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59 Glass Bridges (Nunatak First Fiction Series #46)
by Steven PetersIn 59 Glass Bridges, an unnamed narrator travels through a maze that is at once mutable and immutable: walls fall to vine-filled forests, hallways to rivers, bridges to lamp-lit boats. What remains is the desire to escape. He is led along his harrowing path by Willow, a mysterious figure who cajoles him and responds to questions in a winking sphinx-like manner, with answers that are often more baffling than clear. Interspersed are the memories of the narrator, of his childhood and adolescence, and of his grandmother, a wise artist who at once pushes his creativity, while leaving him the freedom to craft his own journey.Playing with the imagery and landscapes reminiscent of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, Steven Peters’ debut reveals how pivotal moments in our lives give substance and shape to the labyrinths in our minds.
59 Glass Bridges (Nunatak Fisr Fiction Series #46)
by Steven PetersIn 59 Glass Bridges, an unnamed narrator travels through a maze that is at once mutable and immutable: walls fall to vine-filled forests, hallways to rivers, bridges to lamp-lit boats. What remains is the desire to escape. He is led along his harrowing path by Willow, a mysterious figure who cajoles him and responds to questions in a winking sphinx-like manner, with answers that are often more baffling than clear. Interspersed are the memories of the narrator, of his childhood and adolescence, and of his grandmother, a wise artist who at once pushes his creativity, while leaving him the freedom to craft his own journey.Playing with the imagery and landscapes reminiscent of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, Steven Peters’ debut reveals how pivotal moments in our lives give substance and shape to the labyrinths in our minds.
The 5th Witch
by Graham MastertonHow do you fight criminals who aren&’t human? From Graham Masterton, the bestselling author of the Katie Maguire series, comes an unputdownable story of a deadly alliance between L.A. gangsters and terrifying witches... A ruthless new crime syndicate holds Los Angeles in a grip of terror. Anyone who opposes it suffers a horrible death… but not at human hands. Bizarre accidents, sudden illnesses, inexplicable and gruesome deaths: the mobsters will stop at nothing to eliminate their enemies. Every bloody step of the way, their companions are four mysterious women, witches who wield more power than the gangsters could ever dream of. With the help of his mysteriously gifted neighbour, Annie Conjure, Detective Dan Fisher must fight both the LAPD&’s scepticism and this chilling new power. And at the heart of the nightmare lies the final puzzle, the secret of… The 5th Witch. For readers of Angela Clarke, Peter James and Stephen King, this gripping novel from the legendary Graham Masterton will leave you reeling. Praise for Graham Masterton &‘One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time&‘ Peter James 'A true master of the horror genre' James Herbert &‘A masterly plotter who evokes both terror and suspense&’ Library Journal &‘A mesmerizing storyteller!&’ Publishers Weekly &‘The living inheritor to the realm of Edgar Allan Poe&’ San Francisco Chronicle &‘Masterton is a crowd-pleaser, filling his pages with sparky, appealing dialogue and visceral gore&’ Time Out
666
by Jay AnsonThere is a history of murder in the house next door to Keith and Jennifer. After Keith finds an unusual coin in the house, he gives it to his friend David. Then David starts having horrific nightmares. Will the house's history repete itself?
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton"Pop your favorite Agatha Christie whodunnit into a blender with a scoop of Downton Abbey, a dash of Quantum Leap, and a liberal sprinkling of Groundhog Day and you'll get this unique murder mystery." —Harper's BazaarTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER!The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a breathlessly addictive mystery that follows one man's race to find a killer, with an astonishing time-turning twist that means nothing and no one are quite what they seem.Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest at Blackheath Manor. And some of his hosts are more helpful than others. With a locked-room mystery that Agatha Christie would envy, Stuart Turton unfurls a breakneck novel of intrigue and suspense.International bestselling author Stuart Turton delivers inventive twists in a thriller of such unexpected creativity it will leave readers guessing until the very last page.ALSO BY STUART TURTON: The Devil and the Dark WaterThe Last Murder at the End of the World
7 Billion Needles 1 (7 Billion Needles #1)
by Nobuaki TadanoModern-day Japan is the stage for a new take on hard science fiction, as author Nobuaki Tadano revisits one of the genre's grand masters, Hal Clement, in his debut work. Loosely inspired by Clement's golden age title Needle, 7 Billion Needles follows the life of a teenage girl whose quiet boring days implode, her body possessed by an alien lifeform caught up in an intergalactic manhunt. On a clear calm night, while on a class trip to the beach, Hikaru Takabe decides to go for a walk to escape the shackles of peer pressure. Observing the stars above a dark sea, she is struck by a meteor and disintegrates in an instant. Flash forward one page, and she is sitting amongst classmates in school without a scratch on her. The meteor dream seemed so real she can't believe she's alive, but as aloof as ever, she shrugs off the events and moves on with life. What she can't shake off is the strange buzz coming from her new pair of headphones...
7 Billion Needles 2 (7 Billion Needles #2)
by Nobuaki TadanoModern day Japan is the stage for a new form of hard science-fiction, as author Nobuaki Tadano revisits one of the genre's Grand Masters, Hal Clement, in his debut work 7 Billion Needles. Loosely inspired by Clement's golden age title Needle, 7 Billion Needles follows the life of a teenage girl whose quiet boring days are dramatically changed when her body is possessed by an alien life form caught up in an intergalactic manhunt.In this second volume of 7 Billion Needles, Hikaru is briefly lulled into a sense of normalcy. As strange as "normal" might seem to her now, "happy days" are much more welcomed than the surreal days she experienced with Celistial. Having wasted Maelstrom in a massive battle she has been freed from the voices in her head(-phones) and is now moving on with her life with new found resolve. So when she gets an opportunity to formally exorcise her personal demons, which come in the form of painful memories of her deceased father, Hikaru takes the first ferry to the Izu Islands to pay her final respects. When she and her friends arrive and make their way around Hikaru's ancestral home, they all quickly realize that they were not alone making this trip. Not only is Maelstrom still around and possibly more determined than ever to defeat Celestial, but Celestial was never in Hikaru's headphones at all...He was in her blood all this time! Making her bond to him almost as deep as her connection to her family...
7 Billion Needles 3 (7 Billion Needles #3)
by Nobuaki TadanoHikaru Takabe used to be the class loner. She was that girl who always kept to herself and would have rather had her headphones on at all times, even during class sessions. She never dared open her heart to anyone. But after she was obliviated by a meteor and rebuilt from her DNA up by a cosmic creature called "Horizon" her outlook on life took a quick turn for the positive. Now Hikaru will have to host another inter-galactic entity within her. Now the interstellar mass-murderer "Maelstrom" has settled inside her along with Horizon. But this completely new life-form not only has brought less privacy into Hikaru's life, but it may have changed the direction of evolution itself. As if sensing the earth's unusual state, a new existence proclaiming itself "the moderator" suddenly appears in front of Hikaru. According to him the earth is about to attempt a "macro evolution" in extreme chaos, so that he needs to correct the process in case that it causes disorder of the universe.
7 Billion Needles 4 (7 Billion Needles #4)
by Nobuaki TadanoModern day Japan is the stage for a new form of hard science-fiction, as author Nobuaki Tadano revisits one of the genre's Grand Masters, Hal Clement, in his debut work 7 Billion Needles. Loosely inspired by Clement's golden age title Needle, 7 Billion Needles follows the life of a teenage girl whose quiet boring days are dramatically changed when her body is possessed by an alien life form caught up in an intergalactic manhunt.In this final volume, life on Earth is on the brink. Hikaru finds herself in a battle with an organism bent on defining Earth's ideal life-force. By going through the a few million years worth of genetic makeup from Earth's history, this new threat quickly is breaking down the very fabric of life as time and space have developed.With now two aliens residing in her, Hikaru's purpose is clear. She must prove that humanity is at the top. And she must do this on her own. Her future will be forever tied with the two parasites living in her bloodstream, but as a young person capable of expanding the gene pool with her own make up, she alone is at the top of the native food-chain.
7 Sykos
by Jeff Mariotte Marsheila RockwellDetached from the world, how are seven psychopaths going to save it?Phoenix is one of the most populated cities in America...but not for long. With a mysterious sickness spreading through the streets, two things are becoming very clear: there's no cure, and it doesn't necessarily kill you.Instead, the so-called "Infecteds" have become a living plague, killing and eating everyone they come into contact with. Chaos is spreading, and no one is safe.No one, that is, except for a group of psychos.Somehow unaffected by the disease--and with promises of clemency for their monstrous pasts--a group of seven is sent downtown to hopefully find the cause of the disease...and therefore a cure. But when the asylum is the size of a city, it no longer matters who is running things.Not when everyone is running for their lives.The Walking Dead meets The Andromeda Strain in this fast-paced mix of science fiction and horror.
77 Shadow Street: A Novel (Pendleton #1)
by Dean KoontzI am the One, the all and the only. I live in the Pendleton as surely as I live everywhere. I am the Pendleton's history and its destiny. The building is my place of conception, my monument, my killing ground. . . . The Pendleton stands on the summit of Shadow Hill at the highest point of an old heartland city, a Gilded Age palace built in the late 1800s as a tycoon's dream home. Almost from the beginning, its grandeur has been scarred by episodes of madness, suicide, mass murder, and whispers of things far worse. But since its rechristening in the 1970s as a luxury apartment building, the Pendleton has been at peace. For its fortunate residents--among them a successful songwriter and her young son, a disgraced ex-senator, a widowed attorney, and a driven money manager--the Pendleton's magnificent quarters are a sanctuary, its dark past all but forgotten. But now inexplicable shadows caper across walls, security cameras relay impossible images, phantom voices mutter in strange tongues, not-quite-human figures lurk in the basement, elevators plunge into unknown depths. With each passing hour, a terrifying certainty grows: Whatever drove the Pendleton's past occupants to their unspeakable fates is at work again. Soon, all those within its boundaries will be engulfed by a dark tide from which few have escaped. Dean Koontz transcends all expectations as he takes readers on a gripping journey to a place where nightmare visions become real--and where a group of singular individuals hold the key to humanity's destiny. Welcome to 77 Shadow Street.
911 Vampire
by Caleb JamesA vampire succubus created during the Black Plague, Godfrey works as a Boston paramedic and battles loneliness and exhaustion as he fights to keep humanity safe from twin COVID and opioid epidemics. <p><p>He has always pursued that which provides him hope—medicine, the cello… love. But yielding to his feelings for his work partner, Trevor, would conflict with Godfrey’s complicated moral code. Instead he feeds on sexual energy when he must and investigates a drug ring in his spare time. <p><p>But even a vampire can’t ignore his feelings forever.
99 Coffins (Laura Caxton #2)
by David WellingtonLaura Caxton vowed never to face them again. The horror of what the vampires did is too close, the wounds too fresh. But when Jameson Arkeley, broken and barely recognisable, comes to her with an unfathomable, unholy discovery, her resolve crumbles. Arkeley leads Caxton to a tomb in Gettysburg recently excavated by a local archaeology professor. While the town, with its legendary role in the Civil War's worst battle, is no stranger to cemeteries, this one is remarkably, eerily different. In it lie 100 coffins - 99 of them occupied by vampires, who, luckily, are missing their hearts. But one of the coffins is empty and smashed to pieces. Who is the missing vampire? Does he have access to the 99 hearts that, if placed back in the bodies of their owners, could reanimate an entire bloodthirsty army? How did the vampires end up there, undisturbed and undiscovered for 150 years? The answer lies in Civil War documents that contain sinister secrets about the newly found coffins - secrets that Laura Caxton is about to uncover as she is thrown into a deadly, gruesome mission of saving an entire town from a mass invasion of the undead . . .
99 Coffins: Number 2 in series (Laura Caxton Vampire #2)
by David WellingtonLaura Caxton vowed never to face them again. The horror of what the vampires did is too close, the wounds too fresh. But when Jameson Arkeley, broken and barely recognizable, comes to her with an unfathomable discovery, her resolve crumbles. In Gettysburg a tomb has been discovered. Cemeteries are nothing new for this town, legendary for its role in the Civil War's bloodiest battle. But this one is different. It contains 100 coffins - 99 of them occupied by vampires missing their hearts . . . one is empty and smashed to pieces.How have they lain undisturbed for 150 years? And who is the missing vampire? More importantly, where is he? The answer lies in Civil War documents containing sinister secrets about the coffins - secrets that will throw Laura into a gruesome, deadly mission to save an entire town from an army of the undead . . .
999: New Stories Of Horror And Suspense
by Al SarrantonioA ward-winning writer and editor Al Sarrantonio gathers together twenty-nine original stories from masters of the macabre. From dark fantasy and pure suspense to classic horror tales of vampires and zombies, 999 showcases the extraordinary scope of fantastical fright fiction. The stories in this anthology are a relentless tour de force of fear, which will haunt you, terrify you, and keep the adrenaline rushing all through the night.
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by André AlexisA is a work of fiction in which André Alexis presents the compelling narrative of Alexander Baddeley, a Toronto book reviewer obsessed with the work of the elusive and mythical poet Avery Andrews. Baddeley is in awe of Andrews's ability as a poet—more than anything he wants to understand the inspiration behind his work—so much so that, following in the footsteps of countless pilgrims throughout literary history, Baddeley tracks Andrews down thinking that meeting his literary hero will provide some answers. Their meeting results in a meditation and a revelation about the creative act itself that generates more and more questions about what it means to be "inspired"
À feu et à sang (THIRDS #2)
by Charlie Cochet Ingrid LecouvezSuite de Contre vents et maréesTHIRDS, tome 2Quand une série de bombes explosent dans un Centre de Jeunesse Therian, blessant les membres du THIRDS de l'équipe Destructive Delta, et provoquant un désaccord entre les agents Dexter J. Daley et Sloane Brodie, la paix semble impossible à atteindre. Plus encore quand un nouveau groupe semant la terreur, l'Ordre d'Adrasteia a toujours l'air d'avoir une longueur d'avance. Avec la panique et l'intolérance qui se propagent, et les rues jonchées de la propagande de l'Ordre, l'hostilité entre humains et Therians croît à mesure que les jours passent. Dex et Sloane, avec le reste de l'équipe, sont déterminés à faire tomber l'Ordre et à rétablir la paix, sans parler de régler un différend personnel. Mais plus l'équipe s'investit dans l'enquête sur les attentats, plus ils croient à un motif plus sinistre que le simple désir de répandre le sang et semer le chaos. Quand il découvre l'horrible vérité derrière les intentions de l'Ordre, Sloane est forcé de faire face aux secrets d'un passé qu'il pensait avoir à tout jamais laissé derrière lui, un passé qui pourrait non seulement le détruire, ainsi que sa carrière, mais aussi la réputation de l'organisation qui a fait de lui ce qu'il est aujourd'hui. Maintenant plus que jamais, Dex et Sloane ont besoin l'un de l'autre, et, avec la confiance, la force de leur lien fera la différence entre la justice et la guerre totale.
À la poursuite de Seth (Véritables compagnons #1)
by Bénédicte Girault J. R. LovelessVéritables compagnons, numéro hors sérieLe vétérinaire, Seth Davies arrive à Senaka, Wyoming, en quête de paix et d'anonymat pour échapper à son passé. Depuis toujours, il n'est qu'une cible pour les problèmes et la douleur et Seth en a déjà eu plus que sa part. Kasey Whitedove, après un coup d'œil à Seth en déduit le pire. Aucun homme blanc ne peut aimer les animaux de la manière dont s'attend la population Cheyenne et Kasey rend le premier jour de Seth à Senaka plus que pénible. Puis, un accident met Kasey dans la position inconfortable de devoir revoir ses croyances - tout en désirant ardemment Seth - en dépit du danger de se révéler en tant que loup-garou et des sombres secrets de la vie de Seth. Poursuivre Seth et le tenir à l'abri de son passé va devenir le rôle le plus important de la vie de Kasey.
a perverção do céu (A batida 9E #1)
by Ghesia MorettPrimeiro livro da série A batida essa obra de Ghesia Morett é um livro que vai prender sua anteção do começo ao fim. Eu nunca deveria ter olhado, é a primeira lei no inferno das trevas. Baronte é um demônio que perverte o homem há séculos. Adabel é um anjo de amor, empatia e misericórdia. Nami é uma menina chinesa, órfã e trabalhadora, que só tem Yucki, sua avó. Dassiel é o anjo da guarda de Nami e o irmão de confiança de Adabel, que não descobre até que seja tarde demais o quanto ele está apaixonado por seu protegido. Esses personagens cruzam suas existências por causa de um milagre impossível: a batida de um coração, que pula chocante no peito do demônio enquanto ele tropeça em Adabel em sua luta por uma alma inocente. A partir daí tudo mudará não apenas para eles, mas também o jogo entre o céu e o inferno. Eles serão presos por um milagre que nenhum lado pode entender, nem a si mesmos, e o mundo pode acabar pagando o erro de suas dúvidas. Se você acredita que o amor vai além dos preconceitos físicos. Se você acredita que um coração pode aprender a amar sobre todas as coisas; é a sua história Intriga, amor e um fato real que ninguém esqueceu.
A través de sombras y oscuridad
by Natalie J. CaseMason Jerah es una Sombra, un sanador mítico, viviendo en secreto en California del Norte, a través de sombras y oscuridad. Alaric Lambrecht es una Sombra, un empático y psíquico, trabajando junto con su familia en los suburbios de Sacramento. Luego de capturar a un asesino serial, y descubrir que es una Sombra, pone en movimiento un maremoto inesperado que los afecta a ambos.
Abandon: A Novel
by Blake CrouchA century-old mystery—and a desperate battle to survive—unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion. On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found. Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her historian father have set out to explore the long-abandoned town and learn what happened. With them are two backcountry guides—along with a psychic and a paranormal photographer who are there to investigate rumors that the town is haunted. But Abigail and her companions are about to learn that the town&’s ghosts are the least of their worries. Twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they realize they are not alone. The ordeal that follows will test this small team past the breaking point as they battle the elements and human foes alike—and discover that the town&’s secrets still have the power to kill. Part journey into old-West history, part nail-biting survival thriller, Abandon is a bloody, darkly surprising tale as only Blake Crouch could deliver.
Abandonada (En la Noche, Libro #1)
by Cinta Garcia de la Rosa Llc Tell-Tale Publishing GroupHolly descubre que su tío Steve se va a mudar a la vieja habitación de su hermano. Sus borrachos padres no se creen que el tío Steve la haya violado. Ella decide que debe mudarse. Así que consigue un trabajo en Domina la Noche y siente que finalmente ha encontrado un lugar en el que encaja. El chico guapo del instituto, Parker, se convierte en algo más que solo un compañero de trabajo. Pero entonces se da cuenta de que hay unos comportamientos extraños en el club nocturno. A pesar de la entretenida presencia de Parker, nota que algo va mal. Se da cuenta demasiado tarde de que el secreto consiste en un nido de vampiros. Ella es atacada y debe ser convertida para salvar su vida. Se despierta con una aguda sed y una existencia totalmente nueva. Esa existencia todavía incluye su amor por Parker, pero con cada beso su deseo por su demasiado humano amor se ve atemperado por su sed. ¿Hasta dónde puede llegar su relación?
Abandonada (In the Night #1)
by Ellen FritzHolly descobre que seu tio Steve, e seus pais embriagados se recusam a acreditar que ele a molestá-la, está entrando no quarto antigo do irmão. Ela decide que deve se mudar. Então, ela recebe um emprego na Rule the Night e sente que finalmente encontrou um lugar onde ela se encaixa. O cara fofo da escola, Parker, torna-se mais do que apenas um colega de trabalho. Mas então ela percebe algum comportamento estranho na boate. Apesar da presença distrativa de Parker, ela percebe que algo está errado. Muito tarde, ela percebe que o segredo é um ninho de vampiros. Ela é atacada e deve ser virada para salvar sua vida. Ela desperta com uma sede aguda e uma existência totalmente nova. Essa existência ainda inclui seu amor por Parker, mas com cada beijo seu desejo por ela, o coração muito humano, é amedrontado com a sua sede. Onde o relacionamento deles pode ir?
Abandonati
by Garry KilworthQuasi-SF post-apocalyptic novel of Britain after the rich have abandoned the world to the poor. This humorous fable charts the odyssey of down-and-out Guppy and his companions - the "abandonati" - who are looking for the rich people and their affluent lifestyles. It is a forceful reminder of the need for a greater humanity and sense of social responsibility towards the poor. Garry Kilworth is also author of "Cloudrock", "The Songbirds of Pain" and "Hunter's Moon".
The Abandoned (The Graveyard Queen #4)
by Amanda StevensThe Graveyard Queen must come to the rescue when an amateur ghost hunter unlocks deadly danger in this paranormal series prequel novella.When her favorite patient at a private mental hospital passes away, psychology student Ree Hutchins mourns the elderly woman’s death. But more unsettling is her growing suspicion that something unnatural is shadowing her.Amateur ghost hunter Hayden Priest believes Ree is being haunted. Even Amelia Gray, known in Charleston as the Graveyard Queen, senses a gathering darkness. Driven by a force she doesn’t understand, Ree is compelled to uncover an old secret and put abandoned souls to rest—before she is locked away forever. . . .