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A long time ago magic faded away, leaving behind only yo-yos, the extremely useful compass-pointing-to-North enchantment and the spell that keep bicycles from falling over. Things are about to change. Magical power is on the rise and King Snodd IV of Hereford has realised that he who controls magic controls almost anything. One person stands between Snodd and his plans for power and riches beyond the wildest dreams of avarice. Meet Jennifer Strange, sixteen-year-old acting manager of Kazam, the employment agency for sorcerers and soothsayers. With only one functioning wizard and her faithful assistant 'Tiger' Prawns, Jennifer must use every ounce of ingenuity to derail King Snodd's plans. It may involve a trip on a magic carpet at the speed of sound to the Troll Wall, the mysterious Transient Moose, and a powerless sorceress named Once Magnificent Boo. But one thing is certain: Jennifer Strange will not relinquish the noble powers of magic to big business and commerce without a fight.
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **A THRILLING NEW URBAN FANTASY SERIES FROM THE AUTHOR OF *UNFALLEN DEAD* AND *UNQUIET DREAMS*. She'll need to keep up appearances-if she wants to stay alive...** Being an undercover agent has its occupational hazards, but Laura Blackstone makes it look easy. As a spy for a fey intelligence agency, she uses her magical abilities to create disguises that are skin deepglamours that must never be compromised. But when Laura's worlds collide she'll have more to worry about than retiring an identity; she may just lose her life.
"Relations between the fey and human populations have always been tense, but a new wave of violence has brought them to the breaking point--and neither the D.C. police nor the Fey Guild seems to be doing much about it. As the Fey Guild's public relations director, Laura is instructed to blame the Inverni fairy clan--but as Mariel Tate, secret agent for the International Global Security Agency, it's her job to track down the culprits, whoever they are. Taking on the persona of terrorist Fallon Moor, Laura infiltrates the organization known as Legacy, where the plans for destruction have only just begun. Unraveling a conspiracy of international proportions, Laura must decide where her true loyalties are, before she loses all her lives at once."--P. [4] of cover.
"C.S. Friedman makes fantastic things-and frightening things-seem very real." -New York Times bestselling author Tad Williams.
The young peasant woman Kamala has proven strong and determined enough to claim the most powerful Magister sorcery for herself-but now the Magisters hunt her for killing one of their own. Her only hope of survival lies in the northern Protectorates, where spells are warped by a curse called the Wrath that even the Magisters fear. Originally intended to protect the lands of men from creatures known only as souleaters, the Wrath appears to be weakening-and the threat of this ancient enemy is once more falling across the land.
About the Author
C.S. Friedman is a John W. Campbell Award finalist, and a New York Times Notable Author. She lives in Virginia.
Honoured Enemy is the first book written in the Legends of the Riftwar and is the only one of the series to be coauthored by William R. Forstchen. The story is set in the fantasy world of Midkemia, which is the world used for the majority of Raymond E. Feist's books.
SUMMARY:
In Midkemia, there are no easy roads . . . For twenty years the mercenaries Durine, Kethol, and Pirojil have fought other people's battles. Having already defeated the Tsurani, the Bugs, and the goblins, it seems there are no more enemies for them to vanquish—even as the Riftwar rages on in the west. What lies ahead for the able trio are a few welcomed months of restful garrison duty. When ordered to accompany the promiscuous Lady Mondegreen, her aging husband, and her current lover to a summit in the city of LaMut, the Three Swords willingly comply, expecting an uncomplicated and undemanding assignment. But nothing is straightforward in this land of violence and treachery. And when the fury of a winter's storm traps them inside a castle teeming with ambitious, plotting lords and ladies, the mercenaries suddenly find themselves with a series of cold-blooded murders to solve . . . and the political future of Midkemia resting in their hands.
Jimmy the Hand is the third and final book in Legends of the Riftwar series. It details the story of Jimmy who after running afoul of Black Guy's secret police has fled south to the town of Lands End. Assuming the villagers have never encountered someone with his talents he become fairly optimistic about broadening his horizons, but is unprepared for what greets him.
Danger lurks in the shadows and desire shimmers in the sultry heat as leopard shifter Drake Donovan is sent to a Louisiana bayou to investigate a murder. He's ready for anything except the insatiable hunger that rocks him when he meets Saria Boudreaux, a woman with a compelling motive-and ability-to distract him from the task at hand...
SUMMARY:
Ellis, the American. Jean-Pierre, the Frenchman. They were two men on opposite sides of the cold war, with a woman torn between them. Together, they formed a triangle of passion and deception, racing from terrorist bombs in Paris to the violence and intrigue of Afghanistan - to the moment of truth and deadly decision for all of them... "A deadly romantic triangle, a clandestine mission with global stakes, an exotic location, a plot as gripping and ingenious as Eye of the Needle ... engineered to perfection with breathless acceleration. I couldn't put it down!" - Los Angeles Times "Masterful... plot and counterplot, treachery, cunning and killing ... keep you on edge every moment" - Associated Press
Pediatric anesthesiologist Farris's debut is as sharp as a scalpel, a gripping,
well-crafted novel of medical suspense offering more than the adrenaline rush of
constant emergency room disasters. Surgery resident Malcolm Ishmail is working
the ER in Glory, Ariz., when his 13-year-old asthma patient, Henry Rojelio, goes
from amiably talkative one minute to comatose the next. Seven years later,
Malcolm, now an "itinerant physician" working in a string of Nebraska cow towns,
reflects on his disgrace. His affair with the attending physician in Glory,
brain surgeon Mimi Lyle ("she was tall, classically beautiful, and, from my
testosterone-hardened viewpoint, undeniably sexy"), was a serious mistake.
Despite rumors of incompetence, Mimi is considered at the top of her profession,
so Malcolm watches with mounting horror as she botches one operation after
another. After reporting her to hospital authorities, he finds himself ousted
from his residency, relegated to a succession of smalltown emergency rooms in
the hinterlands and eventually threatened with criminal prosecution. Slowly he
begins to piece together the succession of events that have landed him in
purgatory, only to realize that the vengeance-seeking Mimi lies at the center of
the mystery. But there's still one more lesson to be learned: Mimi's better with
a pistol than she is with a scalpel.
SUMMARY:
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling psychological thriller In the Woods Six months after the events of In the Woods, Detective Cassie Maddox is still trying to recover. She’s transferred out of the murder squad and started a relationship with Detective Sam O’Neill, but she’s too badly shaken to make a commitment to him or to her career. Then Sam calls her to the scene of his new case: a young woman found stabbed to death in a small town outside Dublin. The dead girl’s ID says her name is Lexie Madison—the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover detective—and she looks exactly like Cassie. With no leads, no suspects, and no clue to Lexie’s real identity, Cassie’s old undercover boss, Frank Mackey, spots the opportunity of a lifetime. They can say that the stab wound wasn’t fatal and send Cassie undercover in her place to find out information that the police never would and to tempt the killer out of hiding. At first Cassie thinks the idea is crazy, but she is seduced by the prospect of working on a murder investigation again and by the idea of assuming the victim’s identity as a graduate student with a cozy group of friends. As she is drawn into Lexie’s world, Cassie realizes that the girl’s secrets run deeper than anyone imagined. Her friends are becoming suspicious, Sam has discovered a generations-old feud involving the old house the students live in, and Frank is starting to suspect that Cassie’s growing emotional involvement could put the whole investigation at risk. Another gripping psychological thriller featuring the headstrong protagonist we’ve come to love, from an author who has proven that she can deliver.
This first novel by the cocreator of Twin Peaks arrives amid much hype and expectation. After submitting a manuscript to a London publisher, young Arthur Conan Doyle becomes the target of an occult group that bears a coincidental likeness to the subject of his novel. To Doyle's aid comes Jack Sparks, a mysterious and resourceful figure who ultimately serves as Doyle's inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. With enough twists and last-minute escapes to make it thrillingly palatable, The List of Seven seems a sure bet to climb the best seller lists.
“Mi madre es una mona. Mi padre es Dios.” Así canta Ras Tyger, el Salvaje Inocente, el Señor de la Jungla, rey dentro de su reino. Habla con fluencia cuatro lenguajes, pero devora gusanos, insectos y carne palpitante. Es amigo de los gorilas y los leones, lucha contra los cocodrilos y los leopardos, y práctica el sexo indiscrinadamente con monos, hombres y mujeres. Y, cuando es necesario, mata. Así transcurre su vida. Inocentemente feliz, salvaje y heroico, es el dueño del mundo. Hasta que, un día, los Pájaros de Dios descienden sobre él, y la verdad de su origen y su autentica naturaleza empieza a abrirse ante sus ojos, sumiéndole en una búsqueda increíble en pos de la verdad que no terminará hasta que se halle finalmente cara a cara… con Dios.
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