- Table View
- List View
Mary and the Giant
by Philip K. DickMary Anne Reynolds is a young and vulnerable woman, determined to make her own way in the world. But Pacific Park, California, in the 1950s is not really the place for Mary. Her relationship with a black singer offends against the small town's views on sexual mores and exposes its bigoted views on race.
Mary and the Rabbit Dream
by Noémi Kiss-DeákiA sardonic, feminist reimagining of the story of Mary Toft, infamous rabbit-birthing hoaxer.Mary Toft was just another eighteenth-century woman living in poverty, misery, and frequent pain. The kind of person overlooked by those with power, forgotten by historians. Mary Toft was nothing. Until, that is, Mary Toft started giving birth to rabbits… Sensational debut novelist Noémi Kiss-Deáki reimagines Mary’s strange and fascinating story – and how she found fame when a large swath of England became convinced that she was the mother of rabbits. Mary and the Rabbit Dream is a story of bodily autonomy, of absurdity, of the horrors inflicted on women, of the cruel realities of poverty, and the grotesque divides between rich and poor. A story told with exquisite wit, skill, and a beautiful streak of subversive mischief."Noémi Kiss-Deáki's style is astonishing – hypnotic, poetic, persistent, wild, blazing and marvellous. As the novel unfolds you simply can't believe what is happening – it's outrageous, it's cruel, it's unfathomable and yet – it's the way of the world. Here is Mary Toft's tale, retold in dazzling prose that is both exquisite and furious. Noémi reimagines the possibilities for historical fiction and Mary and the Rabbit Dream is utterly original and utterly brilliant." – Victoria MacKenzie, author of For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain“One of those novels that seemingly arrives from nowhere, fully formed, as odd, disturbing, and lingering as the most vivid of fever dreams. To create something so playfully provocative, subversive and gripping displays a rare literary talent. I’ve never read anything like it.” – Benjamin Myers, author of The Gallows Pole“In Mary and the Rabbit Dream, Noémi Kiss-Deáki transforms the tale of Mary Toft into a stinging, witty critique of the oppressions heaped upon the bodies of impoverished women. This is a brave debut, one told with courage and wit, one which dissects a ruthless system of class and gender – and lays bare the concentric circles of power that still govern our world.” – Selby Wynn Schwartz, author of After Sappho“I loved Mary and the Rabbit Dream – a sprightly but savage tale that re-imagines the real-life case of Mary Toft, who, in 1726, supposedly started giving birth to rabbits … It’s a supple, smartly self-conscious and ingenious take on the historical novel.” – Lucy Scholes, editor of A Different Sound: Stories by Mid-Century Women Writers“A tense, nightmarish book about power and incarnation. … Stylish, visceral, incandescent.” – Clare Pollard, author of Delphi“Mary and the Rabbit Dream casts the curious early-eighteenth-century story of Mary Toft in a totally fresh light. This is a furious, vituperative story about class, poverty, violence, and women’s bodies.” – Stu Hennigan, author of Ghost Signs
Mary of Cosmos
by Jeffrey Aaron MillerThe epic conclusion to the story that began with Mary of the Aether and continued with Mary of Shadows and Mary of Starlight. One enemy remains, a creature more devious, cunning and cruel than any Devourer. Mary the Lightbearer will face this enemy in a last world-shattering battle that will change the fate of universes. But it is a battle like no other against an evil force greater than anything Mary has ever known. The truth about many things will be revealed, and no one will ever be the same.
Mary of Starlight
by Jeffrey Aaron MillerAfter the events of Mary of the Aether and Mary of Shadows, Mary Lanham is on the run, desperate to stay one step ahead of the terrible Devourers who pursue her by the dark of night. She flees through lonely places, following country roads, passing through tiny towns and trying to stay out of the public eye. Meanwhile, back in Chesset, her friends find themselves under attack by Lookers who want to use them as bait to draw Mary home. A trap is sprung, and the whole world watches as universes collide in an explosive showdown that will change everything.
Mary the Sharing Fairy: The Friendship Fairies Book 2 (Rainbow Magic #2)
by Daisy MeadowsGet ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Everyone knows Kirsty and Rachel are best friends. But when Jack Frost steals the Friendship Fairies' magical objects, the special bond of BFFs everywhere is at risk! Can they fight the Ice Lord and his goblin minions to restore the magic of friendship in both the Fairyland and worlds? 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com Read all four fairy adventures in the Friendship Fairies set! Esther the Kindness Fairy; Mary the Sharing Fairy; Mimi the Laughter Fairy; Clare the Caring Fairy. If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Mary the Sharing Fairy: The Friendship Fairies: 2: Mary The Sharing Fairy Rainbow Magic: The Friendship Fairi (Friendship Fairies #2)
by Daisy MeadowsBest friends forever!Rachel and Kirsty know a thing or two about how to be a good friend. So do the Friendship Fairies. But there's one resident of Fairyland who definitely doesn't: Jack Frost!Rachel and Kirsty are on the lookout for Mary the Sharing Fairy's magic yin-yang charm. They have to return it to Fairyland before best friends everywhere become worst enemies!Find the special fairy object in each book and help save the friendship magic!
Mary y la serpiente
by A. L. KennedyEl espíritu de El principito reelaborado para el siglo XXI. «Una escritora excepcional.»Observer «Una novelista de clase mundial.»New York Times Book Review Mary es una niña que vive en una hermosa ciudad, donde las cometas vuelan muy alto, en una casa con un jardín que a veces es pequeño y a veces es enorme. En ese jardín conoce a Lanmo, que se convierte en su mejor amigo. Es la primera vez que Lanmo se hace amigo de una persona. Lanmo es una serpiente dorada, con unos brillantes ojos rojos, que se acurruca junto a Mary cuando se va a la cama y se posa sobre su hombro cuando va al colegio. Pero nuestra serpiente, además, tiene ciertas obligaciones desde hace muchísimos años y debe dar uso a sus afilados colmillos en otras ciudades, con otras personas. Tras estas separaciones, algunas de ellas muy largas, cuando vuelve siempre se encuentra a Mary un poco más mayor, el pavimento siempre un poco más agrietado, siempre menos cometas en el cielo. Lanmno sabe que llegará el día en que no podrá volver a visitar a Mary y se pregunta si merece la pena tener una amiga si sabes que vas a perderla. La historia de esta peculiar amistad entre una niña y una serpiente es, a fin de cuentas, la del aprendizaje práctico de las lecciones más duras y fundamentales: en qué consisten la separación, la pérdida, la amistad, el envejecimiento, el amor. Esta fábula, tejida con un lenguaje vibrante y cargado de imaginación, muestra además un singular reverso oscuro, pero tan rico y humano que hace de Mary y la serpiente un cuento total. La crítica ha dicho...«Kennedy es una autora superlativa y sin igual.»Stuart Kelly, Scotsman «Exuberante, airada y peligrosa de leer [...]. Kennedy domina el arte de las frases buenas e impactantes.»Los Angeles Times «Después de entrar en el mundo de Kennedy, es complicado encontrar una salida [...].En Mary y la serpiente, los golpetazos emocionales van conectándose, uno tras otro, frase a frase, como en una concatenación de piezas de dominó que tuviesen el brillo del arcoíris. Divertida, sorprendente e inesperada [...], la prosa de Kennedy, como las infinitas meditaciones que despliegan sus personajes más interesantes, es al mismo tiempo lógica e ilógica, triste y alegre, sencilla y profunda, da vueltas y más vueltas en permutaciones sin fin, como si una serpiente elegante y pequeña luchase contra los límites de su propia piel, brillante y amenazadora.»The New York Times «Una joya [...]. Kennedy nos habla de manera amable, clarividente y profundamente emocionante acerca de qué significa realmente la humanidad.»Scotsman «Hermosa [...].Hay que leerla y luego leerla otra vez.»Independent «Maravillosa [...]. Kennedy es una fuerza de la naturaleza [...]. Todo lo que toca se convierte en arte y, en este caso, vuelve a impresionarnos con su audacia y asombroso cuidado por el lenguaje.»New York Times Book Review «La breve y sugerente fábula habla de la necesidad de ser amable con los demás, de la avaricia y la política, de las migraciones. Habla de las lecciones que aprendemos de los libros que leemos cuando somos niños. Pero Mary y la serpiente habla, sobre todo, de la aceptación de la muerte como una parte inevitable de la vida. [...] Si conoces a un niño (o a un adulto) que haya perdido a alguien, dale este libroAlex Preston, The Guardian «Como un espejo que reflejase nuestras almas rotas [...]. A. L. Kennedy detalla de manera dolora nuestros defectos como seres humanos y los describe de manera tan real que quien la lee se zambulle en cada frase.»Associated Press «Un libro corto de alcance muy largo. El humor y la ligereza de la autora le quitan énfasis a su obje
Maryam the Nurse Fairy (Rainbow Magic #1083)
by Daisy MeadowsJoin Rachel and Kirsty as they meet Maryam the Nurse Fairy and help her to support Nurses all over the world.Maryam the Nurse Fairy helps nurses in Fairyland and the real world to care for their patients. But when her magical fob watch is stolen, nurses everywhere become forgetful and unorganised. Can Rachel and Kirsty help Maryam to restore order to the hospitals before the nurses forget their patients?Rainbow Magic is the perfect stepping stone for children to become independent readers. With black and white illustrations, short chapters and lots of books to collect, these books are really accessible for children aged 5+.'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.comDo YOU have a Rainbow Magic fairy? Find a fairy with your name at https://orchardseriesbooks.co.uk/rainbow-magic/ and collect all the books in the range.
Marés de Fogo: Livro 1: A Rebelião
by Hilary LesterNem mesmo os sábios sabem como começou ou por quê. Por incontáveis marés, membros de clãs travaram uma sangrenta guerra sob o oceano. A origem de sua inimizade se perde nos desvios do tempo. Mas, para Leelee, uma jovem cadete dos Guardiões do Clã Leahtu, a antiga disputa trará um inimigo amado, uma escolha desesperada e um terrível preço a ser pago. Da fortaleza severa e gelada do clã Kiakhu aos pacíficos recifes Leahtu, Marés de Fogo segue um pequeno bando de rebeldes de cauda negra que se arrisca à tortura e morte para livrar o clã de um tirano cruel; e conta a comovente história de amor de Leelee, a jovem guerreira que enfrenta a morte nas mãos de seus próprios sacerdotes, se ela se entregar a Makhulu, seu inimigo e seu amor. Esses tritões não têm mágica, não habitam nenhum conto de fadas. Eles são criaturas marinhas de sangue quente cheias de paixão e poesia, lutando por amor e liberdade e uma chance de felicidade em seu misterioso mundo subaquático.
Mascarada (Mundodisco #18)
by Terry PratchettY un aquelarre compuesto por Yaya Ceraviejay Tata Ogg siempre es una discusión inacabable y un dolor de cabeza, por no decir que ninguna de las dos sabe hacer bien las tostadas. Pero ya tienen en mente una candidata para hacer de tercera bruja... Candidata que, por desgracia, se ha marchado a la gran ciudad. Concretamente a la Ópera de Ankh-Morpork, donde desde hace algún tiempo está muriendo gente en extrañas circunstancias y todo el mundo habla acerca de un misterioso pero familiar fantasma. Demasiado tentador para la bruja más famosa del mundo.Ésta es la historia del mejor espectáculo nocturno del Mundodisco de Terry Pratchett. Con asesinatos pegadizos que se pueden tararear. Gente cayendo como moscas entre bambalinas. Editores avarientos. Guardias. Brujas. Y un gato... La mayor parte del tiempo.
Mascarada (Mundodisco #Volumen 18)
by Terry PratchettEl mejor espectáculo nocturno del Mundodisco de Terry Pratchett. Las brujas del pequeño reino de Lancre tienen el siguiente problema: solamente son dos. Y un aquelarre compuesto por Yaya Ceravieja y Tata Ogg siempre es una discusión inacabable y un dolor de cabeza, por no decir que ninguna de las dos sabe hacer bien las tostadas. Pero ya tienen en mente una candidata para hacer de tercera bruja... candidata que, por desgracia, se ha marchado a la gran ciudad. Concretamente a la Ópera de Ankh-Morpork, donde desde hace algún tiempo está muriendo gente en extrañas circunstancias y todo el mundo habla acerca de un misterioso pero familiar fantasma. Demasiado tentador para la bruja más famosa del mundo. Esta es la historia del mejor espectáculo nocturno del Mundodisco de Terry Pratchett. Con asesinatos pegadizos que se pueden tararear. Gente cayendo como moscas entre bambalinas. Editores avarientos. Guardias. Brujas. Y un gato...la mayor parte del tiempo. Reseña:«Aquí está el gran Terry Pratchett de ingenio metafísico, el que crea un mundo secundario energético y vivo, el que tiene un talento polifacético para la parodia... El que escribe unas frases asombrosas.»A. S. Byatt, The New York Times
Mask (The League of Secret Heroes #2)
by Kate HanniganA trio of young superheroes try to thwart a spy in this second book in the action-packed, comics-inspired adventure series that&’s Hidden Figures meets Wonder Woman!After defeating The Hisser—and discovering their power as a team—Infinity Trinity is ready for its next adventure. When Akiko, Mae, and Josie learn that a spy has been betraying secrets to the Japanese military, they join Room Twelve in San Francisco for important work with other code-cracking experts. But soon there is personal code to crack: Akiko spots her mom walking with the suspected spy through San Francisco, which had been her family&’s home until Executive Order No. 9066 sent Akiko and all Japanese Americans on the West Coast into internment camps. Teaming up with brilliant members of The League of Secret Heroes—like real-life World War II code-crackers Genevieve Grotjan and Elizebeth Friedman—Akiko, Mae, and Josie search for answers as they battle the evil clown Side-Splitter, who&’s bent on destroying not only the city, but the Infinity Trinity, too. As clues begin to pile up that her mother has become entangled with Side-Splitter&’s sinister plot, can Akiko solve the most important puzzle of all?
Mask of Death
by Paul ErnstA weird and uncanny tale about a strange criminal who called himself Doctor Satan, and the terrible doom with which he struck down his enemies.
Mask of Light (Bionicle)
by Catherine HapkaSix heroes have come to the island of Mata Nui, to rescue the land from its evil overlord, Makuta. They have protected the islanders from the vicious fighters unleashed by Makuta to destroy Mata Nui. But the mighty heroes have been unable to defeat Makuta -- and their greatest challenge is yet to come. Now the fate of the island lies in the hands of an irresponsible young villager. Will he accept his destiny, or will the island of Mata Nui lie in darkness forever?
Mask of Power: Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard #5
by Onk BeakmanThe Skylanders are back!Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard is the fifth book in the ongoing Mask of Power series of original novels set in the Skylanders universe. In this book, Cynder travels to the Isle of the Undead to find out why storm clouds are gathering over the Cloudless Desert.
Mask of Power: Lightning Rod Faces the Cyclops Queen #3
by Onk BeakmanThe #1 Kids' Video Game! Lightning Rod Faces the Cyclops Queen is the third book in an ongoing Mask of Power series of original novels set in the Skylanders universe. These all-new stories feature favorite characters from all the Skylanders games.
Mask of Shadows (Mask Of Shadows Ser. #1)
by Linsey MillerSallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life as a highway robber and get closer to the upper-class—and the nobles who destroyed their home. When Sal steals a flyer for an audition to become a member of The Left Hand—the Queen's personal assassins, named after the rings she wears—Sal jumps at the chance to infiltrate the court and get revenge. <P><P>But the audition is a fight to the death filled with clever circus acrobats, lethal apothecaries, and vicious ex-soldiers. A childhood as a common criminal hardly prepared Sal for the trials. And as Sal succeeds in the competition, and wins the heart of Elise, an intriguing scribe at court, they start to dream of a new life and a different future, but one that Sal can have only if they survive.
Mask of Silver: An Arkham Horror Novel (Arkham Horror Ser.)
by Rosemary JonesA stunning return to Arkham Horror when a movie director shoots his silent horror masterpiece in eerie Arkham, capturing crawling nightmares instead of moving pictures, in this chilling novel of creeping dreadHollywood make-up artist and costumier, Jeany Lin, travels to Arkham to work on the new &“nightmare movie&” by enigmatic director Sydney Fitzmaurice. The star is her sister, Renee Love, Sydney&’s collaborator and lover. Desperate to outdo the thrills and terror of Lon Chaney&’s popular pictures, Sydney prepares occult-infused dream sequences for Love and her co-stars to perform. But there&’s more than mere imagery at play as the cast suffer recurring nightmares, accidents, and impossible waking visions. When events take a sinister turn and people start dying on set, it&’s up to Jeany to unmask the monsters before Sydney&’s obsessions doom them all.
Mask of the Sphinx (Outlanders #30)
by James AxlerThe nine barons of post-nuclear America are succumbing to the tides of insurrection, a war that threatens to bring about the extinction of not only the weakening oligarchy, but the entire hybrid race. As the battle for power and territory rages on between the weary barons and the increasingly powerful and dangerous Imperator, the rebels of Cerberus press on, driven by the hope that humanity will someday have the choice that only freedom from enslavement can allow: a chance to reclaim the planet! Hidden deep within the canyons of the California desert, the city-kingdom of Aten thrives, resplendent with the glory and prosperity of ancient Egypt. Harnessing the secrets of selective mutation, the psionic abilities of its nobility and benevolent rule of a fair Queen, the metropolis remains insular, but safe. Now Aten faces a desperate fight for survival--a battle that will lure Kane and his companions into the conflict, where a deadly alliance with the Imperator to hunt out the dark forces of treason could put the Cerberus warriors one step closer to their goal of saving humanity...or damn them, and their dreams, to the desert dust.
Maske: Thaery (Gateway Essentials #198)
by Jack VanceThere is a Hole at the eastern fringe of the known universe. Deep within it hangs a lost star, Mora, with twin planets, Maske and Skay. On wild Maske there is a rocky peninsula inhabited by a clan of warlike dreamers, the Droads. The eldest son, Trewe, is by birthright Droad of Droad. The second son has no choice but to turn his face toward adventure. His name is Jubal Droad...
Masked
by Lou AndersWELCOME TO THE SECOND "GOLDEN AGE" OF SUPERHEROES AND HEROINES. Superheroes have come a long way since the "Man of Steel" was introduced in 1938. This brilliant new collection features original stories and novellas from some of today's most exciting voices in comics, science fiction, and fantasy. Each marvelously inventive tale shows us just how far our classic crusaders have evolved--and how the greatest of heroes are, much like ourselves, all too human. In "Call Her Savage," MARJORIE M. LIU enters the dark heart of a fierce mythic heroine who is forced, by war, to live up to her own terrible legend. In "A to Z in the Ultimate Big Company Superhero Universe (Villains Too)," BILL WILLINGHAM presents a fully-realized vision of a universe where epic feats and tragic flaws have transformed the human race. In "Vacuum Lad," STEPHEN BAXTER unveils the secret origins of the first true child of the space age--and disproves the theory that "nothing exists in a vacuum." In "Head Cases," PETER DAVID and KATHLEEN DAVID blast through the blogosphere to expose the secret longings of a Lonely Superhero Wife. In "The Non-Event," MIKE CAREY removes the gag order on a super-thief named Lockjaw . . . and pries out a confession of life-altering events. Also includes stories by Mike Baron * Mark Chadbourn * Paul Cornell * Daryl Gregory * Joseph Mallozzi * James Maxey * Ian McDonald * Chris Roberson * Gail Simone * Matthew Sturges . . . and an introduction by Lou Anders, "one of the brightest and best of the new generation of science fiction editors" (Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year).
Masked Booby (Peckers #3)
by Jacques N. HoffPeckers: Book ThreeMickey, Keyser, Clyde.... He goes by many names, calls many different countries home, and has a wardrobe that rivals most professional theater companies, but some days it's impossible to remember who he really is. It's the price he pays for the adrenaline. The Masked Booby. A man torn between his instinct to survive and his bird nature of taking a dive. Irwin Stephens is in love--in love with life, his home, and the animals he watches over every day at work. He doesn't have a man to call his own, but everything else is so perfect he can't complain. Except maybe about the scratchy khaki uniform all zoos seem to require with fiendish glee. When Mickey meets Buff Zookeeper, it should be a one-night love nest, but something besides peckers is up in the land down under.
Masked Desire (The Masked Arcana Series #2)
by Alana Delacroix<p>A PERFECT DISGUISE As security chief of the supernaturals’ ruling council, Michaela Chui has seen more than her fair share of disaster. <p>For centuries, she’s survived through caution and strategy. But when the only human councilor is viciously murdered, Michaela knows the coincidences that keep blocking her investigation are a sure sign of bad things to come. <p>She needs answers fast. <p>And her only ally is Cormac Redoak: wild, unpredictable, unreliable—and worse, distractingly attractive. <p>A HIDDEN TRUTH An exile from the court of the Fairy Queen, Cormac has all the experience with careful strategy and veiled intentions he can stand. <p>But he also has the fey talent for getting his way, and he’s sure his way lies with Michaela’s. <p>No matter that she can change her lovely face at will; there’s a clarity to her being that he’d know anywhere. <p>Working with her will be temptation and frustration bound together. Somehow, though, he must convince her to trust him—without revealing the secrets he dares never share . . .
Masked Longing (The Masked Arcana Series #3)
by Alana DelacroixAN UNEASY ALLIANCE Estelle LaMarche has never pursued power for its own sake. But now that she’s been made seneschal, responsible for vampire queen Wavena’s entire military, she’ll do her duty. That means devoting herself to planning the war against the Dawning. Protecting her kind. And resisting, at any cost, her distracting desire for Stephan Daker, the masquerada lieutenant with whom she shared one unforgettable night . . . AN UNQUENCHABLE PASSION Even wounded and grieving after a devastating battle, Stephan hasn’t been able to get brilliant, beautiful Estelle off his mind. Yet how can he know which feelings are truly his, when Estelle’s powers of compulsion are so strong? Unwilling to trust his desire for her, Stephen tries to keep his distance as they work together. But when Estelle’s brother is kidnapped by their enemies, he’ll join her in a conflict that will decide the fate of humanity itself . . .