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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?
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.
Pied
by Avione LeeFor fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, join Min on a musical adventure, inspired by the Pied Piper fairy tale, as he discovers his lost magical culture and finds his place in a new world.Min Wickford has never ridden in a flying ferry boat, had a tornado clean his room, or gotten in mounds of trouble by a mischievous weasel, because Min is the kind of kid who always does what he is told and never gets into trouble. Until one day when he plays a musical pipe and his entire school falls to the ground, like their souls were snatched from their bodies. With one note, the secret his uncle kept from him for years is out, and Min is quickly swept into the quirky and colorful hidden world of Pipers, persons who can turn melody into magic. But Min soon learns he is different, even among Pipers, because he is a Pied Piper, the kind of Piper that&’s vilified and targeted in the Piper world. His best chance of blending in is acceptance into an exclusive Piper Association where all members are protected from harm. Forced to hide his Pied identity while mastering his new powers, Min must pass a series of magical, musical trials. But what he is hiding just might be the very thing he needs to succeed.
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 en la que ella está: Libro 2 de la serie de Lindi Parker, Shifter Shield (La serie Shifter Shield #2)
by Margo Bond CollinsCapturar al asesino que acechaba a la comunidad de metamorfos debería haberle valido a la serpiente Lindi Parker y a su nuevo novio, el metamorfo Kade Nevala, unas vacaciones. En vez de eso, se ganaron una cesta de bebés lamia y un montón de problemas. Algunos metamorfos piensan que no se debería dejar viva a ninguna lamia. De hecho, una facción de metamorfos liderada por una manada de hombres lobo en particular está decidida a acabar con Lindi como sea. Kade y Lindi deben usar todas sus habilidades para asegurarse de que las lamias no vuelvan a desaparecer. Pero ganar podría costarles todo. A los fans de Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter y K.F. Breene les encantará la combinación de fantasía urbana y romance paranormal en la segunda entrega de la serie Shifter Shield de Lindi Parker!
La piel fría
by Albert Sánchez PiñolUn fenómeno literario y la revelación de un autor «imparable de verdad» (Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia). «Una novela fantástica, a medio camino de Conrad y Lovecraft [...]. Al mismo tiempo, fascina y da qué pensar.»Babelia A comienzos del siglo XX un prófugo de la resistencia irlandesa llega a una pequeña isla del Atlántico Sur para realizar mediciones meteorológicas durante un año. Allí solamente encontrará una cabaña y un faro habitado por un personaje intratable y hermético. Pero lo peor llega durante la noche, cuando los dos habitantes de la isla se ven asediados por extrañas criaturas procedentes del océano. Sometidos a una tensión extrema y conscientes de la titánica lucha que deben sostener para vencer la amenaza, descubren que convivir con lo desconocido es la única salida posible para sobrevivir. Ganadora de los premios Ojo Crítico y Llibreter de narrativa, La piel fría es una novela trepidante y claustrofóbica sobre el miedo y el deseo, que muestra una verdad perturbadora: el único monstruo invencible es aquel que produce la propia mente. * Ganador de los premios Ojo Crítico y Llibreter de narrativa.* Traducida a 37 lenguas.* Más de 800.000 ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. La crítica ha dicho:«Me persigue después de haberlo leído. Un libro espléndido.»Enrique Vila-Matas «Una soberbia novela [...] que defiende la literatura con mayúsculas: la que aún es capaz de atrapar al lector desde la primera línea.»Care Santos, El Cultural «Debo destacar La piel fría por su fría y al mismo tiempo sobrecogedora fantasía insólita.»Pere Gimferrer «Se ha dicho que una nueva generación de narradores está aterrizando en las letras catalanas, renovándolas con fuerza imparable [...]. Hoy por hoy el imparable de verdad es Sánchez Piñol.»Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia «Un sueño febril con una lógica interna aun más convincente que la de los Cantos de Maldoror. Lo devoré.»Charlie Hebdo «Una obra absolutamente imprescindible de un escritor que se revela en el siglo XXI.»Carme Riera «Una especie de Robinson Crusoe visto a través de un cristal oscuro. Fascinante. Sorprende su impacto emocional.»Kirkus Reviews «El ritmo vertiginoso atrapa, y su historia, construida con gran habilidad, mantiene la intriga hasta el final.»Der Spiegel «Simplemente, un libro excelente.»Simon Baker, The Spectator «Es un relato trepidante y claustrofóbico sobre el miedo y el deseo.»MÍA «Una historia que nos trae ecos de Lovecraft, pero también de Conrad o Stevenson. Una historia que nos atrapa desde un primer momento y nos hace disfrutar de la lectura como cuando aún jóvenes, disfrutábamos con Verne, Cooper, London y tantos otros.»Ramón Clavijo, Diario de Jerez
The Pier Falls: And Other Stories (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Mark HaddonFrom Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, and The Red House, nine dazzling stories diverse in style but united in emotional powerThe tales in Mark Haddon's lyrical and uncompromising new collection take many forms--Victorian adventure story, science fiction, morality tale, contemporary realism--but they all showcase his virtuoso gifts as a stylist and the deep well of empathy that made his three bestselling novels so compelling. The characters here are often isolated physically or estranged from their families, yet they yearn for connection. In aggregate the stories become a meditation on the essential aloneness of the human condition but also on the connections, however tenuous and imperfect, that link people to one another. In the title story, an unnamed narrator describes with cool precision a catastrophe that strikes a seaside town, both tearing lives apart and bringing them together. In the prizewinning story "The Gun," a boy's life is marked by the afternoon he encounters a semiautomatic pistol belonging to his friend's older brother; in "The Island," a Greek princess is abandoned on an island by her abductor; in "The Boys Who Left Home to Learn Fear," a group of adventurers travel deep into the Amazonian jungle but discover the gravest danger lurking among their own number; and in "The Woodpecker and the Wolf," a woman wonders whether she has chosen to travel to Mars only to escape the entanglement of human relationships back here on Earth. Drawing inventively from history, myth, folktales, and modern life, The Pier Falls showcases Haddon's immense gifts of invention and penetrating insight.From the Hardcover edition.
The Pier Falls and Other Stories
by Mark HaddonMark Haddon, author of international bestsellers The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Spot of Bother, returns with a collection of unsparing short stories.In the prize-winning story "The Gun," a man's life is marked by a single afternoon and a rusty .45; in "The Island," a mythical princess is abandoned on an island in the midst of war; in "The Boys Who Left Home to Learn Fear," a cadre of sheltered artistocrats sets out to find adventure in a foreign land and finds the gravest dangers among themselves. These are but some of the men and women who fill this searingly imaginitive and emotionally taut collection of short stories, weaving through time and space to showcase Mark Haddon's incredible versatility. Yet the collection achieves a sum that is greater than its parts, proving itself a meditation not only on isolation and loneliness but also on the tenuous and unseen connections that link individuals to each other, often despite themselves. In its titular story, the narrator describes with fluid precision a catastrophe that will collectively define its victims as much as it will disperse them--and brilliantly lays bare the reader's appetite for spectactle alongside its characters'. Cut with lean prose and drawing inventively from history, myth, fairy tales and, above all, the deep well of empathy that made his three novels so compelling, The Pier Falls reveals a previously unseen side of the celebrated author.From the Hardcover edition.
Pierce's Choice
by Lynn TylerThere is a kidnapper on the loose and his target is tiger Omegas! With danger around every corner, Pierce and Gavin will need to work together in a race against time to find the one responsible before it's too late. Pierce's Choice is a hot, shifter romance sure to keep you turning the pages of Book 5 in Lynn Tyler's Pack Mates series.After having been removed from his parents' home for his own safety, Pierce Nevitt has lived his entire life at someone else's whim. The tiger Omega has been protected and coddled from the outside world, denied the one thing he wants more than anything: Gavin.Gavin Jackson ran away from Pierce, terrified of getting too attached, only to discover it was too late. Freshly graduated, he's been assigned as one of Pierce's bodyguards when he is moved to Smooth Rock Falls.Now, someone is trying to kidnap Omegas, and the two of them need to figure out who and why before their newly re-kindled love is torn apart forever in Lynn Tyler's newest addition to the bestselling Pack Mates series.Content Notes: Hot, Anal Play, Anal Intercourse, GLBT, M/M, Paranormal, Shifters, Wolves, Other Weres
Piercing
by Linda Gaboriau Larry TremblayThree tales spin a web of suspense, impending violence and tragedy that haunt the sleek façade of a city.
Pies de barro (Mundodisco #Volumen 19)
by Terry PratchettUna historia de intriga en Mundodisco: dos asesinatos inexplicables, un largo envenenamiento y bastantes pistas falsas. Alguien está asesinando a ancianitos inofensivos en Ankh-Morpork y la Guardia de la Ciudad quiere saber quién es. También quiere saber otras muchas cosas, como quién está envenenando lentamente al patricio y dejando la ciudad sin gobierno. Y cómo lo hace. Y por qué los gólems se comportan de forma tan extraña últimammente. Y por qué todas las malditas pistas apuntan en la dirección equivocada. Y lo más inquietante de todo: cómo es posible que Nobby Nobbs (que necesita papeles firmados para demostrar que es un ser humano) esté recibiendo invitaciones para las fiestas más selectas d de la ciudad. Todo un reto para el comandante Sam Vimes y su tropa multiétnica de la Guardia de Ankh-Morpork, en una historia de intriga con la que Pratchett demuestra una vez más que las investigaciones policiales en el Mundodisco siempre deparan más de una sorpresa. Reseña:«Terry Pratchett es tremendamente divertido. Es sabio. Tiene estilo.»Sunday Telegraph
Pies de barro (Mundodisco #19)
by Terry PratchettAlguien está asesinando a ancianitos inofensivos en Ankh-Morpork y la Guardia de la Ciudad quiere saber quién es. También quiere saber otras muchas cosas, como quién está envenenando lentamente al patricio y dejando la ciudad sin gobierno. Y cómo lo hace. Y por qué los gólems se comportan de forma tan extraña últimammente. Y por qué todas las malditas pistas apuntan en la dirección equivocada. Y lo más inquietante de todo: cómo es posible que Nobby Nobbs (que necesita papeles firmados para demostrar que es un ser humano) esté recibiendo invitaciones para las fiestas más selectas d de la ciudad. Todo un reto para el comandante Sam Vimes y su tropa multiétnica de la Guardia de Ankh-Morpork, en una historia de intriga con la que Pratchett demuestra una vez más que las investigaciones policiales en el Mundo disco siempre deparan más de una sorpresa.
Pietra di Drago
by Brian Rathbone Annalisa LovatLe leggende diventano realtà Pietra di Drago è il Terzo Libro della trilogia epic fantasy: L’Alba del Potere. Attaccata alla vita, Catrin Volker lotta per recuperare la forza mentre i suoi avversari vanno alla ricerca di un potere ancora più grande. Nemici antichi la minacciano mentre vengono alla luce alleanze dimenticate. La serie epic fantasy per ragazzi il Mondo di Godsland include: La trilogia L’Alba del Potere L’Araldo Pericolo Ereditato Pietra di Drago La trilogia L’Equilibrio del Potere Reggente Selvaggio Regale la trilogia I Reperti del Potere The Fifth Magic Dragonhold The Seventh Magic
Piggie Pie!
by Margie PalatiniGritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.