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Glimmer
by Marjorie B KelloggThis new cli-fi epic chronicles a future NYC wracked by climate change and follows the individuals who must make the most of what remains to survive.It's 2110, the Earth's glaciers have melted, and there's no climate fix in sight. As refugees stream inland from the inundated coasts, social structures and national economies are stressed to the point of fracture. Food production falters. Pandemics rage. Rising sea level and devastating superstorms have flooded much of Manhattan and wrecked its infrastructure. Its residents have mostly fled, but a few die-hards have bet their survival on the hope that digging in and staying local is a safer strategy.As the weather worsens, can a damaged population of poor folk, artists, misfits, and loners work out their differences in time to create a sustainable long-term society? In a lawless city, where the well-armed rich have appropriated the high ground, can an ex-priest find a middle road between non-violence and all-out war? The lives of his downtown band of leftovers will depend on it.Sheltering among them, a young girl named Glimmer struggles to regain a past lost to trauma. As her memory returns, she finds she must choose who and how to be, and who and what to believe in, even if it means giving up a love she has only recently found herself able to embrace.
Glimmer
by Phoebe KitanidisWhen Marshall King and Elyse Alton suddenly wake up tangled in each other's arms with zero memory of how they got there or even who they are, it's the start of a long journey through their separate pasts and shared future. Terrified by their amnesia, Marshall and Elyse make a pact to work together to find the answers that could restore their missing memories. As they piece together clues about their lives, they discover that they're in the idyllic mountain resort town of Summer Falls. Everyone seems happy there, but as Marshall and Elyse quickly learn, darkness lurks beneath the town's perfect facade. Not only is the town haunted by sinister ghosts, but none of its living inhabitants retain bad memories of anything-not the death of Marshall's mom, not the hidden violence in Elyse's family, not even the day-to-day anguish of being a high schooler. Lonely in this world of happy zombies, Marshall and Elyse fall into an intense relationship founded on their mutual quest for truth. But the secrets they're trying to uncover could be the death of this budding love affair-and of everyone, and everything, they love in Summer Falls.
Glimmerglass (A Faeriewalker Novel)
by Jenna BlackIt's all she's ever wanted to be, but it couldn't be further from her grasp…Dana Hathaway doesn't know it yet, but she's in big trouble. When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, again, Dana decides she's had enough and runs away to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn't just an ordinary teenage girl—she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie. Soon, Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone's trying to kill her, and everyone seems to want something from her, from her newfound friends and family to Ethan, the hot Fae guy Dana figures she'll never have a chance with… until she does. Caught between two worlds, Dana isn't sure where she'll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again…
Glimmering
by Kim Stanley Robinson Elizabeth HandIt's 1999 and the world is falling apart at the seams. The sky is afire, the oceans are rising--and mankind is to blame. While the spoils of the 20th Century dwindle, Jack Finnegan lives on the fringes in his decaying mansion, struggling to keep his life afloat and his loved ones safe while battling that most modern of diseases--AIDS.As the New Millennium approaches, Jack's former lover, a famous photographer reveling in the world's decay, gifts him with a mysterious elixir called Fusax, a medicine rumored to cure the incurable AIDS. But soon, the "side effects" of Fusax become more apparent, and Jack gets mixed up with a bizarre entourage of rock stars, Japanese scientists, corporate executives, AIDS victims, and religious terrorists. While these larger players compete to control mankind's fate in the 21st Century, Jack is forced to choose his own role in the World's End, and how to live with it.Originally published in 1997, Glimmering is a visionary mix of fantasy and science fiction about a world in which humanity struggles to cope with the ever-approaching "End of the End."
Glimmering
by Elizabeth Hand&“If Stephen King set out to rewrite The Waste Land as a novel, the result might resemble Glimmering.&” —The Washington Post Climate change, rampant viruses, blackouts, fundamentalists—the end of the end has arrived. Glimmering, the 1994 dystopian novel by Nebula and World Fantasy Award–winning author Elizabeth Hand, is now timelier than ever. When the confluence of a solar storm and the collapse of the Antarctic ice shelf ignites the atmosphere like grease, those who are able hide behind their walls and masks, seeking the promise of a seductive—and dangerous—future. As the earth erupts in flames, department store heir and editor Jack Finnegan faces his own inevitable death from AIDS in his family&’s decrepit mansion near the Hudson River—that is, until an old friend offers him a miraculous cure . . . Christian singer Trip Marlowe has found worldwide success, but the dynamic rock star retains his strict morality and faith. Temptation comes in the form of a mysterious blond waif and IZE, a new drug more addictive than crack and heroin . . . The two men will find themselves on a bizarre collision course as a dark and powerful force seeks to shape what&’s left of humanity&’s consciousness. &“A brutal vision of Apocalypse . . . Hand&’s powerful vision of these days of wrath is not so much a protracted self-pitying whisper as a Nietzschean insistence on salvation through creative evolution.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review &“[A] wild, psychedelic, thoughtful thriller . . . Another dynamite read!&” —The Des Moines Register
Glimpse
by Kendra LeightonThe highwayman came riding –Riding – riding –The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-doorLiz just wants to be normal. Her life is anything but.Seven years ago Liz lost her mother and ten years’ worth of memories. When she inherits the infamous Highwayman Inn, she hopes the move will be a fresh start. Then she meets Zachary. Zachary who haunts her by night and in dreams; who makes her question everything she is and wants to be; who seems scarcely real – yet makes her feel so alive.Inspired by Alfred Noyes’ classic poem ‘The Highwayman’, Glimpse is a ghost story, a love story, and a story of a girl fighting for her future by confronting her terrible past.
Glimpse the Future (Witches of Peculiar #4)
by Luna GravesTwin witch sisters Bella and Donna peek into the future in this fourth book in the middle grade series that&’s Wizards of Waverly Place meets Halloweentown.There&’s a psychic visiting at YIKESSS, and twin witches Bella and Dee are fascinated to hear her speak at a school assembly. True clairvoyance is a rare trait, even in the supernatural community, and they&’ve never met one before—and likely won&’t ever again. Except the son of the new owners of Scary Good Shakes seems to be eerily good at diverting disasters before they happen, like when he catches a tray right before it falls or when he stopped Charlie from eating garlic, which, as a vampire, they&’re highly allergic too. When Bella and Dee start to notice more evidence that supports Henry being clairvoyant, they realize another psychic might be in their midst. And he&’s human. And he has no idea of his powers, or that supernatural beings even exist…
Glinda of Oz (The Land of Oz #14)
by L. Frank BaumIn which are related the Exciting Experiences of Princess Ozma of Oz, and Dorothy, in their hazardous journey to the home of the Flatheads, and to the Magic Isle of the Skeezers, and how they were rescued from dire peril by the sorcery of Glinda the Good
Glinda of Oz (The Land of Oz #14)
by L. Frank BaumPrincess Ozma and Dorothy travel to an obscure corner of the Land of Oz, in order to prevent a war between two local powers, the Skeezers and the Flatheads. <P><P>The leaders of the two tribes prove obstinate. Unable to prevent the war, Dorothy and Ozma find themselves imprisoned on the Skeezers' glass-covered island, which has been magically submerged to the bottom of its lake. Their situation worsens when the warlike queen Coo-ee-oh, who is holding them captive and who alone knows how to raise the island back to the surface of the lake, loses her battle and gets transformed into a swan, forgetting all her magic in the process. Ozma and Dorothy summon Glinda, who, with help from several magicians and magical assistants, must find a way to raise the island and liberate its trapped inhabitants.
Glinda of Oz (The Land of Oz #14)
by L. Frank BaumIn Glinda of Oz, Dorothy and Ozma journey to a remote part of Oz to stop a war between the Flatheads and the Skeezers.<P><P> But the Flatheads and Skeezers have a different idea. Soon Ozma and Dorothy are trapped in an amazing crystal-domed city on an enchanted island. The watertight city submerges itself under the water and only the Wizard and Glinda can save our heroes, but will they make it in time? This lavishly illustrated edition has more than one hundred illustrations by John R. Neill.
Glinda of Oz (The Land of Oz #14)
by L. Frank BaumThis is the fourteenth and last Oz book. <P><P>Princess Ozma and Dorothy attempt, unsuccessfully, to stop a war between two tribes, the Skeezers and the Flatheads. The two of them are imprisoned on a glass-covered island belonging to the Skeezers, which is now located at the bottom of a lake. Only their queen, Coo-ee-oh, can raise the submerged island but after losing in battle, she becomes a swan and forfeits her magical abilities. Glinda ultimately comes to Ozma and Dorothy's rescue.
Glinda of Oz: Volume 14 Of L. F. Baum's Original Oz Series (The Land of Oz)
by L. Frank BaumIn this final sequel to the beloved classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum spins a wonderful tale of the exciting experiences of Princess Ozma of Oz and Dorothy in their hazardous journey to the home of the Flatheads and to the magic isle of Skeezers, and how they were rescued from dire peril by the sorcery of Glinda the Good witch.The wicked Queen Coo-ee-oh, a vain and evil witch, was really to blame for all the trouble. She surely succeeded in getting everyone on the magic, glass-doomed island of the Skeezers into amazing difficulties. The exciting story tells how Glinda and the Wizard worked with all their might to save the Princess and Dorothy from the great dangers which threatened them when they went among the warring tribes of the Flatheads and Skeezers.This is the last and one of the best tales about the merry old Land of Oz from author L. Frank Baum. Oz fans young and old will delight in this new, inexpensive edition, enhanced by all the wonderful original illustrations by John R. Neill.
Glint
by Ann CoburnEllie and her little brother Danny spend their lonely days making up stories about a young girl in a world of dragons and shape-shifters, a girl as brave and cunning as they would like to be. Five years later Danny disappears. The police have no clues. They fear he is dead, but Ellie knows better. She also knows that she is the only one who can find him. At the same time, in the world Danny and Ellie imagined, a young girl named Argent sets off on a quest of her own to reclaim a stolen dragon hatchling.As each girl makes her way closer to her goal, the boundaries between the worlds of fantasy and reality begin to blur until it's unclear where one world ends and the other begins. Gripping, compelling, and utterly absorbing, Glint is the story of two worlds—and two heroines—that readers will never forget.
Glitch Kingdom
by Sheena BoekwegThe teenage daughter of an executioner and the traitorous prince she can’t kill must reluctantly join forces to dethrone a paranoid queen after discovering they are trapped in a video game in Sheena Boekweg's fast-paced YA debut, Glitch Kingdom...Ryo was the golden boy, the prankster prince, but with one stroke of a pen he has lost everything. Dagney and Grigfen were happy as minor members of the court, but when their father, the king's executioner, is branded a traitor, they each must deal in death in order to survive.. McKenna, queen of the enemy realm, has inherited a mission of conquest by assassination, but worries she's not up to the role. But behind the crowns and masks hides a secret… All of these teens are actually players in the newest, shiniest, most immersive virtual reality video game, competing against each other for a highly coveted internship with a prestigious game developer. But now this life-changing opportunity has suddenly become a deadly trap. A glitch in the software has locked the players inside the game, and they’ll need to escape before the fantasy world corrupts around them. The only way out is to win.
Glitter Beach (Secret Kingdom #6)
by Rosie BanksEnter a magical world full of friendship and fun!It's the most magical time of year, and all of the fairies are at Glitter Beach to watch the kingdom's magic being restored for another year. But mean Queen Malice is also nearby.... Can Ellie, Summer, and Jasmine find and destroy her final nasty thunderbolt in time to save the glitter dust and keep the kingdom's magic alive?
Glitter Beach: Book 6 (Secret Kingdom #6)
by Rosie BanksEnter a magical world of friendship and fun!In the sixth book of the first Secret Kingdom series, every fairy in the kingdom is at Glitter Beach to watch the magic being renewed in the kingdom for another year. But Queen Malice is also nearby... Can Ellie, Summer and Jasmine save the glitter dust and keep the magic alive? Secret Kingdom is a brand new series full of the things girls love most: special friendships, secrets and magical adventures. Newly confident readers will be swept away by the magical stories of three children whose courage and resourcefulness save a fantastical land from disaster.Full of all the things little girls love best: special friendships, secrets and magical adventures, all set in an incredible kingdom!Eye-catching illustrations throughout.Become best friends with Ellie, Summer and Jasmine - plus Trixi the pixie!Help Ellie, Summer and Jasmine save the Secret Kingdom from wicked Queen Malice and her naughty storm sprites. A new exciting adventure in each and every book.
Glitter Bird: Book 21 (Secret Kingdom #21)
by Rosie BanksThe students at the Pixie Flying School are arguing all the time and have forgotten how to be friends... It must be the work of Queen Malice! Ellie, Summer and Jasmine have to find the magical Bird Keeper and reunite her with the friendship charm to make everyone friends again - but how will they manage it when even they can't get along?
Glitterati
by Oliver K. LangmeadA Clockwork Orange and RuPaul's Drag Race meet Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in this fabulous dystopian fable about fashion, family and feckless billionaires.Simone is one of the Glitterati, the elite living lives of luxury and leisure. Slave to the ever-changing tides – and brutal judgements - of fashion, he is immaculate. To be anything else is to be unfashionable, and no one wants to be unfashionable, or even worse, ugly… When Simone accidentally starts a new fashion with a nosebleed at a party, another Glitterati takes the credit. Soon their rivalry threatens to raze their opulent utopia to the ground, as no one knows how to be vicious like the beautiful ones. Enter a world of the most fantastic costumes, grand palaces in the sky, the grandest parties known to mankind and the unbreakable rules of how to eat ice cream. A fabulous dystopian fable about fashion, family and the feckless billionaire class.
Glitterbutt the Farting Unicorn
by Ivy EricksonEveryone knows that horses fart. Donkeys definitely fart. But royal unicorns? Glitterbelle is a new recruit to the princess&’s royal team of unicorns. She&’s expected to be regal and lovely and perfect all the time, but she&’s hiding a very interesting secret—she happens to be a frequent and fervent farter. No matter how brilliant and rainbow-y her toots may be, she worries that one day they will cause a big stink in the royal court. She can try to muffle the sound with layers and layers of pants or conceal the magnificent glitter cloud that emerges behind her, but even Glitterbelle knows that secrets, like farts, have a way of squeaking out. When Glitterbelle&’s worst fear comes true on Unicorn Training Day and her glorious glittering rainbow farts leave the royal family blushing with embarrassment and her fellow unicorns laughing in scorn, she is cast out of the castle with the unfortunate nickname &“Glitterbutt.&” With her unicorn dreams dashed, Glitterbelle must wander the forests and villages in search of acceptance, respect, and the confidence to be who she really is. This uplifting story about the struggle to fit in and the joy of finding true friends will have children laughing and learning at the same time.
Glitterhoof's Secret Garden: Series 1 Book 3 (Unicorn Magic #3)
by Daisy MeadowsA secret world full of magic, unicorns and friendship! The brand-new series from the bestselling Daisy Meadows, author of RAINBOW MAGIC and MAGIC ANIMAL FRIENDS, and the most-borrowed author in UK libraries.Emily and Aisha are learning all about the plants and trees in Enchanted Valley's magical garden. But when Selena steals Glitterhoof 's magical locket, the land is struck by a terrible earthquake! The girls must help get the locket back and restore safety for the garden's magical creatures.
Glittering Shadows (Dark Metropolis)
by Jaclyn DolamoreThe revolution is here. Bodies line the streets of Urobrun; a great pyre burns in Republic Square. The rebels grow anxious behind closed doors while Marlis watches the politicians search for answers-and excuses-inside the Chancellery. Thea, Freddy, Nan, and Sigi are caught in the crossfire, taking refuge with a vibrant, young revolutionary and a mysterious healer from Irminau. As the battle lines are drawn, a greater threat casts a dark shadow over the land. Magic might be lost-forever. This action-packed sequel to Dark Metropolis weaves political intrigue, deadly magic, and heartbreaking romance into an unforgettable narrative. Dolamore's lyrical writing and masterfully crafted plot deliver a powerful conclusion.
Gloam
by Jack MackayIn a creaky old house on a small, damp island, someone – or something – is waiting… "Thrillingly scary and impossible to put down. Don't read it alone!" Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co A grieving family. A decaying house. A babysitter with a monstrous secret. Nothing on Gloam Island is quite what it seems... Gwen doesn&’t need anyone to help her look after her younger siblings. And she isn&’t fooled by the beautiful babysitter with the hungry eyes and sharp teeth. But everyone else is. So if Gwen wants Esme Laverne gone, she&’ll have to handle it herself. As Esme&’s power grows, Gwen must embrace her deepest fears before she can defeat the monster in her home for good. Because as everyone knows, it&’s impossible to be brave unless you&’re already afraid.
Gloaming (The Tenebrous Trilogy #1)
by Addison Taylor RichGreat. Just great. First day of fall break, and a student's already been attacked. <P><P> As if college wasn't already stressful enough on its own, being mauled by a werewolf and learning that your roommate is a hundred and eighty year old vampire doesn't exactly help matters. But that's the situation Lee Lowell finds herself in after a timely rescue from classmate Ariel Montgomery—a son of the oldest family of monster hunters in the world—and Bella Graves, the aforementioned vampire with a passion for medicine. <P><P> Lee gets very little time to adjust to her newfound reality before the trio find themselves embroiled in a mystery: Werewolves have been going missing from the streets of Chicago, only to reappear months later in feral attacks, outside of the influence of the full moon. The Night Treaty is at risk of being overturned after two centuries of peacetime, and the world of Tenebrous could soon find itself at war. <P><P> Really, who has the time to worry about grades?
Global Legends and Lore: Vampires and Werewolves Around the World
by Adelaide BennettThey are everywhere! Rising from their tombs in abandoned European cemeteries, howling at the moon as it rises over the canyons of Mexico, stalking the living in the villages of Africa: vampires and werewolves are hauntingly familiar in the legends and lore of people all over the world. In an amazing variety of forms, from the glamorous to the ghastly, shape-shifters and the undead continue to fascinate and terrorize the people of the world (whether they actually believe in their existence or just think they're kind of "fun"). Learn about some of the most horrifying creatures to ever inhabit the nightmares of our species and realize, on every continent, in every time and place, the legends and lore of vampires and werewolves are everywhere!
Globalization, Utopia, and Postcolonial Science Fiction
by Eric D. SmithThis study considers the recent surge of science fiction narratives from the postcolonial Third World as a utopian response to the spatial, political, and representational dilemmas that attend globalization.