Burke, Muirin, Loch, and Addie know better. Under the guise of a company called Breakthrough Adventure Systems, the Shadow Knights have actually taken over the campus. The new regime is brutal, designed to turn the students into soldiers wielding both weapons and magic. Anyone who protests disappears Desperate, the group decides that Muirin should go undercover to spy on Breakthrough. But Muirin's act is a little too good, and Spirit begins to fear that her friend's loyalties might have truly changed. Surrounded by enemies and friends who suddenly seem like strangers, Spirit has decide who can-and cannot-be trusted.
Sacrifices of Mo's Supporters: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Wen LiAt the end of the Warring States Period, the Qin Kingdom began to become more and more powerful after the Shang Martingale Change Method was adopted. After the internal strife of Lao Ai and Lu Buwei, the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, appointed Li Si as the prime minister, and Wang Jian and Huan Gonggong as the grand generals. This action infuriated all the people in the world. Some of them raised their hands to fight back, and the most powerful force was the Mo family. Since the Mo family had always followed the strategy of "loving each other but attacking each other", the world's righteous scholars all responded, and those who responded threw life and death away, and the people of the martial world all revered them as "ink people". Faced with the pressure of the Blizzard Qin, could the Mo family turn the tide? This was how a life-and-death duel would begin? [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]
Sacrifices of Mo's Supporters: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Wen LiAt the end of the Warring States Period, the Qin Kingdom began to become more and more powerful after the Shang Martingale Change Method was adopted. After the internal strife of Lao Ai and Lu Buwei, the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, appointed Li Si as the prime minister, and Wang Jian and Huan Gonggong as the grand generals. This action infuriated all the people in the world. Some of them raised their hands to fight back, and the most powerful force was the Mo family. Since the Mo family had always followed the strategy of "loving each other but attacking each other", the world's righteous scholars all responded, and those who responded threw life and death away, and the people of the martial world all revered them as "ink people". Faced with the pressure of the Blizzard Qin, could the Mo family turn the tide? This was how a life-and-death duel would begin? [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]
Sacrificio del Alma: Libro tres de la saga Spirit Shield (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FK62D65 #3)
by Susan FawEl inframundo se retuerce. El terror se desató. Almas esclavizadas. Los escudos espirituales con recuerdos devueltos se sumergen en un conflicto más antiguo que la humanidad. La batalla pendiente enfrenta a la familia contra el espíritu y la carne. Los dioses se enfrentan por el control definitivo de las almas de los muertos, cada uno con su propia agenda, porque no hay amor perdido entre estos hermanos. Helga, diosa del inframundo, aprieta su control sobre aquellos que tienen la llave de la victoria final. Mientras tanto, Avery lucha por convencer a su hermana Artio de que, a menos que se conviertan en aliados, fracasarán en su misión desalineada. Cayden, con la ayuda de Brimstone, lucha por cumplir un destino profetizado desde sus muertes originales hace mucho tiempo. ¿Pueden cuatro hermanos en guerra encontrar la paz y el perdón? ¿O lucharán hasta el fin del mundo, sacrificando todas las almas vivientes en el conflicto?
Sacudiendo Los Cimientos: PEM
by Stephanie AlbrightJeb y Sophie dan la bienvenida a una nueva Shepherd a la familia casi tres años después de que un Pulso Electromagnético cambiara el mundo. La comunidad que rodea la granja familiar está creciendo y prosperando en este nuevo mundo y se sienten cómodos hasta que ven los aviones. ¿Qué significará este nuevo desarrollo para ellos y para el mundo?
Sad Janet
by Lucie BritschA whip-smart black comedy for fans of Fleabag and My Year of Rest and Relaxation'Loved this book' EMMA GANNON'Surprising and irreverent...Be prepared for edginess, dark humor and profanity' NEW YORK TIMES'Hilarious, wise, wicked' CYNTHIA D'APRIX SWEENEYNamed one of the Best Books of the Summer by LitHub, The Millions, Refinery29, and Hey Alma.***Meet Janet. Janet is sad. Not about her life, about the world. Have you seen it these days? The thing is, she's not out to make anyone else sad. She's not turning up to weddings shouting that most marriages end in divorce. She just wants to wear her giant coat, get rid of her passive-aggressive boyfriend, and avoid human interaction at the rundown dog shelter where she works.That is, until word spreads about a new pill that promises cynics like her one day off from being sad. When her family stages an intervention, and the prospect of making it through Christmas alone seems like too much, Janet finally decides to give them what they want. What follows is life-changing for all concerned - in ways no one quite expects.Hilarious, provocative and profound, Sad Janet is the antidote to our happiness-obsessed world.***PRAISE FOR SAD JANET:'If you're a Halle Butler fan or like despair cut with humour, you'll love this' Leigh Stein, author of SELF CARE'As I was reading this, my partner kept asking why I was laughing. This book is dark and hilarious and will speak to everyone who's ever wondered why they spend time with humans and not just dogs' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling Days and Harmless Like You'A tragicomic riot of a book - charging, foul-mouthed and tender, across the modern condition' Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker'Try reading Sad Janet ... It might just make you happy' Marcy Demansky, author of Very Nice'A biting, pitch-perfect novel about one woman's desire to stay true to herself in a world that rewards facile happiness ... a dazzling debut' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney'The narrative voice of Janet in Britsch's debut novel is a skin-tingling combination of new and necessary' Booklist starred review'Loved this book... it made me lol via the dark humour and dry observations. An artful take on the "happiness economy"' Emma Gannon, author of Olive'I loved SAD JANET'S cynical humour. Superbly original, with spot-on one-liners. Brilliantly bleak, but with a spark of hope' Caroline Hulse, author of The Adults
Sadar's Keep (The Oran Trilogy, Book #2)
by Midori SnyderFire. Earth. Air. Water. These are the elements of Oran magic. These were the elements of the Queen's Quarter Knot, until the Fire Queen stole youth and power from her sisters and suppressed the magic of the land. But magic cannot be suppressed forever. In the fields and mountains, far from the city and the Fire Queen's control, strange powers are stirring: Men who fly as birds. Men who watch and wait as trees. Children born of the old Oran blood. Women whose magic may rival the Queen's. Fire. Earth. Air. Only Water magic is missing now A new Queen's Quarter Knot is forming. . . .
Sadie Desdenhosa
by Felicia Tatum Diéssica FinlaySadie enfrenta obstáculos inimagináveis em sua busca para salvar o homem que ama. Uma guerra está se formando... De coração partido e perdida, Sadie deixou sua família quando tinha apenas dezesseis anos para combater o mal. Anos de busca e destruição dos vermes do mundo sobrenatural a deixaram implacável, cansada e poderosa. O sucesso de Sadie fez dela um alvo, e uma série de avisos enigmáticos a deixou questionando o que está sendo pedido dela. Mas nada em seu passado a preparou para os obstáculos que ela agora enfrenta ao tentar livrar o mundo de um mal ressuscitado que ninguém viu acontecer. Ela finalmente volta para casa pela chance de redescobrir seu primeiro amor, Aiden. Terá ela o poder de restaurar as memórias de Aiden e manter seu amor por ele enquanto luta pela humanidade – e sua vida?
Sadie Desdeñosa
by Felicia Tatum Emanuel Alejandro CruzUna guerra se avecina… Perdida y con el corazón roto, Sadie dejó a su familia cuando solo tenía dieciséis para poder luchar contra el mal. Años de buscar y destruir a las alimañas del mundo sobrenatural la han dejado implacable e insensible, pero poderosa. El éxito de Sadie la convirtió en un blanco, y una serie de enigmáticas advertencias la deja cuestionándose qué se le pide a ella. Pero nada en su pasado la preparó para los obstáculos que ahora encara al intentar librar al mundo de un mal resucitado que nadie vio venir. Finalmente regresa a casa por la oportunidad de redescubrir a su primer amor, Aiden. ¿Acaso tiene el poder de restaurar los recuerdos de Aiden y aferrarse a su amor por él, mientras batalla por la humanidad —y por su vida?
Sadie Sugarspear and Alasdair Astigan
by Nicole ArlynThe child inside Sadie has begun to break... After her battle with Gismania Twilight and the monsters of the Terrible Stream, a banged-up Sadie unexpectedly awakens in what appears to be a familiar landscape: Muddlewoods. But when she finds herself inside a mysterious church and comes face to face with Sam Sugarspear, the one person she has always longed for, something still doesn't feel right--and Sadie loses Sam into the darkness once again. But Sadie will forget about Sam and the King of Wishes when she discovers something much more powerful coming alive inside her: Lust. Desire. Passion. This novella is followed by The Sadie Sugarspear Chronicles, Books 4-6 bindup, Sadie Sugarspear and the Mystery of the Map, Sadie Sugarspear and a Visit Home, and Sadie Sugarspear and the Princess of Revelathia.This work contains mature and disturbing content and is recommended for ages eighteen and up.
Sadie Sugarspear and Half Moon Half Sun, the Impossible Home, and a Beautiful Triumph: Novellas 13-15
by Nicole ArlynAs her journey continues, Sadie boards a ship guided by a pirate called Half Moon. He leads her through treacherous waters and tells her stories of how the map to Revelathia came to be. With his help, Sadie finds the key to a treasure chest that contains treasures beyond jewels, but soon after she is swept away by fierce tides to a fairy-tale island with a mysterious angel. Once Sadie returns to the ship, she is reunited with the orphans who escaped the clutches of Princess Faegeria, but when they hit rough storms, she falls off, plunging for miles until she lands in...Muddlewoods. ...Or at least she thinks it's Muddlewoods. Some things seem a bit different, but some things haven't changed at all. Soon enough, Sadie wants an escape from Muddlewoods, but also from her childhood and from her life. Relying on her willow tree once more for help, can Sadie outlast death and disappointment long enough to get to the Promised Land?This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy...just like Sadie. Praise for The Sugarspear Chronicles: "This book is to the literary world now what Wes Anderson films are in a world full of Magic Mikemovies. It will challenge you...But if you open your mind and stretch back to the bygone era of literary symbolism that was Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, you will appreciate the shining jewel that is this book." -- A.D. Marrow, author of Chaos and Moonlight, Book One of the Order of the Nines series