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Saints in Ancient Myth: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Liu ZiYangChinese World of Warcraft. The protagonist would travel back to the time when the night elves had just risen and transform the Kalimdor continent as a saint. See how he defeated the trolls and made the night elves the rulers of the ancient continents; see how he joined forces with the demigods and dragons to fight the Burning Legion; see how he built a powerful empire to guide the course of the world; see how he treated Sargeras and foiled Kilgardan's schemes; see how he fought against the orcs and brought them back to reason; see how he fought Archimonde and destroyed his ambitions …. [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]
Saints in Ancient Myth: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Liu ZiYangChinese World of Warcraft. The protagonist would travel back to the time when the night elves had just risen and transform the Kalimdor continent as a saint. See how he defeated the trolls and made the night elves the rulers of the ancient continents; see how he joined forces with the demigods and dragons to fight the Burning Legion; see how he built a powerful empire to guide the course of the world; see how he treated Sargeras and foiled Kilgardan's schemes; see how he fought against the orcs and brought them back to reason; see how he fought Archimonde and destroyed his ambitions …. [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter]
Saints of Storm and Sorrow: The Stormbringer Saga (The Stormbringer Saga)
by Gabriella BubaIn this fiercely imaginative Filipino-inspired fantasy debut, a bisexual nun hiding a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod for her people's struggle against colonization.Perfect for fans of lush fantasy full of morally ambiguous characters, including The Poppy War and The Jasmine Throne.María Lunurin has been living a double life for as long as she can remember. To the world, she is Sister María, dutiful nun and devoted servant of Aynila's Codicían colonizers. But behind closed doors, she is a stormcaller, chosen daughter of the Aynilan goddess Anitun Tabu. In hiding not only from the Codicíans and their witch hunts, but also from the vengeful eye of her slighted goddess, Lunurin does what she can to protect her fellow Aynilans and the small family she has created in the convent: her lover Catalina, and Cat's younger sister Inez.Lunurin is determined to keep her head down—until one day she makes a devastating discovery, which threatens to tear her family apart. In desperation, she turns for help to Alon Dakila, heir to Aynila's most powerful family, who has been ardently in love with her for years. But this choice sets in motion a chain of events beyond her control, awakening Anitun Tabu's rage and putting everyone Lunurin loves in terrible danger. Torn between the call of Alon&’s magic and Catalina&’s jealousy, her duty to her family and to her people, Lunurin can no longer keep Anitun Tabu&’s fury at bay.The goddess of storms demands vengeance. And she will sweep aside anyone who stands in her way.
Sal del bosque
by Sergio DueñasEL THRILLER YOUNG ADULT QUE ESPERAN MÁS DE 380.000 LECTORES DE WATTPAD: «Este no es un bosque normal y hará lo imposible por atraparte. Un misterio que te obliga a seguir leyendo hasta que tú también formes parte de él».ALEX MÍREZ UN NUEVO ALUMNO, UN RITO DE INICIACIÓN Y UN SOLO OBJETIVO: SOBREVIVIR. Quim acaba de llegar al internado de La Liande, uno más en la larga lista de centros que acumula a sus espaldas. Esta es su última oportunidad, un nuevo comienzo. Sin embargo, durante la primera noche un grupo de chicos le incita a colarse en el bosque que rodea el recinto. Todo parece una broma sin importancia hasta que Quim no regresa. La mañana siguiente amanece como cualquier otra, pero Jonás, Matías y los demás saben que algo no va bien y que no fueron sinceros con él... Quizá deberían haberle contado que el bosque es un lugar prohibido; quizá lo habrían hecho de haber sabido que tras sus ramas habitan peligros inimaginables. Ahora solo les queda adentrarse en él para sacarlo de ahí antes de que sea demasiado tarde. ¿QUÉ OSCUROS SECRETOS SE ESCONDEN TRAS LOS ÁRBOLES? En la estela de El campamento y El corredor del laberinto,Sergio Dueñas nos invita a aventurarnos en un internado donde nada es lo que parece y en un bosque del que es imposible escapar.
Salad Days (Moderation Online #2)
by Michael La RonnKendall and The Vegans are back in the fan-favorite Moderation Online series, and this time, the battleground is the Vegetable Kingdom. Kendall experiences the world outside New Eaton for the first time. The evil processed foods of the metropolis are nothing compared to what awaits him in this mysterious land. With a world to save and the bad guys close behind, Kendall & The Vegans must face the past. Only teamwork will save them…if Sodius doesn’t kill them first. If you thought Food City was crazy, you haven’t seen anything yet. Scroll up to buy Salad Days today! V2.0
Salamandastron (Redwall, Book #5)
by Brian JacquesThe inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of summer-but as they do, the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Worse still, Mara, beloved daughter of Urthstripe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. Then a lightning bolt uncovers the sword of Martin the Warrior, and young Samkin embarks on an adventure that leads him to Mara. Can the good creatures triumph over the villainous Assassin?
Salamandastron: A Tale from Redwall
by Brian Jacques Gary ChalkUrthstripe the Strong, a wise old badger, leads the animals of the great fortress ofSalamandastron and Redwall Abbey against the weasel Ferahgo the Assassin and his corps ofvermin.
Salamander
by Thomas WhartonSpellbinding, original, Salamander careens through a world of ideas and stories in which the transforming power of books, the thirst for knowledge, and the pursuit of immortality become erotic. It is also a universal story of love and obsession. Set in the eighteenth century, the narrative revolves around a world-spanning quest for the infinite book. Along the way the novel gathers stories that range from a Chinese tale of jealousy and lost love to the remarkable history of Alexandria's other great library and to epoch-making moments on the battlefields of colonial America. At the centre of the novel's unforgettable cast of characters is the London printer Nicholas Flood, a dedicated craftsman who is unprepared for all that awaits him when he accepts an unusual commission. Intricate, humane, infused with humour and pathos, Salamander is an exhilarating, elegantly crafted novel.From the Hardcover edition.
Salamandre
by I.N.J. CulbardSalamandre is a sweeping, evocative graphic novel from award-winning artist and writer I.N.J. Culbard (The Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death, Everything, Brink, The New Deadwardians).Kaspar Salamandre is a bereaved young artist who is sent to stay with his enigmatic grandfather in a land ruled under an oppressive regime, where there can be only one loved one: The Emperor.In this land where flowers are contraband, music is illegal, and art is created in hiding, Kaspar discovers a world of art revolutionaries, espionage and the Secret Police. His search for answers will bring him face to face with the meaning of sacrifice. But, will anything bring him closer to overcoming his loss?"I.N.J. Culbard deftly tells a story of resilience, of secret joys and complex pains and in doing so, shows us that human beings are much bigger on the inside than you might think.&”—Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Swamp Thing)"Culbard is a master storyteller. I can't think of a single comic creator so adept at immersing the reader into another world. An adventure worth getting lost in."—Christian Ward (Invisible Kingdom, Blood Stained Teeth)&“Tender and precisely observed, Salamandre is a Ghibli-esque celebration of the healing power of imagination, drawn in a stunning clear-line style that effortlessly blends the magic of childhood and a world just to the left of ours.&”—Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls, Catwoman: Lonely City)&“An incredibly moving, uplifting coming-of-age story from a creator working at the top of his ability. Not to be missed.&”—Library Journal
Salem Goes to Rome: Salem's Tails
by Cathy East Dubowski Mark DubowskiWhen in Rome...EAT! Salem and his hamster-pal Stonehenge are on their own in the Eternal City, and hungry for pizza! Real pizza, from a restaurant that delivers. But instead of a pizza delivery guy, a burglar sneaks in and steals Sabrina's magical gold locket! Salem and Stoney will be in real trouble if they don't catch the thief. So they hightail it through the famous streets of Rome-onto the turf of Italian cats cruising for hamster antipasto, and around a crazy movie set-as they race to retrieve the locket before Sabrina, the Teenage Witch returns!
Salem on Trial (Sabrina the Teenage Witch #8)
by Bobbi Weiss David WeissWhen Sabrina has a history report due, she and Salem do some research--in Colonial-era Westbridge! Their temporal transit tickets are unchangeable and nonrefundable, and Sabrina's powers have been time-locked so that she won't accidentally change the course of history through magic. Sabrina's first shock is meeting Harvard Kinklin and Libbeth Chestler--dead ringers for Harvey and Libby. Libbeth's as jealous as her alter ego Libby when Harvard pays too much attention to Sabrina. So she brings a charge of witchcraft against Sabrina and her cat--and the judge sentences the time travelers to hanging! Suddenly, Sabrina and Salem are trapped in the past with only their wits to escape the noose...and time is running out!
Salena (The Blackbird Triology #3)
by Elaine RobinsonSalena Mahoney’s parents shipped her from Wales to America in an arranged marriage with a family friend, Enoch MacRae, when she was 16 years-old and pregnant. The father of Salena’s child was left in Wales to wonder where she disappeared to, and why. In time she came to admire and respect the man she married, but ten years later her husband is killed in a farming accident. Salena writes a letter to the father of her 10-year old son, asking for his help with her large farm, and the son he never knew he had. Thomas Stamford sells everything he has and comes to America, but by the time he arrives, another man has also come to help Salena with her two young sons and the farm. Two men, one farm, and a woman torn between them, brings drama and heartache. Salena must choose which man is to stay, and which man must leave.
Sales Talk
by Con BlombergTo live different and exciting lives, all I had to do was sign here--and give up my own life!
Salida de emergencia y tres naufragios inevitables
by José Ignacio ValenzuelaA veces no queda otro remedio que huir para seguir viviendo...Ésta es una colección de cuentos crudos y realistas sobre los asuntos amorosos y pasionales, y sobre las desventuras del tránsito emocional: corazones rotos, separaciones dolorosas, infidelidades, relaciones que agonizan, romances malogrados y sexo sin emoción. <P><P>Pero en ese sombrío panorama existe algo que le permite sobrevivir: la salida de emergencia. En cada cuento existe una vuelta de tuerca inesperada que abre esa puerta hacia la salvación, hacia el aire fresco, hacia la escapatoria, y que se usa sólo en momentos de crisis, de angustia, cuando la realidad está siendo sacudida por alguna catástrofe.
Salina: A Novel
by Laurent GaudéA son recounts the epic story of his late mother’s life in this mythic novel of love, family, hatred, and revenge.When Salina dies, it falls to her youngest son to tell her story, a story of violence and suffering, vengeance and passion. Exiled three times, the first time as a newborn abandoned outside a village by a mysterious horseman, Salina was taken in and raised by a clan that only ever saw her as a stranger and an enemy to be defeated. Three times a mother, her children born from strife, Salina never knew love, and revenge became her reason to live.To gain admittance to the cemetery, to a place of peace at last, Salina’s son must face up and tell the tale of Salina’s ordeals—her rape the most harrowing—in minute detail. He has no choice but to give voice to all that for years fed into Salina’s rage.With this short novel set in an ancestral world, Laurent Gaudé explores a narrative space where time flows to rhythmic rituals, where fate blurs to legend, and secrets become myth.Praise for Salina: The Three Exiles“It’s a simply superb text, a perfect accomplishment uniting two of Laurent Gaudé’s talents, playwriting and novel writing.” —Livres Hebdo“With this sun scorched ode of a novel, [Laurent Gaudé] confirms that he is one of our greatest storytellers.” —Philippe Chevilley, Les Echos“A brief and powerful tale. A striking reflection on exile and vengeance.” —François Busnel, France5“Tenaciously beautiful, this brief epic has the astonishing power of a myth.” —Claire Julliard, L’Obs“Beautiful, powerful, and moving. Between African tale and ancient tragedy, tinged with universal and very modern accents, Laurent Gaudé has written a brief novel that is insanely powerful.” —Bernard Lehut, RTL
Sally's Lament: A Twisted Tale (A Twisted Tale)
by Mari MancusiDisney&’s New York Times best-selling A Twisted Tale series meets perennial fan-favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas, asking&“What if Sally discovered Christmas Town instead of Jack?&”Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in the shadows wouldn't feel so . . . isolating. She knows she could do so much more if she wasn't always stuck in the lab of her creator, Dr. Finkelstein. Soon Sally is surprised to learn that the Pumpkin King, Jack, is longing for a change of his own. Determined to find a solution for them both, Sally follows a vision that could be the key to changing their fates.But the more time Sally spends in the strange, jolly land of Christmas Town, the more suspicious she grows of the seemingly idyllic winter wonderland. What is lurking behind those dancing sugar plums? And what exactly does it mean to be put on the Naughty List? Will Sally be able to save the best of both towns—before it's too late?
Salman Rushdie and Visual Culture: Celebrating Impurity, Disrupting Borders (Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature)
by Ana Cristina MendesIn Salman Rushdie’s novels, images are invested with the power to manipulate the plotline, to stipulate actions from the characters, to have sway over them, seduce them, or even lead them astray. Salman Rushdie and Visual Culture sheds light on this largely unremarked – even if central – dimension of the work of a major contemporary writer. This collection brings together, for the first time and into a coherent whole, research on the extensive interplay between the visible and the readable in Rushdie’s fiction, from one of the earliest novels – Midnight’s Children (1981) – to his latest – The Enchantress of Florence (2008).
Salome at Sunrise (Eldwyn Chronicles #1)
by Inez KelleyBryton Haruk sets out on a suicide mission to stop the bloodthirsty Skullmen from terrorizing the war-weary Land of Eldwyn. Consumed by guilt over the death of his wife, Bryton seeks revenge and reunion in the afterlife with his lost love. His purpose is determined, his bravery unmatched, until the queen casts a spell to save Bryton from himself. Salome is that spell. A bird-shifter, she can harness the earth's breeze and take the form of a beautiful, innocent woman. Her challenge is to harness Bryton's pain and guide him to peace. She entrances and irritates him, tempting Bryton from his mission. Even as he gives in to the passion between them, Bryton insists on mounting a solo attack on the brigands' compound, and Salome fears her love won't be enough to save him. . .
Salon Fantastique
by Lucius Shepard Gregory Maguire Delia Sherman Jeffrey Ford Christopher Barzak Paul Di Filippo Jedediah Berry Catherynne M. Valente Lavie Tidhar Greer Gilman David Prill Peter S Beagle Richard Bowes Gavin Grant Marly YoumansExpand your vision of what a fantasy story can be with tales by Peter S. Beagle, Lucius Shepard, Catherynne M. Valente, Paul Di Filippo, and others.Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology Inspired by the literary salons of eighteenth-century France, Salon Fantastique brings together renowned authors to create and share new tales that show the fantasy form at its best. The resulting stories form a conversation between established and emerging writers, historical and contemporary fiction, timeless folklore themes and the immediacy of modern politics, traditional linear narratives, and more experimental storytelling. Kicking off the collection is Delia Sherman&’s &“La Fée Verte,&” in which a nineteenth-century prostitute takes a lover among the other women in a Parisian bordello, a mysterious wraith who sees the past, present, and future. In Catherynne M. Valente&’s &“A Gray and Soundless Tide,&” a woman shelters a selkie and learns her tragic story, while in Paul Di Filippo&’s &“Femaville 29,&” a tsunami gives birth to a glorious new city rising from the imagination of children. In the intimate company of today&’s master fantasists, you&’ll be gifted with stories that will take the genre in directions you never could have imagined . . . &“Bring[s] together mostly new fantasy writers, most of them contributors to previous Datlow/Windling books and perhaps forming a distinct &‘school.&’ Call it American magic realism.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A roster of fifteen contributors to make any lover of literary fantasy go weak at the knees. . . . an anthology that rewards reflection.&” —Strange Horizons
Salsa Nocturna: Bone Street Rumba Collection (Bone Street Rumba . #3)
by Daniel José OlderA 300 year-old story collector enlists the help of the computer hacker next door to save her dying sister. A half-resurrected cleanup man for Death s sprawling bureaucracy faces a phantom pachyderm, doll-collecting sorceresses and his own ghoulish bosses. Gordo, the old Cubano that watches over the graveyards and sleeping children of Brooklyn, stirs and lights another Malagueña. Down the midnight streets of New York, a whole invisible universe churns to life in this collection of Bone Street Rumba tales. Chronologically, these stories come between Midnight Taxi Tango and Battle Hill Bolero.
Salt
by Adam RobertsTwo narrators tell the story of the simmering tensions between their two communities as they travel out to a new planet, colonise it, then destroy themselves when the tensions turn into outright war.Adam Roberts is a new writer completely in command of the SF genre. This is a novel that is at once entertaining and philosophical. The attitudes and prejudices of its characters are subtlety drawn and ring completely true despite the alien circumstances they find themselves in. The grasp of science and its impact on people is instinctive. But above all it is the epic and colourful world building that marks SALT out - the planet Salt rivals Dune in its desolation and is a suitably biblical setting for a novel that is powered by the corrupting influence of imperfectly remembered religions on distant societies.From the early scenes set on a colony ship towed by a massive ice meteorite, to the description of a planet covered in sodium chloride, to the chilling narrative of a world sliding into its first war, this is a novel from a writer who shouts star quality.
Salt
by Adam RobertsTwo narrators tell the story of the simmering tensions between their two communities as they travel out to a new planet, colonise it, then destroy themselves when the tensions turn into outright war.Adam Roberts is a new writer completely in command of the SF genre. This is a novel that is at once entertaining and philosophical. The attitudes and prejudices of its characters are subtlety drawn and ring completely true despite the alien circumstances they find themselves in. The grasp of science and its impact on people is instinctive. But above all it is the epic and colourful world building that marks SALT out - the planet Salt rivals Dune in its desolation and is a suitably biblical setting for a novel that is powered by the corrupting influence of imperfectly remembered religions on distant societies.From the early scenes set on a colony ship towed by a massive ice meteorite, to the description of a planet covered in sodium chloride, to the chilling narrative of a world sliding into its first war, this is a novel from a writer who shouts star quality.
Salt
by Hannah MoskowitzRoaming the Mediterranean Sea on sailboats and hunting down monsters is the only life seventeen-year-old Indi and his siblings have ever known. He never loved it, but now that his parents are gone—vanished during a hunt three months ago—it's harder and harder to fight his desire to escape. He's constantly battling his ferocious love for his siblings and the temptation of his parents' journal, which contains directions to a treasure that their parents hinted at. Maybe it's something valuable enough to distract Beleza from her mission to hunt down the monster that killed their parents. Something that would take the little kids away from the sea that's turning Oscar into a pirate and wasting Zulu's brilliant six-year-old mind. Something that could give Indi a normal life.Acclaimed author Hannah Moskowitz has reinvented yet another genre in this ridiculously propulsive epic that is part seafaring epic, part coming-of-age tale, and a totally warm-hearted story of a boy who loves his family and just wants to figure his own self out—if only the fate of the world weren't on his shoulders.
Salt & Stone (Fire And Flood Ser. #2)
by Victoria ScottHow far would you go to survive? In FIRE & FLOOD, Tella Holloway faced a dangerous trek through the jungle and a terrifying march across the desert, all to remain a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed for a chance at obtaining the Cure for her brother. She can't stop - and in SALT & STONE, Tella will have to face the unseen dangers of the ocean, the breathless cold of a mountain, and twisted new rules in the race. But what if the danger is deeper than that? How do you know who to trust when everyone's keeping secrets? What do you do when the person you'd relied on most suddenly isn't there for support? How do you weigh one life against another? The race is coming to an end, and Tella is running out of time, resources, and strength. At the beginning of the race there were one hundred twenty-two Contenders. As Tella and her remaining friends start the fourth and final part of the race, just forty-one are left . . . and only one can win. Victoria Scott's stunning thriller will leave readers' hearts racing!
Salt & Storm: A Salt And Storm Story
by Kendall KulperA sweeping historical romance about a witch who foresees her own murder--and the one boy who can help change her future.Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island's whalers safe at sea, but her mother has forced her into a magic-free world of proper manners and respectability. When Avery dreams she's to be murdered, she knows time is running out to unlock her magic and save herself.Avery finds an unexpected ally in a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane--a sailor with magic of his own, who moves Avery in ways she never expected. Becoming a witch might stop her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers her magic requires a sacrifice she never prepared for.