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March to the Stars (Empire of Man #3)
by David Weber John RingoRoger Ramius Sergei Alexander Chiang MacClintock has had a really bad year. Bad enough to be the spoiled rotten fop of a prince no one wanted or trusted. Worse to be sent off on a meaningless diplomatic mission, simply to get you out from underfoot, with a bodyguard of Marines who loathe and despise you. Worse yet to be assumed dead and marooned for almost a year on a hell-hole planet while you and those same Marines fight your way through carnivorous beasts, murderous natives, and perpetual rain to the only starport . . . which is controlled by the Empire's worst enemies. Worst of all to have discovered that you were born to be a warrior prince. One whose bodyguards have learned the same lesson. And one haunted by the deaths of almost a hundred of your Marines... for what you know now was an unnecessary exercise in political expediency. A warrior prince who wants to have a few choice words with your Lady Mother, the Empress of Man. But to have them, you, your surviving Marines, and your Mardukan allies must cross a demon-haunted ocean, face a civilization that is "civilized" in name alone and "barbarians" who may not be exactly what they seem, and once again battle against impossible odds. All so that you can attempt to somehow seize a heavily defended spaceport and hijack a starship to take you home. Yet what neither Roger, nor the Marines, nor his allies know is that the battle to leave Marduk is only the beginning. And that words with Roger's mother will be hard to come by.
March's End
by Daniel PolanskyMarch's End is a multi-generational portal fantasy of strange magics, epic warfare, and deadly intrigue, in which the personality conflicts and toxic struggles of the Harrow family are reflected in the fantasy world they've sworn to protect.The Harrows are a typical suburban family who, since time immemorial, have borne a sacred and terrible charge. In the daylight they are teachers, doctors, bartenders and vagrants, but at night they are the rulers and protectors of the March, a fantastical secondary world populated with animate antiquated toys and sentient lichen, a panorama of the impossible where cities are carried on the backs of giant snails, and thunderstorms can be subdued with song.But beneath this dreamlike exterior lie dark secrets, and for generation after generation the Harrows have defended the March from the perils that wait outside its borders – when they are not consumed in their own bitter internecine quarrels.In the modern day the Harrow clan are composed of Sophia, the High Queen of the March, a brilliant, calculating matriarch, and her three children – noble Constance, visionary, rebellious Mary Ann, and clever, amoral Will. Moving back and forth between their youth, adolescence, and adulthood, we watch as this family fractures, then reconciles in the face of a conflict endangering not only the existence of the March, but of the &‘real world&’ itself.March's End is a book about growing up, in which the familial struggles of the Harrows are threaded through the mythic history of the fantastical land they protect. It is a story of failure and redemption, in which the power of love is tested against forces that seek to break it, and the necessity of each generation to recreate itself is asserted.File Under: Fantasy [ Not Narnia | Secrets will out | Growing up | Love is all ]
Marching Through Peachtree
by Harry TurtledoveA terrible civil war was tearing apart the kingdom of Detina, a land which could no longer be half serf and half free. When the new ruler, King Avram, decided to liberate the blond serfs upon which the northern provinces depended, the north rebelled, taking Grand Duke Geoffrey as their King.Neither side expected an easy victory. The south was larger and wealthier, but the north had better soldiers and more powerful wizards. Led by officers riding unicorns, supplied by flying carpets, both sides had clashed for three bloody years, as the tide slowly turned against the north. But the war was far from over: The north had found a far more competent general, and he was determined to hold Peachtree Province. When the southrons attacked, they faced formidable obstacles both natural and manmade, as well as the deadly repeating crossbows of the northern rebels and the sorcerous storm and lightning wielded by the northern wizards.Still, the very survival of Detina as one united realm was at stake, and King Avram's forces had no choice but to attack, no matter what the odds, no matter how desperate the situation...
Marching Through Peachtree (The War Between the Provinces #2)
by Harry TurtledoveFREE THE BLONDS! (America's Civil War Turned Upside Down) A terrible civil war was tearing apart the kingdom of Detina, a land which could no longer be half serf and half free. When the new ruler, King Avram, announced his intent to liberate the blond serfs upon which the northern provinces depended, Detina was torn in two, and the rebellious north took Avram's cousin, Grand Duke Geoffrey, as their king. Neither side could expect an easy victory. The south was larger and wealthier, but the north had better soldiers and more powerful wizards. Led by officers riding unicorns, supplied by flying carpets, both sides had been clashing for three years when Count Thraxton, a conceited wizard-general whose opinions of his spell-casting ability far outstripped the reality, bungled a spell which backfired disastrously against his own side, giving the Unionists a decisive victory. But the war was far from over: Thraxton the idiot had been relieved of command; which meant that the south faced a far more competent general: Joseph the Gamecock. And Joseph and his troops were determined to hold Peachtree Province against the loyalist troops. They had occupied Rockface Rise, which offered only two narrow places where the Unionists could come at them, and had further fortified it with trenches and catapults. When the southern army attacked, they would face formidable obstacles both natural and man-made, as well as the repeating crossbows of the troops and the deadly sorcerous storm and lightning wielded by the northern wizards. Still, the very survival of Detina as one united realm was at stake, and King Avram's forces had no chance.
Marco's Millions
by William Sleator[From the back cover:] A door to another world When Marco's fragile little sister, Lilly, tells him about the strange lights in the basement, he thinks she's imagining things. But Marco is curious, and it isn't long before he investigates and finds a passage into a strange world, the likes of which he's never seen. The insect-like inhabitants who live there know all about Lilly and believe she is special. They beg Marco to bring her to them so that she can save their world from ruin. Can Marco help the creatures and protect Lilly from harm?" Can he survive twisted time and gravity and deadly acrobatics? If he does, what will he find when he returns to his family. What will he do when he has the chance to make millions of journeys with all the time in the world? This is a science fiction story grounded in the world as we know it. Then using the laws of physics it extends beyond our imaginations. A challenging book for young readers and of interest to adult SF readers as well.
Marco? Polo! (Time Warp Trio #16)
by Jon ScieszkaThe Time Warp Trio meets Marco Polo! What would happen if someone had a time-warping "book" he got from his uncle who was a magician, and he took it to the local YMCA pool while he played Marco Polo with his best friends?
Marea tóxica
by Chen QiufanEl nuevo talento de la ciencia ficción llegado de China. Mimi se ahoga en la basura del planeta. Es una residual de la Isla de Silicio, lugar al que se envían a reciclar los teléfonos móviles, los portátiles, los robots y los miembros biónicos. Se acumulan en pilas enormes de residuos que contaminan cada centímetro de la tierra. La isla, situada cerca de la costa de China, es la tóxica necrópolis del capitalismo y la cultura de consumo. Mimi y miles de trabajadores residuales migrantes como ella son atraídos a la Isla de Silicio con la promesa de conseguir seguridad laboral y una vida mejor. Son la sangre que corre por las venas de la economía de la isla, pero se hallan a merced de los poderosos. Se avecina una tormenta avivada por las implacables bandas locales que se enfrentan por el poder. Los ecoterroristas están obcecados en acabar con el statu quo. Los inversores estadounidenses ansían más beneficios. Y un intérprete sinoestadounidense anhela reencontrarse con sus raíces. Estas fuerzas eclosionan y provocan una guerra entre los ricos y los pobres, entre la tradición y la ambición moderna, entre el pasado y el futuro de la humanidad. Mimi y los que son como ella tendrán que decidir si se limitarán a contemplar la guerra como meros peones o cambiarán por completo las reglas del juego. La crítica ha dicho:«Un logrado techno-thriller ecológico con cuerpo y alma.»David Mitchell «Una novela necesaria y despiadada que da que pensar. No podía dejar de leer.»Lavie Tidhar «Un análisis categórico y tenaz del futuro próximo.»Adrian Tchaikovsky
Marea: A veces hay que dejar hasta la vida (Trilogía Sara Midnight #Volumen 2)
by Daniela SacerdotiDespués de la muerte de sus padres, Sarah Midnight ha tenido que enfrentarse a los más temibles y horripilantes seres. Su misión es impedir que los demonios aniquilen a los humanos y se apoderen de la tierra una vez más. Pero ahora Sarah debe descubrir en quién puede confiar y en quién no, pues el peligro viene de todas partes. La cacería de humanos y Familias Secretas ha empeorado y Sarah sabe que para poder triunfar necesitará ayuda de los muertos, o de lo que éstos hayan dejado en vida. ¿Será capaz de detener a los demonios que amenazan a la humanidad entera?
Mareas de Fuego Libro 1: La Rebelión
by Hilary Lester Andrea Rojo HernándezAventura/fantasía ambientada en un mundo real no mágico Incluso los Sabios no pueden decir cómo fue o por qué comenzó todo. Por incontables mareas, los Miembros del Clan han luchado entre sí en una guerra sanguinaria bajo el océano. El origen de esta enemistad se perdió en las derivas del tiempo. Pero para Leelee, una joven cadete de manada del Clan de Guardianes leahtus, la antigua contienda involucrará a un enemigo querido, una decisión desesperada y un terrible precio por pagar. Desde la adusta y gélida fortaleza del Clan kiakhu hasta los pacíficos arrecifes de los leahtus, en Mareas de Fuego se relata la historia de una pequeña banda de rebeldes de cola negra que se arriesgarán a sufrir torturas y muerte para liberar al Clan de un tirano despiadado; y además cuenta la conmovedora historia de amor de Leelee, la doncella guerrera que enfrentará la muerte a manos de los propios sacerdotes de su clan si es que ella se entrega por completo a Makhulu, su enemigo y amado. Estas sirenas no poseen magia y no habitan en un cuento de hadas. Estas son criaturas marinas de sangre caliente que están inundadas de pasión y poesía, y que batallan por el amor, la libertad y la oportunidad de ser felices dentro de su misterioso mundo bajo el agua.
Mareas de Medianoche (Malaz: El Libro de los Caídos #Volumen 5)
by Steven EriksonMareas de Medianoche es el quinto volumen de la saga «Malaz: El Libro de los Caídos», la decalogía originalmente publicada entre 1999 y 2011 que ha convertido al escritor canadiense Steven Erikson en una de las mayores voces de la fantasía épica contemporánea. Desde entonces, esta obra maestra de la imaginación está considerada una de las series más ambiciosas del género de los últimos años. Después de décadas de guerras intestinas, las tribus de los Tiste Edur al fin se han unido bajo el mando del Rey Warlock. Hay paz, pero el precio ha sido terrible: un pacto hecho con un poder oculto cuyos motivos son, en el mejor de los casos, sospechosos, y, en el peor, mortales. Al sur, el rapaz reino de Lether, impaciente por ver cumplido el papel que profetizaron para él largo tiempo atrás como imperio renacido, ha esclavizado a sus vecinos menos civilizados. Es decir, a todos salvo a los Tiste Edur. El destino ha decretado que también ellos han de caer. Y, sin embargo, la lucha inminente que librarán estos dos pueblos no es más que un pálido reflejo de un conflicto más primitivo. Se están reuniendo antiguas fuerzas y con ellas la herida todavía abierta de una vieja traición y un ansia de venganza... La crítica ha dicho...«Homérico en alcance y visión... Una historia que ni por un instante deja de emocionar y entretener.»SF Site «Erikson se encuentra en lo más alto del panteón de la fantasía épica.»Publishers Weekly «Erikson no tiene competidor en lo que se refiere a acción e imaginación, y alcanza la categoría de Tolkien y Donaldson en su visión mítica, incluso podría superarlos.»SF Site
Maresi (Crónicas de la abadía roja #Volumen 1)
by Maria TurtschaninoffUna historia de amistad y supervivencia, magia y maravilla, belleza y terror. Solo se permiten mujeres y niñas en la Abadía Roja, un refugio del abuso y la pobreza. Maresi, una novicia de trece años, es feliz allí, segura bajo la protección de la Madre. Cuando los peligros del mundo exterior persiguen a la joven Jai al espacio sagrado de la abadía, Maresi ya no puede esconderse detrás de sus libros y rutinas: debe actuar.Las mujeres y niñas de la abadía deberán usar todos sus poderes y conocimientos ancestrales para combatir a los hombres que quieren destruirlas. Y Maresi deberá enfrentarse a sus miedos más profundos y oscuros. Críticas:«Absolutamente gratificante y completamente diferente de la fantasía juvenil estándar».Booklist «Es difícil no quedar impresionado con el mundo mágico de Turtschaninoff».The Times «La novela es a la vez contemporánea y atemporal. Su feminismo inquebrantablees decididamente moderno [...]. Al mismo tiempo, da la sensación de ser auténticamente antiguo y mítico».The Guardian
Margaret and I
by Kate WilhelmSomeone is thinking about Margaret. "I wondered about Margaret, and what she would do next. I didn't care unless she went the route of drugs. They make her try and get at me sometimes, and that can be bothersome. She is so terribly afraid of me."Who so casually draws Margaret to the brink of hysteria - then, just as casually, tries to walk away?Her subconsciousness does, when it becomes a living, breathing personality with an ego all its own - setting the stage for a remarkable transformation scarcely envisioned by the science of man.
Margaret's Unicorn
by Briony May SmithA perfect gift for the unicorn lovers in your life, this lovely and utterly transporting picture book tells the story of what every little girl wishes would happen to her: a girl finds and takes care of a lost baby unicorn.Margaret's whole world changes when her family moves to a cottage by the sea to be near her grandma. One evening, Margaret spots a mist over the water. No, that's not mist...clouds maybe? No, they're unicorns descending onto the shore! They vanish as quickly as they'd appeared, but accidentally leave behind a baby, tangled in the weeds. Margaret, lonely and in need of a friend, brings him home and cares for him through the fall and winter. Together, they chase the waves, stomp on frozen puddles, and build snow unicorns. When spring finally comes around, and the other unicorns return, Margaret's takes her small friend back to his family... but these two won't forget one another. And though Margaret misses him, she has made a new friend, and her new cottage is starting to feel like home. With all the feel of a classic, here is a picture book young readers will want to revisit again and again.
Margery Kempe
by Robert GluckLust, religious zeal, and heartache come together in this provocative novel about two infatuations, one between a man and his young lover in the late 20th century and another between a 15th-century maiden and Jesus Christ.First published in 1994, Robert Glück&’s Margery Kempe is one of the most provocative, poignant, and inventive American novels of the last quarter century. The book tells two stories of romantic obsession. One, based on the first autobiography in English, the medieval Book of Margery Kempe, is about a fifteenth-century woman from East Anglia, a visionary, a troublemaker, a pilgrim to the Holy Land, and an aspiring saint, and her love affair with Jesus. It is complicated. The other is about the author&’s own love for an alluring and elusive young American, L. It is complicated. Between these two Margery Kempe, the novel, emerges as an unprecedented exploration of desire, devotion, abjection, and sexual obsession in the form of a novel like no other novel. Robert Glück&’s masterpiece bears comparison with the finest work of such writers as Kathy Acker and Chris Kraus. This edition includes an essay by Glück about the creation of the book titled "My Margery, Margery's Bob."
Margherita salterina (o come un trampolino elastico e una lattuga possono attrarre un orco)
by A. P. HernándezMargherita ha otto anni ed è una saltatrice professionista. Può trascorrere ore e ore saltando sul proprio letto, anche se non c'è niente di meglio che un buon trampolino elastico. Per questo e per rendere piacevoli le lunghe vacanze estive, i suoi genitori le fecero una meravigliosa sorpresa... Margherita se ne prende molta cura e lo vigila attentamente dalla finestra della propria stanza, ma una notte, guardando verso il giardino, scopre un misterioso ospite minacciare il suo nuovo dono. Margherita non ci metterà molto a capire che si tratta di qualcuno di molto speciale.
Margot and Mateo Save the World
by Darcy MillerA hilarious—and slimy—alien adventure (set on Earth) that the bestselling author of Zombie Chasers, John Kloepfer, calls "fast paced, out-of-this-world fun!"When Margot Blumenthal removes a bright blue slug alien attached to Mateo Flores’s back, the school play co-stars know it’s definitely not going to be a regular day at West Cove Middle School.They reluctantly team up and soon discover that the mayor and countless other adults, including Mateo’s dad, are infected—which means that West Cove, and possibly all of Earth, is in danger.What will they (and their new scientist friend) do? Ditch class and protect humankind, of course—because one unexcused absence doesn’t matter when the world is at stake!This stand-alone middle grade novel is fun, silly, and full of adventure. Young readers will speed through it…if they can stop laughing long enough to turn the page.
Margot: A Novel
by Wendell SteavensonA moving portrait of a young woman’s struggle to break free from her upper-class upbringing amid the whirlwind years of the sexual revolution.It’s the mid-1950s and Margot Thornsen is growing up between a Park Avenue apartment in New York City and her family’s sumptuous Oyster Bay estate, as the presumed heir to her late grandfather’s steel fortune. Stuck in the mores and bores of WASP society with its cocktail parties and white-gloved galas, Margot is constantly rubbing against the strictures of her domineering mother, who never misses an opportunity to lecture her on the importance of marrying well. Meanwhile, Margot dreams of microscopes and beetles and books.As she comes of age in the 1960s, a time of war and assassinations and riots, Margot’s path diverges and she finds herself in the expansive world of Radcliffe College, navigating a new age of sexual liberation, scientific discovery, acid trips, and rock ’n’ roll. The old rule book has been burned. There are no more limits. But now that she can choose, what does Margot really want?Hailed for her “intelligent and heartfelt fiction” (Kirkus Reviews), Wendell Steavenson writes with grace, precision, and great psychological perception. With Margot, she has crafted an intimate portrayal of the quiet torment of young women of the era, a comically caustic mother-daughter story, and a memorable evocation of one woman’s passion for the wonder of science.
Marguerite sur ressort (Ou comment un trampoline et une laitue peuvent attirer un ogre)
by A. P. HernándezDès 8 ans. Un livre plein d’humour et d’action qui explique aux enfants qu’il ne faut pas juger une personne ni selon son physique ni selon les apparences. Une aide à la réflexion sur les stéréotypes et les préjugés. RÉSUMÉ : Marguerite a 8 ans et elle est sauteuse professionnelle. Elle est capable de sauter pendant des heures sur le matelas de son lit, même s’il n’y a rien de mieux qu’un bon trampoline. C’est pour cette raison, et pour agrémenter les longues vacances d’été, que ses parents lui font une merveilleuse surprise… Marguerite en prend grand soin et la surveille depuis la fenêtre de sa chambre. Mais une nuit, en observant le jardin, elle aperçoit un visiteur mystérieux rôdant autour de son nouveau bien. Marguerite découvrira vite qu’il s’agit de quelqu’un de très spécial. Un livre plein d’humour et d’action qui favorise la réflexion sur les stéréotypes et les préjugés.
Maria the Mother's Day Fairy: Special (Rainbow Magic #1)
by Daisy MeadowsGet ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up.Maria the Mother's Day Fairy looks after mums everywhere and makes sure they get on well with their sons and daughters. But when Jack Frost steals her magical objects, the magic of motherhood goes all wonky! Can Kirsty and Rachel help restore order in time for the special surprise they have planned for their mums?'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.comIf you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Maria, Maria: & Other Stories
by Marytza K. RubioConjuring entrancing tales of Mexican American mystics and misfits, Marytza K. Rubio shatters the boundaries of reality with this fiercely imaginative debut. “The first witch of the waters was born in Destruction. The moon named her Maria.” Set against the tropics and megacities of the Americas, Maria, Maria takes inspiration from wild creatures, tarot, and the porous borders between life and death. Motivated by love and its inverse, grief, the characters who inhabit these stories negotiate boldly with nature to cast their desired ends. As the enigmatic community college professor in “Brujería for Beginners” reminds us: “There’s always a price for conjuring in darkness. You won’t always know what it is until payment is due.” This commitment drives the disturbingly faithful widow in “Tijuca,” who promises to bury her husband’s head in the rich dirt of the jungle, and the sisters in “Moksha,” who are tempted by a sleek obsidian dagger once held by a vampiric idol. But magic isn’t limited to the women who wield it. As Rubio so brilliantly elucidates, animals are powerful magicians too. Subversive pigeons and hungry jaguars are called upon in “Tunnels,” and a lonely little girl runs free with a resurrected saber-toothed tiger in “Burial.” A colorful catalog of gallery exhibits from animals in therapy is featured in “Art Show,” including the Almost Philandering Fox, who longs after the red pelt of another, and the recently rehabilitated Paranoid Peacocks. Brimming with sharp wit and ferocious female intuition, these stories bubble over into the titular novella, “Maria, Maria”—a tropigoth family drama set in a reimagined California rainforest that explores the legacies of three Marias, and possibly all Marias. Writing in prose so lush it threatens to creep off the page, Rubio emerges as an ineffable new voice in contemporary short fiction.
Mariana
by Susanna Kearsley"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"— DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of OutlanderThe next book from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susanna Kearsley, Mariana is a story of incredible romance traveling in time from modern day England to a haunted Gothic past.When Julia Beckett moves into a beautiful old farmhouse, she soon discovers she's not alone there. She encounters haunting remnants of a beautiful young woman who lived and loved there centuries ago. Julia finds herself transported into 17th-century England, and into the world of Mariana.Each time Julia travels back, she becomes more enthralled with the past... until she realizes Mariana's life is eclipsing her own. She must lay the past to rest or risk losing the chance for happiness in her own time.With heartbreaking romance, escapist fantasy, and powerfully drawn characters, Kearsley takes you on a time-traveling journey you'll never forget.Also by Susanna Kearsley: The Winter Sea The Rose Garden The Shadowy Horses The Firebird The Splendour Falls Season of Storms A Desperate Fortune Named of the Dragon Bellewether
Mariana the Goldilocks Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book (Storybook Fairies #2)
by Daisy MeadowsOnce upon a time in Fairyland. . . . Jack Frost is up to his old tricks again. He has sent his goblins to steal the Storybook Fairies' magic objects -- and now readers' favorite stories are all mixed up. Mariana needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to save her magic spoon from the troublemaking goblins.
Mariana the Goldilocks Fairy: The Storybook 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. Kirsty and Rachel are very excited to be going to the Wetherbury Storytelling Festival! But when mean Jack Frost steals the Storybook Fairies' magical objects, all the stories start getting mixed up. Can the girls help their fairy friends put things right? 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com Read all four fairy adventures in the Storybook Fairies set! Elle the Thumbelina Fairy; Mariana the Goldilocks Fairy; Rosalie the Rapunzel Fairy; Ruth the Red Riding Hood Fairy. If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!
Marianne, the Madame, and the Momentary Gods
by Sheri S. TepperWhen Marianne's parents died, leaving control of their fortune to her feared older brother, she struggled to make her way as a student in America - and her old home began to seem as unreal as a fairy tale, her childhood there as distant as a dream . . .Until the Magus came to claim her, and the Black Madame to destroy her, and the Manticore to hunt her down through the streets of another world - for there is magic in Marianne's blood, and magic in her soul.And in a battle fought in an everchanging world of warped time and wicked magic, it is the souls of Marianne and her family that are the ultimate prizes.Marianne, the Madame, and the Momentary Gods is the second volume of Sheri S. Tepper's acclaimed Marianne Trilogy.
Marianne, the Magus and the Manticore
by Sheri S. TepperWhen Marianne's parents died, leaving control of their fortune to her feared older brother, she struggled to make her way as a student in America - and her old home began to seem as unreal as a fairy tale, her childhood there as distant as a dream . . .Until the Magus came to claim her, and the Black Madame to destroy her, and the Manticore to hunt her down through the streets of another world - for there is magic in Marianne's blood, and magic in her soul.And in a battle fought in an everchanging world of warped time and wicked magic, it is the souls of Marianne and her family that are the ultimate prizes.Marianne, the Magus and the Manticore is the first volume of Sheri S. Tepper's acclaimed Marianne Trilogy.