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Owlboy: The Girl with the Destructo Touch
by Tom SniegoskiOne day, using the magical passage that will take him to Monstros City, Billy forgets to close the door to the crypt, and is followed by . . . Victoria. Oh, no. Victoria is Billy's neighbor, his constant shadow, and a huge pain in the butt. Worse, Monstros City seems to exaggerate the traits people have in Bradbury--and Victoria arrives in Monstros with something that Billy and Archebold name the Destructo Touch. Owlboy is supposed to protect Monstros City--but has he just introduced the agent of its destruction?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Owlflight
by Larry Dixon Mercedes LackeyDarian is apprentice to the Wizard Justyn in a small Valdemaran village. He is unwilling to hone his skill in magic as he believes it is quicker more efficient to achieve your ends by purely physical methods. When Errold Green is suddenly and devastatingly attacked by a force of men accompanied by monstrous creatures of magic, Justyn makes a dramatic last stand, destroying the village in a cataclysmic spell that Darien witnesses. Escaping into the forest, Darien is chased down by three of the enemy only to be saved at the point of capture by the mysterious Hawkbrothers. It is the beginning of a new life where he will for the first time realise the worth of the magical talent he has always wanted to be rid of.
Owlflight (Darian's Tale #1)
by Mercedes Lackey Larry DixonApprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter and trapper parents disappear into the forest never to be seen again, Darian is difficult and strong willed--much to the dismay of his kindly master. But a sudden twist of fate will change his life forever, when the ransacking of his village forces him to flee into the great mystical forest. It is here in the dark forest that he meets his destiny, as the terrifying and mysterious Hawkpeople lead him on the path to maturity. Now they must lead the assault on his besieged home in a desperate attempt to save his people from certain death! .
Owlish
by Dorothy TseThe winner of a 2021 PEN/Heim Translation Fund grant, Owlish is a fantastically eerie debut novel that is also a bold exploration of life under oppressive regimes. In a city called Nevers, there lives a professor of literature called Q. He has a dull marriage and a lackluster career, but also a scrumptious collection of antique dolls locked away in his cupboard. And soon Q lands his crowning acquisition: a music box ballerina named Aliss who has tantalizingly sprung to life. Guided by his mysterious friend Owlish and inspired by an inexplicably familiar painting, Q embarks on an all-consuming love affair with Aliss, oblivious to the protests spreading across the university that have left his classrooms all but empty. The mountainous city of Nevers is itself a mercurial character with concrete flesh, glimmering new construction, and “colonial flair.” Having fled there as a child refugee, Q thought he knew the faces of the city and its people, but Nevers is alive with secrets and shape-shifting geographies.
Owlknight
by Larry Dixon Mercedes LackeyFollowing on from OWLFLIGHT and OWLSIGHT, Our Hero Darian has just passed the tests to become Master Mage of the Vale. He's been made a Knight of Valdemar and a Clanbrother. But a new Herald-Mage is arriving in k'Valdemar, and he's bringing with him his new protégé: Shandi, the Healer's sister, who has won her Whites in less than three years and is back looking for adventure . . . The OWLFLIGHT saga is set in the same wonderfully imagined fantasy world as Lackey's previous trilogies and is a story of 'local boy and girl make good against all odds'. The books are packed full of magic, talking horses, hawks, gryphons, lizards and other mythical races, with strong characterisation and a plot that really moves along. Like the previous books, this is lavishly illustrated with Larry Dixon's evocative character portraits.
Owlknight (The Owl Mage Trilogy #3)
by Larry Dixon Mercedes LackeyFrom fantasy legends Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon comes the third and final volume in a powerful saga charged with war and magic, life and love.... Two years after his parents disappearance, Darian has sought refuge and training from the mysterious Hawkbrothers. Now he has opened his heart to a beautiful young healer. Finally Darian has found peace and acceptance in his life. That is, until he learns that his parents are still alive-and trapped behind enemy borders....
The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away
by Ronald L. SmithTwelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. The ones who take people and do experiments. <P><P>When he's too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside. Owls that have the same eyes as aliens—dark and foreboding. <P><P>Then something strange happens on a camping trip, and Simon begins to suspect he’s been abducted. But is it real, or just the overactive imagination of a kid who loves fantasy and role-playing games and is the target of bullies and his father’s scorn? <P><P>Even readers who don’t believe in UFOs will relate to the universal kid feeling of not being taken seriously by adults that deepens this deliciously scary tale.
Owlsight
by Larry Dixon Mercedes LackeyDarian left his home at the edge of the Pelagiris Forest when barbarians attacked Errold's Grove and killed Wizard Justyn. Now, under the watchful eye of the Hawkbrothers, Darian is honing his craft and gaining new mage skills, not the least of which is an affinity for mind-speaking with his closest companion, the Hawk Owl Kuari.Keisha, a nartural-born healer, is proving indispensible in Errold's Grove, but her destiny seems ordinary when compared with her sister Shandi, who is Chosen to be a Herald.But there is much more in store for Darian and Keisha: they have a task, the outcome of which will affect all of Valdemar - and their guide is to be the legendary hero of the Mage-Storms, Firesong himself.
Owlsight (The Owl Mage Trilogy #2)
by Mercedes Lackey Larry DixonIt has been four years since Darian saw his village sacked and burned by barbarians. Taking refuge with the Hawkbrothers, he soon finds his life's calling--as a Healing Adept. But even as he learns the mystical ways of this ancient race, Darian cannot escape the dangers threatening his future. Another tribe of barbarians is approaching. The time has come...to stand up and fight.
Own Me (New World #3)
by Lily XThe softest Domme in the Cancer Cluster meets her match in New World: Own Me by Lily X.Austy: It&’s hard to be single when you&’re surrounded by people who are so in love.For almost a decade, I&’ve watched my friends form unbreakable bonds with their Mates, start families and live the life I so desperately want. The Third Star doesn&’t have a large dating pool, so can I really be faulted for being single at almost thirty?Damn it, I just want to belong to someone!To make matters worse, Pa has a ridiculous idea up his sleeve to bring an external investor into our family&’s dairy business to save us from debt. We don&’t need saving, especially from some soulless big-city investor who&’s only out there to make money off little businesses like ours…Fia: The last person I expect to walk through my office doors on a Friday afternoon is such striking loveliness, staring at me with splotchy color on her cheeks. There&’s such innocence in her eyes, as though she can&’t understand why she&’s reacting to me the way she is: stuttering, flushing, blurting out the first thing on her mind. It&’s endearing, really.Now, do you think Austy will agree to play with me for a weekend?New WorldBook 1: New World: Stay with MeBook 2: New World: Made for MeBook 3: New World: Own MeBook 4: New World: Breathe with MeBook 5: New World: Safe with Me
Owned by Fate (The Dragon Soul Series #5)
by Sean MichaelThe Beteferoce brothers: five dragon shifters, each with a strong elemental power and a destiny that will not be denied.Dr. Mike Beteferoce turned his back on magic long ago. His heart broke and his desire for a soul mate disappeared. When he sees his family crest branded above Corryn’s heart, his first instinct is to flee. The last thing he wants now is a Fae interfering in his life—especially one who has already rejected him.But fate has other plans.Corryn knows Mike is his soul mate, has known since the sigil was branded on his skin centuries ago. Long before Mike came to him as a studly young dragon just entering his prime. It was far too early for them to be together then, but now their time has come.But despite their draw to each other, Corryn doesn’t believe Mike can accept him for who—and what—he is. Mike must breathe life into their bond—loving Corryn as both soul mate and Fae—if they are to fulfill their destiny.
Ownerless World
by Anthony KoontzThis is a book about power, politics, sex, religion and science. It presents a future world where the economy is declining and various corporations are fighting each other for global power. Meanwhile, a revolutionary new technology is being born: an artificial deity willing to help people defeat those who are controlling capital and the planet. It’s everything conspiracy theories never talk about. If God doesn’t exist, you must create Him.
Ox (Of Man and Manta #3)
by Piers AnthonyThe concluding volume of the extraordinary trilogy including 'ORN' and 'OMNIVORE'
The Oxford Book Of Gothic Tales (Oxford Book Of Prose / Verse 2008 Series)
by Chris BaldickBrimming with tales of terror, suspense, and the uncanny, this work offers a collection devoted to the best of the Gothic genre. Each story contains the common elements of the gothic talea warped sense of time, a claustrophobic setting, a link to archaic modes of thought, and the impression of a descent into disintegration. Yet taken together, they reveal the progression of the genre from stories of feudal villains amid crumbling ruins to a greater level of sophistication in which writers brought the gothic tale out of its medieval setting, and placed it in the contemporary world. <P><P> Bringing together the work of such writers as Eudora Welty, Thomas Hardy, Edgar Allan Poe, William Faulkner, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joyce Carol Oates, and Jorge Luis Borges, The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales presents a wide array of the sinister and unsettling for all lovers of ghost stories, fantasy, and horror.
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
by Tom ShippeyIn "Swarm," Bruce Stirling takes the reader inside the Nest, a vast honeycomb of caverns within an asteroid orbiting Betelgeuse, peopled by hundreds of thousands of large, insectlike aliens, including eight-legged, furred workers the size of Great Danes, and horse-sized warriors with heavy, fanged heads. In "The Screwfly Solution," Raccoona Sheldon creates a world much like modern America, except that something--an insect virus, a mass religious delusion, or an alien--is infecting men worldwide, converting their sexual drive into homicidal rage against women. And J.G. Ballard in "Billennium" portrays the end result of unchecked population growth, a claustrophobic city of 30 million people, where by law the unmarried must live in cubicles four meters square. These three tales, though strikingly different, have one thing in common--each evokes a world that is uniquely the author's own. Indeed, to read any science fiction writer is to enter into another world. It may be a world far off in space or time, or it may be right here, right now, but with a twist--an invention, or event, or visitor--that suddenly changes everything.<P> In The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories, Tom Shippey has brought together thirty classic science fiction tales, each of which offers a unique vision, an altered reality, a universe all its own. Here are some of the great names in science fiction--H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Frederik Pohl, Brian Aldiss, Ursula K. Le Guin, Thomas Disch, Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, and David Brin. To give readers a sense of how the genre's range, vitality, and literary quality evolved over time, Shippey has organized these stories chronologically. Readers can sample H.G. Well's 1903 story "The Land Ironclads" (which predicted the stalemate of trench warfare and the invention of the tank), Jack Williamson's "The Metal Man," a rarely anthologized gem written in 1928, Clifford D. Simak's 1940s classic, "Desertion," set on "the howling maelstrom that was Jupiter," Frederik Pohl's 1955 "The Tunnel Under the World" (with its gripping first line, "On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming out of a dream"), right up to the current crop of writers, such as cyberpunks Bruce Sterling and William Gibson, whose 1982 story "Burning Chrome" foreshadows the idea of virtual reality, and David Brin's "Piecework," written in 1990. In addition, Shippey provides an informative introduction, examining the history of the genre, it major themes, and its literary techniques.<P> Here then is a galaxy of classic science fiction tales, written by the stars of the genre. Anyone with a serious interest in science fiction--and everyone who has entertained a curiosity about the genre--will find this volume enthralling.
Oxygen (Oxygen Series, #1)
by John B. Olson Randall IngermansonIn the year 2012 Valkerie Jansen, a young microbial ecologist, is presented with an amazing opportunity to continue her research as a member of the NASA corps of astronauts. When a sudden resignation opens the door for her to be a part of a mission to Mars in 2014, her life dream becomes a reality. Dreams turn suddenly to nightmares for NASA and the crew as an explosion cripples the spacecraft on the outward voyage. The crew's survival depends on complete trust in one another-- but is one of the four a saboteur?
The Oyster Thief: A Novel
by Sonia FaruqiTwo worlds collide when a mermaid and human man meet, plunging readers into a vast underwater realm brimming with adventure and intrigue. The mermaid’s scales were bronze, and they shimmered like hundreds of pennies arranged close together. Her immense blue-green eyes gave a look of fragility to her face, yet he found her eyes unsettling. She was leaning against a thirty-foot-long shark, which emerged from behind her and opened its mouth to reveal a great big cavern lined with hundreds of teeth—a black tunnel ready to swallow him. Coralline is a mermaid who is engaged to the merman of her dreams. But when an oil spill wreaks havoc on her idyllic village life, her little brother falls gravely ill. Desperate to save him, she embarks on aquest to find a legendary elixir made of starlight. Izar, a human man, is on the cusp of an invention that will enable him to mine the depths of the ocean. His discovery will soon make him the richest man on earth—while threatening merpeople with extinction. But then, suddenly, Izar finds himself transformed into a merman and caught in a web of betrayal and intrigue. Meeting Coralline in the ocean, he decides to join her on her quest for the elixir, hoping it will turn him human again. The quest pushes Coralline and Izar together, even though their worlds are at odds. Their pasts threaten to tear them apart, while a growing attraction adds to the danger. Ultimately, each of them faces an impossible choice. Should Coralline leave her fiancé for a man who might betray her? And Izar has a dark secret of his own—one that could cause him to lose Coralline forever. Magnificent and moving, set against a breathtaking ocean landscape, The Oyster Thief is a richly imagined odyssey destined to become a classic.
The Oz Series Volume Four: The Lost Princess of Oz, The Tin Woodman of Oz, The Magic of Oz, and Glinda of Oz (The Oz Series)
by L. Frank BaumThese four books in the classic children&’s fantasy series follow the continuing adventures of Dorothy, the Wizard of Oz, and other beloved characters.The Lost Princess of Oz: When Princess Ozma disappears, Dorothy Gale and the Wizard of Oz set out to find her. Together with Dorothy&’s friend Trot and the young boy Button-Bright, they find themselves in the dangerous land of the powerful Wizard Ugu.The Tin Woodman of Oz: This magical tale recounts how the Tin Woodman was turned into a tin man by the Wicked Witch of the East. It then follows him on a new adventure as he goes in search of his lost love, aided by his good friend the Scarecrow. The Magic of Oz: When a boy named Kiki Aru discovers a magical word that only he can pronounce, his mischief wins him a villainous friend, Ruggedo the Nome. Now Dorothy, the Wizard, and the Cowardly Lion must stop Ruggedo from using Kiki&’s magic to take over Oz. Glinda of Oz: In the final book of the original Oz series, Dorothy and Princess Ozma set out to stop a war between two obscure tribes. But when they&’re taken captive, it&’s up to Glinda the Good to save the day—with a little help from the Wizard, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Tin Woodman.
The Oz Series Volume One: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, and Ozma of Oz (The Oz Series)
by L. Frank BaumThe first three books in the timeless children&’s fantasy series—including the basis for the classic film The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland.The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: When a tornado transports Dorothy Gale from Kansas to the marvelous land of Oz, she must follow the yellow brick road to find the Wizard, who can help her get home. Along the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, each of whom has a wish as important as Dorothy&’s.The Marvelous Land of Oz: The Emerald City—once ruled by the kindly Scarecrow—has been taken over by the mean General Jinjur. Now an orphan boy named Tip joins with Scarecrow to find the only one who can save the city: the last rightful heir to the throne of Oz, a princess who was hidden away long ago.Ozma of Oz: On Dorothy&’s next magical journey, she winds up in the land of Ev, where she meets new friends such as the mechanical man Tik-Tok and the clever chicken Billina. But to save the imprisoned royal family of Ev, Dorothy calls upon her friends from Oz—including the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the new queen of Oz.
The Oz Series Volume Three: The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, and Rinkitink in Oz (The Oz Series)
by L. Frank BaumThese three books from the original children&’s fantasy seriesfeature new characters and adventures in the marvelous land of Oz. The Patchwork Girl of Oz: When his uncle is accidentally transformed into a statue, a young Munchkin named Ojo the Unlucky must find the magic ingredients that will bring him back to life. Joining Ojo on his adventure to the Emerald City are an arrogant Glass Cat, a four-legged Woozy, the resourceful Shaggy Man, and a living patchwork doll. Tik-Tok of Oz: When the Shaggy Man goes searching for his brother, Tik-Tok, he encounters a girl from Oklahoma named Betsy Bobbin, and the Rainbow&’s daughter, Polychrome. But when the warlike Queen Ann takes Tik-Tok into her ranks, the Shaggy Man&’s adventures have only just begun. Rinkitink in Oz: With his talking goat, Bilbil, by his side, jolly King Rinkitink of Gilgad sails to the island of Pingaree, where he charms the royal family with merriment and song. But when the festive holiday is cut short by a surprise attack, only King Rinkitink, Bilbil, and young Prince Inga manage to escape capture. And they&’ll need the help of Dorothy and the Wizard to set things right.
The Oz Series Volume Two: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, and The Emerald City of Oz (The Oz Series)
by L. Frank BaumDorothy&’s adventures in Oz continue in books four through six of the classic children&’s fantasy series.Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz: When an earthquake swallows Dorothy and her kitten, Eureka, they&’re captured by the Mangaboo people. The Wizard of Oz must save them by winning a magic contest—using only his wits and nine tiny piglets.The Road to Oz: Dorothy and Toto are on their way to Princess Ozma&’s birthday party when they meet the loveable Shaggy Man, but as they try to help him with directions, they wind up getting lost themselves!The Emerald City of Oz: When Dorothy learns that Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are in danger of losing their farm, she makes arrangements with Princess Ozma to bring her family to Oz. But while the Wonderful Wizard takes them on a fabulous tour of their new home, the jealous Nome King Roquat plots to conquer the land.
Oz, the Complete Collection: Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 1; Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 2; Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 3; Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 4; Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 5
by L. Frank BaumThe definitive Oz experience: Immerse yourself in the wonder of Oz in this eBook collection of fifteen titles from L. Frank Baum's cherished American fairy tale series.This eBook collection includes fifteen classic and beloved Oz tales in five volumes: Volume 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz Volume 2: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz Volume 3: The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz Volume 4: Rinkitink in Oz, The Lost Princess of Oz, The Tin Woodman of Oz, Volume 5: The Magic of Oz, Glinda of Oz, The Royal Book of Oz
Oz, the Complete Collection
by L. Frank BaumThe definitive Oz experience: Immerse yourself in the wonder of Oz in this eBook collection of fifteen titles from L. Frank Baum's cherished American fairy tale series.This eBook collection includes fifteen classic and beloved Oz tales in five volumes: Volume 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz Volume 2: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz Volume 3: The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz Volume 4: Rinkitink in Oz, The Lost Princess of Oz, The Tin Woodman of Oz, Volume 5: The Magic of Oz, Glinda of Oz, The Royal Book of Oz
Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; The Marvelous Land of Oz; Ozma of Oz ( The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; The Marvelous Land of Oz; Ozma of Oz #1, 2, 3)
by L. Frank BaumDiscover the marvelous land of Oz in this collection of the first three books in L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale series. The first three books of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection! <P><P>In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, find themselves in a strange land called Oz after their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone. Here they meet the Munchkins and join the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where the all-powerful Wizard of Oz lives. Can he help Dorothy return home? <P>In The Marvelous Land of Oz, a young boy named Tip escapes from a witch and sets out to explore land of Oz. Along the way, he meets the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead and the Wooden Sawhorse. Eventually, Tip's journey takes him to the Emerald City, where he realizes that his life will be changed forever. <P>44In Ozma of Oz, Dorothy is sailing to Australia when a huge storm washes her overboard. She only survives by clinging to a chicken crate. Eventually she and a yellow hen named Billina wash up on the magic shore of Ev where they meet the mechanical man Tik Tok. But Dorothy and Billina are taken prisoner by the evil Nome King who has captured the royal family of Ev. Only Ozma of Oz can save them, but will she be in time?
Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 2: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz; The Road to Oz; The Emerald City of Oz (The Land of Oz #4, 5, 6)
by L. Frank BaumDelve deeper into the world of Oz in this collection of books four through six in L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale series.The fourth, fifth, and sixth titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection! <P><P>In Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard visit the center of the Earth, where people are vegetables, glass houses grow, and Oz characters reappear. Eventually they return to the Emerald City--but will they stay? <P>In The Road to Oz, Dorothy sets out on another adventure with some new friends like the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, and Polychrome, and some old ones like the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. Will they reach the Emerald City in time for Ozma's birthday? <P>In The Emerald City of Oz, Dorothy, her Uncle Henry, and Aunt Em are going to live in the Emerald City. They set out of explore the land of Oz with the help of Dorothy's friends, but must rush home again when they discover that the Nome King is busy gathering an army for an invasion of Oz. Will they be able to stop the invasion?