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Bragi: Human Warrior (Clan Brácaros #2)
by Luthien NumenesseHe is a warrior of noble feelings. She is a human who wields a great power. A love from the past. An inexplicable feeling. An inevitable ending. Bragi, member of clan Brácaros, has refused to fight using force for centuries. That’s why, he’s been considered as the weakest and feeblest. Now that he’s found his minnaar, he will have to leave it all on the battlefield if he wants to keep her with him. The War of the Gods has started and the curse that fell on them emerges again. It’s time for him to decide if he will follow his fate or will rebel against the Gods. Arieen’s life has been in standby for years, and she is desperate for taking it back, leaving that little town to know the world, and devoting herself to what she really likes. However, her way is blocked again when she meets a young prince who, for a strange reason, seems to know her already. The time to prove their worth has come for both of them since, in the middle of a ferocious battle, they have found that for which risking everything is worthwhile: True love. Could this feeling be enough to overcome the adversity that awaits them?
Bragi, guerreiro com coração humano (Clã Brácaros #2)
by Lúthien Numenessë"Dentro bate o coração de um guerreiro implacável." Ele, um guerreiro com sentimentos nobres. Ela, uma portadora humana de grande poder. Um amor do passado. Um sentimento inexplicável. Um fim inevitável. Bragi, um membro do clã Brácaros, por séculos se recusou a lutar usando a força, então eles o consideraram o mais fraco e frágil. Agora que ele encontrou seu minnaar, ele deve dar tudo de si no campo de batalha se quiser mantê-la ao seu lado. A guerra entre as Deidades começou e a maldição que cai sobre eles ressurge, é hora de decidir seguir seu destino ou se rebelar contra seus Deuses. Arieen colocou sua vida em espera por anos e está desesperada para recuperá-la, deixar essa pequena cidade para conhecer o mundo, dedicar-se ao que ela realmente ama. No entanto, seu caminho é mais uma vez dificultado quando um jovem príncipe aparece diante dela que, por alguma estranha razão, parece já a conhecer. A hora de mostrar o seu valor chegou para os dois, já que no meio de uma batalha feroz eles descobriram pelo que vale a pena arriscar tudo: amor verdadeiro. Poderia esse sentimento ser suficiente para superar as adversidades que os esperam?
The Brahms Deception
by Louise MarleyIn her highly intriguing new novel, Louise Marley masterfully intertwines the past and present with a mystery surrounding one of the world's greatest composers...The Brahms DeceptionMusic scholar Frederica Bannister is thrilled when she beats her bitter rival, Kristian North, for the chance to be transferred back to 1861 Tuscany to observe firsthand the brilliant Johannes Brahms. Frederica will not only get to see Brahms in his prime; she'll also try to solve a mystery that has baffled music experts for years. But once in Tuscany, Frederica's grip on reality quickly unravels. She instantly falls under Brahms' spell-and finds herself envious of his secret paramour, the beautiful, celebrated concert pianist Clara Schumann. In a single move, Frederica makes a bold and shocking decision that changes everything...When Frederica fails to return home, it is Kristian North who is sent back in time to Tuscany to find her. There, Kristian discovers that Frederica indeed holds the key to unraveling Brahms' greatest secret. But now, Frederica has a dark secret of her own-one that puts everyone around her in devastating peril... Praise for Mozart's Blood"Eerie, beautiful...has a poetic, haunting sense of time and place." -Stephanie Cowell, author of Marrying Mozart"Riveting, original...filled with the emotional power and intricate twists and turns of a Mozart opera." -Teresa Grant, author of Vienna Waltz
The Braided Path: The Weavers of Saramyr, The Skein of Lament and the Ascendancy Veil
by Chris WoodingAn omnibus volume of the acclaimed oriental fantasy from one of the genre's most exciting young talents The story of an exotic oriental world. The empire of Saramyr has relied on the secretive sect of Weavers for far too long. Now the Weavers, manipulating space and time through the Weave of existence, are plotting the overthrow of the families. Their motives twisted by the Witchstones they draw their power from. As the empire crumbles the disowned abbearant daughter of the empire and a few scattered rebels must find out the secret of the true nature of the witchstones and rescue the empire from depravity and the rule of demons. Chris Wooding has an unrivalled flair for Machiavellian plotting, explosive description and memorable young characters. This is the ideal first adult fantasy for his teenage fans.
The Braided Path: The Weavers Of Saramyr, The Skein Of Lament, The Ascendancy Veil
by Chris WoodingAn omnibus volume of the acclaimed oriental fantasy from one of the genre's most exciting young talentsThe story of an exotic oriental world. The empire of Saramyr has relied on the secretive sect of Weavers for far too long. Now the Weavers, manipulating space and time through the Weave of existence, are plotting the overthrow of the families. Their motives twisted by the Witchstones they draw their power from.As the empire crumbles the disowned abbearant daughter of the empire and a few scattered rebels must find out the secret of the true nature of the witchstones and rescue the empire from depravity and the rule of demons.Chris Wooding has an unrivalled flair for Machiavellian plotting, explosive description and memorable young characters. This is the ideal first adult fantasy for his teenage fans.
The Braided World
by Kay Kenyon“Come find what you have lost. . . ” Heeding this cryptic message from deep space, the crew of the starship Restoration journeys from Earth to a distant planet, hoping to find humanity’s lost genetic diversity. But with the human race on the verge of extinction from the twin horrors of plague and a mysterious scourge of dark matter, how can an alien world harbor any remedies for Earth’s declining populations? Worse, the Restoration arrives depleted: its captain is dead, its crew demoralized--except for an indomitable old woman whose power and wealth give her the privilege of naming the new captain. Anton Prados, a young, untested officer, will now preside over humanity’s first contact with an alien race. An alien race that, improbably, looks exactly like humans. Only, the Dassa possess highly unusual breeding habits--and a reproductive process that seems to be the nullification of all that is human. And they think much the same about humanity… From the Paperback edition.
The Brain
by Alexander BladeAmerica's greatest weapon, greater than the Atom Bomb, was its new, gigantic mechanical brain. It filled a whole mountain--and then it came to life...!
Brain Boy Volume 1: Psy vs. Psy (Brain Boy)
by Fred Van LenteAmbushed while protecting an important statesman, Matt Price, a.k.a. Brain Boy, finds himself wrapped up in political intrigue that could derail a key United Nations conference and that sets the psychic spy on a collision course with a man whose mental powers rival his own! Collects Brain Boy #0–#3. * New York Times bestseller Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong). • Art by R. B. Silva (Superboy, Jimmy Olsen), and Freddie Williams II (Green Arrow, Captain Atom)!
Brain Boy Volume 2
by Fred Van LenteAgent Price's new mission pits him against a doomsday cult leader with a political agenda that poses a direct threat to the president. But a mysterious hive mind has more menacing plans for Brain Boy. He'll have no choice but to go head to head--brain to brain--with the mysterious Men from G.E.S.T.A.L.T.! The Men from G.E.S.T.A.L.T. collects New York Times best-selling author Fred Van Lente's electrifying second arc of psychic spy Brain Boy's continuing adventures!
Brain Child
by John SaulAlex Lonsdale was one of the most popular kids in La Paloma, California. Until the horrifying car accident. Until a brilliant doctor's medical miracle brought him back from the brink of death. Now, Alex seems the same. but in his eyes there is a blankness. In his hear there is coldness. If his parents, his friends, his girlfriend could see inside his brain, inside his dreams, they would be terrified. One hundred years ago in La Paloma, a terrible deed was done. A cry for vengeance pierced the night. That evil still lives. That vengeance still waits. Waits for Alex Lonsdale. Waits for the...Brainchild.From the Paperback edition.
Brain Child
by George TurnerDavid Chance has been raised in an orphanage and, now an adult, finds that he is the child of a man genetically modified before birth by a group of scientists experimenting in increasing human intelligence and creativity. But his father is dead.He pursues the search for the true nature of his father and, through it, the true nature of the experiments and the survivors of the final disaster that ended them. Chance exposes his roots and finds them entangled in horror, deceit, vengeance and perverse scientific illumination. Peace and self knowledge are achieved only at great risk and terrible cost.
Brain Child
by George TurnerDavid Chance has been raised in an orphanage and, now an adult, finds that he is the child of a man genetically modified before birth by a group of scientists experimenting in increasing human intelligence and creativity. But his father is dead.He pursues the search for the true nature of his father and, through it, the true nature of the experiments and the survivors of the final disaster that ended them. Chance exposes his roots and finds them entangled in horror, deceit, vengeance and perverse scientific illumination. Peace and self knowledge are achieved only at great risk and terrible cost.
Brain Drain (Destroyer #22)
by Richard Sapir Warren MurphyArtists, composers, writers--mutilated and destroyed in the bloodiest murder in police annals. The work of a maniac who takes one thing--their brains! The chief of CURE nearly ends up as the next corpse...Remo and Chiun act fast, and find the killer's an old enemy, stock-piling brains to extract the creativity he lacks. They track him to Hollywood--top brain centre--where work can be fun! A sexy agent wants Remo for a new career. Chiun meets his soap opera idol, and there's a great forthcoming spectacle: irresistible force, Sinanju, meets indestructible object, Mr. Gordons.
Brain Freeze! (Step into Reading)
by J.E. BrightIn this Read & Listen edition, the city of Metropolis shivers when it feels Mr. Freeze's icy touch. But never fear: BATMAN, SUPERMAN, and the rest of the DC Super Friends will melt this coldhearted villain's frosty plans! This Step 2 Step into Reading book is easy—and fun—for boys ages 4 to 7 to read.This ebook contains Read & Listen audio narration.
Brain Freeze: World Book Day 2018
by Tom FletcherA little girl discovers that eating ice cream from her grandfather's old ice-cream truck gives her the power to travel through time, in this brilliant, funny and heartwarming story from bestselling author Tom Fletcher.
The Brain Full of Holes
by Martin ChattertonHaving moved to Switzerland, thirteen-year-old Sheldon and his new stepbrother Theo ("The Brain") Brain investigate a mystery involving particle physics, Swiss cheese, a missing truck driver, and a carnivorous cuckoo clock.
Brain-in-a-Box
by Steve MatthewsTom buys a toy called Brain-in-a-Box on his school field trip. What happens when the brain starts talking to him?
Brain Jack
by Brian FalknerAnother terrifying sci-fi page-turner from the author of The Tomorrow Code!Las Vegas is gone--destroyed in a terrorist attack. Black Hawk helicopters patrol the skies over New York City. And immersive online gaming is the most dangerous street drug around. In this dystopic near-future, technology has leapt forward once again, and neuro-headsets have replaced computer keyboards. Just slip on a headset, and it's the Internet at the speed of thought.For teen hacker Sam Wilson, a headset is a must. But as he becomes familiar with the new technology, he has a terrifying realization. If anything on his computer is vulnerable to a hack, what happens when his mind is linked to the system? Could consciousness itself be hijacked? Before he realizes what's happened, Sam's incursion against the world's largest telecommunications company leads him to the heart of the nation's cyberdefense network and brings him face to face with a terrifying and unforeseen threat.Brian Falkner, author of The Tomorrow Code, has created an action-packed and thought-provoking science fiction adventure in which a brilliant young computer hacker fights to prevent the human race from being deleted.Fans of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother and M. T. Anderson's Feed will love this high-octane techno thriller.From the Hardcover edition.
Brain Palaeo
by Denis Hughes Arn RomulusWorking on the theory that an electronic current variation is set up by thought processes within the human brain, Alex Larsen and his fellow scientists developed a system of telepathic cerebral communication. Nothing, it seemed, could be more valuable. Here was a soundless means of communication without complex or bulky equipment. But there was the matter of a mysterious thought-voice that interrupted the experiment...
Brain Palaeo
by Arn Romulus Denis HughesWorking on the theory that an electronic current variation is set up by thought processes within the human brain, Alex Larsen and his fellow scientists developed a system of telepathic cerebral communication. Nothing, it seemed, could be more valuable. Here was a soundless means of communication without complex or bulky equipment. But there was the matter of a mysterious thought-voice that interrupted the experiment...
The Brain-Stealers
by Murray LeinsterThe world has changed. Science and progress are closely restricted by the Security Police, allowing them to control society and its advance. People are secure, but not free.James Hunt defied the laws, conducting experiments without authorisation. Forced to go on the run, he hides himself in a rural community where things seem idyllic. Quiet. Safe.Beneath the surface, however, something more sinister reveals itself. On an Earth where people are restricted from free thought, humans have become the perfect prey for extraterrestrial threats. A threat that wants to steal minds, and make their hosts mindless puppets. How long has this been going on without notice in a world where questions are no longer asked? How can humanity fight back?
Brain Stealers (Visitors #3)
by Rodman Philbrick Lynn HarnettWhen their classmates are kidnapped, Nick, Jessie, and Frasier must defeat the aliens once and for all Nick, Jessie, and Frasier have managed to escape the clutches of slimy alien invaders—only to be taken prisoner by their own parents. The extraterrestrials are controlling the minds of all the adults in town, and the trio is now under house arrest. With locks on their doors and windows, and aliens watching their every move, Nick, Jessie, and Frasier don&’t think it could get any worse . . . until they realize they&’ll be forced to go to summer school! The three kids know they have to get away before the aliens take over their minds too. But why have their parents been targeted? And why are all the adults doing so much digging? Nick, Jessie, and Frasier must rush to discover the truth about the invasion before the aliens can complete their evil plans. It&’s not just their lives on the line—it&’s the life of the entire town.
Brain Stealers (The Visitors Trilogy #3)
by Rodman Philbrick Lynn HarnettIn this final battle between Aliens and humans, Nick, Jessie, and Frasier attempt to defeat the brain stealers and prevent the earth from falling under their domination.
Brain Teaser
by Tom GodwinFor the most part, Godwin's stories--however grim the situation--are really about triumph in the face of adversity. Here, in a story which is also a truly classic science fiction "problem solver tale," is a splendid example.