Christopher Dewdney's love for the landscape and the flora and fauna of southwestern Ontario has provoked some of the most gorgeously erotic prose ever to appear in this country. From that love, augmented by ardent research in the field, emerges a marvellously compelling, futuristic vision of time and space collapsed into near-simultaneity. Books IV and V of The Natural History of Southwestern Ontario, presented in Signal Fires, are self-contained sections of a continuing prose poem deeply satisfying in its density. The New-Old World of this long poem, written over a fifteen-year period, is sensuously and conceptually so immediate that orgasm and epiphany are one in it. This is writing, and reading, as immersion. Accompanying the natural histories in Signal Fires are poems with a different but equally involving music, lyrics of loss and redemption in which human relationships are central.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 44
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000293 EndHTML:0000010103 StartFragment:0000003538 EndFragment:0000010067 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/twk/Desktop/00_Baen_tf/MA%2011_12%20Myth-ion%20Improbable%20Something%20Myth-Inc/Metadata%20Myth%20ion%20Improbable%20&%20Something%20M.Y.T.H.%20Inc. Two Myth-Adventures! Myth-ion Improbable ... Apprentice magician Skeeve, his scaly mentor Aahz and beautiful ex-assassin Tananda are back. This time they’re treasure hunting in a dimension that combines the Wild West with the vampire-cursed hills of Transylvania—where gold is common as dirt and danger lurks behind every sagebrush. “Aahz,” I said, holding out a folded piece of parchment to him, “I think you should take a look at this.” “And just what is that?” “Well,” I said, glancing at the parchment in my hand, “this is a map to a golden cow that lives in a golden palace and gives gold-laced milk.” Aahz slowly turned to stare at me, his eyes slit as if he were trying to figure out if I was actually joking or not. Then, in two steps, he was in front of me, snatching the map from my grasp. “So there really is such a golden beast?” I asked while he studied the paper. “Not for sure.” “So we’re going to check it out?” He looked down at the map in his hand, then folded it and stuffed it in his pocket. “I’ll be back in an hour.” “Wait!” I shouted. “You can’t go looking for it without me.” “I’m not,” Aahz said. “Be ready to go. One hour. And the dragon doesn’t come with us.” With that Aahz was gone, vanished off to another dimension with a faint BAMPF. Something M.Y.T.H. Inc. ... Revolution is in the air. The king’s court sorcerer is being eyed with suspicion, and things are not well in the kingdom for our heroes, Skeeve and Aahz. Word on the street is that the kingdom is under the control of a mighty sorcerer. It’s obvious that this magician dabbles in the black arts: He consorts with demons. He has a dragon for a pet. He’s connected to the criminal underground, trading political influence for their assistance in keeping the populace under control. For most citizens, all this could be overlooked, except that this villain has committed the greatest crime possible: he’s raised taxes! Clearly something has to be done! The citizens are beginning to ponder and mutter, both individually and in groups, about how this tyrant can be brought down. And while they vary greatly in skill and intelligence, certainly the sheer volume of them virtually ensures the eventual downfall of the scoundrel that’s currently growing fat off the kingdom ... ... the man called Skeeve the Great! Views: 44
Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous imprisoned super criminals, provide them the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them to defeat an enigmatic, unstoppable enemy.U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has gathered a group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose. Once they figure out they were chosen to fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die beating the odds, or decide it's every man for himself? Views: 44
Skilled in the Mexican healing art of curanderismo, Anna Bennett lives a solitary life in the canyons of Arizona. But when a badly injured man is left to die at her doorstep, she is stunned to recognize Quinn Ryan, whom she had betrayed years ago in a desperate act that cost him dearly. Grieving and burdened by the sins of her past, Anna tenderly nurses his wounds, unable to fight the desire she still feels for this powerful man whose life she holds in her hands. Sheriff Quinn Ryan has spent six years hating the woman he blames for the tragedy that shattered his life. Forced to become the pawn of a corrupt judge bent on seizing the canyon's silver-rich lands, he's hard, bitter, and angry. But with one searing kiss, he knows the passion igniting in Anna's arms promises the precious gift of healing and forgiveness. Now, with danger closing in, Quinn will do whatever it takes to protect the woman he loves...and the future they are destined to share.
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The techno-teens of the Net Force Explorers are just as smart as their adult counterparts when it comes to 21st century crimes and misdemeanors. Now, the Explorers must delve into cyberspace-and the secrets of the past-to prove their commander innocent of murder… Views: 44
Father O'Malley and Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden must uncover a baby-selling scheme at a clinic forty years ago."Suspenseful...Solid characters and a keen sense of place...keep this tale humming." —Publishers Weekly Views: 44
Over a month after the D-Day landings the Allies were still confined to the Normandy peninsula. The German line was anchored by the medieval town of Caen, which the British were supposed to have occupied on D-Day. The key to capturing Caen was Hill 112, known to the Germans as "Kalverienberg" (or "Mount Calvary"). Under pressure from Churchill, Montgomery launched a major offensive. Unfortunately, German reinforcements delayed by Allied bombing were now arriving in the Caen area. The British found themselves facing no less than four SS divisions, the 1st, 2nd, 9th and 10th and the Tigers of the 502nd SS Heavy Panzer Regiment. An all-out Allied effort, including heavy bombers and naval bombardment, was required to secure the final victory. This new addition to the Battleground Europe series details all the action around Hill 112. Numerous illustrations and maps complement the lively text. Views: 44
In medieval times honorable men had to do what was required of them by the kings to whom they were loyal...Thomas Lancaster, a widower with bad memories of marriage and a young son he barely knew, was a hardened knight loyal to his king. In reward for his efforts fighting in the Crusades, King Edward gave him Middlemound Castle to hold for the crown. But the king decreed that he must marry the beautiful young widow of the castle's previous lord.Lady Gloriana Stewart had suffered brutally in her first marriage and had no desire to marry again. Yet she had no choice. She had to protect her people and obey her king.All she wanted was for her new husband to give her a baby.Having already lost one wife in childbirth, Thomas refused to even consider it.Sir Rowan Montgomery, Thomas's first knight, friend, and lover complicated the situation even more. Thomas didn't want to give up Rowan and Gloriana didn't want to admit she had feelings for her husband and for Rowan. Views: 44
The Big Sleep was an instant success when first published in 1939. It centers around a paralyzed California millionaire with two psychopathic daughters; he involves Marlowe in a case of blackmail that turns into murder. Views: 44
In Shell Game, O’Connell raises the standard once again. It is fall in New York City. On live television, the re-creation of a legendary magic trick goes horribly awry – a terrible accident, everyone agrees. But two people know it is not. One is an aged magician in a private hospital in the northern corner of New York state. What a worthy performance, he thinks, murdering a man while a million people watch. The other is Kathleen Mallory. Once a feral child, loose on the city streets, she is now a New York City policewoman, and not much changed: a tall young woman with green gunslinger eyes and a ferocious inner compass of right and wrong. For her, the death is too dramatic, too showy, and she is convinced that there will be another one – this perp loves spectacle. But even she cannot predict the spectacular chain of events that has already been set in motion, or the profoundly disturbing consequences it will have for those she holds most dear. For misdirection is the heart of magic. The lady never really gets sawed in half, does she? So why is there so much blood? Filled with the rich prose, resonant characters, and knife-edge suspense that have won her so many admirers, Shell Game is Carol O’Connell’s most remarkable novel yet. Views: 44
Clark's entire life has been driven by the need to keep accumulating social credits to pay for his dialysis. Every moment, every choice is about being able to afford that next treatment. His family is what makes it all worthwhile, worth struggling through the pain and the disappointment he faces every day. Money could change his life. But when it finally comes will it give him the break he's always wanted or take away the one thing that keeps him going? Views: 44
A reader-favorite contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak.She needs money, a lot of it, to pay for her daughter's operation. Macy McKinney will do anything for five-year-old Haley.Businessman Thad Winters, a widower, wants a child without the complications of a relationship. He's willing to pay for that. He interviews applicants—and hires Macy to have his baby. Once Macy's pregnant, they decide that a temporary marriage will simplify the situation—but it does exactly the opposite!A deeply emotional story about what it means to love a child—and what happens when you marry the right man—for the wrong reasons."Brenda Novak's seamless plotting, emotional intensity, and true-to-life characters...make her books completely satisfying." —New York Times bestselling author Allison BrennanOriginally published in 2000. Views: 44
A New York Times Notable Book: "An elegantly written, strikingly intelligent novel" about wrestling with the past and the future in a reunified Germany (Newsday). In this astute novel of Americans abroad, Ward Just turns his keen eye toward the dark underpinnings of nationalism, fame, and artistic integrity. When a famous Hollywood director travels to post-Wall Germany to rekindle his genius, he is unexpectedly reunited with an actress who mysteriously disappeared from the set of his movie thirty years before. Masterly and atmospheric, The Weather in Berlin explores the subtleties of artistic inspiration, the nature of memory, and the pull of the past. Views: 44
