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Raparigas Selvagens
by Rory PowerUma ameaça misteriosa, uma quarentena e raparigas capazes de tudo. Considerado o Livro Mais Surpreendente do Ano. «Tudo o que há aqui quase me destrói: o vazio do horizonte, a fomeno meu corpo e perceber como conseguiremos sobreviver àquilo se não conseguimos sobreviver umas às outras.» Há dezoito meses, a escola feminina da ilha de Raxter foi posta em quarentena. Dezoito meses em que Hetty e as suas colegas sobrevivem a algo tão desconhecido quanto sangrento.Começou devagar e sem aviso. Primeiro, morreram as professoras, uma por uma. Depois, as alunas foram infetadase os seus corpos mutilados pela doença. Disseram-lhes unicamente para aguardarem, em isolamento e à mercê da epidemia, até que uma cura fosse encontrada. É assim que, desde então, três amigas, Hetty, Byatt e Reese, sobrevivem. Mas um dia, Byatt desaparece sem rasto e Hetty, desesperada, faz tudo para encontrá-la, inclusive quebrar a quarentena. Contudo, há uma outra razão para as saídas da escola terem sido proibidas. Lá fora, na escuridão da floresta, a epidemia tornou a ilha selvagem, escondendo horrores inimagináveis...... e monstros desejosos por sangue fresco. «O burburinho em torno deste Senhor das Moscas é ensurdecedor, mas nós juntamo-nos ao coro: esta saga incrível… será, sem dúvida, uma das obras mais comentadas dos últimos tempos.» - Entertainment Weekly
Raphael (The Damiano Trilogy #3)
by R. A. MacAvoyThe third novel in the Philip K. Dick Award–winning author&’s fantasy trilogy set in Renaissance Italy, featuring archangels, dragons, and Lucifer. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Italian Renaissance, this alternate history takes place in a world where real faith-based magic exists. Weakened by his contact with mortals, the Archangel Raphael falls prey to his brother Lucifer, who strips him of his angelic powers. Sold in the Moorish slave markets, confused and humbled by his sudden humanity, Raphael finds his only solace in the friendship of the dark-skinned Berber woman Djoura and the spiritual guardianship of his former pupil Damiano Delstrego. Accompanied by the rakish Gaspare and an ancient black dragon, Damiano&’s beloved Saara embarks on a quest to rescue Raphael. Their odyssey leads them to a shattering confrontation with the Father of Lies and a transcendent reckoning with destiny. Blending humor, pathos, adventure, and romance, the two previous volumes in R. A. MacAvoy&’s trilogy have evoked admiration and praise from writers and readers. Raphael fulfills the promise of the trilogy to forge a magnificent, moving saga you will never forget. The haunting conclusion of a magnificent fantasy trilogy, which began with Damiano and continued with Damiano&’s Lute.
Raphael and the Noble Task
by Catherine SaltonRaphael is a griffin, one of the ferocious stone creatures sworn to guard the Cathedral from harm. Yet Raphael feels a mysterious longing for something more -- a Noble Task, one that will bring meaning to his life.When a baby is abandoned at the Cathedral door, Raphael believes he's found his Noble Task at last. But Raphael soon learns that caring for the child brings danger and sacrifice as well as love. And when the baby's mother returns, only to find that her child is missing, Raphael must set things right by performing an act of enormous courage: an act that depends not only on a legend kept secret for generations but that will demand of him all of his heart and soul to prevail.More than twenty illustrations bring the characters of the Cathedral to life in this unforgettable adventure, destined to be cherished as an enduring Christmas classic.
Rapport: A Tor Original (The Murderbot Diaries)
by Martha WellsPerihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover...At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Raptex the Sky Hunter: Series 27 Book 3 (Beast Quest #1053)
by Adam BladeFree the Beasts. Live the Adventure.Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!High in the mountains, a strange griffin-Beast has come back to life. Tom and Elenna know that this must be the next clue in their mission to solve the mystery of the ghost of Karadin...There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in The Ghost of Karadin series - don't miss out! Gorog the Fiery Fiend; Devora the Death Fish; Raptex the Sky Hunter and Gargantua the Silent Assassin.If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest, Beast Quest: New Blood and Space Wars.
Raptor
by Gary JenningsThe epic story of Thorn, a fifth-century Goth wanderer who becomes friend and counselor to Theodoric the Great, the Ostrogoth king who temporarily revitalized the decaying Roman Empire. Thorn, a most unusual hero indeed, is a hermaphrodite. While Thorn's dual sexuality may prove off-putting to some readers, particularly because of his many and often graphic sexual encounters (even though most are recounted with good humor and sly wit), his nature does provide for some interesting perspective on events. He learns of his unique nature when he is raped in a monastery and then becomes himself a seducer in a convent, all at the age of 12 and all without knowing exactly what he's doing. Sent packing, Thorn spends valuable time as companion to a crafty and knowledgeable old Roman centurion-turned-woodsman and a winter passing himself off as a rich nobleman in a city on the edge of the Empire (learning to exploit both his male and female aspects all the while). When he finally joins his countrymen, the Ostrogoths, he discovers that their young king, Theodoric, was the stranger who saved his life in the woods after he was bitten by a poisonous snake. Thorn immediately enlists in Theodoric's cause and serves him throughout his historic conquest. His ability to act as either man or woman serves him, his king, and their cause very well indeed. In the most improbable adventure of all, he encounters an evil ``twin'' who shares his sexual duality. An impressive, often violent saga that allows readers to experience a richly re-created time and place through the eyes of a hero unlike virtually any other in fact or fiction. Along the way, it also offers some thought-provoking critiques on Christianity and its origins.
Raptor Cop
by Gaëlle Guilleaume J. PediciniAprès un accident en laboratoire, un policier de l'unité K-9 acquiert le pouvoir de se transformer en raptor. Lui et ses chiens doivent maintenant combattre un criminel sans foi ni loi afin de sauver la vie d'une scientifique qui, seule, détient le secret de sa transformation. Une vendeuse en bijouterie est attaquée par une armée de vers. Il s'agit d'un nouveau braquage de Willie le Vers et sa bande. La police est sur les nerfs. En plus, on ne les croit pas assez organisés pour gérer la criminalité en ville. STAN POCAROBA, un officier de l'unité K-9 tient ses chiens flics, qu'il adore comme s'ils étaient de sa famille, prêts à contre-attaquer. Une nuit, Stan et son unité K-9 coincent Willie dans le laboratoire d'une université. Lors d'un échange de tirs, des tubes explosent au visage de Stan et son sang absorbe les cellules fossilisées d'un raptor. Notre ami découvre rapidement qu'il est désormais capable de se transformer en raptor avec toutes les capacités de ce chasseur mythique. Il y a toutefois quelques inconvénients. Ainsi, Stan devra apprendre à faire face aux dangers et pièges d'une nouvelle vie sens dessus dessous dans un monde sans pitié. Afin de s'enfuir du laboratoire, Willie prend avec lui un otage, JUANITA. Elle seule est capable d'expliquer le mystère derrière la transformation de Stan. Celui-ci doit dès lors se dépêcher de la sauver. Seulement, la police le prend pour un des criminels et un escadron est mis en place pour le capturer ! C'est une vraie course contre la montre qui s'enclenche ! Willie a, quant à lui, enterré Juanita dans un cercueil en compagnie d'un serpent et d'une souris... et elle n'a que 48h de réserve d'oxygène. Il veut dix millions de dollars en échange de sa libération, sinon elle mourra. Stan arrivera-t-il à suffisamment contrôler ses pouvoirs afin de sauver Juanita ? Se
Raptor: A Sokol Graphic Novel
by Dave McKeanA visual tour-de-force graphic novel from artist and writer Dave McKean (Black Dog, The Sandman).The Raptor, Sokol, flickers between two worlds: a feudal fantastical landscape where he must hunt prey to survive, and Wales in the late 1800s where a writer of supernatural tales mourns the passing of his young wife. He exists between two states, the human and the hawk. He lives in the twilight between truth and lies, life and death, reality and the imagination.World Fantasy, Harvey, British Science Fiction Association, and V+A Book Award winner Dave McKean's first creator-owned character is a wandering spirit for our times.
Rapture
by J. R. WardOut of the wickedly inventive imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward comes a world where sin and salvation collide in a battle for the future of mankind--where a cynical fallen angel struggles against the seven deadly sins and a demon's lure over seven chosen souls... Mels Carmichael, reporter for the Caldwell Courier Journal, gets the shock of her life when a man stumbles in front of her car outside the local cemetery. After the accident, his amnesia is just the kind of mystery she likes to solve, but she soon discovers they're in over their heads with his past. Over their heads with passion, too. As shadows walk the line between reality and another realm, and her lover's memory begins to come back, the two of them learn that nothing is truly dead and buried. Especially when you're trapped in a no holds barred war between angels and demons. With a soul on the line, and Mels's heart at risk, what in Heaven--or in Hell--will it take to save them both?
Rapture
by Kameron HurleyAfter years in exile, Nyxnissa so Dasheem is once more a bel dame, part of a sisterhood of elite government assassins trained to a cut a target's head off without remorse. But the end of a centuries-long war has thrown her native land of Nasheen into turmoil. A huge influx of unemployed-and unemployable-young soldiers have brought Nasheen to the brink of civil war, even as an alien spaceship stations itself in orbit above the capital. With aliens in the sky and revolution on the ground, Nyx figures it's a good time to get the hell out of Nasheen, so she assembles a team of renegades, shape-shifters, magicians, and mercenaries to rescue a missing political leader who may be the difference between peace and bloodshed. Just one problem: the politician is an old enemy whom Nyx once left to die in a ditch . . .
Rapture
by Kameron HurleyAfter years in exile, Nyxnissa so Dasheem is once more a bel dame, part of a sisterhood of elite government assassins trained to a cut a target's head off without remorse. But the end of a centuries-long war has thrown her native land of Nasheen into turmoil. A huge influx of unemployed-and unemployable-young soldiers have brought Nasheen to the brink of civil war, even as an alien spaceship stations itself in orbit above the capital. With aliens in the sky and revolution on the ground, Nyx figures it's a good time to get the hell out of Nasheen, so she assembles a team of renegades, shape-shifters, magicians, and mercenaries to rescue a missing political leader who may be the difference between peace and bloodshed. Just one problem: the politician is an old enemy whom Nyx once left to die in a ditch . . .
Rapture Untamed: A Feral Warriors Novel (Feral Warriors #4)
by Pamela Palmer&“The fourth installment in Palmer&’s dark and intense Feral Warriors series delivers plenty of sexy passion and high-testosterone drama.&” —Chicago TribuneThey are called Feral Warriors—an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release . . . The most combative—and tormented—of all the Ferals, Jag is a predator who hunts alone—until daemons terrorize the human population. To stop them, he partners with Olivia, a flame-haired Therian temptress as strong as she is beautiful. But Olivia is no ordinary immortal. The survivor of a vicious supernatural attack, she possesses a deadly and forbidden skill—one that must remain hidden, especially from the powerful Feral Warriors. As Jag and Olivia&’s sensual dance of dominance and seduction gets wilder and hotter, a dark force sets its sights on Olivia, threatening to destroy everything she has vowed to protect. And the only one who can save her soul is the arrogant jaguar shifter she lusts for but dares not love.&“Rapture Untamed, the long-awaited story of Jag, is sexy, brooding, action-packed and thrilling to the very last page. Don&’t miss it!&” —Fresh Fiction&“The best so far! Filled with incredible, erotic passion, fast paced action, danger and death, unforgettable characters, and a hero and heroine that are the perfect match for each other, this is one of those DON&’T MISS books.&” —Night Owl Reviews &“This book has everything a paranormal romantic suspense reader could wish for and then some.&” —Long and Short Reviews
Rapture: Fallen; Torment; Passion; Rapture (Fallen #4)
by Lauren Kate<P>RAPTURE, the fourth & final FALLEN novel, is the Lauren Kate book the world has been waiting for. <P>The sky is dark with wings. . . .Like sand through an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. <P>Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn't know if he can do this--live only to lose Luce again and again. Yet together they face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies . . . and angel dust. Great sacrifices are made. Hearts are destroyed. <P>And suddenly Luce knows what must happen. For she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The curse they've borne has always and only been about her--and the love she cast aside. The choice she makes now is the only one that truly matters. In the fight for Luce, who will win? <P>The astonishing conclusion to the FALLEN series. Heaven can't wait any longer.From the Hardcover edition.
Rapture: Number 4 in series (Fallen Angels #4)
by J. R. WardMels Carmichael, reporter for the Caldwell Courier Journal, gets the shock of her life when a man stumbles in front of her car outside the local cemetery. After the accident, his amnesia is just the kind of mystery she likes to solve, but she soon discovers they're over their heads with his past. Over their heads with passion, too . . .As shadows walk the line between reality and another realm, and her lover's memory begins to come back, the two of them learn that nothing is truly dead and buried. Especially when you're trapped in a no-holds-barred war between angels and demons. With a soul on the line, and Mels's heart at risk, what in heaven - or in hell - will it take to save them both?
Rapture: The Shadowdwellers (Shadowdwellers #2)
by Jacquelyn FrankThe Shadowdwellers live in a realm of darkness and sensuality, where order is prized and sin must be punished. Yet for Magnus, the head priest of Sanctuary, salvation rests with the one woman who can entice him to break every rule. . .She Was The Ultimate Temptation Magnus is a man of contradictions--a spiritual leader in a warrior's body. To him, laws are for enforcing and visions must be followed--even if that means freeing a beautiful slave and making her his reluctant handmaiden. Betrayed once before, Magnus can barely bring himself to trust another woman. Yet Daenaira's fiery innocence is drawing them both into a reckless inferno of desire. Daenaira grew up hearing tales of a fearsome priest who seemed more myth than reality. But Magnus is very real--every inch of him--and so is the treachery surrounding them. Beneath Sanctuary's calm surface, an enemy is scheming to unleash havoc on the Shadowdwellers, unless Magnus trusts in a union ordained by fate, and sealed by unending bliss. . .
Rapunzel Cuts Loose: Rapunzel Cuts Loose (Grimmtastic Girls #4)
by Joan Holub Suzanne WilliamsWelcome to Grimm Academy, where Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, and Rapunzel are BFFs -- and saving the world from the E.V.I.L. Society, one magical adventure at a time!Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia . . .Rapunzel's enchanted fast-growing hair can be a nuisance, especially when an accident gives it magical powers she can't control! But Rapunzel can't let her grimmiserable hair woes distract her -- she and her friends, Cinda, Red, and Snow are trying to save Grimm Academy from the E.V.I.L. Society. Once Rapunzel tracks down her magic charm, she won't let a bad hair day get in the way of stopping E.V.I.L.!
Rapunzel and The Lost Lagoon: A Tangled Novel
by Leila HowlandRapunzel is not your typical princess. For one thing, she has returned to her kingdom after eighteen years spent trapped in a tower and she's still getting to know her parents. For another, she has to get used to royal customs, like the proper ways to sit and curtsy, when she'd really rather climb a tree and paint. Plus, she hates wearing shoes. Cassandra is not your typical lady-in-waiting. As the daughter of the captain of the guard, she has grown up fascinated by security and weaponry. It has been her life's goal to become a soldier in the guard, and princess-sitting doesn't really fit into her plan-especially when that princess's aggravating boyfriend is always hanging around. But when Rapunzel and Cassandra stumble upon a secret lagoon said to hold the key to the kingdom's greatest power, it will be up to them to solve the mystery? before someone more sinister does. Follow this tale of adventure and intrigue, love and destiny, and, most important, friendship.
Rapunzel's Revenge
by Shannon Hale Dean HaleOnce upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother ... or the woman she thought was her mother. Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the garden wall ... a rather enormous garden wall. And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked over into the mines and desert beyond. Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale teams up with husband Dean Hale and brilliant artist Nathan Hale (no relation) to bring readers a swashbuckling and hilarious twist on the classic story as you've never seen it before. Watch as Rapunzel and her amazing hair team up with Jack (of beanstalk fame) to gallop around the wild and western landscape, changing lives, righting wrongs, and bringing joy to every soul they encounter.
Rapunzel: A Discover Graphics Fairy Tale (Discover Graphics: Fairy Tales)
by Jennifer FandelRevisit the tale of Rapunzel. The princess in the tower longs for friends--and she finds one, in the shape of a curious prince. Will the princess get her happily ever after, or grow old at the top of the tower?
Rare Beasts
by Charles Ogden Rick CartonFire ants. Fraud. Footie pajamas. Twins Edgar and Ellen live alone -- their parents disappeared years ago, and who can blame them? -- in the quaint, little town of Nod's Limbs, in a grim, gray house overlooking the cemetery and the junkyard. They spend their days avoiding Heimertz, the mysterious accordion-playing caretaker; pestering Pet, a hairy, one-eyed creature of indeterminate species and gender; and wreaking havoc on the hapless citizens of Nod's Limbs. But wreaking havoc can incur expenses, so the twins come up with a unique fund-raising scheme: They'll nab the pets of Nod's Limbs and transform them into exotic animals they can sell for big bucks. Not a bad plan, if one of the purloined pets wasn't a lethargic python with a raging appetite....
Rare Find (Psychic Visions #6)
by Dale MayerWhen people need help or are injured, they call out for their friends and family. When an animal needs help or is injured, it calls out for…anyone…that can help them… One person hears them… Tabitha is determined to bury her aching heart in the service of her animals at Exotic Landscape. Until she’s yanked out of her cozy retreat to help someone in need…and she gets more than she bargained for. Detective Ronin Chandler understands secrets. He’s got a few of his own. But when the woman he loves gets into trouble – the kind that stretches even his belief system – he struggles to understand…and to help…before he loses her. Maybe forever. As the danger escalates, Tabitha and Ronin need to find out who they can trust…and who they can’t…and who wants them dead…before it’s too late.
Rare Vigilance (Whitethorn Agency #1)
by M.A. GrantEverything has a price. Especially the truth.From the author of Prince of Air and Darkness comes the first in a thrilling new paranormal series. Former Marine Atlas Kinkaid knows not to ask questions about the clients he protects at the behest of the elite Whitethorn security agency. Just like he doesn&’t like anyone asking about his scars—scars left by a mysterious attack that haunts his every waking moment.Consumed by the need to find out what happened to him, Atlas takes a job providing security to Cristian Slava, the indolent—and gorgeous—son of a notorious businessman. Cristian seems to be just another entitled client, but when nights at the club turn into secret meetings and people start going missing, Atlas realizes there&’s more to Cristian—and to protecting him—than meets the eye.But the same people who are after Cristian have something Atlas desperately craves: they know exactly what happened the fateful night he was attacked—and are willing to tell him everything…For a price.Whitethorn AgencyBook 1: Rare Vigilance
Rarity and the Curious Case of Charity (My Little Pony Chapter Book Ser.)
by G. M. BerrowRarity is excited to welcome her new apprentice, Charity, to Ponyville. Rarity is sure that the two of them will become best friends, bonding over their love of fashion and glamour. But after Charity dyes her mane and tail to look more like her mentor, and begins to copy the fashionista's every move, Rarity realizes this pony is a problem!
Rash
by Pete HautmanConsumption of alcohol: Illegal. Football and other "violent" sports: Illegal. Ownership of guns, chain saws, and/or large dogs: Illegal. Body piercings, tattoos: Illegal. It's late in the twenty-first century, and the United Safer States of America (USSA) has become a nation obsessed with safety. For Bo Marsten, a teenager who grew up in the USSA, it's all good. He knows the harsh laws were created to protect the people. But when Bo's temper flares out of control and he's sentenced to three years of manual labor, he's not so down with the law anymore. Bo's forced to live and work in a factory in the Canadian tundra. The warden running the place is totally out of his mind, and cares little for his inmates' safety. Bo will have to decide what's worse: a society that locks people up for road rage, or a prison where the wrong move could make you polar bear food.
Rashouk the Cave Troll: Rashouk the Cave Troll (Beast Quest #21)
by Adam BladeFight the Beasts. Fear the magic!Lurking in the Dead Peaks is Rashouk the Cave Troll. This Ghost Beast can smell out his victim's fear and after tracking them down he turns them into stone. It will take all of Tom's courage to capture Rashouk's piece of the Amulet of Avantia, but failure means never seeing his father again...