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Quarantine
by Greg EganIt's late in the 21st century and bioengineering is now so common that people are able to modify their minds in any way they wish. It is an era which has been shaped by information systems so vast that security, in any form, is easily breached. Now you can be whatever you want to be, and do whatever you want to do. On Earth anyway. One night, thirty three years ago, the stars went out. 'The Bubble' - a perfect sphere centred on the sun - appeared in the sky, isolating the solar system from the rest of the universe. For thirty-three years, humanity has lived with the religious cults and terrorism which spawned in the wake of the darkness.We are now alone. Humanity has been cut off. Quarantined.
Quarantine: Double Helix #4 (Star Trek: The Next Generation #54)
by John VornholtLike intertwining filaments of human and alien DNA, a ruthless campaign of revenge has threaded its way through the galaxy, touching billions of sentient beings -- and changing forever the life of Lieutenant Thomas Riker. Tom Riker, an identical duplicate of the Starship Enterprise's first officer, is serving as a Starfleet medical courier when he encounters a group of Maquis renegades, led by a former Starfleet officer named Chakotay. A planet in the Demilitarized Zone, now controlled by the Cardassians, has been stricken with the same deadly disease that has plagued the Alpha Quadrant for years, and only Riker can get the medical supplies the Maquis so desperately need. But the Cardassians would rather destroy all life on the planet than risk letting the epidemic spread!
Quarantine #3: The Burnouts
by Lex ThomasLord of the Flies in a 21st century high school setting. Welcome to Quarantine #3:The Burnouts, where readers of The Maze Runner,Gone, and Divergent go when they're ready for more dark, compelling, survival stories. In the third and final Quarantine book, David and Will are alive...but on the outside of McKinley High. Lucy is the last of the trinity left inside, where Hilary will exact a deadly revenge before taking over McKinley and bringing one final reign of terror to the school before the doors open for good. But the outside world is just as dangerous for carriers of the virus.Praise for the Quarantine series:*"The best high-concept YA thriller of the year... gritty and fearless." - Booklist(starred review)"As original as The Hunger Games, set within the walls of a high school exactly like yours." - Kami Gracia, New York Times best-selling co-author of Beautiful Creatures
Quarantine (Star Trek Voyager: Starfleet Academy No. 3)
by Patricia Barnes-Svarney",'We did not see you all of the sudden,-'-, L-It's-1we said, then pointed to the others standing behind her. ",,We thought you disappeared.-,-, "No, but someone else did," Kathryn said. "I was just going to see where she went," she added, turning the doorknob.
Quarg the Stone Dragon: Series 19 Book 1 (Beast Quest #99)
by Adam BladeBattle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up.Evil Wizard Jezrin plans to drink from the Well of Power, whose waters would make him undefeatable. He must be stopped! But with the dragon Quarg under the sorcerer's command, can Tom and Elenna escape being turned to stone?There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out! Quarg the Stone Dragon; Korvax the Sea Dragon; Vetrix the Poison Dragon and Strytor the Skeleton Dragon.If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Quarry (The Vampire Guard #2)
by Elizabeth NobleThe Vampire Guard: Book TwoThe members of the Vampire Guard--Jonas Forge, spy and soldier turned cop; computer hacker extraordinaire Blair Turner; Declan, thief, con man, and ex-pirate; and medical examiner and werewolf Dr. Lucas Coate--face a dangerous and elusive enemy. And this time, it's personal. Over the course of three hundred years, a man has touched each of their lives in ways they are only just realizing. When a hunt for a psychotic killer in the present resurrects memories and clues from the past, they discover how they have been affected and are bound by the existence of a ruthless vampire criminal. Now, while preventing a heist at a high-tech art show and thwarting several large-scale explosions, the team must employ their unique blend of science and supernatural abilities to put an end to the machinations of the man toying with their lives. This time, he won't slip through their fingers. This time, it's more than a case. It's a hunt, and Forge, Blair, Declan, and Lucas won't stop until they've captured their quarry.
Quarry of Gor (Gorean Saga #35)
by John NormanA well-to-do, upper-class young woman, intelligent, fashionable, educated, strikingly beautiful, exploitative, selfish, and haughty, a despiser of men as she knows them, taking them all as manipulable weaklings, meets a mysterious, unsettlingly attractive male at a cocktail party, one who is not only distant and seemingly immune to her brandished charms, but who seems to hold her, to her disgruntlement and indignation, in a subtle contempt. Later her life undergoes an unexpected, dramatic, and radical change. Seized and shipped with others as cargo, as human cattle, to the beautiful, green, fresh, perilous world of Gor, she finds she is now only an object and beast, a slave. She is collared and branded. Her clothing, if any, and her food, as it might be, are now at the whim of others. She learns to kneel, to address the free as “Master” or “Mistress,” to strive to be pleasing, to obey immediately, beautifully, and without demur, in all things and in any respect, and to kiss a whip and hope that it will not be used on her. Later she meets again, on Gor, the mysterious man she met long ago at the cocktail party, only now she is before him, collared and branded, in a rag, on her knees, a lowly slave.
The Quarrygate Gambit (Streets of Maradaine #4)
by Marshall Ryan MarescaMixing urban and high fantasy, the fourth Streets of Maradaine novel follows the crew of outlaws led by the Rynax brothers as they struggle to protect the city they love.After having thwarted some of the forces responsible for ruining their lives, reformed thieves Asti and Verci Rynax and the rest of the Holver Alley Crew had mostly settled back into sedate lives as upright citizens of Maradaine. But when they are suddenly arrested in mysterious circumstances, they find themselves in Quarrygate Prison, which tests the limits of their cunning and skill. While Verci struggles to keep their friends alive and safe in the prison, Asti gets pulled into a mysterious scheme in the underbelly of the prison, teaming him up with some of the most dangerous people in Maradaine. The cracks in Asti&’s tenuous sanity get torn open as he is thrown into a cat-and-mouse game with one of the city&’s most infamous killers. Meanwhile back in their neighborhood, Verci&’s wife Raych is desperate to help him and Asti and get them home. When her attempts to go through proper channels fail, she accepts a ludicrous deal from the local crime boss: Verci and Asti&’s freedom in exchange for her pulling off a daring, nigh-impossible heist that would challenge even seasoned thieves. Raych doesn&’t know how a simple baker like her could hope to succeed at such a task, but she will use every trick and wild idea she has to help her family. None of the Rynaxes will rest until they are free from Quarrygate and together at home again, no matter the risk, no matter the cost.
A Quarta Lei de Kanaloa
by Johan Twiss Roberto Oksman de AragãoFugindo do seu passado, uma cantora de jazz encontra refúgio nas ilhas paradisíacas em volta de Pearl Harbor, mas o mundo dela é mudado para sempre quando caças japoneses atacam e uma figura misteriosa emerge do mar para salvar a sua vida. AVALIAÇÕES DESTE LIVRO "Uma história de mágica satisfatoriamente autônoma, música, milagres, e amor verdadeiro. Eu espero que ele vá escrever mais neste mundo!" - Heather Monson, Editora "Um romance emocionante dentro de um cenário cultural e histórico cativante. Adicione um toque de mágica e eu fiquei viciado." - Jen Johnson, Autora & Escritora de Peças
Quarter Square
by David BridgerEnglish carpenter Joe Walker thinks his life is over when he discovers his wife and best friend having an affair. Restoring an abandoned theatre offers little hope for a fresh start...until he follows a group of strangers through a hidden door into a world he never could have imagined. In the haven known as Quarter Square, Joe encounters a community of supernatural street performers who straddle the mortal world and the magic realm known as the Wild. Here, Joe finds a sense of belonging he's never known before-and a chance to uncover the truth behind the frightening visions that have haunted him since childhood. He also meets Min, an enchanting singer who quickly captures his heart. But as Joe settles into Quarter Square, he learns their haven is under attack, while an ancient enemy threatens to tear him and Min apart. Now, Joe must learn to wield his own powers in order to save the life he's come to love...47,000 words
The Quartered Sea (Quarters #4)
by Tanya HuffFourth in the epic fantasy series from the author of No Quarter: “Good reading in the same vein as [Mercedes] Lackey’s The Last Herald-Mage series” (Locus).Benedikt can control the element of water through music, but water is the only element Benedikt can sing, which isolates him from his fellow bards. When the queen of Shkoder outfits a voyage to discover the lands across the sea against the Bardic captain’s objections, Benedikt is the only bard willing to brave the captain’s wrath and volunteer.In uncharted waters, a storm strikes and the kigh of the deep seas rises. All of Benedikt’s skill is unable to save ship or crew. Shipwrecked in an unfamiliar country and unable to send word to Shkoder of the ship’s fate, Benedikt must play the part he’s been given: a pawn in the game of politics and religion between brother and sister—who both intend to use his song to their advantage.As the queen waits for word, the kigh of the deep seas rises again . . .Praise for the Quarters series“I love the way Huff writes. She creates rich, complex fantasy worlds, populates them with likeable characters, includes lots of humor and action, bright, lively dialogue, and in this case, an ‘all’s well that ends well’ ending that is perfect. Unputdownable.” —Voya“A richly complex story set in a magical world that could almost be a part of our own history.” —Science Fiction Chronicle“This isn’t fluff, and it isn’t light—but it has so much heart to leaven its dark moments.” —The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Quartet for the End of Time: A Novel
by Johanna SkibsrudA “cinematic . . . page-turner and a compassionate analysis of faith, memory, responsibility, and consequence.”—Molly Antopol, Fiction Writers Review Inspired by and structured around the chamber piece of the same title by the French composer Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time is a mesmerizing story of four lives irrevocably linked in a single act of betrayal. The novel takes us on an unforgettable journey beginning during the 1930s Bonus Army riots, when World War I veteran Arthur Sinclair is falsely accused of conspiracy and then disappears. His absence will haunt his son, Douglas, as well as Alden and Sutton Kelly, the children of a powerful U.S. congressman, as they experience—each in different ways—the dynamic political social changes that took place leading up to and during World War II. From the New Deal projects through which Douglas, newly fatherless, makes his living to Sutton’s work as a journalist, to Alden’s life as a code breaker and a spy, each character is haunted by the past and is searching for love, hope, and redemption in a world torn apart by chaos and war. Through the lives of these characters, as well as those of their lovers, friends, and enemies, the novel transports us from the Siberian Expedition of World War I to the underground world of a Soviet spy in the 1920s and 1930s, to the occultist circle of P. D. Ouspensky and London during the Blitz, to the German prison camp where Messiaen originally composed and performed his famous Quartet for the End of Time.At every turn, this rich and ambitious novel tells some of the less well-known stories of twentieth-century history with epic scope and astonishing power, revealing at every turn the ways in which history and memory tend to follow us, and in which absence has a palpable presence.
Quaternity
by Kenneth Mark Hoover“A poetic, doom-laden Western soaked in blood and frenzy. This Cormac McCarthyesque terror fantasia of a prequel both frames and outstrips Hoover’s Haxan” (Gemma Files, author of Spectral Evidence). Before he became a US federal marshal in Haxan, John Marwood rode with a band of killers up and down the Texas-Mexico border. Led by Abram Botis, an apostate from the Old Country, this gang of thirteen killers searches for the fabled golden city of Cibola, even riding through the barren, blood-soaked plains of Comancheria. In this violent crucible of blood, dust, and wind, Marwood discovers a nightmarish truth about himself, and conquers the silent, wintry thing coiled inside him. “After 2014’s brilliantly brutal Haxan, Hoover revisits his nightmarish American West . . . A western of blood and violence with a marked lack of redemption tinged with hints of the fantastic, this is a pitch-black western that resonates.” —Publishers Weekly “With a voice both sparse and poetic, Hoover takes on the hoary cliches of Western fiction and dismantles them one by one. In Quaternity, Hoover’s unflinching look at evil will challenge everything you know about yourself and the world we live in.” —Melissa Lenhardt, author of Heresy “Hoover does it again. Quaternity starts with a bang and doesn’t quit until a satisfying conclusion. This is my kind of weird west. Love it!” —Jennifer Brozek, author of The Last Days of Salton Academy
Quatrain
by Sharon ShinnThe four novellas in Quatrain are set in worlds of Archangel, Heart of Gold, Summers at Castle Auburn, and Mystic and Rider. "Flight" follows a former angel-seeker who used to be in love with the Archangel Raphael and now is determined to keep her beautiful niece from making her same mistakes. "Blood" is the story of a fierce young gulden man who comes to the city to seek his mother, whom he hasn't seen since he was a boy and she ran away from his abusive father. In "Gold," a crown princess escapes the hazards of war by hiding among the fairylike aliora, where she encounters an altogether different sort of danger. And in "Flame," the mystic Senneth uses her magic to save a little girl, an act that wins her new friends but puts her own life at risk.
Quatrain
by Sharon ShinnSharon Shinn's Twelve Houses books have fascinated readers and critics alike with their irresistible blend of fantasy, romance, and adventure. Now in Quatrain, she weaves compelling stories in four of the worlds that readers love in Fight, Blood, Gold, and Flame.
Quatro tons e meio de fantasia
by W. J. May4 tons (e meio) de histórias incríveis de fantasia/romance em um único livro! Da autora best seller W. J. May, cada tom é um gênero diferente de fantasia, paranormal e romance, todos de séries diferentes! Um raio de esperança – As crônicas de Kerrigan Quão forte você precisa sacudir a árvore genealógica para descobrir a verdade sobre o passado? Rae Kerrigan, de quinze anos, nunca conheceu realmente a história de sua família. Sua mãe e seu pai morreram quando ela era jovem e só quando ela aceita uma bolsa de estudos no prestigioso Internato Guilder, na Inglaterra, que um misterioso segredo de família é revelado. Os pecados do pai serão os pecados da filha? Enquanto Rae tem dificuldades com os novos amigos, uma escola nova e um amor proibido de tiete, ela também deve enfrentar o desafio final: receber uma tatuagem em seu décimo-sexto aniversário com poderes específicos que podem prendê-la a uma escuridão indescritível. Cabe a Rae desfazer o mal sombrio no passado de sua família e ter um raio de esperança para seu futuro. A Sétima Marca – A saga dos Segredos Escondidos Como a maioria dos adolescentes, Rouge está tentando descobrir quem ela é e o que deseja ser. Com pouco conhecimento sobre seu passado, ela tem perguntas, mas nunca tentou encontrar as respostas. Tudo muda quando ela faz amizade com uma família estranhamente intoxicante. Os irmãos Grace e Michael parecem ter segredos que parecem estar ligados a Rouge. Seu palpite é confirmado quando um terrível incidente ocorre em uma festa ao ar livre. Rouge pode ser a única pessoa que pode encontrar a resposta. Um antigo diário, um colar Sioghra e uma marca especial forçam decisões que alteram a vida de uma garota que cresceu despreparada para lutar por sua vida ou por outras pessoas. Todos os segredos têm um custo e a determinação de Rouge em encontrar a verdade só pode levar a problemas ... ou algo a
Quattro Sfumature e mezzo di Fantasy
by W. J. May Martina GambarottoQuattro storie (e mezzo) piene di romanticismo e fantasy in un libro unico! Dall'autrice bestseller W.J. May, ogni racconto è una diversa sfumatura di fantasy, paranormale e romanzo rosa, proveniente da diverse serie. Potete trovare Lupi Mannari, Angeli, Vampiri e molto altro. Sono storie ricche di suspance e di amore, odio, lotta e rinascita.
The Qubit Zirconium: A KeyForge Novel (KeyForge)
by M Darusha WehmAlien detectives stumble across a mystery that could tear apart their patchwork planet, the Crucible, in this riotous science fantasy novel from the smash hit game, KeyForgeWibble & Pplimz, the Crucible&’s most unusual private investigators, must set off from their office in Hub City to clear the name of a former client. Along the way, their investigation broadens from a simple accusation of theft to include a missing person, a potential murder, and a highly unusual gem. Four interlinking incidents take them across the Crucible, as they attempt to solve the case. But there&’s something more sinister lurking underneath: evidence of a secret society that aims to discover the power of the Architects, and forever change the nature of the Crucible itself.
Que Bruxaria é Essa? Um Mistério das Bruxas de Westwick (Série Mistérios das Bruxas de Westwick #1)
by Colleen Cross Christiane Jost, Karine Lima e Ayrton Jost de LimaQue Bruxaria é Essa?: Um Mistério das Bruxas de Westwick Série Mistérios das Bruxas de Westwick TENHA CUIDADO COM O QUE DESEJA... Um Mistério Paranormal das Bruxas de Westwick “Uma história sobrenatural enfeitiçadora. Se você gosta de mistérios divertidos, adorará Cendrine West e sua família maluca!” Cendrine West tem um segredo: ela não quer ser uma bruxa. E não é uma bruxa muito boa, coisa que sua tia Pearl não a deixa esquecer. Mas ela não pode fugir das próprias raízes, especialmente não na pequena Westwick Corners, onde a família West de bruxas criou problemas durante gerações. Surge um problema quando um cadáver aparece logo antes do casamento de Cendrine. Ao investigar, ela descobre uma conexão sobrenatural. E um segredo sobre o noivo que ela preferia não saber. Cendrine é forçada a testar os próprios poderes de bruxa. Serão eles bons o suficiente para salvar a família e a cidade? A cena do crime aponta para tia Pearl, que jurou impedir o turismo, que a cidade necessita desesperadamente, a todo custo. Ela também quer que Tyler Gates, o novo delegado sexy, saia da cidade, como todos os anteriores. E, como se isso não bastasse, o fantasma de vovó Vi quer participar da ação. Cendrine jura ajudar a tia, que não ajuda a si mesma. Faíscas voam entre Cendrine e Tyler à medida que o caso aumenta contra tia Pearl. Cendrine conseguirá colocar a investigação — e o próprio coração — no caminho certo? Se você gosta de mistérios divertidos, com uma boa dose de humor e sobrenatural, adorará este livro paranormal!
Las que estamos muertas
by Namina FornaEl comienzo de una increíble y audaz serie de fantasía épica. Rechazadas por su sangre por su sangre. Guerreras por decisión propia. ¡Prepárate para la batalla! La sangre dorada de Deka la marca como impura y la condena a muerte. Ante ella, una decisión: resignarse a su destino o unirse a las Alaki, un ejército de chicas casi inmortales que lucha para defender el imperio de su mayor enemigo. Pero nada es lo que parece, y Deka deberá descubrir su verdadero poder y el de sus hermanas guerreras para luchar contra aquellos que desean subyugarlas.
Queen
by Aimée CarterPAWN...CAPTIVE...QUEEN? Kitty Doe is a Blackcoat rebel and a former captive with a deadly connection to the most powerful and dangerous man in the country, Prime Minister Daxton Hart. Forced to masquerade as Daxton's niece, Lila Hart, Kitty has helped the Blackcoats take back the prison known as Elsewhere. But Daxton has no intention of ceding his position of privilege-or letting Kitty expose his own masquerade. Not in these United States, where each person's rank means the difference between luxury and poverty, freedom and fear...and ultimately, between life and death. To defeat the corrupt government, Kitty must expose Daxton's secret. Securing evidence will put others in jeopardy, including the boy she's loved forever and an ally she barely trusts. For months, Kitty's survival has hinged on playing a part. Now she must discover who she truly wants to be, and whether the new world she and the rebels are striving to create has a place in it for her after all.
Queen: A Chronicle Of The Sibyl's War (Sibyl's War #3)
by Timothy ZahnQueen is the climactic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn's thrilling space adventure series, The Sybil's War.“Tim Zahn is a master of tactics and puts his own edge on complex hard-SF thrillers.” —Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author.Nicole Hammond is a Sibyl, a special human that has the ability to communicate with a strange alien ship called the Fyrantha.However, Nicole and all other sentient creatures are caught up in a war for control between two competing factions. Now, the street-kid turned rebel leader has a plan that would restore freedom to all who have been shanghaied by the strange ship. She just has to unite the many alien races being forced to combat for their freedom, dodge slaving war profiteers determined to capture her, and convince an AI at war with itself to trust her above all else.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Queen Alone (Chronicles of the Tempus)
by K.A.S. QuinnThe final installment in the extraordinary time-traveling adventures of Katie-Berger-Jones-BurgKatie Berger-Jones-Burg is a lonely New York teenager. It's Christmas, and with her pop-star mother away on a whirlwind tour, all is not well with Katie. She is having visions, and she realized she is needed in another time. In 1860 it's Christmas too. Princess Alice is helping her father Prince Albert with his endless stream of work while the rest of the family—including Queen Victoria—is enjoying the wonderful snow. But the merry royal family is under a shadow. There is a plot—both political and supernatural—to bring down the Queen. A Britain without its Queen is weak, and where Britain stumbles, the rest of the world falls.
Queen Amidala (Star Wars Episode #1)
by Jude Watson Judy BlundellThe fascinating and dangerous first-hand story of Queen Amidala, "Episode I's" young heroine, who must hide her identity and risk everything in order to save her planet and people.
The Queen and The Tower: Book 1 Of The Nightcraft Quartet (Nightcraft Quartet)
by Shannon PageCalendula Isadora (Callie to her friends) is a powerful witch with a mind for science...magical science. Her independent ways, not to mention her unseemly affection for her human boyfriend, put her at odds with her San Francisco coven. The last straw comes when she builds and animates a massive golem. Really, such things are simply not done among respectable witchkind. Then a sexy Old Country warlock arrives on the scene, just to complicate things further, as Callie's best friend, Logandina, falls ill with an inexplicable malady. As Callie delves deeper into the swirl of mysteries surrounding her, the witchkind powers-that-be try to keep her in her place. Naturally, she defies them, with help from her mentor, eight-hundred-year-old Gregorio Andromedus, her mother, a "wild magic" witch with a talent for the tarot, and a few new friends. But when illusion, deception, danger and intrigue are the common currency, how can any witch know who to trust or where to turn? Can Callie rely on anyone besides herself-and her familiar, Elnor?