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The Jasmine Throne: Tiktok made me buy it! The Indian-inspired sapphic fantasy
by Tasha SuriOne is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. The other is a priestess searching for her family. Together, they will change the fate of an empire. Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of powerful magic - but is now little more than a decaying ruin. Priya is a maidservant, one of several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to attend Malini's chambers. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, as long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides. But when Malini accidentally bears witness to Priya's true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled . . .The Jasmine Throne begins an epic fantasy trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and romances of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies. The sapphic romance and Booktok sensation!Follow the author on Tiktok at @tashasuri.'Raises the bar for what epic fantasy should be' Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights 'This cutthroat and sapphic novel will grip you until the very end' Vulture (Best of the Year)'Suri's incandescent feminist masterpiece hits like a steel fist inside a velvet glove' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun 'It left me breathless' Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter 'I loved it' Alix E. Harrow, Hugo award-winning author of The Once and Future Witches'Lush and stunning . . . this sapphic fantasy will rip your heart out' BuzzFeed News 'A fierce, heart-wrenching exploration of the value and danger of love' Publishers Weekly (starred review)For more from Tasha Suri, check out: The Burning Kingdoms The Jasmine Throne The Oleander Sword The Books of Ambha Empire of Sand Realm of Ash
Jasper: El Principio (Jasper #1)
by Eileen SheehanTomar un atajo a través de un callejón oscuro y remoto en la noche de Halloween resultó ser una decisión que cambió la vida del científico investigador Jasper Greene. Mordido por un zombi y brutalmente atacado por un grupo de hombres lobo, lo dejaron por muerto solo para ser descubierto y rescatado por un rey vampiro que lo llevó a casa para curarlo. Encantado de descubrir que la investigación de Jasper era sobre genética con un enfoque en alargar la vida (para lo cual a menudo se usaba a sí mismo como sujeto de prueba debido a la falta de dinero), el rey vampiro le asignó la tarea de cambiar el ADN del vampiro para que fuera menos obvio de lo que eran cuando estaban en compañía de humanos. Con su asistente, Lila, se le proporcionó un laboratorio y se puso a trabajar. Con las toxinas de los hombres lobo y los zombis mezclados con la sangre de vampiro que se le proporcionó durante su tiempo de curación, Jasper luchó por adaptarse a su nuevo cuerpo mientras hacía todo lo posible para adaptarse a los vampiros hasta que se presentó la oportunidad de escapar. Pero, ¿a dónde va un hombre que tiene rasgos de vampiro, hombre lobo y zombi? "El Principio", es el libro 1 de la serie Jasper.
Jasper: Amor y Monstruos (Jasper #2)
by Eileen SheehanContinuando donde terminó "Jasper: El Principio", Jasper se recupera mientras busca una manera de rescatar a Lila y sus compañeras brujas de los vampiros malvados mientras oculta su asociación con los zombies de los hombres lobo. Lleno de emoción, escalofríos e intriga, "Jasper: Amor y monstruos" [libro dos de esta emocionante trilogía] te mantendrá al borde de tu asiento pasando páginas.
Jasper: El ajuste de cuentas (Jasper #3)
by Eileen SheehanHa llegado la hora de la verdad para los Vampiros. Después de la horrible tortura que se les hizo a las brujas en el libro 2, nuestros héroes han tenido suficiente. Ha llegado el momento de enfrentarse a los vampiros de una vez por todas. Lleno de acción, drama, un poco de romance y mucha emoción, el tercer libro de la serie Jasper, "El ajuste de cuentas", es una historia que no querrás dejar de leer.
The Jasper Lady’s Maid of Honour
by Olga Kryuchkova Elena KryuchkovaA mystical-historical novel guiding the reader back into the medieval Japan, into the cobweb of suspense, plot, revenge, superstition, tales and adventures laced abundantly with genuine literary references and figures of the times. Apart from that one also gains admission to a better understanding of everyday life, traditions, culture and the complexity of social relations prevalent in the Japanese society back in those days. Japan, the Heian era. Young Ono no Komachi commits to serving the imperial court as the maid of honour of one of the concubines. She soon is confronted with some inexplicable phenomenon: a mysterious golden flying palanquin appearing in the outskirts of the capital. The young maid of honour marries a most outstanding officer. However he dies in a campaign designed to quell an uprising in a remote province. In an effort to subdue her anguish over the loss the maid of honour indulges in the making of poetry. The empress, Lady Jade holds Ono no Komachi’s work of art in high esteem and before late the girls joins her as her maid of honour. Unbeknownst to her she is yet to disclose the secret of the Plum pavilion, disentangle a row of mysteries in the capital furthermore botch an attempt against the empress.
Jasper O início (Jasper #1)
by Eileen SheehanPegar um atalho por um beco escuro e remoto na noite de Halloween provou ser uma decisão de mudança de vida do cientista pesquisador Jasper Greene. Pegar um atalho por um beco escuro e remoto na noite de Halloween provou ser uma decisão de mudança de vida do cientista pesquisador Jasper Greene. Mordido por um zumbi e brutalmente atacado por um grupo de lobisomens, ele foi deixado para morrer apenas para ser descoberto e resgatado por um rei vampiro que o levou para casa para curar. Encantado em descobrir que a pesquisa de Jasper era sobre genética com foco no prolongamento da vida (para a qual ele costumava se usar como cobaia devido à falta de dinheiro), o rei vampiro atribuiu a ele a tarefa de mudar o DNA do vampiro para que fosse menor óbvio o que eles eram quando na companhia de humanos. Com sua assistente, Lila, a reboque, ele conseguiu um laboratório e começou a trabalhar. Com toxinas de lobisomens e zumbis misturando-se ao sangue de vampiro que ele recebeu durante seu tempo de cura, Jasper lutou para se ajustar ao seu novo corpo enquanto fazia o seu melhor para acomodar os vampiros até que a oportunidade de escapar se apresentasse. Mas, onde é que um homem que tem vampiro, "O Início", é o livro 1 da série Jasper.
The Jawbone & the Junkman (Books of Before and Now #2)
by Jason FischerFifteen years ago, Papa Lucy fell.Now, a new threat emerges in the savage world of the Now. Towns burn and survivors flee, lest they be hunted and murdered in the name of a new god.The Dawn King.With the Boneman captured and broken, and Jesus and John Leicester missing, Lanyard Everett must lead his crew of doomed Jesusmen into an uncharted and most dangerous land. Guided by a mysterious artifact known only as the Jawbone, they seek justice. If they can't have that, they'll settle for vengeance. But in the shadows, a puppet-master lurks, leading them to believe they have some say in their fate.Just like Papa Lucy, the shadows lie.
Jay Walking (Peckers #1)
by Jacques N. HoffPeckers: Book OneWelcome to the avian shifter world of Undercover Peckers. Where love is instant the moment you find your mate. Where there's only one true pecker for every man. Where the sex is so hot it will singe your tail feathers. Where bird-watching is both a recreation and a preoccupation--that usually leads to feathers flying. Simon Spoonwell--intrepid bird store owner and history geek--knows avian shifters exist. With so much myth and lore, there must be a touch of reality. But he doesn't expect his proof to come in the form of hottie cop and blue jay shifter Jay Azure. It's an innocuous ticket for jaywalking that brings them together, but an inescapable attraction, a love of awful puns, and a shared need to protect the vulnerable will make them true mates.
Je sais pourquoi les eaux de la mer ont le goût du sel: Contes de mer de Steve Vernon # 3
by Steve VernonC'est une histoire fantastiquement sinistre dans la ville de guerre Okinawa- dans les derniers jours de la Campagne du Pacifique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle est racontée du point de vue d’une jeune pilote Kamikaze se préparant à faire voler son avion de chasse sur le flanc d’un cuirassé Américain. C’est une histoire de culpabilité, de la solitude, la mémoire et le gout de la mer. Oh, et il y a aussi un monstre marin. Je suppose que je devrais mentionner aussi que…
Jealousy (Strange Angels #3)
by Lili St. CrowDru has made it to Schola, the leading school where the vampire-fighting Order is based. There she is up against the capricious Anna, the only other female who shares her powers. Dru must unlock the mystery of who betrayed her mother, battle her intensifying feelings for both Graves and Christophe, and try to stay hidden from Sergej's deadly nosferat - bloodthirsty hunters who'll stop at nothing to destroy her.
Jealousy: Book 3 (Strange Angels #3)
by Lili St. CrowDru has made it to Schola, the leading school where the vampire-fighting Order is based. There she is up against the capricious Anna, the only other female who shares her powers. Dru must unlock the mystery of who betrayed her mother, battle her intensifying feelings for both Graves and Christophe, and try to stay hidden from Sergej's deadly nosferat - bloodthirsty hunters who'll stop at nothing to destroy her.
Jeff Allen vs. the Time Suck Vampire (Devils' Pass)
by Justina IrelandJeff Allen needs a new phone. But for a new phone, Jeff needs money and therefore a job. When he starts working at the new cell phone shop for Mr. Vlad, he thinks he's got it made. Soon, he notices things aren't quite right. The new phones come preloaded with a game, and everyone in town—including his friends—seem obsessed. But not normal-obsessed; they're Devils' Pass obsessed, which, in his town, often leads to very bad things. Jeff has to find what's causing the obsession and break the spell before the town and his friends succumb to the mortal danger in front of them.
Jeff Noon's "Vurt": A Critical Companion (Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon)
by Andrew C. WenausThis book offers an examination of Jeff Noon’s iconoclastic debut novel, Vurt (1993). In this first book-length study of the novel, which includes an extended interview with Noon, Wenaus considers how Vurt complicates the process of literary canonization, its constructivist relationship to genre, its violent and oneiric setting of Manchester, its use of the Orphic myth as an archetype for the practice of literary collage and musical remix, and how the structural paradoxes of chaos and fractal geometry inform the novel’s content, form, and theme. Finally, Wenaus makes the case for Vurt’s ongoing relevance in the 21st century, an era increasingly characterized by neuro-totalitarianism, psychopolitics, and digital surveillance. With Vurt, Noon begins his project of rupturing feedback loops of control by breaking narrative habits and embracing the contingent and unpredictable. An inventive, energetic, and heartbreaking novel, Vurt is also an optimistic and heartfelt call for artists to actively create open futures.
Jekyll and Heidi (Goosebumps Series 2000 #14)
by R. L. StineHeidi lives with her eccentric uncle Dr. Jekyll. The locals call him a mad scientist. Heidi thinks they're crazy -- until she catches her uncle drinking a strange concoction and terrifying animal sounds rip through the night.
The Jekyll Legacy
by Andre Norton Robert BlochHester Lane, recently arrived in Victorian London, eagerly accepts a potentially dangerous assignment for a fashionable ladies' magazine.
The Jenna Ryan Shadows Box Set Volume 1
by Jenna RyanVoodoo, ghosts and heroes with shadowy pasts. Welcome to the dark, seductive world of Jenna Ryan's Shadows...Black Rose: After Mia LeMay witnesses a brutal murder from her French Quarter balcony, her life is in danger. But who's the greater threat? The killer tracking her through the haunted swamps of Cajun country, or the irresistibly sexy man who's supposed to be protecting her?Blood Orchid: Dr. Kate Marshall is in the business of saving lives. But can she save herself? As an assassin stalks her through the foggy streets of San Francisco, driving her ever deeper into a world of phantoms and black magic, the only person she can trust is the brooding trauma surgeon who's also a target.Scarlet Bells: Rosemary Sayer never wanted her second sight. Now it's made her the target of a voodoo-obsessed madman. Back in the bayou, a former navy SEAL is her only ally-and soon, he's much more. But, as the killer drives them toward a final reckoning, Rosemary and her lover are forced to question everything they think they know about themselves and each other....
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
by Tae KellerIn her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal for When You Trap a Tiger, Tae Keller offers a gripping and emotional story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. <p><p>Sometimes middle school can make you feel like you're totally alone in the universe… but what if we aren't alone at all? Thanks to her best friend, Reagan, Mallory Moss knows the rules of middle school. The most important one? You have to fit in to survive. But then Jennifer Chan moves in across the street, and that rule doesn’t seem to apply. <p><p>Jennifer doesn’t care about the laws of middle school, or the laws of the universe. She believes in aliens—and she thinks she can find them. Then Jennifer goes missing. Using clues from Jennifer’s journals, Mallory goes searching. But the closer she gets, the more Mallory has to confront why Jennifer might have run… and face the truth within herself. <p><p>Tae Keller lights up the sky with this insightful story about shifting friendships, right and wrong, and the power we all hold to influence and change one another. No one is alone.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes Anthology
by Jennifer Lynn BarnesJoin the Pack of Jennifer Lynn Barnes's fans, with this eBook collection that includes her thrilling Raised by Wolves series: Raised by Wolves, Trial by Fire, and Taken by Storm, as well as a special bonus Raised by Wolves short story, "Sweet Sixteen." In addition, this set includes Barnes's heart-stopping stand-alone novel, Every Other Day, as well as a teaser to her latest work, Nobody, which debuts in January 2013.
Jenny Finn
by Mike Mignola Troy NixeyLondon's dockside is threatened by the twin terrors of a plague leaving bodies covered in tentacles and a slasher killing women in the night. Desperate for answers after the wrong man is executed for the murders, a group of Londoners holds a séance to contract the supposed killer, and his story of a girl born of the sea who has brought a terrible curse only brings them more questions.Mike Mignola and Troy Nixey's acclaimed standalone series is colored for the first time by Eisner Award winner Dave Stewart.Collects Jenny Finn #1-#4 and bonus sketchbook material.
Jericho: A Novel
by Alex Gordon“A deliciously creepy paranormal thriller. . . . Highly recommended.”—New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop on GideonIn the masterful debut Gideon, Lauren Reardon was sent back from the realm of the dead with a warning that other dangers existed, and that she would need to face them. Now THAT time has come. After unearthing her father’s secret past, Lauren discovered a shocking truth about herself. She is a Child of Endor, a member of a sect of witches who believe they are the guardians of the “thin places”—areas where evil can seep through the divide between the worlds separating the living and the restless dead. When Lauren has a disturbing vision of an Oregon forest, she is drawn back to the familiar woods of the misty Pacific Northwest to investigate.Locals and tabloids had long whispered about an abandoned private logging camp known as Jericho—of the strange disappearances and eerie sounds heard in the woods deep in the night. But these ghost stories only hint at the true evil lurking within the camp’s dilapidated buildings, a primeval malevolence far more terrifying than Lauren’s darkest imaginings. And now, along with powerful followers of the Lady of Endor, Lauren must face this evil, even if it takes her life . . . even if it costs her soul.“Crisp and shiveringly disturbing prose, a solid plot, and well-developed characters all make for a deeply satisfying read.”—Publishers Weekly on Gideon
Jericho's Razor
by Casey Doran"A killer debut novel." -Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of CODE ZERO"Stark, visceral prose that keeps a reader like me cheering him on with each new chapter." --Robert Gregory Browne bestselling author of TRIAL JUNKIESA riveting debut thriller from a crime writer you won't want to miss, featuring a protagonist you won't be able to forget.Horror writer Jericho Sands has had a hell of a month. He's endured a bitter break up with his punk rocker girlfriend, learned that his lungs are blacker than a coal mine, and served time in county jail for throwing a Congressman in a dumpster. He's heartbroken, sleep deprived and suffering from a debilitating case of writer's blockLife is about to get much worse.Somebody from Jericho's past has left a decapitated body on his doorstep. The similarity to methods used in his books, his lack of an alibi and his proximity to the victim all lead the detectives handling the case to quickly identify Jericho as the primary suspect.But being framed for murder is the least of Jericho's problems, because this killer is only getting started...
Jerks-in-Training (Space Cadets #1)
by R. L. StineMeet the funniest, most idiotic, most inept cadets in the history of the Space Academy - NASA was never like this!
Jerry, Let Me See the Moon
by Jeffrey EbbelerThings get squirrely when Jerry discovers that his new town is a sanctuary for were-creatures, humans who turn into animals when the moon is full, in an action-packed romp for younger middle grade readers.Jerry has serious questions about the town his scientist father drags him to: why did they give up traveling the world to settle down in such a strange spot? Why won&’t his dad talk about his mysterious research or explain what happened to his mother, who disappeared years ago? And when he sees his friend Pearl transform into a were-squirrel under the light of the full moon, he needs to know: were exactly has he ended up?But when criminal mayhem turns Jerry&’s town—a safe haven for were-creatures—into a not-so-safe haven, Jerry must uncover a twisty conspiracy and take down the instigators who are trying to tear the place that&’s become his home apart. Packed with twists and turns and filled with vivid black-and-white drawings, Kraken Me Up author Jeffrey Ebbeler&’s experience as a comics artist translates into dynamic, visual action sequences that even the most reluctant readers won&’t have to fight their way through. Larger-than-life bad guys and slapstick humor meets a heartfelt exploration of what makes a place home in this page-turner that will leave younger middle grade readers howling for more.
The Jersey Devil
by Hunter Shea"Old school horror." --Jonathan MaberryTHE LEGEND LIVES Everyone knows the legend of the Jersey Devil. Some believe it is an abomination of nature, a hybrid winged beast from hell that stalks the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey searching for prey. Others believe it is a hoax, a campfire story designed to scare children. But one man knows the truth...THE DEVIL AWAKES Sixty years ago, Boompa Willet came face to face with the Devil--and lived to tell the tale. Now, the creature's stomping grounds are alive once again with strange sightings, disappearances, and worse. After all these years, Boompa must return to the Barrens, not to prove the legend is real but to wipe it off the face of the earth...THE BEAST MUST DIE It'll take more than just courage to defeat the Devil. It will take four generations of the Willet clan, a lifetime of survivalist training, and all the firepower they can carry. But timing is critical. A summer music festival has attracted crowds of teenagers. The woods are filled with tender young prey. But this time, the Devil is not alone. The evil has grown into an unholy horde of mutant monstrosities. And hell has come home to New Jersey..."Shea delivers a tense and intriguing work of escalating tension splattered with a clever, extensive cast of bystanders turned victims...An otherwise excellent, tightly delivered plot...Fans of cryptid creatures are likely to revel in this love letter to a legendary menace."- Publishers Weekly Raves for The Montauk Monster"A lot of splattery fun."--Publishers Weekly"Frightening, gripping."--Night Owl Reviews
The Jerusalem Parchment: A Kabbalist’s Search for an Esoteric Map in the Time of the Crusades
by Tuvia FogelA Novel of forbidden love and religious war in the quest to find the mysterious Parchment of Circles • Centers on the search for the Parchment of Circles, an ancient map said to lead to mystical wisdom that challenges the story of Christ’s resurrection, validates the Cathar faith, and serves as the Templars’ blackmail against the Church • Includes a complex cast of characters including a rabbi and nun who fall in love, St. Francis of Assisi, Knights Templar, the Pope, and the Sultan of Egypt Set in the 13th century, this sweeping historical novel opens on the island of Torcello, outside Venice, in 1219, after the Crusaders have lost possession of Jerusalem. Yehezkel, a young yet revered kabbalist and student of Maimonides, is on the island for a secret meeting of rabbis. He is chosen to travel to Jerusalem to seek definitive proof of the Talmud’s antiquity, a search that grows to include the hunt for the mysterious Parchment of Circles. This ancient map could not only help Yehezkel’s quest, but also lead to explosive evidence about Christ’s resurrection that would destroy the Roman Church. Before leaving the island, Yehezkel rescues a young Cistercian abbess from drowning in the Venetian Lagoon. Galatea, the beautiful nun, has been plagued by mystic visions and prophetic dreams throughout her life, leading her to become a devotee of Hildegard von Bingen. Driven by premonitions of an “enigma in Jerusalem,” she abandons her monastic life and the orthodoxy of the Church and joins Yehezkel on his pilgrimage. On the way to Jerusalem, after being shipwrecked on Crete, the two meet St. Francis of Assisi in Cyprus and join him across the lines of the Fifth Crusade in his attempt to convert the Sultan of Egypt. Over the year-long trip, they also fall in love. But the rabbi and the nun are not the only ones seeking the Parchment of Circles: The Pope sends his agents in search of it, and the Knights Templar are also in pursuit of the Parchment, for the ancient map serves as the Templars’ blackmail against the Church. What none of these deadly adversaries know is that the Parchment leads to an even more startling secret with profound religious significance for the future of humanity. It’s not a question of who finds it first, but who survives to unlock the Parchment’s secrets.