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Probably a Narwhal
by Shelley Moore ThomasFriendship is the winner in this hilarious contest between a girl who blames a narwhal for her mess and the narwhal who materializes to defend himself.This girl's room is an amazing mess between the pies, the paints, and the giant rainbow splashed across the wall. She swears that she didn't make the mess--in fact, it was probably a narwhal. They make pies all the time, don't they? But when a real narwhal magically appears, the girl finds herself in a battle of wits with a creature who's every bit as feisty and funny as she is. Can she convince this creature that a narwhal made the mess? Can the narwhal convince her that she knows nothing about narwhals? In the hilarity that ensues, girl and narwhal discover they were destined to be best friends.
Probe (Star Trek)
by Margaret Wander BonannoTen years have passed since Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew brought back hump-backed whales from the twentieth century to communicate with the mysterious Probe which threatened Earth. The Probe is returning to Earth and has plotted its course, and the Enterprise must continue to delve into the mystery of its language, and its cosmic purpose to save Earth once again.
Problem
by Alan NourseAlan Edward Nourse, an American science fiction author and physician, also writing under the names of Dr. X and Al Edwards, wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. Nourse helped pay for his medical education by writing science fiction for magazines and continued after retiring from medicine.
Problema Com Duendes
by Gayle Ramage Lislaine M. OliveiraMichael acabou de se mudar para Edimburgo, Escócia, com o intuito de recomeçar a vida com os três filhos. Enquanto as crianças estão fora explorando a cidade, ele está relaxando com uma taça de vinho.Isso até que uma batida na porta da frente leva a uma revelação bizarra de uma estranha mulher ruiva e um encontro no sótão com convidados inesperados.Sobre a série...Gigantes, duendes, sereias - todas as criaturas confinadas dentro de contos de fadas. Mas e se esses seres fossem tão reais quanto você e eu? Eles não são tão fáceis de encontrar, mas se você olhar adequadamente irá encontrá-los.Graças aos olhos de cores diferentes, a residente de Edimburgo, Hattie, consegue ver claramente aquele duende sentado no banco do parque dando uma rasteira em quem passa ou a salamandra relaxando nas chamas da fogueira do vizinho. Contanto que as criaturas não a perturbem, ela não irá incomodá-las. Mas se elas causarem problemas, é melhor tomar cuidado...
Problemas robóticos (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level R #11)
by Claire Daniel Christine BenjaminNIMAC-sourced textbook. Cuando Gabriela no llega a inscribirse a tiempo en el Campamento Espacial, decide crear un robot, con la esperanza de que sea tan impactante que le permita conseguir un trabajo en el Centro Espacial. Pero como el robot no siempre comprende bien las instrucciones que recibe, Gabriela y su hermano tendrán algunos contratiempos desopilantes.
Proceed With Caution: Stories and a Novella
by Patricia RattoIn the tradition of surrealist masters Julio Cortázar and Leonora Carrington, and joining contemporaries Guadalupe Nettel (Bezoar & Other Unsettling Stories) and Samanta Schweblin (Mouthful of Birds), Argentine writer Patricia Ratto's English language debut collection, Proceed With Caution, offers an alternate reality that is both mysterious and familiar. Whether it's a malevolent act born from the paranoia of living under a totalitarian regime, or the creeping sense of dread blanketing a small whaling town, the stories in Proceed With Caution linger in the memory, and make us question where the natural world ends and the supernatural begins. In "Rara Avis" a baby bird is rescued after dropping from the sky, only to transform from vulnerable creature to life-threatening menace. In the powerfully moving title story, an old woman lives out her final days accompanied by a mysterious doglike being that provides comfort even as it devours her memories. And in the novella "Submerged," an Argentine submarine crew during the Falklands War of the early 1980s navigates its way through a claustrophobic nightmare of boredom and terror, where the very meaning of being alive is cast in doubt. Translated from the Spanish by PEN/Heim award-winner Andrea G. Labinger, Proceed With Caution is a striking collection, brimming with emotion, animal instinct, and a sense of wonder that announces the arrival of a compelling new voice in Latin American literature.
Procession of the Dead (City Trilogy #1)
by Darren ShanPROCESSION OF THE DEAD What had I done before coming to the City? I couldn't remember. It sounded crazy but my past was a blank. I could recall every step since alighting from the train, but not a single one before. Young, quick-witted, and cocksure, Capac Raimi arrives in the City determined to make his mark in a world of sweet, sinister sin. He finds the City is a place of exotic dangers: a legendary assassin with snakes tattooed on his face who moves like smoke, blind Incan priests whom no one seems to see, a kingpin who plays with puppets, and friends who mysteriously disappear as though they never existed. Then Capac crosses paths with The Cardinal, and his life changes forever. The Cardinal is the City, and the City is The Cardinal. They are joined at the soul. Nothing moves on the streets, or below them, without The Cardinal's knowledge. His rule is absolute. When Capac discovers how deeply The Cardinal has influenced his life, he is faced with hard choices that conflict with his soaring ambition. To find his way, Capac must know himself and what he is capable of. But how can you trust yourself when you can't remember your past?
Procyon's Promise
by Michael MccollumFor hundreds of millennia, the Makers' robot probes had slowly crossed space in search of a faster-than-light drive. To each race encountered along the way, the same offer was made--all the Makers' immense knowledge in return for a fast interstellar drive or help in finding one. Among the species that accepted the offer was Mankind. And 24th-Century Earth had been made very comfortable because of it But the Community of Nations was about to learn that a promise is a contract--and the Makers would collect for breach. Then Chryse saw the ship. It was spherical and getting larger by the second. This was no rich man's yacht. If anything, it was the biggest spacecraft she had ever seen. ¯' But its size was hardly worth mentioning when compared to the vessel's obvious peculiarity. For almost as long as men had built spaceships, their craft had ridden on tails of plasma fire yet the newcomer was decelerating with no signs of a drive flare. Whatever shipyard had built the craft, it wouldn't be found anywhere in the Solar System. Mankind, it seemed, was about to welcome its second visitor from the stars.
Procyon’s Promise: 2020 Edition (The Makers #2)
by Michael McCollumFor millennia, the Makers’ Life Probes explored the farthest reaches of space in search of the secret behind faster-than-light speed. In the 21st century, the people of Earth made a pact with this far-flung civilization—all of the Makers’ intelligence in exchange for help in their mission.Three hundred years later, descendants of the original Maker expedition have returned to Earth in a starship. They find a world that has forgotten the generations-old contract.No matter. The Makers have overcome far greater obstacles in their single-minded drive to redeem a promise made before any of them were born…
Prodigal
by Marc D. GillerOnce an elusive hammerjack plunged into a virtual world of code, Lea Prism has been reborn as a corporate spook, hell-bent on ridding the universe of the anti-tech Inru terrorists. Their attempt to accelerate evolution robbed her of her once chance for happiness. Now the man she loved is nothing but a disembodied consciousness–and part of the computer matrix she has sworn to defend. But from the depths of a Martian volcano to the radioactive wasteland of Chernobyl, the Inru have launched one last offensive–giving rise to a final scenario more terrifying than anyone could imagine. The forces of technology are poised to distort the very worst of what nature has to offer...and the stage is set for battle.
Prodigal Son (The Truthseers #1)
by Debra MullinsProdigal Son—the new paranormal romance from acclaimed historical romance author Debra MullinsBounty hunter Rafe Montana is a Seer, descended from the fabled Atlanteans. He uses his inherited power to "see" criminals across the globe and track them down, and he's just started on a new case. Danny Cangialosi is accused of disappearing with a stolen car…but for the first time in his life, when Rafe goes looking, he is unable to "see" him. Instead, his search leads him to Danny's stubborn, meddling, and very cute stepsister, Cara McGaffigan.Cara is looking for Danny, too, but not to turn him in. He is her brother, after all, and she's convinced he has a good heart. If she can just find him before the cops do, she'll figure out a way to get him out of this. But Cara didn't count on a scorching-hot bounty hunter getting in her way. Despite instant chemistry, Rafe and Cara know they're never going to see eye-to-eye when it comes to Danny. What they don't know is that Danny didn't just steal a car—he stole a precious stone, a stone right out of the legends of Atlantis. It holds powers they can only dream of…and its owner wants it back.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Prodigal Troll
by Charles FinlayThe Prodigal Troll is a tale of a human child raised by a band of mythological creatures that is both hysterical and moving. When Lord Gruethrist's castle is laid under siege by an invading baron, he sends a trusted knight and nursemaid off with his infant son. Their escape across a wilderness landscape populated by fantastic creatures and torn by war takes unexpected turns until the baby is finally adopted by a mother troll grieving for her own lost child. Christened "Maggot" by a hostile stepfather, the human boy grows up amid the crude but democratic trolls until he leaves the band to rediscover the world of humankind. But the world of man is a complex and capricious place. Maggot must master its strange ways if he is to survive... let alone win the heart and hand of the Lady Portia. Finlay's society of trolls are unlike any you've ever read before, and his matriarchal medieval world, pitted as they are against an analog of Native American tribesmen, provides a rich setting for many poignant social and political insights.
Prodigal of Martial Dao: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Jin GuChuanQiHe was a racketeering little beggar, yet he had inadvertently obtained a strange book on martial arts … He was a chivalrous young master, but because of his father, he was despised by all martial artists … The little beggar saved the young master of the rich family, and thus saved the lives of all the people in the world … [Close]
Prodigal of Martial Dao: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Jin GuChuanQiHe was a racketeering little beggar, yet he had inadvertently obtained a strange book on martial arts … He was a chivalrous young master, but because of his father, he was despised by all martial artists … The little beggar saved the young master of the rich family, and thus saved the lives of all the people in the world … [Close]
Prodigal's Return (Deathlands #100)
by James AxlerThe landmark 100th episode of the popular series. Searching for an operational redoubt, Ryan and his companions go up against a ruthless band of coldhearts. Seeing his long-lost son is a shock--especially when Dean shoots and wounds his father in a firefight. Original.
Prodigals
by Alan Dean FosterIf they&’re coming for us, who&’s coming for them? A first contact novel from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Relic. The galaxy is vast, and not everything is what it seems. The invasion we always feared is here. Which begs the question: what do the invaders fear? If not us, then what . . . or who? And what happens to the would-be peacemakers when they find themselves in the middle of something else? Something dangerous, something highly advanced, and . . . something familiar? If humanity is wise, we will prepare for everything we can imagine. But we cannot prepare for what we cannot imagine. It might be benign, it might be malign, or it might be a sign. You just have to know where to look. Praise for Alan Dean Foster &“Provocative.&” —The Washington Post &“One of the most consistently inventive and fertile writers of science fiction and fantasy.&” —The Times &“Alan Dean Foster is a master of creating alien worlds.&” —SFRevu &“Foster knows how to spin a yarn.&” —Starlog &“Foster does a fine job with his misfit heroes and even with his minor characters.&” —Publishers Weekly
Prodigies of Sci-Fi: Limited Edition I (Prodigies of Sci-Fi #1)
by Rosalie Skinner Cyrus Keith John B. Rosenman Joanne Elder4 Sci-Fi novels in 1: Exiled: Autumn's Peril by Rosalie Skinner...Hunted by off world assassins, haunted by ghosts, homesick for a planet light-years away, Caleath's quest is to survive and escape. / Becoming NADIA by Cyrus Keith, Epic Winner..."What's one more little white lie?" Inspector of the Cross by John B. Rosenman...Across four millenna, Turtan, our greatest hero, battles to save all humanity from invincible aliens. Spectra by Joanne Elder...What happens when the fragile line between genius and insanity is drawn with the blood of an entire species?
Prodigies of Young Adult: Limited Edition I
by Meradeth Houston Stuart R. West Mary Waibel Donna Mcdunn4 YA novels in 1: Quest of the Hart by Mary Waibel...A reverse Sleeping Beauty tale where the princess goes on the quest to save the prince. Colors Like Memories by Meradeth Houston...Julia has a secret: she killed the guy she loved. It was an accident--sort of. Tex, the Witch Boy by Stuart R. West...Someone is killing the bullies of Clearwell High...what's your average teenage boy witch to do? Nightmares by Donna McDunn...Emily must accept her gift of clairvoyance and remember her past, when a psychopath returns to kill again.
Prodigies of Young Adult: Limited Edition II
by Troy H. Gardner N. W. Harris Christina Weigand Erin Callahan Margaret Fieland4 YA novels in 1: Joshua's Tree by N.W. Harris...Chased by flesh-eating mutants and aided by an overbearing warrior princess, brainy Joshua must save the future--from himself. Relocated by Margaret Fieland...On planet Aleyne, a teenage boy discovers a terrorist plot and learns more than his own life is at risk. Palace of the Twelve Pillars by Christina Weigand...When Prince Joachim is kidnapped and twin Brandan attempts a rescue, both will search their faith and familial loyalty. Wakefield by Erin Callahan and Troy H. Gardner...Troubled teens Max and Astrid bond while questioning the true nature of the psychiatric treatment facility where they are forced to live.
Prodigy (Legend #2)
by Marie LuJune and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request--June and Day must assassinate the new Elector. It's their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long. But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she's haunted by the choice ahead. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood--what if the Patriots are wrong? In this highly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Legend, Lu delivers a breathtaking thriller with high stakes and cinematic action.
Professor Dowell's Head
by Antonina W. Bouis Alexander BeliaevBy the best-selling Soviet sci-fi author, the scientific world mourned the loss of Professor Dowell. It was said that just before his death, he was on the verge of a breakthrough in human organ transplantation.
Professor Was a Thief, The
by L. Ron HubbardBoldly go to worlds where no one has gone before... Primed for promotion to the World-Journal city editor, grizzled senior reporter Pop is stunned when it's announced that young Leonard Caulborn, the publisher's son-in-law, will get the post. Worse, the lad wants him out. In protest, Pop demands to be given a beat again and gets his wish. . . only now he's got just two days to find the "real" story about a dead-end assignment-- a month-old physics lecture-- or be fired. When Pop starts searching for the story's source, a professor named Pertwee, he lands in the middle of the story of a century after the Empire State Building, Grant's Tomb and Grand Central Station all disappear. Apparently, Pertwee's the mastermind behind it all. But Pop soon discovers that, instead of inventing a new way to blow things up, the professor may be doing quite the opposite. ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES "BATTLE OF WIZARDS" AND "THE DANGEROUS DIMENSION""... this is a real corker, pulp fiction at its most entertaining." --Booklist
Professor Winsnicker's Book of Proper Etiquette for Well-Mannered Sycophants (Leven Thumps)
by Obert Skye Clover ErnestA textbook explaining the proper behavior of sycophants in the land of Foo, along with journal entries kept by a young student named Clover Ernest, who will become the sycophant of Leven Thumps.