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Stallion Assassin
by Stephanie ParkThe bastard Valde Fitzroy has but one purpose in life: to serve his unacknowledged father, Lord Royan, by slaying his enemies. He has performed this duty for many years, amid the endless intrigues of the were-horse clans.Yet when Lord Royan dies, Valde is left without purpose. He finds himself following his last target, Raneld Orley, the youngest son of the new king. He doesn’t understand why, nor does he understand why he alternately rages against and is drawn to the oh-so-perfect prince. But as his fate begins to unfold, the curse that drives him becomes clear.Fate may twist in strange ways, though. So what happens when a cursed assassin comes to lust after -- and love -- his intended target?
Stallion by Starlight: A Nonfiction Companion To Stallion By Starlight (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #21)
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal MurdoccaThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!Hold your horses! Jack and Annie must find four secrets of greatness for Merlin the magician. To start, they travel back in time to meet Alexander the Great. He should know all about greatness, right? But young Alexander is bossy, vain, and not great at all! How can they learn from him? It’s going to take a wild black stallion, magic from Merlin, and a lot of bravery to succeed. Are Jack and Annie clever and bold enough to complete their mission? Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #49, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #21: Stallion by Starlight.Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerSuper Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventureFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresHave more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Stampeded: Rustled Stampeded (Whitehorse, Montana: Chisholm Cattle Company Ser. #4)
by B.J. DanielsRevealing the truth can be deadly…Stampeded by New York Times Bestselling Author B.J. DanielsAlexa Cross must confront her past to save her family from an extraordinary force of evil. She has nowhere to run except to her strongest—and most irresistible—ally. Marshall Chisholm will stop at nothing to protect Alexa. But to stand a chance of unlocking a killer’s secrets, Marshall will have to first unlock Alexa’s…FREE BONUS STORY INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!Stone Cold Christmas Ranger by Nicole HelmBounty hunter Alyssa Jimenez barely survived her drug-cartel family’s machinations. She knows all too well that trusting anyone can get you dead. Still, teaming up with Texas Ranger Bennet Stevens is the only way she can finally put her mother’s unsolved murder to rest. But posing as his lover is seductive—and risky. And exposing the truth could guarantee they won’t live to celebrate Christmas.
Stamping Butterflies
by Jon Courtenay GrimwoodFrom acclaimed author Jon Courtenay Grimwood comes an exotic new novel that defies expectation at every turn. A mystery, a thriller, and a cutting-edge sci-fi adventure all in one, Stamping Butterflies bends time, genre, and consciousness itself to tell the spellbinding story of two worlds, three lives, one future--and the question upon which everything depends: who is dreaming whom...
Stan Lee's How to Draw Superheroes: From the Legendary Co-creator of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and Iron Man
by Stan Lee Steve Ditko Jack Kirby Alex Ross John BuscemaThe third installment in comics icon Stan Lee's series showing readers how to draw some of the most exciting and dynamic superheroes of all time. Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Avengers all share a common trait -- these hugely popular Marvel Comics superheroes were co-created by the legendary Stan Lee. Now, Lee shows readers everything they'll need to make their own mighty superheroes, just like his classic creations. Lee exposes his secret tools and techniques for bringing strong, inspiring heroes and heroines to life. He even shows aspiring creators how to expand their super-universes with evil villains, trusty sidekicks, brutes and monsters, super-pets, secret hideouts, and more! These invaluable insights from one of the greatest superhero creators of all time are must-haves for all fans of Lee's legendary superhero comic work.
Stan Lee's How to Write Comics: From the Legendary Co-Creator of Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Iron Man
by Stan LeeComics icon Stan Lee, creator of the Mighty Marvel Universe, has set about to teach everything he knows about writing and creating comic book characters. In these pages, aspiring comics writers will learn everything they need to know about how to write their own comic book stories, complete with easy to understand instruction, tips of the trade, and invaluable advice even for more advance writers. From the secrets to creating concepts, plots, to writing the script, the man with no peer -- Stan Lee--is your guide to the world of writing and creating comics.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Stan Lee's Master Class: Lessons in Drawing, World-Building, Storytelling, Manga, and Digital Comics from the Legendary Co-creator of Spider-Man, The Avengers, and The Incredible Hulk
by Stan LeeFrom the co-creator of the Mighty Marvel Universe and some of the most popular comic book characters of all time comes an in-depth comics drawing instruction book revealing the tools, styles, and techniques of today's top comics artists.Focusing on topics like anatomy, perspective, and character design, as well as brand new topics like manga art styles, digital art, and more, Stan Lee's Master Class is the next step for those looking to perfect their superhero rendering and create fantastic worlds perfect for today's modern comic book audience. With examples from his classic collaborations at Marvel Comics and from today's top comics artists, Lee builds on concepts only touched upon in his previous instructional offerings and provides a pathway for aspiring artists to bring their comic book artwork to professional-quality levels.Advance praise for Stan Lee&’s Master Class&“Stan Lee dedicated his life to perfecting the art and craft of comic book storytelling. Stan Lee&’s Master Class distills his decades of experience into practical and clearly explained lessons to help you make the best comics you can. It&’s like having Stan looking over your shoulder.&”—Danny Fingeroth, longtime colleague of Stan Lee, and author of A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee
Stan Lee's Soldier Zero Vol. 1 (Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #1)
by Stan LeeStan Lee, the great innovator of the entertainment industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. Stan is joined by critically acclaimed writer Paul Cornell (ACTION COMICS, DOCTOR WHO) and artist Javier Pina (SUPERMAN, BATMAN) for a modern take on classic superhero storytelling. When an alien parasite falls to Earth, wheelchair-bound war veteran Stewart Travers becomes infected, and goes through super-human changes that no mortal could imagine. Forced into a galactic war that's chosen Earth as the battlefield, Stewart defends the front line as SOLIDER ZERO. Half Human. Half Alien. All Weapon.
Stan Lee's Soldier Zero Vol. 2 (Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #2)
by Stan LeeStan Lee and Javier Pina are joined by superstar writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning on Volume 2 of the year's most exciting new superhero series. In the aftermath of last volume's epic battle, SOLDIER ZERO finds himself hated by the public, and Soldier Zero's alter-ego Stewart Trautmann finds himself more confused than ever - while a new threat emerges! A perfect jumping-on point for new readers as Stan Lee drives SOLDIER ZERO full speed ahead.
Stan Lee's Soldier Zero Vol. 3 (Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #3)
by Stan LeeStan Lee leads the charge with superstar writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and fan-favorite artists Javier Pina and leads the charge with superstar writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and fan-favorite artists Javier Pina and Ramon Bachs as Volume 3 of the most exciting superhero series in years blasts off into uncharted territory. Soldier Zero collides with The Traveler and Starborn in this superhero clash of the titans that will leave you breathless. A perfect jumping-on point for new readers as Stan Lee takes Soldier Zero to all new heights.
Stan Lee's Starborn Vol. 1 (Stan Lee's Starborn #1)
by Stan LeeStan Lee, the great innovator of the entertainment industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In STARBORN, Stan Lee teams up with critically acclaimed writer Chris Roberson (iZOMBIE, CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE) and fan-favorite artist Khary Randolph (SPIDER-MAN, TEEN TITANS GO!) to present the story of a man not of this world! Benjamin Warner is a failed fantasy novelist, always dreaming of far off worlds and exciting adventures. But when a familiar face reenters his life, and devastating trouble follows, Benjamin learns his rejected stories weren't fiction but memories of his home planet! Benjamin's forgotten past comes crashing down around him as he finds himself at the center of a galactic war and is forced to face the truth that he is... not of this world!
Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet: A Novel (Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet #2)
by Stan Lee Jay BonansingaBorn of the legendary imagination that brought us Spider-Man, The Avengers, The X-Men, and an enduring universe of marvelous heroes and villains, Stan Lee's The Devil’s Quintet return to take on a fiendish new adversary: The Shadow Society.Ever since The Armageddon Code, the Devil’s Quintet have been using their demonic powers to fight evil and protect the world, while remaining nothing but an urban legend to the general public. But the Devil is not about to let them keep using his powers for good.Created by Satan himself to counter the Quintet, the Shadow Society are five saintly men and women that have been secretly (and strategically) possessed by five of Hell’s most powerful demons. Granted supernatural powers of their own, they are part of a literally diabolical plot to strike at the very heart of the Quintet—and destroy humanity’s last hope!At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet: A Thriller (Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet #1)
by Jay BonansingaIn Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet: The Armageddon Code, the world-famous architect of the Marvel Universe, teams up with New York Times bestselling author Jay Bonansinga to unleash a bold new superhero series on the world. A five-person special ops unit, composed of a diverse assortment of former Navy SEALS from all walks of life, are responding to a terrorist threat deep in the Caucasus Mountains when their mission goes south in a big way. Facing certain death and torture, they’re unexpectedly offered a Faustian bargain by the Devil himself, who grants them unearthly powers in order to send evildoers to Hell on his fiendish behalf. But “The Devil’s Quintet” do things their own way, fighting to protect America and the world, while trying their best not to let their hellish new abilities corrupt them beyond redemption . . .At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Stan Lee's Traveler Vol. 1 (Stan Lee's Traveler #1)
by Stan LeeStan Lee, the great innovator of the entertainment industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In THE TRAVELER, Stan teams up with critically acclaimed writer Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (AGE OF HEROES, AMAZING SPIDERMAN) to bring you a man out of time! A mysterious hero known only as the Traveler battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds all of history and the future hanging in the balance!
Stan Lee's Traveler Vol. 2 (Stan Lee's Traveler #2)
by Stan LeeStan Lee, the greatest innovator of the comic book industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In THE TRAVELER, Stan teams up with critically-acclaimed writer Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, KINGDOM COME) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (AGE OF HEROES, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) to bring you a man out of time! Volume 2 continues to explore the mysterious hero known only as The Traveler as he battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds all of history and the future hanging in the balance!
Stan Lee's Traveler Vol. 3 (Stan Lee's Traveler #3)
by Stan LeeStan Lee, the greatest innovator of the comic book industry, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics. In The Traveler, Stan teams up with the fan favorite writers Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Kingdom Come) and Tom Peyer, with art from the critically acclaimed Chad Hardin (Age of Heroes, Amazing Spider-Man) to bring you a man out of time! Volume 3 continues to explore the mysterious hero known only as The Traveler as he battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds all of history and the future hanging in the balance!
Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed The World
by Adrian MackinderDiscover the astonishing history of modern American entertainment, seen through the eyes of a pop-culture icon who lived for nearly 100 years.Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World is not just another biography. It is a journey through twentieth century American history, seen through the life of a man who personified the American Dream. This book shows how Stan Lee’s life reflects the evolution of American entertainment, society and popular culture throughout the 1900s and beyond. Along the way, bold questions will be asked. Was Stan Lee himself a superhuman creation, just a mask to protect his true, more complicated secret identity? Just like the vibrant panels of the comics he wrote, Lee’s life, it seems, is never black and white. Sourced from Lee’s own words, this book also includes brand new and exclusive interviews with Marvel comic book creators, for whom Lee’s work proved an invaluable inspiration. Upbeat, accessible and fun, this book is told with a glint in the eye and a flair for the theatrical that would make Stan Lee proud. This is a bold celebration of the power of storytelling and a fitting tribute to Stan Lee’s enduring legacy. Excelsior!
Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed The World
by Adrian MackinderDiscover the astonishing history of modern American entertainment, seen through the eyes of a pop-culture icon who lived for nearly 100 years.Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World is not just another biography. It is a journey through twentieth century American history, seen through the life of a man who personified the American Dream. This book shows how Stan Lee’s life reflects the evolution of American entertainment, society and popular culture throughout the 1900s and beyond. Along the way, bold questions will be asked. Was Stan Lee himself a superhuman creation, just a mask to protect his true, more complicated secret identity? Just like the vibrant panels of the comics he wrote, Lee’s life, it seems, is never black and white. Sourced from Lee’s own words, this book also includes brand new and exclusive interviews with Marvel comic book creators, for whom Lee’s work proved an invaluable inspiration. Upbeat, accessible and fun, this book is told with a glint in the eye and a flair for the theatrical that would make Stan Lee proud. This is a bold celebration of the power of storytelling and a fitting tribute to Stan Lee’s enduring legacy. Excelsior!
Stand Alone Stan: A Land Fit for Heroes 2
by Phillip MannBritannia, 1993.In a world where the Roman legionaries never left Britain a man can walk from the walls of York - or Eburacum - to the southern seas without leaving the shade of the greenwood, inhabited by wildcats, wolves and bears, as well as the descendants of the folk who built Stonehenge. Solar-powered air cars journey along straight roads that connect them to the Roman settlements - and link them to the cities of a global empire.When a jealous feud forced three young people into the forest, they discovered an older Britain, where the rules of rational Rome no longer applied. But now their sanctuary has been besieged and they are once more on the run. Their destination this time is Stand Alone Stan, a community built around an ancient standing stone high on the Yorkshire Moors. And it is here that their paths must, at last, diverge, and we begin to suspect the very different destinies that await them.Stand Alone Stan is the second volume of A Land Fit for Heroes.
Stand Alone Stan: A Land Fit for Heroes 2
by Phillip MannBritannia, 1993. In a world where the Roman legionaries never left Britain a man can walk from the walls of York - or Eburacum - to the southern seas without leaving the shade of the greenwood, inhabited by wildcats, wolves and bears, as well as the descendants of the folk who built Stonehenge. Solar-powered air cars journey along straight roads that connect them to the Roman settlements - and link them to the cities of a global empire. When a jealous feud forced three young people into the forest, they discovered an older Britain, where the rules of rational Rome no longer applied. But now their sanctuary has been besieged and they are once more on the run. Their destination this time is Stand Alone Stan, a community built around an ancient standing stone high on the Yorkshire Moors. And it is here that their paths must, at last, diverge, and we begin to suspect the very different destinies that awit them Stand Alone Stan is the second volume of A Land Fit for Heroes.
Stand By for Mars!
by Carey RockwellCarey Rockwell is the pseudonym used for the author of the Tom Corbet Space Cadet series of books written for young boys. This 1950's series included books, comic strips, coloring books and television shows. The Tom Corbett space series consists of eight books, which may have been based on the novel Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein. The series follows the adventures of Tom and his friend Roger as they train to be members of the Solar Guard. The stories center around the academy, the bunkroom and their training ship Polaris. Their adventures take them to alien worlds in our solar system and beyond.
Stand On Zanzibar (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by John BrunnerThere are seven billion-plus humans crowding the surface of 21st century Earth. It is an age of intelligent computers, mass-market psychedelic drugs, politics conducted by assassination, scientists who burn incense to appease volcanoes ... all the hysteria of a dangerously overcrowded world, portrayed in a dazzlingly inventive style.Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel, 1969Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1969
Stand On Zanzibar: The Hugo Award-winning Novel
by John BrunnerThere are seven billion-plus humans crowding the surface of 21st century Earth. It is an age of intelligent computers, mass-market psychedelic drugs, politics conducted by assassination, scientists who burn incense to appease volcanoes ... all the hysteria of a dangerously overcrowded world, portrayed in a dazzlingly inventive style.Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel, 1969Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 1969
Stand on Zanzibar
by John BrunnerThere are seven billion-plus humans crowding the surface of 21st century Earth. It is an age of intelligent computers, mass-market psychedelic drugs, politics conducted by assassination, scientists who burn incense to appease volcanoes... all the hysteria of a dangerously overcrowded world, portrayed in a dazzlingly inventive style.<P><P> Hugo Award winner.
Stand-In Star
by Rachael JohnsAs an anthropologist, Holly McCartney is more comfortable in a museum than shopping on Rodeo Drive. She isn't prepared for the media frenzy on her arrival in L.A. to accept a posthumous acting award for her late sister...or for her sister's gorgeous friend Nate Devlin to come to her rescue. Though he resents her for some reason, she can't fight their irresistible chemistry-especially when the paparazzi force her to stay at his mansion.Photographer Nate only agrees to help Holly survive Hollywood for her sister's sake, but she soon gets under his skin in a way no other woman has. The more time he spends with her, the more his attraction grows and he finds himself opening up to her in ways he never expected. But will ghosts of the past stand in the way of their perfect Hollywood ending?72,000 words