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Pickles vs. the Zombies (Tails from the Apocalypse)
by Angela MisriWinner of the 22nd Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award - English Fiction The comfortable life of Pickles, the calico housecat, is turned upside down when humans succumb to a zombie apocalypse. She doesn’t know where her “pet” – human child Connor – has gone, only that there are zombies everywhere. Determined to find Connor, Pickles sets off with her cat friends and a streetwise raccoon, exploring a world she has only seen through a window. Fending off human zombies, street cats from the wrong side of the track, and a fearsome gang of chipmunks, Pickles and her crew search for remnants of human society.
Pickman's Model
by H. P. LovecraftH. P. Lovecraft was one of the greatest horror writers of all time. His seminal work appeared in the pages of legendary Weird Tales and has influenced countless writer of the macabre. This is one of those stories.
Picnic On Nearside
by John VarleyA set of short stories including stories of a talking bomb, an asteroid vacation land, murder at a settlement where all the inhabitants are identical, a man enjoying his second childhood, a living black hole, and others.
Picnic on Paradise: Past Master / Picnic On Paradise / Nova / Emphyrio (Macdonald Science Fiction Ser.)
by Joanna RussA new kind of sci-fi heroine, the tough-as-nails Alyx, is introduced in this Nebula Award finalist that Poul Anderson called an “extraordinary” novel. Set in a semi-utopian world, Joanna Russ’s groundbreaking debut novel is the story of Alyx, a female soldier, survival guide, and agent of the Trans-Temporal Authority. Displaced in time from her ancient Greece, Alyx is tasked with safely leading a group of pampered human vacationers—including some unconventional nuns and a detached teenager known as the Machine—across an uninhabited scenic terrain to a relief station. But the journey proves more challenging than anticipated as they confront one another’s failings; the physical dangers of an icy, hostile wilderness; and Alyx’s own personal demons. Long before the kick-ass heroines of current science fiction and fantasy, Russ unapologetically introduced readers to a short, strong, middle-aged (for her world/time) woman of twenty-six who knows how to survive but struggles with the emotional nuances of her charges and the confusion of her own mixed feelings. With iconic characters like Alyx, Russ “four decades ago helped deliver science fiction into the hands of the most alien creatures the genre had yet seen—women . . . [and] helped inaugurate the now flourishing tradition of feminist science fiction” (The New York Times).
Picoverse
by Robert A. MetzgerRobert Metzger writes classic hard SF but he does so in a way that emphasizes excitement and adventure and which shows the science in a way that makes it accessible and fascinating. In PICOVERSE, a team of physicists in 2007 is trying to develop fusion power via a new development in plasma physics, a Sonomak, but accidentally stumbles on a method to create new, smaller-than-usual universes, which they call picoverses. These replicate everything in our universe but on a smaller scale.A disastrous test of the Sonomak machine shakes things up and a new project director, previously unknown to the group, is appointed. Alexandra has her own secret priorities and one of them is to escape from her superiors into one of the picoverses. To do this, she needs the researchers to execute her plan. Unfortunately, things go amiss and the team finds itself stuck in a picoverse duplicating 1920s Earth, but with its own version of a Sonomak, vacuum tubes and all. Among the local team are Werner Heisenberg and Albert Einstein.As the pace of the story accelerates, the original team races from one picoverse to another, trying to return to their home base and thwart Alexandra's plans. In a clash of alternate realities, the fate of Earth and the entire universe hangs in the balance. Cosmic rabbits need to be pulled from alternate universe hats before this tale comes to a satisfying--and scientifically rigorous--end.
The Pictish Child (Tartan Magic #1)
by Jane YolenA web of evil Scottish magic entangles 3 children American twins Jennifer and Peter love spending time with their grandmother in Scotland, especially because their sweet and loving Gran is a witch. A trip to meet Gran's coven provides some unexpected surprises when a woman presents the twins' little sister, Molly, with an ancient talisman. The relic leads the children to a frightened Pictish girl from the 9th century who has fled through time to escape a terrible evil. Jennifer, Peter, and Molly will have to join forces with Gran's friends to defeat a bearer of bad magic and help a time traveler return to her rightful past. In this delightfully atmospheric and imaginative novel, acclaimed fantasist Jane Yolen enthralls readers of all ages with a tale rich in wonder, surprise, and enchanted adventure. The Pictish Child is the 2nd Tartan Magic book, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Jane Yolen including rare images from the author's personal collection.
The Picture of Dorian Gray: And The Decay Of Lying (Classics To Go #309)
by Oscar WildePackaged in handsome and affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential literary works. From the musings of literary geniuses like Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our literary history through the words of the exceptional few.The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece and lone novel, has endured as a significant piece of literature partly due to its philosophical nature and artful prose, and partly because of the stir it caused upon its initial publication. Published originally in 1890 in Lippincott’s Magazine, The Picture of Dorian Gray—often deemed by Wilde’s contemporaries to be “indecent”—tells the story of an attractive young man eponymous with the title who desires to be eternally young. Dorian is the subject of a portrait by a painter named Basil Hallward, who deems Gray’s beauty to be inconceivably great. Rather than having to age himself, young and egotistical Dorian longs for the painting to age instead so that he can remain young and beautiful. When he sells his soul in exchange for eternal youth—a concept Wilde derived from the German legend of Faust—Dorian begins a life of vice and debauchery with its sole aim being pleasure. Meanwhile, the painting documents each of his sins within its appearance. When Dorian confronts the painting again with Hallward, a slew of unfortunate events unfold.Abundant with rich, philosophical themes and commentary, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a classic tale that warns its readers of the dangers that come with narcissism, self-indulgence, and ignorance.
Picture Perfect: Book 12 (Secret Princesses #12)
by Rosie BanksA gorgeous new series about magical princesses and best friends. Best friends Charlotte and Mia can't bear it when Charlotte's family moves far away. But when they become trainee Secret Princesses they begin an amazing adventure together - and they can see each other whenever they like!Mean Princess Poison has cast a spell on four of the Secret Princesses and made them forget all about their magic. Can the girls break Princess Poison's spell and grant a wish for another girl just like them?
Picture Perfect #13
by Angela Swan Sue Bentley Andrew FarleyOrla is very excited about entering the local photo competition - especially since it's her chance to show that she can be as good at something as her sister. When she forgets to even take the lens cap off the camera, though, it isn't a good sign! But when little chocolate-brown kitten Flame comes into the picture, it looks like Orla's dreams of winning the competition might just come true . . .
Pictures at 11
by Norman SpinradIt's just another sleazy, smoggy day at KLAX: But today is anything but normal. Green Army Commandos is what they call themselves. They're violent ecoterrorists, they're armed to the teeth, and they haven't just taken over the station - they're hijacking the news itself. The Bad News Is they've wired themselves and the station with enough high explosives to blow a significant hole in the planet they're trying to save - and they're ready to do it unless their entirely impossible demands are met. The Good News Is the KLAX Action News Team has an exclusive on the most explosive story of the decade - their own kidnapping - and the ratings are going through the roof.
Pictures at 11
by Norman SpinradIt's just another sleazy, smoggy day at KLAX: But today is anything but normal. Green Army Commandos is what they call themselves. They're violent ecoterrorists, they're armed to the teeth, and they haven't just taken over the station - they're hijacking the news itself. The Bad News Is they've wired themselves and the station with enough high explosives to blow a significant hole in the planet they're trying to save - and they're ready to do it unless their entirely impossible demands are met. The Good News Is the KLAX Action News Team has an exclusive on the most explosive story of the decade - their own kidnapping - and the ratings are going through the roof.
Pictures from an Institution: A Comedy (Phoenix Fiction Ser.)
by Randall JarrellBeneath the unassuming surface of a progressive women’s college lurks a world of intellectual pride and pomposity awaiting devastation by the pens of two brilliant and appalling wits. Randall Jarrell’s classic novel was originally published to overwhelming critical acclaim in 1954, forging a new standard for campus satire—and instantly yielding comparisons to Dorothy Parker’s razor-sharp barbs. Like his fictional nemesis, Jarrell cuts through the earnest conversations at Benton College—mischievously, but with mischief nowhere more wicked than when crusading against the vitriolic heroine herself. “A most literate account of a group of most literate people by a writer of power. . . . A delight of true understanding.”—Wallace Stevens “I’m greatly impressed by the real fun, the incisive satire, the closeness of observation, and in the end by a kind of sympathy and human warmth. It’s a remarkable book.”—Robert Penn Warren “Move over Dorothy Parker. Pictures . . . is less a novel than a series of poisonous portraits, set pieces, and endlessly quotable put-downs. Read it less for plot than sharp satire, Jarrell’s forte.”—Mary Welp “One of the wittiest books of modern times.”—New York Times “[T]he father of the modern campus novel, and the wittiest of them all. Extraordinary to think that ‘political correctness’ was so deliciously dissected 50 years ago.”—Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph “A sustained exhibition of wit in the great tradition. . . . Immensely and very devastatingly shrewd.”—Edmund Fuller, Saturday Review “[A] work of fiction, and a dizzying and brilliant work of social and literary criticism. Not only ‘a unique and serious joke-book,’ as Lowell called it, but also a meditation made up of epigrams.”—Michael Wood
Pictures In The Dark
by Gillian CrossIt begins with a photo that Charlie takes for school, a striking black-and-orange shot of a wild otter swimming in the river. But wild otters haven't lived there for years. As Charlie tries to figure out where the animal came from, he keeps crossing paths with Peter Luttrell, the younger brother of one of his classmates. Why is Peter so interested in the photograph? Why do the other kids call him "Evil Eye"? And why do the otter tracks lead directly to the Luttrells' yard?
Pie Grande en mi Tienda: Un Monstruo Erótico
by Martian L. BeastEl veterano cazador de monstruos Martian L. Beast viaja por toda América del Norte, siguiendo pistas y avistamientos de criaturas que la ciencia dice que no existen. Cuando se detiene a pasar la noche en una pequeña ciudad del sudoeste, tiene un poco más de esperanzas en encontrar unas cervezas frías, algo para comer y una buena mujer para hacerle compañía durante la noche. Pero, en cambio, conoce a Patricia, una mujer obsesionada por el recuerdo de la desaparición de su amiga María. Incapaz de recuperarse de ese fatídico viaje de campamento, Patricia despliega un cuento empapado en whisky de una criatura misteriosa que acecha en las montañas boscosas de Idaho. Atraída por los sonidos y los olores del deseo compartido entre María y Patricia, la criatura pone sus ojos en María y no aceptará un no por respuesta. Sacado de las páginas de una entrada del diario de Martian L. Beast para esa noche, esta historia es una de las pocas historias que lo dejarían incapaz de determinar lo que realmente sucedió. El rastro se ha vuelto frío, Martian puede que no sea capaz de encontrar la verdad, pero al menos puede pasar por esta historia y tomar una cerveza o tres mientras lo hace.
Pieces of Eight: The Time Trap Series - Book Three (Time Trap #3)
by Deborah ChesterA swashbuckling pirate adventure in the time travel series from the &“masterful&” national bestselling author of the Pearls and the Crown novels (Extrapolations). In his attempt to return to the twenty-sixth century, historian and time traveler Noel Kedran is transported back to the Caribbean in 1697, where black-masted ships rule the treacherous seas and murderous pirates kill without mercy. Stalked by enemies—including his evil twin, Leon—Noel fights to prevent a human sacrifice that could change history, and to stop his twisted twin before he destroys them both for a few glittering, golden pieces of eight. &“Chester is a world class fantasist.&” —The Best Reviews
Pieces of Eight (The Frey Saga Series #2)
by Melissa WrightNowhere to turn. The story of Frey continues in this, the second book of the series. Frey had lived in a world where humans were fairy tales. A world where she believed she'd been wrongfully accused. All that had changed. <P><P> After revealing her dark history, Frey has no choice in her allies. Her old life is the enemy. She needs their protection. Forced to join with a group of strangers whose pasts seem to intertwine with her own, she struggles to regain her memories and her full power, only to find there is more danger on the other side. Except now, there is no going back.
Pieces of Hate
by Ray GartonPieces of terror, pieces of suspense, pieces of darkness combine to create PIECES OF HATE, master storyteller Ray Garton's short story collection. Nine works, including "A Gift From Above", a new novel that will surely hit you from below, are here compiled for the sole purpose of scaring you onto the next page. Garton illuminates the dark corners in us all and highlights the depths of the human condition. He takes our ordinary, daily assumptions and turns them on the reader to frightening effect. He makes reading terrifying yet compulsive. He scares us in so many ways. Here are a but a few brilliant examples in this one collection.Table of Contents:"A Gift From Above""Choices""Pieces""Cat Hater""Bad Blood""Ophilia Raphaeldo""The Devil's Music""Bait""God's Work"
Pieces of Hate
by Tim LebbonDuring the Dark Ages, a thing named Temple slaughtered Gabriel's family. A man with snake eyes charged him to pursue the assassin wherever he may strike next, and destroy him. Gabriel never believed he'd still be following Temple almost a thousand years later. Because Temple may be a demon, the man with snake eyes cursed Gabriel with a life long enough to hunt him down. Now he has picked up Temple's scent again. The Caribbean sea is awash with pirate blood, and in such turmoil the outcome of any fight is far from certain.Free bonus novelette:Dead Man's HandIn the wilderness of the American West, the assassin is set to strike again. Despite his centuries-long curse, Gabriel is still but a man, scarred and bitter. The town of Deadwood has seen many such men... though it's never seen anything quite like the half-demon known as Temple.
The Pied Piper's Magic
by Steven KelloggYou've heard tell of a long-ago city infested with rats. The Grand Duke of this place had commanded every grown-up to work night and day in his factories, and every child to take part in shooing the rats away from the monuments. But what you haven't heard is the tale of Peterkin the elf, a poor but cheerful fellow who had recently received the gift of a magical pipe. No, this isn't the pied piper you're imagining, a selfish and unforgiving man. This piper will work happy miracles before he resumes his journey. Open our book and see for yourself. Here's the Pied Piper tale reimagined as only beloved storyteller Steven Kellogg could: whimsical, friendly, and full of glorious surprises--an unabashed statement about the transformative power of generosity and love.
La Piedra de la Sabiduría
by Belén Eslava Urío Florina RosuLa fantástica historia de unos personajes aparentemente normales, pero en el fondo extraordinarios, en busca de la sabiduría. A veces la perseguimos deliberadamente, pero está lejos de nuestro alcance; otras veces no la buscamos, pero aun así la encontramos: ya que, de hecho, es ella quien nos busca a nosotros y solamente elige a quienes la merecen.
La piedra del monarca (Curdy #Volumen 4)
by Artur BalderBláin, un chico de doce años, deberá robar la llave de Oro, capaz de abrir todas las puertas, si quiere saber el paradero de su padre. Corre el año 771 y el Nigromante más malvado de todos los tiempos quiere controlar el mundo de los hombres y el de la Alquimia. Para dominar al primero, un herrero trabaja sin descanso forjando una espada que hará invencible a su amigo Carlomagno... Sin embargo, para hacerse con el poder de la Alquimia, deberá destruir el lugar donde están encerradas todas las fuerzas mágicas: La Piedra del Monarca. Sin saberlo, un muchacho de no más de doce años se convertirá en su aliado. Y su gran aventura dará comienzo cuando robe la Llave de Oro que abre todas las puertas...
La Piedra del Monarca
by Artur BalderCorre el año 771 y el Nigromante más malvado de todos los tiempos quiere controlar el mundo de los hombres y el de la Alquimia. Para dominar al primero, un herrero trabaja sin descanso forjando una espada que hará invencible a su amigo Carlomagno...Sin embargo, para hacerse con el poder de la Alquimia, deberá destruir el lugar donde están encerradas todas las fuerzas mágicas: La Piedra del Monarca. Sin saberlo, un muchacho de no más de doce años se convertirá en su aliado. Y su gran aventura dará comienzo cuando robe la Llave de Oro que abre todas las puertas...www.monarchstone.us
Piel de emergencia
by N.K. JemisinUn planeta destruido. Una única misión. Vuelve N.K. Jemisin, la autora superventas de la aclamada Trilogía de La Tierra Fragmentada con un subversivo relato que superará todas tus expectativas. Premio Hugo 2020 a mejor novela corta Después de que sus ancestros huyeran del planeta siglos atrás, un explorador regresa a una Tierra colapsada por el cambio climático con el objetivo de reunir información. Antes de su partida, recibe un claro aviso: en el antiguo planeta únicamente encontrará muerte y destrucción. Sin embargo, en su viaje descubrirá que sus ancestros, los mejores representantes de la antigua sociedad, no han sido los únicos supervivientes y el explorador pronto se verá obligado a cuestionar las órdenes recibidas. «La escritora de fantasía y ciencia ficción más célebre de su generación... Jemisin da la impresión de ser capaz de todo.»The New York Times Reseñas:«Podría decirse que es la escritora de ficción especulativa más importante de su generación... Es así de buena.»John Scalzi «La escritora de fantasía y ciencia ficción más célebre de su generación... Jemisin da la impresión de ser capaz de todo.»The New York Times «La autora de fantasía más extraordinaria de nuestros tiempos.»Wired «Jemisin es una auténtica maestra.»Publishers Weekly «Una de las voces más eminentes entre los nuevos autores de fantasía épica.»Salon.com
La piel de las sirenas
by Natasha BowenLas olas de cambio están llegando. ¿Estás preparado? Esta es la historia de un gran amor, un amor que amenazará a los mundos y enfurecerá a los dioses. Esta es una historia que cambiará la historia. Una forma de sobrevivir. Una forma de servir. Una forma de ahorrar. Una historia de amor épica impregnada de la mitología de África occidental.
La piel del lobo
by Morgan James Ashlyn Kane María Del OsorioA las nueve de la mañana del día posterior al entierro de su padre, Ezra Jones ya sabía que ese iba a ser un mal día. Se levantó con resaca, dolorido y cubierto de sangre. Y entonces las cosas empeoran: el atractivo y despótico Callum Dawson se presenta en su puerta asegurando que Ezra ha sido mordido por un hombre lobo, y que por lo tanto, ahora es uno de ellos. Ezra intenta mostrarse escéptico, pero la evidencia es difícil de ignorar. Ezra no dispone de demasiado tiempo para acostumbrarse a las normas que Callum le impone como alfa, o a la reacción de su cuerpo ante la actitud dominante de este, mientras trabaja afanosamente para el Centro de Control de Enfermedades en un intento de encontrar el origen de la epidemia que afecta a la comunidad de licántropos. Cuando la tensión sexual entre ambos termina por explotar, Ezra apenas tiene tiempo de disfrutarlo, porque una nueva amenaza se cierne sobre ellos. Alguien quiere utilizar a Ezra para sus propios fines oscuros y hará cualquier cosa para conseguirlo.