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Sadie Sugarspear and the Secret Dreams of the King, the Origin of Her Story, and the Beginning of Life: Novellas 24-26
by Nicole ArlynAs Sadie awaits her marriage to Joseph, she suddenly experiences a peace, calm, and beauty like she never has before. But in this same silence, Sadie is also reminded of the losses, struggles, and tears of her painful past.Finally at the ending of her difficult journey, Sadie must listen to and learn from the message in yesterday's cries as they grow louder and louder--but in order to do this she must dive back into it all, far enough back until she returns home.Readers can finally join Sadie as her epic journey concludes in this final installment of The Sugarspear Chronicles. This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy...just like Sadie. This ebook contains the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth novellas in Nicole Arlyn's epic dark fantasy series, The Sugarspear Chronicles.
Sadie Sugarspear and the Terrible Stream
by Nicole ArlynHaving escaped the murderous grip of Princess Faegria (for now), Sadie finds herself lost once more. Determined as always, she continues on her journey to find King Orphanos. On her way, Sadie encounters a mysterious boy named Joseph who tells her of the dangers that await if she is to continue on to her destination. He pulls her into a deep forest against her will and to the tree that can take her back home to Muddlewoods. But as Sadie protests her need to see King Orphanos, she loses Joseph and finds herself in the grasp of a much more sinister force: Gismania Twylight and the many monsters of the Terrible Stream. Sadie is terrified to learn that she is also being hunted by unumbered and unknown forces from kingdoms all around. Will Joseph return in time to save her? Will Sadie give up and return home with his help? Or, will she risk everything to find King Orphanos and make her wishes come true? This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy...just like Sadie.
Sadie Sugarspear and the Weeping Willow
by Nicole ArlynIn a small town called Muddlewoods, young Sadie Sugarspear endures intolerable cruelty at the hands of her brutal stepfather. Sadie finds solace in the one thing her real father, Sam Sugarspear, left behind: a book about an imaginary land, ruled by a king who grants wishes.One day, when her stepfather's cruelty reaches unimaginable depths, Sadie runs away and hides inside a crevice in her beloved willow tree. To her surprise, the tree opens up, sending Sadie falling down into the abyss, into a land she's only ever read about--where she must begin a long, terrifying, and heartbreaking journey home.This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy...just like Sadie.This is the first novella in Nicole Arlyn's epic dark fantasy series, The Sugarspear Chronicles.Praise for The Sugarspear Chronicles:"This book is to the literary world now what Wes Anderson films are in a world full of Magic Mikemovies. It will challenge you...But if you open your mind and stretch back to the bygone era of literary symbolism that was Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, you will appreciate the shining jewel that is this book." --A.D. Marrow, author of Chaos and Moonlight, Book One of the Order of the Nines series
Sadie Sugarspear and the Weeping Willow, The Terrible Stream, and Alasdair Astigan: Novellas 1-3
by Nicole ArlynThe first three Sugarspear Chronicles novellas, now available in one ebook! In a small town called Muddlewoods, young Sadie Sugarspear endures intolerable cruelty at the hands of her brutal stepfather. Sadie finds solace in the one thing her real father, Sam Sugarspear, left behind: a book about an imaginary land, ruled by a king who grants wishes. One day, when her stepfather's cruelty reaches unimaginable depths, Sadie runs away and hides inside a crevice in her beloved willow tree. To her surprise, the tree opens up, sending Sadie falling down into the abyss, into a land she's only ever read about--where she must begin a long, terrifying, and heartbreaking journey home. On her way, Sadie encounters a mysterious boy named Joseph, a sinister character named Gismania Twylight, and the alluring and passionate Alasdair Astigan. But, she is also terrified to learn that she is also being hunted by unnumbered and unknown forces from kingdoms all around... Will Sadie give up and return home to Muddlewoods? Or, will she risk everything to find the legendary king who can make her wishes come true? This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy...just like Sadie. This ebook contains the first three novellas in Nicole Arlyn's epic dark fantasy series, The Sugarspear Chronicles.This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy...just like Sadie. Praise for the Sugarspear Chronicles: "This book is to the literary world now what Wes Anderson films are in a world full of Magic Mike movies. It will challenge you...But if you open your mind and stretch back to the bygone era of literary symbolism that was Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, you will appreciate the shining jewel that is this book." --A.D. Marrow, author of Chaos and Moonlight, Book One of the Order of the Nines series
Sadie Walker Is Stranded: A Zombie Novel
by Madeleine RouxFrom the New York Times bestselling author of ASYLUMMONTHS AGO THE WORLD ENDED……when an unknown virus spread throughout North America and then the world, killing millions of people. However, that is where the horror only started. The dead began to rise and when they rose they had an insatiable appetite for the living. A new hell had been unleashed on earth and the fight for survival had just begun.Sadie Walker is one of the survivors in this new world. Living in north Seattle behind barrier that keep the living in and the dead out, she trying to get back to a normal life, while raising her eight-year-old nephew, if anyone even knows what "normal" is anymore. Then everything goes sideways when Shane is kidnapped by a group of black market thieves and they bring down a crucial barrier in the city while trying to escape, and flood the city with the walking dead. After rescuing her nephew, Sadie and Shane escape Seattle on the last remaining boat, along with other survivors. However, now they must face the complete chaos of a world filled with flesh eating zombies and humans who are playing with a whole new rule book when it comes to survival in their journey to find a new place that they can call home.
Sage and King
by Molly RingleWhen the queen of Lushrain is murdered, her unprepared youngest brother gets thrown into the spotlight as the new king. Heís soon assigned a charming young magician whoís meant to protect him from the assassin, and they grow romantically closeówhich comes with a host of dangerous complications and secrets. Zaya expected to be the irresponsible youngest prince his whole life. But when his two older siblings are killed by an unidentified magician, he finds himself crowned king of Lushrainóthe end of his liberty as he knows it. As part of his training, heís sent to Heartwood for a month, the house of the sages high in the mountains. There, to his shock, the sages tell him he must learn about magicówhich is illegal to practice, but has nonetheless been among Heartwoodís secret studies for centuries. They assign Col as his tutor, a charming young sage with unusually strong powers. Zaya abhors and distrusts magic, and Col absolutely doesnít want the job of attempting to change the kingís mind. But in their lessons and debates, they grow closer and begin envisioning a future in which a sage and a king might make a harmonious couple. But the assassin still roams, seeking to hurt Zaya, and the budding love affair may be crushed by the secrets that Heartwoodóand Colóhave kept about this killer. Molly Ringle's growing list of other successful titles include:The Chrysomelia Stories 1. Persephone's Orchard 2. Underworld's Daughter 3. Immortal's Spring All the Better Part of Me Lava Red Feather Blue The Goblins of Bellwater
Sage's Eyes
by V.C. AndrewsFrom V.C. Andrews, bestselling author of Flowers in the Attic (the first in a series of Lifetime movie events about the Dollanganger family), comes the tale of a young girl kept under the watchful eye of her adoptive parents, as if they fear who—or what—she’ll become…Sixteen-year-old Sage is a lonely child. Her adoptive parents watch her obsessively, as if studying her for warning signs of…something. And maybe they’re right to—even she can’t make sense of the strange things she sees and hears. She possesses knowledge that other teenagers don’t, that her parents and teachers—no adult—could possibly have. So when Sage finally makes a friend who understands her alarming gift, he becomes her confidant, a precarious link to the truth about who she really is. For Sage and the alluring new boy at school share many things in common. Perhaps, they’ll learn, far too many things.
Saint Catherine
by Anna MeyerA relatable adult graphic novel about a woman who skips Sunday mass for the first time in her life only to discover she's possibly being possessed by a demon.In her 20-something years of existence, Catherine never skipped mass once. As a recovering Irish American Catholic, she has mostly traded the world of communion and confessionals for the “city-girl” struggle of work-life balance, family, and her relationships. The only thing she has not been able to shake is her fear that something bad will happen if she misses Sunday mass. But her fears become a reality when she skips mass for the first time and discovers she is now being possessed by a demon claiming to be the prince of hell. As she takes matters into her own hands and attempts to exorcise these demons (both the paranormal and emotional kind), Catherine must face her buried guilt and what it truly means to be good.A cathartic and engaging view into the messy life of an urban women in her early twenties, Anna Meyer's Saint Catherine is truly a story of letting go of guilt and taking responsibility for your desires, hopes, and mistakes.
Saint Fire (The Secret Books of Venus #2)
by Tanith LeeFollowing Faces Under Water, Tanith Lee&’s alchemical thriller series continues with a Joan of Arc–inspired novel set in an alternate medieval Venice. In Saint Fire, the second volume in the Secret Books of Venus series, Volpa is a strangely beautiful servant girl who glows with an inhuman inner flame. When her master, an abusive wood seller, is mysteriously incinerated, Volpa discovers her power of fire. Her gift is noticed by the Church leaders, who see her as a mighty weapon in their holy wars. This gripping fantasy of a mysteriously gifted Joan of Arc is stunning from beginning to end. &“Lee&’s writing is as entrancing as ever, full of evocative imagery and memorable characters. The questions she raises about faith and hypocrisy, fear and justice, are deftly rendered and not easily answered.&” —Publishers Weekly &“The author of Faces Under Water continues her saga of a city at the mercy of powers beyond its control. Lee&’s sensual and evocative storytelling imparts a dreamlike quality to this tale of transcendent faith and human passion.&” —Library Journal &“Evocative, and set forth in Lee&’s eerily crystalline prose.&” —Kirkus Reviews
Saint Peter's Wolf
by Michael CadnumCollector Benjamin Byrd has added a new and eerie item to his archives: a set of fangs embedded in silver. As he grows more and more obsessed with his new treasure, he finds himself experiencing dreams and visionary adventures. Soon, Benjamin's normal, successful routine is transformed beyond anything he ever imagined; he has to confront the truth that he is no longer simply human. This powerful and lyrical story brings into our own day-to-day lives the story of the werewolf.
Saitan: सैतान
by Narayan Dharap“खिडकीच्या काचेबाहेरून दोन मोठे, काळेभोर डोळे तिच्याकडे रोखून पाहत होते. त्या एकाग्र नजरेत अशी काही शक्ती होती की, लताला आपली नजर त्यांच्यावरून काढताच येत नव्हती. ती नजर एखाद्या गिरमिटासारखी तिच्या मेंदूचा, तिच्या मनाचा छेद घेत घेत पार तिच्या आत्म्यापर्यंत पोहोचत होती आणि लताला दिसत होतं की, बाहेर होतं ते काही कोणी माणूस नव्हतं, एवढंच नाही, ते जिवंतही नव्हतं. भयाच्या कडेवर मेंदू लटपटत असतानाही ते काय आहे हे तिला समजत होतं.- ती एक बाहुली होती. गारगोट्यांसारख्या मोठ्या मोठ्या डोळ्यांची, लाललाल ओठांची, गोबऱ्या गालाची ती बाहुली होती. पण आता चेहऱ्याचा डावीकडचा भाग जळून, होरपळून, वितळून विकृत झाला होता. एक गालही आत बसला होता. पण ते डोळे! ते जिवंत होते! ते तीव्र भावनांनी लवलवत होते! ती नजर तिचा मेंदू जाळत खोलवर पोहोचत होती. पुन्हा एकदा ती कुजबुज आली. भुश्यात पाणी जिरावं तशी ती कुजबुज तिच्या सर्व शरीरात भिनली. पण ते काही शब्द असले तर तिला ते नीट उमगले नाहीत, त्यांचा अर्थही ध्यानात आला नाही.''
Salem Possessed
by Stephen Nissenbaum Paul BoyerA brilliant analysis of the most famous case of witchcraft hysteria in American history.
Salem: Queen Of Thorns (Salem)
by Chris MorganCollecting the five issues of BOOM!'s controversial SALEM miniseries co-written by Chris Morgan, screenwriter of the smash-hit movie WANTED! Elias Hooke is a witchhunter in 17th century New England, and he finds the true forces of the supernatural not in the poor young girls of Salem, but in the hideous might of the misshapen Queen of Thorns, whose plans for the human race will subjugate us all!
Sally's Bones
by Mackenzie Cadenhead2 Months, 28 Days, 9 Hours, and 12 minutes earlier. . . Sally Simplesmith's life changed forever. She came face-to-face with death - a delightful, dearly departed little dog she lovingly calls Bones. But when the cadaverous canine is accused of a crime he didn't commit, Sally decides to solve the case herself!Does Sally have what it takes to fetch a thief?Sally's Bones is the impossibly possible tale of a girl, a crime, and a lovably lifeless, decidedly dead dog.
Salt on the Midnight Fire (The Fallow Sisters)
by Liz Williams&“The coolest sisters in contemporary fantasy&” get caught up in an otherworldly battle on the Cornish coast in this thrilling series finale (Locus). The Fallow Sisters are used to straddling the line between their ordinary lives and the magical realms where history and fairytales spin new realities. But now they face new dangers as they leave the family home in Somerset for the rugged coastline of Cornwall. Their summer holiday is cut short when Bee, Stella, Serena, and Luna find themselves embroiled in a deadly struggle between the mystical Wild Hunt and the pirates of Cornwall&’s past. Meanwhile, their mother, Alys, claims amnesia after being thrown from a horse; the sinister Morlaker chills them to the bone with his very presence; a mysterious woman bears an uncanny resemblance to their deceased nemesis, Miranda; and the Good Queen Bess is sure to be involved somehow. It&’s more than enough magic and mayhem to navigate on top of a new baby, extended family, and avoiding certain topics—like Brexit.
Salvaciòn
by Duncan RalstonEn un raro día de verano, cuando Owen Sandler tenía trece años y su hermana Lori cinco, fueron a jugar a las frías y claras aguas de China Cove, junto con su familia. Owen amaba a su hermana, pero solo la había llevado a regañadientes; no le gustaba que le dijeran qué hacer, y como su padrastro era el que lo había obligado a cuidar de Lori, le gustaba mucho menos la tarea.
Salvaged
by Madeleine RouxA WOMAN ON THE RUN. A CAPTAIN ADRIFT IN SPACE. ONE OF THEM IS INFECTED WITH AN ALIEN PARASITE. In this dark science fiction thriller, a young woman must confront her past so the human race will have a future.Rosalyn Devar is on the run from her famous family, the bioengineering job she's come to hate, and her messed-up life. She's run all the way to outer space, where she's taken a position as a "space janitor," cleaning up ill-fated research expeditions. But no matter how far she goes, Rosalyn can't escape herself. After too many mistakes on the job, she's given one last chance: take care of salvaging the Brigantine, a research vessel that has gone dark, with all crew aboard thought dead.But the Brigantine's crew are very much alive--if not entirely human. Now Rosalyn is trapped on board, alone with a crew infected by a mysterious parasitic alien. The captain, Edison Aries, seems to still maintain some control over himself and the crew, but he won't be able to keep fighting much longer. Rosalyn and Edison must find a way to stop the parasite's onslaught...or it may take over the entire human race.
Salvamento: Uma Historia De Fantasmas
by Duncan RalstonSalvage por Duncan Ralston Lutando com a morte de sua irmã, Owen Saddler fica obcecado com o lago que reivindicou sua vida e a cidade fantasma submersa na água. Trinta anos antes, as Cataratas da Paz haviam sido inundadas para construir uma represa hidrelétrica, e suas ruínas permanecem abaixo da superfície do Lago Chapel. O estranho desaparecimento do pastor da cidade, junto com muitos paroquianos, ainda assombra os cidadãos de Chapel Lake. Mas a igreja assombra o próprio lago? Owen está realmente vendo fantasmas ... ou ele desceu às profundezas da loucura? Uma história perturbadora de depressão, fanatismo religioso e a vida após a morte, SALVAGE é o romance de terror de estreia de Duncan Ralston (autor de WOOM).
Salvation Day
by Kali WallaceA lethal virus is awoken on an abandoned spaceship in this incredibly fast-paced, claustrophobic thriller.They thought the ship would be their salvation. Zahra knew every detail of the plan. House of Wisdom, a massive exploration vessel, had been abandoned by the government of Earth a decade earlier, when a deadly virus broke out and killed everyone on board in a matter of hours. But now it could belong to her people if they were bold enough to take it. All they needed to do was kidnap Jaswinder Bhattacharya—the sole survivor of the tragedy, and the last person whose genetic signature would allow entry to the spaceship. But what Zahra and her crew could not know was what waited for them on the ship—a terrifying secret buried by the government. A threat to all of humanity that lay sleeping alongside the orbiting dead. And then they woke it up.
Sam (Tales from the Graveyard #4)
by Susan ShultzIt's been five long years since the horrific murders that took place in the house on the hill, and the little town Ainsley Price once lived in seems to be moving on. All except Sam--sweet, loving Sam. With his pregnant wife, Claudia, by his side, Sam decides to live in the house that was once Ainsley's. He hides the gravestones that stand like solemn reminders in their yard and tells his wife that everything is all right. But Ainsley knows that isn't true. Ainsley knows his secrets. And what he thinks is dead will rise again.Sam is the fourth and final installment in Susan Shultz's dark series, Tales From the Graveyard. Haven't read the series? Start with The Blacksmith.
Sam Battles the Machine!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #6)
by Jack ChabertThere's a creepy new teacher at Eerie Elementary!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book 6, a mysterious substitute teacher arrives at Eerie Elementary. Sam, Lucy, and Antonio think he must be up to no good! They follow him and discover he lives in mad scientist Orson Eerie's old house! And he's building a strange machine! Who is this substitute teacher? Is he trying to free Orson -- to somehow bring him back to life for real?! Sam and his friends are about to find out!
Samarshankh: समरशंख
by Namrata Singhमहाभारत युद्ध समाप्त हुए पाँच सौ वर्ष बीत चुके थे। धरती पर अन्याय, अशांति और अधर्म का वातावरण व्याप्त हो चुका था। सम्पूर्ण आर्यावर्त मनुष्यों के अधिकार में था। तक्षक नाग के वंशज आश्रयहीन हो चुके थे। पक्षीराज जटायु के वंशज गरुड़, कलियुग के प्रारम्भ में अत्यधिक शक्तिशाली हो गए और उन्होंने धरती पर बचे-खुचे नागों का संहार करना प्रारम्भ किर दिया। मनुष्यों और गरुड़ों के पास एक अपराजेय महायोद्धा था, जिसके नाम से असुर और नाग थर-थर कांपते थे। नागों को भी एक महावीर योद्धा की तलाश थी और एक दिन अचानक ऐसा एक योद्धा प्रकट हो जाता है। सम्पूर्ण भारतवर्ष उसे ‘नागपुत्र’ कहकर बुलाने लगता है। उस नागपुत्र के परिचय से समस्त गरुड़ जाति कांप उठती है। समरशंख फूँक दिया जाता है और एक भयानक और भीषण महायुद्ध का प्रारम्भ हो जाता है।
Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird: Dragon Gold
by Eleanor HawkenEleanor Hawken worked as a children's book editor for many years and was part of the team that established the Bath Festival of Children's Literature. Her popular children's series Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird chronicles the hilarious adventures of a boy who spends his time with the furry and ferocious tenants of the zoo his family runs. Sammy couldn't be more excited when two pandas arrive at Feral Zoo all the way from China. But when he finds a mysterious golden egg hidden inside the panda crate, he knows things are about to get WEIRD--again. Soon the egg hatches, and Sammy comes face-to-face with a tiny golden dragon. And, it seems to think he's its dad! Sammy needs answers, and he needs them fast - who sent the dragon, and why? It's not long before Sammy realizes he's in more danger than he could ever imagine.
Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird: Hell Hound Curse (Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird #3)
by Eleanor HawkenEleanor Hawken worked as a children's book editor for many years and was part of the team that established the Bath Festival of Children's Literature. Her popular children's series Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird chronicles the hilarious adventures of a boy who spends his time with the furry and ferocious tenants of the zoo his family runs. To make some extra money for the Feral Zoo, Sammy, Red and Donny decide to promote their cryptozoology business: investigating animals that don't exist. What could possibly go wrong? Everything! Hired to check out sightings of a ghost dog, the friends uncover the terrifying legend of the Hell Hound. Anyone who is seen by this terrible beast is struck with a death curse. So when Sammy's best friend Mark runs into the deadly dog, Sammy knows he doesn't have long to figure out how to save him!
Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird: Vampire Attack (Sammy Feral's Diaries Of Weird Ser.)
by Eleanor HawkenSammy Feral's special talent for investigating weird creatures takes a turn for the terrifying when an army of vampire bats invade his hometown... and local children start going missing! Then, Sammy's own little sister disappears. Can he track down the evil Count Batcular and save Natty... before it's too late?