![]() ![]() Dead Beat: The Dresden Files, Book Seven. Now, Harry is in a race against time-and six merciless necromancers-to find the Word before Chicago. An action-packed case file from Harry Dresden, private investigator and wizard, by international bestselling. ![]() ![]() The vampire wants the Word of Kemmler (whatever that is) and all the power that comes with it. So when a killer vampire threatens to destroy Murphy’s reputation unless Harry does her bidding, he has no choice. Dead Beat is the 7th book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butchers continuing series about wizard detective Harry Dresden. And though most inhabitants of the Windy City don’t believe in magic, the Special Investigations Department of the Chicago PD knows better. Paranormal investigations are Harry Dresden’s business and Chicago is his beat, as he tries to bring law and order to a world of wizards and monsters that exists alongside everyday life. MediaType eBook shortDescription “The wildest, strangest, best Dresden adventure to date.Butcher’s blending of modern fantasy with classic noir sensibilities ensures that there’s never a dull moment.”-SF Site The wildest, strangest, best Dresden adventure to date.Butchers blendin g of modern fantasy with classic noir. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages ![]() OverDrive Product Record readingOrder 7 images ![]()
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![]() ![]() " A worthy conclusion to a story that is, at its core, about love and letting go. " A must-purchase." - School Library Journal witch and wizard series for teens and adults.original worldbuilding and captivating writing.stories with diverse representation and multicultural influences pdf download The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch) read The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch) best seller The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch) The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch) txt.Thrilling and atmospheric, this bestselling series is perfect for readers looking for Tea's life-and the fate of the kingdoms-hangs in the balance. She is haunted by blackouts and strange visions, and when she wakes with blood on her hands, Tea must answer to a power greater than the elder asha or even her conscience. ![]() Her work with the monstrous azi, her thirst for retribution, her desire to unmask the Faceless-they all feed the darkrot that is gradually consuming her heartsglass. Tea's heartsglass only grows darker with each new betrayal. But Tea's quest to conjure a shadowglass, to achieve immortality for the one person she loves most in the world, threatens to consume her. Tea has used this dark magic to breathe life into those she has loved and lost…and those who would join her army against the deceitful royals. But only a bone witch has the power to raise the dead. In the Eight Kingdoms, none have greater strength or influence than the asha, who hold elemental magic. Perfect for readers of Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House and Holly Black's The Cruel Prince! ![]() The epic finale to The Bone Witch series! As Tea's dark magic eats away at her, she must save the one she loves most, even while her life-and the kingdoms-are on the brink of destruction. ![]() ![]() ![]() During her time as an undergraduate, she also studied comparative literature at top universities in Japan and South Korea. Moore graduated from the University of Georgia with a double degree in Linguistics and Japanese Language & Literature. Though she’s interested in all genres, she’s specifically seeking inventive works featuring breakout voices and compelling plot lines that will make young readers feel seen and heard for the first time. Penny Moore is a Senior Agent at Aevitas Creative Management who represents children’s literature, mainly from middle grade to young adult, and select adult fiction in SFF and romance. ![]() "Starfish is a stunningly beautiful, highly nuanced debut." ![]() ![]() ![]() The power of that guilt weighs heavily upon Joe and will demand a resolution of its own. ![]() Throughout the novel, Joe has to intercede to protect his brother and is conflicted every time he has to once again leave his brother behind. Joe is torn by the guilt of going to college and abandoning his brother. To complicate things, Joe's bi-polar, alcoholic mother has taken up with a low-life who hits Joe's eighteen-year-old autistic brother. Carl agrees to tell Joe his story, and Joe sets out to unravel the tapestry of the thirty-year-old murder. At a nursing home he meets Carl Iverson, a man dying of cancer who has been medically paroled after spending thirty years in prison for the murder of a fourteen-year-old girl. ![]() The Life We Bury tells the story of Joe Talbert, a junior at the University of Minnesota, who receives a class assignment to write a biography of someone who has lived an interesting life. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Mantel knows what to select, how to make her scenes vivid, how to kindle her characters. ![]() ![]() What price will he pay for Anne's head? Bring Up the Bodies is one of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2012, one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Best Books of 2012 and one of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2012 To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield without a ferocious struggle. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy, while the demure Jane Seymour stands waiting her turn for the poisoned wedding ring. ![]() At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this game, more than in any other sport, if an all star-caliber player just doesn’t want to be a part of a team anymore, he can demand to be traded and the team basically has to accede to his demands. And frankly, I like our other guys better than their other guys. If so, it comes down to the “other” guys on the floor. Not knowing Thursday’s result at this writing, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Steve Kerr found a way to make Anthony Davis just another good player. In game one, he had ownage on the Warriors in every aspect of the game. has LeBron James, but wait! The Warriors have that Steph Curry guy. The Lakers bring a different set of issues. And that was the difference in the series. ![]() But Kevon Looney made a mobile big man seem insignificant. I wasn’t sure the W’s could match the speed of the Kings and I thought a mobile big man like Domantas Sabonis would pose a problem for the Warriors’ “bigs.” The Kings were quicker. ![]() ![]() Going into this series, I honestly thought this would be an easier matchup for the Warriors than the Sacramento Kings. Who guards who? Who dictates the tempo of the game? Who has the stronger bench? Who gets to the free-throw line more? And those variables change with the opponent. Once again, because of Thursday morning deadlines for this weekly yarn, and Thursday night games for the compelling Warriors-Lakers playoff series, I can’t pontificate on what happened Tuesday nor what happened on Thursday. ![]() ![]() ![]() Four years ago, the sleeping Goddess's glass coffin disappeared from the palace, and Zhade devoted himself to finding it. 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The story is told in the POV of the God Apollo (as you may already know) – and if you’ve read the rest of Rick Riordan’s Greek mythology books, you’ll know that Apollo has a slight obsession with writing really bad haikus. I’m going to start off with what I first noticed, right on the first page – and that’s the haikus. Warning 2 – This post is going to be full, I repeat FULL, of fangirling. ![]() Warning 1 – Beware, there’ll probably be a bunch of spoilers for the Percy Jackson series, Heroes of Olympus series, and Magnus Chase. ![]() ![]() Okay okay before I start the review I’m gonna give you two warnings. an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus’s favour.īut Apollo has many enemies – gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ĭelebrating Ray Bradbury's centenary, this collection commemorates his finest crime stories - tales as strange and wonderful as his signature fantasy. Time travellers.dark carnivals.living automata.and detectives? Honouring the 100th birthday of Ray Bradbury, renowned author of Fahrenheit 451, this new, definitive collection of the master's less well-known crime fiction features classic stories and rare gems, a number of which became episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Ray Bradbury. Celebrating Ray Bradbury's centenary, this collection commemorates his finest crime stories - tales as strange and wonderful as his signature fantasy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Washington Square Press' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage - a magnificent saga of men against the sea. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land - the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. ![]() He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. ![]() Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure - a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. ![]() |