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Sticks and stones break bones.
Words kill.
They recruited Emily from the streets. They said it was because she's good with words.
They'll live to regret it.
Wil survived something he shouldn't have. But he doesn't remember it.
Now they're after him and he doesn't know why.
There's a word, they say. It shouldn't have got out. But it did.
And they want it back...
Find out why in one of the most mind-bending, page-turning, thrilling novels you'll ever read. Views: 172
As winter's deadly cold threatens those who dwell on and around Merovingen's dank waterways and dark, twisting byways, the various forces seeking to wrest or retain control of the city are busily plotting new and desperate plans of treacherous betrayal.
And seeking a weapon with which to blackmail Thomas Mondragon into doing his bidding, Chance Magruder - ambassador, spy, master assassin, and chief strategist for the fantastical Sword of God - has seized the opportunity to kidnap Altair Jones. But what Magruder doesn't know is that by imprisoning Jones he and his allies in crime, the slavers of Megary, may have unleashed a new force in the power games of Merovingen, a force which, its anger once roused, may prove completely unstoppable in its quest for revenge!
Includes:
"Troubled Waters" essay by C.J. Cherryh
"A Tangled Web We Weave" novella by Mercedes Lackey
"By a Woman's Hand" novelette by Nancy Asire
"Strange Bedfellows" novelette by Lynn Abbey
"Nessus' Shirt" novelette by Roberta Rogow
"Treading the Maze" novelette by Leslie Fish
Afterword: "Epilogue (Troubled Waters)" essay by C.J. Cherryh
"Raj's Letters (Troubled Waters)" essay by uncredited
"The Prisoner" novelette by Janet Morris
"Saying Yes to Drugs" novelette by Chris Morris
"Merovingian Pharmacology 103, or, Poison in Jest" essay by uncredited
Merovingian Songs: "Partners" poem by Mercedes Lackey and C.J. Cherryh
Merovingian Songs: "A Song for Marina" short fiction by Mercedes Lackey and C.J. Cherryh Views: 172
The third and final book of Constance Verity's epic adventure in which saving the world is easy—everything that comes after is the tricky part.The Adventurer. The Great Snurkab. The Caretaker. Constance Verity returns, having accepted and secured her place in the universe while juggling her expanded life. Until she comes up against The Caretaker's nemesis, a foe she can't just beat the hell out of, Connie must defeat the idea of inevitable entropy, the end of everything. Impossible you may think, but Connie always has an angle, and this time it's by upping her game, by stopping enough calamities, by answering every tug at her innate sense of adventure, she can build up enough power to counteract the end of the universe. The problem is, she's still a human woman, and even she can't keep this up for long. As she starts to fade her friends figure out a way to help: Destroy the world. Views: 172
The ghosts of the past are haunting Genie McQueen.The dead have been trailing in Genie's shadow for months, but now they've decided to step into the light. When her supposedly dead mother returns from the grave very much alive, Genie knows trouble is stirring.Mercy McQueen isn't interested in mother-daughter bonding time. She's back with vengeance on her mind and will stop at nothing to make her children's lives a living hell. She's brought along some spooks from Genie's past—familiar faces and ones she had forgotten—to turn every waking hour into a nightmare.The young werewolf alpha will need to use every trick up her sleeve if she's going to get the dearly departed back into their graves. And she'll need to face some skeletons buried so deep in the closet she forgot they were there.Defeating Mercy will take Genie from the depths of the bayou to the streets of New York, and might just need a little something Secret to get the job done. Views: 172
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. Views: 172
He was just supposed to be a hot hookup. Something sexy to take my mind off being poor, living in a run-down apartment, and kicked out of college due to some plagiarism I totally did not commit. Life was going downhill fast, and a hot, anonymous hookup with a guy by the handle IceFire would make my life suck a little less—or more, but in the right way.Man, was I wrong.Hot and charming, Guy Winters and his touches leave me breathless. One night turns into two. Then a date. Then more. Except his body is always cold. Our makeouts are almost too intense. And there's something just not right. It takes a break-in and a murder in self-defense before I finally get it.And the truth about Guy has me running for my life.This book was originally published as His Touch of Ice and as Ice Born. It has been revised and updated to be more suitable for a general audience. Views: 172
The riveting conclusion to a thrilling trilogy from New York Times bestselling master of suspense D. J. MacHale.
From Marshall’s mysterious experiences in The Light to Cooper’s haunting perspective in The Black, the questions have intensified along with the action. And now it is time for answers: A final showdown is in order between best friends Marshall and Cooper and the terrifying villain Damon, who’s more determined than ever to break down the walls between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Marshall is forced to make a brave and shocking choice when the battle is on the line, and he and Cooper might be rewarded with help from someone quite unexpected….
As the gripping trilogy heads toward resolution, shocks and surprises await at the end of the long and winding Morpheous Road. Views: 172
25 Award-winning Authors and IllustratorsBrilliant new worldsCaptivating new ideasPowerful new stories of action, adventure, and fantasyJust imagine... It's game on, the fate of the universe is on the line—and you're about to go all in.Saving the mammoths is in your hands—can you conjure the magic to make it happen?You've got a monster BFF—whom you're hiding from your own monster-hunting family.You're part of a sting, out to catch some bar hoppers who are not only bending their elbows, but bending time as well.And much more!Think you've seen it all? Think again.Prepare for alien contact. Explore the darkest alleyways of urban fantasy. Rise to the dizzying heights of magical realism. You will love this year's anthology because these award-winning writers provide a diverse array of stories that will transport you and reshape your reality.Get it now.3 Bonus Short Stories by... Views: 172
In the not-so-distant future, life is good... if you’re one of the lucky few to live in the new, ecologically-minded city-states that dot the landscape. Outside their walls, in the “wilds” -- the rotting suburbs and exurbs of America -- things have become rather more precarious.
Benjamin Washington is a kid in New St. Louis, who is on the verge of getting the boot into the wilds if he doesn’t take a job. In a last-ditch effort, he takes the only gig available to him: Biological Systems Interface Management... which is to say, he’s about to become a high-tech pig farmer.
It’s a letdown for Benjamin, who has always expected better things for himself. But then comes the day when New St. Louis is under attack, from without and within. The only person standing between attackers and their goal is one young pig farmer, who never even wanted to be there... but who now has to make a choice whether to co-operate with the intruders, or make a stand for his city. Views: 172
L-5, a point in the Earth-Moon System where orbits are forever and the new age of Freedom and Plenty can begin. Now, they're trying to kill the man in charge of the first L-5 colony, and Private Eye Rex Bader is the man who will have to find and stop them. But who are the killers? Only time—and blood—will tell! Views: 172
Powerhouse adult fantasy author R. A. Salvatore and Erika Lewis deliver a sweeping, action-packed, romantic pre-Arthurian tale of the origins of magic (and Merlin), perfect for fans of Falling Kingdoms and Seraphina.Magic needs a spark.And Maggie's powers are especially fickle. With no one to help her learn to control her magic, the life debt that she owes stretches eternally over her head, with no way to repay it.Until she meets Griffin, the king's champion, infamous for hunting down the draignochs that plague their kingdom.Neither has any idea of the destiny that they both carry, or that their meeting will set off a chain of events that will alter every aspect of the life they know—and all of history thereafter.This epic, romantic tale will enchant readers and draw them into a thrilling world of star-crossed lovers, magic, destiny, and the paths we choose. Views: 172
The crew of the starship Ganymede were afraid their chief was losing his mind.Commander Walter Fox had explored and opened up more colony-worlds than any other man alive - yet it was rumored that he still believed there were other intelligent beings in the galaxy.Now as the ship grounded on unfamiliar terrain, the crew realized that the routine flight to Vega had been interrupted - and their worst fears were true . . .They had landed on Wolf IV - the one planet from which no man had ever returned alive. Views: 172
His prison lives in his very bones. She holds the key that could free him...or break him. Elena Salazar doesn't exactly have permission to house-sit, but she's sure her cousin Ava won't mind the not-quite break-in. After all, Ava would want her to feel safe. And free. Two concepts Elena's still adjusting to after eleven years a prisoner in her own home, thanks to her terrifying ability to summon demons. She manages to make peace with the resident ghost in Ava's house, but she has to do some really fast talking when a tattooed, tautly muscled warlock shows up with Ava's keys in his hand and deep-seated pain in his troubled eyes. The Salvadoran Escobar clan is healing under new primus Gabriel's leadership. But no one is likely to forget that the cruel former primus used Alessandro Escobar and his fearful gift as a weapon, unwilling though he was. When Gabriel sends him to Ava's house for an extended "vacation," Alessandro packs his bags with... Views: 172
