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The Waterboys
By Peter Docker. 2011
In an apocalyptic future, Conway inhabits a continent caught up in a violent struggle for water control. He is on…
the run from the Water Board flunkies who hate him but need his water-divining skills to survive. A white man whose heart and spiritual connections are black, Conway dreams about the arrival of Europeans in Western Australia—when Captain Charles Fremantle chose to throw off the mantle of Empire and join the indigenous people. Part science fiction, part novel, this thriller discusses the effects of war, challenges ideological assumptions, and celebrates the brotherhood of men and the love for country.The Secret of Castle Cant
By K. P. Bath. 2006
Welcome to the faraway Barony of Cant... a land out of time, and so small that it is destined to…
be forever lost in the creases of even the best of maps. Young Lucy Wickwright - an obedient maidservant who is perhaps a bit too good at her job - tends to the Baron of Cant's mischievous daughter, The Adored & Honorable Pauline Esmerelda Simone-Thierry von Cant. Lucy's eagerness to please her charge, as well as her elders, unwittingly leads her to become a key player in a mysterious rebellion that is brewing not only throughout the Barony but within the castle grounds. Soon, she finds herself not only a spy, but also risking her life for a cause that is pitted against her own mistress. When Lucy discovers that she - an orphan! - is actually the true heir of Cant and at the heart of the revolution itself, she must choose between foiling the rebellion, which supports her right to the throne, or betraying her own flesh and blood. With remarkable wit and a flair for the fantastic, debut novelist K. P. Bath captivates readers with fast-paced action and adventure, a cast of unforgettable, eccentric characters, and two strong female heroines who learn that cunning and heroism are not merely words in storybooks.Hidden Sun: Shadowlands Book I (Shadowlands #1)
By Jaine Fenn. 2018
An eccentric noblewoman scientist s journey into a hostile environment will change her world forever in this enthralling fantasy…
novel Rhia Harlyn is a noble in Shen one of the dozens of shadowlands which separate the bright alien skyland She has a missing brother an unwanted marriage proposal and an interest in science considered unbecoming in her gender Her brother s disappearance coincided with a violent unsolved murder and Rhia impulsively joins the search party headed into the skyland - a place whose dangers and wonders have long fascinated her The dangerous journey brings her into conflict with a young rebel stuck between the worlds of shadow and light and a charismatic cult leader who believes he can defeat death itself File Under Fantasy Secret Science Iron Age Caravan of Courage Into the LightRube
By Alec Silva, Marta Lorenzo Carballo. 2016
Entre la lectura de libros pequeños acompañados de un conejo de peluche y escuchar a la madre leer historias el…
domingo, la pequeña Rube descubre mucho sobre el poder de la lectura y la imaginación. Y entender, poco a poco, cuánto es especial para los padres.The Savage Peak: A Morgalla Prequel
By Jon David. 2017
Two years before the events of “The Trilogy of Morgalla”, a young demon and her mentor are forced to abandon…
their sanctuary on a far-off world and return to the realm of Hell.Never having been around her own kind before, the young Morgalla is thrust into an alien culture. She struggles to adapt and find her place. Through an act of fate she is drawn to a world populated by demons and a strange alien people. There is an uneasy truce between them and war is on the horizon. Morgalla must choose a side.Sign of the Labrys
By Brian Stableford, Margaret St. Clair. 2016
Like others who withstood the pandemic, Sam Sewell lives in a subterranean shelter. The vast catacombs were built before the…
military's biological weapon leaked out, killing nine out of ten people and leaving the survivors so traumatized that they can barely tolerate each other's company. So it's quite peculiar that some government agents seem to think that Sam lives with a woman, Despoina, who's suspected of conducting germ warfare. Pressured by the agents to locate Despoina, Sam must literally go underground to discover the truth about a hidden world of witchcraft and secret rituals. This Wiccan-themed science fiction novel was cited by Gary Gygax as an inspiration for Dungeons & Dragons. Enthusiasts of the role-playing game will recognize the forerunner of Castle Greyhawk and its labyrinthine setting of multiple levels connected by secret passages. Other readers will savor the fantasy on its own terms, as the poetic recounting of an otherworldly mystery.In Ashes Lie
By Marie Brennan. 2009
The year is 1666. The King and Parliament vie for power, fighting one another with politics and armies alike. Below,…
the faerie court has enemies of its own. The old ways are breaking down, and no one knows what will rise in their place. But now, a greater threat has come, one that could destroy everything. In the house of a sleeping baker, a spark leaps free of the oven -- and ignites a blaze that will burn London to the ground. While the humans struggle to halt the conflagration that is devouring the city street by street, the fae pit themselves against a less tangible foe: the spirit of the fire itself, powerful enough to annihilate everything in its path. Mortal and fae will have to lay aside the differences that divide them, and fight together for the survival of London itself . . .Der Zögling des Philosophen
By Orlando Grossegesse, D. P. Prior. 2016
Deacon Shader ist ein Kind, das aus einer anderen Zeit stammt, denn es wurde als Baby seinen Vorzeit-Eltern entrissen und…
wuchs auf dem Eiland von Maranore auf. An seinem siebten Geburtstag erscheint der Philosoph Aristodeus und beginnt, den Knaben im Umgang mit dem Schwert und mit dem Verstand zu schulen. Nur absolutes Geschick ist gefordert, wenn Deacon seine Bestimmung erfüllen und das Entweben aller Dinge abwenden soll. Aber als Aristodeus ihn bis an seine Grenzen treibt, werden Plünderer gesichtet, die sich der Küste nähern. Eine dunkle Wolke des Schreckens geht über das Dorf nieder. Denn das sind keine gewöhnlichen Piraten. Ihre Schiffe fahren unter der grausigen Flagge von Verusia, Land der Untoten und Reich des Lich Lord.Wrath and Ruin (Wishes And Curses Ser. #1)
By Ripley Proserpina. 2017
With every wish made comes a curse…Polya, wild and fierce, innocent and loyal, can credit her very existence to a…
wish her mother made for a prince’s love. The devil himself felt her mother’s ache and gave her everything she asked for. Tempted from Hell to the cruel country of Konstantin, the devil battles against a prince, his princess, and the perfect soldier for the ultimate prize: hope itself. When wishes and curses convene, only Polya can save them all, and start the revolution that will change everything. In the darkest of times…hope is born.Wolf Leader: A Shifter Romance (Arctic Brotherhood, Book #6)
By Jane Godman. 2017
The final book in the new Arctic Brotherhood series--heart-pounding werewolf romances by Jane Godman that will keep you on the…
edge of your seat.They are the Arctic Brotherhood. They are deadly fighters, fierce protectors and loyal mates. Their sworn enemy is dead, but the Arctic Brotherhood can’t relax. Fenrir, the Norse god of destruction is still determined to destroy the world. Vigo Durand agrees to lead the team against the most feared werewolf the world has ever known, but dark secrets from his past are threatening to catch up with him.Amber Merova has been on the run for the last five years ago. When she meets Vigo, her werewolf mating impulse almost overwhelms her human instinct for survival. Almost. Feisty, determined, and hostile, Amber initially turns down Vigo’s offer to stay with the Brotherhood. When it looks like the men who murdered her pack have caught up with her, she has no choice but to take his offer of protection.Both seem damaged beyond repair, but, as they work together to bring down Fenrir, they discover hidden ties that bind them together. Before they can look to the future, they must unravel the mysteries of the past.El Séptimo Caballo
By D. P. Prior, Selene Silva. 2016
Durante siglos, nadie escuchó nada de lo que sucedía fuera de Verusia, la oscuridad acechaba en el centro del imperio…
Templum. Pero cuando un mensajero llegó a la Sagrada Ciudad de Aeterna, trajo consigo noticias sobre las fortalezas que fueron abandonadas de manera misteriosa, y los trescientos soldados de las afueras de Trajinot, fueron empalados justo fuera de los muros de la ciudad, lo que significaba que el Lord Lich estaba nuevamente en movimiento. Con un ejército de muertos, este esperaba entre las sombras oscuras de los árboles de Schwarzwald. Los Templum envían a sus tropas para enfrentarlos. El Capitán Daecon Shader lidera al Séptimo Caballo, una tropa de caballería pesada que ahora parece ser obsoleta. Un cargo, una oportunidad en su lema. Actúa a tiempo y la corriente de cualquier batalla podrá revertirse; comete un error y todo llegará a su fin. Cuando las dos fuerzas se enfrentan fuera de los muros de Trajinot, no solo serán las hordas de los muertos a quienes los Templum deberán confrontar. Horrores y venenos que corren por el aire atraerán pánico a los guerreros. Solo los Caballeros Elegidos del Séptimo Caballo tienen la disciplina para mantenerse firmes; enfrentar solo al miedo no es sinónimo de salir sin daños, y para Shader, hay cosas peores que las heridas en la piel.OMG... Is He Also a Witch?! (OMG Series)
By Alicja Gil, Talia Aikens-Nunez. 2017
Fifth-grade witch April Appleton can't believe her eyes: a boy just made a large tree branch fall on her dad's…
car in the middle of the night! When she gets to school, the mayhem continues, the heat is cranked way up, birds are flying through the hallways and there's a boy standing in the corner quietly observing all of it. While her friends try to help, April trust in the magical powers of herself and others to make things normal again.OMG... I Did It Again?! (OMG Series)
By Talia Aikens-Nuñez. 2015
April Appleton wakes up to quite the sight: a herd of elephants marching down her street! She realizes that her…
powers of witchcraft have done it again. With her friends, Grace and Eve, April must figure out how the elephants got to her town in the first place and then how to get them back home. But with elephants playing in the neighbor's pool, sitting on cars and eating everyone's trees, how will they do it? Early readers will delight in the misadventures of this reluctant witch and her plucky friends as they try to figure out how to use April's powers to do good in the world.OMG... Am I a Witch?!
By Alicja Ignaczak, Talia Aikens-Nuñez. 2014
April Appleton is so annoyed at her older brother that she searches the Internet for a spell to turn him…
into a dog. When the spell works, April realizes she has more powers than she ever dreamed of! Now she has to figure out how to turn him back to normal before her parents find out. She has little time, but with help from her friends Grace and Eve she finds a book of magic that will hopefully reverse the spell. Will it work, and will April's newfound magic save the day? A silver winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, OMG… Am I a Witch?! is sure to please young readers.Il Protetto del Filosofo
By Mauro Piccillo, D. P. Prior. 2016
Deacon Shader è un bambino esterno al tempo, portato via da neonato dai suoi genitori del mondo Antico e cresciuto…
sull'Isola di Maranore. Al suo settimo compleanno, il filosofo Aristodeus giunge per iniziare l'addestramento del ragazzo con la spada e con la mente. Solo l'eccellenza può essere abbastanza se Deacon vuole avverare il proprio destino ed evitare la Disfatta di tutte le cose. Ma mentre Aristodeus lo spinge verso i suoi limiti, vengono avvistati dei banditi avvicinarsi alla costa, e una nuvola di terrore scende sull'intero villaggio. Poiché questi non sono pirati normali. Navigano sotto lo stendardo dell'Uomo Impalato, l'orribile bandiera di Verusia, terra di non-morti e regno del Signore dei Lich.Border Town (Slice Agency Ser. #1)
By Louisa Bacio. 2017
A thin line exists between reality and the paranormal, between one country and the next. Lucia grew up stuck between…
cultures on the border of Texas and Mexico and the wavy lines of reality. With the help of her two sisters, she runs the family ranch, or what’s left of it. A hurricane shifted the river, with land ending up on the other side of the Rio Grande. Mother Nature unleashed more than land wars. A prophecy foretells a supernatural beast slaughtering the livestock every seven years. When the carcasses of goats show up drained of blood, she reaches out for help.Shaw McDiamond doesn’t want to be stuck in a hick town that’s dry and humid, chasing after the legend of the chupacabra. As part of an elite force of paranormal agents that work the border, Shaw’s group, S.L.I.C.E., exposes aliens of another kind. This vampiric creature is like nothing he’s encountered before, and the woman he’s working with unnerves him even more. Lucia and Shaw clash over legend and reality, prophecy and free will. As the killings escalate with the attack of a ranch hand, the storm returns, and the two become trapped in an ever-shifting world they can’t control. But to survive, they’ll have to do it together.Orphan Island
By Laurel Snyder. 2017
"A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." —Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the…
MoonFor readers who loved Sara Pennypacker's Pax and Lois Lowry's The Giver comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island.On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts. And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them—and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again.Today’s Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now—to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been. But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back—and take her away forever from the only home she’s known?Attack of the Killer Potatoes
By Peter Lerangis. 1997
Supernatural spuds... mutant tubers... potatoes with a plan! What does Arnold Mayhew get when he and his friend accidentally combine…
a stolen test tube full of humongosaurus dinosaur growth hormone with a sack of ordinary Idaho potatoes? They get some pretty mean potatoes -- the size of ten-story buildings! Of course, Arnold's sister Courtney thinks the whole thing is a great science fair project. And his best friend Max Beekly thinks it's a hilarious practical joke. But there's nothing funny about these potatoes. They've taken over the subway system, they've invaded the baseball stadium, and they're out to destroy the city. These potatoes won't be fried, they won't be mashed, and they must be stopped...before they scallop the whole town!Hard to Be a God
By Hari Kunzru, Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Olena Bormashenko. 1964
Don Rumata has been sent from Earth to the medieval kingdom of Arkanar with instructions to observe and to save…
what he can. Masquerading as an arrogant nobleman, a dueler, and a brawler, he is never defeated, but yet he can never kill. With his doubt and compassion, and his deep love for a local girl named Kira, Rumata wants to save the kingdom from the machinations of Don Reba, the first minister to the king. But given his orders, what role can he play? This long overdue translation will reintroduce one of the most profound Soviet-era novels to an eager audience.The Old Witcheroo (Witchless In Seattle Mysteries Ser. #4)
By Dakota Cassidy. 2016
Ebenezer Falls, Washington...a sleepy burg or murder central?The game is afoot...again, as amateur sleuth Stevie Cartwright plunges head first into…
another murder investigation. With twists, turns, and suspects aplenty, this one will keep you guessing from start to finish.USA Today bestselling cozy mystery author Dakota Cassidy serves up mayhem and murder in The Old Witcheroo, Book 4 of her bestselling series, Witchless in Seattle Mysteries.Just when you think you know your one-time International Man of Mystery turned ghostly confidant...When last we met, dear friends, a man had come calling, claiming to be Crispin Alistair Winterbottom, my dead British ex-spy. A notion I'd find ludicrous, if the handsome imposter didn't, in fact, look exactly like my dead British ex-spy. But there's no time for that mystery when a quiet walk on our private stretch of beach turns up something far more pressing--another tragedy in my beloved small Washington town.That's right. I, Stevie Cartwright, ex-witch turned amateur sleuth, have stumbled upon another murder. But this time it's closer to home, more personal, a victim who'd touched the hearts of so many in Ebenezer Falls, young and old. In fact, there's only thing more surprising than the victim...The good man who's become the number one suspect.Along with my Spy Guy Win, my bat familiar Belfry, our rescue dog Whiskey, and even an unexpected new friend or two, I'm jumping back into my Sherlock shoes to catch the cleverest killer yet!This cozy mystery has a complete cast of oddball characters from witches to ghosts and bats to psychics. Witchless In Seattle Mysteries is a spin-off of Dakota Cassidy's bestselling paranormal romance series, A Paris, Texas Romance.