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Dance of the Dwarfs
by Geoffrey HouseholdA tale of nightmare set at the edge of the Amazonian jungle - 'A superb horror story' - New York TimesAt the edge of the Amazonian jungle, Dr Owen Dawnay has set up an agricultural station. It's a remote place, isolated from the world, and home to a group of half-Indian cattlemen.Dawnay is puzzled by the cattlemen's apparent fear of the dark. Until he learns of the elusive dwarfs who are supposed to dance among the trees by moonlight. His scientific brain urges him to confront the unknown, but Dawnay has entered a realm of nightmare, one that science cannot explain...
Dance of the Dwarfs
by Geoffrey HouseholdA tale of superstition, science, and horror in the Amazon—an &“absolutely splendid spellbinder&” by the author of Rogue Male (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A dedicated agricultural scientist, Dr. Owen Dawnay has set up a lonely post on the outskirts of Colombia&’s Amazon River to study the flora that thrives in one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the face of the Earth. But deep in the heart of darkness, he stumbles across a terrifying nightmare of brutality and death. The behavior of the local population is odd, full of superstitions and terrors. The native villagers fear music and the night, huddling silently in their homes after sunset. They claim that evil spirits emerge from the trees at night to dance—and feed. As a man of science, Dr. Dawnay refuses to believe in the supernatural, yet the mystery behind the fearful beliefs draws him in. But the closer he gets to unraveling the truth, the more he begins to doubt both his science and his sanity. And soon, even in the farthest corners of the rain forest, there will be nowhere left for him to hide . . . A stunning example of thoughtful and thought-provoking suspense fiction, Dance of the Dwarfs is a must-read blend of science and superstition, sanity and madness—a deserving heir to The Island of Dr. Moreau and a spiritual predecessor to the works of Michael Crichton.
Dance with a Vampire (Vampire Kisses #4)
by Ellen SchreiberRaven tries to shield her younger brother from the menacing Valentine Maxwell, even as she yearns to attend the prom with her immortal love, Alexander.
Dancer of Gor (Gorean Saga #22)
by John NormanA shy librarian from Earth learns her true female nature as a slave dancer on the planet Gor in this fantasy series where men dominate women. Doreen Williamson is a quiet, shy librarian on Earth. Like many other young women, she is distrustful of her attractions, frightened of men, introverted in manner and sexually inhibited. She lives within a quiet, lonely, dissatisfying, sheltered, and frustrated desperation, distant from her true self, her nature denied, her only friends books and her secret thoughts. In the realization and enactment of a profound fantasy, after acute self-conflict, she dares to study a form of dance in which she is at last free to move her body as a female, a form of dance in which she may revel in her beauty and womanhood, a form of dance historically commanded by masters of selected, suitable slaves: belly dance. She must then dance, for the first time, before men. In doing so, she discovers her own desirability and that she may be well bid upon. Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire. Dancer of Gor is the 22nd book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Dancers in the Dark
by Charlaine Harris"Dancers in the Dark" is set in the Sookieverse and features Sean and Layla. Dancer Layla Rue Le May's childhood prepared her to handle just about anything, including her aloof partner, Sean McClendon, a three-hundred-year-old redheaded vampire. Even so, when she somehow acquires a stalker, Layla Rue is surprised to find that Sean is the only one she can trust. . . . Originally published in Night's Edge (HQN Books, October 2004) "The Britlingens Go to Hell" is set in the Sookieverse and features the vampires Dahlia and Taffy. Bodyguards Batanya and Clovache, previously introduced in All Together Dead, battle demons, wolfwomen, and two hellhounds guarding some unusual prisoners. Originally published in Must Love Hellhounds (Berkley, September 2009)
Dancing Mary: The Paranormal Canadiana Collection (The Paranormal Canadiana Collection)
by Jay Lang-YoungIn the shadows of British Columbia’s Comox Valley, a tragic history refuses to rest. Based on chilling true events, Dancing Mary unearths the long-buried story of a young K’ómoks First Nation woman—named Mary by early settlers—who was betrayed and murdered by the very man she once trusted. Her spirit, said to appear as a shimmering blue orb, haunted the area for decades. The last vivid encounter occurred in 1914, when a soldier cycling down Comox Road rode through the ghostly light and described another worldly cold that he would never forget. From that moment on, the legend of “Dancing Mary” was born—named for the spectral sway of her ghostly presence.
Dancing on the Head of a Pin
by Thomas E. SniegoskiRemy chandler is an angel. Literally, He's also a private eye. Really. One of the seraphim -- heaven's mightiest angel warriors, Remy Chandler has chosen to forsake the glories of heaven and live on Earth. In this, the second in the Remy Chandler novels, Remy, still mourning the death of his wife, the love of his life, must find a cache of ancient weapons that can, if in the wrong hands, destroy the world.
Dancing on the Head of a Pin: A Remy Chandler Novel (A Remy Chandler Novel #2)
by Sniegoski Thomas E.Remy Chandler 'is a character I can't wait to see again. '( Christopher Golden, bestselling author of The Lost Ones)Still mourning the loss of his wife, fallen angel Remy Chandler has immersed himself in investigating dangerous supernatural cases. His latest: the theft of a cache of ancient weaponry stolen from a collector who deals in antiquities of a dark and dubious nature. The weapons, Remy knows, were forged eons ago and imbued with unimaginable power. and if they fall into the wrong hands, they could be used to destroy not only Heaven but also Earth.
Dancing with the Dark: TRUE Encounters with the Paranormal by Masters of the Macabre
by Stephen JonesFact outstrips fiction in this anthology of real-life preternatural experiences witnessed and recorded by 75 master crafters of horror.
Dandelion Wine (Bantam Spectra Book)
by Ray BradburyRay Bradbury's moving recollection of a vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting novels. Dandelion Wine stands out in the Bradbury literary canon as the author's most deeply personal work, a semi-autobiographical recollection of a magical small-town summer in 1928.Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole wide world that lies beyond the city limits. It is a pair of brand-new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant, the distant clang of the trolley's bell on a hazy afternoon. It is yesteryear and tomorrow blended into an unforgettable always. But as young Douglas is about to discover, summer can be more than the repetition of established rituals whose mystical power holds time at bay. It can be a best friend moving away, a human time machine who can transport you back to the Civil War, or a sideshow automaton able to glimpse the bittersweet future.Come and savor Ray Bradbury's priceless distillation of all that is eternal about boyhood and summer.
Danger Time (Give Yourself Goosebumps #41)
by R. L. StineA new, cool store at the mall, called It's About Time, is filled with all sorts of clocks, and a mysterious storekeeper named Chronos. He's a wizard who needs the reader's help in defusing a "time" bomb that will stop time forever if it explodes. Readers can choose from 20 spooky endings.
Dangerous Boy
by Mandy HubbardA modern-day retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with a chilling twist Harper has never been worried about falling in love, something she is skeptical even exists. But everything changes when Logan moves to town, and to Harper's shock, the two tumble into an intense romance. It's everything she never thought she wanted. Then she meets Logan's twin brother, Caleb, who was expelled from his last school. True, he's a bad boy, but Harper can't shake the feeling that there's something deeply sinister about him--something dangerous. When Logan starts pulling away, Harper is convinced that Caleb's shadowy past is the wedge being driven between them. But by the time she uncovers the truth, it may be too late. The author of Prada & Prejudice, You Wish, and Ripple delivers a modern-day retelling of a famously gothic tale, full of suspense, lies, and romance.
Dangerous Creatures (Dangerous Creatures Ser.)
by Kami Garcia Margaret StohlFrom the world of Beautiful Creatures-a dangerous new tale of love and magic.Ridley Duchannes is nobody's heroine. She's a Dark Caster, a Siren. She can make you do things. Anything. You can't trust her, or yourself when she's around. And she'll be the first to tell you to stay away-especially if you're going to do something as stupid as fall in love with her. Lucky for Ridley, her wannabe rocker boyfriend, Wesley "Link" Lincoln, never listens to anyone. Link doesn't care if Rid's no good for him, and he takes her along when he leaves small-town Gatlin to follow his rock-star dream. He teams up with a ragtag group of Dark Casters, and when the band scores a gig at a hot Underground club, it looks like all of Link's dreams are about to come true. But New York City is a dangerous place for both Casters and Mortals, and soon Ridley realizes that Link's bandmates are keeping secrets. With bad-boy club owner Lennox Gates on her heels, Rid is determined to find out the truth. What she discovers is worse than she could have imagined: Link has a price on his head that no Caster or Mortal can ever pay. With their lives on the line, what's a Siren to do? Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthors of the Beautiful Creatures novels, are back to cast another magical spell. Their signature blend of mystery, suspense, and romance, with a healthy dose of wit and danger, will pull fans in and leave them begging for more.
Dangerous Deception (Dangerous Creatures (Little, Brown))
by Kami Garcia Margaret StohlFrom the world of Beautiful Creatures--a dangerous new tale of love and magic continues in the sequel to Dangerous Creatures.After a disastrous car crash outside New York City, Ridley Duchannes-Dark Caster, Siren, and bona fide bad girl-has gone missing. Her wannabe rocker and quarter Incubus boyfriend, Wesley "Link" Lincoln, was driving, and when he comes to, Ridley is nowhere to be found. The only clue is the giant raven emblazoned on the hood of the truck that hit them, which can mean only one thing: Silas Ravenwood is back. And he has Ridley. Determined to find her, Link reunites with old friends John Breed and Liv Durand, his New York bandmates, and the mysterious Lennox Gates-who has his own reasons for tracking down Ridley. Together they travel through the Caster Tunnels and the Deep South to New Orleans, where they uncover the truth about the infamous Ravenwood labs and exactly what Silas has been doing within those walls. By the time Link and his friends reach Ridley, she is no longer the Siren they know and love. She's something new. This time, love might not be enough to save them. In this sequel to Dangerous Creatures, the bestselling spin-off of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures novels, coauthors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl deliver an intoxicating blend of magic, suspense, and danger.
Dangerous Designs (Design Trilogy #1)
by Dale MayerDrawing is her world...but when her new pencil comes alive, it's his world too.Her... Storey Dalton is seventeen and now boyfriendless after being dumped via Facebook. Drawing is her escape. It’s like as soon as she gets down one image, a dozen more are pressing in on her. Then she realizes her pictures are almost drawing themselves...or is it that her new pencil is alive? Him... Eric Jordan is a new Ranger and the only son of the Councilman to his world. He’s crossed the veil between dimensions to retrieve a lost stylus. But Storey is already experimenting with her new pencil and what her drawings can do - like open portals.It ... The stylus is a soul-bound intelligence from Eric’s dimension on Earth and uses Storey’s unsuspecting mind to seek its way home, giving her an unbelievable power. She unwittingly opens a third dimension, one that held a dangerous predatory species banished from Eric’s world centuries ago, releasing these animals into both dimensions.Them... Once in Eric’s homeland, Storey is blamed for the calamity sentenced to death. When she escapes, Eric is ordered to bring her back or face that same death penalty. With nothing to lose, can they work together across dimensions to save both their worlds?This is book 1 in the series and ends on a hook that is picked up in book 2.
Dangerous Dream: A Beautiful Creatures Story (Beautiful Creatures)
by Kami Garcia Margaret Stohl<P>The #1 New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures series continues in this brand-new digital-exclusive story. <P>Catch up with Ethan, Lena, and Link as they finally graduate from high school and get ready to leave the small Southern town of Gatlin. But when Dark Caster Ridley makes an appearance, the sometime bad girl can't resist picking a fight with her sometime boyfriend, Link. Angry and rebellious as ever, Ridley ends up alone in New York City and becomes entangled in the dangerous underground Caster club scene, where the stakes are high and losers pay the ultimate price. <P>Where's a Linkubus when you need him?
Dangerous Girls #2: The Taste of Night (Dangerous Girls #2)
by R. L. StineDestiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, were as close as two sisters could be-until Livvy chose to become a vampire, leaving Destiny behind. Now Destiny will do anything to bring Livvy back to the family. But in Livvy's world of endless darkness, she knows there is only one way she and Destiny can be reunited -- Destiny must become a vampire too. . . . Which sister will live to see the glow of the next full moon? Whose lips will savor the taste of night? Who will survive? Ages 12+
Dangerous Girls (Dangerous Girls #1)
by R. L. StineDestiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, return from their summer vacation with an overpowering thirst -- an inhuman desire to drink blood. Have they turned into vampires? How will they keep their horrifying secret from their family and friends? And can they find a way to become human again ... before it's too late?
Dangerous Lord, Innocent Governess (Belston & Friends #1048)
by Christine MerrillDaphne Collingham is masquerading as a governess in Lord Timothy Colton's home- determined to discover if he is responsible for her beloved cousin's death. She's prepared to uncover secrets and scandal, but the biggest revelation is the way she feels under the lord's dark gaze....Lord Colton is suspicious of the alluring new governess-and with the furor surrounding him he must control his passion. But a man has his limits, and the delectable Miss Collingham is pure temptation....
Dangerous Red
by Mehitobel WilsonOver a dozen literary horror short stories. This is Wilson's first published collection.
Dangerous Wishes
by William SleatorTo end the bad luck that fifteen-year-old Dom and his parents have been experiencing since their arrival in Thailand, Dom and his new friend Lek search for a jade carving that must be returned to its shrine to appease an angry Thai spirit.
Dangerous Women
by Diana Gabaldon Jim ButcherThe World Fantasy Award–winning anthology featuring an original Game of Thrones novella and new stories from Diana Gabaldon, Jim Butcher, and many more.The twenty-one stories in Dangerous Women showcase some of the best and bravest female characters from across genre fiction—from women warriors and fighter pilots to female serial killers, superheroes, wizards, and bandits.With work from twelve New York Times bestsellers, readers will discover a new Outlander story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden’s world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and an original novella by George R. R. Martin about the Dance of the Dragons, the vast civil war that tore Westeros apart nearly two centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones.Also included are original stories of dangerous women—heroines and villains alike—by Brandon Sanderson, Joe Abercrombie, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lawrence Block, Carrie Vaughn, S. M. Stirling, Sharon Kay Penman, and many others.
Daniel's Lynx
by Ava HaydenDaniel Rigaud never imagined he'd be starting over at fifty-five, but relocating from his city practice to small-town Alberta to become the staff veterinarian at the Lac LaForge Wildlife Rescue Center might help him forget his deceitful ex--especially considering his handsome new neighbor, Ronan Magister. At fifty-three, Ronan's given up on love and prefers to keep relationships short and sexual. It's easier than revealing his secret--he's a lynx part of the time. Something about Daniel makes him long for more, but telling the truth proves disastrous. Daniel believes he's traded one deceptive man for another. If Daniel actually fell for Ronan's outrageous fabrication, then he might be worried that several animals were caught in poachers' traps near their homes that morning. He might wonder why Ronan isn't answering his phone....A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side."
Dans l'obscurité, dans l'abîme: Contes de mer de Steve Vernon # 1
by Steve VernonC'était le premier voyage en mer de Billy McTavish. Il s'était engagé à servir comme escorte de convoi sur le THISTLE, une corvette de la Marine royale canadienne. Grâce à l'attaque des U-Boat et aux bombardements de la Luftwaffe, Billy avait cru avoir vu toute l'horreur que l'Atlantique pouvait offrir à un jeune marin canadien. Mais Big Jimmy Noonan avait d'autres idées ... C'est le premier d'une série de courtes histoires basées autour de la mer.
Dans le noir
by Fabio VenosiniCette œuvre, composée de quatre récits, marque les grands débuts de l’auteur. Un consultant financier sans scrupules, pendant un de ses nombreux voyages de travail, rencontre un homme bizarre qui porte avec lui un objet d’art qu’il commencera à désirer. Dans une joaillerie, l’après-midi de deux vendeuses est mouvementé par l’entrée d’un jeune homme qui veut acheter une bague à sa fiancée. Il semble être l’homme parfait… ou pas? Un homme se réveille dans le noir, à l’intérieur d’une caisse, sans arriver à se souvenir quoi que ce soit sur lui ou de la façon dont il a fini là dedans. Sa course contre le temps vient de commencer, afin de récupérer sa mémoire et arriver à la vérité. Un agent de sécurité doit effectuer un roulement de nuit dans l’ancien siège d’un organisme de prévoyance, dont les décorations doivent être déplacées le lendemain. Mais la nuit se révèle plus longue que prévu.