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Leave Your World Behind - A Fantasy Fiction Sampler: Five free tasters of other-worldly literary delights, from horror and zombies to spooks and fairies
by Jo Walton Mary Robinette Kowal Jonathan Aycliffe Lily Herne Edgar PoeThis sampler contains something for every fantasy fan, with tasters of: Deadlands by Lily Herne The first in a series following a group of zombie-fighting teen exiles as they try to survive in the living dead-infested deadlands of Cape Town. 'The Hunger Games meets The Walking Dead.' Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls Shades of Milk & Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal The first of the Glamouist Histories series, Shades of Milk & Honey is the fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen had written. Full of wit, historical nuance, romantic entanglements and domestic magic, this is pure entertainment. The Silence of Ghosts by Jonathan Aycliffe A mesmerising tale of terror set during the Second World War, from the author of the ghostly classic, Naomi’s Room. Psycho-Mania! Edited by Stephen Jones, story by Edgar Allan Poe The Tell-Tale Heart, a horrifying short story from a master of terror. Taken from the Psycho-Mania! collection of twisted tales of psychos, schizoids and serial killers collected by the master horror anthologist Stephen Jones. Among Others by Jo Walton Winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Winner of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel. Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment.
Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home (Dragonlance)
by Margaret Weis Tracy HickmanWelcome, guest, to our inn. Shake the dust from your boots and throw off the cares of the weary road you travel. Have no fear of goblin or draconian, dragon or ogre (except in legend and song that you will hear around our fire)! This night, guest, you are safe and warm within the branches of the sheltering vallenwood. - Your proprietors, Caramon and Tika Majere. For your enjoyment, we offer How the Companions Met, Lord Gunthar's War Journal, Bertrem's Essays on the Races of Krynn, Notes from Raistlin's Book of Herb Lore, Rune Readings and Numerological Charts, Songs, Recipes, Musical Scores, Legends, Proverbs, Artifacts of Krynn, and a few other items we may have overlooks (as the kender said when he emptied his pockets).
Leaves of Revolution: The Dusk Gate Chronicles Book 6
by Breeana PuttroffAdapting to life in a new world would have been challenging in the best of circumstances, and Zander's circumstances were anything but the best. Trapped in Deusterros with tragedy behind him and only the unknown before him, he wasn't sure he would ever find his way back to the carefree teenager he'd been such a short time ago. But with nowhere to go, and a new sort-of-family who needs him, Zander may just discover that his greatest strength will come from rising to the challenge. Featuring the continuing stories of the entire Rose family - and now, Zander, too, Leaves of Revolution brings the Dusk Gate Chronicles full circle as one family fights for the destiny of two kingdoms.
Leaving Home in Time
by Bart JonesA pair of curious children named Gus and Lucy are drawn away from their ordinary lives by an extraordinary cat and enter the remarkable and mysterious Realm, where they embark on a mind bending journey through time and space. They encounter odd beings, escape the clutches of a powerful river, and experience the wonder of a world that no man has ever entered, all to deliver a message upon which the fate of a great many depends. Leaving Home in Time is the first book of a possible 12-book. The second book, The Deep Black Water, is scheduled for completion by the end summer 2012
Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis (Surviving Megalopolis)
by VariousFan-favorite creators Gail Simone (Batgirl, Deadpool) and J. Calafiore (Secret Six,Exiles) return to the city whose citizens are hunted, not by villains, but by heroes! The survivors of Leaving Megalopolis reluctantly return to the doomed city still under the control of formerly beloved superheroes, now turned brutal killers on a rescue mission straight into the heart of madness! Get in on the ground floor of this critically acclaimed series, and see what happens when the good guys go very, very bad. Collects issues 1-6 of the nail-biting series.Praise for the first volume of Leaving Megalopolis:"If this first volume is any indication, Simone and Calafiore both have a bright future, full of the guts and glory we've all come to love from them, in creator-owned comics." -Comicosity
Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games
by Lizzie StarkExposing a subculture only beginning to enter the imagination of mainstream America, this is the story of live action role-playing (LARP) games. A hybrid of games--such as Dungeons & Dragons, historical reenactment, fandom, and good old-fashioned pretend--LARP games are thriving and this book explores its multifaceted culture and related phenomenon, including the Society for Creative Anachronism, a medieval reenactment group that boasts more than 32,000 members. The history of LARP is detailed and is shown to have arisen from the pageantry of Tudor England and is currently being used as a training tool for the U.S. military. Along the way, the author duels foes with foam-padded weapons, lets the great elder god Cthulhu destroy her parents' beach house, and endures an existential awakening in the high-art LARP scene of Scandinavia.
Leaving Time: the impossible-to-forget story with a twist you won't see coming by the number one bestselling author of A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult'Oh wow! Jodi Picoult has written her ultimate novel ever!... This book was beautifully written with a feeling of constant suspense... and that major twist??? What??? Highly recommended!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ten years ago, Alice Metcalf vanished after a car accident, leaving her daughter Jenna to grow up grappling with the mystery of her disappearance. Jenna has never believed that her mother could have simply left her. Determined to uncover the truth of what happened to Alice, she sets out to retrace the events of that fateful night. But nothing can prepare her for the answers that await. Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult returns to themes about love and loss, and just how far we would go for the ones we love in this addictive bestseller.Readers adore Leaving Time: 'WOW WOW WOW incredible book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG!!!! UNBELIEVABLE TWISTS AND ENDINGS I DIDN'T SEE COMING WHAT-SO-EVER!!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The most brilliant, moving, emotionally resonant novel I've read in a long time... Once again, Jodi Picoult brings the magic!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh. My. God. This book was incredible!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I absolutely loved this book! It is a wonderful story of love and respect, grief and loss... The twist at the end of the book blew me away! Absolutely brilliant' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Leben Liebe Tod
by Cat Nicolaou Angelika RustDie Liebe schmerzt wie ein Stachel, wenn rote Lippen an einem Regentag auf der Insel der Seligen ein letztes Mal küssen. Leben Liebe Tod ist eine Sammlung sonderbarer Kurzgeschichten, die sich – mal gruselig, mal lustig – mit den düsteren Aspekten der Liebe befassen.
Lechery for the Devil
by Paris DixonAfter spending part of a lonely evening in her apartment listening to her favorite band, The Rolling Stones, Cassandra dons her slinkiest black dress and makes for a local nightspot, determined to locate a warm body to satisfy her deepest desires.But when she quickly makes eye contact and begins a daring flirtation with a devilishly handsome stranger named Jagger, a man surrounded by more than a hint of danger, she suddenly begins to wonder if the resulting sparks between them are more than mere coincidence ...
Led Astray by a Rake: The Husband Hunters Club (The Husband Hunters Club Series #1)
by Sara BennettThe hunt is on for the perfect husband . . .Beneath Livy Monteith's icy blonde exterior beats a passionate heart, a heart that will not abide by society's rules. No, Livy will simply not marry the proper young man her parents have chosen for her husband. She'd rather die! But even her friends at Miss Debenham's Finishing School are shocked by the man she desires. Lord Dominic Lacey, the man they call Wicked Nic, is quite handsome, even more notorious, and every bit a scoundrel.Nic thinks he knows all about Livy. She's a proper young lady from an upstanding family, the kind of woman any respectable man would be thrilled to take as his bride—but Nic is not a respectable man. For Livy, even being seen with him would lead to certain scandal. So why is the ravishing innocent doing everything in her power to seduce him? Bedding her would be a delight. But a sinful night with a man like Nic would lead a girl very far astray indeed . . .
Led into Temptation (Forbidden Fantasies)
by Cara SummersHe's the worst possible man for her. And she wants him with a desperation that borders on obsession…Recently jilted Naomi Brightman has had it with men! Her last boyfriend left her with a broken heart and the FBI on her trail. What she needs now is a place to hide for a while. Only when she gets to the remote resort she owns with her sisters, what she finds is a temptation that could jeopardize a lot more than her good name….Enter dangerously delicious Dane MacFarland. He makes Naomi sizzle all over! But…he's off-limits. Really, really off-limits. Still, the passion between them is overwhelming, irresistible—even downright sinful. Or it would be—if Dane was half the man Naomi thinks he is….
Ledge: The Glacian Trilogy, Book I
by Stacey McEwanLedge is the heart-stopping beginning to The Glacian Trilogy from TikTok sensation Stacey McEwan @staceboookspaceAfter being randomly selected as a human sacrifice, instead of death, Dawsyn finds herself on a quest to save her people from their icy prison...--- In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. There is no way for anyone to escape the frozen wasteland without befalling a deathly drop. They know nothing of the outside world except that it is where the Glacians reside – mystical and vicious winged creatures who bring meagre rations in exchange for a periodic human sacrifice. Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual culling, but her luck has run out. She is chosen and ripped from her icy home, the only world she knows. No one knows what will happen to her on the other side, least of all Dawsyn. Murdered? Enslaved? Worse? Fortunately, a half-Glacian called Ryon offers to help them both escape, but how can she trust one of the very creatures that plagued her life? Dawsyn is a survivor, and she is not afraid to cut anyone down to live. With a slow-burning romance, high stakes and even higher rewards, this richly created new fantasy series by popular TikToker Stacey McEwan will keep you gripped to the very end.File Under: Fantasy [ Ax-ing For It | The Cold Is Not Alive | Finding Freedom | Ledge-hanger ] *Content warnings* gratuitous violence & death; death of a minor; suicide; attempted sexual assault
Leech
by Hiron EnnesA surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy.An Amazon Book of the Month!An October "Great Reads" Indie Next Pick!“A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!”—Tamsyn MuirMEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASEIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Leech Sneak Peek
by Hiron EnnesA surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy. Download a FREE sneak peek today!“A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!”—Tamsyn MuirMEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASEIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Leela's Book: A Novel
by Alice Albinia"Steeped in the tradition of the Indian epic, yet modern and vastly entertaining." —The Times (London)In her fiction debut, Alice Albinia weaves a multithreaded epic tale that encompasses divine saga and familial discord and introduces an unforgettable heroine. Leela—alluring, taciturn, haunted—is moving from New York back to Delhi. Worldly and accomplished, she has been in self-imposed exile from India and her family for decades; twenty-two years earlier, her sister was seduced by the egotistical Vyasa, and the fallout from their relationship drove Leela away. Now an eminent Sanskrit scholar, Vyasa is preparing for his son’s marriage. But when Leela arrives for the wedding, she disrupts the careful choreography of the weekend, with its myriad attendees and their conflicting desires.Gleefully presiding over the drama is Ganesh—divine, elephant-headed scribe of the Mahabharata, India’s great epic. The family may think they have arranged the wedding for their own selfish ends, but according to Ganesh it is he who is directing events—in a bid to save Leela, his beloved heroine, from Vyasa. As the weekend progresses, secret online personas, maternal identities, and poetic authorships are all revealed; boundaries both religious and continental are crossed; and families are ripped apart and brought back together in this vibrant and brilliant celebration of family, love, and storytelling.
Left Behind: A Novel Of The Earth's Last Days (Left Behind #1)
by Tim Lahaye Jerry B. Jenkins<p>When the trumpet sounds, where will you be? Passengers in an airborne Boeing 747 find out in this riveting novel by renowned Christian speaker Tim LaHaye and master storyteller Jerry Jenkins. Without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide as unusual events continue to unfold. <p>For those who have been left behind, the apocalypse has just begun. This fictional account of life after the Rapture delivers an urgent call to today's readers to prepare their own hearts and minister to others.
Left Hand Magic
by Collins Nancy A.Tate Eresby has accepted the unusual sights and sounds of Golgotham and has made it her home. Unfortunately, hipsters have descended upon the community - along with an anti-Kymera faction known as the Sons of Adam. The sudden influx of tourists escalates racial tensions to a boiling point when two Kymerans are attacked and another is murdered. Tate's relationship with Hexe, the current heir to the Kymeran throne, is also tense. Hexe's Uncle Easau is an anti-human activist who believes Tate is a spy. But is it possible that Tate is now more than just human?
Leg mich hin
by Tamara Hart HeinerDas Leben ist mehr als nur das Atmen. Kylee Mansfield weiß, was es heißt, allein zu sein. Ihr Vater verließ sie, als sie sieben Jahre alt war, und ihre Mutter heiratete erneut einen Alkoholiker, der sie missbrauchte. Kylee findet Wege, der Realität zu entfliehen, meist indem sie einen Schmerz durch einen anderen ersetzt. Die Dinge nehmen eine tödliche Wendung, als ein gezackter Schnitt an ihrem Arm auftaucht, von dem sie nicht weiß, woher er stammt. Sie bittet ihren Nachbarn Price Hudson, ihr zu helfen, die Wahrheit herauszufinden. Aber Price zeigt ihr viel mehr als nur ihre Vergangenheit - er zeigt ihr, was es heißt, am Leben zu sein. Ein herzzerreißender, wunderschöner paranormaler Liebesroman.
Legacies
by Alison SinclairFive generations ago a renegade band of star voyagers fled their home planet. Looking back, they saw a terrible sight--their world twisted, misshaped, destroyed by the incalculable blast of their untried star drive, fired too close to home. Doomed to wander the universe, the planet killers found refuge on a dark planet circling a dim star. Now it's time for the Returning--time to enter the hole they ripped in creation and find the world they lost.
Legacies #2: Best Defense (Star Trek: The Original Series)
by David MackJust in time for the milestone 50th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, an epic new trilogy that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission—and from one universe to another!A debt of honor: One brave woman ventures alone into a parallel universe to save her old shipmates, exiled there decades earlier by a mysterious device called the Transfer Key. She soon learns the alternate universe harbors not just an alien invasion force, but a secret that underpins its very existence. A mission of peace: A long-awaited Klingon-Federation peace conference convenes, led by Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan and Councillor Gorkon of Qo&’noS. But both sides have enemies who would prefer the two great powers remain at war—and who will do anything to make certain hate wins the day. An errand of justice: Captain Kirk and his crew seek the stolen Transfer Key that opens a door between universes, but their hunt is cut short by Ambassador Sarek&’s plea for help. The Enterprise crew soon becomes targets in a deadly crossfire—one whose outcome will decide the fate of two universes.
Legacies (Shadow Grail #1)
by Rosemary Edghill Mercedes LackeyAfter her family is killed, Spirit White is taken to Oakhurst Academy, a combination orphanage and school for those with magical powers, where she and her new friends investigate when students start mysteriously disappearing.
Legacies: Captain To Captain (Star Trek: The Original Series)
by Greg CoxAn epic new trilogy begins—a tie-in for the milestone fiftieth anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series—that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission…and from one universe to another!Hidden aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise is a secret that has been passed from captain to captain, from Robert April to Christopher Pike to James T. Kirk. Now the return of the enigmatic woman once known as Number One has brought that secret to light, and Kirk and his crew must risk everything to finish a mission that began with April so many years ago… Nearly two decades earlier, April and his crew first visited the planet Usilde, where they found both tragedy and a thorny moral dilemma. Today, the legacy of that fateful occasion will compel Kirk to embark on a risky voyage back to that forbidden world—which is now deep in territory claimed by the Klingon Empire! ™, ®, & © 2016 CBS Studios, Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Legacies: Purgatory's Key (Star Trek: The Original Series)
by Dayton Ward Kevin DilmoreThe conclusion to the epic trilogy that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission—and from one universe to another—just in time for the milestone 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series!Eighteen years ago, the Starship Enterprise thwarted an alien invasion from another universe, and Captain Robert April took possession of the interdimensional transfer device that made it possible. Since then, each captain of the Enterprise, from Christopher Pike to James T. Kirk, has guarded this secret with his life. Now, Romulan agents have succeeded in stealing the device and using it to banish Ambassador Sarek and Councillor Gorkon to an unknown realm in the midst of their groundbreaking Federation-Klingon peace negotiations. With time running out as interstellar war looms in one universe—and alien forces marshal in another—will Captain Kirk and his crew preserve the tenuous peace and reclaim the key between the dimensions? ™, ®, & © 2016 CBS Studios, Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Legacies: The Corean Chronicles Book 1 (Corean Chronicles #1)
by L. E. Modesitt Jr.In the barely recalled beginnings of recorded history, Corus enjoyed a golden era of civilization, its united peoples rich in learning, trade and the arts. A magical calamity spread a dark age across the planet, leaving its people to crawl slowly out of ignorance and savagery. Corea now stands a divided, warring world where kingdoms fight and people live amongst supernatural beings and bizarre animals. A few rare humans have Talent, the ability to use magical powers, and are thus either cursed or blessed.Alucius is one of the most Talented of all, yet came from unremarkable beginnings. Raised on an isolated ranch, he is warned never to show his Talent lest he attract attention and be condemned to a lifetime of service. He carries this warning as he comes of age, and joins the Militia as did his father before him. However, this is no routine rite of passage. Corus enters a time of flux as his country is invaded by slave armies of the immortal ruler Madrien - and Alucius himself is captured and enslaved. A palpable sense of evil hangs over the lands and those of Talent are the only defence.