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Beggars & Choosers (Beggars Trilogy #2)
by Nancy KressIn Beggars and Choosers, Kress returns to the same future world created in her earlier work, an America strangely altered by genetic modifications. Millions of ordinary people are supported by the efforts of the handsome and intellectually superior gene-modified, who are in turn running scared in the face of the astonishing, nearly superhuman powers of the Sleepless, who have their own agenda for humanity. The Sleepless, radically altered humans, have withdrawn from the rest of the race to an island retreat, from which they periodically release dazzling scientific advances. Most of the world is on the verge of collapse, overburdened by a population of jobless drones and racked by the results of irresponsible genetic research and nano-technology. Will the world be saved? And for whom?
Beggars in Spain: The Original Hugo & Nebula Winning Novella
by Nancy KressIn a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep.Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha and the other "Sleepless" are outcasts -- victims of blind hatred, political repression, and shocking mob violence meant to drive them from human society ... and, ultimately, from Earth itself.But Leisha Camden has chosen to remain behind in a world that envies and fears her "gift" -- a world marked for destruction in a devastating conspiracy of freedom ... and revenge.
Begin Again (Remnants Series #14)
by K. A. ApplegateIt is the story of what happens to the survivors of a desperate mission to rescue a handful of human beings after an asteroid collides with the Earth.
Begin Again: A Novel
by Helly ActonHave you ever wanted to change the past and discover the result of choices not taken? Now, in this brilliantly fun novel of what-ifs, missed chances, and new beginnings, Frankie McKenzie discovers what starting over might bring…Despite living firmly in her comfort zone, Frankie McKenzie feels unsettled. She can’t help feeling something’s missing. Is it a home to call her own? Travel? A more rewarding job? A relationship? Before she can work it out, she dies in a freak kebab-related accident after what she sees as yet another dud of a first date.But life isn’t over for Frankie. Instead, she is miraculously offered a second chance: Frankie can revisit key moments from her past to see if different choices will lead her to the fulfilling life she’s always dreamt of. And there are so many opportunities! Should she decide to languidly lounge by warm Mexican waters with sexy Raphael? Or say yes to the proposal of earnestly reliable university-sweetheart Toby? Perhaps a worry-free gilded cage with Callum is the solution! Or what about that high-powered media career she thought that she wanted? Soon, Frankie will see what her life would have been if only she’d caught that one-way flight, accepted the marriage proposal, or attended the intimidating job interview. Will she finally find her Mr. Right? Or discover she already had? Which way should she turn? And over and over she asks herself the question…What would she change if she could begin again?
Beginning
by Philipp SchmidtThe tale of the team's first mission on the dark streets of Berlin and Edinburgh. Shadow Hunters Fleck, Sligo, Musk, Wasp, Orca and Bulldog come together and soon find themselves in a struggle for survival. Will they make it? A breathtaking story begins. The world of the End of Time Series: Years 2038 to 2060. These are dark years, years of chaos, years of upheaval. Megacorporations have seized power and taken over most governments. Cartels and gangs dominate the streets. The world is on the brink of collapse. The Gutter Guardian's survival stands between light and shadow, between good and evil, soon so will the fate of the entire planet.
Beginning RPG Maker MV
by Darrin PerezCreate your very own role playing game using the RPG Maker MV game development engine. You'll go through tutorials and exercises that will take you from installing the software to putting the final touches upon your first project. Beginning RPG Maker MV has been designed with the complete beginner in mind who has little to no experience with the engine. It includes full JavaScript code, replacing the old Ruby commands. Game design can be quite a daunting challenge, as it generally involves a large amount of programming know-how on top of having to plan everything out that makes a good game what it is. RPG Maker MV is an intuitive system that allows you to make your own game with a fraction of the effort otherwise required. Beginning RPG Maker MV equips you with the knowledge you need to use Enterbrain's newest role playing game development engine. Takes you from the start of a project to the completion of a small game. Provides a step-by-step process that will walk you through each stage of the creation process. Gives many helpful tips and tricks you can apply to your future endeavors with the engine. What you'll learn Use switches and variables to affect the game world Populate your areas with non-player characters that serve a wide range of roles Use the database which serves as the backbone of RPG Maker MV Create dungeons with two types of enemy encounter Create fun and varied mini-games and side-quests to serve as distractions from the main plot Write scripts using RPG Maker MV's Script Editor Who this book is for Beginning RPG Maker MV is for novices in game design who would like to learn how to use a simple, yet robust, game development engine. It's for those people who have little to no programming experience but would like to make an RPG.
Beginning's End (The Empire Saga #3)
by M. DaltoEver since her unexpected return to the Empire, all Alexstrayna wanted was to protect her family. Despite the life-altering events that occurred within the Borderlands, her family–those that remained–were all she had left. As Empress, it was her predestined duty to protect them while ensuring the safety of the Empire. But when the ever-threatening forces from the Borderlands challenge the peace, she must search within herself to discover a new magic, one stronger than anything the Annals have foretold before.
Beguiled
by Susan Spencer PaulLady Lillian Walford Had The Look Of PerfectionYet a fateful flaw doomed her to a life of silence. And although Anthony Harbreas, the gallant Earl of Graydon, had showered her with his attention, Lillian knew she was fit to be no man's wife. So why had the much-sought-after earl asked her to be his true-bound bride?Tricked by her brother into marriage with the lovely Lillian, Anthony was quick to realize his incredible luck. For he knew that beneath the surface of her quiet beauty, Lillian was a priceless jewel. And he was determined to convince his innocent wife of her true worth and their golden future.
Beguilement (The Sharing Knife, Vol. #1)
by Lois Mcmaster BujoldFirst part of a duology. A romantic fantasy adventure about a farm girl who runs away from home.
Behaving Like Adults
by Gretchen AnthonyFor fans of Schitt&’s Creek comes a charming novel about a formidable matriarch who is confronted with the messiness of family, originally published as Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners.Highly recommended by Buzzfeed, Southern Living, PopSugar, New York Post, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, BookPage, and HelloGiggles&“Propulsive and endearing.&” —J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great MidwestTo Violet Baumgartner, there is nothing more important than family. And hers is perfect. Or at least, that&’s what she wants everyone else to believe, much to her daughter Cerise&’s chagrin. But when a family secret is revealed at a big retirement party, life as Violet knows it begins to spiral out of control, pitting mother against daughter in an epic battle of wills that will change everything.Brimming with humor, emotion and surprises, Behaving Like Adults brings to life a remarkable cast of flawed, deeply human characters who must learn to adapt to the unconventional and embrace all of life&’s unexpected twists and turns. Look for Gretchen Anthony&’s next hilarious, heartwarming novel, The Kids Are Gonna Ask, winner of the 2021 Alex Award!
Behaving Like Adults: A Novel
by Anna MaxtedMeet Holly, the sunny twenty-nine-year-old owner of Girl Meets Boy, a dating service for those who are "beautiful inside and out." Though she's a successfulmatchmaker, she hasn't quite fulfilled her own relationship dreams (her ex-fiancé, Nick, seems unlikely to progress from his job as Mr. Elephant, children's party entertainer). So when her friends dare her to pick a man off the top of the pile, she's game.But in one awful evening, the seemingly perfect Stuart turns out to be a completecad, and Holly's belief in the goodness of humanity takes a hit. What does it mean for her business and her romantic future if she can no longer trust her ability to read people? Holly's friends and colleagues are drawn into the complicated drama of her life, while Holly learns her most important lesson: to trust herself.Rueful and hilarious, Behaving Like Adults is a must-read novel of men and women growing up -- in spite of themselves.
Beheld
by Alex Flinn#1 New York Times bestselling YA author Alex Flinn is back with magical twists on four fairy-tale favorites, each featuring a little help from Kendra, the witch from Beastly, as she searches through cities and centuries for her lost love.Being a powerful witch, Kendra has survived it all. Since she first beheld James over three hundred years ago, Kendra has tangled with witch hunters and wolves, helped a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, cowered in London as German bombs fell, and lived through who knows how many shipwrecks. But her powers have limits, and immortality can be lonely. Kendra isn’t ready to stop searching for the warlock she had met centuries ago.With the help of her magic mirror, Kendra will travel the world to reconnect with her lost love—and, of course, she can’t help but play a hand in a few more stories along the way.Featuring retellings of favorite fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and The Ugly Duckling, Alex Flinn’s latest young adult novel, Beheld, is fresh fairy-tale fun from beginning to end.
Behemoth (Leviathan #2)
by Scott Westerfeld Keith ThompsonThe behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker Powers. Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan, they hope to bring the war to a halt. But when disaster strikes the Leviathan's peacekeeping mission, they find themselves alone and hunted in enemy territory. Alek and Deryn will need great skill, new allies, and brave hearts to face what's ahead.
Behemoth (Trilogía Leviathan parte II)
by Scott Westerfeld Keith Thompson Raquel Solá GarcíaUn trono robado. Una misión secreta. Una aventura épica. El Behemoth es la criatura más feroz de la armada británica. Puede tragar buques de guerra enemigos de un solo bocado. Los darwinistas lo necesitarán, ahora que están en guerra contra los poderes clánker. Deryn es una chica que se hace pasar por chico en el Ejército del Aire británico y Alek es el heredero de un Imperio, aunque finge ser un plebeyo. Finalmente se conocen a bordo de la aeronave Leviathan y ambos esperan poder terminar con la guerra. Pero, cuando el desastre echa por tierra la misión pacificadora del Leviathan, se encuentran solos y perseguidos en territorio enemigo. Alek y Deryn necesitarán grandes dosis de habilidad, nuevos aliados y mucho valor para enfrentarse a todas las adversidades. No te pierdas el primer libro. ?Leviathan?
Behemoth and The Wisp
by Linn EdwardsThe Compound protects the remnants of often horrific human experimentation during World War II. Now a new generation comes of age, some with strange powers and abilities, groomed to be weapons for justice.Mason and Jordie are young men, each with a special gift and strongly attracted to each other. When they finally reach out and really connect, they must also be careful. Mason can become intangible like a mist, then completely whole and solid again -- even during sex. Jordie is a nine foot tall giant, able to leap great distances in a single bound. Together they face challenges in figuring out sex and love.When a woman in their group at The Compound appears to be kidnapped, Mason and Jordie must put aside their own secrets to help her. But they soon discover everyone secrets, and not everyone in The Compound is who they seem.
Behemoth: Silverhair, Longtusk, Icebones
by Stephen BaxterThey have measured the slow pulse of the seasons as the Earth spins its stately annual dance. Their memories stretch back across the million-year cycles of the ice sheets.Their stories tell of the making of the world. And as the millenia have passed, their legends have served them well.And a thousand years from now, on a different world, they will be the difference between life and death, between extinction and a future as long as the past.This new ebook edition collects three of Stephen Baxter's early books together for the first time.Starting with the story of SilverHair, the last of the few remaining mammoths that have survived in a Siberian evolutionary backwater the MAMMOTH trilogy is the story of the mammoths of history and legend. It is their story built on their own myths and traditions. Conscious and intelligent, the mammoths of this trilogy have, within the limits of their nature, their own culture and oral mythology, even a creation myth, which they will use to tell their story, understand their world and try to cope with the encroachments of mankind.
Behind Enemy Lines: Behind Enemy Lines (Infinity Ring #6)
by Jennifer A. NielsenFix the past. Save the future.World War II is raging across Europe, and the Axis and Allied powers are in a stalemate. Dak, Sera, and Riq can tip the scales in the Allies' favor . . . if they can pull off the most daring spy mission of all time. But even if they succeed, are they playing into the SQ's hands?Jennifer A. Nielsen, author of THE FALSE PRINCE, brings her talent for intrigue and suspense to the Infinity Ring series!
Behind The Walls Of Terra
by Philip Jose FarmerThere was the universe of the Lords in the beginning, and that was the only one we knew about. Then, after ten thousand years of civilization, my ancestors formulated the theory of artificial universes. Once the mathematics of the concept was realized, it was only a matter of time and will until the first pocket universe was made. Then the same 'space' would hold two worlds of space-matter, but one would be impervious to the inhabitants of the other, because each universe was at right angles to the other! "However, the first new universe was crude ... it embodied no new principles. It was, in fact, an exact imitation of the original. Well, not exact in the sense that it was not a copy of the world as it was but as it had been in our past." "The copy was this--my world?" Kickaha said. "Earth's?"
Behind Time (Emma Merrigan #2)
by Lynn AbbeyShe can travel to any place or any moment in time. But the one person she wants, she can't find...
Behind the Attic Wall
by Sylvia CassedyThey were watching... and waiting. At twelve, Maggie had been thrown out of more boarding schools than she cared to remember. "Impossible to handle," they said -- nasty, mean, disobedient, rebellious, thieving -- anything they could say to explain why she must be removed from the school.Maggie was thin and pale, with shabby clothes and stringy hair, when she arrived at her new home. "It was a mistake to bring her here," said Maggie's great-aunts, whose huge stone house looked like another boarding school -- or a prison. But they took her in anyway. After all, aside from Uncle Morris, they were Maggie's only living relatives.But from behind the closet door in the great and gloomy house, Maggie hears the faint whisperings, the beckoning voices. And in the forbidding house of her ancestors, Maggie finds magic...the kind that lets her, for the first time, love and be loved.
Behind the Canvas
by Alexander VanceThere is a world behind the canvas. Past the flat façade and the crackling paint is a realm where art lives, breathes, creates, and destroys.Claudia Miravista loves art but only sees what is on the surface-until the Dutch boy Pim appears in the painting in her room. Pim has been trapped in the world behind the canvas for centuries by a power-hungry witch, and he now believes that Claudia is his only hope for escape. Fueled by the help of an ancient artist and some microwaveable magic, Claudia enters the wondrous and terrifying world behind the canvas, intent on destroying the witch's most cherished possession and setting her new friend free. But in that world nothing is quite as it appears on the surface. Not even friendship.
Behind the Castello Doors
by Chantelle ShawTorment on his doorstepCesario Piras, brooding master of the Castello del Falco, wasn’t prepared for the visitor who turned up on his doorstep during a raging storm-or for the little bundle bearing the Piras name she had in tow. Cesario’s head screamed Run, but his damaged heart began to betray him. Beth Granger knew the moment she knocked on the castle door that there was no going back. She had a job to do. But the moment Cesario looked deep into her pleading eyes her faultless plan crumbled around her...
Behind the Curtain
by Shannon AinslieWhen hunger and loneliness lure sullen, teenaged Rowdy to the home of his strange granny, a mysterious old woman known as The Witch of West Hill, he begins to discover a myriad of fascinating magical spells and family secrets.After two weeks of rigorous physical training under the guidance of a clever crow, Rowdy learns he has been chosen by the spirit world to embark on a dangerous journey to the heartland of the frozen world of Sionnin.To complete his treacherous mission is to restore peace to Sionnin and break the spells that bind his family.He doesn’t have to do it alone. He has the help of the crow, his courageous girlfriend, Jordyn, his scientific friend, Thomas, and his mysterious, powerful granny.With his friends beside him, Rowdy must find the courage not only to fight for peace in Sionnin, but also to find peace within himself.
Behind the Eyes of Dreamers: And Other Short Novels (Five Star First Edition Science Fiction And Fantasy Ser.)
by Pamela SargentIn an untamed garden, a woman discovers the price of freedom Aniya is a perfect creature. Using the power of the Net, she has banished all of her painful memories, allowing herself to live in a state of perfect contentment on a far-future Earth. In order to have companions, she creates two eidolons--living beings imprinted with all of Aniya's thoughts, feelings, and desires. Of the two creatures, Orielna is happy to live in her creator's shadow, but Josef is not. When the pain inside him becomes overwhelming, he commits a murder and flees into the tangle of the Garden, a place where death has not been conquered. To rescue him, Orielna follows him to the Garden and discovers that behind its walls lie impossible dangers--and unknown joys. In this bewitching collection, Pamela Sargent explores what becomes of humanity when all its pains are stripped away.
Behind the Film Star's Smile
by Kate HardyWhen the camera stops rolling... Former police officer Jess Greenacre is hoping to bury her past-and becoming a runner on a London film set is the change in scenery she needs. But she hadn't planned on running into award-winning actor Luke McKenzie on her very first day...and she certainly hadn't expected the earth-shattering kiss that leaves them both wanting more! Luke has painful memories of his own, but could the honesty he finds in this captivating woman's eyes herald a new start...for both of them?