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- Sun of blood and ruin / by Lares, Mariely,author.;
- In sixteenth-century New Spain, witchcraft is punishable by death, indigenous temples have been destroyed, and tales of mythical creatures that once roamed the land have become whispers in the night. Hidden behind a mask, Pantera uses her magic and legendary swordplay skills to fight the tyranny of Spanish rule. To all who know her, Leonora de las Casas Tlazohtzin never leaves the palace and is promised to the heir of the Spanish throne. The respectable, law-abiding Lady Leonora faints at the sight of blood and would rather be caught dead than meddle in court affairs. No one suspects that Leonora and Pantera are the same person. Leonora's charade is tragically good, and with magic running through her veins, she is nearly invincible. Nearly. Despite her mastery, she is destined to die young in battle, as predicted by a seer. When an ancient prophecy of destruction threatens to come true, Leonora -- and therefore Pantera -- is forced to decide: surrender the mask or fight to the end. Knowing she is doomed to a short life, she is tempted to take the former option. But the legendary Pantera is destined for more than an early grave, and once she discovers the truth of her origins, not even death will stop her.
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Prophecies; Vigilantes; Vigilantes; Witches; Women heroes; Women;
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- Tiamat's wrath / by Corey, James S. A.,author.;
- "Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the alien ruins, the mysteries and threats grow deeper. In the dead systems where gates lead to stranger things than alien planets, Elvi Okoye begins a desperate search to discover the nature of a genocide that happened before the first human beings existed, and to find weapons to fight a war against forces at the edge of the imaginable. But the price of that knowledge may be higher than she can pay. At the heart of the empire, Teresa Duarte prepares to take on the burden of her father's godlike ambition. The sociopathic scientist Paolo Cortazar and the Mephistophelian prisoner James Holden are only two of the dangers in a palace thick with intrigue, but Teresa has a mind of her own and secrets even her father, the emperor, doesn't guess. And throughout the wide human empire, the scattered crew of the Rocinante fights a brave rear-guard action against Duarte's authoritarian regime. Memory of the old order falls away, and a future under Laconia's eternal rule -- and with it, a battle that humanity can only lose -- seems more and more certain. Because, against the terrors that lie between worlds, courage and ambition will not be enough ..." -- Dust jacket flap.
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Life on other planets; Space colonies; Space warfare; Imaginary wars and battles;
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- In the shadow of the master : classic tales / by Poe, Edgar Allan,1809-1849.; Connelly, Michael,1956-; Deaver, Jeffery.; Mystery Writers of America.;
- Includes bibliographical references.A descent into the maelstrom -- On Edgar Allan Poe / by T. Jefferson Parker -- The cask of Amontillado -- Under the covers with Fortunato and Montresor / by Jan Burke -- The curse of Amontillado / by Lawrence Block -- The black cat -- Pluto's heritage / by P.J. Parrish -- William Wilson -- Identity crisis / by Lisa Scottoline -- Manuscript found in a bottle -- In a strange city : the Poe toaster and me / by Laura Lippman -- The fall of the house of Usher -- Once upon a midnight dreary / by Michael Connelly -- The facts in the case of M. Valdemar -- The Poe effect / by Laurie R. King -- Ligeia -- Poe and me at the movies / by Tess Gerritsen -- The tell-tale heart -- The genius of the tell-tale heart / by Stephen King -- The first time / by Steve Hamilton -- The pit and the pendulum -- The pit, the pendulum, and perfection / by Edward D. Hoch -- The pit and the pendulum at the Palace / by Peter Robinson -- The masque of the red death -- Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and me / by S.J. Rozan -- The murders in the Rue Morgue -- The quick and the undead / by Nelson DeMille -- The gold-bug -- Imagining Edgar Allan Poe / by Sara Paretsky -- The raven -- Rantin' and ravin' / by Joseph Wambaugh -- A little thought on Poe / by Thomas H. Cook -- The bells -- Poe in G minor / by Jeffrey Deaver -- Excerpt from The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym -- How I became an Edgar Allan Poe convert / by Sue Grafton.
- Subjects: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.; Essays.; Horror tales, American.;
- © 2008, c2009., William Morrow,
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- Last dance on the Starlight Pier / by Bird, Sarah,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."Set during the Great Depression, Sarah Bird's Last Dance on the Starlight Pier is a novel about one woman--and a nation--struggling to be reborn from the ashes. July 3. 1932. Shivering and in shock, Evie Grace Devlin watches the Starlite Palace burn into the sea and wonders how she became a person who would cause a man to kill himself. She'd come to Galveston to escape a dark past in vaudeville and become a good person, a nurse. When that dream is cruelly thwarted, Evie is swept into the alien world of dance marathons. All that she has been denied--a family, a purpose, even love--waits for her there in the place she dreads most: the spotlight. Last Dance on the Starlight Pier is a sweeping novel that brings to spectacular life the enthralling worlds of both dance marathons and the family-run empire of vice that was Galveston in the Thirties. Unforgettable characters tell a story that is still deeply resonant today as America learns what Evie learns, that there truly isn't anything this country can't do when we do it together. That indomitable spirit powers a story that is a testament to the deep well of resilience in us all that allows us to not only survive the hardest of hard times, but to find joy, friends, and even family, in them"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Depressions; Dance marathons; Nineteen thirties;
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- Dog's best friend : the story of an unbreakable bond / by Garfield, Simon,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.Ludo is a dog--Simon Garfield's beloved black Labrador retriever, one of millions of canines who have become integral parts of our lives. But how did the dog become top dog? How did these faithful animals come to assist us not only in hunting, but in bomb disposal and cancer detection--and ultimately become our closest companions? Dog's Best Friend examines how this bond developed over the centuries, and how it has transformed countless lives, both human and canine. Garfield begins with the earliest visual representations--dogs depicted in ancient rock art-and ends at the laboratory that first sequenced the canine genome. Along the way, we meet the legendary Corgis of Buckingham Palace, the dogs of the Soviet space program, the world's first labradoodle, and a border collie that can identify more than a thousand different plush toys. Garfield reveals the secrets of the world's best dog trainers, takes us inside the wild world of dog breeding and dog shows, and unearths the deep psychological roots of the human-dog link. And Ludo pops his snout in from time to time as well. A celebration of this deep interspecies connection, delivered with Simon Garfield's inimitable wit, Dog's Best Friend offers delights and insights for anyone who has ever loved a dog.
- Subjects: Dogs; Human-animal relationships;
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- The Last Song of Penelope [electronic resource] : by North, Claire.aut; Walker-Booth, Catrin.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- The third book in award‑winning author Claire North's Songs of Penelope Trilogy, a "powerful, fresh, and unflinching" (Jennifer Saint) reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . . A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen.  Has she been faithful to him all these years?  And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure? The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls.  But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost...
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology;
- © 2024., Hachette Audio,
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- The puzzle box : a novel / by Trussoni, Danielle,author.;
- It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box. The box was constructed during one of Japan's most tumultuous periods, when the samurai class was disbanded and the shogun lost power. In this moment of crisis, Emperor Meiji locked a priceless Imperial secret in the Dragon Box. Only two people knew how to open the box--Meiji and the box's sadistic constructor--and both died without telling a soul what was inside or how to open it. Every twelve years since then, in the Year of the Dragon, the Imperial family holds a clandestine contest to open the box. It is devilishly difficult, filled with tricks, booby traps, poisons, and mind-bending twists. Every puzzle master who has attempted to open it has died in the process. But Brink is not just any puzzle master. He may be the only person alive who can crack it. His determination is matched only by that of two sisters, descendants of an illustrious samurai clan, who will stop at nothing to claim the treasure. Brink's quest launches him on a breakneck adventure across Japan, from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to the pristine forests of Hakone to an ancient cave in Kyushu. In the process, he discovers the power of Meiji's hidden treasure, and--more crucially--the true nature of his extraordinary talent.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Boxes; Man-woman relationships; Puzzles; Quests (Expeditions); Secrecy; Sisters;
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- In the belly of the Congo / by Ndala, Blaise,1972-author.; Reid, Amy Baram,1964-translator.; translation of:Ndala, Blaise,1972-Dans le ventre du Congo.English.;
- "A gripping multigenerational novel that explores the history and human cost of colonialism in the Congo. April 1958. When the Brussels World's Fair opens, Robert Dumont, one of the people responsible for the biggest international event since the end of the Second World War, ends up laying down his arms in the face of pressure from the royal palace: there will be a "Congolese village" in one of the seven pavilions devoted to the settlements. Among the eleven recruits mobilized at the foot of the Atomium to put on a show is the young Tshala, daughter of the intractable king of the Bakuba. The journey of this princess is revealed to us, from her native Kasai to Brussels via Léopoldville, to her forced exhibition at Expo 58, where we lose track of it. Summer 2004. Freshly arrived in Belgium, a niece of the missing princess crosses paths with a man haunted by the ghost of his father. This is Francis Dumont, professor of law at the Free University of Brussels. A succession of events ends up revealing to them the secret carried by the former deputy commissioner of Expo 58 to his tomb. From one century to the next, the novel embraces History with a capital "H," to pose the central question of the colonial equation: can the past pass?"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Colonists; Exiles; Human zoos; Kuba (African people); Missing persons; Nieces; Princesses; Racism;
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- The God of the Woods A Novel [electronic resource] : by Moore, Liz.aut; Maarleveld, Saskia.nrt; cloudLibrary;
- "Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."—Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You “Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book.” —Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains a map from the book.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Family Life; Psychological;
- © 2024., Penguin Random House,
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- My season of scandal / by Long, Julie Anne(Romance author),author.;
- A London season is the chance of a lifetime for Catherine Keating. But the ton's glitter and decadence and casual cruelty threaten to crush her hopes of finding a husband before her season even begins ... until she accidentally acquires one of the most scandalous men in England as a secret chaperone. Famously fiery Lord Dominic Kirke can hold the House of Commons--and any woman he chooses-- in thrall. But when his house goes up in flames in the dead of night, he finds himself at the Grand Palace on the Thames. And there he discovers his cynical armor is no match for another guest: an innocent country girl with a crackling wit and eyes like a summer sky. He's maddening, elusive, hopelessly charismatic, wrong in every way--perfectly designed to break her heart. But she doesn't know she holds his battered heart in her hands. And though it will destroy him, Dominic knows loving her means setting Catherine free for the life--and man--she deserves.
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Boardinghouses; Man-woman relationships; Regency; Scandals;
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