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Until the Beginning
by Amy PlumAmy Plum, international bestselling author of the Die for Me series, delivers a heart-pounding adventure perfect for fans of Michael Grant, Veronica Rossi, and Alexandra Bracken. Until the Beginning brings this duology to a stunning and captivating conclusion.Juneau has been searching for her people and for answers . . . and she is about to find both in the exhilarating sequel to After the End, which Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend series and The Young Elites, called "Wonderfully riveting."When Juneau's clan disappeared, she lost so much more than her friends and family. She soon discovered everything she thought she knew about her life was a lie. Her people's gifts were actually secret abilities that others wanted, desperately enough to kidnap an entire village. Juneau and her new companion Miles's cross-country journey to find her clan has led them to a game preserve in New Mexico. Now Juneau's people are finally within reach, and she will stop at nothing to save them. But she has a target on her back too, because unbeknownst to her she is the key to unlocking everything. To rescue her people--and herself--Juneau must discover what she, and her abilities, are truly capable of.
Until the Celebration (The Green Sky Trilogy #3)
by Zilpha Keatley SnyderIn the final Green Sky novel, the Erdlings and the Kindar have been united, but keeping the peace will be the most difficult challenge yet. Raamo, Pomma, and Teera have succeeded. They have torn down the lies told by the Ol-zhaan and united the Erdlings with the Kindar. The truth has won out. But why does winning feel so much like losing? Old habits and ideas die hard. While Raamo and his fellow child-heroes are worshipped for the Rejoyning, distrust still hangs over the Erdlings and Kindar like an ominous cloud. The societies above and below the forests&’ roots have discovered something new: Knowing the truth is easy, but living with the truth is hard. Resistance groups are growing, and violence threatens to poison the promise of peace. Can Raamo, Pomma, and Teera unite Green-sky before it&’s too late? This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Until the End of Days
by Elaine Cristina Albino de Oliveira Adeline ShadeThe world is slowlydying. The streets are not safe, for one's attempt to scavenge for food may be someone else's bountiful hunt. Meanwhile, a mother and daughter struggle to survive the hunger and the violence.
Until the Last Dog Dies
by Robert GuffeyWhat happens when all humor is wiped off the face of the Earth? Around the world, an unusual viral plague is striking the population. The virus attacks only one particular section of the brain. It isn’t fatal, but it results in the victim’s sense of humor being obliterated. No one is immune. Elliot Greeley, a young stand-up comedian starving his way through alternative comedy clubs in Los Angeles, isn’t even certain the virus is real at first. But as the pandemic begins to eat away at the very heart of civilization itself, the virus affects Elliot and his close knit group of comedian friends in increasingly personal ways. What would you consider the end of the world? Until the Last Dog Dies is a sharp, cutting satire, both a clever twist on apocalyptic fiction and a poignant look at the things that make us human.
Until the Last Page (Wanderer of Pages)
by Chantal GadouryDiscover what happens when a young woman unexpectedly finds herself inside a book of fairytales where she is charged with breaking a frog prince's curse and searching for a way home.Every good fairytale begins with "Once Upon a Time," or they're supposed to at least. But for twenty-five year old Josephine Hart, her "Once Upon a Time" began with her literally crash landing inside a book of fairy tales and nearly crushing a frog—who is actually a prince. An annoying, snarky frog prince named Aneurin, seeking the kiss of true love to break his curse. He vows that if Jo agrees to help him find his princess, he will get her home. With every turn of the page, their adventure leads them deeper into fairytales familiar to Jo. Through their journey, they discover that despite their initial clashing, they're both exactly what each other needs. It is only when they encounter a devious man with a talent for spinning straw into gold that they realize just how quickly their plot can take an unexpected twist.
Until the Last of Me: Take Them to the Stars, Book Two (Take Them to the Stars #2)
by Sylvain NeuvelSylvain Neuvel's Until the Last of Me is “[a] riveting blend of historical thriller and scientific speculation, which never loses its core of humanity” —James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on A History of What Comes Next.The First Rule is the most important: Always run, never fight.For generations, Mia’s family has shaped human history to push them to the stars.The year is 1968 and she is on the cusp of destiny, poised to launch the first humans into space.But she cannot take them to the stars, not quite yet. Her adversary is at her heels, the future of the planet at stake, and obeying the First Rule is no longer an option.For the first time in one-hundred generations, Mia’s family will have to choose to stand their ground, risking not only their bloodline, but the future of the human race.A darkly satirical thriller, as seen through the eyes of the women who sacrifice all to make progress possible and the men who are determined to stop them.Always run, never fight.Preserve the knowledge.Survive at all cost.Take them to the stars.“An exciting science fiction thriller that will in turn inform and surprise readers.” —Library Journal, starred reviewAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Until the Last: Book Three (The Last War #3)
by Mike ShackleTHE TIME HAS COME.SEKINOWARI - THE LAST WAR - HAS ARRIVED.The breakneck conclusion to the trilogy that started with We Are the Dead. To beat the ultimate evil, sometimes the price is more than you can pay . . . The war with the Egril has changed Tinnstra forever. A coward no more, she'll go to any length to defeat every last one of her enemies.Zorique has grown into her powers. It's time for her to lead her army into Jia and spearhead the fight for her homeland.But at what cost? The Egril emperor Raaku - the Son of Kage himself - is waiting for them. And he intends to destroy Zorique, Tinnstra and all their allies.They will need to put everything on the line if Jia hopes to see the dawn.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *PRAISE FOR THE LAST WAR:'Like Tarantino crossed with David Gemmell' Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones'Dark, brutal, wonderful' Nick Martell, author of The Two-Faced Queen'A must-read for all fans of the genre' The Chronicler'Heart-hammering' Novel Notions'Staggering, marvellous and gripping' Grimdark Magazine'An adventure that's rich in darkness and bloodshed' SFX
Until the Last: Book Three (The Last War #3)
by Mike ShackleTHE TIME HAS COME.SEKINOWARI - THE LAST WAR - HAS ARRIVED.The breakneck conclusion to the trilogy that started with We Are the Dead. To beat the ultimate evil, sometimes the price is more than you can pay . . . The war with the Egril has changed Tinnstra forever. A coward no more, she'll go to any length to defeat every last one of her enemies.Zorique has grown into her powers. It's time for her to lead her army into Jia and spearhead the fight for her homeland.But at what cost? The Egril emperor Raaku - the Son of Kage himself - is waiting for them. And he intends to destroy Zorique, Tinnstra and all their allies.They will need to put everything on the line if Jia hopes to see the dawn.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *PRAISE FOR THE LAST WAR:'Like Tarantino crossed with David Gemmell' Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones'Dark, brutal, wonderful' Nick Martell, author of The Two-Faced Queen'A must-read for all fans of the genre' The Chronicler'Heart-hammering' Novel Notions'Staggering, marvellous and gripping' Grimdark Magazine'An adventure that's rich in darkness and bloodshed' SFX
Until the Last: Book Three (The Last War #3)
by Mike ShackleTHE TIME HAS COME.SEKINOWARI - THE LAST WAR - HAS ARRIVED.The breakneck conclusion to the trilogy that started with We Are the Dead. To beat the ultimate evil, sometimes the price is more than you can pay . . .The war with the Egril has changed Tinnstra forever. A coward no more, she'll go to any length to defeat every last one of her enemies.Zorique has grown into her powers. It's time for her to lead her army into Jia and spearhead the fight for her homeland.But at what cost? The Egril emperor Raaku - the Son of Kage himself - is waiting for them. And he intends to destroy Zorique, Tinnstra and all their allies.They will need to put everything on the line if Jia hopes to see the dawn.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *PRAISE FOR THE LAST WAR:'Like Tarantino crossed with David Gemmell' Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones'Dark, brutal, wonderful' Nick Martell, author of The Two-Faced Queen'A must-read for all fans of the genre' The Chronicler'Heart-hammering' Novel Notions'Staggering, marvellous and gripping' Grimdark Magazine'An adventure that's rich in darkness and bloodshed' SFXTHE LAST WARWe Are the DeadA Fool's HopeUntil the Last
Until the Little Birds Sing
by Charles GranquistIt&’s the year 2020, and in Sydney, John Dean is making plans – big plans. He&’s seen the writing on the wall. Temperatures of over 45 degrees are a regular occurrence and sea levels are rising; severe drought has meant harsh water restrictions, and the economy has slowed almost to a standstill. But John is not going to sit and suffer; he&’ll do whatever it takes to protect his family, and he&’s taking action. This is the story of how he moves his family away from a society on the brink of destruction to create a haven and make a fresh start. The Dean family and those who join them on their farm pull together to create a self-sufficient life as civilisation crumbles around them. They struggle to learn farming techniques and long-lost skills, but they survive. Then a threat comes from the north when refugees stream into northern Australia to escape heat, flooding and starvation. The Dean group must do the unimaginable: they must kill to defend the farm and their lives.
Until the World Falls Down: A Novel
by Jordan LyndeLabyrinth meets Beauty and the Beast in this spellbinding, sexy romantasy debut about a woman with a broken heart, the seductive immortal who imprisons her, the magical labyrinth that may be her salvation, and the dangerous attraction that could destroy them both.Her freedom or her heart…in forty-eight hours, she'll lose one foreverWhen a brutal betrayal leaves Nell heartbroken and alone, she makes a desperate wish for love, recklessly offering anything in exchange.Her plea is heard by Enver, an immortal as wicked as he is beautiful. He sweeps Nell away to his castle that seems to exist out of time and presents her with a bargain: escape his labyrinth within forty-eight hours or surrender to eternity as his lover.Nell vows to conquer the labyrinth, despite the dangerous attraction she feels for its monstrous ruler. But every stolen moment with him leaves her craving more. And every step deeper into the castle reveals hidden truths about herself…and the curse that holds Enver captive.Torn between her desire for love and the dark being incapable of loving her, Nell faces an impossible choice. And her time is running out.
Unto Leviathan
by Richard Paul RussoOn a ship without a mission ... No one remembers where they came from or where they're going. For hundreds of years, the starship Argonos, home to generations of humans, has wandered throughout the galaxy, searching for other signs of life. Now, a steady, unidentified transmission lures them toward a nearby planet.On a planet without inhabitants ... The colony has vanished. But deep within the planet's steamy jungles, the exploration team find horrible evidence of its fate: a cavernous chamber neatly filled with rows of skeletons, each one hanging on its own hook.On a collision course with the unknown ... Once more, a signal lures the crew of the Argonos. Haunted by what they have seen, they have no choice but to follow - deep into space, where an alien mystery waits.
Untold Adventures
by Alan Dean Foster Mike Resnick Lisa Smedman John Shirley Mark SehestedtYour favorite award-winning, critically acclaimed, and best-selling authors unite to tell stories set in the Dungeons & Dragons world, filled with desperate dragons and cruel elves, honorable demons and fickle gods, wild magic and the sharpest of steel. You don't want to miss this rarest of opportunities to get a glimpse into the D&D adventures created by some of the most brilliant fantasy writers of our age.From the Paperback edition.
Untold Futures: Time and Literary Culture in Renaissance England
by J. K. BarretIn Untold Futures, J. K. Barret locates models for recovering the variety of futures imagined within some of our most foundational literature. These poems, plays, and prose fictions reveal how Renaissance writers embraced uncertain potential to think about their own present moment and their own place in time. The history of the future that Barret reconstructs looks beyond futures implicitly dismissed as impossible or aftertimes defined by inevitability and fixed perspective. Chapters on Philip Sidney's Old Arcadia, Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, Antony and Cleopatra, and Cymbeline, and John Milton’s Paradise Lost trace instead a persistent interest in an indeterminate, earthly future evident in literary constructions that foreground anticipation and expectation.Barret argues that the temporal perspectives embedded in these literary texts unsettle some of our most familiar points of reference for the period by highlighting an emerging cultural self-consciousness capable of registering earthly futures predicated on the continued sameness of time rather than radical ruptures in it. Rather than mapping a particular future, these writers generate imaginative access to a range of futures. Barret makes a strong case for the role of language itself in emerging conceptualizations of temporality.
Untold Night and Day: A Novel
by Bae SuahThe acclaimed Korean author weaves a “disturbing, beautifully controlled” metaphysical detective story “of doubles, shadows, and parallel worlds” (Financial Times).It’s Ayami’s final day working the box-office at Seoul’s only audio theater for the blind. Her last shift completed, she walks the streets with her former boss, searching for a missing friend. Their conversations take in art, love, food, and the inaccessible country to the north. The next day, Ayami acts as a guide for a detective novelist visiting from abroad. But as they contend with the summer heat, the edges of reality start to fray. Ayami enters a world of increasingly tangled threads, and the past intrudes upon the present as overlapping realities repeat, collide, change, and reassert themselves. Blisteringly original, Untold Night and Day upends the very structure of narrative storytelling. By one of the boldest and most innovative voices in contemporary Korean literature, and masterfully realized in English by Man Booker International Prize–winning translator Deborah Smith, Bae Suah’s hypnotic novel asks whether more than one version of ourselves can exist at once.
Untouched
by Sandra FieldLessons in SeductionTechnically, Finn Marston was Jenessa's new employer and she ought to be nice to him.... But thirty seconds in his company was enough for her to establish that Finn would try the patience of a saint! Trouble was he was also georgeous.Men had never held much fascination for Jenessa Reed, but Finn Marston was certainly a persuasive argument! She wanted him, and he didn't seem averse to being target practice for a twenty-six-year-old virgin! But could Jenessa take into her bed a man she didn't even like, let alone love?"Samantha Field pens a phenomenal love story."-Romantic Times
Untouched Mistress
by Margaret McPheeGuy Tregellas, Viscount Varington, has a rakish reputation, and when he discovers a beautiful woman washed up on a beach he is more than intrigued. He doesn't believe her claims that she is a respectable widow and is determined to seduce the truth out of her!Helena McGregor must escape Scotland to anonymity in London. For the past five years she has lived a shameful life, not of her choosing. But she needs the help of her disturbingly handsome rescuer as danger catches up with them....
Untouched Until Marriage (Wedlocked!)
by Chantelle ShawWhen infamous Raul Carducci learns that a little baby may challenge his inheritance he will stop at nothing-a new Carducci heir will not take away what is rightfully his.To safeguard baby Gino, unassuming Libby Maynard has been forced to pretend she is his mother-but she hasn't counted on having to convince the wolfish Raul Carducci of her deception.And when Raul, with his achingly seductive voice, asks her to marry him, Libby is powerless to refuse...even if their wedding night will blow her cover!
Untouched by Human Hands: Stories
by Robert SheckleyPeople hunt and kill one another as public entertainment and to win prizes in &“Seventh Victim,&” the short version of Sheckley&’s novel The 10th Victim, which was made into a movie.The twelve other stories in this collection are &“The Monsters,&” &“Cost of Living,&” &“The Altar,&” &“Shape,&” &“The Impacted Man,&” &“Untouched by Human Hands,&” &“The King&’s Wishes,&” &“Warm,&” &“The Demons,&” &“Specialist,&” &“Ritual,&” and &“Beside Still Waters.&”From the very beginning of his career, Robert Sheckley was recognized by fans, reviewers, and fellow authors as a master storyteller and the wittiest satirist working in the science fiction field. Open Road is proud to republish his acclaimed body of work, with nearly thirty volumes of full-length fiction and short story collections. Rediscover, or discover for the first time, a master of science fiction who, according to the New York Times, was &“a precursor to Douglas Adams.&”
Untraditional Jianghu (Volume 1 #1)
by Ling HuJinA virtual world of the martial arts world, some random gossip about the martial arts world … The martial arts world had risen again in Xiangyang City.
Untraditional Jianghu: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Ling HuJinA virtual world of the martial arts world, some random gossip about the martial arts world … The martial arts world had risen again in Xiangyang City.
Unus
by Es Traduzioni Raven WhitneyUn braccialetto magico porta il peggior incubo di Constance Flynn sulla soglia di casa sua. Constance Flynn, una barista in grandi difficoltà economiche, riesce a malapena a tirare avanti: ha debiti fino al collo, sua madre sta morendo ed è appena venuto a mancare il suo adorato coniglietto, ma mantiene la promessa che ha fatto alla sua migliore amica, Lexie, di uscire con lei per una giornata di shopping. Al prezzo di un caffè, compra una sfiziosa scatoletta di legno dalla quale non riesce a distogliere lo sguardo. Dentro alla scatola c’è uno stupefacente braccialetto con delle pietre preziose colorate. Una volta indossato, non riesce più a toglierselo di dosso. Non ci fa caso, però, finché Lexie non viene rapita. Il misterioso rapitore vuole solo una cosa in cambio: Constance, la maga delle pietre.
Unusual Attention
by B.G. ThomasUntil recently, Adam Brookhart has led what he considers a relatively uneventful life. His biggest problem is that he can’t let his guard down and allow himself to get close to anyone, emotionally or physically—until he meets Shane Farmer. Shane lives in a small town many miles from Adam and is his complete opposite. In fact, he’s just about the last person Adam can imagine himself in a relationship with. But Adam is drawn to the man, and neither distance nor their differences can keep him away. Late one night, while driving home from Shane’s house, something very strange happens. Adam loses two hours of time and has no idea how or why. But as he digs for clues, the answers he finds are totally crazy… and the man he is falling in love with might be crazy as well.
Unusual Girl: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Qi LuShe was the noble spirit race princess of the lower realms, an eight-sided war god that was above the nine heavens of the upper realms! During this great calamity, the War God from all directions was reborn into the body of the princess of the Spirit Race. From then on, they would kill gods and buddhas! While trying hard to become stronger, he didn't forget to find the Divine General. But who could tell her why this great demon king had suddenly appeared? His Majesty the Infernal King: "I've come to chase you!" When the ice mountain, Qing Ying, began to soften, the events of that year began to reveal themselves. Conspiracy for truth, design, where should they go? ( Absolute Pet!)
Unusual Suspects
by Dana StabenowFrom video game characters seeking civil rights and a cave dragon loan shark pondering an investment, to Santa Clause's Australian vacation and an enemy of Sam Spade's seeking revenge-plus visits to the Nightside and Sookie Stackhouse's hometown--Unusual Suspects invokes a dozen imaginative tales featuring otherworldly investigators trailing uncanny criminals across fantastical realms governed by the laws of magic.