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Starpuff (The Magic Pet Shop #8)
by Matilda RosePrincess Sara is scared of EVERYTHING: storms, the dark and especially the Twinkleton Dragon. She's hoping her new pet Starpuff can protect her!But when cuddly, cute Starpuff turns out to be more afraid of everything than Sara is, Sara realises it's going to take a lot of work to train her to become brave and fearless. But how can Sara show Starpuff what courage looks like when she's scared of everything too?A magical picture book about overcoming your fears and joining in the fun, filled with friendship and adventure! From the creators of Pugicorn and Kitticorn. *WITH A SPECIAL SPARKLY COVER*Discover other books in the Magic Pet Shop series:PugicornPugicorn and the Christmas WishStarwhalLa-La-LlamaPandarinaKitticorn
Starrigger (Skyway #1)
by John DechancieIndependent space trucker Jake McGraw, accompanied by his father, Sam, who inhabits the body of the truck itself, his "starrig," picks up a beautiful hitchhiker, Darla, and a trailer-load of trouble. One of the best of the indies, Jake knows a few tricks about following the Skyway, which connects dozens, or maybe hundreds, of planets--nobody knows how many and nobody really knows the full extent of the Skyway, and much of it remains unexplored. But somehow, a rumor gets started that Jake has a map for the whole thing, and suddenly everybody wants a piece of him: an alien race called the Reticulans; the human government known as the Colonial Assembly; and a nasty piece of work called Corey Wilkes, head of the wildcat trucker union TATOO. No matter what Jake does, no matter how many twists and turns he makes, he cannot shake any of the menaces on his tail. The Starrigger series continues with Red Limit Freeway and concludes with Paradox Alley. Starrigger was a nominee for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 1984.
Starry Skies (My Secret Unicorn #15)
by Linda ChapmanWhen Lauren recites a secret spell, Twilight turns into a beautiful unicorn with magical powers! Together Lauren and Twilight learn how to use their magic to help their friends.
Starry, Starry Heist
by Karen BrinerMax Rose-Rodriguez has more important things to do than finishing sixth grade—like stopping the biggest art heist the universe has ever known.Sixth-grader Max has it rough between tormentors at school and his sick—ever-worsening—mom at home. But then DZ, a strange, tuxedoed man with one shoe, appears to Max from the future and divulges that Max&’s mother&’s fate is somehow entwined with that of Vincent van Gogh&’s The Starry Night. It&’s suddenly clear to Max that any problems he already had on his plate have just gotten bigger.DZ explains to Max that someone is after The Starry Night. . . and the thief is not bound by the usual laws of time and space.&“I have questions,&” Max tells DZ. But DZ can&’t offer too many specifics. What he can provide Max is a cryptic to-do list:Read The Future Time Traveler&’s Guide to the PastConsider the puffinsBeware the Wretch with obsidian eyes.Befriend Vincent van GoghAlthough he&’s skeptical, Max tries his very best. After all, he&’ll do anything to help his mom. But he soon discovers that The Future Time Traveler&’s Guide to the Past has never been published. And he&’s not exactly sure where he&’s going to find puffins in LA, let alone consider them. He has no idea what a Wretch is. And . . . befriend Vincent van Gogh? DZ is asking the impossible. Then, one afternoon at the library, Max spots her: Turquoise-haired Maybe Wells, dressed in blue from head to toe, spattered in paint, carrying a skateboard, and sporting a beautiful tattoo of puffins on her right shoulder. Max considers those puffins. And suddenly, achieving the impossible doesn&’t seem so farfetched anymore.In this quirky, clever, and arrestingly heartfelt adventure through time, readers will find themselves cheering for the underdog at every turn—whether that underdog is Max, Maybe, a picnic hippo named Thelma, or a certain post-impressionist who, in 1889, painted his most famous work under a twinkling night sky in Arles.
Stars & Steel (Hook & Crown #2)
by Nicole KnappAfter escaping Neverland, Elena and Will are looking forward to starting over and moving on with their lives. But plagued by nightmares and the harsh realities of the real world, getting a fresh start is proving to be easier said than done. Just when they wonder if things can possibly get worse, an all too familiar fairy appears to burn what remains of their lives to the ground. Fully aware that they are flying straight into a trap, Elena and Will set off on a rescue mission to the last place they ever thought they would see again. Neverland. Just as deadly as before, the island awaits, ready to rip them apart and destroy everything they love. Boundaries will be pushed, relationships will be tested, and not everyone will make it out alive. How do you stop a villain who does not die? When it comes to Neverland, everything begins and ends with stars and steel.
Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection
by Marissa MeyerThe #1New York TimesBestselling Series! The enchantment continues. . . . The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and secrets - that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realize their destinies? With nine stories - five of which have never before been published - and an exclusive never-before-seen excerpt from Marissa Meyer's novel, Heartless, about the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, Stars Above is essential for fans of the bestselling and beloved Lunar Chronicles.
Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection (Lunar Chronicles )
by Marissa MeyerThe universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and secrets - that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realize their destinies?With six stories - two of which have never before been published - and an exclusive never-before-seen excerpt from Marissa Meyer's novel, Heartless, about the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, Stars Above is essential for fans of the bestselling and beloved Lunar Chronicles.
Stars And Moon: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Lv XiaoFengA man with "amnesia" woke up under the cliff.A diagram of "Nine Elements Clearing the Pass". Legend has it that it can make people transcend the mortal world and become saints.This was a miraculous Deathly Night Token, and it possessed an unbelievable amount of magic.A mysterious codename, "Five of Longevity", was actually the envoy of a civilization from outer space?An ordinary librarian, because of his fanatical love for ancient martial arts, was ordered by fate to travel to the ancient continent from two thousand years ago, where he began his wonderful and beautiful legendary life:Although he was not easy to gamble with, he had defeated the owner of the gambling house consecutively. Although he was not greedy for wealth, he had always been rich; although he was not a frivolous person, he had always formed feelings of confusion and love with different kinds of beauties; he was born easygoing, he first picked up a Sect Leader to do things and later became the commander of a large army. He forgot which martial skills he had learned, but by virtue of his talent, fortune, and hard practice, he had defeated the top experts one after another …
Stars And Moon: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Lv XiaoFengA man with "amnesia" woke up under the cliff.A diagram of "Nine Elements Clearing the Pass". Legend has it that it can make people transcend the mortal world and become saints.This was a miraculous Deathly Night Token, and it possessed an unbelievable amount of magic.A mysterious codename, "Five of Longevity", was actually the envoy of a civilization from outer space?An ordinary librarian, because of his fanatical love for ancient martial arts, was ordered by fate to travel to the ancient continent from two thousand years ago, where he began his wonderful and beautiful legendary life:Although he was not easy to gamble with, he had defeated the owner of the gambling house consecutively. Although he was not greedy for wealth, he had always been rich; although he was not a frivolous person, he had always formed feelings of confusion and love with different kinds of beauties; he was born easygoing, he first picked up a Sect Leader to do things and later became the commander of a large army. He forgot which martial skills he had learned, but by virtue of his talent, fortune, and hard practice, he had defeated the top experts one after another …
Stars And Moon: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Lv XiaoFengA man with "amnesia" woke up under the cliff.A diagram of "Nine Elements Clearing the Pass". Legend has it that it can make people transcend the mortal world and become saints.This was a miraculous Deathly Night Token, and it possessed an unbelievable amount of magic.A mysterious codename, "Five of Longevity", was actually the envoy of a civilization from outer space?An ordinary librarian, because of his fanatical love for ancient martial arts, was ordered by fate to travel to the ancient continent from two thousand years ago, where he began his wonderful and beautiful legendary life:Although he was not easy to gamble with, he had defeated the owner of the gambling house consecutively. Although he was not greedy for wealth, he had always been rich; although he was not a frivolous person, he had always formed feelings of confusion and love with different kinds of beauties; he was born easygoing, he first picked up a Sect Leader to do things and later became the commander of a large army. He forgot which martial skills he had learned, but by virtue of his talent, fortune, and hard practice, he had defeated the top experts one after another …
Stars And Moon: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Lv XiaoFengA man with "amnesia" woke up under the cliff.A diagram of "Nine Elements Clearing the Pass". Legend has it that it can make people transcend the mortal world and become saints.This was a miraculous Deathly Night Token, and it possessed an unbelievable amount of magic.A mysterious codename, "Five of Longevity", was actually the envoy of a civilization from outer space?An ordinary librarian, because of his fanatical love for ancient martial arts, was ordered by fate to travel to the ancient continent from two thousand years ago, where he began his wonderful and beautiful legendary life:Although he was not easy to gamble with, he had defeated the owner of the gambling house consecutively. Although he was not greedy for wealth, he had always been rich; although he was not a frivolous person, he had always formed feelings of confusion and love with different kinds of beauties; he was born easygoing, he first picked up a Sect Leader to do things and later became the commander of a large army. He forgot which martial skills he had learned, but by virtue of his talent, fortune, and hard practice, he had defeated the top experts one after another …
Stars And Moon: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Lv XiaoFengA man with "amnesia" woke up under the cliff.A diagram of "Nine Elements Clearing the Pass". Legend has it that it can make people transcend the mortal world and become saints.This was a miraculous Deathly Night Token, and it possessed an unbelievable amount of magic.A mysterious codename, "Five of Longevity", was actually the envoy of a civilization from outer space?An ordinary librarian, because of his fanatical love for ancient martial arts, was ordered by fate to travel to the ancient continent from two thousand years ago, where he began his wonderful and beautiful legendary life:Although he was not easy to gamble with, he had defeated the owner of the gambling house consecutively. Although he was not greedy for wealth, he had always been rich; although he was not a frivolous person, he had always formed feelings of confusion and love with different kinds of beauties; he was born easygoing, he first picked up a Sect Leader to do things and later became the commander of a large army. He forgot which martial skills he had learned, but by virtue of his talent, fortune, and hard practice, he had defeated the top experts one after another …
Stars And Moon: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Lv XiaoFengA man with "amnesia" woke up under the cliff.A diagram of "Nine Elements Clearing the Pass". Legend has it that it can make people transcend the mortal world and become saints.This was a miraculous Deathly Night Token, and it possessed an unbelievable amount of magic.A mysterious codename, "Five of Longevity", was actually the envoy of a civilization from outer space?An ordinary librarian, because of his fanatical love for ancient martial arts, was ordered by fate to travel to the ancient continent from two thousand years ago, where he began his wonderful and beautiful legendary life:Although he was not easy to gamble with, he had defeated the owner of the gambling house consecutively. Although he was not greedy for wealth, he had always been rich; although he was not a frivolous person, he had always formed feelings of confusion and love with different kinds of beauties; he was born easygoing, he first picked up a Sect Leader to do things and later became the commander of a large army. He forgot which martial skills he had learned, but by virtue of his talent, fortune, and hard practice, he had defeated the top experts one after another …
Stars And Moon: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Lv XiaoFengA man with "amnesia" woke up under the cliff.A diagram of "Nine Elements Clearing the Pass". Legend has it that it can make people transcend the mortal world and become saints.This was a miraculous Deathly Night Token, and it possessed an unbelievable amount of magic.A mysterious codename, "Five of Longevity", was actually the envoy of a civilization from outer space?An ordinary librarian, because of his fanatical love for ancient martial arts, was ordered by fate to travel to the ancient continent from two thousand years ago, where he began his wonderful and beautiful legendary life:Although he was not easy to gamble with, he had defeated the owner of the gambling house consecutively. Although he was not greedy for wealth, he had always been rich; although he was not a frivolous person, he had always formed feelings of confusion and love with different kinds of beauties; he was born easygoing, he first picked up a Sect Leader to do things and later became the commander of a large army. He forgot which martial skills he had learned, but by virtue of his talent, fortune, and hard practice, he had defeated the top experts one after another …
Stars Beyond (Stars Uncharted #2)
by S. K. DunstallThe crew of Another Road are back, closer than ever to the biggest score in the galaxy. . . if they can stay a step ahead of the Justice Department agents and Company men tracking them.An engineer with a fondness for weapons. A captain with no memory. An obsessive genemodder who loves to tinker. Meet the crew of Another Road.Josune, Roystan, and Nika have escaped the company thugs trying to kill them. They've gotten a new spaceship to replace The Road (after it was blown up underneath them). And their new ship is armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons, courtesy of Josune. All that's left to do before they head out to find the legendary lode of transurides is to restore Roystan's memory. To do that, they need to collect the genemod machine Nika has ordered.But first, they have to shake off the Justice Department agent and the Companies tracking them. It should be easy. They've done it before. What could possibly go wrong?
Stars Over Stars
by K.D. WentworthRaised human, Heyoka Blackeagle thinks like a human, even if he is a typical hrinn, a wolf-like creature who distinguished himself in the Ranger Corp against the alien flek. He leads a group of humans and hrinn on a planet from which the flek have been driven, but the planet must be abandoned. In the rush, Heyoka and his troops are left behind. And then the flek arrive.
Stars Uncharted (Stars Uncharted #1)
by S. K. DunstallIn this rip-roaring space opera, a ragtag band of explorers are out to make the biggest score in the galaxy.On this space jump, no one is who they seem . . .Captain Hammond Roystan is a simple cargo runner who has stumbled across the find of a lifetime: the Hassim, a disabled exploration ship--and its valuable record of unexplored worlds.His junior engineer, Josune Arriola, said her last assignment was in the uncharted rim. But she is decked out in high-level bioware that belies her humble backstory.A renowned body-modification artist, Nika Rik Terri has run afoul of clients who will not take no for an answer. She has to flee off-world, and she is dragging along a rookie modder, who seems all too experienced in weapons and war . . .Together this mismatched crew will end up on one ship, hurtling through the lawless reaches of deep space with Roystan at the helm. Trailed by nefarious company men, they will race to find the most famous lost world of all--and riches beyond their wildest dreams . . .
Stars and Bones: A Continuance Novel
by Gareth L. PowellA stunningly inventive action-packed science-fiction epic adventure for fans of Becky Chambers and Ann Leckie from the multi BSFA award-winner, Gareth L. Powell.Seventy-five years from today, the human race has been cast from a dying Earth to wander the stars in a vast fleet of arks—each shaped by its inhabitants into a diverse and fascinating new environment, with its own rules and eccentricities. When her sister disappears while responding to a mysterious alien distress call, Eryn insists on being part of the crew sent to look for her. What she discovers on Candidate-623 is both terrifying and deadly. When the threat follows her back to the fleet and people start dying, she is tasked with seeking out a legendary recluse who may just hold the key to humanity&’s survival. Gareth L. Powell&’s Embers of War won 2018 BSFA Award for Best Novel and was shortlisted for the 2019 Locus Awards and the 2021 Seiun Awards in Japan. Its sequels, Fleet of Knives and Light of Impossible Stars, were both shortlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Novel, and Fleet of Knives was also shortlisted for the 2020 Locus Awards.
Stars and Gods: A Collection Of Fact, Fiction And Wit
by Larry NivenLarry Niven is the New York Times bestselling author of such classic science fiction novels as Ringworld and Destiny's Road. One of his previous collections, N-Space, was lauded by the Houston Post as "Outstanding . . . hours of entertainment," while Publishers Weekly called it "A must for science fiction fans." A follow-up volume, Playgrounds of the Mind, was praised by Kirkus Reviews as "Grand Entertainment."Niven returns with the sequel to his most recent collection, Scatterbrain, which gathers an equally engaging assortment of Niven's latest work, all in one captivating volume. Here are choice excerpts from his most recent novels, including Ringworld's Child, as well as short stories, non-fiction, interviews, editorials, collaborations, and correspondence. Stars and Gods roams all over a wide variety of fascinating topics, from space stations to conventional etiquette.Give yourself a treat, and feel free to pick the brain of one of modern science fiction's most fascinating thinkers.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Stars and Stripes Forever (Stars and Stripes #1)
by Harry HarrisonOn November 8, 1861, a U. S. navy warship stopped a British packet and seized two Confederate emissaries on their way to England to seek backing for their cause. England responded with rage, calling for a war of vengeance. The looming crisis was defused by the peace-minded Prince Albert. But imagine how Albert's absence during this critical moment might have changed everything. For lacking Albert's calm voice of reason, Britain now seizes the opportunity to attack and conquer a crippled, war-torn America. Ulysses S. Grant is poised for an attack that could smash open the South's defenses. In Washington, Abraham Lincoln sees a first glimmer of hope that this bloody war might soon end. But then disaster strikes: English troops have invaded from Canada. With most of the Northern troops withdrawn to fight the new enemy, General William Tecumseh Sherman and his weakened army stand alone against the Confederates. Can a divided, bloodied America defeat England, or will the United States cease to exist for all time? From the Paperback edition.
Stars and Stripes Forever: Stars and Stripes Book 1
by Harry HarrisonIn 1861 the American Civil War was in its first lethal year. Britain favoured the Confederacy - and the United Kingdom's hostility to the North increased to a flashpoint when a Union warship stopped a British vessel at sea. At that moment, there was a very real risk of war between Britain and the Union.Would Britain have invaded the United States? And if she had - what would have happened? This brilliantly envisaged alternative history shows on a truly epic scale the terrible consequences of such an action. For by the middle of the last century, warfare was already industrialised. Steam-powered ironclad ships at sea and trench warfare, powerful cannon and rapid firing guns on land had revolutionised the business of mass slaughter. Men died in battle on a scale never before seen.
Stars and Stripes Triumphant (Stars and Stripes #3)
by Harry HarrisonIn England, Irish-born citizens are being herded into prison camps. On the high seas, a furious British Navy is seizing American cargo ships bound for Europe. And on the Thames, a new weapon of unparalleled destructive force is sailing toward an impregnable city-spearheaded by a daring act of espionage. For U. S. president Abraham Lincoln, Britain's Queen Victoria, Lord Palmerston, and a loyal opposition, a day of reckoning is at hand . . . and so is history's most astounding battle. Harry Harrison's series of alternate history, based on the U. S. Civil War, stands as a provocative work of imagination, drama, and brilliant historical insight. Now in the thrilling finale, Harrisontells a stunning, action-packed story of America's rapidly growing military might being locked, loaded, and aimed at the heart of England itself. For the two countries that share a language and a heritage, the conflict began at the dawn of the U. S. Civil War. Just as America was about to tear itself to pieces, Britain itself committed an act of war by seizing a U. S. packet ship. In retaliation, the Confederate States rejoined the Union and took up arms against England. Repulsing a British invasion, and defeating her majesty's army first in Canada, then in Mexico, then in Ireland, American pride and power swelled. Britain, like a wounded lion, howled in shame and anger. Now, Queen Victoria's empire is more dangerous than ever before, turning against the Irish on her own soil, flexing her naval might, and all but forcing a weary President Lincoln to authorize the next step in a headlong journey toward war. A tale of daring and strategy,Stars and Stripes Triumphantexplores how arrogance turns superpowers into victims, how regional conflicts can explode into world wars, and how the personalities of a few men and women can change the course of history itself-for better or for worse. From the Hardcover edition.
Stars and Stripes Triumphant: Stars and Stripes Book 3
by Harry HarrisonThe Stars and Stripes trilogy is the story of the war that never was, but might so easily have happened: the war of the 1860s between the United States of America and the British Empire. It began with an ill-considered seizure of a British ship, escalated with an ill-considered letter to Abraham Lincoln, and continued with an ill-starred invasion of the territory of the USA by an incensed British government. The first modern war - with iron-clad ships, rapid-firing guns, trenches, mass armies and massive casualties, was taking place, not between the industrial northern states and the agricultural southern ones, but between the two great English-speaking nations. Who happened also to be the two most powerful nations on the planet. In the stunning conclusion to this series, the Irish become involved and a most surprising ending is the culmination of the ill-fated war.
Stars and Stripes in Peril (Stars and Stripes #2)
by Harry Harrison"HARRY HARRISON IS ONE OF SCIENCE FICTION'S MOST PROLIFIC AND ACCOMPLISHED CRAFTSMEN. " --The New York Times Book Review In the midst of Civil War, a stunned North and South join forces to combat a sudden attack of British troops. Though the Americans are victorious, three years later a new threat emerges. Her Majesty's Army is massing for a possible attack through Texas. Into the gauntlet Lincoln sends his chosen angel of death, General Ulysses S. Grant--while his top soldiers, including Robert E. Lee and William Tecumseh Sherman, plan the most daring naval invasion ever launched: an assault on British soil itself. Stars and Stripes in Peril is the new masterwork from one of the world's most provocative authors. Venturing beyond a fascinating question of what if? Harry Harrison brilliantly examines the people and passions that make up nations both great and small--and shows how technology and politics had the power to shape history's first great World War . . . half a century before it began . . . "Lovers of novels of alternate history hold Harry Harrison in high regard and his latest book can only enhance that esteem. " --Abilene Reporter News
Stars and Stripes in Peril: Stars and Stripes Book 2
by Harry HarrisonAn uneasy truce is broken by the British, who refuse to believe that the might of the British Empire can be bested by their former colony. They begin building a road across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where Mexico is at its narrowest. This will enable them to bring in colonial troops from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic to attack the United States along the undefended Gulf coast.When the Americans attack the road, the war bogs down in futile jungle warfare. Only a brilliant plan by General Robert E. Lee enables the United States to broaden the war and attack the British forces where they least expect it - very close to home.