At night, this mischievous bunch peeks out from under your bed. When you hear that creak . . . creak . . . THE CREAKERS are there! Discover a hilarious and eerie middle-grade story by a UK star.What would you do if you woke up to a world with no grown-ups?When all the parents in the world disappear, most kids think this is amazing! They can finally run wild and eat candy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But Lucy Dungston wants to get her mom back, especially because her dad disappeared not long ago. Lucy wants the truth, and she's convinced that the creaking sounds that come from under her bed can lead her to it.Creak . . . creak . . .That's when Lucy meets the Creakers, a bunch of sticky, smelly creatures who live under children's beds. This troublesome bunch has taken all the grown-ups to an upside-down world called the Woleb. Lucy must act fast if she wants to rescue the grown-ups, because adults who stay in the Woleb... Views: 285
"My mom went to Berkeley in the 60s (my main tangential claim to hippiedom), so I'm psyched to see her favorite town get the Akashic noir treatment. San Francisco's hippie silo has long captured the imagination of artists and writers, and I can't wait to read the many stories in this collection, including new works from cult faves such Barry Gifford, Aya de Leon, Summer Brenner, and more."—CrimeReads, included in CrimeReads' Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020"Berkeley, California: home of a world-class university with a parking lot for Nobel laureates, politically active and correct, volatile, and, yes, a bit seedy, too, if you know where to look. The stories in Akashic's latest noir anthology expose the underbelly of this lovely city...All get their just rewards eventually, and readers will be entertained as they find out how it happens."—Booklist"Readers will be glad that many of these tales are fun in a way that... Views: 283
In this bittersweet tale of love, loss, and immortality, the death of an old friend brings two people together in a small village where they must deal with the loss . . . and the future neither of them wants to face.Previously published in Jackhammer EzineThere’s something magic inside us all – and it’s trying to get out!The rules of chance, even physical laws, are breaking down. The time of magic is returning.And Bethlehem Jones finds she’s sharing her body with Lynese, an unpredictable water-sprite entrapped within one of her ancestors in an ancient war.Hell-bent on restarting that war, bigger, more powerful magical spirits are attempting to break free of their own human confinement. Can Beth use Lynese’s powers without relinquishing her own control? Or is untrustworthy Lynese her most dangerous foe of all? Views: 283
Michael X in Trinidad, Peronism in Argentina, the cult of Kingship in Mobutu's Zaire — the author brings his novelist's questioning to bear upon the "half-made" societies, those still suffering from the profound deprivations of colonialism and prey to corruption.A collection of pieces of reportage and reflections on societies which are still suffering from the profound deprivations of colonialism. Amongst the topics covered are Michael X in Trinidad, Peronism in Argentina, and the cult of Kingship in Mobuto's Zaire.In four essays, Naipaul assesses contemporary "half-made societies"—those in Argentina, Trinidad, and the Congo—and compares Conrad's vision of Africa, South America, and the Far East with his own views of those places today Views: 283
Ashley wishes she had a dog!Then one day, a little terrier digs into her backyard—and the adventure begins.A story of love at first sight.PRAISE FOR TERI’S FIRST NOVEL, RIVKA’S WAY:-Sydney Taylor Notable Book"A rewarding read for the romantically inclined." School Library Journal "A simple but daring adventure." Voice of Youth AdvocatesAshley wishes she had a dog!Then one day, a little terrier digs into her backyard—and the adventure begins.A story of love at first sight.Includes a sample chapter of A Pocket Full of Gold.PRAISE FOR TERI’S FIRST CHILDREN’S NOVEL, RIVKA’S WAY:-Sydney Taylor Notable Book-Lilith Magazine’s 5th Annual Selection of Books for Young Readers-Included in Great Books for Girls (Random House, 2002)"A rewarding read for the romantically inclined." School Library Journal "A simple but daring adventure." Voice of Youth Advocates "This well-told tale will appeal to fans of both historical fiction and spunky female protagonists." Kliatt"Kanefield weaves a suspenseful tale of friendship and love.” Hadassah Magazine.“When Rivka befriends a man who is unjustly thrown into debtor's jail with no recourse, she is faced with a hard decision, to risk leaving the ghetto again or to abandon this man to a grim fate. Her choice creates an uproar and deeply changes Rivka's view of her world.” Lilith Magazine“Readers will be pleased to find another character who shares Rivka's deep sense of justice.” Booklist Views: 283
Jamie Kendrick is known for his bad decisions—jacking a squad car and turning it over in a ditch, for example. But he's going to show everyone. With some help from his brother—and a court-ordered ankle monitor—Jamie's going to get sober, join the army, and shake his white trash reputation. That is, until someone frames him for the grisly murders of his brother's family.Jamie Kendrick is known for his colossally bad decisions—jacking a squad car and turning it over in a ditch, for example. But he’s going to show everyone. With some help from his brother—and a court-ordered ankle monitor—Jamie is going to get sober, join the army, and shake his white trash reputation. He’s actually doing a decent job until someone frames him for the grisly murders of his brother's family. No one believes that Jamie is innocent. No one but a mysterious blonde with a gun. She gives Jamie a choice: spend the rest of his life in prison or help her take down the man who killed his brother and set him up. Views: 283
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pA young genius is gunned down brutally by the police. Remi Swan – our hero from the hard-hitting Action-Adventure novella, A SINGLE LINK – fights to defend the little boy and herself. She is arrested, imprisoned, forced to fight and infected with an experimental virus that turns women into raging monsters…or worse. /p
pPossessed with incredible – and scary – new abilities, Remi sets off a war against a system that has long brutalized Black people. A war that, alone, she might not be able to fight, but now she is backed by an army…a powerful and deadly force of her own making. Now, that brutal system will suffer the… /p
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A story of dragon kings that walk as humans and of elves in the magic land of Daegoras.Curse of The Dragon Kings tells of the mythical origins of the noble Dragon Race, the Dragorians, of their magic and dealings with the Elves, and of their connection with the wizard Myrddin (Merlin was his name as he appeared in the Arthurian Saga) and his brother, Calatin. It tells of the love story between Dragoras the King and Grainnewyn of the Elves. Arcaendria is the setting of Curse of The Dragon Kings. There, in the land of Daegoras, the noble race of Dragorians once dwelled, long before the coming of dwarves and even the elves to their land. But the Dragorians were divided by the slow seduction of the light to the power of evil. A war broke out between the dark Dragorians and the ancient forces of light. It was then, as the Dragorians’ magic battle came to a climax that the dark Dragorians came to be transformed into their reptilian shape—the Dragons, cursed in a tale of the tragic betrayal of their noble King Dragoras. Curse of The Dragon Kings is the story of lands of the wizards' battle against the Dark Wizard and his dragon minions, of the lost city of Dragoras and of the coming of the age of men and dwarves and elves into the mythical birthplace of Dragon-magic. Views: 282
From the author of the international bestseller Papa Hemingway, based on his own experiences: the story of a man struggling to overcome a rare syndrome that causes terrifying hallucinations, who eventually, despite the odds, finds love. AN ANCHOR ORIGINAL.Chet Tremaine is living his best life. A successful lawyer with a loyal best friend, the arts and culture of New York City at his doorstep, and a peaceful retreat in Connecticut, Chet has it figured out. Even when a freak tennis accident leaves him blind in one eye, Chet is confident he'll be able to bounce back. But then he starts hallucinating: unknown children playing in his living room, pine needles seasoning his salad, wire grids barring access to his bathroom. His doctor allays his worst fears, only to deliver an even more shocking diagnosis: Chet's eye injury has left him with Charles Bonnet syndrome, and this rare disease is incurable. Chet is going to be plagued by these hallucinations for the rest... Views: 281
A short story about a man and his experience with a different kind of fountain of youth.Sixteen-year-old Anna Grey has the personality of an online encyclopaedia crossed with a leashed miniature bulldog and she is about to discover that she has a very special gift. The 'gift' doesn't compute well and her orderly little world is about to be turned upside down. Anna is about to discover that she can see the dead ... speak to the dead and crush (blush) on the dead.Meet her two mismatched best friends always annoyingly by her side–Dylan Ray, a drama queen of an undecided nature and Jacqui Van Eden, a fragile butterfly girl. Together they inadvertently summon the soul of an Australian WW1 teenage soldier named Leo. Leo is confused and stuck, pining for a love long while being a bit on the nose.Being amongst the living is becoming harder for Leo to achieve and he is scared that he will dissolve into a bootstrap with an earlobe before his mystery is solved. Armed with their cutting edge IT devices, the trio travel virtually through history to unearth why Leo has one foot in No Man's land and a bum cheek on Anna's good couch. It's going to take more than facts and figures–it's going to require HEART. Views: 280
A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming... a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia... a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war... NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there's a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. But no one survived from that doomed mission, captain and crew perished to a man?and if Pitt and his colleague Al Giordino aren't careful, the very same fate may await them. Views: 280
Twenty years after he declined an invitation to join the CIA, Air Force Colonel Paul Cameron finds he’s a part of the secret Phoenix Group and takes on an innocent-sounding CIA mission to help an old friend. Al-Qaeda hunts the pair from Europe to the Middle East, Cameron must rely on his wits to survive relentless attacks designed to silence his Saudi friend and preserve a plan to attack AmericaIt's a quick trip to Paris, right? A little cloak and dagger work, but anybody can do that when nobody's after you. All you have to do is get to a meeting. No problem, unless someone IS after you.Colonel Paul Cameron takes the trip, thinking he'll be home in a week after a quick meeting with his old friend Fahd al-Auda, a General in the Royal Saudi Air Force. But what he soon learns is that Fahd knows something is going on in Saudi Arabia something that he fears may turn into the most diabolical plot yet to threaten the American homeland. Fahd has left Saudi and come to Paris, and he doesn't know he's only one step ahead of the al-Qaeda mastermind's pursuit, a pursuit designed to kill him and all his family before they can reveal anything and ruin the plan.What ensues is a desperate chase, from the subways of Paris to the parched dunes of the Arabian Desert, The Phoenix Affair is a fast-paced and intricately-wrought thriller that skips across three continents. Cameron turns out to be a natural survivor, with skills he's never used, and his is a sweeping tale of technology, tradecraft, quick-thinking and hard fighting from the first pages to the final climactic conflict. Views: 280
