From Library JournalCross-world Travis Wilder, known on the world of Eldh as the Runebreaker, finds himself trapped on 1880s Earth, a century before his own time. In present-day Eldh, his fellow traveler Grace Beckett makes a journey to an icy land where she learns of her destiny as the adversary of the Pale King, whose power would destroy both Eldh and Earth. Anthony's epic tale of a war in two worlds features a pair of strong, reliable protagonists as well as a supporting cast of complex and varied individuals with compelling stories of their own. A good choice for most fantasy collections.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. FromThe next-to-last volume of the Last Rune saga continues to combine the realm of Faerie with time travel in the mundane world. Travis Wilder and three Faerie companions are stranded in an 1880s Colorado mining town. Meanwhile, Grace Beckett, the Earth-raised woman who in Faerie is the powerful Blademender, discovers that her destiny is to face the Pale King. To do this, she must unite forces with Travis, after, of course, rescuing him from mundane Victorian Colorado! Should she fail, both Earth and Faerie Eldh are doomed. The suspensefulness of her rescue effort will keep readers turning pages despite relatively slow pacing overall. Even readers familiar with the saga will find the magic sequences this time more conventional than before, and since so much backstory is lacking here, saga newcomers will have to retreat to the earlier installments or tolerate a certain fuzziness of apprehension. Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Views: 44
Jocelyn Fleming was a feisty, flame-haired aristocrat -- newly widowed after a shockingly brief marriage to an elderly British lord. Wealthy and titled, yet aching with the pain of unexplored desire, her restless heart led her from polite London society to the perilous beauty of the untamed American West. Colt Thunder was a rebel, a loner. Impossibly handsome, brutally unpredictable, the Cheyenne blood running through his veins burned hotter than the blistering Arizona sun. In a bold and merciless land, their vastly different worlds collided -- the wild desert stallion and the untouched English rose -- igniting an unstoppable firestorm of frontier passion that threatened to consume them both! Views: 44
William is a cyborg soldier who fights unquestionably for the global superpower known as the UNR. His loyalty faces the ultimate test when he's faced with the most dangerous terrorists he's ever faced. They threaten to destroy all he loves and in order to defeat them, he may have to destroy a piece of himself. Views: 44
Helen has won a place at a prestigious summer music school in remote north-western Scotland. But as she practises for a concert on Midsummer's Eve, her friends, the fabled beasts, prepare for battle -- in the very forest where the young musicians are staying. When Yann the centaur arrives and warns Helen of impending danger, she is forced to cast her musical ambitions aside. Helen finds herself catapulted into a perilous quest, allied with fantastical creatures against a powerful enemy, the Faery Queen. She finds the mythical island of Tir nan Og, breaks the law and administers first aid to old friends and new . . . but will it be enough to help her friends and save herself? This is the magical sequel to the bestselling First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts. Views: 44
Struan Cameron has spent the last 270 years trapped between life and death on the battlefield of Culloden Moor. His role as the Storyteller has kept many of the other ghosts from going mad. But now, the powerful Muir witch has offered him the chance to see an end to his time on the moor and he plans to take it. He is given up to two days - back as a man of flesh and blood -- to perform some task for the witch that will earn him a chance for revenge or release. With the touch of her hand, the witch sends him … to Maine.Fiona Masters has lost everyone important to her in a terrible accident that she believes was her fault. Mired in pain and grief, she decides she cannot live another day and plans to take her own life. With all the arrangements made and the gun in hand, she is stopped by a tall, handsome, sexy Scottish warrior who bellows at her in Gaelic! Believing she is caught up in a situation like 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' and its ghosts of past, present and future, Fee allows this Highlander into her life, knowing there's nothing he can do to change her mind or make her want to live … Or can he?Two strangers who have suffered similar loss and grief find that they do have some comfort to offer, but at the end of two days, will either of them be alive? Views: 44
Рассказ вошёл в сборники: I Sing the Body Electric (Электрическое тело пою) Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales (Сборник ста лучших рассказов) Views: 44
At 25, Frankie Welton expected to spend the rest of her life as a mixed martial arts fighter, and chef, in New York City. The unexpected death of her aunt forces her to accept her family inheritance, an estate and bar in Napa Valley. She expected a wine and food utopia, not blood and supernatural shenanigans. Her life turns upside down when she meets Christopher Harris-Wallace, the first man in her adult life who doesn’t seem to be afraid of her. But, before Frankie can unpack, her new bar is vandalized and her life is threatened, but worst of all, the man she’s falling for is caught in the middle of a feud for power. She discovers secrets, but answers are harder—and more dangerous—to unearth. Will she learn the truth in time to save her new friends? Or, will she go crazy…like her mother? Views: 44
Jake Masters has fallen from musical grace. His inner demons didn’t care about the awards, the multi-platinum records, the legions of fans around the world, nor his undying love for Alyssa. When Jake comes through fray, blurry about his future, he meets an unlikely inspiration, reigniting his passion and reason for living. Views: 44
