Black Easter is a Nebula Award-nominated fantasy novel by James Blish in which an arms dealer hires a black magician to unleash all the Demons of Hell on earth for a single day. It was first published in 1968. The sequel is The Day After Judgment. Together, those two very short novels form the third part of the thematic "After Such Knowledge" trilogy (title from T.S. Eliot's "Gerontion," "After such knowledge, what forgiveness?") with A Case of Conscience & Dr. Mirabilis. Black Easter was serialised as Faust aleph-null in If magazine. Views: 23
An unlucky bride...Riona Grey lives life on her own terms, traveling wherever the next spaceship is flying and doing what she must in order to get by. When her luck turns sour, she finds herself on a bridal ship heading to a marriage ceremony. A planet full of dragon shifters seeking mates wasn't exactly what she had in mind as a final destination. Just when she thinks things couldn't possibly get worse, she wakes up months later in an isolation chamber with a sexy, hovering dragon shifter by her side telling her they're meant to be together... forever.The impatient groom...After years of failed marriage attempts at the Breeding Festivals, the gods finally revealed Lord Mirek's bride... a day too late. Eager to have her, he defied tradition and laid claim. But it is a mistake to go against the gods and his new wife was the one to pay the price of his impatience.Now almost a year later, his bride is finally waking from her deep sleep. With one look from her, he feels the eagerness to claim her overtaking him once more. Fearful she'll slip through his grasp once again, he's hesitant to anger the gods by taking her to his bed too soon. But, how can he resist the one thing that would make his life complete, especially when she looks at him with eyes of a seductress? This is one test he can't fail, and yet with one of her sweet kisses he knows he may already have lost. Views: 23
Blush sensuality level: This is a sweet romance (kisses only, no sexual content).Not all surprises are good ones. In the midst of a glorious second season, Lady Christine Ashford's life is wholly disrupted by tragedy. The death of her father, the Earl of Bainbridge, leaves herself and her younger sisters summarily exiled from the family estate, sent to distant relatives in Yorkshire to await the return of the elusive heir to her father's title. There, life quickly becomes untenable.The new earl's return from the colonies gives Christine and her sisters a chance to escape their scheming Yorkshire relatives—but only through unexpected marriage to this unknown man who's taken her father's title and lands. As the year turns to Christmas, the season of new life and joy, Christine must decide if she can embrace the spirit of the season...and her new husband. Views: 23
Rudi McKenzie-now Artos, the High King of Montival-must fulfill his destiny. He wields the sword crafted for him before he was born. He has made friends of his enemies. He has won the heart of the woman he loves.And now he must defeat the forces of the Church Universal and Triumphant, knowing he may lose his life in the final battle... Views: 23
Conspiracies. Collusion. Plots. Secrets within secrets and plans within plans.President Jackson survived Vice President Harmon’s attempt to assassinate him and assume the presidency—with Gemma and the nanomites’ timely intervention. Back in Albuquerque, Gemma made a difficult decision—she allowed the explosion that killed her identical twin sister to be the cover for her own “death.”Half a year later, Gemma has reemerged as Jayda Locke—and the President’s old and trusted friend, embedded within the NSA, has disappeared. Did he uncover evidence of the conspiracy to unseat the President? Was he found out and eliminated?The President calls upon Jayda (now married to Zander Cruz) to infiltrate the NSA, identify the traitors, and expose their plans.But how widespread is the treason within the government? More importantly, will co-conspirators make a second attempt at a coup, another attempt upon the... Views: 23
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Since Herald Vanyel's time, all forms of magic, except for Mind magic, ceased to exsist in Valdemar's borders. A mage couldn't even go into Valdemar before he was driven out because of the unseen "eyes" watching him or her. But now, magic is slowly coming back and Ancar, an evil bloodpath-mage from Hardorn knows it. Elspeth, Herald and Heir to the throne of Valdemar, must take up the task and go to seek outside help. She becomes bound to Kerowyn's Sword Need and through Elspeth, the Sword "awakens." and tells her story. Elspeth and Skif set off to go to Kethry and Tarma's Mage schools that are in Tale'sedrin. We are introduced to another main character, Darkwind k'Sheyna who is a Tayledras and a Mage. These are troubled times for his clas an well because their HeartStone went rogue, killing half the mages holding a Gate open and destroying the Gate, leaving half the clan somewhere out beyond their reach. Darkwind's father has changed and his mother was killed, so he vowed not to be a mage anymore. During this book, Elspeth's and Darkwind's paths meet and they decide they need to help eachother, for a dark and mysterious mage is trying to destroy the k'Sheyna Vale. It is left up to Darkwind to take up his dormant powers and train Elspeth in becoming the First Herald-Mag since Vanyel Ashkevron's time. Views: 23
