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Vergil in Averno: Book Two of the Vergil Magus Series
by Avram DavidsonHe was a Master in Arts Magical, but not yet Incantor et MagusNow Vergil Magus, the powerful sorcerer-poet, returns in the long-awaited prequel to Avram Davidson’s bestselling novel of fable and magic, The Phoenix and the Mirror. Here, Vergil’s extraordinary adventures begin as he journeys into the hideous heart of evil and darkness . . . Enter the Very Rich City of Averno and discover a place on untold riches and untamed lusts, of orgies and drunken revelries, of madness and human corruption. Here is a decaying metropolis of wizards and warlocks, where old crones spin webs of cruelty and deceit, and hell lurks in a labyrinth of underworld caves. Vergil has come to Averno to uncover the secret of its eternal fires, the very center of its wealth and prominence. But as he explores the inner sancta of this ancient and heartless inferno, he finds, too, the fiery bed of Poppaea, the beautiful wife of the city’s most influential Magnates. With this forbidden pleasure comes forbidden knowledge, and Vergil is drawn into a web of intrigue that threatens to turn the terrible power of Averno against him.For centuries, the lords of the city have thrived on the bloody sacrifice of their own people. Now they are determined to add one more name to the scrolls of Averno’s dead . . . and to cast Vergil, now an outlaw, into the burning pits of the dying empire.
Verhext und zugebaut (Verhexte Westwick-Krimis #1)
by Colleen Cross Daniela MaiznerEin verhexter Krimi aus Westwick Corners! Cendrine West hat ein Geheimnis – sie will eigentlich gar keine Hexe sein. Ihre Zauberkunst ist auch nicht besonders gut, eine Tatsache, an die sie ihre Tante Pearl ständig erinnert. Aber sie kann sich der Hexenwelt nicht so einfach verschließen, schon gar nicht in dem kleinen Westwick Corners, wo die Hexen der Familie West schon seit Generationen für Chaos sorgen. Weitere Schwierigkeiten bahnen sich an, als kurz vor Cendrines Hochzeit eine Leiche auftaucht. Sie erkennt die magischen Verwicklungen in diesem Fall und entdeckt eine Seite an ihrem Verlobten, die ihr so gar nicht gefällt. Cendrine wird gezwungen, sich mit ihren eigenen Kräften auseinanderzusetzen. Werden sie ausreichen, um ihre Familie und die Stadt zu retten? Am Tatort zeigen alle Beweise auf ihre Tante Pearl, die unbedingt verhindern will, dass Touristen den Weg nach Westwick Corners finden. Dann will sie auch noch unbedingt Tyler Gates, den gutaussehenden neuen Sheriff, aus der Stadt jagen, so wie sie es bereits mit seinen Vorgängern getan hatte. Schlussendlich mischt sich auch noch der Geist von Oma Vi ein und das Chaos nimmt seinen Lauf. Zwischen Sheriff Gates und Cendrine fliegen Funken, während die Beweise gegen Tante Pearl immer belastender werden. Kann Cendrine den Fall – und ihr Herz – in die richtige Richtung lenken? Wenn Ihnen unterhaltsame Krimis mit einem Schuss Humor und etwas Zauberkraft gefallen, dann wird es Ihnen in Westwick Corners gefallen.
Veritas Dawn
by Mark Lynch4 July 2132. The colony ship, SS Artemis, leaves our solar system and begins a journey across the galaxy. The leviathan's destination is the "Veritas" Moon, a sphere thought capable of supporting human life. The "First Wave" colonists seek to create a utopian society on the virgin moon, free from the many problems of old Earth, but no one could have predicted the threat which awaited them. Decades later, a small group of settlers flee from the ravages of civil war and the repressive arm of a totalitarian state. This tiny community must attempt to put old grievances behind them as they struggle to survive the harsh realities of life on an isolated outpost, right on the edge of the fledgling human colony. When their settlement comes under attack by a resurgent indigenous enemy it appears the colonists' only hope rests in the actions of a mysterious stranger whose own motives remain unclear.
Verlockender Unsterblicher (Hüter der Nacht)
by Tina FolsomDer Hüter der Nacht Manus ist beauftragt, die Tochter einer ermordeten Emissarius von weiteren Ermittlungen über den Mord an ihrer Mutter abzuhalten, um zu verhindern, dass sie unbeabsichtigt die Existenz der Dämonen und der Hüter der Nacht aufdeckt. Doch Kim sucht nach Antworten und genau diese werden sie auf einen Kollisionskurs mit den Dämonen lenken, gegen die sie nicht gewappnet ist. Lara Adrian, New York Times Bestseller Autorin der Midnight Breed Serie: "Bereiten Sie sich auf eine wilde Fahrt vor! Die Hüter der Nacht sind die Einzigen, die zwischen der Menschheit und der Dämonen stehen, die versuchen, die Welt zu beherrschen. Für rasante paranormale Liebesromane, bei denen viel auf dem Spiel steht, sollten Sie unbedingt Tina Folsom zu Ihrer Pflichtlektüre hinzufügen!" Über die Serie Die unsterblichen Hüter der Nacht können sich unsichtbar machen und schützen die Menschen seit Jahrhunderten vor der dunklen Macht der Dämonen der Angst. Die Hüter leben in Komplexen, die für Menschen und Dämonen gleichermaßen unsichtbar sind, aber die Gefahr ist nie weit entfernt. Nur die Hüter der Nacht stehen zwischen der Menschheit und den bösen Plänen der Dämonen, die Menschheit zu unterwerfen. Während sie die Menschen vor den Dämonen und ihrem bösen Anführer Zoltan, dem Großmächtigen, beschützen, müssen die Hüter ihr eigenes Leben riskieren, um ihre Mission zu erfüllen, ohne dass die Menschen herausfinden, wer sie sind. Doch nicht alles läuft nach Plan. Und selbst unsterbliche Hüter können sich verlieben. Hüter der Nacht Band 1 – Geliebter Unsichtbarer Band 2 – Entfesselter Bodyguard Band 3 – Vertrauter Hexer Band 4 – Verbotener Beschützer Band 5 – Verlockender Unsterblicher Band 6 – Übersinnlicher Retter Band 7 – Unwiderstehlicher Dämon Scanguards Vampire Band 1 - Samsons Sterbliche Geliebte Band 2 - Amaurys Hitzköpfige Rebellin Band 3 - Gabriels Gefährtin Band 4 - Yvettes Verzauberung Band 5 - Zanes Erlösung Band 6 - Quinns Unendliche Liebe Band 7 – Olivers Versuchung Band 8 – Thomas' Entscheidung Band 8 1/2 – Ewiger Biss Band 9 – Cains Geheimnis Band 10 – Luthers Rückkehr Band11 – Blakes Versprechen Band 11 1/2 – Schicksalhafter Bund Band 12 – Johns Sehnsucht Novelle – Brennender Wunsch Band 13 – Ryders Rhapsodie (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 1) Band 14 - Damians Eroberung (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 2) Band 15 - Graysons Herausforderung (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 3) Codename Stargate Band 1 - Ace – Auf der Flucht Band 2 - Fox – Unter Feinden Band 3 - Yankee – Untergetaucht Band 4 – Tiger – Auf der Lauer Der Clan der Vampire Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 1 – 2) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 3 – 4) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 5) Jenseits des Olymps Band 1 - Ein Grieche für alle Fälle Band 2 - Ein Grieche zum Heiraten Band 3 - Ein Grieche im 7. Himmel Band 4 – Ein Grieche für Immer Die Hüter der Nacht Serie hat alles: Liebe auf den ersten Blick, von Feinden zum Liebespaar, Alpha-Helden, Leibwächter, Brüderschaft, Jungfrau in Not, Frau in Gefahr, verborgene Identität, Unsichtbarkeit, Seelenverwandte, gequälter Held , Altersunterschied, zweite Liebeschance, trauernder Geliebter, Rückkehr von Totgeglaubten, heimliches Baby, Entführungen, von Freundschaft zu Liebschaft, heimlicher Verehrer, unerwiderte Liebe, verbotene Liebe, Partner bei der Verbrechensbekämpfung.
Vermilion Kiss
by Elisabeth Morgan PopolowWith Hira's life hanging in the balance, Lily, Darius, and Sang are in a race against time to save him, and his soul. The adventure, suspense, and burning passion continue in Vermilion Kiss, Book 3 of Blood Rose, the paranormal romance series by author Elisabeth Morgan Popolow.With an unknown illness eating away at Hira, a shifter, and others like him, vampires Lily, Darius, and Sang must race against time to save their friend and find the incubus who has taken part of his soul. They must travel to France and overcome dire circumstances to save Hira. Will they be too late?Don't miss the third installment to the Blood Rose Series, Vermilion Kiss.Content Notes: Intense, Anal Play, Anal Intercourse, D/s Elements, Ménage, Spanking, Short M/M Scene, BDSM, Paranormal, Vampires, Contemporary, Demons, Magic, Witches, Shifters
Vermillion
by Kathleen ScottKristabelle St. Lucus will do whatever it takes to keep her family from being burned as witches. Even though her conscience is tortured by the tasks she must perform, perform them she does. Darius Castillo has watched her suffer from afar. Now he's on a mission to find the answers that will save her family and set Kristabelle free! Kristabelle St. Lucus is an etheralmancer, one who can take the soul of a person and lock them away in the lovely stained glass she designs for the Portamere Cathedral. This is her punishment for daring to be born with what the clerics call "the witching talent." The Cathedral has become a prison for those who have defied the power-hungry clerics. It is not something she wants to do, but something she must do save her family from destruction. It is either that, or watch them burn for passing an unholy legacy on to their offspring.Darius Castillo is a magi--a member of the scared order who work directly for the Magus, the rightful head of the church. Darius has watched in wonder as Kristabelle works her magic. Only he knows of her torture and pain at having to perform this horrific duty for the sake of her family. Only Darius sees the tears she shows no one. Under the guise of an acolyte, he is on a mission to discover the extent of the clerics' treachery. Nothing the clerics do can stop the burning passion he feels for the artist or the need to save her and the souls she's been forced to entrap.
Vermok the Spiteful Scavenger: Series 13 Book 5 (Beast Quest #77)
by Adam BladeDeep in the tunnels under the Warrior's Road lurks a hideous Beast... Tom must brave the darkness to rescue his best friend Elenna. Is he brave enough to win, or will he be trapped in the shadows forever?
Veronica and the Magic Spell Book
by Claire CopeVERONICA TIDDLEMARSH IS NO ORDINARY 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL - HER ONE AND ONLY FRIEND IS A SPIDER CALLED SONIC… When Veronica discovers a mysterious book hidden in her granddad's secret room, she is amazed at the spells that she finds within it. She soon discovers that she can conjure some amazing magical friends… "E, I, O, E, bring the Magical Monyips to me!" In a blinding flash of sparkling light, the Magical Monyips appeared… But what will happen when Veronica and Sonic cast more spells hidden within the pages of the magic spell book?
Version 43
by Philip PalmerThe Exodus Universe. Your odds of surviving quantum teleportation are, more or less, fifty/fifty. The only ones crazy enough to try it are the desperate, the insane, and those sentenced to exile for their crimes. Belladonna is home to the survivors of the fifty/fifty-- and is therefore a planet run by criminals and thieves. But when a horrific and improbable murder catches the attention of the Galactic Police force, one cyborg cop -- Version 43 -- is sent to investigate. Version 43 has been here before and has old friends and older enemies lying in wait. The cop was human once, but now, he is more program than man and will find a way to clean up this planet once and for all.
Version 43
by Philip PalmerThe odds of surviving quantum teleportation to the Exodus Universe are, more or less, fifty/fifty. The only ones crazy enough to try it are the desperate, the insane and those sentenced to death for their crimes. Belladonna is home to the survivors and, in a planet run by criminals and desperados, death is commonplace. But a particularly horrific (and improbable) killing attracts the Galactic Police force, and a cyborg cop is sent to investigate.Version 43 has been here before, and has old scores to settle. The cop was human once, but is now more programme than man. And he intends to clean up this planet, permanently, whatever the cost.
Version Control
by Dexter PalmerThe acclaimed author of The Dream of Perpetual Motion returns with a compelling novel about the effects of science and technology on our friendships, our love lives, and our sense of self. Rebecca Wright has reclaimed her life, finding her way out of her grief and depression following a personal tragedy years ago. She spends her days working in customer support for the internet dating site where she first met her husband. But she has a strange, persistent sense that everything around her is somewhat off-kilter: she constantly feels as if she has walked into a room and forgotten what she intended to do there; on TV, the President seems to be the wrong person in the wrong place; her dreams are full of disquiet. Meanwhile, her husband's decade-long dedication to his invention, the causality violation device (which he would greatly prefer you not call a "time machine") has effectively stalled his career and made him a laughingstock in the physics community. But he may be closer to success than either of them knows or can possibly imagine. Version Control is about a possible near future, but it's also about the way we live now. It's about smart phones and self-driving cars and what we believe about the people we meet on the Internet. It's about a couple, Rebecca and Philip, who have experienced a tragedy, and about how they help--and fail to help--each other through it. Emotionally powerful and stunningly visionary, Version Control will alter the way you see your future and your present.From the Hardcover edition.
Version Control (The Reckoner Rises)
by David A. RobertsonAfter finding out Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative in Breakdown, Cole and Eva confronted Mihko head-on. But when Eva stumbles across a secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares come to life. After a vicious battle with Mihko&’s newest test subject leaves Cole close to death, Eva is forced to continue their investigation without him. With Brady missing and Cole in recovery, Eva is on her own.What new terrors has Mihko created? Can they be stopped? And can Eva find Brady before it&’s too late?
Version Control (The Reckoner Rises)
by David A. RobertsonAfter finding out Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative in Breakdown, Cole and Eva confronted Mihko head-on. But when Eva stumbles across a secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares come to life. After a vicious battle with Mihko&’s newest test subject leaves Cole close to death, Eva is forced to continue their investigation without him. With Brady missing and Cole in recovery, Eva is on her own.What new terrors has Mihko created? Can they be stopped? And can Eva find Brady before it&’s too late?
Version Control: A Novel
by Dexter PalmerAn NPR, GQ, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the YearOne of The Washington Post’s best science fiction and fantasy books of the yearThe acclaimed author of The Dream of Perpetual Motion returns with a compelling novel about the effects of science and technology on our friendships, our love lives, and our sense of self. Rebecca Wright has reclaimed her life, finding her way out of her grief and depression following a personal tragedy years ago. She spends her days working in customer support for the internet dating site where she first met her husband. But she has a strange, persistent sense that everything around her is somewhat off-kilter: she constantly feels as if she has walked into a room and forgotten what she intended to do there; on TV, the President seems to be the wrong person in the wrong place; her dreams are full of disquiet. Meanwhile, her husband's decade-long dedication to his invention, the causality violation device (which he would greatly prefer you not call a “time machine”) has effectively stalled his career and made him a laughingstock in the physics community. But he may be closer to success than either of them knows or can possibly imagine. Version Control is about a possible near future, but it’s also about the way we live now. It’s about smart phones and self-driving cars and what we believe about the people we meet on the Internet. It’s about a couple, Rebecca and Philip, who have experienced a tragedy, and about how they help—and fail to help—each other through it. Emotionally powerful and stunningly visionary, Version Control will alter the way you see your future and your present.
Version Control: A Novel
by Dexter PalmerAn NPR, GQ, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the YearOne of The Washington Post’s best science fiction and fantasy books of the yearThe acclaimed author of The Dream of Perpetual Motion returns with a compelling novel about the effects of science and technology on our friendships, our love lives, and our sense of self. Rebecca Wright has reclaimed her life, finding her way out of her grief and depression following a personal tragedy years ago. She spends her days working in customer support for the internet dating site where she first met her husband. But she has a strange, persistent sense that everything around her is somewhat off-kilter: she constantly feels as if she has walked into a room and forgotten what she intended to do there; on TV, the President seems to be the wrong person in the wrong place; her dreams are full of disquiet. Meanwhile, her husband's decade-long dedication to his invention, the causality violation device (which he would greatly prefer you not call a “time machine”) has effectively stalled his career and made him a laughingstock in the physics community. But he may be closer to success than either of them knows or can possibly imagine. Version Control is about a possible near future, but it’s also about the way we live now. It’s about smart phones and self-driving cars and what we believe about the people we meet on the Internet. It’s about a couple, Rebecca and Philip, who have experienced a tragedy, and about how they help—and fail to help—each other through it. Emotionally powerful and stunningly visionary, Version Control will alter the way you see your future and your present.
Version Zero
by David YoonFrom the brilliant mind of New York Times bestselling author David Yoon comes a lightning-fast and scorchingly observant thriller about how we can save ourselves from the very real perils of a virtual world.Max, a data whiz at the social media company Wren, has gotten a firsthand glimpse of the dark side of big tech. When he questions what his company does with the data they collect, he's fired...then black-balled across Silicon Valley. With time on his hands and revenge on his mind, Max and his longtime friend (and secretly the love of his life) Akiko, decide to get even by rebooting the internet. After all, in order to fix things, sometimes you have to break them. But when Max and Akiko join forces with a reclusive tech baron, they learn that breaking things can have unintended--and catastrophic--consequences.
Verso la Terra
by Mark Gardner Greg Dragon David KristophIn una missione mineraria di routine nella cintura degli asteroidi, l'equipaggio della Kerwood è impantanato nelle loro preoccupazioni personali: finire rapidamente, tornare a casa e guadagnare una buona parte dei profitti. Cioè, finché la nave non subisce un errore catastrofico durante il viaggio di ritorno. Ora devono mettere da parte le loro meschine preoccupazioni se vogliono avere qualche speranza di tornare a casa vivi. L'equipaggio troverà un modo per impostare un percorso per la Terra con il suo carico utile o scoprirà che il disastro è stato orchestrato da qualcuno che non vuole che tornino a casa?
Verstrengeld (Kronieken van Kerrigan #8)
by W. J. MayVerstrengeld is het 8e boek van WJ May's bestverkochte serie, De Kronieken van Kerrigan. Rae Kerrigan is gebrandmerkt als verrader. Rae wordt gearresteerd zonder enig idee waarom ze plotseling aan de verkeerde kant van de Kroonraad staat en mogelijk voorgoed. Ze wordt als een verrader bestempeld, net als haar vader. Gedwongen om te vertrouwen op iemand die ze niet kent, raakt ze meer in de war dan ooit. Gabriël is eigenwijs, onbezonnen, afleidend knap en werkt blijkbaar voor de Kroonraad onder Carter. Gedwongen om haar onschuld te bewijzen, zal Rae voor niets stoppen en alles op het spel zetten.
Versöhnung des Blutes (Partnership in Blood #4)
by Ariel Tachna Anna DoeFortsetzung zu Konflikt des BlutesBuch 4 in der Serie - BlutspartnerschaftDer Krieg nähert sich seiner entscheidenden Phase und beide Seiten sind bis an ihre Grenzen gefordert. Da gelingt den dunklen Magiern ein vernichtender Schlag, denn sie nehmen Orlando St. Clair gefangen. Am Boden zerstört vor Sorge um seinen entführten Partner, muss Alain befürchten, dass auch Orlandos Befreiung aus den Klauen der dunklen Magier den Vampir nicht mehr retten kann, weil sein Herz und sein Verstand unheilbaren Schaden genommen haben. Christophe Lombard, der älteste und mächtigste Vampir von Paris, weiß, dass die Allianz an der Schwelle zur Niederlage steht. Er gibt seine selbstgewählte Isolation auf und schließt sich dem Kampf an. Alains abtrünniger Freund Eric Simonet, der zu den dunklen Magiern übergelaufen war, wird vor die Wahl gestellt zwischen Rache und Erlösung. Und Jean, durch Orlandos Schicksal in Wut und Zorn versetzt, muss sich der schwierigsten Entscheidung seiner Existenz stellen, während um ihn herum der alles entscheidende Kampf tobt. Werden sie mit ihren Entscheidungen die Allianz endgültig zerschlagen oder schaffen sie es doch noch, ihre Welt vor dem Untergang zu bewahren?
Vertigen (La planta mil #Volumen 2)
by Katharine McGeeUn pas en falç pot suposar una caiguda mortal. Després del terrible accident que va marcar el final de festa més amarg de les seves vides, els habitants de la supertorre de mil plantes que s'alça a Nova York lluiten per tornar a la normalitat. Però no és fàcil. Tot i gaudir de tecnologia punta i luxe futurista, un grup de joves amaga secrets que faran trontollar la torre més alta que s'ha construït mai. I, mentrestant, una noia misteriosa acaba d'arribar a la ciutat disposada a provocar tant d'enrenou com li sigui possible. I sap perfectament per on començar. A més, sense que ho sàpiguen, algú els vigila... Algú obsessionat amb la revenja.
Vertigo
by Bob ShawRob Hasson was an Air Patrolman, one of the best, until the day someone jumped him in mid-air and sent him hurtling into a fall that should have killed him. Now his mind, still tormented by memories of the shrieking air and rushing ground, protects his patched-together body by refusing to let him fly again. And what use to anyone is an Air Patrolman who's afraid to fly? Rob Hasson thinks he's a coward. No one could have foreseen the chain of events that would prove him wrong.
Vertigo
by Bob ShawRob Hasson was an Air Patrolman, one of the best, until the day someone jumped him in mid-air and sent him hurtling into a fall that should have killed him. Now his mind, still tormented by memories of the shrieking air and rushing ground, protects his patched-together body by refusing to let him fly again. And what use to anyone is an Air Patrolman who's afraid to fly? Rob Hasson thinks he's a coward. No one could have foreseen the chain of events that would prove him wrong.
Veruchia: The Dumarest Saga Book 8
by E. C. TubbEarl Dumarest, trans-galactic soldier of fortune, is still seeking his birthplace, the fabled planet Earth. On the distant, decadent planet Dradea, he meets the mysterious, mutant woman Veruchia. She selected him from the gladiators' arena to become her servant. . . and more. Soon, Dumarest discovers that she too is engaged in a quest - and that the fate of her planet hangs in the balance. Fascinated, compelled, he agrees to help her. But then he must face bizarre perils which make the gladiatorial arena seem a haven of safety. . . (First published 1973)
Veruchia: The Dumarest Saga Book 8 (DUMAREST SAGA)
by E.C. TubbEarl Dumarest, trans-galactic soldier of fortune, is still seeking his birthplace, the fabled planet Earth. On the distant, decadent planet Dradea, he meets the mysterious, mutant woman Veruchia. She selected him from the gladiators' arena to become her servant. . . and more.Soon, Dumarest discovers that she too is engaged in a quest - and that the fate of her planet hangs in the balance. Fascinated, compelled, he agrees to help her.But then he must face bizarre perils which make the gladiatorial arena seem a haven of safety. . . (First published 1973)
Very Good, Jeeves! (Jeeves and Wooster)
by P. G. Wodehouse“To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language.”—Ben Schott Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman’s gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new edition of one of the greatest comic short story collections in the English language. Whoever or whatever the cause of Bertie Wooster's consternation—Bobbie Wickham giving away his fierce Aunt Agatha's dog; getting into the bad books of Sir Roderick Glossop; attempting to scupper the unfortunate infatuation of his friend Tuppy for a robust opera singer—Jeeves can always be relied on tyo untangle the most ferocious of muddles. Even Bertie's.