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The Sleeping God (A Novel of Dhulyn and Parno)
by Violette MalanThe Sleeping God is a440 page fantasy novel written by Violette Malan and first published in 2007. It is the author's second novel, and it is likely that it will become the first of a series about these mercenary partners. Because of the history of the characters, it is possible that subsequent novels may be set either earlier or later in the timeline. DAW Books describes The Sleeping God in the following words: Veterans of numerous battles, Dhulyn and Parno are partners in the Mercinary Brothers. Past life is supposed to be irrelevant once you become a Mercenary Brother, who they had been might make all the difference between success and failure in the mission that lies ahead of them. As far as she knows, Dhulyn is the last of her tribe, the only survivor of a terrible massacre when she was but a young child. Sold into slavery and rescued by a pirate, Dhulyn has learned the hardest lessons life has to teach. What she has not learned is how to master her visions, glimpses of the future that may send the duo scurrying to the rescue of children in a burning homestead, or see them embarking on a ship for a rendezvous with destiny. Parno never speaks of his past. Yet his manners and speech sometimes give him away. For Parno has been raised in more civilized lands, and obviously comes from a family of some importance. Why he's abandoned them or been cast out, he will not say, nor will Dhulyn or any Mercenary Brother ask him. After saving one of the Marked�those gifted with such powers as the ability to Find, to Mend, to Heal, to See�the two Mercenaries realize that the mob which seems bent on the Marked's destruction appears to be under the influence of a priest of the Sleeping God. Knowing Dhulyn's own gift can make them a target�and with one of her foreseeings to point them on their way�the two head off for safer climes. In search of a new assignment, the Mercenary Partners accept a seemingly simple commission escorting a young woman to distant relatives. But not even Dhulyn's visions can prepare them for the fate that awaits there when they arrive at their destination.
The Sleeping King: A Novel (The\sleeping King Ser. #1)
by Cindy Dees Bill FlippinIn this epic fantasy series debut from a New York Times– and USA Today–bestselling author, the race to awaken a sleeping Elven king begins.The planet Urth was once a green and verdant paradise . . .Powerful elemental beings with deep magic were stewards to this wonder, but not all could agree on its destiny. When gods war, it is the small who always suffer, and the First Great Age ended with a battle that nearly destroyed all life. To end the conflict, an Accord was put into place to preserve the balance of life, and the elemental withdrew their influence to allow new, less powerful races to grow and to thrive in the world.That balance was destroyed, however, when the Kothites, a race of near immortals, came to Urth. In the ensuing centuries they have wreaked havoc on the planet, and the mortal races of men, elves, and other creatures seek a way to break free of the Kothite menace.There is a fable told to those who hope that there is a Sleeping King, a powerful elvish elemental trapped in a spell who possesses powers that may bring Urth back to health.Many seek this treasure: a mad immortal Emperor who would destroy it to ensure his race’s power forever. An avaricious governor who seeks to enrich himself beyond measure. Old powers seeking to capture their lost glory. . .. . . and a young girl seeking to thwart prophecy to save her future and a young woodsman out to discover a lost past. Together they might finally extinguish the Black Flame of Koth.
Sleeping Late on Judgement Day: Bobby Dollar 3
by Tad WilliamsBobby Dollar thinks he's seen it all - after all, he's been to Hell and back again. Literally.But he has another think coming. Sleeping Late on Judgement Day will find Bobby back in his adopted hometown of San Judas, California, trying to stay out of trouble... and failing. His love life is still a mess, there are one too many people who have it out for him, and drowning his sorrows in a nice glass of whisky won't keep the demons at bay forever. Bobby's going to have to pull himself together and make a few tough decisions before time runs out. The problem is, time could run out at any moment. In the final Bobby Dollar novel in Tad Williams' groundbreaking epic fantasy trilogy, fallen angel Bobby Dollar will finally be force to confront the one problem he can't talk his way out of: his own.
Sleeping Late on Judgement Day: Bobby Dollar 3 (Bobby Dollar #3)
by Tad WilliamsBobby Dollar thinks he's seen it all - after all, he's been to Hell and back again. Literally.But he has another think coming. Sleeping Late on Judgement Day will find Bobby back in his adopted hometown of San Judas, California, trying to stay out of trouble... and failing. His love life is still a mess, there are one too many people who have it out for him, and drowning his sorrows in a nice glass of whisky won't keep the demons at bay forever.Bobby's going to have to pull himself together and make a few tough decisions before time runs out. The problem is, time could run out at any moment. In the final Bobby Dollar novel in Tad Williams' groundbreaking epic fantasy trilogy, fallen angel Bobby Dollar will finally be force to confront the one problem he can't talk his way out of: his own.(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton
Sleeping Late On Judgement Day: A Bobby Dollar Novel (Bobby Dollar #3)
by Tad WilliamsWhere does an angel go when he's been to Hell and back?Renegade angel Bobby Dollar does not have an easy afterlife. After surviving the myriad gruesome dangers Hell oh-so-kindly offered him, Bobby has returned empty-handed - his demon girlfriend Casmira, the Countess of Cold Hands, is still in the clutches of Eligor, Grand Duke of Hell. Some hell of a rescue.Forced to admit his failure, Bobby ends up back at his job as an angel advocate. That is, until Walter, an old angel friend whom Bobby never thought he'd see again, shows up at the local bar. The last time he saw Walter was in Hell, when Walter had tried to warn him about one of Bobby's angel superiors. But now Walter can't remember anything, and Bobby doesn't know whom to trust.Turns out that there's corruption hidden within the higher ranks of Heaven and Hell, but the only proof Bobby has is a single feather. Before he knows it, he's in the High Hall of Heavenly Judgement - no longer a bastion for the moral high ground, if it ever was, but instead just another rigged system - on trial for his immortal soul...Sleeping Late on Judgement Day is the third installment of Tad Williams' urban fantasy Bobby Dollar series!
Sleeping Mask: Fictions
by Peter Lasalle"LaSalle's [stories] transcend their particulars to show people with dreams, dilemmas, and disappointments that will move any reader." -Jhumpa Lahiri, Harvard Review"Haunting and evocative. . . . LaSalle's prose is lyrical, at times rhapsodic, and his characters memorable." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The twelve stories of Sleeping Mask, written in propulsive, fluid prose, introduce readers to remarkable characters. They include a child soldier sent to raid a girls' boarding school, a Virginia Woolf scholar surviving cancer, a desperate writer living under fascism in a futuristic Latin America, the spirits of recently deceased college students on a tour of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and a middle-aged man transported back to his childhood, where he is led out to sea by his mother's ghost.LaSalle's tantalizing "fictions" are evocative of many of the great innovators of postmodern literature, from Borges to Nabokov, while charting a path entirely their own. Through all of their stylistic pyrotechnics these stories never forsake rich characterization and plotting to probe the deepest parts of the contemporary human condition, such as the nature of erotic desire, the legacy of art and artistry, the power of grief and fear, and the horror of war and violence.Peter LaSalle is the author of several books of fiction, including the story collections Tell Borges If You See Him, recipient of he Flannery O'Connor Award, and What I Found Out About Her, winner of the Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction. He lives in Austin, Texas, where he is a member of the creative writing faculty at the University of Texas, and Narragansett, in his native Rhode Island.
Sleeping Policemen: A Novel
by Dale Bailey Jack Slay Jr.A late-night joyride takes a sharp turn into nightmare territory when a group of college students tries to cover up a crime of carelessnessA moment of inattention on a winding roadway in the Smoky Mountains leaves a stranger dead and his accidental killers at the mercy of a possible witness. Finney Durant, Nick Laymon, and Reed Tucker are desperate not to be linked to the crime. Finney and Tucker insist on hiding the corpse, and Nick, hard up for money, takes the man&’s cash. But the hit-and-run is just the beginning of their problems once they use a key found in the victim&’s pocket to open a bus locker—and find a videotape that opens an ever-widening doorway into horror.
The Sleeping Prince: A Sin Eater's Daughter Novel (The Sin Eater's Daughter Novels #2)
by Melinda Salisbury“A sensible young woman runs afoul of fairy-tale figures in this high-fantasy sequel” to The Sin Eater’s Daughter (Kirkus Reviews).Ever since her brother Lief disappeared, Errin’s life has gone from bad to worse. Not only must she care for her sick mother, she has to scrape together rent money by selling illegal herbal cures. But none of that compares to the threat of the vengeful Sleeping Prince whom the Queen just awoke from his enchanted sleep.When her village is evacuated as part of the war against the Sleeping Prince, Errin is left desperate and homeless. The only person she can turn to is the mysterious Silas, a young man who buys deadly poisons from Errin, but won’t reveal why he needs them. Silas promises to help her, but when he vanishes, Errin must journey across a kingdom on the brink of war to seek another way to save her mother and herself. But what she finds shatters everything she believed about her world, and with the Sleeping Prince drawing nearer, Errin must make a heartbreaking choice that could affect the whole kingdom.
Sleeping With The Fishes: Number 1 in series (Fred the Mermaid Trilogy #1)
by MaryJanice DavidsonA marine biologist, Fred knows what's in the water so chooses not to expose herself to those toxins. She's allergic to shellfish. The sea creatures she can communicate with won't do her bidding. She doesn't have long blonde hair or a perfect body. And she's definitely not perky! Fred's life is mostly spent trying to conceal her origins - and lately she's been trying to figure out just why there are weird levels of toxins in the local seawater. Then two strangers come into her life. Her new colleague is a sexy - if over-curious - hunk with a mermaid fixation. The other claims he is Artur, the high prince of the black seas - and Fred's rightful ruler!
Sleeping with Schubert: A Novel
by Bonnie MarsonIt seems that the legendary composer Franz Schubert is alive--well, sort of--in the twenty-first century: His soul has taken up residence in the body of Brooklyn lawyer Liza Durbin. Even more astonishing, so has his prodigious gift. A mediocre pianist at best as a child, Liza can suddenly pound out concertos and compose masterly music out of the blue. But how can a brilliant male Austrian composer from the nineteenth century coexist in the everyday life of a modern American woman? And how can Liza explain what's happened to her without everyone thinking she's gone off the deep end? Fortunately, the evidence is tangible, and Liza is soon brought into the esteemed halls of Juilliard under the tutelage of the revered--and feared--Greta Pretsky, a humorless woman whose only interest in Liza is her channeling of Schubert. Greta's greedy for her next big star, and the entire New York City press is whispering of Liza's brilliance as the public awaits her debut at Carnegie Hall. Even Liza's boyfriend, Patrick, seems more in love with her than ever.Yet as Liza yields to Franz's great passion, her own life and identity threaten to elude her. Why was she chosen as the vessel for this musical genius--and when, if ever, will he leave? Their entwined souls follow a path of ecstasy, peril, and surprise as they search for the final, liberating truth.A strikingly original novel, Sleeping with Schubert plays on years of speculation regarding Franz Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony." Bonnie Marson's extraordinary imagination supposes that Schubert cannot truly die until the mystery is solved--even if it means being resurrected in the body of a deceptively ordinary woman. Filled with drama and humor, this irresistible novel explores love, genius, and identity in ways that will engage and amaze readers.From the Hardcover edition.
Sleeping with the Beast (Conduit Series #2)
by Rebecca Hamilton Conner KressleyThe war between Conduits and Supplicants is turned inside out when Charisse and Abram learn who’s in bed with who.After narrowly surviving a murderous mob, curvy Conduit/Supplicant Charisse and alpha Beast Abram escape to the remote island of Grimoult, where their relaxing vacation soon turns into a sinister suicide mission.People have been jumping from the island cliff in record numbers, but Charisse and Abram aren’t convinced these deaths are really suicides. Especially once they learn all the jumpers share the same dream-vision of a beautiful woman three days before their fall. Now it’s up to Charisse and Abram to find out what this “Sleeping Beauty” has to do with the suicides.Their search for answers leads them to the island king’s castle, where the beauty and her beast find themselves at the mercy of a kinky ruler whose sexist mentality and BDSM fetishes soon begin to rub off on the pair. But time is cut short when Charisse sees Sleeping Beauty for herself, marking her as the next suicide victim and leaving her only three days until her death.
Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid #1)
by Maryjanice DavidsonFred is not your ordinary mermaid. She's not blonde. She's not buxom. And she's definitely not perky. In fact, Fred can be downright cranky. And it doesn't help matters that her hair is blue. While working at the New England Aquarium, Fred learns that there are weird levels of toxins in the local seawater. A gorgeous marine biologist wants her help investigating. So does her mer-person ruler, the High Prince of the Black Sea. You'd think it would be easy for a mermaid to get to the bottom of things. Think again.
The Sleepless
by Victor ManiboJournalist Jamie Vega is Sleepless: he can&’t sleep, nor does he need to. When his boss dies on the eve of a controversial corporate takeover, Jamie doesn&’t buy the too-convenient explanation of suicide, and launches an investigation of his own.But everything goes awry when Jamie discovers that he was the last person who saw Simon alive. Not only do the police suspect him, Jamie himself has no memory of that night. Alarmingly, his memory loss may have to do with how he became Sleepless: not naturally, like other Sleepless people, but through a risky and illegal biohacking process.As Jamie delves deeper into Simon&’s final days, he tangles with extremist organizations and powerful corporate interests, all while confronting past traumas and unforeseen consequences of his medical experimentation. But Jamie soon faces the most dangerous decision of all as he uncovers a terrifying truth about Sleeplessness that imperils him—and all of humanity.
The Sleepless
by Victor ManiboIn a hyper-capitalist near future, a grieving journalist investigates his mentor&’s death—while grappling with unintended consequences of biohacking that just might implicate him in it. A mysterious pandemic causes a quarter of the world to permanently lose the ability to sleep—without any apparent health implications. The outbreak creates a new class of people who are both feared and ostracized, most of whom optimize their extra hours to earn more money.Journalist Jamie Vega is Sleepless: he can&’t sleep, nor does he need to. When his boss dies on the eve of a controversial corporate takeover, Jamie doesn&’t buy the too-convenient explanation of suicide, and launches an investigation of his own.But everything goes awry when Jamie discovers that he was the last person who saw Simon alive. Not only do the police suspect him, Jamie himself has no memory of that night. Alarmingly, his memory loss may have to do with how he became Sleepless: not naturally, like other Sleepless people, but through a risky and illegal biohacking process.As Jamie delves deeper into Simon&’s final days, he tangles with extremist organizations and powerful corporate interests, all while confronting past traumas and unforeseen consequences of his medical experimentation. But Jamie soon faces the most dangerous decision of all as he uncovers a terrifying truth about Sleeplessness that imperils him—and all of humanity.
Sleepless and Other Stories: David Chelsea's 24-Hour Comics Volume 2
by David ChelseaAcclaimed illustrator and graphic novelist David Chelsea offers up six strange 24-hour comics in one deluxe hardcover volume! Strictly following rules devised by Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics), Chelsea delivers six inspired improvisations--each drawn in a single day! This collection of Chelsea's work finds the creator stepping into his own surreal sequences, Snow Angel appearing in her first adventure, anthropomorphic romps, and the mystery of the Girl with the Keyhole Eyes! Enjoy Chelsea's witty pun play, hilarious literary allusions, and inventive scenarios! Foreword by journalist Richard Gehr (The Comics Journal, Rolling Stone)!Six 24-hour comics from creator David Chelsea: Snow Angel, Sleepless, I.D., Now Open the Box, The Girl with the Keyhole Eyes, and I Like to Riff.
Sleepless Nights
by Daniela Di BenedettoThis collection of short stories ranges from horror to mystery to fantasy. These thought-provoking tales evoke the spirit of fiction writing of the last decades of the twentieth century. Set in the United States and Italy, their focus on human nature, and emotions ranging from anguish to dark humor, makes them timeless.
The Sleepover
by Michael ReginaPerfect for fans of Stranger Things, this middle grade graphic novel follows a group of kids trying to cheer up their friend after a recent loss with a fun-filled sleepover, but their plans soon take a dark turn when they discover his new nanny may literally be a monster.When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby, has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest. After weeks of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are jeopardized when Matt's single mother—unable to take any more time off of work—is forced to hire a new nanny on the fly to watch over Matt and his younger sister, Judy.Miss Swan, however, is all too happy to have the boys over. And although she seems like the perfect babysitter, letting the kids eat whatever they want and mostly leaving them alone, there's something about her that Matt doesn't trust. He thinks she may actually be the witch from local legend—the one who torments children into the night and then eats them. Is he just having a hard time dealing with Ruby's replacement, as his friends suspect? Has he watched one too many scary movies, as his mom fears? Or are he and his horror-buff friends in for the fright of their lives as they come face-to-face with a real monster?
Sleepover at the Haunted Museum (Mermaid Tales #21)
by Debbie DadeyShelly and her merfriends are excited to sleep in the museum until they start to wonder if it&’s haunted in this spooky Mermaid Tales adventure.It&’s almost Shelly&’s birthday! She can&’t wait to have her friends over and eat her grandfather&’s homemade pizza. But when Pearl gets involved in the party planning, the ideas get out of hand. Soon Shelly&’s small sleepover turns into an overnight extravaganza at the People Museum, complete with a scavenger hunt and scary stories! Shelly&’s not so sure about spending the night in the museum with its dark spaces and creaking exhibits. But when the day arrives, everything goes swimmingly—that is, until strange, glowing lights start to appear. Could the People Museum be haunted? Or is something fishy going on?
Sleepover School: Book 14 (Secret Princesses #14)
by Rosie BanksA magical series where best friends become Secret Princesses! This book is a special long length for even more magical fun. Best friends Charlotte and Mia can't bear it when Charlotte's family moves far away. But when they become trainee Secret Princesses they begin an amazing adventure together - and they can see each other whenever they like!Once in a blue moon, a tiara shaped constellation forms high in the sky above Wishing Star Palace. The four girls that make a wish on these special stars get their wishes granted by the Secret Princesses ... but Princess Poison is determined that this year the wishes won't come true ...Have you read all four books in series four: The Moonstone Collection?
Sleepside: The Collected Fantasies
by Greg BearCollecting six stories in old paradigms, Sleepside features Greg Bear's outstanding fantasy writing: "Webster," "The White Horse Child," "Sleepside Story," "Dead Run," "Through Road No Whither," and "Petra." This edition also includes the special introduction by the author: "On Losing the Taint of Being a Cannibal."
Sleepwalker
by Michael CadnumSan Francisco Bay Area archaeologist Davis Lowry has everything--success, a fascinating profession--but he is troubled by a bout of sleepwalking. For a change of scenery, he travels to York, England, where a bog man has been unearthed. A series of macabre accidents plague the site, and Davis finds himself enmeshed in a modern-day horror with roots in the bloody past.
The Sleepwalker and the Spy: The Pinkerton Files, Volume 4 (The\pinkerton Files Ser. #5)
by David LuchukThe Pinkerton Files sets real cases of America's first detective in a world of radical inventions driving a bitterly divided nation to war. These stories, which inspired the audio series narrated by Battlestar Galactica 's Michael Hogan, blend true events into an alternate setting where history has not turned out the way we know it.Agency founder Allan Pinkerton suspects a conspiracy is mounting against him and his operatives. Every step they take toward solving a series of seemingly disconnected crimes draws them deeper into a conflict that will be their downfall. If he allows them to become embroiled in the Civil War, they will never find their way out. As enemies emerge and the real danger takes shape, though, Allan sees that the only way to survive the war may be to join it.The Sleepwalker and The Spy opens with Allan taking his first assignment as a secret agent of the White House. President Lincoln pulls the army back to Washington where a convoy of slave ships is set to land. Allan must ensure the convoy's safe journey north but his operatives are stretched beyond their limit. Allan faces the cruel business of espionage and, after a fire breaks out in New York City, the old detective realizes he is in over his head.
The Sleepwalkers
by Hermann BrochWith his epic trilogy, The Sleepwalkers, Hermann Broch established himself as one of the great innovators of modern literature, a visionary writer-philosopher the equal of James Joyce, Thomas Mann, or Robert Musil. Even as he grounded his narratives in the intimate daily life of Germany, Broch was identifying the oceanic changes that would shortly sweep that life into the abyss. Whether he is writing about a neurotic army officer (The Romantic), a disgruntled bookkeeper and would-be assassin (The Anarchist), or an opportunistic war-deserter (The Relaist), Broch immerses himself in the twists of his characters' psyches, and at the same time soars above them, to produce a prophetic portrait of a world tormented by its loss of faith, morals, and reason.
Sleepwalker's World
by Gordon R DicksonRafe Harald, a cosmonaut, attempts to combat the mysterious power that has put most of the human race into an involuntary sleep . . .
The Sleepwalking Snowman (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #7)
by Andres MiedosoIt’s Desmond and Andres versus a sneaky snowman in the seventh book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!There’s snow in the air and a sneaky snowman on the loose! When one of the local kids builds the perfect snowman, it comes to life…and not in a Frosty, sing-song kind of way. Now it’s up to Desmond and Andres to chill this overgrown snowball out before the whole town gets frozen. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.