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Best Served Cold: A First Law Novel (World of the First Law)
by Joe AbercrombieSpringtime in Styria. And that means war.There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular - a shade too popular for her employer's taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.Her allies include Styria's least reliable drunkard, Styria's most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that's all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started...Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge.
Best Served Cold: A First Law Novel (World of the First Law)
by Joe AbercrombieSpringtime in Styria. And that means war.There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular - a shade too popular for her employer's taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.Her allies include Styria's least reliable drunkard, Styria's most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that's all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started...Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge.
Best Served Cold: Best Served Cold (World Of The First Law Ser.)
by Joe AbercrombieSpringtime in Styria. And that means war.There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, and behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular -- a shade too popular for her employer's taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.Her allies include Styria's least reliable drunkard, Styria's most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that's all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started. . .
Best Short Novels: 2005 (Science Fiction Novellas)
by Jonathan Strahan"The Garden: A Hwarhath Science Fictional Romance" by Eleanor Arnason "Mayflower II" by Stephen Baxter "The Fear Gun" by Judith Berman "Sergeant Chip" by Bradley Denton "Arabian Wine" by Gregory Feeley "Men Are Trouble" by James Patrick Kelly "Shadow Twin" by Gardner Dozois, George R. R. Martin, and Daniel Abraham "Under the Flag of Night" by Ian McDowell "The Gorgon in the Cupboard" by Patricia A. McKillip "The Concrete Jungle" by Charles Stross
Best Short SF Novels 2004
by Jonathan StrahanThe Empress of Mars by Kage Baker; The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams; In Springdale Town by Robert Freeman Wexkr; The Swastika Bomb by John Meaney; Jailwise by Lucius Shepard; Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis; Greetings by Terry Bisson; Awake in the Night by John C. Wright; Off on a Starship by William Barton This is the first in what I hope will become a series. It is published by the Science Fiction Book Club and offers an opportunity for works of a greater length to appear in book form. Well-known authors like Walter Jon Williams and Connie Willis are interspersed with authors that are very little known such as John Meaney and John C. Wright. They seem well chosen and good reading.
The Best Son-in-law (Volume 1 #1)
by Gong ZiMoYe Hao had become a son-in-law under someone else's roof and guarded a two Yuan store. Every day, he would not only face the mockery of others, but also the disdainful looks of his parents and the helpless sigh of his wife! All of this, up to the jade pendant that Grandpa left behind … Ye Hao's life had undergone a tremendous change.
The Best Son-in-law: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Gong ZiMoYe Hao had become a son-in-law under someone else's roof and guarded a two Yuan store. Every day, he would not only face the mockery of others, but also the disdainful looks of his parents and the helpless sigh of his wife!All of this, up to the jade pendant that Grandpa left behind … Ye Hao's life had undergone a tremendous change.
The Best Son-in-law: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Gong ZiMoYe Hao had become a son-in-law under someone else's roof and guarded a two Yuan store. Every day, he would not only face the mockery of others, but also the disdainful looks of his parents and the helpless sigh of his wife!All of this, up to the jade pendant that Grandpa left behind … Ye Hao's life had undergone a tremendous change.
Best Tales of the Apocalypse
by D. L. SnellFourteen of the best horrifying tales of the end of the world, collected in one anthology.Best Tales of the Apocalypse is full of the best short stories and novellas of the sub-genre. There are gods and monsters, Lovecraftian creatures and viruses that wipe out life as we know it. Read about colliding continents, nuclear war, and technology gone awry with darker, more insidious things you haven’t yet imagined.Edited by D. L. Snell and Bram Stoker Award–winner Joe McKinney, this collection contains 14 shattering tales by some of the genre’s first and final scribes. Here, the world doesn’t just end once. These are the horsemen, the trumpeting angels. Their words are the bowls of wrath, dumped again and again. This is the book that’s been centuries in the making. The Final Book. And the choir’s singing one last Psalm. The End is the best part.Featuring works from:Joe McKinney, Tim Curran, J.F. Gonzalez, Michael Oliveri, David Conyers, Lee Moan, Rebecca Day, Derek J. Goodman, Lyn C.A. Gardner, Ian Randal Strock, Michael Sellars, Dario CirielloDaniel R. Robichaud, Ian Rogers, and Patrice Sarath.
The Best Things in Death
by Lenore AppelhansIn this Memory of After e-short story, Felicia and Neil share their favorite memories of falling in love with each other.Having recently saved Level 2 from the Morati and been reunited with her boyfriend, Felicia decides to make up some lost time with Neil before moving on to the mysterious Level 3. In this e-short story, Felicia and Neil share their favorite memories of falling in love with each other from their past lives on Earth.
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
by Harry Turtledove Martin H. GreenbergLEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PAST H. G. Wells's seminal short story "The Time Machine," published in 1895, provided the springboard for modern science fiction's time travel explosion. Responding to their own fascination with the subject, the greatest visionary writers of the twentieth century penned some of their finest stories. Here are eighteen of the most exciting tales ever told, including "Time's Arrow" In Arthur C. Clarke's classic, two brilliant physicists finally crack the mystery of time travel-with appalling consequences. "Death Ship" Richard Matheson, author of Somewhere in Time, unveils a chilling scenario concerning three astronauts who stumble upon the conundrum of past and future. "A Sound of Thunder" Ray Bradbury's haunting vision of modern man gone dinosaur hunting poses daunting questions about destiny and consequences. "Yesterday was Monday" If all the world's a stage, Theodore Sturgeon's compelling tale follows the odyssey of an ordinary joe who winds up backstage. "Rainbird" R.A. Lafferty reflects on what might have been in this brainteaser about an inventor so brilliant that he invents himself right out of existence. "Timetipping" What if everyone time-traveled except you? Jack Dann provides some surprising answers in this literary gem. . . . as well as stories by Poul Anderson * L. Sprague de Camp * Jack Finney * Joe Haldeman * John Kessel * Nancy Kress * Henry Kuttner * Ursula K. Le Guin * Larry Niven * Charles Sheffield * Robert Silverberg * Connie Willis By turns frightening, puzzling, and fantastic, these stories engage us in situations that may one day break free of the bonds of fantasy . . . to enter the realm of the future: our future.
Best Wishes (Best Wishes)
by Sarah MlynowskiBecause you’re blueThis bracelet is now for you.Speak one wish to make it true. . .So begins this enchanting new adventure from Sarah Mlynowski, the New York Times bestselling author and co-author of the Whatever After and Upside-Down Magic series. When different girls around the country receive a wish-granting bracelet in the mail, magical mayhem ensues! Filled with delightful illustrations, friendship, and humor, this series is like American Girl…with magic.Optioned for film by Imagine Kids & Family!Becca Singer is having the Worst Day Ever. Her best friend, Harper, dumped her, and Becca is totally friendless and alone.Then the box arrives in the mail.Inside the box? One bracelet, plus a mysterious note telling Becca to make a wish. So Becca puts on the bracelet--why not, right?--and wishes to have friends. Lots of friends. So many friends.And just like that, the magic works. Suddenly, EVERYONE wants to be Becca’s BFF, from all the kids at school to the teachers (!) to her own mom (!!). As things spin out of control, Becca starts to wonder: Is this wish a curse?And stay tuned for Book Two, co-written by Sarah Mlynowski and Debbie Rigaud, when a girl in Ohio gets the bracelet in the mail and makes a new wish!This series is perfect for fans of Whatever After, Upside-Down Magic, Twisted Tales, The Baby-Sitters Club, and all stories told with warmth and sparkle.
Best Wishes
by Mike Richardson Christopher GoldenWhen two strangers cast coins in a Central Park fountain, their dreams and desires become supernaturally intertwined. Cal wants fame and respect and Mary craves true love from her pro quarterback boyfriend, but destiny weaves a tangled fabric. From Mike Richardson (47 Ronin, Echoes) and Eisner Award winner Paul Chadwick (Concrete, The World Below) comes Best Wishes, a Woody Allen-esque tale of New York, meme madness, fame's price, and secrets of the heart.
Best Worst American: Stories
by Juan MartinezThese are the best Americans, the worst Americans. In these stories (these cities, these people) there are labyrinths, rivers, wildernesses. Voices sound slightly different than expected. There's humor, but it's going to hurt.In "On Paradise," a petshop manager flies with his cat to Las Vegas to meet his long-lost mother and grandmother, only to find that the women look exactly like they did forty years before. In "The Spooky Japanese Girl is There For You," the spooky Japanese girl (a ghost) is there for you, then she is not.These refreshing and invigorating stories of displacement, exile, and identity, of men who find themselves confused by the presence or absence of extraordinary women, jump up, demand to be read, and send the reader back to the earth changed: reminded from these short stories how big the world is.
Bestia y ni una sola bella. Libro 2 (Arina en el país de las maravillas #2)
by Olga Kryuchkova Elena KryuchkovaLa niña y el Hada Madrina abren una agencia matrimonial para desencantar al Príncipe, pero las cosas no salen según lo planeado... [Arina en el país de las maravillas. Bestia y ni una sola belleza. Libro 2] La niña y el Hada Madrina abren una agencia matrimonial para desencantar al Príncipe, pero las cosas no salen según lo planeado... Arina entra en el mundo mágico y conoce al hada Miranda, que intenta desencantar a su ahijado, el príncipe Enrique (su rostro está desfigurado por maleficios). Y solo el beso de una princesa puede hechizar al Príncipe. Juntas, Miranda y Arina crearon una agencia matrimonial 'Bodas y rosas' y anuncian en un espejo mágico. A la agencia no solo llegan princesas, también estafadores. ¡Comienzan las aventuras mágicas de Arina en otro mundo!
Bestia y ni una sola bella. Libro 3 (Arina en el país de las maravillas #3)
by Olga Kryuchkova Elena Kryuchkova¡La licencia mágica del Hada Madrina expira! ¿Qué será ella sin magia? ¿Cómo pagará ella por la licencia mágica? Descripción de la serie: Arina ingresa al mundo mágico y conoce al hada Miranda, quien intenta desencantar a su ahijado, el príncipe Henry (su rostro está desfigurado por maleficios). Y solo el beso de una princesa puede hechizar al Príncipe. Juntas, Miranda y Arina crearon una agencia matrimonial 'Bodas y rosas' y anuncian en un espejo mágico. A la agencia no solo llegan princesas, también estafadores. ¡Comienzan las aventuras mágicas de Arina en otro mundo!
Bestia y ni una sola bella. Libro 4 (Arina en el país de las maravillas #4)
by Elena Kryuchkova Olga KryuchkovaKing también llega a la agencia matrimonial del Hada Madrina. Un encuentro inesperado con el hada del pasado le espera a él y al Príncipe... Descripción de la serie: Arina ingresa al mundo mágico y conoce al hada Miranda, quien intenta desencantar a su ahijado, el príncipe Henry (su rostro está desfigurado por maleficios). Y solo el beso de una princesa puede hechizar al Príncipe. Juntas, Miranda y Arina crearon una agencia matrimonial 'Bodas y rosas' y anuncian en un espejo mágico. A la agencia no solo llegan princesas, también estafadores. ¡Comienzan las aventuras mágicas de Arina en otro mundo!
Bestia y ni una sola bella. Libro 5 (Arina en el país de las maravillas #5)
by Elena Kryuchkova Olga Kryuchkova¡El Príncipe encontró a la Princesa y los hechizos se rompieron! Pero no pueden casarse sin documentos. ¿Qué harán la niña y el Hada? Descripción de la serie: Arina ingresa al mundo mágico y conoce al hada Miranda, quien intenta desencantar a su ahijado, el príncipe Henry (su rostro está desfigurado por maleficios). Y solo el beso de una princesa puede hechizar al Príncipe. Juntas, Miranda y Arina crearon una agencia matrimonial 'Bodas y rosas' y anuncian en un espejo mágico. A la agencia no solo llegan princesas, también estafadores. ¡Comienzan las aventuras mágicas de Arina en otro mundo!
La Bestia y sin Bella
by Olga Kryuchkova Elena KryuchkovaArina Soloviova entra en un mágico mundo y se encuentra con el hada madrina Miranda, quien está tratando deshechizar a su ahijado el príncipe Henry (su rostro está desfigurado por un hechizo). Solo el beso de un amor verdadero podrá deshechizarlo. , Miranda y Arina juntas organizan una agencia matrimonial "Bodas y Rosas" y la promocionan por el espejo mágico. No solo las princesas de diversas regiones se dan prisa para ir a la agencia, sino también las estafadoras. En la agencia la cosa esta que arde y para ese tiempo el hada madrina Miranda se le acabaron sus poderes mágicos, debido a que su licencia se le expiro. El hada intenta conseguir dinero y decide emprender una aventura inaceptable, que da como resultado, que el rubí real caiga en manos de los Tsvergs (los gnomos-joyeros de la montaña), hasta que aparece en el collar de la diosa Freya. El rey Ricardo, padre del príncipe Henry, está muy molesto por las acciones del hada. Sin embargo, él rey la ayuda a renovar su licencia y le pide que encuentre una princesa digna para su hijo. El hada madrina Chloe llega al castillo, ella pretende el corazón del rey, pero resulta evidente que fue ella quien, en un ataque de ira, encantó al príncipe Henry hace dieciséis años... La aventura comienza...
El bestiario de Axlin (Guardianes de la Ciudadela #Volumen 1)
by Laura GallegoEl mundo de Axlin está plagado de monstruos. Algunos atacan a los viajeros en los caminos, otros asedian las aldeas hasta que logran arrasarlas por completo y otros entran en las casas por las noches para llevarse a los niños mientras duermen. Axlin ha crecido siendo consciente de que cualquier día le puede tocar a ella. Su gente ha sobrevivido a los monstruos durante generaciones y ha aprendido a evitarlos en la medida de lo posible. Pero un día Axlin descubre que existen muchos tipos de monstruos diferentes, que cada aldea se enfrenta a sus propias pesadillas y que hay criaturas que no conoce y ante las que no sabe cómo defenderse. Axlin es la escriba de su aldea, la única que sabe leer y escribir. Debido a ello, nadie de su entorno comprende realmente la importancia de su trabajo. Pero ella se ha propuesto investigar todo lo que pueda sobre los monstruos y plasmar sus descubrimientos en un libro que pueda servir de guía y protección a otras personas. Por eso decide partir con los buhoneros en una larga ruta para reunir la sabiduría ancestral de las aldeas en su precaria lucha contra los monstruos. No obstante, a lo largo de su viaje descubrirá cosas que jamás habría imaginado cuando partió.
Bestiary: A Novel
by K-Ming ChangLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE"Fierce and funny, full of magic and grit...truly remarkable."--Tash Aw, author of We, the SurvivorsThree generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this blazing debut of one family's queer desires, violent impulses, and buried secrets.One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman's body. She was called Hu Gu Po, and she hungered to eat children, especially their toes. Soon afterwards, Daughter awakes with a tiger tail. And more mysterious events follow: holes in the backyard spit up letters penned by her grandmother; a visiting aunt arrives with snakes in her belly; a brother tests the possibility of flight. All the while, Daughter is falling for Ben, a neighbourhood girl with strange powers of her own. As the two young lovers translate the grandmother's letters, Daughter begins to understand that each woman in her family embodies a myth--and that she will have to bring her family's secrets to light in order to change their destiny. With a poetic voice of crackling electricity, K-Ming Chang is an explosive young writer who combines the wit and fabulism of Helen Oyeyemi with the subversive storytelling of Maxine Hong Kingston. Tracing one family's history from Taiwan to America, from Arkansas to California, Bestiary is a novel of migration, queer lineages, and girlhood.
Bestiary
by K-Ming ChangThree generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this spellbinding, visceral debut about one family’s queer desires, violent impulses, and buried secrets. <P><P> One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman’s body. She was called Hu Gu Po, and she hungered to eat children, especially their toes. Soon afterward, Daughter awakes with a tiger tail. And more mysterious events follow: Holes in the backyard spit up letters penned by her grandmother; a visiting aunt arrives with snakes in her belly; a brother tests the possibility of flight. All the while, Daughter is falling for Ben, a neighborhood girl with strange powers of her own. As the two young lovers translate the grandmother’s letters, Daughter begins to understand that each woman in her family embodies a myth—and that she will have to bring her family’s secrets to light in order to change their destiny. <P><P> With a poetic voice of crackling electricity, K-Ming Chang is an explosive young writer who combines the wit and fabulism of Helen Oyeyemi with the subversive storytelling of Maxine Hong Kingston. Tracing one family’s history from Taiwan to America, from Arkansas to California, Bestiary is a novel of migration, queer lineages, and girlhood.
BESTIE 16 NUOVE STRANE STORIE DI BRENDAN DETZNER
by Brendan Detzner Alberto FavaroUn'infermiera dà il suo numero di telefono al guidatore di un carro attrezzi mentre gli spiriti osservano con attenzione. Sasquatch e Chupacabra si scontrano attraverso l'universo. Un miliardario scheletrico organizza la sua annuale festa per Halloween. Una donna dà il bacio della buona notte a suo marito e lo rinchiude in una stanza nel seminterrato. E dodici altri incredibili racconti.
Bestselling Graphic Novels for Minecrafters: Includes Quest for the Golden Apple (Book 1), Revenge of the Zombie Monks (Book 2), and The Ender Eye Prophecy (Book 3) (Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters)
by Megan Miller Cara J. StevensFor fans of Minecraft and graphic novels, an epic, full-color box set of three bestselling adventures. Join the young hero Phoenix as she navigates the world of Minecraft. This compilation of bestselling graphic novels for Minecrafters includes the following titles:The Quest for the Golden Apple (Book #1) Phoenix longs to see the world outside of her village. One day, she risks a trip over the town&’s wall to see the dark forest. Her quick adventure releases a monster that turns her brother into a zombie! It&’s up to Phoenix to save him by leaving her village and finding the enchanted golden apple. This graphic novel for kids is followed by other Minecraft graphic novels, including Revenge of the Zombie Monks, Saving Xenos, Chasing Herobrine, The Ender Eye Prophecy, and Battle for the Dragon&’s Temple. They are easy graphic novels and are sure to be enjoyed by all who love Minecraft and stories filled with adventure, courage, and action. Quest for the Golden Apple is especially ideal for those who aren&’t inclined to read but love Minecraft. This graphic novel is a quick and engaging read for ages 9-12 with more than 750 pictures.Revenge of the Zombie Monks (Book #2) Phoenix, Wolfie, and their friends are back in this exciting second part of the Unofficial Graphic Novel for Minecrafters series! Past the walls of their monastery, the monks of Xenos grow enchanted golden apples for their neighbor villagers. As readers learn in Quest for the Golden Apple, these golden apples have magical healing abilities and have the power to keep the villagers save. The monks also have and protect the knowledge that connects Xenos to her sister worlds. This knowledge keeps Xenos and her citizens safe. But when the monks are zombified, Xenos&’s citizens need a new hero. Following the design of zombie comics and Minecraft comics, follow Phoenix and her friends as they fight to save the citizens and monks of Xenos. But Phoenix and her crew of heroes have no idea and do not suspect the culprit behind this disaster—an incredibly powerful foe who will do anything to keep Phoenix from saving her world.The Ender Eye Prophecy (Book #3) Peace has finally been restored in Xenos, but Phoenix longs to return home to her family of miners. Sheltered by the monks who guard the border world, she spends her days searching for clues about her real identity. Just when Phoenix is losing hope that she&’ll ever discover the truth, two miner ambassadors arrive at the monastery, looking for a girl from their ancient legends who is said to wear an enchanted Ender eye necklace and is destined to save their village. Could that girl be Phoenix? Determined to follow every clue that could set her free, Phoenix decides to join them on their quest to restore peace to their land. But along the way, zombie pirates attack, capturing Phoenix and taking her to the Nether. Now it&’s up to Xander to convince the villagers and miners to put aside their differences and come to Phoenix&’s rescue. The fate of their world depends on it.
Bestselling Highlanders, Howlers, and Heroes: Chapman, Mayhue, and Gideon
by Nancy Gideon Janet Chapman Melissa MayhueIncludes Secrets of the Highlander, Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband, Masked by Moonlight