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Tory′s twin babies are changelings and she must journey into the fourth dimension to reclaim her own ... Book 2 in The Celestial Triad Trilogy takes Tory and Maelgwn into the realms of the Devachan, the Fourth Dimension. They and their clan have had many peaceful years on the planet of Kila until Tory′s new twin babies, only a few days after their birth, are switched with changelings ... the babies now exhibit all the characteristics of fairy folk and, as with all deva infants, they are neither male nor female. Tory seeks the counsel of the Tablet of Destinies and is told that the changelings are the first of the Devachan to venture into human existence and that her twins are the first humans to choose to experience the world of the Devachan ... and all the babies are psychically linked. To reclaim their children Tory and Maelgwn must journey to the Fourth Dimension. At the same time, other human breeds are on the brink of war and Tory and... Views: 107
An impossible decision.A massive war.A Guardian silenced forever... Views: 106
Award-winning author Aliette de Bodard returns in this fantasy novella that reads like The Goblin Emperor meets Howl's Moving Castle in a precolonial Vietnamese-inspired world.Thanh is royalty in a beleaguered nation of scattered provinces pressured on all sides. The daughter of ancestors armed with swords and courage, she was fostered in a foreign capital to seal an alliance, and returned—to her powerful mother's disappointment—quiet and thoughtful instead of brash and confident. Propped up by the guns and silver of Ephteria, a far more powerful empire, her country is losing the game of power. In Eldris, an Ephterian princess, Thanh finds both romance and intoxicating risk. Eldris may desire her, but she doesn't respect what Thanh holds dear. Giang, the mysterious serving girl who appeared to her the night of a terrible fire and who has deep secrets of her own, might be the one who holds the key to love, freedom, and true... Views: 106
Galactic Football League (GFL) Series: Book I: THE ROOKIE - Book II: THE STARTER - Book III: THE ALL-PRO - Book IV: THE MVP - Book V: THE CHAMPION (Fall 2014) GFL Novellas: THE REPORTER - THE DETECTIVE - TITLE FIGHT - THE RIDER (Spring 2014) - THE GANGSTER (Fall 2014) THE CHAMPION - BOOK Five: After his most successful season yet on the field, Quentin sister - his only family - is lost in the Portath Cloud, an area considered to be the "Bermuda Triangle" of the galaxy. To save her, Quentin and his teammates must first escape team owner Gredok the Splithead, and acquire a ship capable of surviving the unknown dangers that await. Quentin's leadership and intelligence are put to the test as Becca, the Tweedy Brothers, Denver and more risk their lives to save his sister. Set against the backdrop of a professional American football franchise seven centuries in the future, the Galactic Football League puts huge humans on the field with five alien races to create a game that is faster, stronger and deadlier than anything we know today. Quarterback Quentin Barnes has grown from a racist, small-town standout into a proven leader, a uniter of peoples, and the Galaxy's most-famous athlete. Willing to do anything for his team, his Ionath Krakens have bound together through shared sacrifice, tragedy, devastating losses and thrilling victories. The GFL series combines science fiction, crime and blistering sports action to create a non-stop, pulse-pounding adventure that you can't put down until the last second ticks off the clock. Views: 106
It's over, or it will be soon. Jason is coming for Beth, and he's bringing the rest of the city with him.
With warlocks at her door and the Zero Prophecy looming over her, Beth will have to go it alone. It will be the only way to find out who she is and what's really going on. If she can't find out in time, she'll fall and take the rest of the city with her.....
Tune in for the exciting conclusion of the Forgotten Destiny series.
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Zero the Slaver - A Romance of Equatorial Africa is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Lawrence Fletcher is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Lawrence Fletcher then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 106
For all readers who have ever lent an enthusiastic ear to a wonderfully well told tale, or tumbled gladly into pages that could transport them anywhere, now comes novelist Peter David’s enchanting new work of fantasy. Action-packed and suspenseful, heart-tugging and wise, it weaves a spell both hauntingly familiar and utterly irresistible for those who have ever surrendered themselves to flights of fancy, and have whispered in their hearts, “I believe.”Paul Dear is a good and clever boy, doted on by a father who fills his son’s head with tall tales, thrilling legends, and talk of fairy-folk, and by a mother who indulges these fantastic stories and tempers them with common sense. But Paul is special in ways that even his adoring parents could never have imagined. For by day, in London’s Kensington Gardens, he walks and talks with the pixies and sprites and other magical creatures that dwell among the living–but are unseen by most. And at night in his room, a boy much like himself, yet not, beckons to Paul from the mirror to come adventuring. It’s a happy life for Paul, made all the more so by the birth of his baby sister. But everything changes when tragedy strikes, and Paul concludes that there’s only one course of action he can take to dispel the darkness and make things right again. And like countless heroes before him, he knows that he must risk everything to save the day. Thus begins a quest that will lead Paul down the city’s bustling streets, to a curio shop where a magical ally awaits him, and launches him into the starry skies, bound for a realm where anything is possible. Far from home, he will run with fierce Indian warriors, cross swords with fearsome pirates, befriend a magnificent white tiger, and soar beside an extraordinary, ageless boy who reigns in a boundless world of imagination.Brimming with the sly humor and breathless excitement of a traditional Victorian bedtime story, deftly embroidered with its own unique wisdom and wonder, Tigerheart is a hymn to childhood’s happiness and heartbreak, a meditation on the love, courage, sacrifice, and faith that shape us and define our lives, and a splendidly rendered modern fable–for readers of any age–that brilliantly proves itself a worthy brother to the timeless classic that serve as its inspiration.From the Hardcover edition.From Bookmarks MagazinePeter David’s vast experience in comics and media tie-ins is apparent in Tigerheart, a good old-fashioned Victorian story all the more appealing because it will resonate with adults and younger readers alike (though as Paul Di Filippo points out, “I don’t recall the original Tinker Bell swearing quite as much as Fiddlefix”). Tigerheart is by turns whimsical, poignant, and touched with humor. The suspense and adventure make up for any thought that the book tries to be too many things at once: a coming-of-age tale, an adventure, a parable. David is a versatile storyteller and an accomplished stylist, and he hits all the right notes here. The novel won’t replace Barrie’s original, but it will make a nice companion piece to that beloved classic.Copyright © 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc.ReviewAdvance praise for Tigerheart “By far the most charming and clever reimagining of the Boy Who Never Grew Up story that I have ever encountered. Readers of all ages, prepare yourselves for a very big adventure.”–Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of The Elves of Cintra“Peter David sees the world a bit differently from everyone else–strangely, wonderfully, stunningly differently. Reading Tigerheart gave me the feeling of walking a comfortably familiar road, but seeing things from angles I never knew existed. A beautiful, delightful story.”–R.A. Salvatore, New York Times bestselling author of The Orc KingFrom the Hardcover edition. Views: 106
John Whopper, The Newsboy by Thomas M. ClarkGood book to pass the time. Short enough to read in one sitting. Wildly absurd but entertaining. Glad it was free though. By choffman41Popular children\'s book, first published in 1871. According to Wikipedia: "Thomas March Clark (1812–1903) was an American Episcopal bishop. He was born at Newburyport, Mass.; graduated at Yale in 1831; studied theology at Princeton, and was licensed to preach as a Presbyterian in 1835. He became an Episcopalian in the following year, and was rector of Grace Church, Boston, for seven years, afterward holding charges in Philadelphia, Hartford, and Providence. In 1854 he was consecrated Bishop of Rhode Island, and in 1899, on the death of Bishop John Williams, of Connecticut, became Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal church in America. His Reminiscences appeared in 1895; among his other works are Early Discipline and Culture (1852), and Primary Truths of Religion (1869). He died at age 91." Views: 106
A collection of stories from bestselling author Tanya Huff's Confederation universe, including both previously published and never-before-seen works, and the author's own wry and insightful commentary. Read on for stories featuring Torin Kerr's not-quite-standard field promotion to sergeant—just in time to lead a recon team through a captured planet with a secret... A grueling struggle fought from low-tech battlements and city walls, where Torin's lieutenant has a dangerous taste for heroics... A glimpse under the head plates of Heavy Gunner Deena Harmin, who finds her squad pinned down behind enemy lines and must push the boundaries between human and machine to give them a chance... A colony facing unnatural ruin, where Torin Kerr must choose what to believe—and what to report... Torin, Werst, Ressk, and the rest of the team following the third Peacekeeper book, where the crew faces down a ship that looks like Big Yellow, but heralds a new... Views: 106
