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The Poison Throne
by Walker DrydenTumanbay:Once the most magnificent city on earth -now the dark heart of an empire which lies in ruins.Occupied by the fanatical forces of the mysterious cult of Maya,corpses hang from the gallows, and citizens are flogged for next to nothing.Barakat, leader of the Inquisition, leads the purge.Gregor, former spymaster to the Sultan, lives in fear.Madu, heir to the throne, is opiated and installed as a puppet ruler.And Qulan, the great general, rots in prison.But the history of Tumanbay shows that those who can rise to power can just as easily fall.And there are whispers of rebellion, of a reckoning - as well as rumblings of plague on the horizon...
The Poison Throne
by Walker DrydenTumanbay:Once the most magnificent city on earth -now the dark heart of an empire which lies in ruins.Occupied by the fanatical forces of the mysterious cult of Maya,corpses hang from the gallows, and citizens are flogged for next to nothing.Barakat, leader of the Inquisition, leads the purge.Gregor, former spymaster to the Sultan, lives in fear.Madu, heir to the throne, is opiated and installed as a puppet ruler.And Qulan, the great general, rots in prison.But the history of Tumanbay shows that those who can rise to power can just as easily fall.And there are whispers of rebellion, of a reckoning - as well as rumblings of plague on the horizon...
The Poison Throne (Moorehawke Trilogy #1)
by Celine KiernanWhen young Wynter Moorehawke returns to court with her dying father, but she finds her old home shadowed with fear. The king has become a violent despot, terrorizing those he once loved. His son and heir Alberon has fled into exile and now there are whispers everywhere of rebellion. Meanwhile, Alberon's half-brother Razi has been elevated to his throne. He struggles to meet his King's demands while remaining loyal to his beloved brother and to his friend Wynter. Now, she must choose: her father or her dreams, her friend or her king, her duty... or her love.
The Poison Throne: The Moorehawke Trilogy: Book One (Moorehawke Trilogy #1)
by Celine KiernanYOUNG WYNTER MOOREHAWKE RETURNS TO COURT WITH HER DYING FATHER. BUT HER OLD HOME IS CLOAKED IN FEAR. Once benevolent King Jonathon is now a violent despot, terrorising his people while his son Alberon plots a coup from exile. Then darkness spreads as the King appoints Alberon's half-brother Razi as heir. Wynter must watch her friend obey his father's untenable commands, as those they love are held to ransom. And at the heart of matters lies a war machine so lethal that none dare speak of it. The kingdom would belong to its master, yet the consequences of using it are too dire to consider. But temptation has ever been the enemy of reason.
Poison Tongue
by Nash SummersLevi Bell can see a person's soul just by looking into their eyes. In Monroe Poirier's eyes, he sees the devil himself. When Monroe moves back to the small Southern town of Malcome, Levi is repelled by the darkness of the stranger's soul. But Levi is cursed to love things dark and wicked, and he's seduced each time he looks into Monroe's eyes--and drawn to the swamp behind the old Poirier house. As strange occurrences begin to happen when shadows and visions visit him in the night, Levi sees a flicker of something good in Monroe's soul. But the need to submerge himself in the swamp's murky waters grows stronger as Levi's desire for Monroe becomes unbearable. In his struggles to help Monroe save his soul, Levi will have to decide if it's worth losing his own.
Poison Tree
by Amelia Atwater-RhodesThe rich stew of the author's creations--SingleEarth, vampires, shapeshifters, Tristes, the Bruja Guilds--are at full boil here in the story of two 20-ish young women trying to out run their very different pasts, and figure out where they fit in and who they might become. Each has landed in a more "normal" place, and each wonders if, like a tattoo that can't be covered up, they can ever really fit into "normal."From the Hardcover edition.
The Poison Waves (Secrets of the Sky)
by Sayantani DasGuptaUNDERWATER PERIL AWAITSKiya and Kinjal have succeeded in their first quest in the magical world of the Kingdom Beyond, but whatever good they achieved might not be enough. Their faithful flying horses Snowy and Raat reappear and whisk them back to the Kingdom to help the water pari--winged merpeople—who are slowly being poisoned by the very water in which they live. It is up to the twins to figure it out and put a stop to it.Fortunately, Kiya has the know-how to solve this mystery...if only she can put the pieces together before the evil serpent king Sesha knows they've reentered the Kingdom!EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING
Poisoned
by Jennifer DonnellyFrom Jennifer Donnelly, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Stepsister, comes a fairytale retelling that'll forever change the way you think about strength, power, and the real meaning of "happily ever after.""...a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, wrapped up in a thrilling fantasy adventure." -- The GuardianA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year AN American Library Association-YALSA Best Fiction for Young AdultsOptioned for film by Lynette Howell Taylor, the producer of A Star is Born, and Bruna Papandrea, producer of Big Little Lies.Once upon a time, a girl named Sophie rode into the forest with the queen's huntsman. Her lips were the color of ripe cherries, her skin as soft as new-fallen snow, her hair as dark as midnight. When they stopped to rest, the huntsman pulled out his knife . . . and took Sophie's heart.It shouldn't have come as a surprise. Sophie had heard the rumors, the whispers. They said she was too kind and foolish to rule -- a waste of a princess. A disaster of a future queen. And Sophie believed them. She believed everything she'd heard about herself, the poisonous words people use to keep girls like Sophie from becoming too powerful, too strong . . .With the help of seven mysterious strangers, Sophie manages to survive. But when she realizes that the jealous queen might not be to blame, Sophie must find the courage to face an even more terrifying enemy, proving that even the darkest magic can't extinguish the fire burning inside every girl, and that kindness is the ultimate form of strength.
Poisoned Air
by Sterner MeekAgain Dr. Bird closes with the evil Saranoff—this time near the Aberdeen Proving Ground, in a deadly, mysterious blanket of fog.
The Poisoned Crown
by Amanda HemingwayNathan Ward's unique ability to enter his dreams and parallel worlds has followed him into adolescence. With Nathan's growing maturity comes a deeper understanding of his mission; he must stop an insidious and pervasive evil. Queen Nefufar's dark power is growing. In the strange world Nathan visits, land is a distant memory, save for the rumored islands and melting ice caps. The queen's dream of extinguishing the lungbreathers, including man, and ruling over a watery kingdom of cold-blooded creatures is in reach. Meanwhile, in another dimension, on Earth, there are rumblings of doom. Nathan senses a shift in the atmosphere, and the wizard of the Cosmos broods over the imbalance. There is one chance for salvation: Nathan must capture the third Grail relic, a poisoned iron crown that Nefufar keeps locked beneath the ocean in a chamber of air. But how can a mere boy make his way millions of miles down into the boiling, watery depths and capture the crown from a ferocious seadragon?
Poisoned Kisses
by Stephanie DravenDaughter of the war god Ares, Kyra had been born into darkness-a darkness she'd vowed to annihilate. Just as she'd destroy the notorious Greek arms dealer Marco Kaisiris for feeding the bloodlust she despised. She'd use her nymph's carnal powers to seduce him, then slay him. But Kyra wasn't prepared for Marco's secret weapon. For millennia Kyra had avoided mortal men, but she couldn't resist Marco's magnetism, his raw sexuality. Time and again his sculpted body took her to heights to which only the gods soared. That he was a shape-shifting hydra she could forgive, but not his one fatal flaw-his poisoned blood could kill her. Kyra had fallen for the only being who could destroy her.... Yet how could she spend eternity without him?
Poisoned Web the Deizian Empire
by Crista McHughThe fate of the empire hangs on one slave breaking her silence…As the Deizian Empire prepares for the upcoming wedding of Emperor Titus Sergius Flavus and Azruha, one mystery remains unsolved—the sudden and unexplained death of the former emperor. And as her wedding gift to Titus, Azurha wants to give him answers. She suspects an unknown poison was involved, and her search for the truth enlists two unlikely allies.
The Poisoner's Ring: A Rip Through Time Novel (Rip Through Time Novels #2)
by Kelley ArmstrongA modern-day homicide detective is working as an undertaker's assistant in Victorian Scotland when a serial poisoner attacks the men of Edinburgh and leaves their widows under suspicion.Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland. Her employers know she’s not housemaid Catriona Mitchell—even though Mallory is in Catriona’s body—and Mallory is now officially an undertaker’s assistant. Dr. Duncan Gray moonlights as a medical examiner, and their latest case hits close to home. Men are dropping dead from a powerful poison, and all signs point to the grieving widows… the latest of which is Gray’s oldest sister.Poison is said to be a woman’s weapon, though Mallory has to wonder if it’s as simple as that. But she must tread carefully. Every move the household makes is being watched, and who knows where the investigation will lead.New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong is known for her exquisite world building, and this latest series is no exception. The Poisoner's Ring brings the intricacies of Victorian Scotland alive as Mallory again searches for a 19th-century killer as well as a way home.
Poisonous Fairy Wants to Fight Back: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Yue QingHanGhost fairy move the world is black through the strange world waste miss into poison fairy a unique practice for the thoroughness the magic of poison is perfect the world shunned her like a serpent ghost fairy seat driving thousands of flying sedan it was terrifying her creed we will not attack unless we are attacked if anyone attacks me he will repay me a hundredfold fight to overthrow his mother to overthrow his sister to clear his mother s grievances the long cute young lady changed into a little devil countless heroes to bow
Poisonous Fairy Wants to Fight Back: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Yue QingHanGhost fairy move the world is black through the strange world waste miss into poison fairy a unique practice for the thoroughness the magic of poison is perfect the world shunned her like a serpent ghost fairy seat driving thousands of flying sedan it was terrifying her creed we will not attack unless we are attacked if anyone attacks me he will repay me a hundredfold fight to overthrow his mother to overthrow his sister to clear his mother s grievances the long cute young lady changed into a little devil countless heroes to bow
The Poisonous Plans of Professor Weird (EDGE: I HERO: Megahero #2)
by Steve Barlow Steve SkidmoreTake on the role of a shape-shifting MEGAHERO in this fully interactive, wacky, choose-your-own-destiny adventure story.You and your mega-computer sidekick, PAL, must save the world from Professor Weird - a brilliant scientist who has decided he wants to rid the world of YOU. The evil genius can concoct almost anything in his mobile lab - can you possibly morph into the right shapes to avoid his knockout gas?? Written by the award-winning duo Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (AKA the 2STEVES) and illustrated by the hilarious Pipi Sposito. Reading age from 7 to 9 years old. Interest range from 7 to 12 years old - suitable for reluctant readers and less confident older readers. Printed using a font approved by the British Dyslexia Association on off-white paper.Read and laugh along with the whole series!October 2020I HERO: MegaHero: Sushi Man - 9781445169477I HERO: MegaHero: Professor Weird - 9781445170039November 2020I HERO: MegaHero: DinaSaw - 9781445170084I HERO: MegaHero: Miss Take - 9781445170091December 2020I HERO: MegaHero: MegaBite - 9781445170121I HERO: MegaHero: Queen of Hearts - 9781445170152
Poison's Cage
by Breeana ShieldsAn assassin becomes a spy in this heart-pounding sequel to Poison's Kiss. Readers who love the assassin angle in Throne of Glass, the lethal touch in Shatter Me, or the high stakes of The Wrath and the Dawn will want to follow this story to the end.A single kiss could kill. A single secret could save the kingdom.Iyla and Marinda have killed many men together: Iyla as the seductress, Marinda as the final, poisonous kiss. Now they understand who the real enemy is--the Snake King--and together they can take him down. Both girls have felt as though they were living a lie in the past, so moving into the king's palace and pretending to serve him isn't as difficult as it sounds. But when you're a spy, even secrets between friends are dangerous. And each girl has something--or someone--to lose. Does every secret, every lie, bring them closer to the truth . . . or to a trap?In Poison's Kiss, Marinda pulled a dangerous thread. In this sequel, it unravels to a heart-pounding conclusion.
Poison's Kiss
by Breeana ShieldsA teenage assassin kills with a single kiss until she is ordered to kill the one boy she loves. This commercial YA fantasy is romantic and addictive—like a poison kiss—and will thrill fans of Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard. Marinda has kissed dozens of boys. They all die afterward. It’s a miserable life, but being a visha kanya—a poison maiden—is what she was created to do. Marinda serves the Raja by dispatching his enemies with only her lips as a weapon. Until now, the men she was ordered to kiss have been strangers, enemies of the kingdom. Then she receives orders to kiss Deven, a boy she knows too well to be convinced he needs to die. She begins to question who she’s really working for. And that is a thread that, once pulled, will unravel more than she can afford to lose. This rich, surprising, and accessible debut is based in Indian folklore and delivers a story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
The Poisons We Drink
by Bethany BaptisteAn Indie Bestseller!In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her.Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility. When the powerful Grand Witcher, the ruthless head of her coven, offers Venus the chance to punish her mother's killer, she has to pay a steep price for revenge. The cost? Brew poisonous potions to enslave D.C.'s most influential politicians.As Venus crawls deeper into the corrupt underbelly of her city, the line between magic and power blurs, and it's hard to tell who to trust…Herself included.The Poisons We Drink is a potent YA debut about a world where love potions are weaponized against hate and prejudice, sisterhood is unbreakable, and self-love is life and death.
Poke the Bear Box Set
by Ofelia Gränd Holly Day and Ofelia GrändIf you don’t want to attract the bears, hide the cakes!In this box set, there are bears everywhere. They’re in the elevator, in the bakery, even in the apartment next door. And they’re hungry, always hungry ... and often grumpy, at least until they find their mates. But then other problems arise. Like how do you tell someone you’re a bear shifter without scaring them?Contains the stories:Saved by the Bear by Holly Day: Would knowing how you die change the way you live? Frode inherits a book that shows his past and his future, but can he trust the book? It's showing a bear in the garden, and there is only Imre, his neighbor. When the book predicts his death, Frode turns to Imre for help. They leave the city in a hurry, but will the book keep them alive or will their journey end in a gruesome prophecy?Elevator Pitch by Ofelia Gränd: Bjorn Ritter only wants one thing -- to live his life away from nosey bears. That’s easier said than done when you’re living in a Bear community. Cecil Baxter might be a bat, but he grew up away from shifters, and he’s d continuing to keep his distance. His day goes from bad to worse when he finds himself trapped in an elevator with a huge bear shifter. But, what could go wrong in three minutes?Blown Away by Holly Day: Espen Urso doesn’t want to be out in the storm, but a group of alphas is trespassing, and he needs to defend his territory. The alphas he can scare off, but when he sees they’ve hurt a tiny bird shifter, he loses his patience. He has never believed in omegas, and not until he takes Arvid in does he realize the trouble he’s in. Is it even possible to defend his territory with an omega in it?The Cake Shop by Ofelia Gränd: York is attacked by a rivaling werewolf pack. Injured and exhausted, he takes refuge in a bear-owned bakery. Torbjorn doesn't do people, he doesn't do wolves, and he will definitely not mate one no matter what the pull in his heart says. York has finally found his mate, but Torbjorn refuses to let him stay. How will he make Torbjorn understand he means him no harm when he refuses to talk to him?The Birthday Bear by Holly Day: For more than a year, Gabe has known Riley is his mate, but Riley isn’t ready. He stumbled into Gabe’s bakery after having left his abusive ex, and he needs time. But if Gabe waits too long to tell Riley what he is, Riley will feel betrayed. If he tells him too soon, he will run away, and Gabe isn’t sure he can survive without Riley. How do you tell your skittish human mate you’re a bear shifter?
Pokemon™: Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium (Pokémon Classic Chapter Book Ser. #6)
by Tracey WestStep aside, Trainers! Ash Ketchum is on a winning streak, and he's going all the way to the top. With the help of Pikachu and Charizard, Ash wins his final Orange League badge. Now he's ready to take on a true Pokémon champion for the Winner's Cup. But a mighty Dragonite stands in his way. Is Ash's Pikachu strong enough to down this dragon? <P><P>Lexile Measure: 600
Pokémon Battle Frontier: Team Rocket Truce
by Tracey WestMay's Munchlax get sick in the middle of Battle Frontier. A kind couple offers to take care. But things get complicated when Team Rocket shows up.
Pokemon GO!: The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide
by Cara CoppermanThe essential guide book to the biggest mobile game in history, Pokémon Go!Pokémon GO! The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide is a must-read companion to the hit mobile game that has taken the world by storm. This essential guide will teach gamers all they need to know to become the ultimate Pokémon Master. Filled with tips, cheats, strategies, insights and even guides to Pokémon Go sites in a variety of cities, Pokémon GO! The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide is indispensable for anyone looking to fill their Pokédex. This guide includes:* Everything you need to know about Lures, PokéBalls, Eggs * How to catch the really hard Pokémon...Level 20 and above!* Level Up! XP, Medals, Achievements + more* How to find the best Gyms and Pokéstops in your hometown
Pokémon The Lost Riolu
by Helena MayerMore action from the exciting Sinnoh Region! Join Ash and his buddies as they complete their epic journey. In this adventure, Ash must help Pokémon Ranger save Riolu from Hunter J, a nefarious Pokémon poacher.
Pokémon Pikachu's Vacation
by Tracey WestThe Pokémon are going on vacation, and Pikachu is in charge. A group of bullies bust in to disturb them at an amusement park. Can all the Pokémon learn to work together before disaster strikes?