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The Paradox Men
by Charles L. HarnessSet after the Third Great War, North and South America are united into one country: Imperial America. A slave state run by a small noble elite who flaunt their wealth by using, and abusing, the one commodity that only the rich can have: human labour. But working underground, persecuted by the police, is an organization dedicated to the overthrow of government and the existing way of life and the establishment of freedom.The Society of Thieves was the only organization that flouted authority in America Imperial: they robbed the rich to buy freedom for the slaves. They were well equipped and trained for their job and had friends and informers in high places ready to reveal where the wealth of the nobles was hidden. And Alar was the best Thief of them all - for he had senses not found in ordinary men, senses that accurately warned him when danger was near. But Alar had amnesia and did not know his true identity though sometimes he sensed that there was a purpose in his actions that was not entirely his own volition. When Keiris, wife of the Imperial Chancellor saw him, she sensed that he was something special and helped him to elude pursuit even though it put her own life in danger. And in trips to the Moon and even the Sun itself, Alar begins to see what part he is destined to play in the struggle for men's freedom.
Paradox Men (Classics of Modern Science Fiction Series #7)
by Charles L. HarnessWho is Alar the Thief? What has happened to his memory? What is the origin of his strange powers? Is he the same man who stepped out of a mysterious space ship that crashed on Earth five years before an identical ship was scheduled to leave? And what of Keiris, the mysterious dark-eyed woman who hides Alar from his enemies? Who is behind the Meganet mind--a servant or destroyer of the dictatorship? What role are these people to play in upsetting the totalitarian Imperium that now strives to rule Earth in this grim year of 2177.
The Paradox War: Book 5 (Zeke Hailey #5)
by Ian C DouglasMars has fallen and Earth is next. As the Spiral tightens its deadly grip on humanity, Fitch Crawley serves as a murderous emissary. No one can stop them. Least of all Zeke Hailey, on a far-flung moon, resurrected but his memory wiped clean. Never has Zeke more needed his best friend, but Scuff Barnum is gone. Hurled billions of years back in time. Scuff is trapped with the ancient Martians on the eve of the calamity that destroyed them. Could he change prehistory or is he doomed to perish in a fiery apocalypse? Zeke struggles to cure his amnesia, aided by a mysterious scientist and aliens. But even if Zeke recovers, what chance has he of returning to Mars for one last stand? Now that the colonists are dead and only robots and monsters remain. Truly, the Spiral will kill all life in the universe.
The Parafaith War
by L. E. Modesitt Jr.A standalone military science fiction adventure from, L. E. Modesitt, author of the bestselling Saga of Recluce series, The Parafaith War combines hard science fiction adventure with an insightful examination of the relationship between the sacred and the secular.In the far future among the colonized worlds of the galaxy, there's a war going on between the majority of civilized worlds and a colonial theocracy.Trystin Desoll grows up fighting against religious fanatics and becomes a hero, a first-class pilot, then, amazingly, a spy.What do you do if you're a relatively humane soldier fighting millions of suicidal volunteers on the other side who know that they are utterly right and you are utterly wrong, with no middle ground?Trystin Desoll has a . . . plan.Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.The Saga of RecluceThe Imager PortfolioThe Corean ChroniclesThe Spellsong CycleThe Ghost BooksThe Ecolitan MatterThe Forever HeroTimegod's WorldOther BooksThe Green ProgressionHammer of DarknessThe Parafaith WarAdiamanteGravity DreamsThe Octagonal RavenArchform: BeautyThe Ethos EffectFlashThe Eternity ArtifactThe Elysium CommissionViewpoints CriticalHazeEmpress of EternityThe One-Eyed ManSolar ExpressAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Parafaith War (Parafaith #1)
by L. E. Modesitt Jr.Trystin Desoll is a young Eco-Tech officer trying to end a war, by devising a solution using the enemy's faith-based culture.
Paragaea: A Planetary Romance
by Chris RobersonParagaea: A Planetary Romance is the story of Akilina "Leena" Chirikov, who shortly after launching from Star Town in the Soviet Union, finds herself thrown into another dimension, a world of strange science and ancient mystery. There she meets another time-lost person from Earth, Lieutenant Hieronymus Bonaventure of the Royal Navy--who left home to fight the forces of Napoleon and never returned--and his companion, Balam--outlaw prince of the jaguar men. Bonaventure is interested only in adventure and amusement, while Balam only wants distraction until the day he can reclaim his throne. Having little better to do, they agree to help Chirikov find a way home.In the tradition of the planetary romances of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Leigh Brackett, Paragaea is in fact a "hard" science fiction adventure, grounded in the latest thinking in the fields of theoretical physics, artificial intelligence, genetics, and more. There is a rigorously rational explanation behind all of the unearthly elements, with most of the "magic" the protagonist encounters being the products of a forgotten, transhuman, post-singularity culture that has long since disappeared. Chirikov, a strictly rational Soviet cosmonaut, interprets these as best she can, using the framework of early 1960s science. Being a dutiful Soviet, she wants only to return home to Earth, to inform her superiors about what she has discovered. But she soon finds herself developing ties to her companion Bonaventure that make her wonder whether she really wants to go home at all.
Paragon Lost
by Dave DuncanMany legends have emerged from the shadows of Ironhall, yet surely none can surpass the greatness and glory predestined for Sir Beaumont-possessor of the purest and strongest of hearts, and a mind as quick, keen, and accurate as his sword. But the day he sets out in the service of the elderly Lord Wassail turns to a black one, and young Beau's journey ends in horror and blood . . . and disgrace. Banished from the King's Blades, he now faces a grim future as a homeless pariah, a creature to be shunned and despised. But redemption can come from unexpected directions and in unrecognizable guises. Approached in secret by the legendary Durendal, now Grand Master of the Order, the dishonored paragon is offered one last chance to win back his weapon and his place among his brothers in arms. But to do so, Beau must ride alone back through the icy gates of Hell . . . and do battle with the Devil himself.
The Paragon Prison: The Clockwork Chronicles #3) (Grey Griffins: The Clockwork Chronicles #3)
by Derek Benz Jon S. LewisA new world means a world of trouble... The Paragon Engine, a machine that can unlock portals to any dimension throughout the universe, is the most powerful and dangerous invention in Templar history-and the Grey Griffins have just been pulled through it. After they are transported through the engine, Max, Ernie, Natalia, and Harley have no idea what to expect. There could be vicious monsters or terrifying creatures lurking around every corner. But soon, they discover that this new world looks just like theirs. Except there is one big difference: everything that went wrong in their world never happened and the Templar rule society. Is this world truly perfect? Or should the Griffins risk their lives to find a way back home? Things get even more complicated when they learn that their arch enemy, Otto Von Strife, is also in this world-and he has the power to destroy everything. In this final book of the Clockwork Chronicles trilogy, the Grey Griffins face questions about destiny, personal choice, and what courage really means-all while finding a way to destroy Von Strife, his evil half-fairies, and his legion of killer clockworks.
Paraíso de Ilfin
by Elaina J. DavidsonLas almas antiguas se vuelven a despertar al destino cuando las naves espaciales de Ilfin y Glonu se lanzan a través de los espacios. A medida que una bola de fuego crece en el cielo, los maestros ignorantes buscan más esclavos. Massin es el lugar de reunión para cada presagio de desastre. En los pantanos debajo de la meseta, Lyra y Damin planean salvar a su civilización y sus familias, pero esto requerirá más que palabras para despertar a la gente de la complacencia. Se necesitan talentos especiales para incitar a la acción, talentos inherentes a las antiguas líneas de sangre de otro mundo. Habilidades mágicas - los Talentos Ilfin. Todos deben marchar a través de las vastas llanuras de las tierras altas del este y los mares del oeste para llegar a las poderosas montañas en el sur. Ahí podrán escapar de los fuegos; ahí se esconderán de los amos; ahí existe el aislamiento para comenzar una nueva civilización, libre del pasado, libre de la opresión. Una multitud marchará hacia el Santuario, el paraíso más allá de las montañas del sur, un antiguo santuario, uno que sobrevivió a todos los impactos de los cielos y de todas las batallas entre los Ilfin y los Glonu de tiempos anteriores. Un Elemental encontrará el santuario, un Guerrero protegerá a los desposeídos y un Demonio de la Marisma los guiará. ¿Los protegerá el Santuario?
Paraíso em Chamas
by Richard Stooker Nathalia LessaDeus deu a Ted Erickson o poder de congelar os pecadores. Então, por que o seu próprio corpo está ficando cada vez mais dormente? Uma prostituta, um mendigo sujo... Eles não conseguem sobreviver à habilidade crescente de Ted de exalar o ar frio que vem do Nono Círculo do Inferno. Então, como o adolescente suicida que mora ao lado anda cantando sem parar? No início, Ted Erickson não entende como ou por que ele consegue congelar as coisas assoprando na direção delas. Quando ele acaba de testar sua habilidade nos cães e gatos da vizinhança, ele passa a entender. Deus deu a ele a missão de livrar o mundo dos pecadores. Na época de Noé, Deus limpou os pecadores do mundo com água. Desta vez, ele escolheu o gelo, e escolheu Ted como seu instrumento. Justin Bates, o fã de heavy metal que mora na casa ao lado e planeja se matar por causa do divórcio de seus pais, decide impedir Ted Erickson. Caso Justin morra tentando, ele morreria como um herói e não como um fracote. “Paraíso em Chamas” é uma fantasia sombria de terror, ou um conto de fantasia urbana. Então, volte ao início da página e faça o download de “Paraíso em Chamas” agora.
Parakeet: A Novel
by Marie-Helene Bertino**Highly Anticipated at The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Refinery29, Yahoo! Life, The Millions, Alma, The Rumpus, and Lit Hub**"Miraculous: spry and mordant, with sentences that lull you with their rhythms, then twist suddenly and sting." —Lauren Groff, author of Florida"A twisting, strange delight, Parakeet shimmers a soft and generous light on the darkest of a woman's innermost thoughts." —Kristen Iversen, Refinery29Acclaimed author of 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas Marie-Helene Bertino's Parakeet is a darkly funny and warm-hearted novel about a young woman whose dead grandmother (in the form of a parakeet) warns her not to marry and sends her out to find an estranged loved one.The week of her wedding, The Bride is visited by a bird she recognizes as her dead grandmother because of the cornflower blue line beneath her eyes, her dubious expression, and the way she asks: What is the Internet? Her grandmother is a parakeet. She says not to get married. She says: Go and find your brother.In the days that follow, The Bride's march to the altar becomes a wild and increasingly fragmented, unstable journey that bends toward the surreal and forces her to confront matters long buried. A novel that does justice to the hectic confusion of becoming a woman today, Parakeet asks and begins to answer the essential questions. How do our memories make, cage, and free us? How do we honor our experiences and still become our strongest, truest selves? Who are we responsible for, what do we owe them, and how do we allow them to change? Urgent, strange, warm-hearted, and sly, Parakeet is ribboned with joy, fear, and an inextricable thread of real love. It is a startling, unforgettable, life-embracing exploration of self and connection.
Parallel
by Lauren MillerYour path changes. Your destiny doesnt. Abby Barnes had a plan. The Plan. Shed go to Northwestern, major in journalism, and land a job at a national newspaper, all before she turned twenty-two. But one tiny choice--taking a drama class her senior year of high school--changed all that. Now, on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Abby is stuck on a Hollywood movie set, miles from where she wants to be, wishing she could rewind her life. The next morning, shes in a dorm room at Yale, with no memory of how she got there. Overnight, its as if her past has been rewritten. With the help of Caitlin, her science-savvy BFF, Abby discovers that this new reality is the result of a cosmic collision of parallel universes that has Abby living an alternate version of her life. And not only that: Abbys life changes every time her parallel self makes a new choice. Meanwhile, her parallel is living out Abbys senior year of high school and falling for someone Abbys never even met. As she struggles to navigate her ever-shifting existence, Abby must let go of the Plan and learn to focus on the present, without losing sight of who she is, the boy who might just be her soul mate, and the destiny thats finally within reach.
Parallel Attraction
by Deidre KnightEnter bestselling author Deidre Knight's sci-fi romance universe of warring worlds, intimate betrayals, and unspent desire with the first installment of her Parallel series."...humorous...heart-wrenching...compelling.... What a page-turner!" - Gena Showalter, author of The Darkest Craving.Finding a mate is the farthest thing from alien warrior Jared Bennett's mind. After years of exile on Earth, the king is close to developing a weapon that will alter the fabric of time and hopefully bring peace to his own people. But a chance encounter with scientist Kelsey Wells ignites a scorching desire far more consuming than talks of rebellion. To Kelsey, Jared's heritage is exotic and alarming - nothing like the logical, scientific facts of her own world. But despite her fears, she can't deny the heated response of her body every time the magnetic leader comes near.As the bond between them grows, Jared struggles with a shocking family secret that keeps him from claiming Kelsey as his own. And a visitor from the future escalates Jared's battle for his people's freedom to a fever pitch, forcing the lovers to face one inescapable fact: Time can save them, as much as it can destroy them...*The Parallel Series was originally released as Midnight Warriors. Updated Kindle editions are now available for the first time and include never before published scenes and bonus material!*
Parallel Desire
by Deidre KnightThe much-craved fourth novel of the Parallel series by NYT bestselling author Deidre Knight.When Jake Tierny traveled back in time to stop a traitor, a twist of fate rendered his mission unnecessary. Now he's stranded in his own past, with a woman who has always been his biggest weakness: FBI linguist Hope Harper. Hope was his wife in the future he left behind--but was murdered before giving birth to their unborn baby girl. Now she's alive, but loves another man: Lieutenant Scott Dillon, a man Jake has far too much in common with for the three of them to comfortably co-exist in this world and time.A Mission of VengeanceJake determines to absolve himself over past guilt and grief by setting out on a mission to destroy the man who murdered his family. No way can a man with so much blood on his hands deserve to love again, so Jake shuts himself off to the only other woman who has ever sparked his interest--medic Shelby Tyler. Even the thought of noticing another female feels like yet another betrayal, so Jake leaves the comforts of the Refarian camp--and risks disrupting the entire universe in the process.A Mission of LoveShelby Tyler knows a thing or two about incredibly stubborn, self-destructive men. She's spent enough time on Earth to have experienced her own share of heartbreak, but Jake's melancholy eyes and sensual ways awaken something she, too, thought might be dead in her own heart. So when her king sends her to Texas in search for Jake, she has ulterior motives that transcend her official assignment. Finding a heartbroken Jake drunk and brawling at a bar, she embarks on a new mission: to heal his wounded heart.At Shelby's refusal to be shut out, Jake begins succumbing to his long suppressed passion. But Shelby has a broken past of her own, and when the truth of the murder and their enemies emerge, both must awaken a part of their souls they thought were lost forever.
Parallel Desire (Midnight Warriors #4)
by Deidre KnightOn a mission of vengeance, time traveler Scott Dillon finds himself marooned in the past--and risks disrupting the entire universe in his quest to destroy the warrior who killed his wife and unborn child. A never-ending passion for Scott lures Refarian medic Shelby Tyler to Texas, but the man she finds there is nothing like the man for whom she once cared. Reeling from his loss, Scott has lost himself in drinking and brawling. With her body, Shelby will lift him from despair. And with her heart, she will help him discover a part of his soul he thought was lost forever--and the devastating truth behind the murder of his wife.
Parallel Fire: A Novella
by Deidre KnightAnna Draekus has harbored a shadowy secret all her life--a secret that she's trained for years to conceal from her king and fellow military officers. Anna belongs to an elite, underground guard, charged with protecting the royal family at all costs. This sworn responsibility is one that must never be discovered--not even by King Jared himself. But, when her superior officer Nevin Daniels uncovers her membership in the circle of protectors thought to be extinct, Anna finds herself in treacherous territory. A place where attraction and temptation overrule everything else, including her loyalties.Despite his attempts to keep Anna out of his thoughts, Nevin can't help but fantasize about the beautiful soldier, admire her free-spirit--nor can he resist her unselfconscious sensuality. While Nevin attempts to maintain his aloof, unemotional exterior, he and Anna embark on a routine patrol together. But when an unexpected incident leaves them marooned deep in the backcountry of Wyoming, Nevin's longings grow dangerously close to fruition. And his cool reserve crumbles in the face of his long-tempered desire for Anna--a desire that has trapped him in an emotional stranglehold.Theirs is a magnetic attraction that not even a man of Nevin's discipline and rank can resist--and Anna is all too eager to finally allow the flame of their lusts to blaze to life. After all, what happens in the back country of Wyoming stays in the backcountry of Wyoming....or does it?Note: PARALLEL FIRE is a previously published work, and is not substantially different from the original edition.
Parallel Heat
by Deidre KnightNew York Times bestselling author Deidre Knight is back with an electrifying follow-up to the highly acclaimed debut of her Parallel series."Twists and turns abound in the second book of this paranormal series. ...[a] sensually intriguing look at what is, what might be, and what could have been . . ." - Romance Junkies, 5 Blue RibbonsWar has a way of breaking everything...especially your heart and the rules of attraction.Lieutenant Thea Haven is still heartbroken that her king, betrothed to her since their youth, chose a human as his lifemate and queen. As warrior-tough as she is beautiful, Thea is unsure whether any other man will ever awaken her again...until she encounters royal guardian Marco McKinley. With secrets as forbidden as his powerful sensuality, the king's brooding protector quickly takes command of Thea's darkest fantasies and casts a hypnotic spell over her body and heart.Years ago Marco was pledged to protect Jared Bennett, his people's king, now living in exile on Earth. Here, in a world that's alien to them all, a secret war between human fighters and otherworldly rebels is growing hotter every day. But Marco lives in fear not of this epic war, but his own future destiny: He has been warned that he will turn traitor, and his love for Thea Haven will be the direct cause.Now Marco is faced with the ultimate choice - break his vow to his king or lose the woman who has claimed his mind, body, and soul for her own. One of those choices could mean the destruction of them all.*The Parallel Series was originally released as Midnight Warriors. Updated Kindle editions are now available for the first time and include never before published scenes and bonus material!*
Parallel Seduction
by Deidre KnightNew York Times bestselling author Deidre Knight returns with yet another thrilling and out-of-this-world installment of her Parallel series."You can always count on Knight to take an intriguing plot and bend it like a pretzel. This fascinating series is extremely intricate with its competing timelines and complex character growth. There's never a dull moment in this terrific series!" - RT BOOKreviews, 4-star ReviewLieutenant Scott Dillon isn't an overly complicated man--he has a rebel military operation to command and alien enemies to battle. But he also must cohabitate with humans in the middle of his unit's temporary home in remote Wyoming--humans who suddenly interest him on a much more personal level than ever before. Well, one human has enticed him, to be more precise: a female FBI linguist who not only speaks his native language, but managed to save his life in one of the worst fire fights he ever experienced--despite also being blind. That she's beautiful and alluringly sensual only arouses his interest even more.Now, Hope Harper is trapped in the middle of Scott's own rebel camp, and he's not sure if he should broker her return to the FBI, or keep her safe behind the walls of their compound. The only problem is that a man has arrived from the future, a trespasser with a maddening desire for Hope. A man who seems to have an agenda of his own...one that includes making Hope his own lover, even though he's enemy to both human and Refarian alike.As their mutual enemies close in and Hope wrestles with her burning attraction to both men, Scott must decide whether saving Hope will mean sacrificing whatever future he might have with her. *The Parallel Series was originally released as Midnight Warriors. Updated Kindle editions are now available for the first time and include never before published scenes and bonus material!*
Parallel Seduction (Midnight Warriors #3)
by Deidre KnightWarrior Jake Tierny travels back in time to stop a traitor in his beloved king's camp. But when a twist of fate proves the mission unnecessary, Jake is trapped in a time not his own, with friends who cannot learn his true identity. Scott Dillon may be the king's trusted lieutenant, but he is also a man at war with himself, a human hybrid who refuses to succumb to the Antousian nature he abhors and that Jake Tierny embodies. FBI linguist Hope Harper refuses to let near-blindness keep her from joining the Refarians in their war to defend mankind. Her attraction to both Scott and Jake forces all three to question the core of their beliefs. And as their enemies surround them, Hope knows she must choose one man for all time.
Parallelities: A Novel
by Alan Dean Foster"It seems you have acquired about you a field that affects the links between multiple parallel worlds, causing objects and individuals from these worlds to slip into yours . . . or you to slip into theirs . . ." It was just an average day for tabloid reporter Max Parker when he arrived in Malibu for a demonstration of a brand new parallel-universe machine. But everything changed in an instant when inventor Barrington Boles succeeded in making Max the human gate to numerous parallelities.Now Max was lost in a virtual sea of collateral worlds, confronting man-eating aliens, dinosaurs, talking frogs, dead Maxes, girl Maxes, old Maxes, even ghost Maxes. His only chance to escape the space-time continuum was to find Boles and hope the loony genius could rescue him. But how could he be sure which world was real, which Max was Max, and which Boles was the Boles who could stop the madness--or trap Max in the wrong world forever. . . ?From the Paperback edition.
Parallelities
by Alan Dean FosterIt was just an average day for tabloid reporter Max Parker when he arrived in Malibu for a demonstration of a brand-new parallel-universe machine. But everything changed in an instant when inventor Barrington Boles succeeded in making Max the human gate to numerous parallelities.Now Max was lost in a virtual sea of collateral worlds, confronting man-eating aliens, dinosaurs, talking frogs, dead Maxes, girl Maxes, old Maxes, even ghost Maxes. His only chance to escape the space-time continuum was to find Boles and hole the loony genius could rescue him. But how could he be sure which world was real, which Max was Max, and which Boles was the Boles who could stop the madness - or trap Max in the wrong world forever...?
Paramount War God: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Shi HuangDiThe War God Continent was vast and endless. The nine forbidden lands were filled with a rain of blood and gore. The Four Great Sacred Grounds had forged countless peerless experts. The mysterious youth who had walked out from the forbidden area. A man. A saber. He stepped on the geniuses and the strong, becoming a supreme wargod. And all of this, from the moment Mu Tian arrived …
Paramount War God: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Shi HuangDiThe War God Continent was vast and endless. The nine forbidden lands were filled with a rain of blood and gore. The Four Great Sacred Grounds had forged countless peerless experts. The mysterious youth who had walked out from the forbidden area. A man. A saber. He stepped on the geniuses and the strong, becoming a supreme wargod. And all of this, from the moment Mu Tian arrived …
Paramount War God: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Shi HuangDiThe War God Continent was vast and endless. The nine forbidden lands were filled with a rain of blood and gore. The Four Great Sacred Grounds had forged countless peerless experts. The mysterious youth who had walked out from the forbidden area. A man. A saber. He stepped on the geniuses and the strong, becoming a supreme wargod. And all of this, from the moment Mu Tian arrived …
Paramount War God: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Shi HuangDiThe War God Continent was vast and endless. The nine forbidden lands were filled with a rain of blood and gore. The Four Great Sacred Grounds had forged countless peerless experts. The mysterious youth who had walked out from the forbidden area. A man. A saber. He stepped on the geniuses and the strong, becoming a supreme wargod. And all of this, from the moment Mu Tian arrived …