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Minecrafter Architect: Details and Inspiration for Creating Amazing Builds (Architecture for Minecrafters)
by Megan MillerBecome a Master Builder of Structures! <P><P>Tired of the same old 9x9 cobblestone cubes? Stuck figuring out what type of windows to add to your mansion? Minecrafter Architect: The Builder’s Idea Book will solve your builder’s block, with dozens of examples of window treatments, entranceways, roofs, walls, paths, road, bridges, floorplans, block palettes, and more. Copy them exactly or use them as inspiration, and you’ll be mastering the art of creating unique and detailed Minecraft builds. <P><P>Guided by hundreds of in-game, step-by-step photos and simple instructions, kids will learn how to add excitement, artistry, and variety to everything they build. Perfect for beginner to advanced Minecrafters who want to learn more Includes hundreds of step-by-step, full-color photos to guide readers of all ages <br>Helps encourage creativity and problem-solving skills <P><P>Minecrafter Architect: The Builder’s Idea Book appeals to the virtual artist in every gamer and holds the valuable secrets players need to stretch their building skills.
Enterprise: Enterprise (Star Trek: Vanguard #87)
by Michael Jan FriedmanThe gripping conclusion to the story of Jim Kirk's lost friend, the man who helped shape a Starfleet captain....<P><P> Captain Kirk has returned to Earth to attend the funeral of Gary Mitchell -- the man he was forced to kill. As he wonders what he can possibly say in eulogy, he thinks back to the first time he had to do without his friend, several months earlier....<P> Kirk has just taken command of the U.S.S. Enterprise and brought along Gary as navigator. Kirk has learned to depend on his friend's good sense and advice, but when Kirk confronts the Klingons for the first time in his career, Gary is taken captive and cut off from Kirk. Now the young captain has no choice but to rely on a man he barely knows, a Vulcan named Spock.
Las estepas de Avok
by Luis Constante Luna Lola Basavilbaso GotorTuvieron que convertirse en salvajes para poder sobrevivir. Silas siente que la vida se le escapa. Atrapado en el tedio de la corte, los elogios y el deleite, ve pasar su juventud maldiciendo un destino que le niega la oportunidad de exhibir su talento y engrandecer su nombre. Seducido por la promesa de aventuras y la mirada de una joven huida, cuando los jinetes de la estepa raptan a las sacerdotisas del santuario de Talàs, se une al grupo liderado por un capitán de oscuro pasado y un criminal condenado para traerlas de vuelta. Ninguno de ellos imagina hasta dónde habrán de llegar en su búsqueda ni los sacrificios que les demandará la tierra. Juntos se enfrentarán a la estepa, donde jinetes salvajes sacian con sangre la sed de dioses olvidados, en un viaje de dolor y pérdida que desafiará sus vidas, sus convicciones y su cordura.
Guardianes de papel: Una alianza entre lo caótico y lo hermoso
by Jo VargasNo existiríamos de no haber sido escritos. Cada despertar es la continuación, o el comienzo... «Cuántas caras en un mismo rostro». Transformación tras transformación, sentires diversos todos nacientes de un mismo centro: el guardián y el demonio que todos llevamos dentro. Lo hermoso que surgió de desconocernos frente al espejo. ¿Cuál de ellos nos dominará? ¿Cuál de ellos vencerá? Lo caótico y lo hermoso es la explosión de fuerzas combinadas en cuerpo, alma y espíritu. El miedo que nos sedujo; la parte que desconocemos del dolor; el punto silencioso del amor. El enigma tras los sueños, la sabiduría que, derribada, cayó; la locura que, cegada, lloró; el tiempo que perdió el control, y el destino que, finalmente, «tomó su decisión».
PentaDimensional: Piso 201
by Itziar Pérez VallespínNo le tocaba existir. Mary no recuerda haber existido antes, pero sabe y entiende muchas cosas del nuevo mundo en el que acaba de aparecer. Tanto ella como sus compañeros de la sede europea disfrutarán aprendiendo del primer curso de estudios pentaDimensionales, en un marco incomparable, donde las asignaturas hacen excursiones en el tiempo, y los profesores les enseñan a dominar y alterar el medio que les rodea, en una simbiosis con las máquinas. Pronto, Mary descubrirá que no todo es tan idílico, ya que hay algo que no se quita de la cabeza, y es que sabe que no debería estar allí. Una desconocida, Louisa, debería ocupar su lugar; pero la misteriosa desaparición de esta le da la vida y altera el curso de los acontecimientos, por lo que Mary no puede evitar sentirse en deuda, pues algo muy dentro de sí le dice que su desaparición no es tan casual. ¿Será ella la siguiente? Por si esto fuera poco, la protagonista también deberá lidiar con el fanatismo y la intolerancia de un implacable grupo de enmascarados que, después de permanecer décadas en la sombra, resurge dispuesto a amedrentar -y quién sabe a qué más-, a todo aquel que considera una aberración... como Mary.
Daughter of the Blood: The Black Jewels Trilogy (Black Jewels #1)
by Anne BishopThe Dark Kingdom is preparing itself for the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy the arrival of a new Queen, a Witch who will wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell himself. But this new ruler is young, and very susceptible to influence and corruption; whoever controls her controls the Darkness. And now, three sworn enemies begin a ruthless game of politics and intrigue, magic and betrayal...and the destiny of an entire world is at stake....
The Uplift War (Uplift #3)
by David BrinDavid Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race. But the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind?<P><P> As galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth. The various uplifted inhabitants of Garth must battle their overlords or face ultimate extinction. At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth, and the fate of the entire Five Galaxies. Sweeping, brilliantly crafted, inventive and dramatic, The Uplift War is an unforgettable story of adventure and wonder from one of today's science fiction greats.<P> Hugo Award winner.
Daughters of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter Trilogy #3)
by Stephanie DrayBased on the true story of Cleopatra's daughter... After years of abuse as the emperor's captive in Rome, Cleopatra Selene has found a safe harbor. No longer the pitiful orphaned daughter of the despised Egyptian Whore, the twenty year old is now the most powerful queen in the empire, ruling over the kingdom of Mauretania--an exotic land of enchanting possibility where she intends to revive her dynasty. With her husband, King Juba II and the magic of Isis that is her birthright, Selene brings prosperity and peace to a kingdom thirsty for both. But when Augustus Caesar jealously demands that Selene's children be given over to him to be fostered in Rome, she's drawn back into the web of imperial plots and intrigues that she vowed to leave behind. Determined and resourceful, Selene must shield her loved ones from the emperor's wrath, all while vying with ruthless rivals like King Herod. Can she find a way to overcome the threat to her marriage, her kingdom, her family, and her faith? Or will she be the last of her line?
Jupiter Storm
by Marti DumasTen-year-old Jackie excels at being in charge. Her skills keep everything from gardens to five unruly brothers in line. So, when a curious chrysalis appears in Jackie's front yard, she naturally decides to take charge of it. The creature that emerges is not like anything Jackie has ever seen, and she soon realizes that she must protect it at all costs, even from her own family.
El regreso de los dioses: la batalla de Folkvangr
by J. R. SpinozaLos dioses han invadido la Tierra y la pugna por el poder va a asolar el mundo. Imagina que despiertas una mañana y descubres que el planeta entero ha sido tomado por implacables dioses. Los países, tal y como los conoces, han desaparecido y en su lugar existen reinos dominados por poderosas deidades. ¿Qué harás? ¿Seguirás a algún dios?, ¿o lucharás contra ellos? La batalla de Folkvangr está contada a través de los ojos de tres personajes: La doctora: después de un accidente de avión una cardióloga despierta en el templo de Atenea solo para descubrir que su esposo ha fallecido. Hace un pacto con la diosa para revivir a su amado. Solvi: un guerrero nórdico que toda su vida ha seguido los designios de su diosa se encuentra con que ella es tan real como él, y es entonces cuando servirla comienza a tornarse complicado. El maestro: un profesor está a punto de morir por negarse a servir a los dioses que han conquistado el mundo. En el último momento, una caótica deidad le salva con el fin de usarlo en su ardid. Una nueva guerra santa se acerca. ¿De qué lado lucharás?
El santuario de los elfos: Historias de Gëa
by F. Javier CamachoEl emocionante desenlace de El tesoro de los gnorms. Tras atacar varias poblaciones e infringir una dura derrota a las tropas de la Gran Alianza, los implacables ejércitos del Imperio de Fireland avanzan a través de las fantásticas tierras de Farland, con el firme objetivo de hacerse con Ringëril, la joya de los elfos que podría convertirlos en invencibles. Pese a haber recuperado el tesoro de su pueblo y a haber escapado de las garras de hombres y bestias, Maäpy y sus amigos se hallan perdidos en los lúgubres bosques Eternos. Tras sufrir azarosos acontecimientos, deberán decidir entre regresar a su aldea o tomar partido en la fatídica lucha por la libertad de todos los pueblos de Gëa. El santuario de los elfos es el emocionante desenlace de la historia iniciada en El tesoro de los gnorms, donde hombres, elfos, enanos, centauros y todo tipo de criaturas se enfrentarán a aquellos que pretenden imponer sus ideas y creencias con el uso de la fuerza.
Shadow’s Son (Shadow Saga #1)
by Jon SprunkThe thrilling Shadow Saga begins in Shadow’s Son—“a first-rate sword-and-sorcery tale, with intriguing characters, that moves at a quick pace” (Booklist).In the city of Othir, there are two kinds of people—the dead and those ones who made them that way.Caim is certainly not dead. Orphaned and adrift, Caim grows up to become a cold-blooded assassin with the aid of his ethereal companion Kit—a useful-but-maddening spirit only he can see or hear. And as far as Caim is concerned, he doesn’t need anyone else getting that close to him.But that changes when he’s betrayed on what should have been a simple job—and his only chance for survival lies with Josephine, the young daughter of the very nobleman he was hired to eliminate.Soon Caim is caught in a wide-ranging conspiracy that stretches from Othir’s gilded halls of power to its bloodied alleyways. He must stay sharp if he is to uncover a cabal of traitors, keep Josey alive, and confront the forgotten truth of his own dark past…
His Cursed Prince
by Ryan LovelessThree facts about Tuckington Belle: 1. Given the choice between illegally scaling the royal castle’s walls to steal flowers for a client at his family’s dress shop or going on a date with a girl his brother set him up with (“He’s fertile, and he can sew!”), Tuck will scale the wall like a spider after a fly. 2. If, upon knocking himself unconscious when he falls off the wall, Tuck wakes up bruised, blindfolded, and inside the castle, where—based on the unearthly wails heard nightly—the prince no one has seen in ten years is probably a ghost, Tuck would still choose this over a date with a girl. 3. Tuck thinks it’s time to admit he’s gay. Three facts about Prince Frederick George Deor (Read and approved with great reluctance by Lord “Protocol is Protocol. Stop Being a Pain About It” Todd): 1. He brought a curse upon himself and now bears the skin of a snake. 2. He can’t take his eyes off the injured thief recovering in the castle. 3. Friendships born from lying and insisting the other person wears a blindfold can blossom into true love—which he needs to break the curse.
Quenched in Blood (Dreamspun Beyond #32)
by Ari McKayAsheville ArcanaWill love mean rebirth… or death? In the course of his work with the Asheville Paranormal Council, reclusive three-hundred-year-old vampire Julian Schaden discovers young Thomas Carter, the heir to a long line of demon hunters—a legacy Thomas knows nothing about. He also knows nothing about the supernatural world or the danger he’s in. As Julian convinces him and later agrees to train Thomas to use his abilities, he struggles against unexpected feelings. Thomas is too young and innocent to become involved with Julian, but opposites attract, and this is one battle Julian is fated to lose…. Julian and Thomas grow closer as the demonic menace advances. A prophecy from a dying mage comes with a bleak warning: to save Thomas’s life, Julian might have to give up the only man he’s ever loved.
His Consort
by Mary CalmesA new life in New Orleans is all Jason Thorpe had hoped: his quaint little store attracts a devoted staff and his warm, loving heart grants him a loyal circle of friends. He's perfectly content, having left behind the chill of a confusing and danger-filled night in Washington, until he discovers something unbelievable lurking in the steamy darkness of the shadowy streets of the Vieux Carré, something that turns out to be terrifying... and utterly mesmerizing. The prince of the vampyrs, Varic Maedoc, is visiting New Orleans when he finds out the man who once helped his counselor is there in the Quarter. He thinks to simply meet and thank Jason—until he lays eyes on him. Varic’s devoted himself to protect the honor of his race, and he's never wanted a mate before... but he immediately knows he must have this man, and no one else will do. Varic may want to bring Jason safely into his world, but someone who doesn’t like the human's soothing influence on vampyrs has deadly plans that would disrupt Varic's dreams. Now, unable to tell friend from foe, Jason finds himself wondering how to hold on to the prince’s heart when he’s fighting for his life.
Angel Fire East (Word and the Void #3)
by Terry BrooksAs a Knight of the Word, John Ross has struggled against the dark forces of the Void and his minions for twenty-five years. The grim future he dreams each night-- a world reduced to blood and ashes--will come true, unless he can stop them now, in the present. The birth of a gypsy morph, a rare and dangerous creature that could be an invaluable weapon in his fight against the Void, brings John Ross and Nest Freemark together again. Twice before, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the lives of Ross and Nest have intersected. Together, they have prevailed. But now they will face an ancient evil beyond anything they have ever encountered, a demon of ruthless intelligence and feral cunning. As a firestorm of evil erupts, threatening to consume lives and shatter dreams, they have but a single chance to solve the mystery of the Gypsy morph--and their own profound connection.
A Stroke of Midnight: A Novel (Meredith Gentry #4)
by Laurell K. HamiltonI am Meredith Gentry, P.I., solving cases in Los Angeles, far from the peril and deception of my real home-because I am also Princess Meredith, heir to the darkest throne faerie has to offer. The Unseelie Court infuses me with its power. But at what price does such magic come? How much of my human side will I have to give up, and how much of the sinister side of faerie will I have to embrace? To sit on a throne that has ruled through bloodshed and violence for centuries, I might have to become that which I dread the most.Enemies watch my every move. My cousin Cel strives to have me killed even now from his prison cell. But not all the assassination attempts are his. Some Unseelie nobles have waited centuries for my aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, to become weak enough that she might be toppled from her throne. Enemies unforeseen move against us-enemies who would murder the least among us.The threat will drive us to allow human police into faerie for the first time in our history. I need my allies now more than ever, especially since fate will lead me into the arm of Mistral, Master of Storms, the queen's new captain of her guard. Our passion will reawaken powers long forgotten among the warriors of the sidhe. Pain and pleasure await me-and danger, as well, for some at that court seek only death.I will find new joys with the butterfly-winged demi-fey. My guards and I will show all of faerie that violence and sex are as popular among the sidhe as they are among the lesser fey of our court. The Darkness will weep, and Frost will comfort him. The gentlest of my guards will find new strength and break my heart. Passions undreamed of await us-and my enemies gather, for the future of both courts of faerie begins to unravel.From the Hardcover edition.
A Darkness at Sethanon: Magician, Silverthorn And A Darkness At Sethanon (Riftwar Saga #4)
by Raymond E. FeistAn evil wind blows through Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. The final battle between Order and Chaos is abotu to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon.Now Pug, the master magician sometimes known as Milamber, must undertake an awesome and perilous quest to the dawn of time to grapple with an ancient and terrible Enemy for the fate of a thousand worlds.
Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story: Two Bestselling Novels
by Gary ShteyngartMeet Misha Vainberg, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia and a 325-pound patriot of no country save New York City. Misha just wants to live in the South Bronx with his hot Latina girlfriend, but after his gangster father murders an Oklahoma businessman, all hopes of a U.S. visa are lost. Salvation lies in tiny, oil-rich Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. Then civil war breaks out, a local warlord installs Misha as minister of multicultural affairs, and our hero finds himself fighting for his life, falling in love, and trying to figure out if a normal life is still possible in the twenty-first century. SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY: In the near future, America is crushed by a financial crisis, and our patient Chinese creditors may just be ready to foreclose on the whole mess. Then Lenny Abramov, son of a Russian immigrant janitor and ardent fan of "printed, bound media artifacts" (aka books), meets Eunice Park, an impossibly cute and impossibly cruel Korean American woman with a major in Images and a minor in Assertiveness. Could falling in love redeem a planet falling apart? All Lenny has to do is convince his fickle new love that there is still value in being a real human being.
The Prefect (Revelation Space #7)
by Alastair ReynoldsTom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a law enforcement officer. His current case: investigating a murderous attack against one of the Glitter Band habitats that leaves nine hundred people dead. But then he uncovers an even greater threat-a covert plot by an enigmatic entity seeking nothing less than total control of the Glitter Band.
Blackburn Castle (Tortured Souls #2)
by R. C. MatthewsCurses and witches enliven this gothic romance, the second in Matthews’s Tortured Souls saga.Victor Blackburn is living on borrowed time. An ancient curse violently claims the life of each Blackburn male on his twenty-seventh birthday. As his approaches, his only hope of survival is a witch who vanished long ago without a trace. Mercy Seymour eagerly counts down the days until the curse will claim Victor’s life. She watched him murder her mother, and only his death will free her of the hatred and anger she harbors. When fate throws them together in Devil’s Cove, desire simmers between the handsome pirate and the spirited barkeeper’s niece until they learn the truth about each other. Desperate for her cooperation, Victor spirits her away to Blackburn Castle in the Scottish Highlands, where forces of magic and mists from beyond the grave weaken her resolve, opening her eyes to the truth of the past. As Victor and Mercy unearth the fabled stones needed to break the curse, they discover that the only weapon powerful enough to destroy hate is love. But will they have to sacrifice their relationship to save what means the most to them? Sensuality Level: Sensual
운명의 짝: Isländernes Lovbog I Fristatens Tid. Text I, Volume 1... (Tales of the Harker Pack)
by Tara Lain 타라 레인알파 늑대인간의 아들인 콜 하커는 다른 어떤 늑대인간보다 크고 파워풀하지만 동성을 좋아하는 게이. 게다가 여러 사람들 앞에만 서면 말을 더듬는다. 24년 동안 가족과 부족의 행복을 위해 자신의 개인적인 행복을 애써 무시하고 살아온 콜. 그것도 모자라 다른 부족과의 정략적인 합병을 위해 그 부족의 알파의 딸인 아날리즈와 정략결혼을 하기로 결심한다. 하지만 아날리즈의 이복 오빠인 표범인간 패리스 마케토를 만나게 된 콜은 생전 처음으로 자신만을 위해 패리스를 갖고 싶다는 욕심이 생긴다. 결혼식을 앞두고, 정략결혼을 원하지 않은 아날리즈가 도망을 가고, 콜의 부모와 아날리즈의 부모는 결혼을 유지하기 위해 아날리즈의 오빠인 패리스를 콜과 결혼시키려고 한다. 내심 마음 속으로 패리스를 원했던 콜은 기뻐하지만, 천성이 혼자 독립적으로 사는 것을 좋아하는 패리스는 강력히 결혼을 거부한다. 콜은 결국 패리스를 놓아주기로 결심하지만, 패리스가 갱단 늑대 부족과 얽혀 있음을 알게 되는데...
대담한 실험: Isländernes Lovbog I Fristatens Tid. Text I, Volume 1... (Saving Caeorleia #1)
by Alicia Nordwell 알리시아 노드웰먼 미래, 인간은 외계 행성 카에올레이아(Caeorleia)와 전쟁을 계속하며, 카에올레이아의 자원을 손에 넣기 위해 수단과 방법을 가리지 않는다. 정부를 돕는다는 단순한 생각에 간단한 실험에 자발적으로 동참한 주인공 라이커. 하지만 가학적인 의사들은 라이커를 마루타로 삼아, 인질로 잡힌 카에올레이아인, 세랄 이오플라스의 피를 라이커의 몸에 주입하고, 그를 카에올레이아 행성으로 보낸다. 인간을 발견하는 즉시 사살하는 카에올레이아 사람들이지만, 라이커의 몸에 주입된 카에올레이아 동족의 피 덕붙에 라이커는 순수한 인간도 아닌, 그렇다고 카에오레이아인도 아닌 존재로 인식하게 된다. 라이커는 그렇게 즉시 사살을 간신히 면하지만, 실험을 통해 의도치 않게 형성된 세랄 이오플라스와의 피의 결합(본딩) 때문에 라이커는 인간의로써의 정체성에 혼동을 느낀다. 설상가상으로 세랄를 향한 알 수 없는 욕망과 감정을 주체할 수 없는데...
Euphoria
by Jayne LockwoodIt might take the arrival of an alien being to remind an isolated man what it means to be human. With a stressful job, his boss breathing down his neck for profitable results, and an estranged wife and daughter, scientist Kurt Lomax doesn’t think life can get much harder. Until a nonbinary extraterrestrial with an otherworldly beauty, captivating elegance, and a wicked sense of humor inconveniently shows up at his apartment. Vardam watched the destruction of their own world, and they don’t want to see the same thing happen on Earth. They are lonely, and feelings soon develop between them and the supposedly straight scientist—feelings Kurt reciprocates, much to his confusion. The arrival of cheery interpreter Tom Soames—whose Goth appearance belies a gentle heart—is like a ray of sunshine in the somber lab. He acts as matchmaker for man and tentacled extraterrestrial, unwittingly instigating a national crisis when the news breaks out. But will a misunderstanding ruin Kurt and Vardam’s chances for happiness together—along with the hope for peace between humanity and the Var?
Fin dentro le ossa (Serie Scheletri #3)
by N. A. M. Kim FieldingLa musa di Ery Phillips è latitante. Lui è certo che sia tutta colpa del suo lavoro di grafico, perché, parliamoci chiaro, quale musa vorrebbe disegnare loghi di supermercati e tavole di libri con cateteri? Quando Dylan e Chris, gli amici di Ery, volano in Europa per una vacanza, Ery non si fa sfuggire l’occasione di trasferirsi nella loro fattoria, nella speranza che un periodo in campagna incoraggerà la sua musa a tornare. Certo, la fattoria ha le sue stranezze – Dylan è un lupo mannaro e la casa è stata di recente infestata dai fantasmi – ma Ery non ha alcuna intenzione di cancellare i suoi piani solo perché i suoi amici gli hanno detto che c’è qualcosa di strano nel laghetto. Quello che non si aspetta è Karl, un bellissimo uomo nudo che fa la sua comparsa sulla riva. Con Karl come fonte di ispirazione, Ery crea dei quadri incredibili e comincia a raggiungere un successo che prima aveva solo sognato. Ma stare con Karl presenta delle difficoltà che spingono Ery a mettere in discussione i suoi obiettivi professionali. Far avverare i propri sogni assieme a un compagno piuttosto inusuale si rivelerà molto più difficile di quanto Ery si aspettasse.