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Sin Eaters: Devotion Book One (Sin Eaters #1)
by Kai LeakesKhamun Cross has been assigned an objective that will change his life: to protect Sanna Steele from the dark forces that desire to steal her soul. Khamun is a member of a secret society of Guardian Angels whose battle against The Cursed has been raging for centuries. The Cursed roam the earth to harvest souls for the Dark army, while the Guardian Angels desire to protect The Light. Khamun has been commissioned to watch over Sanna, but in doing so, he also satisfies his secret cravings for the sins of The Cursed. Like a vampire, he feeds off of his enemies. What was now tainted is purified by his touch, and he returns them to The Light. Unbeknownst to Sanna, she is the key to the war, and The Cursed are desperate to have her at all costs. They hunt her, as well as her family and friends, relentlessly. Will Khamun and his team be able to save her from the Dark?Kai Leakes delivers a classic tale of good versus evil in this supernatural thriller.
The Sin Eater's Daughter (The\sin Eater's Daughter Novels Ser. #1)
by Melinda SalisburySeventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she's engaged to the prince, Twylla isn't exactly a member of the court. She's the executioner.As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month, she's taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl with murder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twylla's fatal touch, avoids her company.But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, he's able to look past Twylla's executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twylla's been promised to the prince, and knows what happens to people who cross the queen. However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twylla's problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies, a plan that requires a stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty in favor of a doomed love?
The Sin in the Steel (The Fall of the Gods #1)
by Ryan Van LoanRyan Van Loan's The Sin in the Steel is a sparkling debut fantasy set in a diverse world, featuring dead gods, a pirate queen, shapeshifting mages, and a Sherlockian teenager determined to upend her society.Heroes for hire. If you can pay. Buc: Brilliant street-ratHer mind leaps from clues to conclusions in the blink of an eye. Eld:Ex-soldierBuc’s partner-in-crime. No. Not in crime—in crime-solving.They’ve been hired for their biggest job yet—one that will set them up for a life of ease.If they survive.Buc and Eld are the first private detectives in a world where pirates roam the seas, mages speak to each other across oceans, mechanical devices change the tide of battle, and earthly wealth is concentrated in the hands of a powerful few. It’s been weeks since ships last returned to the magnificent city of Servenza with bounty from the Shattered Coast. Disaster threatens not just the city’s trading companies but the empire itself. When Buc and Eld are hired to investigate, Buc swiftly discovers that the trade routes have become the domain of a sharp-eyed pirate queen who sinks all who defy her. Now all Buc and Eld have to do is sink the Widowmaker's ship….Unfortunately for Buc, the gods have other plans. Unfortunately for the gods, so does Buc.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Sin of Youth
by Matheus Mundim Bruna PickerThe Sin of Youth by Matheus Mundim The Sin of Youth is about getting old and the desire to go back in time to change things, relive moments, and flames. The Sin of Youth is a contemporary novel with philosophical existentialist characteristics. The book portrays a moment in the life of young Jamie in which he wakes up in a room in another world. As he leaves the room, he sees a group of people and notes that they are all the folks he once knew and loved in his life, all together and gathered, drinking and partying. Impressed and extremely happy he approaches, confronting Thomas and Luke. They explain that the party was to honor the farewell of his youth. It was the last moment to hang out with everybody and say goodbye. Sad and frustrated, he asks what he can do. They then tell him about the Elder Wizard, who would own the time, and could help him maintain his youth. However, they warn: the way to reach the old man is difficult and tortuous, few have succeeded, and, mainly, time is short. Still, Jamie insists, following a path that makes him come across old memories, old loves, old "I's", wondering what his past "selves" would do if they knew the unfolding of such pure and delicate scenes. If they only knew how some words would mean after a few years. It is a mix of pain, sensitivity, frustration, and happiness to review some moments.
Sin Sentido
by Gisela Rodríguez Ramírez W. J. MayTodos necesitan ser un héroe en un punto de su vida. La pequeña ciudad de Lago Elliot no volverá a ser la misma. Un grupo de seis amigos se redujo a cinco, siendo uno de ellos posible culpable dejando a los otros cuatro recogiendo las piezas de sus vidas y tratando de salir adelante. Mientras viven el duelo por la muerte de su amiga, Rylee, y manejan la traición de Kieran, Zoe, Heidi, Brent y Seth irán a México con el padre de Zoe para un descanso de invierno. Mientras están ahí, descubren que el padre de Zoe ha mantenido algunos secretos y después de que Kieran hace una visita secreta, Zoe comienza a sospechar que hay más detrás de la muerte de Rylee de lo que parece. Después de pasar un buen momento en México, los eventos pasados vuelven para perseguirlos cuando regresan a Lago Elliot. Con los ánimos por el suelo y con la traición de Kieran aún reciente en su mente, el grupo de amigos comienzan a dudar si pueden confiar unos con otros. Mientras el grupo comienza a separase, algo oscuro y siniestro se hace presente en Lago Elliot. Zoe sabe que está siendo perseguida, pero no está segura de quién pueda ser. Kieran trata de resolver el asesinato de Rylee para proteger a sus amigos pero sólo puede ir tan lejos como se le permita sin arriesgarse a ser atrapado por la policía. Sin embargo, después de que Heidi queda atrapada en medio de un asalto, se dan cuenta que deben permanecer juntos y trabajar en equipo una vez más si quieren sobrevivir. Un incrédulo grupo de súper héroes. Un traidor en el medio. Algunos sueños están escritos con sangre, Este es el tercer libro de la serie Sin Sentido. Únete a Zoe, Brent y Kieran en esta épica aventura supernatural, de amor, pérdida y misterio emocionante.
Sin to Get Saved
by Michael P. ThomasHubert knows he brings shame on himself and on the Lord by being a queer -- his grandad and the pastor of his evangelical church tell him as much all the time. So when he dies in a freak accident, he's as delighted as he is surprised to waltz right through the Pearly Gates, no questions asked. He even gets a beautiful angel named Bartholomew as his very own guide to the Afterlife.But when the angel makes brazen overtures, Hubert realizes his soul may have taken a wrong turn. Hubert beseeches Bartholomew to keep his hands to himself and help him find his rightful place in the Heaven he's always heard about. As they set out to explore his options, Bartholomew hopes Hubert will learn a thing or two along the way about the deeply personal definitions of Paradise.
Sin Undone (Demonica #5)
by Larissa IoneAs the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence. Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she's no stranger: He's bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld's most wanted and Con soon learns he's the only one who can help her ... and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.
Sin Undone: Number 5 in series (Demonica Novel #5)
by Larissa IoneHer touch is deadly. His hunger can't be denied.As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence. Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she's no stranger: He's bound to her by blood and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld's most wanted and Con soon learns he's the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.
Sin Undone: Number 5 in series (Demonica Novel #5)
by Larissa IoneHer touch is deadly. His hunger can't be denied.As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence. Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she's no stranger: He's bound to her by blood and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld's most wanted and Con soon learns he's the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.
Sin With a Scoundrel: The Husband Hunters Club (The Husband Hunters Club Series #4)
by Sara Bennett“Sara Bennett delivers exciting, enthralling and satisfying reads. Prepare to be swept away.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie LaurensHistorical romance readers simply can’t get enough of the amorous misadventures of the plucky graduates of Miss Debenham’s Finishing School—the self-styled “Husband Hunters Club.” Author Sara Bennett returns us to Victorian England to Sin with a Scoundrel—the final installment in her delightful series featuring heroines who firmly believe the only husband worth having is a husband you have hunted yourself. Readers should heed the warning of bestselling author Lisa Kleypas and, “Get ready to fall in love,” as Miss Clementina Smythe seeks lessons in seduction from a notorious rake in order to land a wealthy lord, only to have her schemes thwarted by her unexpected desire for her tutor!
Sin Worth the Penance: Women's Fiction (The Devilish Divas Series #6)
by M. J. SchillerKillian Murphey Finds A Forbidden Distraction in The Women's Fiction Saga, SIN WORTH THE PENANCE by M.J. SchillerAn entire ocean can’t separate Killian Murphey from his grief…But shortly after his return to Ireland Killian finds himself in an unexpected liplock. It definitely gives him a distraction from his sorrows. Who is the temptress that mistook him for someone else in the dark of the pantry? And why has that kiss set him ablaze?Bridget Flaherty is definitely the kind of girl that leaves a man burned…But she's more than reputation leads people to believe. And when shadows from her past come to claim her, will she be the one thrown in the fire? Or will she and Killian be able to smother the flames that haunt her?Either way, she is definitely A SIN WORTH THE PENANCE!Publisher's Note: This series is a fun look at the serious side of life and will be enjoyed by chick-lit and women's fiction fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Kevin Kwan, Gail Honeyman, and Lauren Weisberger as well as Emily Griffin. These stories are best enjoyed by mature readers.The Devilish Divas SeriesTo Hell in a Coach BagDamned if I DoThe Devil You KnowSatan, Line OnePitchfork in the RoadSin Worth the Penance
Sinai Tapestry: Sinai Tapestry, Jerusalem Poker, Nile Shadows, And Jericho Mosaic (The Jerusalem Quartet #1)
by Edward WhittemoreSinai Tapestry, the brilliant first novel of the Jerusalem Quartet,is an epic alternate history of the Middle East in which the discovery of the original Bible links a disparate group of remarkable people across time and spaceIn 1840, Plantagenet Strongbow, the twenty-ninth Duke of Dorset, seven-feet-seven-inches tall and the greatest swordsman and botanist of Victorian England, walks away from the family estate and disappears into the Sinai Desert carrying only a large magnifying glass and a portable sundial. He emerges forty years later as an Arab holy man and anthropologist, now the author of a massive study of Levantine sex—and the secret owner of the Ottoman Empire.Meanwhile, Skanderbeg Wallenstein has discovered the original Bible, lost on a dusty bookshelf in the monastery library. To his amazement, it defies every truth held by the three major religions. Nearly a century later, Haj Harun, an antiquities dealer who has acted as guardian of the Holy City for three thousand years, uncovers the hidden Bible.Sinai Tapestry is the first volume of the Jerusalem Quartet, which continues with Jerusalem Poker, Nile Shadows,and Jericho Mosaic.
Sincere Heart in Jianghu: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Fang ZhouFifty years ago, after a strange case of the disappearance of an unknown martial artist, Qingcheng quietly rose to prominence. With its annual trip to the Western Regions, what was the secret between them? The sixth disciple of Qingcheng, Yang Ming, was deeply in love with his senior brother's, Fifth Senior Sister. How did his love for his senior sister change? An accident caused a major change in Yang Ming's life. Why did he leave Qingcheng? A hotel appeared on the other side of the barrier. Everyone inside looked so weird. What did this have to do with Yang Ming? A mysterious organization had appeared in the martial arts world. Each and every one of them had strong martial arts skills. What did this have to do with Yang Ming? And how did the mysterious veil of the disappearance of fifty years ago come to light? Close]
Sindbad, The Thirteenth Voyage
by R. A. LaffertyAs Harun lay dying here on Kentauron Mikron, all untimely, still in his golden youth, he whispered a word to me that he would use if he were born again. It is the meaningless but neurologically magic word 'Baghdad'. It has since become the name of one of those mirage cities, one of those cloud cities, that travellers sometimes report seeing. I have learned today that its meaning in Old Kentauron is "The Last City Built By Magic".
Sinders and Ash (Pennymaker Tales Ser. #1)
by Tara Lain2nd EditionA Pennymaker TaleHousekeeper Mark Sintorella (Sinders) works diligently at a resort hotel while designing clothes anonymously, hoping to get into fashion school. Then his carefully planned life is upended with the arrival of Ashton Armitage, son of the fifth richest man in America--and the most beautiful guy Mark has ever seen. Ash must find a wife or he'll lose his grandfather's inheritance, and he settles on Bitsy Fanderel. But secretly Ash is gay, and the guy who cleans the fireplaces sets his heart ablaze. Further stirring the pot is the little elf of a man, Carstairs Pennymaker, who has Mark wearing his own designs and masquerading as a girl to impress the fashion investors in the hotel. When the clock strikes twelve, two beautiful princesses line up for the wedding--but one isn't a woman. Will the slipper fit? Only Mr. Pennymaker knows for sure.First Edition published by Amber Quill Press, LLC, 2012.
Sinders & Ash (Pennymaker Tales #1)
by Tara LainMark Sintorella (Sinders) arbeitet fleißig als Putzmann in einem Ferienhotel, während er heimlich Kleider entwirft und hofft, eines Tages auf eine Modeschule gehen zu können. Dann wird sein sorgfältig geplantes Leben durch die Ankunft von Ashton Armitage auf den Kopf gestellt. Ash ist der Sohn des fünftreichsten Mannes von Amerika – und der schönste Mann, den Mark jemals zu Gesicht bekommen hat. Ash muss eine Frau finden, um das Erbe seines Großvaters nicht zu verlieren. Er entscheidet sich für Bitsy Fanderel. Doch Ash ist insgeheim schwul und als er den jungen Mann sieht, der die Asche aus seinem Kamin fegt, fängt Ashs Herz Feuer. Richtig in Gang gebracht wird die Sache schließlich durch Carstairs Pennymaker, einen Elf von einem Mann, der Mark überredet, sich als junge Frau zu verkleiden und seine eigenen Kreationen vorzuführen, um potenzielle Mode-Investoren zu beeindrucken, die in dem Hotel zu Gast sind. Als die Uhr Mitternacht schlägt, bewerben sich zwei wunderschöne junge Prinzessinnen um Ashs Hand – aber eine von ihnen ist keine Frau. Wird ihr der Schuh passen? Nur Mr Pennymaker weiß, wie dieses Märchen ausgeht.
SINdicate (The New Lyons Sequence #2)
by J. T. NicholasThe Post-Modern Prometheus Synths were manufactured to look human and perform physical labor, but they were still only machines. That’s what the people who used—and abused—them believed, until the truth was revealed: Synths are independent, sentient beings. Now, the governments of the world must either recognize their human nature and grant them their rightful freedom, or brace for a revolution. Former New Lyons Detective Jason Campbell has committed himself to the Synths’ cause, willing to fight every army the human race marches against them. But they have an even greater enemy in Walton Biogenics, the syndicate behind the creation and distribution of the “artificial” humans. The company will stop at nothing to protect their secrets—and the near-mythological figure known to Synths as “The First,” whose very existence threatens the balance of power across the world . . . Praise for SINthetic “Darkly engrossing, SINthetic shines a stark light on the age-old question, what does it mean to be human?”—Julie Kagawa, New York Times bestselling author
SINdrome (The New Lyons Sequence #3)
by J. T. NicholasThe Sickness unto Death The Synth revolution has come at last. The supposedly synthetic beings humans crafted to do their dirty work for them have fully actualized their own humanity—and they no longer acquiesce in their enslavement. Victory in the struggle to tear down the institutions of oppression seems just a matter of time. But the halls of power are not so easily shaken—and a counterstrike is inevitable. Former Detective Jason Campbell has pledged his life to the Synthetic cause. So when a mysterious virus starts wiping out Synths left and right—and shows signs of mutating to target everyone else—he must lead a race against time to prevent the outbreak of the most horrific plague the world has ever seen. If he succeeds, he’ll expose the moral bankruptcy of the depraved elites who will stop at nothing to restore the old order. If he fails, it could mean the end of life on this planet. For both Synth and Human.
Sinfín
by Martín CaparrósSinfín es una distopía hiperbólica que orbita alrededor de la gran obsesión humana: la inmortalidad. Una novela en la que el escritor y periodista argentino Martín Caparrós combina lo mejor de la escritura periodística y la ficción. El error es el cuerpo. Morir es fallar. En 2070, una forma nueva de la vida eterna se ha convertido en el mayor logro de nuestra civilización. La palabra china pronunciada tsian -paraíso- es el invento que la gran Samar ofreció al mundo y que ha transformado las vidas y las muertes de miles de millones. Pero más allá de lo que cuenta la mitología oficial nadie conoce su verdadera historia. Sinfín empieza en un pequeño pueblo de la selva patagónica, un lugar remoto detenido en el tiempo donde la enfermedad, la vejez y la muerte existen todavía. Allí se inicia la búsqueda de la mujer que desvelará la verdadera historia: los sacrificios humanos silenciados, los intereses ocultos y las circunstancias que propiciaron el salto más sorprendente de la técnica humana en un mundo que, mientras tanto, se deshace en guerras religiosas y migraciones sin fin. Sinfín no es una novela sin ficción sino una ficción sin novela. Es el relato fidedigno de algo que todavía no terminó de suceder: una historia fascinante y reveladora contada a la manera de las mejores crónicas, pensada al modo de los mejores ensayos, que ofrece los datos menos conocidos, las hipótesis más atrevidas, los análisis definitivos sobre aquel golpe de genio que terminaría por cambiar el mundo. Reseñas:«Caparrós utiliza la literatura para acompañarnos a un infierno hecho de una realidad a la que a menudo se le presta solo una atención distraída»Roberto Saviano «Caparrós es colosal en esos terrenos resbaladizos donde las cosas dejan de encajar en los moldes correctos.»Leila Guerriero, Babelia «El mejor cronista actualde América Latina: un soberbio entrevistador, un viajero dotado de cultura enciclopédica y de una fina ironía.»Roberto Herrscher, La Vanguardia «La lectura de La Historia liquida la discusión sobre si en Martín Caparrós predomina el cronista sobre el novelista: lo que leemos es una gran crónica, como en sus otras dos obras maestras, El Interior y El Hambre, pero de un mundo que no existe.»Jorge Carrión, Revista de Letras «Es una obra rica y ambiciosa, una empresa arriesgada que debe ser conocida.»Juan Goytisolo «Caparrós es un escritor superdotado, seductor, con un talento natural para mantener el equilibro narrativo.»Nadal Suau, El Cultural «Martín Caparrós no es de esos que te dicen lo que quieres escuchar. Sería más bien del campo contrario: esos que te tiran a la cara lo que rechazas y escondes.»Oriane Jeancourt, Le Transfuge
Sing for the Dead
by Pj SchnyderBook two of London UndeadKayden, a lone were-leopard allied with the London werewolf pack to keep the zombie infestation in check, is used to working solo-until he discovers a beautiful fae woman surrounded by the aftermath of battle. He's immediately drawn to Sorcha, but quickly discovers she's much more than a pretty face.Half Bean Sidhe and half berserker, Sorcha trained over centuries to become the perfect warrior. She agrees to work with local weres to investigate a new type of zombie capable of coordinated attacks-and is partnered with Kayden. He's strong, darkly handsome and completely unafraid of her. And his kiss fills her with insatiable desire instead of bloodlust.As Kayden and Sorcha work together, their attraction grows and their deepest scars are bared to each other. But with the force behind the deadly new zombies poised to overwhelm the city, Sorcha can only pray that the next time her bloodlust strikes, Kayden isn't among the fallen...33,000 words
Sing Me Forgotten
by Jessica S. OlsonIsda does not exist. At least not beyond the opulent walls of the opera house.Cast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few who can manipulate memories when people sing, she was saved by Cyril, the opera house’s owner. Since that day, he has given her sanctuary from the murderous world outside. All he asks in return is that she use her power to keep ticket sales high—and that she stay out of sight. For if anyone discovers she survived, Isda and Cyril would pay with their lives.But Isda breaks Cyril’s cardinal rule when she meets Emeric Rodin, a charming boy who throws her quiet, solitary life out of balance. His voice is unlike any she’s ever heard, but the real shock comes when she finds in his memories hints of a way to finally break free of her gilded prison.Haunted by this possibility, Isda spends more and more time with Emeric, searching for answers in his music and his past. But the price of freedom is steeper than Isda could ever know. For even as she struggles with her growing feelings for Emeric, she learns that in order to take charge of her own destiny, she must become the monster the world tried to drown in the first place.
Sing Me to Sleep: a darkly enchanting young adult fantasy (Sing Me To Sleep)
by Gabi BurtonThe Cruel Prince meets To Kill a Kingdom in the first in this dark YA fantasy duology, in which a siren assassin must join forces with the prince she hates to hunt a deadly killer - herself.Saoirse is the last siren in her kingdom. With a deadly melody, she can sing any man to an early grave. By day, she's disguised as a fae in her kingdom's army. By night, she's an assassin for dangerous mercenaries. When she's forced to accept a job guarding Crown Prince Hayes, she expects to despise him. Instead, she finds herself increasingly drawn to him - especially when they must work together to find a deadly killer plaguing the city. The only problem: Saoirse is that deadly killer.When Saoirse unwittingly kills a friend of the prince, she finally starts to ask the questions she never dared ask before of her employer. As she digs deeper, she uncovers her employer's sinister motives: ridding her kingdom of the Royal family, starting with the frustratingly charming Prince Hayes. Keeping her secret and protecting her identity means risking the safety of her kingdom - and the life of the first man who doesn't need a Siren Song to fall for her.(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Sing Me to Sleep: a darkly enchanting young adult fantasy (Sing Me To Sleep)
by Gabi BurtonWords sting. Songs kill.The Cruel Prince meets To Kill a Kingdom in this seductive YA fantasy debut, in which a siren must choose between protecting her family and following her heart in a prejudiced kingdom where her existence is illegal. Saoirse Sorkova survives on secrets. As the last siren in her kingdom, she can sing any man to an early grave - but her very existence is illegal, and if her true identity were ever discovered, it would be her life on the line.By day, Saoirse disguises herself as a fae, pretending to be the perfect soldier-in-training. By night, she satisfies her darker urges working as an assassin for dangerous mercenaries. And all the while, she keeps the biggest secret of all: that she is not always in control of her Siren powers, or her desire to kill.Then a blackmailer threatens her sister, and Saoirse's investigation takes her to the royal palace, and her most dangerous job yet: personal bodyguard to the Crown Prince.Saoirse expects to despise Prince Hayes. But he is kind, thoughtful, and charming, and she finds herself increasingly drawn to him . . . until he tasks her with investigating a killer plaguing the kingdom. The problem: the killer is Saoirse.Trapped by her deadly double life, Saoirse can't leave the palace until she saves her sister . . . but who will save her from herself?
Sing the Four Quarters: A Quarters Novel (Quarters Novel #1)
by Tanya HuffPrincess Annice is forced to flee from her own people after rescuing the father of her child from an unwarranted death sentence.
Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel
by Jesmyn Ward<P>A searing and profound Southern odyssey by <b>National Book Award winner </b>Jesmyn Ward. <P>In Jesmyn Ward’s first novel since her National Book Award–winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. Drawing on Morrison and Faulkner, The Odyssey and the Old Testament, Ward gives us an epochal story, a journey through Mississippi’s past and present that is both an intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle. Ward is a major American writer, multiply awarded and universally lauded, and in Sing, Unburied, Sing she is at the height of her powers. <P>Jojo and his toddler sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, Mam and Pop, and the occasional presence of their drug-addicted mother, Leonie, on a farm on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Leonie is simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she’s high; Mam is dying of cancer; and quiet, steady Pop tries to run the household and teach Jojo how to be a man. When the white father of Leonie’s children is released from prison, she packs her kids and a friend into her car and sets out across the state for Parchman farm, the Mississippi State Penitentiary, on a journey rife with danger and promise. <P>Sing, Unburied, Sing grapples with the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power, and limitations, of the bonds of family. Rich with Ward’s distinctive, musical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic new work and an essential contribution to American literature.