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Kraken Me Up (I Like to Read Comics)
by Jeffrey EbbelerIzzie and her unusual pet make a big splash at the county fair in this punny easy reader comic from a beloved children's book illustrator and comics artist.Izzie can't wait to debut her pet at the county fair. While the other children have brought pigs or chickens, Izzie brought a...Kraken! Even though everyone thinks Kraken is big and frightening, he is not. He's like Izzie, sweet and shy. Kraken and Izzie use creativity and humor to win over the crowd in this hilariously adorable comic. The variety of panel styles, speech bubbles, and fonts are all perfect for engaging developing readers. I Like to Read Comics are created for kids just learning to read. Sequential art and simple text--and a powerful relationship between the two--are the perfect conditions for developing readers. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Kraken My Heart (Kraken-Krimi der Anderen Dimension)
by K.L. HiersEs passt einfach alles zusammen: als Ted die Liebe seines Lebens kennenlernt, ist er von oben bis unten mit dem Blut eines Mordopfers bedeckt. Ted Sturm arbeitet für ein Bestattungsunternehmen. Er hat ein loses Mundwerk, ein großes Herz und die zweifelhafte Gabe, mit Toten kommunizieren zu können. Unglücklicherweise sind Tote keine guten Freunde, und sein einziger lebender Freund, mit dem er auch die Wohnung teilt, hat gerade eine streunende Katze aufgenommen, die Ted das Leben zur Hölle macht. Und diese Katze - eigentlich ein Kater - hat es in sich. So kommt es, dass Ted sich plötzlich in einer anderen Dimension wiederfindet. Auf einer Leiche. Ted wird des Mordes angeklagt und sein einziger Verbündeter in dieser merkwürdigen Welt voller magischer Wesen und Unwesen ist König Grell, ein sarkastischer, geiler, katzenartiger Unsterblicher mit beeindruckenden Fähigkeiten. Und einer beeindruckenden Anatomie. Die beiden werden in eine kosmische Verschwörung verwickelt, umgeben von gefährlichen Feinden. Mit Teds spezieller Begabung und Grells Magie müssen sie versuchen, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen, um Teds Leben zu retten. Es gibt da nur ein Problem: Ted muss Grells unzweideutigen Avancen widerstehen. Und er ist sich nicht sicher, ob er das überhaupt will.
Kraken My Heart (Sucker For Love Mysteries #2)
by K.L. HiersA Sucker For Love MysteryIt’s just Ted’s luck that he meets the love of his life while covered in the blood of a murder victim. Funeral worker Ted Sturm has a foul mouth, a big heart, and a knack for communicating with the dead. Unfortunately the dead don’t make very good friends, and Ted’s only living pal, his roommate, just rescued a strange cat who’s determined to make his life even more miserable. This cat is more than he seems, and soon Ted finds himself in an alternate dimension… and on top of a dead body. When Ted is accused of murder, his only ally in a strange world full of powerful magical beings calling for his head is King Grell, a sarcastic, randy, catlike immortal with impressive abilities… and anatomy. The two soon find themselves at the center of a cosmic conspiracy and surrounded by dangerous enemies. But with Ted’s special skills and Grell’s magic, they have a chance to get to the bottom of the mystery and save Ted. There’s just one problem: Ted’s got to resist Grell’s aggressive advances… and he isn’t sure he wants to.
Kraken: A Novel
by China MiévilleWith this outrageous new novel, China Miéville has written one of the strangest, funniest, and flat-out scariest books you will read this—or any other—year. The London that comes to life in Kraken is a weird metropolis awash in secret currents of myth and magic, where criminals, police, cultists, and wizards are locked in a war to bring about—or prevent—the End of All Things.In the Darwin Centre at London&’s Natural History Museum, Billy Harrow, a cephalopod specialist, is conducting a tour whose climax is meant to be the Centre&’s prize specimen of a rare Architeuthis dux—better known as the Giant Squid. But Billy&’s tour takes an unexpected turn when the squid suddenly and impossibly vanishes into thin air.As Billy soon discovers, this is the precipitating act in a struggle to the death between mysterious but powerful forces in a London whose existence he has been blissfully ignorant of until now, a city whose denizens—human and otherwise—are adept in magic and murder.There is the Congregation of God Kraken, a sect of squid worshippers whose roots go back to the dawn of humanity—and beyond. There is the criminal mastermind known as the Tattoo, a merciless maniac inked onto the flesh of a hapless victim. There is the FSRC—the Fundamentalist and Sect-Related Crime Unit—a branch of London&’s finest that fights sorcery with sorcery. There is Wati, a spirit from ancient Egypt who leads a ragtag union of magical familiars. There are the Londonmancers, who read the future in the city&’s entrails. There is Grisamentum, London&’s greatest wizard, whose shadow lingers long after his death. And then there is Goss and Subby, an ageless old man and a cretinous boy who, together, constitute a terrifying—yet darkly charismatic—demonic duo.All of them—and others—are in pursuit of Billy, who inadvertently holds the key to the missing squid, an embryonic god whose powers, properly harnessed, can destroy all that is, was, and ever shall be.BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from China Miéville&’s Embassytown.
Kralavia – Book 1: The Reckoning
by Thomas RowanThe nine kingdoms of Kralavia have enjoyed peace for several decades since The Great War. However, as unease and trouble stir across the realms, young Prince Aldrich, still living in his father&’s shadow, seeks to make his own name and prove his ability to lead independently.But powerful secrets, hidden even from Aldrich, have been working in the shadows. Is this the beginning of a bright new age? Is it the end of Kralavia as we know it? Or is it just – The Reckoning?
Krampus Hates Christmas (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Andi VanKarl Kringle hates the modern-day Christmas. He was born to be Krampus, but the Holiday Council refuses to let him help his brother Nick--aka Santa Claus--with the Naughty List until he finds his holiday spirit. To meet that challenge, he's turned human and dumped in a strange apartment. Lewis Weatherby loves the holidays and always has. Not only do his parents own a pumpkin patch and tree farm, he's also inherited a Christmas-themed shop. All he wants from Santa is the man of his dreams, and the Big Guy might've just delivered. Lewis's new neighbor Karl is gorgeous, sweet, and has a fantastic sense of humor--if his jokes about being Krampus are any indication. Soon getting home is less important to Karl than what will happen when Lewis inevitably realizes the truth behind his jokes. He's finally starting to understand the real joy of the season--now he just has to figure out how to hold on to it.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Krampus Night
by P. E. GrahamKrampus has been striking fear in the hearts of children for centuries, rewarding the good ones and punishing the naughty ones, all the while suppressing his submissive nature. Now times have changed, and his existence is nothing but an empty spectacle. He wants more. He wants to be a good boy. He wants everything a dominant like Tom can give him.Tom is a lonely dominant searching for his perfect sub, and while he met many lovely submissives at the local clubs, he hasn’t found The One. But he hasn’t given up hope, and he dons his Krampus costume for the December 5th Perchten-themed night determined to have a good time. He’s taken by surprise by a tall, muscled man whose costume looks a little too authentic, sitting alone at the bar, declining requests from beautiful subs who just want to be spanked. If he isn’t interested in doing the spanking, what is he there for? Tom is determined to find out.
Krampus: The Yule Lord
by BromThe author and artist of The Child Thief returns with a modern fabulist tale of Krampus, the Lord of Yule and mortal enemy of Santa Claus. One Christmas Eve in a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker witnesses a strange spectacle: seven devilish figures chasing a man in a red suit toward a sleigh and eight reindeer. When the reindeer leap skyward taking the sleigh, devil men, and Santa into the clouds, screams follow. Moments later, a large sack plummets earthward, a magical sack that will thrust the down-on-his luck singer into the clutches of the terrifying Yule Lord, Krampus. But the lines between good and evil become blurred as Jesse's new master reveals many dark secrets about the cherry-cheeked Santa Claus, and how half a millennium ago, the jolly old saint imprisoned Krampus and usurped his magic. Now Santa's time is running short, for the Yule Lord is determined to have his retribution and reclaim Yuletide. If Jesse can survive this ancient feud, he might have the chance to redeem himself to his family, to save his own broken dreams...and help bring the magic of Yule to the impoverished folk of Boone County.
Kraya the Blood Shark: Book 4 (Sea Quest #4)
by Adam BladeMax is about to face the most awesome Robobeast - Kraya the Blood Shark. He must also confront the evil force that has created these deadly creatures, and uncover dark secrets about his family. Max is pushed to the limits of fear at the climax of his Sea Quest!Dive into Sea Quest and live the adventure!
Krazyland
by Mar Romasco-MooreIn this scary story for fans of Neil Gaiman, The Last Kids on Earth, and Goosebumps, the only way out is krazier than you could ever imagine...Nathan used to be terrified of Krazyland when he was a young kid. Now that he's 12, the spooky-themed arcade games aren't that bad. He even enjoys stomping on plastic spiders and battling a creepy doll with big plastic eyes. But things become scarier again when kids start to go missing from the entertainment park... There's another world exists beneath Kraztown's ball pit. A world where the entertainment park's games come to life. And if he isn't careful, Nathan is going to be the next one sucked under!
Kreaturenjagd
by Vianka Van Bokkem Torsten SimonEine Gruppe Wissenschaftler aus Area 51 gaben mir den Namen Elixia. Ich bin eine Jägerin mit Talenten. Meine Anfänge sind in einem ihrer Labore zu finden, die von der "The Abnormal Hunters Society", einer Gruppe exzentrischer Millionäre, gestiftet wurden. Meine Aufgabe ist es, Feinde, die nicht menschlich sind, zu töten oder zu fangen. Sie gaben mir das Aussehen eines neunzehnjährigen Mädchens. Meine Haut und meine kurzen Haare sehen wie eine Kombination aus den Farben Blau und Grün aus. Meine Adern sind weiß und meine Augen haben den hellsten Gelbton, den man sich nur vorstellen kann. Ich muss sogar immer eine dunkle Sonnenbrille tragen, weil wenn Menschen sie sehen denken sie, dass ich ein Vampir oder Werwolf bin. Zu meinen zahlreichen Talenten zähle ich die Fähigkeit, durch meinen Willen mein Aussehen zu verändern, um mich unter die Menschen mischen zu können. Ich bin kein Gestaltwandler, also kann ich nur meine Haarfarbe in Platinsilber ändern und meine Haut weiß werden lassen. Meine Augen bleiben so. Meine Talente geben mir die Möglichkeit die Aufgabe zu erledigen, für die ich geschaffen wurde; Aliens, Vampire, abtrünnige Engel, Werwölfe und so weiter zu jagen.
Kree: A Post-Exotic Novel (Univocal)
by Manuela DraegerA warrior struggles through an apocalyptic landscape and the world after death Kree Toronto has been raised as a warrior in a ravaged world: postapocalyptic, posthuman, the population decimated by wars and civilization long since collapsed. After her attempt to avenge the death of her dog, Loka, goes horribly wrong, Kree finds herself lost in a world after death and wanders into the city of the terrible mendicants. Under the Brothers&’ totalitarian rule, Kree can lead a quiet life and forget her violent past, even if needles grow in her skull and hallucinatory blood rains pour down now and then to remind her. She can make friends: a shamanic healer with a shaking tent, a mysterious stranger hatched from an egg, and a gruff Tibetan electrician in a world without electricity. And she can have her Loka as long as she toes the Party line and does as she&’s told. When she can&’t—when her friends start to disappear and the Brothers turn against her—Kree sets out on a quest, searching for a new way forward. Multiply reincarnated and unstuck in time, Kree is the characteristically marvelous creation of Manuela Draeger, whose extraordinary stories, in the words of author China Miéville, &“are as close to dreams as fiction can be.&”
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: A Hunger Like No Other, Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, Pleasure of a Dark Prince
by Kresley Cole“The Clan MacRieve collection is a perfect intro for readers new to the Immortals After Dark Series. If you haven’t tried Kresley Cole’s scorching paranormal tales, now’s your chance to be swept away!” - Gena Showalter, New York Times bestseller Three dark heroes, three destined heroines, a trio of legendary love stories. In this sizzling Immortals After Dark collection, bestselling author Kresley Cole delves deep into the sensual but dangerous world of the Lykae, a Highland clan of werewolves. The mighty king: In A Hunger Like No Other, Lachlain MacRieve will stop at nothing to capture his ethereal vampire mate and make her his queen. As passion burns between them, can the tormented beast win the gentle beauty’s heart? The ruthless warrior: In Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night, Bowen MacRieve must protect his former enemy, a vulnerable young witch whose breathless kiss haunts him. He’ll demand her body and soul, and no deed is too wicked for her seduction. The fierce prince: In Pleasure of a Dark Prince, Garreth MacRieve aches to claim the Valkyrie archer he’s long coveted from afar. But when his need for her reaches a feverpitch, will the proud huntress dare surrender to his uncontrollable desires?
Krestor the Crushing Terror: Series 7 Book 3 (Beast Quest #39)
by Adam BladeEvil Wizard Malvel is steering the land of Tavania towards total destruction. Tom must stop him by defeating six rampaging Beasts and sending them back to their rightful homes. Krestor the Crushing Terror awaits him...Don't miss CONVOL THE COLD-BLOODED BRUTEHELLION THE FIERY FOEMADARA THE MIDNIGHT WARRIORELLIK THE LIGHTNING HORRORCARNIVORA THE WINGED SCAVENGER
Krewe of Hunters Collection, Volume 7: Dying Breath\Dark Rites\Wicked Deeds
by Heather GrahamJoin New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters, an elite FBI unit of paranormal investigators, as they’re called in to investigate when cases take a turn for the strange and there are no earthly leads…Three thrilling stories together in one box set!DYING BREATHThe city of Boston is being terrorized—someone is kidnapping women and burying them alive, but cruelly leaving a glimmer of hope for the authorities by sending a clue about their location. Historian Vickie Preston is pulled into the investigation when her name is mentioned in one of the notes. Special Agent Griffin Price is on the case for the Krewe of Hunters. He’s protective of Vickie, since their shared past is connected to the threat that currently surrounds them. With the killer accelerating his plans, time is running out for more victims hidden around the city. Vickie is becoming closer with Griffin, but she’s getting too close to the danger, and every breath could be her last.DARK RITESSomeone is viciously beating random strangers around old Boston, and Vickie’s friend Alex Maple was one of the victims—and now he’s gone missing. The escalating attacks suggest that a dangerous cult is at work behind the scenes—one so powerful that its members would rather die than be apprehended. Vickie and Griffin are finding their way in an increasingly passionate relationship, and Griffin is desperately trying to keep her safe and the two of them sane amid the disturbing investigation. The search for Alex will take them deep into the wilderness of Massachusetts on the trail of a serial killer, and it will take everything they have to survive the ancient evil that awakens and threatens not just the man they’re striving to save, but their very souls.WICKED DEEDSVickie and Griffin’s romantic weekend in Baltimore is interrupted when a popular author is found dead in the basement of an Edgar Allan Poe-themed restaurant. As more bizarre deaths occur, they are drawn into a case that has disturbing echoes of Poe’s great works, bringing the horrors of his fiction to life. The restaurant is headquarters to scholars and fans, and any of them could be a merciless killer. Unless they can uncover whose twisted mind is orchestrating the dramatic re-creations, Vickie and Griffin’s future as a couple might never begin…
Krewe of Hunters Series, Volume 2
by Heather GrahamMeet the uncanny Krewe of Hunters!The members of this special unit of the FBI-a group of elite paranormal investigators-visit some of America's great cities to solve unusual cases. They uncover unearthly reasons for these crimes, both past and present-and all-too-human ones....An unseen crime brings them to San Antonio, Texas, where a young woman's murder during the 1800s is paralleled by another woman's present-day disappearance-from the same place.Then, an unholy 1940s Hollywood crime is repeated in the Los Angeles of today. Only the Krewe, with their special abilities, can solve it.Lake Michigan, near Chicago was the site of a ship's disappearance in 1898 with all on board; the recovery of that ship, with its unspoken secrets, brings new death. And a crime of passion in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War seems to have brought an uninvited guest to the house where that crime took place.Join the Krewe as they solve mysterious and unusual cases!The UnseenThe UnholyThe UnspokenThe Uninvited
Krewe of Hunters Series, Volume 3
by Heather GrahamNew York Times bestselling author Heather Graham brings back the Krewe of Hunters! The FBI's unit of paranormal investigators is solving unusual crimes in some of America's most fascinating and mysterious places...The Night Is Watching: In the Old West town of Lily, Arizona, a historic theater and former bawdy house offers performances for tourists. Then a real skull is found among the props. Krewe member Jane Everett has to work with the local sheriff, whose great-great-grandmother was an actress there--and she doesn't seem to be resting in peace!The Night Is Alive: Savannah is a town of beauty, history...hauntings. New FBI agent Abigail comes home to the family's 1750s inn, which comes complete with a ghostly pirate captain--and discovers her grandfather murdered. And that's just the beginning. It takes Malachi Gordon of the Krewe to help her solve these crimes...The Night Is Forever: Something happened during the Civil War on a historic ranch outside Nashville. But what does that have to do with the murders being committed now? Then Olivia Gordon, a therapist who works at a facility called the Horse Farm, sees a ghost rider in the sky. Time to bring in the Krewe of Hunters!"Bestseller Graham launches the third arc in her paranormal romantic suspense Krewe of Hunters series with a rousing tae..." --Publishers Weekly on The Night Is Watching
Kringle
by Tony AbbottUnlike the traditional Santa Claus myth, "Kringle" is a coming-of-age story about an orphan who becomes a force for good in a dark and violent time. It is a tale of fantasy, of goblins, elves, and flying reindeer -- and of a boy from the humblest beginnings who fulfills his destiny. Our tale begins in 500 A.D., when goblins kidnapped human children and set them to work in underground mines. Kringle is one such child... until he discovers his mission -- to free children from enslavement. His legend lives on today, as he travels the earth every Christmas Eve to quell the goblins once more.
Kris Longknife: A Companion Novella to the Kris Longknife Series
by Mike ShepherdAn exciting military Science Fiction novella set between Mike Shepherd’s third and fourth Kris Longknife novels. Kris Longknife dodges assassins, gains an unwelcome (though rather handsome) bodyguard, and puts together a training squad to travel from planet to planet, preparing crews for the newest, fastest, and deadliest fighting ship. And, of course, nothing goes as planned!
Kris Longknife: Audacious (Kris Longknife #5)
by Mike ShepherdYou can't keep a good woman down-Kris Longknife returns. Once again Kris finds herself caught in the crosshairs of unknown enemies who want her dead. Factions, both legitimate and underground, vie for control of the planet New Eden. And someone is taking advantage of the chaos to unleash a personal vendetta against Kris.
Kris Longknife: Daring
by Mike ShepherdLieutenant Commander Kris Longknife leads a reconnaissance mission of the vast uncharted regions of space. No one, least of all Kris, expects to find a hostile alien starship. Now, she must determine the extent of the alien threat-and whether to start an interstellar war...
Kris Longknife: Daring
by Mike ShepherdLieutenant Commander Kris Longknife leads a reconnaissance mission of the vast uncharted regions of space. No one, least of all Kris, expects to find a hostile alien starship. Now, she must determine the extent of the alien threat-and whether to start an interstellar war...
Kris Longknife: Defender (Kris Longknife #11)
by Mike ShepherdKris Longknife is back in the good graces of the brass--and to demonstrate that, they've promoted her to Admiral. Now her mission is to find the home base of the space pirates who are plaguing the fringes of the galaxy. <P><P>But no mission is ever simple when your name is Longknife. And this time the complications range from the military to the personal, as Kris finds herself--reluctantly--having to make some command decisions about her future...
Kris Longknife: Defiant
by Mike ShepherdAs part of an agenda to oust her father from his political position, Kris Longknife is relieved of command. But when an alien enemy launches an invasion, she defies both government and military authority to lead a rag-tag fleet against the threat.
Kris Longknife: Deserter
by Mike ShepherdA search for her lost friend leads the female space warrior into a galactic hellhole with no way out.